"Casualty" (1986)TV series 1986-????

Creators:

Jeremy Brock
Paul Unwin

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

Release Date:

28 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Troubled Teen | Disasters | Doctor Patient Relationship | Family | Helping People In Peril

Awards:

6 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Derek Thompson	...	Charlie Fairhead (275 episodes, 1986-2008)
Ian Bleasdale	...	Josh Griffiths / ... (249 episodes, 1991-2007)
Simon MacCorkindale	...	Harry Harper (228 episodes, 2002-2008)
Suzanne Packer	...	Tess Bateman (217 episodes, 2003-2008)
James Redmond	...	John 'Abs' Denham (205 episodes, 2003-2008)
Martina Laird	...	Comfort Jones / ... (195 episodes, 1995-2006)
Susan Cookson	...	Maggie Coldwell / ... (169 episodes, 1998-2008)
Janine Mellor	...	Kelsey Phillips (138 episodes, 2005-2008)
Matthew Wait	...	Luke Warren (129 episodes, 2003-2006)
Elyes Gabel	...	Gurpreet 'Guppy' Sandhu / ... (128 episodes, 2001-2007)
Elizabeth Carling	...	Selena Donovan / ... (127 episodes, 2003-2007)
Catherine Shipton	...	Lisa 'Duffy' Duffin / ... (124 episodes, 1986-2006)
Kwame Kwei-Armah	...	Finlay Newton / ... (121 episodes, 1994-2004)
Luke Bailey	...	Sam Bateman / ... (111 episodes, 2002-2007)

Also Known As:

Casual+y (UK) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bristol, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The first season of Casualty attracted a lot of political controversy and government condemnation because it "dared" to be critical of hospital conditions and the chronic under-funding of the National Health Service. Also the Royal College of Nursing did not like the way that some of the nurses were portrayed. Despite these initial concerns, a second season of episodes was made, partly because the scripts had already been paid for, though initially it was thought that no more would be made after that. Now, twenty years later, Casualty has become a national institution and is the longest-running BBC drama programme and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's "General Hospital" (1963).

Quotes:

Sean Maddox: I love you. With all my feet.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Casualty @ Holby City" (2005)

Does the term "Flogging a Dead Horse" spring to mind?

When this show first began I was still a schoolboy and I loved it because my dream was to be a nurse in a casualty unit. Since that time I have realised that dream, and also realised what utter tripe this show has become. True to BBC drama form these days it seems that everything must be miserable or depressing to be considered good drama. Over the years I have seen the show deteriorate into the realms of nothing more than a political hobby horse. Bearing little resemblance to reality in any way all this show does for me is ensure I turn over stat!