Elaine Walker was the mother of Zak Walker, who appeared in Series 1 Episode 5.
Series 1[]
Grantly Budgen was convinced that Zak had a drug addiction. Andrew Treneman took the matter to Kim Campbell, Head of Pastoral Care, where it was revealed that Zak had been taking over-the-counter caffeine tablets.
Andrew believed the best thing was to exclude him, however, Kim decided a home visit to discuss the issue with his mother was the best step forward.
When they arrived at the Walker household, they discovered that Zak had been trying to hide the fact that he was caring for his mother with Huntington's disease. Kim and Andrew promised Zak that extra support would be provided.
Behind the scenes[]
- Elaine's actress, Marie Critchley, later returned to the show in Series 11 as Barbara Rafferty, the mother of Debs Rafferty and Nicky Walters.