This is an accepted version of this page Dominic "Dom" Copeland is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Holby City, played by actor David Ames.

Dom arrives at Holby City hospital as an F1 on Keller Ward being mentored by Antoine Malick (Jimmy Akingbola) and later Sacha Levy (Bob Barrett).

The character shares romantic relationships with agency nurse Kyle Greenham (Alan Morrisey) and patient Lee Canon (Jamie Nichols).

Producers later rewrote the character's back story which reveals he was adopted and introduced his biological mother Ange Godard (Dawn Steele).

Jane Simon of the Daily Mirror noted that Dom being a sociopath only served to make him more interesting to the aspiring psychiatrist Zosia.

In 2015, Producer Simon Harper decided to split up the trio having Dom staying on Keller, Zosia moving to Darwin and Arthur working on AAU.

The actor stated that the story is "twisted" as his character embarks on a pattern of controlling behaviour and tells lies to manipulate Dom.

[38] He told Digital Spy's Sophie Dainty that "I think Dom is a strong character and he just can't work out Lofty.

But Dom soon makes things awkward with Lofty when he suggests his ill grandmother Sheilagh Chiltern (Wanda Ventham) comes to live with them.

Ames quipped that Dom and Lofty are like a modern-day Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) and Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), two characters from the American sitcom Friends who became infamous for their on-off relationship.

[56] The medical issue begins when Dom treats a patient named Susan Beckett (Susie Amy) for blocked arteries.

Ames told Wilson from What's on TV that "his Hep C diagnosis has had a massive impact on his work [...] and on his love life, because he just doesn't feel sexy.

Ames chirped "as often happens in Holby, these emotional scenes take place over someone's open chest, so Dom and Ange are in quite an awkward situation.

"[61] He told Sophie Dainty of Digital Spy that Dom reacts by "freaking out" and "absolutely loses his mind and has to run out while doing theatre".

Ames branded it "fairly tumultuous" and Dom feels Ange is not making an effort "to bridge this huge gap in his life."

Ames said that Dom is left feeling "sour" because he thinks his "beautiful bond" with Carole was "based on lies, secrecy and deceit.

Ames explained that Dom wants Carole to stay because of their bond, adding "it's a role you take on, the love you give and the relationship you build.

[64] Negative fan reactions via the social networks Twitter and Facebook surprised Steele and she stated "that's what it's all about with these big, dramatic storylines - that's what you want.

[66] The show's story producer Ben Wadey told Calli Kitson from Metro that writers were tasked with creating suitable endings for all the regular characters.

[67] Dom's final stories included working on a research project with Sacha in which they attempt to create a mesh to repair a parastomal hernia.

[68] In the final episode Dom and Ange clash over her keeping her fiancée, Josh Hudson's (Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge) bulimia issues a secret.

He reflected that Dom's abuse story was another achievement for Holby City, adding "it reaches a lot of people and we’ve always strived to play our characters as truthfully as we can.

[79] Dom and Lofty's partnership was nominated for Best Soap Couple at the 2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards; they came in eleventh place with 2.8% of the total votes.

[85] Jane Simon from the Daily Mirror said that Dom telling Kyle that Malick is dead was "just another of the massive lies that slip from Dominic's lips with surprising regularity.

"[86] Helen Daly from the Daily Express said that the end of Dom and Isaac's story was a "dramatic conclusion", "harrowing episode" and "disturbing scenes".

[87] Cydney Yeates from the Daily Star branded Dom leaving Isaac a "tear-jerker" episode and said "his brave decision to report the abuse he faced turned social media into a frenzy.

"[33] Kate Maccarthy from the Radio Times believed that viewers "watched in horror" as Dom was abused by Isaac and opined that it was "disturbing".

[88] Laura-Jayne Tyler from Inside Soap wrote "Dominic Copeland is almost as unlucky as some of the doomed patients who find themselves on the Holby operating table!

After the horror of his ex-boyfriend Lee, the poor chap finally thought he'd found 'the one' in colleague Isaac, only for the super-controlling surgeon to reveal his true colours.

"[89] Charlotte Tutton of the Daily Mirror said that Holby City viewers were "desperate" for Ange and Dominic to build a relationship, adding that they were "devastated" and "heartbroken" as the character's story continued.