Casualty series 2
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Season 2 | |
No. of episodes | 15 |
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Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 12 September 19 December 1987 | –
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The second series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 12 September 1987 and finished on 19 December 1987.[1]
Production
While the first series of Casualty had been filmed in London, a permanent place for the Set had now been found – a warehouse in Bristol. However, accompanying the publicity for the start of the new series were comments by producer Geraint Morris that there would be no more programmes, stating quite unequivocally that: "We felt it should end on a high after thirty episodes."
Once again as the characters of Holby's A&E department battled to save their night shift on screen, off screen a similar battle was being waged – and won. After six weeks on air, the critics were finally warming to the series and there were no longer any Government complaints about content. Following the dramatic episode Cry For Help, in which Paramedic Sandra Mute is stabbed the programme seemed to secure audiences of more than 10 million and therefore a sense of security to the programme.
An example of the series' now infamous tendency to bare similarity to real life events came during an episode where the team had to dig out bodies from a house bombed in an IRA attack. Just hours after being screen, an IRA bomb ripped through Enniskillen. It seemed that the writers had put their fingers on the country's pulse without exaggeration and from that point onwards no one dared to call it far-fetched again.[2]
Cast
Overview
The second series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital.[3] The majority of the cast from the previous series continue to appear in this series. Bernard Gallagher portrayed emergency medicine consultant Ewart Plimmer. Derek Thompson appeared as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead, whilst Cathy Shipton starred as staff nurse Lisa "Duffy" Duffin. Brenda Fricker played state enrolled nurse Megan Roach. Lisa Bowerman and Robert Pugh portrayed paramedics Sandra Mute and Andrew Ponting. Debbie Roza starred as receptionist Susie Mercier while Christopher Rozycki appeared as porter Kuba Trzcinski. Nigel Anthony and Sonia Woolley also appear as Ted Roach and Ros Plimmer in a recurring capacity.[4]
Helena Little joined the cast in episode one as senior house officer Mary Tomlinson as did Maureen O'Brien who began portraying administrator Elizabeth Straker. Both characters departed at the end of the series.[4] Kate Hardie and Eddie Nestor were cast in the roles of student nurses Karen O'Malley and Cyril James respectively. Cyril was later promoted to staff nurse. Hardie departed the series in episode ten.[4] Bowerman chose to leave the series and her character Sandra was killed off in episode four. Pugh also left the series, with Andrew departing in episode six.[4] They were subsequently replaced within the cast by Ella Wilder and Geoffrey Leesley, who began portraying paramedics Shirley Franklin and Keith Cotterill respectively from episode seven.[4] Roza chose to leave the series, with Susie departing at the end of the series.[4]
Main characters
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Recurring characters
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Episodes
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161"A Little Lobbying"Antonia BirdJeremy Brock and Paul Unwin12 September 1987 172"A Drop of the Hard Stuff"Antonia BirdRoy Mitchell19 September 1987 183"Shades of Love"Michael BrayshawWally K Daly26 September 1987 194"Cry for Help"Alan WareingPaul Unwin and Jeremy Brock3 October 1987 205"Anaconda"Michael BrayshawRay Brennan10 October 1987 216"Lifelines"Sharon MillerJeremy Brock17 October 1987 227"The Raid"Sharon MillerSusan Wilkins24 October 1987 238"Cross Fingers"Alan WareingDavid Ashton31 October 1987 249"Seeking Heat"Christopher MenaulRay Brennan and Jeremy Brock7 November 1987 2510"Rock-a-Bye-Baby"Sharon MillerGinnie Hole14 November 1987 2611"Hooked"Michael BrayshawBilly Hamon21 November 1987 2712"Fun Night"Alan WareingAl Hunter Ashton28 November 1987 2813"Peace, Brother"Michael BrayshawDavid Ashton5 December 1987 2914"Burning Cases"Christopher MenaulJeremy Brock and Paul Unwin12 December 1987 3015"These Things Happen"Alan WareingDavid Ashton19 December 1987
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References
- ^ IMDB Casualty Series 2
- ^ "Casualty | Series 2". holby.tv. 12 September 1987. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Pryer, Emma (25 June 2016). "Casualty celebrates 1,000 episodes, 30 years and 2,500 gallons of fake blood". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Series 2 (1987)". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2016.