Carol was a former local to Nantucket, Brian's ex-wife and Joe's former fiancé. She was played by Kim Johnston Ulrich.
Bio[]
Carol (maiden name unrevealed) was a former local of Nantucket who moved away. Her parents once owned the ice cream parlor in town as well as a three-legged blind chihuahua named "Lucky." She attended Siasconset High School with Joe Hackett, Brian Hackett and Helen Chapel and was often referred to as the most popular girl in school for the majority of her life, although Helen hated her for often humiliating her. As an adult, Helen often called her "Carol the Pig." Carol even once pushed Helen over for getting ice cream on her dress. She may have been one of the reasons that Joe and Brian first started vying for her attention in high school.
After high school, Carol ended up engaged to Joe as he was setting his plans in motion to open Sandpiper Air. As Joe had envisioned it, Carol would work the counter and control the day to day operations of the airline (a role that Fay would eventually occupy) while Joe would handle the flying. Everything seemed to going well until Carol ran off with Brian, ending their engagement and leaving Joe heartbroken. The brothers wouldn’t see each other again for six years.
Things went from bad to worse when Carol left Brian for another man. Eventually, Brian found himself back in Nantucket working with Joe, but when he had the chance to see Carol one more time, he jumped at it and flew to Boston to make a last ditch attempt to win Carol back. At the time, Carol was on her way to London to start a new job, but she briefly agreed to return to the island with Brian.
While on the island, Carol ended up a pass at Joe, later confessing that she was unable to make a decision between which brother she wanted. She was also mentally unable to recall Helen which further infuriated her until she shared their high school yearbook. In the end, both Brian and Joe decided that she was like poison to them and decided that they both need to leave her, and get on with their lives, without her. Helen turned up again as well, hitting her in the face with a pie because of how the treated the brothers.
Trivia[]
- In Legacy, Helen refer to her as "Carol the Pig".
- In Return To Nantucket (Part 1), Brian reveals that his first date with Carol was at the top of the Prudential Building in Boston.
- She had been living in St. Croix before taking the London job, which is where Danny McCoy ran into her.
- In Return To Nantucket (Part 2), Joe confirms that Brian and Carol had been separated for six months before he got to see her in Boston.
- In Return To Nantucket (Part 2), Carol states that she doesn't like smoked oysters.
- In Return To Nantucket (Part 2), it is revealed that Carol grew up on Nantucket and her parents currently live in Boston. When her parents lived on Nantucket, her father ran an ice cream shop that Helen frequented.
Episode(s)[]
- Legacy (mentioned only)
- Return To Nantucket (Part 1)
- Return To Nantucket (Part 2)
- Two Jerks and a Jill (mentioned only)
- Terminal Jealousy (mentioned only)
- Burnin' Down the House (Part 1) (mentioned only)