Ruth Pearce

Ruth Pearce is a fictional character in the soap opera Doctors. She is played by Selina Chilton and made her first appearance on 18 April 2008. Ruth left the practice, and country, on 17 December 2010, but last appeared on 4 January 2011.

Storylines

Ruth made her first appearance in April 2008 as the receptionist at the Campus Surgery at the University of Letherbridge. The Mill Practice Manager, Julia Parsons was impressed with Ruth's attitude and determination to stick with the job when it became clear that the rest of the campus staff were beginning to abandon their posts. She has since been taken on full-time by Julia and can sometimes be seen at The Mill. She is known for her past mental health problems and for becoming over involved in the problems of other members of staff and patients. When she was experiencing the height of her mental health problems she alienated her colleagues Michelle and Daniel, Michelle Corrigan by pretending to be her and eventually nearly killing a patient whilst believing she was a nurse; and Daniel Granger by telling the mother of his child about his unsavoury past. Ruth became close friends with her colleague Michelle Corrigan. Michelle was there for Ruth when she was subjected to the abusive bullying of her ex-boyfriend and helped her to become more confident and strong enough to leave him for good.