| Rob Hollins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Chris Walker as Rob Hollins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Duration | 2009–2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | "History Repeated" 24 July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Will Trotter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Fallout: Part 5 (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rob Hollins is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Chris Walker. Rob was introduced as a police sergeant at Letherbridge police station and made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 24 July 2009. Rob is the husband of Karen Hollins (Jan Pearson), a receptionist at the fictional Mill Health Centre, as well as the father of Imogen (Charlie Clemmow) and Jack Hollins (Nicolas Woodman). Rob is depicted as a dependable family man and it has been noted that whenever another character needs advice, Rob would always be there to help. Rob's storyline in the programme has included disagreeing with Karen on aborting their baby, accidentally causing his wife's amnesia, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), becoming a foster parent, being accused of police brutality, and the breakdown and reconciliation of his marriage. Rob's PTSD was explored over the duration of a year with the climax coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Week in 2018, with the storyline being revisited in 2021.
Walker enjoys working with Pearson to portray Rob and Karen's marriage on Doctors and they have stated that despite their numerous breakdowns and reconciliations, the pair will always be strong as a couple. Walker himself devised a storyline for Karen's memory loss which was played out for a year-long story arc; the story involved the couple having a break from each other which they enjoyed since it was something different for them to film. Walker and Pearson won the 2010 British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership, as well as being nominated again in 2022, and winning again in 2023. For his portrayal of Rob, Walker has been nominated for Best Actor, Best Leading Performer, and Best Male Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards, as well as receiving nominations in the Serial Drama Performance category at the National Television Awards, Acting Performance of the Year at the RTS Midlands Awards and Best Daytime Star at the Inside Soap Awards.