'Holby' producer teases Rouass role

Laila Rouass's Holby City character is to take a central role in the medical drama's 2011 storylines, series producer Myar Craig-Brown has revealed.

Earlier this month, it was announced that the former Footballers' Wives and Primeval star had been cast as new regular character Sahira Shah, a brilliant surgeon and devoted mum.

Show bosses have already confirmed that Sahira has a dark history with fellow newcomer Henrik Hanssen (Guy Henry), who has been guiding her career.

In an interview with Inside Soap, Craig-Brown promised big things for the character of Sahira after being asked to disclose details from the programme's last story conference.

Speaking of the conference, she explained: "It was last week and we've worked out everything till the end of the series, which will take us up to round this time next year. It's going to be about Henrik's relationship with Sahira and discovering what her character is all about.

"She'll get involved with Greg and put Jac's nose out of joint - and Jac will find it difficult because Sahira isn't all handbags at dawn! Sahira comes in, makes people cupcakes and is well liked."

Rouass makes her first appearance in Holby in February.