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# Love Over Gold (2) # Love Over Gold (2)


=== '''Series Fourteen''' 1999/2000 ===


== == == '''Series Fifteen''' == == == 2000/2001
''Episode list to be supplied''


1. Pheonix
=== '''Series Fifteen''' 2000/2001 ===
2. Accidents Happen
3. Getting to know you
4. Too Tight
5. Choked (1)
6. Choked (2)
7. Travelling Light
8. Sympathy For The Devil
9. No more Mr Nice Guy
10. States of shock
11. Marking Time
12. Starting Over
13. If You Go Down To The Wards Today...
14. Coming Clean
15. Chinese Whispers
16. A Turn of the Scrooge
17. Merry Christmas Dr Spiller
18. Epiphany
19. On the Edge
20. Girl Power
21. ear of Gold
22. Better safe than sorry
23. Something from the heart
24. Big Mistake
25. Ambulane Chaser
26. Scent of the roses
27. Breaking Point
28. Lost and Found
29. Kindness of Strangers
30. Only You
31. Allied Forces
32. Heroes and Villians
33. The Long road Home
34. Mix and Match
35. Breaking The Spell (1)
36. Breaking The Spell (2)


# Pheonix
# Accidents Happen
# Getting to know you
# Too Tight
# Choked (1)
# Choked (2)
# Travelling Light
# Sympathy For The Devil
# No more Mr Nice Guy
# States of shock
# Marking Time
# Starting Over
# If You Go Down To The Wards Today...
# Coming Clean
# Chinese Whispers
# A Turn of the Scrooge
# Merry Christmas Dr Spiller
# Epiphany
# On the Edge
# Girl Power
# ear of Gold
# Better safe than sorry
# Something from the heart
# Big Mistake
# Ambulane Chaser
# Scent of the roses
# Breaking Point
# Lost and Found
# Kindness of Strangers
# Only You
# Allied Forces
# Heroes and Villians
# The Long road Home
# Mix and Match
# Breaking The Spell (1)
# Breaking The Spell (2)

=== '''Series Sixteen''' 2001/02 ===


== '''Series Sixteen''' == 2001/02
''Episode list to be supplied''


== DVD Release == == DVD Release ==

Revision as of 21:50, 23 October 2006

Casualty
File:Casualty credits logo - s21.JPG
Created byJeremy Brock and Paul Unwin
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release6 September 1986

Casualty is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world, first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted on BBC One. It was devised by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin. The programme is based around the fictional Holby City Hospital, situated in Holby, a fictional city bearing a close resemblance to Bristol where the show is filmed. Casualty is filmed 4 to 6 months in advance of broadcast. Bristol landmarks, including the docks and the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge, are regularly glimpsed in the outdoor scenes. The exterior shots of the hospital were formerly filmed at the city's technical college, but are now shot on a small industrial estate, not far from the interior set of the hospital.

The drama is concerned with a group of doctors, nurses and administrators who work in the Accident & Emergency department. At the centre of the action is Nurse Manager Charlie Fairhead (played by Derek Thompson), a dedicated and caring man frequently at odds with the demands of hospital management. This has been a recurring theme over the years, but especially in the early series, which were frequently criticised for endorsing criticisms of National Health Service management under the Conservative government of the day.

The programme has traditionally been transmitted on Saturday nights, although for a period in the late 1980s it switched to Fridays. Since 2001, popularity of the show forced a switch from a traditional seasonal format to year-round production and transmission. During the recent series, the run has been artificially extended with Casualty being replaced in the schedule for several weeks, with the breaks between series being only 1 week. A spin-off show, Holby City, depicts life elsewhere in the same hospital. Due to the large number of episodes, some viewers have felt the storylines are becoming increasingly repetitive and predictable, although it remains one of the most watched television shows.

Filming for Casualty at a school in Yate near Bristol. The actress on the right is Susan Cookson (Maggie Coldwell in the series) who joined the cast on 29 January 2005. The four males are crew
Susan Cookson (Maggie Coldwell) during filming

In December 2004, a 2-part special Casualty @ Holby City was broadcast, with the two shows combining to cope with a petrol tanker crashing into the Hospital. Most of the filming was done on Holby City's interior & exterior sets, as Casualty is filmed in Bristol whereas Holby City is shot at the BBC Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. A second special (with the same name, but shot in Bristol) was broadcast in August 2005 to promote organ donation; viewers were asked to choose between two patients waiting for a heart transplant.

To draw more viewers over Bank Holidays, Christmas etc, two-part specials are shown, where the first hour is the build-up to a major accident, such as a train crash, nuclear waste spill, lorry explosion or so on, which inevitably stretches the hospital to the limit and results in multiple deaths and injuries.

Cast

Current Cast

The following characters appear regularly in the programme. Updated 04 October 2006.

Note that departing or returning characters are not listed here, but can be found below

portrayed by Derek Thompson, (1986-)

portrayed by Ian Bleasdale, from 4x01 (1989-)

portrayed by Simon MacCorkindale, from 16x37 (2002-)

portrayed by Suzanne Packer, from 18x01 (2003-)

portrayed by Louis Emerick. from 18x01 to 18x24, 19x25 to 19x29, 20x? (2003-4, 2005, 2006)

portrayed by James Redmond, from 18x05 (2003-)

portrayed by Elizabeth Carling, from 17x25 to 17x30; from 19x01 (2003, 2004-)

portrayed by Georgina Bouzova, from 19x03 (2004-)

portrayed by Luke Bailey, from 19x05 (2004-)

portrayed by Elyes Gabel, from 19x08 (2004-)

portrayed by Susan Cookson, from 19x22 (2005-)

portrayed by Janine Mellor, from 19x45 (2005-)

portrayed by Ben Price, from 20x15 (2005-)

portrayed by Sam Grey, from 20x31 (2006-)

portrayed by Kip Gamblin, from 20x40 (2006-)

portrayed by Jane Hazlegrove, from 21x03 (2006-)

portrayed by Joanne King, from 21x03 (2006-)

Impending Cast Changes

Template:Spoiler-blank

Departing

portrayed by Gerald Kyd, from 13x01 to 14x30; from 21x05 to 21x10 (1998-2000, 2006)

portrayed by Martina Laird, from 16x01 to 21x10 (2001-2006)

  • Ellen Zitek, Staff Nurse, Emergency Medicine

portrayed by Georgina Bouzova, from 19x03 (2004-2006)

Joining

There are no new characters set to join the show in full-time roles at present.

Returning

There are no returning characters at present.

Template:Endspoiler

Original Cast

The following characters starred in the first episode, which aired 6 September 1986.

portrayed by Bernard Gallagher, to 3x05

portrayed by Julia Watson, to 1x15; from 9x20 to 12x26; from 18x12 to 18x19

portrayed by Derek Thompson

portrayed by Brenda Fricker, to 5x13; 12x25 and 12x26

portrayed by George Harris, to 1x15

portrayed by Cathy Shipton, to 8x13; 12x25 and 12x26; from 13x04 to 17x31

portrayed by Lisa Bowerman, to 2x04

portrayed by Robert Pugh, to 2x06

portrayed by Debbie Roza, to 2x15

portrayed by Christopher Rozycki, to 3x10

Former Cast

The following characters formerly appeared on the show regularly.

Not included on this list: Original Cast, Current Cast, Returning Cast

portrayed by Maureen O'Brien, from 2x01 to 2x15

portrayed by Helena Little, from 2x01 to 2x15

portrayed by Eddie Nestor, from 2x02 to 4x12

portrayed by Kate Hardie, from 2x02 to 2x10

portrayed by Ella Wilder, from 2x07 to 3x10

portrayed by Geoffrey Leesley, from 2x05 to 5x??

portrayed by Susan Franklyn, from 3x01 to 4x12

portrayed by Paul Lacoux, from 3x01 to 3x10

portrayed by Julie Graham, from 3x01 to 3x10

portrayed by Shaheen Khan, from 3x01 to 3x10

portrayed by Carol Leader, from 3x01 to 3x10

portrayed by William Gaminara, from 4x01 to 4x04; from 7x16 to 7x24
portrayed by Philip Bretherton, from 15x12 to 15x35

portrayed by Tam Hoskyns, from 4x01 to 4x12

portrayed by Belinda Davison, from 4x01 to 4x12

portrayed by Vivienne McKone, from 4x01 to 4x12

portrayed by Robson Green, from 4x01 to 6x15

portrayed by Nigel le Vaillant, from 5x01 to 7x14

portrayed by Mamta Kaash, from 5x01 to 6x15

portrayed by Patrick Robinson, from 5x01 to 10x24; 12x25 and 12x26

portrayed by Maggie McCarthy, from 5x01 to 5x13

portrayed by Eamon Boland, from 5x01 to 5x10

portrayed by Caroline Webster, from 5x02 to 8x24

portrayed by Adie Allen, from 6x01 to 6x09

portrayed by Annie Kristen, from 6x01 to 8x06

portrayed by Maria Friedman, from 6x03 to 6x15

portrayed by Maureen Beattie, from 6x11 to 7x24

portrayed by Joanna Foster, from 7x01 to 7x08

portrayed by Jason Riddington, from 7x01 to 7x24

portrayed by Emma Bird, from 7x01 to 7x24

portrayed by Robert Daws, from 7x06 to 7x24

portrayed by Clive Mantle, from 7x09 to 8x09; from 8x13 to 9x20; from 10x01 to 10x21; from 11x01 to 11x10; 12x25 and 12x26

portrayed by Oliver Parker, from 8x01 to 8x18

portrayed by Suzanna Hamilton, from 8x01 to 8x17

portrayed by Doña Croll, from 8x01 to 8x24

portrayed by Christopher Guard, from 8x01 to 8x07

portrayed by Samantha Edmonds, from 8x02 to 8x10

portrayed by Naoko Mori, from 8x02 to 8x24

portrayed by Steven O'Donnell, from 8x02 to 8x24

portrayed by Brendan O'Hea, from 8x09 to 8x19

portrayed by David Ryall, from 8x10 to 8x13

portrayed by Tara Moran, from 8x12 to 8x24

portrayed by Martin Ball, from 8x15 to 8x24

portrayed by Jane Gurnett, from 8x16 to 10x21

portrayed by Joan Oliver, from 9x01 to 9x24

portrayed by Sorcha Cusack, from 9x01 to 12x10

portryaed by Steven Brand, from 9x01 to 9x24

portrayed by Jason Merrells, from 9x01 to 11x24

portrayed by Lisa Coleman, from 9x02 to 11x24

portrayed by Sue Devaney, from 9x10 to 12x12

portrayed by Craig Kelly, from 10x01 to 10x24

portrayed by Lizzy McInnerny, from 10x01 to 10x24

portrayed by Robert Duncan, from 10x02 to 10x20

portrayed by Gray O'Brien, from 11x01 to 12x26

portrayed by Ganiat Kasumu, from 11x01 to 11x24

portrayed by Vas Blackwood, from 11x01 to 11x24

portrayed by Jonathan Kerrigan, from 11x02 to 14x05

portrayed by Peter Birch, from 11x11 to 12x11

portrayed by Peter Guinness, from 12x01 to 12x26

portrayed by Rebecca Lacey, from 12x01 to 13x28

portrayed by Paterson Joseph, from 12x01 to 13x18

portrayed by Claire Goose, from 12x01 to 14x30

portrayed by Rebecca Wheatley, from 12x01 to 15x29

  • Derek "Sunny" Sunderland, Porter

portrayed by Vincenzo Pellegrino, from 12x01 to 14x07

portrayed by Barbara Marten, from 12x13 to 14x08

portrayed by Donna Alexander, from 12x13 to 15x36

portrayed by Bob Gwilym, from 13x01 to 16x36

portrayed by Jan Anderson, from 13x01 to 16x20

portrayed by Pal Aron, from 13x01 to 15x06

portrayed by Sandra Huggett, from 14x01 to 15x36

portrayed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, from 14x09 to 19x05

portrayed by Michelle Butterly, from 14x09 to 15x36

portrayed by Ronnie McCann, from 14x12 to 15x36

portrayed by Ian Kelsey, from 14x15 to 16x28

portrayed by Ben Keaton, from 15x01 to 16x40

portrayed by Grant Masters, from 15x01 to 15x36

portrayed by Adjoa Andoh, from 15x01 to 17x38

portrayed by Kieron Forsyth, from 15x14 to 15x36

portrayed by Ziat Sattar, from 15x28 to 18x03

portrayed by Will Mellor, from 15x31 to 17x40

portrayed by Dan Rymer, from 16x01 to 17x40

portrayed by Kelly Harrison, from 16x01 to 18x40

portrayed by Amy Robbins, from 15x01 to 16x15

portrayed by Christine Stephen-Daly, from 16x03 to 18x46

portrayed by Judy Loe, from 16x03 to 16x08

portrayed by Lee Warburton, from 16x11 to 17x40

portrayed by Fiona Gillies, from 16x14 to 16x19

portrayed by Emily Dormer, from 16x24 to 16x30

portrayed by Christopher Colquhoun, from 16x29 to 18x46

portrayed by Loo Brealey, from 16x32 to 19x03

portrayed by Ashlie Walker, from 17x01 to 17x?? (guest)
portrayed by Holly Davidson, from 18x01 to 18x34

portrayed by Nicole Faraday, from 17x02 to 17x10

portrayed by Russell Boulter, from 17x03 to 17x31

portrayed by Orlando Seale, from 17x17 to 17x40
portrayed by Sebastian Dunn, from 18x01 to 18x03

portrayed by Sarah Manners, from 17x22 to 19x44

portrayed by Matt Wait, from 17x32 to 20x38

portrayed by Maxwell Caulfield, from 18x02 to 19x17

portrayed by Leanne Wilson, from 18x03 to 19x48

portrayed by Will Thorp, from 19x14 to 20x17

portrayed by Mark Bonnar, from 20x01 to 20x24

portrayed by Rebekah Gibbs, from 18x41 to 20x47 (2004-2006)

Deaths

In recent years, the number of deaths has risen dramatically:

  • Series 2 - Sandra Mute, stabbed
  • Series 3 - Ewart Plimmer, heart attack
  • Series 6 - Kelly, suicide
  • Series 11 - Trevor, fell
  • Series 15 - Andrew, pushed; Tom, fell
  • Series 16 - Rachel, mugged; Patrick, motorway crash; Eddie, transplant op
  • Series 17 - Jeff, heart attack; Beth, car crash; Jack Vincent, boat explosion
  • Series 18 - Anna Paul, train crash; Baz Wilder, car crash; Simon Kaminski, plane crash
  • Series 19 - Fin Newton, murdered; Jim Brodie, hospital fire; Claire Guildford, drowned (suicide)
  • Series 20 - Paul "Woody" Joyner, chlorine poisoning

Episode List

Series One, 1986

  1. Gas
  2. Hide and Seek
  3. Night Runners
  4. Jump Start
  5. Blood Brothers
  6. High Noon
  7. Professionals
  8. Crazies
  9. Moonlight Becomes You
  10. Teeny Poppers
  11. Drunk
  12. Quiet
  13. No Future
  14. Survival
  15. Closure

Series Two, 1987

  1. A Little Lobbying
  2. A Drop of the Hard Stuff
  3. Shades of Love
  4. Cry for Help
  5. Anaconda
  6. Lifelines
  7. The Raid
  8. Cross Fingers
  9. Seeking Heat
  10. Rock-a-Bye-Baby
  11. Hooked
  12. Fun Night
  13. Peace Brother
  14. Burning Cases
  15. These Things Happen

Series Three, 1988

  1. Welcome to Casualty
  2. Desperate Odds
  3. Drake's Drum
  4. Absolution
  5. Burn Out
  6. A Quiet Night
  7. A Wing and a Prayer
  8. Living Memories
  9. Inferno
  10. Caring

Series Four, 1989

  1. Chain Reaction
  2. Accidents Happen
  3. A Grand in the Hand
  4. Day Off
  5. Vital Spark
  6. Charity
  7. Victim of Circumstances
  8. Deluge
  9. Union
  10. Taking Stock
  11. Banking for Beginners
  12. Hanging On

Series Five, 1990

  1. Penalty
  2. Results
  3. Close to Home
  4. Street Life
  5. Hiding Place
  6. Salvation
  7. Say it With Flowers
  8. Love's A Pain
  9. A Will to Die
  10. Big Boys Don't Cry
  11. Remembrance
  12. All's Fair
  13. A Reasonable Man

Series Six, 1991

  1. Humpty Dumpty
  2. Judgement Day
  3. Dangerous Games
  4. Hide and Seek
  5. Joy Ride
  6. Something to Hide
  7. Beggars Can't Be Choosers
  8. Living in Hope
  9. Making the Break
  10. Sins of Omission
  11. The Last Word
  12. Pressure! What Pressure?
  13. Facing Up
  14. Allegiance
  15. Cascade

Series Seven, 1992/1993

  1. Rates of Exchange
  2. Cry Wolf
  3. Body Politic
  4. Will You Still Love Me?
  5. Cherish
  6. Profit and Loss
  7. One Step Forward
  8. Body and Soul
  9. Tender Loving Care
  10. Money Talks
  11. Making Waves
  12. If It Isn't Hurting
  13. Act of Faith
  14. Point of Principle
  15. Silent Night
  16. The Ties That Bind
  17. Life in the Fast Lane
  18. Everybody Needs Somebody
  19. Getting Involved
  20. Dividing Loyalties
  21. Family Matters
  22. Child's Play
  23. No Cause for Concern
  24. Boiling Point

Series Eight, 1993/1994

  1. Cat in Hell
  2. Riders on the Storm
  3. The Final Word
  4. No Place to Hide
  5. Sunday, Bloody Sunday
  6. Good Friends
  7. Kill or Cure
  8. Born Losers
  9. High Rollers
  10. Deceptions
  11. Give Us This Day
  12. Wild Card
  13. The Good Life
  14. Out to Lunch
  15. Comfort and Joy
  16. Family Ties
  17. United We Fall
  18. Tippers
  19. Value for Money
  20. Care in the Community
  21. Signed, Sealed, Delivered
  22. Relations
  23. Grand Rational
  24. Hidden Agendas

Series Nine, 1994/1995

  1. Blood's Thicker
  2. First Impressions
  3. Keeping it in the Family
  4. Chasing the Dragon
  5. Love and Affection
  6. Negative Equity
  7. A Breed Apart
  8. In the Black
  9. Crossing the Line
  10. Only the Lonely
  11. The Facts of Life
  12. Under the Weather
  13. Talking Turkey
  14. End of the Road
  15. Learning Curve
  16. Stitching the Surface
  17. Heartbreak Hotel
  18. Trial and Tribulations
  19. Out of Time
  20. Branded
  21. Exiles
  22. Nobody's Perfect
  23. Not Waving but Drowning
  24. Duty of Care

Series Ten, 1995/1996

  1. Family Values
  2. Money for Nothing
  3. Sacrifice
  4. Outside Bulwayo
  5. Halfway House
  6. Compensation
  7. Turning Point
  8. Battling On
  9. Hit and Run
  10. When All Else Fails
  11. Release
  12. Bringing it All Back Home
  13. All Is Fair
  14. Shame the Devil
  15. Lost Boys
  16. Castles in the Air
  17. We Shall Overcome
  18. Land of Hope
  19. For Your Own Good
  20. Asking for Miracles
  21. Subject to Contract
  22. Cheatin' Hearts
  23. The Way Lies Ruin
  24. Night Moves

Series Eleven 1996/97

  1. Chain Reactions
  2. Relative Values
  3. It aint me babe
  4. Thicker than Water
  5. Waterwings
  6. Still Waters
  7. Nightfall
  8. Vital Signs
  9. Another day in Paradise
  10. Flesh and Blood
  11. Made in Britain
  12. Mother's little helper
  13. Trapped
  14. Do yo still believe in Faries?
  15. The dying of the light
  16. The homecomming
  17. Hidden Depths
  18. Tall Tales
  19. Deja Vu
  20. Treasure
  21. United... my blood
  22. Make Believe
  23. Monday, bloody Monday
  24. Perfect Blue

Series Twelve 1997/98

  1. Give my love to Esme
  2. Private Lives
  3. Nearest and Dearest
  4. What friends are for
  5. The things we do for Love
  6. Counting The Cost
  7. Always on my Mind
  8. Finder's Keepers
  9. Whatever it Takes
  10. A taste of Freedom
  11. Bad company
  12. Moving On
  13. Power of Persuasion
  14. Out of Control
  15. Love's Labour
  16. Facing Up
  17. The Golden Hour
  18. An Eye For An Eye
  19. Loco Parentis
  20. Degrees of Seperation
  21. Secrets
  22. Love me Tender
  23. Taking Sides
  24. We Can Be Heroes
  25. Everlasting Love (1)
  26. Everlasting Love (2)

Series Thirteen 1998/99

  1. Internal Ferno (1)
  2. Internal Ferno (2)
  3. Honey Bunny
  4. The ties that Bind
  5. Toys and Boys
  6. Eye Spy
  7. A place of Safety
  8. She Loved The Rain
  9. Public Service
  10. It's good to talk
  11. Next of Kin
  12. Home Truths
  13. One from the Heart
  14. Trust
  15. No place like Home
  16. Making A Difference
  17. Miricle On Casualty
  18. New Year and all that
  19. Trapped
  20. White Lies, White Wedding
  21. Team Work
  22. Human Taffic
  23. Mother's Day
  24. Face Value
  25. Crazy Love
  26. The hardest Word
  27. Love Over Gold (1)
  28. Love Over Gold (2)


== == == Series Fifteen == == == 2000/2001

1. Pheonix 2. Accidents Happen 3. Getting to know you 4. Too Tight 5. Choked (1) 6. Choked (2) 7. Travelling Light 8. Sympathy For The Devil 9. No more Mr Nice Guy 10. States of shock 11. Marking Time 12. Starting Over 13. If You Go Down To The Wards Today... 14. Coming Clean 15. Chinese Whispers 16. A Turn of the Scrooge 17. Merry Christmas Dr Spiller 18. Epiphany 19. On the Edge 20. Girl Power 21. ear of Gold 22. Better safe than sorry 23. Something from the heart 24. Big Mistake 25. Ambulane Chaser 26. Scent of the roses 27. Breaking Point 28. Lost and Found 29. Kindness of Strangers 30. Only You 31. Allied Forces 32. Heroes and Villians 33. The Long road Home 34. Mix and Match 35. Breaking The Spell (1) 36. Breaking The Spell (2)


== Series Sixteen == 2001/02

DVD Release

File:Casualty 1.jpg
Casualty Series 1 DVD release

Casualty was released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by 2 Entertain/Cinema Club. The first series was released on 10 April 2006, and the second on 10 July. Series Three was released on 11 September.

See also

External links

Citations

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