Noel Garcia

Noel Garcia is the reception manager in the Emergency Department of Holby City hospital. '''His storylines have included discovering his father had serious dementia, and friendships with Big Mac (Charles Dale) and Louise Tyler (Azuka Oforka). Noel lives with Big Mac, who is also his best friend. The BBC described him as "the practical joker of the bunch".Noel is "very much a people person", and "the Laurel to Big Mac's Hardy". Marshall was cast in the role having been out of work for six months.'''

'''In series 27, Louise is introduced as another receptionist to help Noel, who tries befriending Louise to no avail. After Louise and Robyn Miller (Amanda Henderson) help Noel when he is made homeless, Louise and Noel become friends. Noel befriends the new porter, Max Walker (Jamie Davis). Noel and Louise support Big Mac after he is held hostage by Iain Dean's (Michael Stevenson) unstable army colleague, Kenny.'''

'''In August 2014, series producer Erika Hossington confirmed that Noel would be involved in a new storyline with Honey Wright (Chelsee Healey). She looked forward to the story as Noel had not been a focal point for "a long time". In the story, Honey reveals that she is Noel's daughter. Noel confides in Big Mac that he is not prepared to be a father, but builds a relationship with Honey. He is upset when Honey leaves, but delighted when she returns for a couple of months. Noel is later placed at the centre of a mugging, where he is attacked by Mercedes Christie (Hannah Spearritt).'''

'Marshall appeared in Casualty 's spin-off series, Holby City'', in March 2017 as part of Dominic Copeland's (David Ames) domestic abuse storyline. He informs Dom that his boyfriend, Isaac Mayfield (Marc Elliott), has been having sex with other men.[121] Marshall appears again as Noel in a crossover two-part episode with Holby City, originally broadcast in March 2019.'''