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Anthony Harker is a supporting antagonist in the British television show Doctors. He appeared as a major antagonist in 2015 and 2016.
He was portrayed by Adam Astill, who also played Luke Browning in EastEnders.
Biography[]
Anthony Harker was introduced to the Mill in 2015. He was a potential choice for becoming practice manager of the Mill along with fellow candidate Mrs Tembe. In the end, Anthony was elected as the Mill's new practice manager and he soon began hassling Mrs. Tembe about it after making it clear that he doesn't like her.
Over the next few months, Anthony begins to cause trouble for his new colleagues when a wager emerges between the Mill and their competitive rival called "King's Green". At first he appears to be supportive of the Mill's colleagues who are unhappy with the issue, but it quickly emerges that Anthony secretly plans to take advantage of the situation for himself. Soon he assembles a meeting with colleagues Jimmi Clay and Daniel Granger, along with Mrs. Tembe's friend Zara Carmichael, and attempts to trick them into believing that the wager would benefit all of them. However, the Mill's facility remain apprehensive of Anthony's intentions and they soon learn that he is involved with bribery.
Not long afterwards, Zara and Daniel join Anthony and his wife Trish for dinner. The duo initially assume wrong about Anthony until the latter and his wife start badmouthing Mrs. Tembe, which then prompts Zara to confront Anthony for his behaviour whilst defending Mrs. Tembe at the same time. Later on Anthony plans to get the Mill's facility to agree with his plans, but they refuse and subsequently dismiss him from his employment after his bribery and corruption is exposed.
Trivia[]
- He made a total of 49 appearances during his time on the show.
- Adam Astill (the actor who played Anthony Harker) was nominated for the "Villain of the Year" award at the 2016 British Soap Awards ceremony; he lost to Connor McIntyre who played Pat Phelan in Coronation Street.