Archibald "Archie" Grayling is a surgical consultant who currently works at Holby General Hospital. He is the father of junior doctor Sebastian Grayling. In November 2016, he visited the ED and clashed with Dylan Keogh over the treatment of a teenage boy who was refusing to have an operation. It soon became clear to Dylan that Seb was getting distracted from his work due to his father being there. Archie later tried to get Seb to swap mentors, but Seb refused to give up working with Dylan. Also during the day, Alicia Munroe asked Archie if he'd like to go on a date with Lily Chao, to which he accepted. At the end of their shift they met and went out together.