Characters of Casualty - Lloyd Asike

Lloyd Asike played by Michael Obiora, is a staff nurse who first appeared on 20 August 2011 with Scarlett Conway as two new staff nurses for the start of series 26. He was tutored by ex-staff nurse, Jay Faldren. He becomes romantically involved with Scarlett, but their relationship ends abruptly when she hands herself in for throwing a brick at a police officer during a street demonstration. His mum, Florence and sister, Shelia are introduced towards the end of series 26.

In an interview with Digital Spy in 2011, producer Oliver Kent announced the casting of Michael Obiora as Lloyd Asike. Obiora's casting was announced at the same time as Scarlett Conway (Madeleine Mantock). He said, "We're bringing in two new nurses at the start of the new series - Lloyd Asike and Scarlett Conway. We're very excited about the castings. Lloyd is played by the brilliant Michael Obiora, who viewers will probably know from Hotel Babylon, EastEnders and Grange Hill. He's phenomenal." In 2012, producer Nikki Harris spoke to Inside Soap about whether Lloyd was going to have a relationship with Scarlett. She said, "I couldn't possibly say yet - just keep watching! What's interesting about the pair of characters is the question of identity. Lloyd is from a very strong, cultural black background and is very rooted in his origins, whereas Scarlett was brought up in a white family. So we're really interested in exploring the two differences in indentity between the two."