Adam Fitzgerald - Jim Dolan

James "Jim" Dolan, played by Scott Parmeter, made his first on-screen appearance on 1 June 2010. Jim is a builder, who employs Ringo Brown and later rebuilds Lyn Scully's home. He is later diagnosed with cancer and Susan Kennedy supports him through his treatment.

In June 2011, it was revealed that Jim would become terminally ill and Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne) grows "emotionally attached" to him. Susan feels that she needs to help Jim through his illness and Woodburne said "for a number of reasons she feels she needs to help this man, so she develops very strong emotional attachments." Susan's husband, Karl (Alan Fletcher), becomes jealous of Jim and Susan's friendship and tries to stop Susan from helping him. Susan's attachment to Jim becomes stronger and Karl warns him to stay away from her. A Neighbours insider told the Daily Star: "Susan starts to wonder why Jim isn't answering her calls and decides to visit him in case he's taken a turn for the worse. When she arrives she's shocked with how cold Jim acts towards her and demands to know what's going on. When Jim tells her of Karl's warning Susan is furious. As far as she's concerned Jim needs her more than Karl."

Jim hires Ringo Brown (Sam Clark) to work on his building site. Jim tells Ringo that he will be starting on small tasks first until he finds his feet. He then gets Ringo to do a food run. Jim is giving Ringo a OHS reminder, when Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) arrives to talk to him. Jim is not pleased to see Toadie and Toadie explains that he is there to make a settlement on the last job Jim did. His clients has complained that Jim's constructions were not up to standard. Jim tells Toadie that his buildings are fine and he and his crew deserve their money in full. Toadie tries to reason with Jim, but Jim takes Toadie's satchel and throws it across the site and tells him to leave. Ringo admits that Toadie is a friend and a good guy, but Jim does not believe him. Toadie returns to the site and tells Jim that his client has agreed to pay cost plus fifty percent, but Jim turns him down. Jim demands to know who Toadie's client is and Toadie tells him it is Marcus Trang. Jim explains that Marcus is the office manager and that Toadie has no idea who he is working for. He then reveals that it is Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis), leaving Toadie shocked.

Jim gives a talk at Erinsborough High on careers day and Summer Hoyland (Jordy Lucas) asks him about fixing her home. He tells her and Lyn Scully (Janet Andrewartha) that he will give them a low quote as a job has just fallen through. Jim and his team begin work on the house. When Lyn's grandson, Charlie (Jacob Brito), finds a Blue-tongued skink, Jim tells her that it belongs to his chippy, Dylan, and he takes it back. Jim later returns and tells Lyn that Dylan wanted Charlie to have the skink back. He then offers to give Lyn a tour of the progress on her house sometime. A few months later, Susan Kennedy runs into Jim at the hospital and he asks after Lyn. He then talks to Danielle Paquette (Georgia Bolton) about a pathology referral letter he received following surgery on his back. A few days later, Susan meets up with Jim to talk about the hospital's Patient Advocacy Program for a newspaper article. Jim tells her that he originally went to the hospital to get his bad back checked out, but a melanoma was discovered too. Jim reveals that he has skin cancer and is undergoing tests and scans to find out if he has secondary cancer. Susan asks Jim if he is happy with the program and Jim says he is. Susan asks him if there is anything in particular that Jim would like in the article and Jim asks that she tells the readers to cover up before they go out in the sun. He begins to get short of breath and collapses. Susan asks someone to call an ambulance and Jim is taken to the hospital. Jim tells Susan that the cancer has spread to his lungs and liver. Jim invites Susan out to dinner and he tells her that he does not know what to do and that he wants more time. He thanks her for listening to him. Jim drops by Karl and Susan's house the next day to thank them both for their support.

Susan meets with Jim again for her article and offers to accompany him to his first treatment session, as he is worried. Rhys Lawson (Ben Barber) tells Jim that the procedure is straightforward and Susan helps take his mind off of what is happening. Karl gives Jim some advice on how to cope with his treatment. Susan takes a copy of Jim's file to see if she can get some answers for him and she later tells Jim that Karl read his chart and think his cancer has reached a point where treatment would not make any difference. Jim decides to stop his chemotherapy and reveals to Susan that it is a weight off his mind. Jim and Susan discuss what he is going to do with the time he has left. Jim gives Susan enduring power of attorney, so she can make descions for him in regards to his health. Karl asks Jim to keep his distance from Susan for a while, but later confesses that he overreacted. Karl invites Jim round for lunch and Jim talks about Karl and Susan's upcoming holiday to Peru. Jim begins to feel unwell and collapses. He is taken to the hospital and Karl reveals he has internal bleeding caused by the cancer. Karl and Rhys save him and Karl decides to take over as his attending physician. Karl tells Jim his immune system is weak and Jim realises he will not be able to leave the hospital and see his childhood home, Susan comforts him. Jim dies in the hospital, with Rhys by his side.

The episode featuring Jim's death, which was written by Pete McTighe, was nominated for an AWGIE Award.