Casualty 

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

Creators:

Jeremy Brock, Paul Unwin

Stars:

Derek Thompson, Tony Marshall, Suzanne Packer

11 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Derek Thompson	...	Charlie Fairhead / ... 830 episodes, 1986-2020
Tony Marshall	...	Noel Garcia / ... 488 episodes, 1993-2020
Suzanne Packer	...	Tess Bateman / ... 487 episodes, 1996-2016
Ian Bleasdale	...	Josh Griffiths 440 episodes, 1989-2017
Jane Hazlegrove	...	Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon / ... 403 episodes, 1996-2019
Charles Dale	...	Big Mac / ... 356 episodes, 1995-2016
Catherine Shipton	...	Lisa Duffin / ... 351 episodes, 1986-2020
Sunetra Sarker	...	Zoe Hanna 336 episodes, 2007-2018

Storyline

Drama depicting the private and working lives of the hospital staff, paitents and others attending a small but frantically busy accident and emergency department of the large Holby General hospital.

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Plot Keywords:

female doctor | soap opera | ambulance | famous opening theme | paramedic | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the time of Casualty's conception, the BBC had two ideas for a hospital drama - a 'cottage hospital' idea, which was seen as the safe option, or an A&E department ('Front Line' - as Casualty was originally titled), an off-the-wall idea which posed more problems for the team. "I went for Casualty," said Jonathan Powell, BBC Head of Drama, about his decision, "because there was a feeling of life and passion and, well, I was anxious for new young people to create something. I put them [creators Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin] with a very experienced producer, Geraint Morris, and hoped for the best."

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Quotes

Patient: [Young Arab] Allah be Praised.
Nurse: Allah had nothing to do with it.

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Connections

Referenced in Too Much TV: Episode #1.25 (2016)

User Reviews

Drama at Holby

I first started watching this show in 2001 when I seen a promo for it and it looked good. The story-line hooked me in for a few episodes and I was hooked from then on.

'Casualty' is set in a British hospital called Holby City and the show follows the doctors and nurse's lives at work and off duty. I usually dislike romantic sub-plots in shows like this (I stopped watching 'The Bill' because of it) but in 'Casualty' I really like it. We get to know the characters as people with lives, not just doctors or nurses. The story-lines are interesting and gripping most of the time. And character story lines usually carry over many episodes.

It's not the most intelligent show ever written but it has a nice charm, and if you fall for it like me you'll be hooked!

I also love the shows symbol, 'Casual+y'. Very good!

But a word of warning for new viewers, sometimes I felt the show was a little boring at the beginning. I feel this is a show that really grows on you over time. It is very character based, so you need some time to get to grips with all of the staff. I stayed in there and love it now.

Details

Official Sites:

BBC Online - Casualty & Holby City

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casualty

Filming Locations:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1