Captain Thomas Gillan

Thomas Gillan is a surgeon in the field hospital.

Character outline
As a working class boy from humble roots he’s had to fight every step of the way to become an exceptional surgeon and an officer.

He’s a boundary pusher and a risk-taker, in fact, he might sometimes be too single-minded when seeking the next clinical breakthrough.

Though their backgrounds could not be more different Captain Miles Hesketh-Thorne never fails to lighten Thomas’s mood and protects him when he becomes too hot-headed. Their friendship is what makes the war bearable for them both.

Thomas is shaken to the core the moment he meets Kitty Trevelyan. Romances are strictly forbidden at the hospital and Thomas never wanted to get involved with anyone- too much of a distraction for his obsessive work-ethic.

Kitty constantly challenges Thomas’s notions of right and wrong, which attracts and frustrates Thomas in equal measure.