Keely James is a Community Garden Centre volunteer who appeared in Series 7 Episode 9. She volunteered alongside a handful of pupils and staff of Waterloo Road Comprehensive School for the construction of the Community Garden.
Seemingly encouraging, bubbly and placid, Keely consistently flirts with Tom Clarkson, which irritates his ex-girlfriend Eleanor Chaudry, but her feathers are further ruffled when he slightly returns the affection to a certain extent. She later asks Eleanor if Tom is married (Eleanor was unaware of Tom's marriage to Lorna Dickey at least 5 years prior).
Following Scout Allen's mood swing after Eleanor raucously scolds her, the garden is left in debris. Luckily, Christopher Mead is capable of placating Scout, and in the end, the Garden is a success. Keely is not seen again.