41 Facts About Jonny Maconie

Jonny Maconie is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Holby City, played by actor Michael Thomson.

Jonny Maconie first appeared in the fourteenth series episode "Wolf's Clothing", broadcast on 15 May 2012.

Jonny Maconie was introduced along with two other regular cast members by the show's then executive producer Johnathan Young, who wanted more "truthful and complicated" characters in the series.

Thomson confirmed his departure from the show in April 2015 and Jonny Maconie made his screen exit on 14 April.

Jonny Maconie is portrayed as being funny and "a bit of a lad".

Thomson liked playing Jonny Maconie because he was a good guy, who was flawed.

Jonny Maconie praised the writers for way his character was written, while Katy Moon from Inside Soap was convinced that Jonny would become popular with viewers.

Jonny Maconie's storylines have often developed through his close friendship with Mo Effanga and his on-off relationship with Jac Naylor.

Jonny Maconie later became a father when Jac gave birth to their daughter Emma, he was engaged to fellow nurse Bonnie Wallis until her death on their wedding day and was sent to prison after being accused of causing a patient's death.

Jonny Maconie later reunited with Jac and they left Holby together.

Charismatic, cocky and roughish, Jonny Maconie has no qualms about telling a few white lies to stir up some mischief, but he'll never compromise patient care and has a long-standing professional relationship with best mate, Mo.

Jonny Maconie was introduced to the show as a nurse and transplant coordinator.

Jonny Maconie thought the producers had made a mistake in casting him.

Jonny Maconie said Jonny was good at his job and cared about his patients.

Thomson stated that he did not think he and Jonny Maconie shared many similarities.

Jonny Maconie later told Lorraine Kelly that he loved playing Jonny because even though he was a good guy, he was flawed and could be "an idiot" at times.

Kelly believed Jonny Maconie would be a good friend, but often wondered what was going on in his mind in regards to some of decisions.

Katy Moon from Inside Soap observed that Jonny Maconie was "charming, mischievous and roguish".

Jonny Maconie thought that Jonny lived up to Young's promise to introduce "a charismatic male nurse" and was convinced that Jonny would become popular with viewers.

Jonny Maconie was recruited to work at Holby along with his best friend, Mo Effanga.

Shortly after their arrival, Mo and Jonny Maconie perform a "domino operation", which involves transferring a donor's heart and lungs to two different recipients.

Jonny Maconie admitted that on occasion they did irritate each other, so were either fighting or hugging, which helped with developing their characters' relationship.

When Jonny Maconie began a relationship with Jac Naylor, he started lying to Mo and she felt pushed out.

Thomson explained that while Jonny Maconie loved Mo, he could see that the affair would not end well and had seen his friend "bounce from one disaster to another".

Jonny Maconie allowed the patient to leave her bed to go to the chapel and she then collapsed.

When Jonny Maconie was introduced to Jac as part of the new transplant team, Thomson called Jac's reaction "hilarious".

Thomson said that he had never moved as quickly as Jonny Maconie did and called Jonny Maconie and Jac's relationship "fiery".

Jonny Maconie joked that his mother did not approve of Jac and wanted Jonny to be with Mo.

Jonny Maconie was surprised when Jac declared her love for him and Thomson called it "an enormous moment" for the couple.

Jac went into labour a week early and Thomson told Inside Soap's Katy Moon that Jonny Maconie felt that if the baby was ready to come out, Jac would just have to face that.

Jonny Maconie said Jonny was dealing with a lot of uncertainty, as the baby's condition led to "an unpredictable set of circumstances" at the happiest time of his life.

Jac allowed Jonny Maconie to be her birthing partner and Marcel commented that by the time Jac has given birth, she hates Jonny Maconie.

However, Bonnie knew Jonny Maconie did not want to spend the rest of his life with Jac and she was "determined" not to let him go.

Jonny Maconie eventually proposed to Bonnie and Peer thought it seemed like the wedding came around quickly, but said that the couple had known each other for a long time.

Jonny Maconie added that marriage would be good for Bonnie and Jonny, as it would give them security.

Thomson said Jonny Maconie spent the episode caught in between the past with Jac and his future with Bonnie.

When Jonny Maconie finally made it to the registry office, he asked Bonnie for some money to pay the taxi driver.

Jonny Maconie was "left devastated" when he realised that there was nothing that could be done to save Bonnie.

Thomson explained that Jonny Maconie was ready for a new journey, after going through so much with Jac, Bonnie and his imprisonment.

Jonny Maconie departed on 7 April 2015, but made a guest appearance on 23 June 2015.

Jonny Maconie thought Jonny had the patience of a saint and was always "relentlessly upbeat".