The seventeenth series of the British

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'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 14 September 2002 and finished on 21 June 2003.

Cast

Main characters

Adjoa Andoh Adjoa Aiboom Helen Andoh MBE (; born 14 January 1963) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Danbury in the Netflix Regency romance series ''Bridgerton'', since 2020. Other roles on television include appearances in two s ...

as Colette Griffiths (until episode 38) *

Ian Bleasdale Ian Bleasdale (born 1950, in Upholland, Lancashire) is an English actor and television presenter. He divides his time between Haworth in West Yorkshire and Bristol. He started off life as a teacher before deciding that he wanted to become an ac ...

as Josh Griffiths *

Russell Boulter Russell Boulter (born 7 April 1963) is an English actor and documentary narrator. He is a communications coach. Career As a teenager he was one of the original members of the Concrete Theatre Company which toured several theatre productions ac ...

as Ryan Johnson (episodes 3−31) *

Louise Brealey Louise Brealey, also credited as Loo Brealey, is an English actress, writer and journalist. She played Molly Hooper in '' Sherlock'', Cass in ''Back'', Scottish professor Jude McDermid in ''Clique'' and Gillian Chamberlain in '' A Discovery of ...

as Roxy Bird *

Christopher Colquhoun Christopher Colquhoun (born 10 January 1970 in Sheffield, England) is an English actor who trained at RADA. He is known for appearing as Simon Kaminski in the BBC drama series ''Casualty'', from 2002 to 2004. He also appeared in ''Holby City'' ...

as Simon Kaminski *

Kelly Harrison Kelly Harrison (born 1980) is a British actress. Initially a model for four years, she was cast in BBC's Saturday night programme, ''Casualty'', as paramedic Nikki Marshall. Harrison has also appeared in '' Born and Bred'', '' Waking the Dead'', ...

as Nikki Marshall *

Kwame Kwei-Armah Kwame Kwei-Armah (born Ian Roberts; 24 March 1967 in Hillingdon, London) is a British actor, playwright, director and broadcaster. In 2005, Kwei-Armah became the second black Briton to have a play staged in London's West End when his award-w ...

as Fin Newton *Martina Laird as

Comfort Jones ''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. It is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital, in the equally fictitious city of Holb ...

Simon MacCorkindale Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (12 February 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer, and producer from Ely, England. He spent much of his childhood moving around owing to his father's career as an officer wit ...

Harry Harper Harry Clayton Harper (April 24, 1895 – April 23, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher, businessman, and politician. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Brookly ...

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'' ...

as Bex Reynolds (from episode 22) *

Will Mellor William Mellor (born 3 April 1976) is an English actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Jambo Bolton in ''Hollyoaks'', Gaz Wilkinson in '' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'', Warren Stamp in EastEnders, DC Spike Tanner in ' ...

as Jack Vincent (until episode 40) *Dan Rymer as Dillon Cahill (until episode 40) *

Zita Sattar Zita Sattar (born 1975) is an English television, theatre, and film actress from Birmingham. Early life Sattar is of mixed descent, her mother being British and her father Pakistani. At the age of eleven, as a young amateur actress, Sattar w ...

as Anna Paul *

Cathy Shipton Catherine Ellen Shipton (born 27 March 1957) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Lisa "Duffy" Duffin in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. After leaving the series in 2020, she has since appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera ...

Lisa "Duffy" Duffin Lisa "Duffy" Duffin is a character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', played by Cathy Shipton. Duffy was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin as one of the serial's ten original characters. Shipton received her audition just as she w ...

(until episode 31) *

Christine Stephen-Daly Christine Stephen-Daly (born 1972) is an Australian actress. Her television credits include '' Pacific Drive'' (1996), ''Casualty'' (2001–04), ''Cutting It'' (2005), and ''House of Saddam'' (2008). Early life Stephen-Daly grew up in Melbourn ...

as Lara Stone * Derek Thompson as

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 depart ...

*Matthew Wait as Luke Warren (from episode 32) *

Lee Warburton Lee Warburton (born 27 June 1971, Cheshire, England) is a British actor, known for several ongoing television roles. He appeared in ''Coronation Street'' from 1995 to 1998 as Tony Horrocks, Natalie Barnes' drug addict son, played gay male health ...

as Tony Vincent (until episode 40)

Recurring characters

Liz Carling Elizabeth Carling (born 20 October 1967) is an England, English actress and singer best known for her performances in ''Boon (TV series), Boon'', ''Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series), Goodnight Sweetheart'', ''Barbara (TV series), Barbara'', and ' ...

as Selena Donovan (episodes 25−30) *N'deaya Baa Clements as Jane Winters (episodes 16−34) *

Francesca Isherwood Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name ''Franciscus'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, and place of origin is Italy. It is derived f ...

as Kizzy Harper (episodes 1−28) *

Phillip Martin Brown Philip Martin Brown (born 9 July 1956) is an English actor. He is known for his long-running portrayal of English teacher Grantly Budgen in the hit BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'', which he played from 2006 to 2013. He is ...

as Eddie Vincent (episodes 7−34) *

Lisa Palfrey Lisa Palfrey (born 9 February 1967) is a Welsh actress. She is known for playing the roles of Gwenny in '' House of America'' (1997), Mrs. Nice in ''Guest House Paradiso'' (1999), Maureen in ''Pride'' (2014), Mrs. Dai Bread 1 in ''Under Milk ...

as Melanie Collier (episodes 2−9) *Orlando Seale as Merlin Jameson (episodes 17−35) *

Paul Sharma Phaldut "Paul" Sharma is a Welsh actor and dancer. He is perhaps best known for his small role in the 2013 science fiction movie ''Gravity'', and is also known for playing Achmed in ''Gavin & Stacey'' and AJ Ahmed in ''EastEnders''. Early life ...

as Vinnay Ramdas (episodes 35−40)

Guest characters

*Radhika Aggarwal as Anu (episode 2) *

Ian Aspinall Ian Aspinall (born 1961) is a British actor. He played Mubbs Hussein in ''Holby City'' from 2001 to 2005, and has also appeared in ''City Central'', ''The Bill'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Peak Practice'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Casualty''. He also ...

Mubbs Hussein ''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. It is set in the sam ...

(episode 2) * Nicola Bertram as Penny List (episodes 35−36) *Frankie Carson as Jordan Harper (episode 1) *

Nicole Faraday Nicole Faraday (born 28 July 1976), is a TMA Award-winning actress, best known for her leading roles on British television series '' Bad Girls'', ''Casualty'' and ''Emmerdale''. Early life Nicole Faraday was born as Nicola Morris in Wegberg, ...

as Heather Lincoln (episodes 2−10) *

Sean Gilder Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor and playwright. Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Styles on '' Hornblower'' and Paddy Maguire on '' Shamele ...

as DI Langer (episodes 21−22) *Natalie Glover as Emma Davies (episodes 20−21) *

Seeta Indrani Seeta Indrani (born 20 April 1963) is a British dancer and actress from London. Biography Performance After graduation as a dancer from the London Contemporary Dance School, Indrani took the role of Cassandra in the original 1981 West End pr ...

as Emma Jackson (episodes 12 and 15) *Beverley Klein as Lyn Paul (episodes 23−34) *

Rosalind Knight Rosalind Marie Elliott (' Knight; 3 December 1933 – 19 December 2020) was an English actress. Her career spanned 70 years on stage, screen, and television. Her film appearances include ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'' (1957), ''Carry On Nurse'' ...

as Kate Duffin (episodes 2−3) *

Judy Loe Judith Margaret Loe (born 6 March 1947) is an English actress known for her work in television. Early life Loe was born in Urmston, Lancashire, the only child of Norman Scarborough Loe, who worked in the equipment business, and Nancy (née ...

as Jan Goddard (episode 9) *

Bob Mason Robert Mason may refer to: Politics * Robert Mason (died by 1581), MP for Ludlow * Robert Mason (died 1591), MP for Ludlow * Robert Mason (died 1635) (1579–1635), Member of Parliament for Winchester, 1628, and Christchurch, 1626 * Robert Maso ...

as Jeff McGuire (episodes 2, 4 and 25) *Ashley Miller as WPC Paula Newcombe (episodes 2 and 13) *

David Paisley David Paisley (born 2 February 1979) is a Scottish actor, domestic violence and LGBTQIA+ rights campaigner, known for roles as midwife Ben Saunders in ''Holby City'', Ryan Taylor in ''Tinsel Town (TV series), Tinsel Town'' and Rory Murdoch in ' ...

as Ben Saunders (episodes 21−26) *

Tim Plester Timothy Marc Plester (born 10 September 1970) is a British actor, playwright, and filmmaker, best known for the documentaries '' Way of the Morris'' and ''The Ballad of Shirley Collins'' - plus a multifarious number of cameo roles for film and ...

as Derek Moberley (episode 35) *

Michael Praed Michael Praed ( ; born 1 April 1960), birth name Michael David Prince, is a British actor and narrator, best remembered for his role as Robin of Loxley in the British television series '' Robin of Sherwood'', which attained cult status worldw ...

as Chris Meredith (episode 34) *Melissa Pryer as Liza Davies (episodes 20−21) * Tarek Ramini as PC Russell (episodes 9−29) *

David Robb David Robb (born 23 August 1947) is a Scottish actor. Early life Robb was born in Wandsworth, London, the son of David Robb and Elsie Tilley. He grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, where he played Henry II i ...

as Henry Reeve-Jones (episode 18) *Lynda Rooke as Beth Harper (episodes 1 and 13−27) *Maggie Tagney as Stella Bird (episode 6) * Gareth Thomas as Jim Bailey (episode 11) *Nick Tizzard as PC McCormack (episodes 3−23) *Ashlie Walker as Tally Harper (episodes 1, 14 and 27−33) *

Victoria Wicks Victoria Wicks (born Beverly Victoria Anne Wicks; 18 April 1959) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Sally Smedley in Channel 4's comedy series '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), Mrs. Gideon in '' The Mighty Boosh'' (2004) ...

as QC Mrs. Connolly (episodes 2−4)

Episodes

References

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