List of Doctors characters introduced in 2009

Lisa Torres, portrayed by Michelle Lukes, first appeared on 28 January 2009 and made her final appearance on 28 March 2011. Lisa later returned in November 2018, with the role having been recast to Leila Birch.

Lisa was introduced as the mother of Izzie Torres (Jasmin and Nicole Parkinson) and the partner of Daniel Granger (Michael Chambers). Having previously abandoned Izzie at the reception of the Mill Health Centre, Lisa turns up on Daniel's doorstep and informs him that she has had a change of heart. Daniel is devastated and although he tries to fight her on this, they eventually agree to share custody of their daughter but the arrangement comes to an end when Daniel's ex-girlfriend Ruth Pearce (Selina Chilton) tells Lisa about Daniel's past. Over the course of the next few years, Lisa and Daniel's rocky relationship continues to play out. They reconcile after Izzie is kidnapped, but separate once again following Daniel's begins an affair with Zara Carmichael (Elisabeth Dermot Walsh). Lisa moves to Nottingham with Izzie.

After Lisa and Izzie (now Bethan Moore) have an offscreen argument, Izzie returns to Letherbridge to live with Daniel and Zara. When Izzie is slapped by Zara, she phones Lisa (now Leila Birch) and she returns to take Izzie back to Nottingham. Provided by Wikipedia