David "Dave" Miller was a security guard employed at Waterloo Road when the school increased security after Denzil Kelly was caught with Earl's gun.
Dave has a major crush on Steph Haydock, but Steph doesn't want anything to do with Dave, so tells him a lie saying that she's in a relationship with Grantly Budgen.
Eventually, Fleur Budgen finds out what Steph has told Dave and the four are in a feud. Fleur and Grantly are over for a short period as Fleur refuses to accept the rumours weren't true.
One week, Dave books a romantic trip for him and Steph to go to London. Steph accepts but soon realises she can't let herself leave Maxine (her fostered daughter) alone. This is because Maxine has a new boyfriend who Steph doesn't trust or like - Earl Kelly. She eventually confronts Dave and tells him she cannot balance both her and Dave and her and Maxine's relationship. Dave gives Steph an engraved necklace with both their names on it, shyly saying he couldn't give it to anyone else anyway. He agrees they're over but it's clear they both still have feelings for each other, but they were never meant to be.
Behind the scenes[]
Dave's actor, Tim Healy, was married to Steph's actress, Denise Welch, at the time Dave's appearances were aired. They divorced in 2012. Their son, Matthew "Matty" Healy, lead singer of the 1975, cameoed as an extra in multiple episodes of Series 3 and 4.
Quotes[]
- "Come through, you're alright. One at a ti - one at a time, please! Morning, ma'am." (first line)
- Dave: "Look, um, I uh...I've had this at home for ages, it's nothing, it's, um...I thought you might find a use, you know, uh, show the kiddies, like."
- Steph: "Right, well, thanks, Dave. I'm sure it'll uh, come in very handy."
- Dave: "It's the Eiffel Tower."
- "Oh, I'm sorry, I uh, I di-I didn't mean to embarrass you, I um, It's just um, I um, well uh...I was going to ask you out on a proper date like, you know."
- Dave: "Listen, Fleur, if I was to tell you something about Steph, you'd see that I was doing it to um...I have absolutely no axe to grind. D'you know that?"
- Fleur: "I don't understand you."
- Dave: "Steph and Grantly. They're having an affair."
- "No you have to, see, I've had it engraved, it's no good to anybody else. One more thing..." [kisses Steph] "Just had to take one for the road." (final line)