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Scarlett Kiernan
Scarlett Kiernan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Kia Pegg. Details surrounding Pegg's casting and Scarlett's characterisation were announced in March 2022. She was introduced on 7 April 2022 as an applicant for a receptionist position. Scarlett is depicted as a truthful and short-tempered person who shocks the staff at the Mill with her honesty. She is always shown to have a bright and clashing sense of style, something that Pegg was initially shocked by. Eventually, Pegg began liking the clothes which she felt had impacted her real-life wardrobe and she began suggesting clothes and accessories for Scarlett to wear. Scarlett is hired despite her "feisty attitude" and is initially shown to struggle with the job when she gives the staff members attitude and argues with patients. However, as she settles into the Mill, she befriends with her colleagues and show a more likeable side of herself, while also feuding with fellow newcomer Princess Buchanan (Laura White).
Shortly into Scarlett's time on the series, writers gave her a long-running financial hardship story to showcase the cost of living crisis in the UK at the time. Due to coming from a working class background herself, Pegg felt privileged to represent a similar story to her own, and one that was relevant to millions of people across the nation. The storyline saw Scarlett independently support herself and her father by working several jobs. It explored her relationship with her parents and revealed that Scarlett's mother had walked out on their family unit prior to her introduction on the soap. The storyline aided viewers' understanding of why Scarlett is such a moody character and Pegg hopes that Scarlett's mother will be introduced into the serial in the future. Scarlett's later storylines have seen her grieve for dead colleague Karen Hollins (Jan Pearson), embark on a romance with Ollie Millar (Isaac Benn) and being the victim of a shock attack from an angry patient.
After her debut, What to Watch's Simon Timblick described Scarlett as a "surly" character and Chris Hallam of the Metro was surprised that Scarlett was hired, but admitted that she does show potential. For her portrayal of Scarlett, Pegg received a nomination for the On-screen Breakthrough award at the 2022 RTS Midlands Awards, as well as being nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2023 British Soap Awards and Best Daytime Star at the 2023 Inside Soap Awards.
Kia Pegg was cast as Scarlett in January 2022, which was announced on 29 March 2022. Scarlett's BBC profile described her as a surly character who has a lot to learn, but explained that she "has had to grow up very quickly" due to her sick father and money troubles. Her backstory also involves her mother walking out on the family unit. In an interview, Pegg was asked what storylines she wanted for Scarlett. She said that after Scarlett had developed and begun to understand herself more, she wanted Scarlett's mother to be introduced into Doctors. Pegg later revealed that had Doctors not been cancelled in 2023, her mother's introduction into the series was Scarlett's next storyline.
Pegg has said that she is mindful of showing a balance in Scarlett. She wanted Scarlett to come across as a character who is not meant to be likeable or charming, but someone who also tries her best and has an inferiority complex. She explained how at the Mill Health Centre, Scarlett is the only one of her age and class there. She felt that this and her hardships combined had demonstrated to viewers how Scarlett had handled her life situations well for her age.
Pegg formerly portrayed the role of Jody Jackson on the CBBC series The Dumping Ground for 11 years. She was written out of The Dumping Ground in November 2021 and was overjoyed to be cast as Scarlett two months later. She has accredited the soap with giving her confidence within herself and has said that she is much happier working on Doctors. Pegg said that Scarlett's costuming was a shock for her, since it was not what she was used to. She initially found Scarlett's costumes to be very bright and clashing, but learned to love the outfits and began wearing similar clothes in real life. She also began suggesting clothes and accessories for Scarlett to wear to the producers, such as Scarlett's bright plastic rings. Pegg also had to do her own hair and makeup for her first few months on the soap due to COVID-19 protocols. She was glad when professional stylists could do her looks since she felt that their hair and makeup looked much better on her.
In a 2023 podcast, Pegg said that although she had a natural Birmingham accent, she wanted to use a stronger dialect for Scarlett. She recalled being in KFC celebrating her casting and hearing a loud teenage girl talking to her friends. Pegg wanted the voice for Scarlett, so to learn it, she sat in the restaurant for an hour listening to her so that she could pick up the accent. Interactions with rude shop workers also inspired Pegg's mannerisms when portraying Scarlett. She spoke about experiences where a sales assistant had answered a phone call whilst serving her, as well as a woman folding clothes putting up her index finger to tell a customer to wait for her to be done. Scarlett became infamous to viewers for regularly putting her feet up on surfaces including the reception desk and the break room table, a trait which Pegg defined as "annoying but not sackable", which was something she often tried to portray in Scarlett. Pegg was also asked about how she would get into character, to which she explained that she had made a playlist that reminded her of Scarlett.
Scarlett was introduced as an applicant for the receptionist position that opens up at Sutton Vale following the departure of Rosie Colton (Janice Connolly). On the way into the interview, Scarlett tells her friend that she is uninterested in the job, which she affirms whilst in the interview. Zara Carmichael (Elisabeth Dermot Walsh) is shocked by her honesty, especially when Scarlett states that she is merely applying for the money and is not intrigued by anything within the job role. Also at the interview is Jayne Gregory (Toni Midlane), Scarlett's supervisor from when the pair worked at a clothing store together. Simon Timblick of What to Watch wrote that she does not like Jayne. Business manager Bear Sylvester (Dex Lee) feels that despite her attitude, Scarlett has potential and could learn the job quickly, hiring her for the role. She informs fellow receptionist Valerie Pitman (Sarah Moyle) that she has never worked at a doctor's surgery before, making her realise that she is "going to have her work cut out for her training Scarlett". Scarlett is distracted from her training due to witnessing the chaos of the other staff members, including Princess Buchanan (Laura White) flirting with staff, Ruhma Carter (Bharti Patel) oversharing about her traumas and Al Haskey (Ian Midlane) and Emma Reid (Dido Miles) talking like pirates.
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Scarlett Kiernan
Scarlett Kiernan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Kia Pegg. Details surrounding Pegg's casting and Scarlett's characterisation were announced in March 2022. She was introduced on 7 April 2022 as an applicant for a receptionist position. Scarlett is depicted as a truthful and short-tempered person who shocks the staff at the Mill with her honesty. She is always shown to have a bright and clashing sense of style, something that Pegg was initially shocked by. Eventually, Pegg began liking the clothes which she felt had impacted her real-life wardrobe and she began suggesting clothes and accessories for Scarlett to wear. Scarlett is hired despite her "feisty attitude" and is initially shown to struggle with the job when she gives the staff members attitude and argues with patients. However, as she settles into the Mill, she befriends with her colleagues and show a more likeable side of herself, while also feuding with fellow newcomer Princess Buchanan (Laura White).
Shortly into Scarlett's time on the series, writers gave her a long-running financial hardship story to showcase the cost of living crisis in the UK at the time. Due to coming from a working class background herself, Pegg felt privileged to represent a similar story to her own, and one that was relevant to millions of people across the nation. The storyline saw Scarlett independently support herself and her father by working several jobs. It explored her relationship with her parents and revealed that Scarlett's mother had walked out on their family unit prior to her introduction on the soap. The storyline aided viewers' understanding of why Scarlett is such a moody character and Pegg hopes that Scarlett's mother will be introduced into the serial in the future. Scarlett's later storylines have seen her grieve for dead colleague Karen Hollins (Jan Pearson), embark on a romance with Ollie Millar (Isaac Benn) and being the victim of a shock attack from an angry patient.
After her debut, What to Watch's Simon Timblick described Scarlett as a "surly" character and Chris Hallam of the Metro was surprised that Scarlett was hired, but admitted that she does show potential. For her portrayal of Scarlett, Pegg received a nomination for the On-screen Breakthrough award at the 2022 RTS Midlands Awards, as well as being nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2023 British Soap Awards and Best Daytime Star at the 2023 Inside Soap Awards.
Kia Pegg was cast as Scarlett in January 2022, which was announced on 29 March 2022. Scarlett's BBC profile described her as a surly character who has a lot to learn, but explained that she "has had to grow up very quickly" due to her sick father and money troubles. Her backstory also involves her mother walking out on the family unit. In an interview, Pegg was asked what storylines she wanted for Scarlett. She said that after Scarlett had developed and begun to understand herself more, she wanted Scarlett's mother to be introduced into Doctors. Pegg later revealed that had Doctors not been cancelled in 2023, her mother's introduction into the series was Scarlett's next storyline.
Pegg has said that she is mindful of showing a balance in Scarlett. She wanted Scarlett to come across as a character who is not meant to be likeable or charming, but someone who also tries her best and has an inferiority complex. She explained how at the Mill Health Centre, Scarlett is the only one of her age and class there. She felt that this and her hardships combined had demonstrated to viewers how Scarlett had handled her life situations well for her age.
Pegg formerly portrayed the role of Jody Jackson on the CBBC series The Dumping Ground for 11 years. She was written out of The Dumping Ground in November 2021 and was overjoyed to be cast as Scarlett two months later. She has accredited the soap with giving her confidence within herself and has said that she is much happier working on Doctors. Pegg said that Scarlett's costuming was a shock for her, since it was not what she was used to. She initially found Scarlett's costumes to be very bright and clashing, but learned to love the outfits and began wearing similar clothes in real life. She also began suggesting clothes and accessories for Scarlett to wear to the producers, such as Scarlett's bright plastic rings. Pegg also had to do her own hair and makeup for her first few months on the soap due to COVID-19 protocols. She was glad when professional stylists could do her looks since she felt that their hair and makeup looked much better on her.
In a 2023 podcast, Pegg said that although she had a natural Birmingham accent, she wanted to use a stronger dialect for Scarlett. She recalled being in KFC celebrating her casting and hearing a loud teenage girl talking to her friends. Pegg wanted the voice for Scarlett, so to learn it, she sat in the restaurant for an hour listening to her so that she could pick up the accent. Interactions with rude shop workers also inspired Pegg's mannerisms when portraying Scarlett. She spoke about experiences where a sales assistant had answered a phone call whilst serving her, as well as a woman folding clothes putting up her index finger to tell a customer to wait for her to be done. Scarlett became infamous to viewers for regularly putting her feet up on surfaces including the reception desk and the break room table, a trait which Pegg defined as "annoying but not sackable", which was something she often tried to portray in Scarlett. Pegg was also asked about how she would get into character, to which she explained that she had made a playlist that reminded her of Scarlett.
Scarlett was introduced as an applicant for the receptionist position that opens up at Sutton Vale following the departure of Rosie Colton (Janice Connolly). On the way into the interview, Scarlett tells her friend that she is uninterested in the job, which she affirms whilst in the interview. Zara Carmichael (Elisabeth Dermot Walsh) is shocked by her honesty, especially when Scarlett states that she is merely applying for the money and is not intrigued by anything within the job role. Also at the interview is Jayne Gregory (Toni Midlane), Scarlett's supervisor from when the pair worked at a clothing store together. Simon Timblick of What to Watch wrote that she does not like Jayne. Business manager Bear Sylvester (Dex Lee) feels that despite her attitude, Scarlett has potential and could learn the job quickly, hiring her for the role. She informs fellow receptionist Valerie Pitman (Sarah Moyle) that she has never worked at a doctor's surgery before, making her realise that she is "going to have her work cut out for her training Scarlett". Scarlett is distracted from her training due to witnessing the chaos of the other staff members, including Princess Buchanan (Laura White) flirting with staff, Ruhma Carter (Bharti Patel) oversharing about her traumas and Al Haskey (Ian Midlane) and Emma Reid (Dido Miles) talking like pirates.