 In November 2007 , Shelley deemed Donna one of Holby City 's few " really good , realistic , characters " . He named Peters ' casting as Donna 's father his " Worst TV moment of the year " in 2009 , however found their relationship " deeply moving " . Donna 's farewell speech to Derek was again called moving by both a reviewer for the Liverpool Daily Post , and Simon , though she had previously despaired at Donna 's optimism despite Derek 's terminal prognosis . The following year , What 's on TV named Donna one of their favourite characters , praising her for taking a stance against Director of Surgery Henrik Hanssen ( Guy Henry ) in defence of her fellow nurses . 
