Jayne Grayson is a fictional character in the BBC medical drama Holby City, portrayed by actress Stella Gonet. The character first appeared on-screen on 10 July 2007 in episode "Under the Radar" – series 9, episode 39 of the programme. Her role in the show was that of chief executive officer of the Holby City Hospital Primary Care Trust, making her the only regular character who is not a medic by profession. Gonet formerly appeared as a doctor in Holby City's sister show Casualty, and has since appeared in crossover episodes of the drama, this time as Jayne Grayson. Her storylines in Holby City have revolved around issues of hospital bureaucracy, as well as her husband's affair with her colleague Connie Beauchamp. A two-part episode which saw Jayne fight the hospital's board of directors and the British government over the separation surgery of the conjoined twin daughters of illegal Korean immigrants proved a critical success, and was positively received by many tabloid TV critics. Creation Throughout Holby City's eighth and ninth series, the role of chief executive officer of the Holby City Hospital Primary Care Trust was filled by recurring character Christopher Sutherland (Patrick Toomey. One series 9 plot strand saw Sutherland refuse to hire Agency nursing staff for budgetary reasons, causing senior nursing staff Mark and Chrissie Williams (Robert Powell and Tina Hobley) to instigate union action, leading the hospital's nursing staff in a work to rule day. As a result of this action, Consultant Cardiothoracic surgeon Elliot Hope called the hospital's board of directors to take a vote of no confidence in Sutherland, leading to his dismissal from the hospital. The vacant CEO position was filled two episodes later with the arrival of Jayne. It was first announced on 15 June 2007 that Stella Gonet had been cast in the role of Jayne. Gonet said of joining the cast of Holby City: "I am absolutely delighted to be hiring and firing at Holby. I am loving working with the cast – they are so warm and welcoming and committed." She had made a previous appearance in the first series of sister show Casualty, playing a Dr Clare Wainright, which she compared to her new role, saying: "It was 21 years ago and all I remember was a lot of people telling us what to do and where to put things because of all the medical jargon. I was