Connie

[SweetTea]

I think it would have been a little odd to give Harry a girlfriend who's the analyst for Section D, since we were almost at that point with Ruth before she left. I always saw Connie more like Harry's older sister, especially since she was never afraid to speak her mind to him and challenge him or even just pick on him. All things I did and still do to my younger brothers. :-)

Do you think that the writers envisioned in S6 that Connie would be the traitor in S7? There's a scene mid series 6 where Harry tells everyone that they have a mole on the Grid and of course Ros knows it's her, but Connie also has just a hint of fear in her face as well, so I've wondered about that. Though even if they did have that planned, they may very well have not told Gemma just so that she would continue to play it straight.

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I didn't realize it was Gemma Jones in the role until after I finished S7. I think I had her in my mind as Bridget's mom and since Connie was nothing like that, I didn't make the connection. Even though she turned out to be the traitor, I still enjoyed her character very much and she is exactly what was needed on the Grid and the show in general at the time.