Name: Abby Maitland Played By: Hannah Spearritt Facts: Abby Maitland, is a gutsy zoologist and reptile expert. She dropped out of university after one term when she was offered her dream job in the lizard house. This love affair with lizards dates back to a trip to the Galapagos Islands as a child. To this day she prefers the company of animals to humans – apart from spiders that is (she suffers from arachnophobia). Her first encounter with Cutter and his team was when she was asked to identify a lizard found by a boy in the Forest of Dean. She soon realised that the lizard – nicknamed Rex - was an entirely new species which, it turned out, had arrived in the modern world through the anomaly. She rescued Rex and now keeps him safe at her flat – a secret she’s only shared with Connor. She likes her men moody and a bit dangerous – which is bad news for Connor who has clearly set his heart on her. Abby doesn’t share his feelings. It’s pretty obvious that her affections lie more in Stephen’s direction, although following the revelations at the end of series 1, have her feelings changed? Men are not high on Abby’s agenda though. Her mind is firmly focussed on monster management. |
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