Jacqui Wallis (Jane Campbell) 2002-2003

First Regular Appearance: 6.1 (#261) It Could Be You  Sunday 6th October 2002

Last Regular Appearance: 6.32 (#292) Just The Ticket  Sunday 18th May 2003

Duration: EP: 261 - 292  |  SE: 6.1 – 6.32

Position: Harchester United Chairwoman / HUTV Controller (2002-2003)

Last Seen: Dumped by Phil and losing the club following her involvement with Patrick and his bet being exposed.

Working as an estate agent, Jacqui came from Birmingham where she and her plumber husband Phil lived a modest life. The two had no idea how their lives would change when in the summer of 2002, a regular lottery ticket purchase would see their joint bank account go up by £23 million pounds! As with many people, Jacqui had no idea what to do with that amount of money, but one thing she and Phil agreed on was a holiday villa in the sun they would own.

However, no sooner had they got the money, Jacqui is shocked to learn Phil has squandered £21M after bidding for the up-for-sale Harchester United, Phil's one big love opposite she always being his football club. With little choice now her husband is chairman of a Premier League team, Phil convinces Jacqui this could be a great move for they both, and are introduced as the new owners on the opening day of the season.

Soon Jacqui has found a calling at HUFC, and launches the club's satellite channel HUTV, lumbered with reporter Tara Keane whom she has no time for. When Jacqui discovers Patrick Doyle has placed a bet on Harchester to be relegated, it will take some doing to stop her from ending his career at the club. Luckily for him, her husband's madcap actions continue with Phil using the last of their lottery money to buy the ultimately useless Roberto Mendoza. With nothing left for the holiday villa, a bitter Jacqui goes renegade and joins Patrick in his bet - with a £500K necklace which was a present from Phil.

In typical Jacqui form, she comes to regret getting involved as Harchester's form slips dramatically and a fight for survival takes hold. Phil is soon taking the blame for everything going wrong, which makes Jacqui feel guilty, so she pleads with Patrick to free her from the bet. All she is met with however is a slap and being blackmailed into bed by Doyle. Jacqui soon finds herself sleeping with Patrick willingly, and is shocked when she finds herself pregnant. The stress of the bet and now carrying more secrets around gets too much for Jacqui and she miscarries the baby Phil believes to be his.

With Phil thinking he has caused all this, and no sight of the club's downward spiral letting up, Jacqui admits all to him, including the bet. Phil sends Patrick on his way with a punch, but Jacqui is soon back by his bedside when Phil makes a half-hearted suicide attempt. Due to the dark forces involved in the bet, Patrick pressures Jacqui into convincing Phil to sell the club to them. When Phil refuses, Jacqui flees Harchester to get away from the syndicate turning nasty.

Jacqui returns hoping for a reconciliation with Phil, but walks in on him with team co-ordinator Nikki, whom Jacqui believes is about as interesting as "cold baked beans on toast!". Phil sleeps with Jacqui, who delights in informing Nikki about how she and Phil are back together. Jacqui is still involved with Patrick however, sleeping with him at Phil's house on the final day of the season. They soon see the result of the bet when turning on Sky Sports to see Jamie Parker, who Patrick has had throwing games, taking the team hostage, resulting in his death.

With the police now involved, Jacqui is used by the police to try and catch Patrick, which sees a tape recording of how she slept with him while the siege was going on being revealed. Phil finishes with Jacqui for good, and she loses more, for as Harchester survive relegation, Phil passes on the ownership of the club to a mystery fan in the crowd before walking away to be a fan once more.