Beverly took on the role of the serial's local GP, and became a love interest for established regular Jim Robinson (Alan Dale).

O'Grady reprised the role in 2005, along with several former cast members for a cameo appearance in the serial's 20th anniversary episode "Friends for Twenty Years".

She reprised the role again on 19 March 2019, as Beverly is brought back to Erinsborough by her former stepson Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis).

The character has since made sporadic appearances to treat patients, and had a brief relationship with fellow doctor Clive Gibbons (Geoff Paine).

[3] Beverly was introduced as the show's new GP, following Clive Gibbons' (Geoff Paine) departure,[6] and a love interest for Jim Robinson (Alan Dale).

"[8] Jim soon learns that he has many interests in common with Beverly, including golf and fishing, and they start a relationship,[7] which was described as being "intense and frequently difficult" by Neil Wallis and Dave Hogan of The Neighbours Factfile.

Josephine Monroe, author of Neighbours: The First 10 Years, wrote that Beverly became a "hormonal mess" as her desperation for a baby increased.

[4] Beverly's exit storyline began with the introduction of her former boyfriend Ewan O'Brien (Peter Sumner), who works with her on some research, causing further problems in her marriage.

[12] O'Grady's departure led to a change in storyline direction for Neighbours in a bid to increase ratings over soap operas in both Britain and Australia.

[13] In July 2005, O'Grady joined several former cast members for a cameo appearance in the serial's 20th anniversary episode "Friends for Twenty Years".

[14] On 22 January 2019, Filiz Mehmedova of Digital Spy confirmed that O'Grady would be reprising her role once again, after fans noticed a name card for Beverly in a photograph of a table read.

[19] Sheila's jealousy leads her to gatecrash a dinner party that David Tanaka (Takaya Honda) and Aaron Brennan (Matt Wilson) are throwing for Beverly and Clive, as she wants to know more about their relationship.

[21] Claire Crick of What's on TV questioned whether this would lead to Beverly's exit, saying "With Beverley's life torn apart by Clive and Sheila's lies, is this the last we have seen of her?

Their honeymoon plans are dashed when Beverly's niece and nephew, Katie (Sally Jensen) and Todd Landers (Kristian Schmid) run away.

When they are found, they reveal that their parents Annette (Tania Uren) and Bob (Robin Harrison; Bruce Kilpatrick) are having marital problems.

However, Debra returns to town with the child's father, Adam Delaney (Joel Richardson) and they begin blackmailing Beverly.

Beverly returns to Erinsborough after nearly thirty years away to meet with Paul and assess Finn Kelly, who is believed to be suffering from retrograde amnesia.

Beverly asks Paul why he contacted her, and he tells her that he knows she has changed her speciality to the psychiatric effects of serious brain injuries.

Beverly is called to give her medical opinion about Finn's brain injury and memory loss at his sentencing hearing.

Beverly explains that the head injuries Finn suffered while he was held hostage some years before caused an aneurysm in his brain, and that the trauma from the torture he endured likely led to his destructive personality.

Beverly bonds with Paul's son and fellow doctor David Tanaka over Finn's case, and thinks psychiatry or neurology could be a good speciality for him.

Beverly meets with Andrea Somers at Lassiters Hotel for a hypnotherapy session, and causes her to recall a memory from her childhood.

Beverly congratulates David on his research paper about Finn, and asks if he would like to speak at a neuropsychology symposium in Canberra.

The two women meet in the complex and Sheila admits that she and Clive have actually been having an affair, leading Beverly to dump a bucket of manure over her head.

[24] In another feature, Lowculture called Beverly the "resident awesome all-powerful Neighbours doctor who came in between Clive Gibbons and Karl Kennedy".

Hay noted that Beverly was more interested in performing live saving operations than conforming to the "proper wife" image Jim wanted.