Imogen Hollins is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Charlie Clemmow.
Since her arrival, Imogen has featured in storylines including forming a relationship with classmate Elise Stone (Hannah Steele), being bullied by Lauren Porter (Alexis Peterman), stealing and going to court, having a brief relationship with Sid Vere (Ashley Rice), having a breast cancer scare and doubting her career aspirations.
Jack is called to a fake interview at the university, which is later revealed to be Lewis holding people hostage with a gun.
Imogen's father Rob (Chris Walker) runs inside despite being warned not to and helps Karen to defeat Lewis.
On one occasion, Imogen returns to Letherbridge and reveals to her parents that her art project has lost all funding and that her relationship has ended.
She was watching an episode of Doctors and noticed Karen Hollins (Jan Pearson) mentioning an off-screen teenage daughter.
She wrote to the BBC to ask if her daughter would appear and if they were casting for her, and after two letters and three emails, Clemmow was called for an audition for the role of Imogen.
Whilst attending the audition, Clemmow had bleached white blonde hair, which she felt made her stand out against other auditionees.
Clemmow also noted that in real life, she does not wear makeup or bright clothes like her character does, nor does she have a Birmingham accent like Imogen.
"[1] In January 2010, Imogen was confirmed to play a key role in the storyline involving Lewis and his mental health.
[1] She revealed that the filming for the storyline was done across 10 days at Aston University; she found the plot to be risky for a daytime programme such as Doctors, but hoped that it would work.
After her experience with Lewis, Imogen feels that she cannot trust men, begins identifying as a lesbian and forms a relationship with classmate Elise.
She hoped that portraying a bullying victim in Doctors would inspire people in a similar position to Imogen to speak out about their experiences.
"[5] Clemmow revealed that there had often been talks to reintroduce Imogen to the soap and she was excited to portray her again due to her character having grown up since her early tenure.
The art festival is what triggers that for her because it involves working in the community and she cares about reaching out to people who wouldn’t normally experience art.Clemmow also revealed that she stays in contact with Pearson and Walker, her on-screen parents.
[6] In August 2021, Doctors cast member Sarah Moyle confirmed via Twitter that Clemmow was on set filming for the soap once again.