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The first series of the British
medical drama television series
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''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' began airing on 6 September 1986, and concluded on 27 December 1986. The show was created by
Jeremy Brock
Jeremy Brock MBE (born 1959) is a British writer and director whose works include the screenplays '' Mrs Brown'', ''Driving Lessons'', ''The Last King of Scotland'', '' Charlotte Gray'', and '' The Eagle''. Brock has also written two plays for ...
and
Paul Unwin after the pair were both hospitalised for different reasons. Brock and Unwin were deeply concerned with what they saw within hospitals and decided to pitch a document in 1985 for the
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. It was reported the pitch document 'read like a manifesto', and the show was then commissioned.
Geraint Morris was appointed as the show's
producer. ''Casualty'' was commissioned to boost ratings on
BBC One
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at peak times after ratings began to decline between 1984 and 1985. Prior to first series airing, Brock and Unwin visited a hospital in
Bristol
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where they met a charge nurse called Pete Salt. Salt was appointed the series medical advisor.
The first series of ''Casualty'' consisted of fifteen episodes, which aired weekly on a Saturday night. Each episode was individually titled. The first series featured ten main characters, who were all appointed different roles within the
A&E department. By the end of the first series, two actors would not be returning for the second series:
Julia Watson (Baz Samuels) and
George Harris (Clive King).
Cast
Overview
The first series of ''Casualty'' featured ten main characters.
All ten characters were introduced in the first episode of the series.
The fifteenth episode saw the last appearances of characters Baz Samuels and Clive King, whose respective departures would be explained in the second series. The other eight characters reprised their roles in
series two
Series may refer to:
People with the name
* Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series
* George Series (1920–1995), English physicist
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Music
* Series, the ordered sets used in ...
.
Throughout the duration of the first series, there were seven notable actors who appeared in guest roles.
Graham Cole played a junior doctor in episode one,
Michael Garner played
PC McMorrow in episode four,
Alfred Molina
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played Fleet Street
journalist
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Harry Horner in episode four, while
Vas Blackwood
Vasta Roy "Vas" Blackwood (born 19 October 1962) is a British actor from London.
Blackwood played Lenny Henry's sidekick Winston Churchill in '' The Lenny Henry Show'' (1987) and David Sinclair in '' Casualty'' (1996–97). Since playing R ...
also appeared in episode four, as Bob.
Stella Gonet
Stella Gonet (born 8 May 1960) is a Scottish theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC dramas '' The House of Eliott'' (1991–94) and ''Holby City'' (2007–09). Her stage credits include playing Ophelia in t ...
played Clare Wainwright, a
specialist registrar
A specialist registrar (SpR) is a doctor in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland who is receiving advanced training in a specialist field of medicine in order to become a consultant in that specialty.
After graduation from medical school ...
in
general medicine in episode seven, while
Perry Fenwick
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Career
Television
Fenwick's first regular television ro ...
played patient Marvin Osborne in episode nine.
Main characters
*
Lisa Bowerman as Sandra Mute
*
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Awar ...
as
Megan Roach
*
Bernard Gallagher as Ewart Plimmer
*
George Harris as Clive King (until episode 15)
*
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh (born 11 October 1950) is a Welsh actor, known for his many television appearances, including the role of Craster in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''.
Life and career
Pugh was born in the Tynte, Mountain Ash and grew up in Cilf ...
as Andrew Ponting
*Debbie Roza as Susie Mercier
*Christopher Rozycki as Kuba Trzcinski
*
Cathy Shipton as
Lisa "Duffy" Duffin
*
Derek Thompson as
Charlie Fairhead
Charlie Fairhead, played by Derek Thompson, is a fictional character from the BBC British medical drama ''Casualty''. He is the longest-serving character, having played the role of Charlie for over 36 years, and the only remaining original ch ...
*
Julia Watson as Barbara "Baz" Samuels (until episode 15)
Development
The idea of ''Casualty'' came together when co-creators
Jeremy Brock
Jeremy Brock MBE (born 1959) is a British writer and director whose works include the screenplays '' Mrs Brown'', ''Driving Lessons'', ''The Last King of Scotland'', '' Charlotte Gray'', and '' The Eagle''. Brock has also written two plays for ...
and
Paul Unwin were both hospitalised for different reasons.
During their time at the hospital, the pair were 'deeply concerned by what they saw'.
Brock and Unwin pitched a document and sent it to the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
in 1985. Unwin said in an interview with