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Casualty Series 19
The nineteenth series of the British medical drama television series ''Casualty'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 11 September 2004 and finished on 20 August 2005. It saw another increase, this time to 47 episodes. For the Christmas episodes of the series, two cross-over episodes with ''Holby City'' were shown, titled as: "Casualty@Holby City". Cast Main characters * Luke Bailey as Sam Bateman (from episode 5) *Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths *Georgina Bouzova as Ellen Zitek (from episode 3) *Louise Brealey as Roxy Bird (until episode 3) * Liz Carling as Selena Donovan (from episode 1) *Maxwell Caulfield as Jim Brodie (until episode 17) *Susan Cookson as Maggie Coldwell (from episode 22) *Elyes Gabel as Guppy Sandhu (from episode 8) * Rebekah Gibbs as Nina Farr *Kwame Kwei-Armah as Fin Newton (until episode 5) *Martina Laird as Comfort Jones *Simon MacCorkindale as Harry Harper *Sarah Manners as Bex Reynolds (until episode 44) * Janine Mellor as Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebekah Gibbs
Rebekah Gibbs (17 March 1973 – 11 November 2014) was an English television and musical theatre actress. Born in Torquay, Devon, Gibbs attended Cockington Primary School, Torquay Academy and the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup. She appeared in West End musical productions including ''Starlight Express'', '' Grease'', and '' Fame'' before getting the part of Nina Farr, a paramedic, in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' in 2004. She played the role for more than 100 episodes (2004–6). Earlier television roles include an appearance in ''The Bill''. She left ''Casualty'' in 2006 to start a family, but was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. She wrote candidly about her experiences of cancer for the ''Daily Mirror''. She was hospitalised after a seizure while on holiday in Devon in 2013, due to complications from the cancer. Gibbs died at a hospice in Pembury Pembury is a large village in Kent, in the south east of England, with a population of 6,128 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Fairhead
Charlie Fairhead ( Derek Thompson) is a fictional character from the BBC British medical drama ''Casualty''. The longest-serving character on the show, his tenure spanned over three decades from the series’ inception in 1986 until his departure in 2024. Thompson took a nine-month break from Series 18, returning on the 1 January 2005 in Series 19. After a further four months off-screen, he returned in the series 20 Christmas crossover with ''Holby City'', airing on the 24 December 2005. Thompson regularly took breaks every year and by May 2023 he confirmed he had chosen to leave his role as Charlie, after 38 years on-screen. Thompson filmed his final scenes in 2023, which were broadcast on 16 March 2024. Thompson made four appearances as Charlie in ''Casualty'' sister show, ''Holby City,'' including the February 2010 episode when Charlie has a heart attack; his final appearance in Holby City was in October 2012 when he interviewed Chantelle Lane ( Lauren Drummond) for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Thompson (actor)
Derek Thompson (born 4 April 1948) is a British actor and former singer. His credits include '' Gonks Go Beat'' (1965), ''Yanks'' (1979), '' Breaking Glass'' (1980), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''The Gentle Touch'' (1980–1982), '' Brookside'' (1983), '' Wild Geese II'' (1985), '' Resurrection Man'' (1998), ''Holby City'' (2012) and '' Blue Lights'' (2024). He is most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long-running BBC television medical drama series ''Casualty'', his role since the series' inception in 1986, for 38 years. Early life Thompson was born in and is from Belfast and has a twin sister. During their teenage years, they combined to form the singing duo ''Elaine and Derek''. They recorded four albums and 15 EPs together, singing in harmonies, and released one eponymously titled album on the Parlophone label in 1961. They then formed the folk trio Odin's People with Larry Johns, and recorded two singles in 1967. Career Thompson appeared in the feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John "Abs" Denham
John "Abs" Denham is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', played by actor James Redmond. He first appeared in the series eighteen episode "Flash in the Pan", broadcast on 4 October 2003. Abs was introduced at a time producer Mervyn Watson had revamped the show's cast. Redmond was offered the role of Abs which he was happy to accept because he was "fascinated" with the psychology of the character. Abs is characterised as being a "charming but eccentric loner".He is also portrayed as very "gullible", which writers took advantage of during his first relationship stories. They paired him with paramedic Nina Farr (Rebekah Gibbs), but soon added her scheming step-sister Ellen Zitek (Georgina Bouzova) into the story. Ellen realises that Abs is gullible and concocts lies to convince him to marry her so that she can obtain a visa to remain in the United Kingdom. He risked prison when he realised the marriage was a sham and ended it. Producers later explored the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Redmond (actor)
James William Forbes Redmond (born 24 November 1971) is an English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian and model, known for his roles as Abs Denham in ''Casualty'' and Rory Finnigan in ''Hollyoaks''. Career Redmond first rose to fame when he began modelling in Milan in April 1994, after being spotted by fashion scout Calvin French. Following a string of advert appearances, he was offered a part in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Redmond played Rory Finnigan on the show between 1997 and 2002, before leaving the series to present ''SMTV Live'' and '' CD:UK''. Redmond's stint at ''SMTV Live'' lasted three months, as producers decided he had not settled into the role leaving Redmond reportedly "gutted". Redmond resumed his acting career with a leading role in the first series of Sky One drama ''Mile High''. Then in 2003, he began portraying the role of Abs Denham in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and remained on the series for five years until he quit in 2008, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Bateman
Tess Bateman is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', played by Suzanne Packer. She first appears in the series eighteen episode "End of the Line (Part 1)", originally broadcast on 13 September 2003. The character is introduced as an emergency nurse practitioner in the emergency department (ED) of Holby City Hospital, but was later promoted to clinical nurse manager. For the role, Packer relocated from New York City to her hometown of Cardiff, and commenced filming in April 2003. Tess is characterised as a "traditionalist" with a good work ethic. She is highly experienced in her field and will protect her staff at all times. Packer drew on her experience as a teacher and her mother's experience as a nurse to develop the character. The character develops friendships with Charlie Fairhead ( Derek Thompson) and Abs Denham ( James Redmond). Producers introduced Tess' family - husband Mike Bateman (Louis Emerick) and son Sam Bateman ( Luke Bailey) - to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Packer
Suzanne Packer (born Suzanne Jackson on 26 November 1962) is a Welsh actress, known for playing the role of Tess Bateman in the BBC medical drama '' Casualty'' from September 2003 to August 2015. She later returned to the series as a guest for the 30th-anniversary episodes in 2016. Since departing from ''Casualty'', she has appeared in various television series including '' Bang'', '' In My Skin'' and '' The Pembrokeshire Murders''. Early life Packer is the daughter of Jamaican and Panamanian immigrant parents who moved to Abergavenny, Wales, where her mother worked as a nurse. She is the older sister of the hurdler Colin Jackson. While studying at Llanedeyrn High School in Cardiff, she showed an interest in acting, playing the lead in school plays including ''Oklahoma'' and '' The King and I''. Packer attended the National Youth Theatre of Wales before earning a BA in theatre and drama at the University of Warwick. She then trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey Phillips
''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 6 September 1986 on BBC1. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin (director), Paul Unwin. It is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital, in the equally fictitious city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with spin-off show ''Holby City''. ''Casualty'' follows the professional and personal lives of the doctors, nurses, paramedics, hospital management and patients at Holby General. It features an ensemble cast of regular characters, and began with ten main characters in its Casualty series 1, first series, including the longest-serving character Charlie Fairhead (played by Derek Thompson (actor), Derek Thompson). They have all since left the series. Many main characters have been written in and out of the series since. In addition, ''Casualty'' features guest stars each week, as well as recurring guests that take part in story arcs that sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Mellor
Janine Mellor (born 3 May 1980) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Kelsey Phillips in BBC One's BAFTA-winning drama ''Casualty'' from 2005 to 2009. Biography Mellor attended Lepton County Primary School, King James's School at Almondbury and Greenhead College. She danced with the Kirkheaton-based Clare Doosey School of Dance. She studied and trained at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University College’s School of Drama and graduated from there with an honours degree in acting. Her TV credits include '' South Riding'' and ''Fat Friends''. From 2005 to 2009 she played the nurse Kelsey Phillips in Casualty. In 2013 she played a main role in the theatre play ''Marriage'' at the Belgrade Theatre together with Mark Fleischmann. Her other theatre credits include ''The Seagull'', ''Dancing at Lughnasa'', and ''Into the Woods''. Filmography * 2005: ''Fat Friends'' (TV Series, 5 episodes) * 2005: ''Casualty@Holby City'' (TV Series, 2 episodes) * 2005: ''Holby City'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Manners
Sarah Manners (born 25 August 1975) is a British actress and businessowner, known for her roles as Joanna Helm in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'', Bex Reynolds in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' and Kirsty Knight in the ITV (TV channel), ITV procedural drama ''The Bill''. Manners competed in the Strictly Come Dancing (series 2), second series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2004, where she finished in sixth place, and has gone on to develop a Pilates app, Pilates On Tap. Early and personal life Manners was born on 25 August 1975 and grew up in Harborne, Birmingham. Her father was a classic car dealer, whilst her mother was a headmistress of a school in Handsworth, West Midlands, Handsworth. She was educated at King Edward VI Handsworth, where she obtained 10 GCSEs and four A-levels. She later studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She married computer salesman Ben O'Sullivan in 2003 in Lickey, Worcestershire. Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Harper (Casualty)
Harry Harper is a fictional character from the BBC One medical drama ''Casualty'', portrayed by actor Simon MacCorkindale. He made his first appearance in the series sixteen episode "Denial", broadcast on 8 June 2002. He ran Holby City Hospital's emergency department for five years, before being elected as a Member of Parliament. His final appearance was in the series twenty-two episode "Thicker Than Water", broadcast on 8 March 2008. MacCorkindale was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2006, and departed from ''Casualty'' after the disease spread to his lungs. He died on 14 October 2010, at the age of 58. Storylines Harry begins working at Holby City Hospital in June 2002. He is pleased when his old flame Selena Donovan ( Liz Carling) arrives to carry out a drugs trial in the department, and invites her to dinner. He cancels a driving lesson with his teenage daughter Tally (Ashlie Walker), who asks her mother Beth (Lynda Rooke) to take her instead. They crash, and Beth is fatall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
