▁Jac ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁orders ▁x - ray s ▁to ▁confirm ▁her ▁diagn osis . ▁She ▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁consult ant ▁Dan ▁Cl iff ord ▁( Peter ▁Wing field ) ▁and ▁compla ins ▁about ▁having ▁to ▁work ▁alongside ▁D iane . ▁He ▁sides ▁with ▁D iane ▁and ▁throws ▁Jac ' s ▁diagn osis ▁in ▁the ▁bin . ▁When ▁D iane ▁real ises ▁that ▁Jac ▁was ▁correct ▁about ▁the ▁man ' s ▁condition ▁she ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁apolog ise . ▁ ▁Character isation ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁Hol by ▁City ▁website , ▁Jac ▁is ▁" strong - mind ed " ▁and ▁forth right . ▁Prof ession ally , ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁am bit ious ▁" polit ical ▁player ", ▁determined ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁consult ant ▁and ▁att ain ▁recognition ▁for ▁her ▁surg ical ▁skills . ▁She ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁hurt ▁others ▁to ▁achieve ▁her ▁goals , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁" prof essional ▁fa ç ade ", ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁purs uing ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁a ▁male - domin ated ▁field . ▁A ▁BBC ▁Online ▁rep orter ▁thought ▁that ▁Jac ' s ▁" det erm ination ▁to ▁be ▁brilliant ▁might ▁just ▁kill ▁her ". ▁Jac ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁willing ness ▁to ▁fl out ▁rules ▁and ▁end anger ▁patients ▁to ▁advance ▁her ▁own ▁career . ▁Marcel ▁liked ▁Jac ' s ▁original ▁character isation ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁" who ▁would ▁glad ly ▁sell ▁her ▁soul ▁to ▁the ▁devil ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁job ". ▁Bob ▁Bar rett