Casualty series 25
| Casualty | |
|---|---|
| Season 25 | |
| No. of episodes | 47 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 4 September 2010 – 6 August 2011 |
| Series chronology | |
The twenty-fifth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 4 September 2010 and concluded on 6 August 2011. The series featured several crossovers with spin-off show Holby City.
This series has featured the death of Polly Emmerson (Sophia Di Martino), and the departures of Adam Trueman (Tristan Gemmill), Yuki Reid (Will Sharpe), and Kirsty Clements (Lucy Gaskell). This series has welcomed Dylan Keogh (William Beck) and Madiha "Mads" Durrani (Hasina Haque), with the latter departing at the end of the series; and has seen the return of Linda Andrews (Christine Tremarco).
Cast
Overview
Jaye Jacobs will guest-star as her Holby City character Donna Jackson in the opening episode, as part of Kent's plan to have characters from the two shows cross-over several times a year.[1] While Jacobs has appeared in several Casualty@Holby City episodes, she had never before appeared in Casualty itself, and deemed the two shows very different, to the extent that it felt like "doing a completely different job". In terms of her character's development, Jacobs stated that "Donna really has to put herself on the line in this episode and its not something she's used to doing", explaining that now she has her orphaned niece to care for her priorities have changed: "She's had to accept some responsibility and it's not now just about which man she's going to sleep with next".[2] Guy Henry guest-starred as his Holby City character Henrik Hanssen in episode 24. The character had only recently joined the Holby City cast as the hospital's chief executive officer.[3]
Hasina Haque joined the Casualty cast as new staff nurse, Madiha "Mads" Durrani in episode 1. Mads' storylines included: an attraction to Lenny Lyons and being raped by her taxi driver. She left in the episode 47, the series' finale. Cheryl Campbell joined the cast for ten episodes as the new joint clinical lead, Miriam Turner, in episode 25. Miriam fought against Nick for the sole clinical lead position, which she won. However, she then decided to return the position to Nick and left the show in episode 35. New trust doctor, Dylan Keogh (William Beck) arrived in episode 28 to replace Ruth following her sectioning in episode 21. Ruth returned to the ED as a doctor in episode 45, but Dylan continued to appear. Former Waterloo Road star, Christine Tremarco who guest-starred in the previous series as Jessica Harrison's (Gillian Kearney) friend, Linda Andrews returned to the show in episode 38 as the new clinical nurse manager, replacing Tess Bateman (Suzanne Packer), who returned to her former position as ward sister. However, in the series finale, Linda chooses to resign from clinical nurse manager and accept a staff nurse position with Tess taking the role back from Linda.
The series also saw a number of departures. Junior doctor, Yuki Reid (Will Sharpe), left the show in episode 16 after taking the blame for Lenny and deciding to take a research position in Birmingham. Sophia Di Martino, who plays ambulance technician, Polly Emmerson left the series in January 2011, with Polly's exit scenes airing in episode 34. Polly, who was to leave the following day for a new career path, decided to fix things between Dylan and an unhinged patient. Unfortunately, the patient is armed with scissors and is stabbed. In a tense episode, Polly bleeds to death, leaving the department devastated and Dylan feeling guilty. Lucy Gaskell, who plays Kirsty Clements, became pregnant, but rather than take maternity leave, decided to leave the show. Kirsty's exit aired in episode 46 when a patient encourages her to make a decision about her future and she chooses to leave Holby with daughter, Nita and live in Wales. In the series finale, Adam Trueman (Tristan Gemmill) left after a tough few weeks, marking the end of his four-year stint on the show.[4]
Crew
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For Series 25, Oliver Kent continued in his ongoing role as the show's Series Producer with Belinda Campbell continuing as the show's Executive Producer until Episode 45. Johnathan Young, former Executive Producer of The Bill, took over as Executive Producer from the final two episodes of the show (Episodes 46-47). Mark Catley, the show's writer, continued as the show's Consultant Producer.
For this series, the storylines were written by four of the show's writers: Ellen Taylor wrote the storylines for episodes 1-11; Paul Logue (Episodes 12-22), Sasha Hails (Episodes 23-35) & Hamish Wright (Episode 36-47). There was no Story Producer credited for this series.
Episodes
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7351"Entry Wounds"Paul MurphyMark Catley4 September 20105.97 7362"The Blame Game"Ian BarnesDaisy Coulam11 September 20105.08 7373"Chaos Theory"Ian BarnesTom MacRae & Mark Catley18 September 20105.42 7384"Only the Lonely"Matthew EvansSasha Hails25 September 20105.44 7395"Into the Fog"Matthew EvansNicola Wilson2 October 20105.77 7406"Eliminate the Negative"Declan O'DwyerSally Abbott9 October 20105.02 7417"Reasons Unknown"Will SinclairDana Fainaru16 October 20104.68 7428"Employee of the Week"Declan O'DwyerHamish Wright23 October 20105.17 7439"No Place Like Home"Dermot BoydSuzie Smith30 October 20105.14 74410"Hands On"Dermot BoydEllen Taylor6 November 20105.16 74511"The Enemy Within"Matthew EvansRachel Flowerday13 November 20104.88 74612"Guilty Secrets"Sunetra Sarker & Suzanne PackerDavid Bowker20 November 20105.40 74713"Truth Will Out"Steve BrettTahsin Guner27 November 20105.64 74814"Grandiosity"Steve BrettMarston Bloom4 December 20105.34 74915"What Lies Beneath"Reza MoradiKim Revill11 December 20105.22 75016"Season of Goodwill"Reza MoardiDana Fainaru18 December 20107.37 75117"Winter Wonderland"Declan O'DwyerDaisy Coulam27 December 20104.04 75218"All the Time in the World"Declan O'DwyerDavid Bowker2 January 20116.95 75319"Epiphany"Ed BazalgettePaul Logue & Deborah Jones8 January 20116.89 75420"Altered States"Ed BazalgetteJason Sutton & Rachel Flowerday15 January 20116.67 75521"Choose Your Illusion"Declan EamesRob Williams22 January 20116.89 75622"A Lion Roars"Declan EamesSally Tatchell29 January 20116.91 75723"Place of Safety"Paul MurphyDana Fainaru5 February 20116.78 75824"Duty of Care"Paul MurphyJon Sen12 February 20116.79 75925"Till Death Us Do Part"Jon SenJulia Gilbert19 February 20116.97 76026"Boys Will Be Boys"Ben GutteridgePhilip Gawthorne26 February 20116.60 76127"Less Than Zero"David O'NeillJeff Povey5 March 20116.75 76228"Only Human"David O'NeillLauren Klee12 March 20116.69 76329"Secrets and Lies"Matthew EvansMarston Bloom26 March 20116.27 76430"Just Because You're Paranoid"Matthew EvansRachel Flowerday2 April 20116.29 76531"Starting Over"Will SinclairTim Price9 April 20115.67 76632"A Real Shame"Will SinclairShazia Rashid & Rachel Flowerday16 April 20115.32 76733"Before the Fall"Rebecca GatwardSuzie Smith23 April 20115.27 76834"Momentum"Richard PlattPaul Logue30 April 20115.51 76935"Deception"Richard PlattSally Tatchell7 May 20115.67 77036"A Quiet Life"Paul MurphyPete Hambly21 May 20115.55 77137"When the Bough Breaks"Paul MurphySasha Hails28 May 20114.85 77238"The Gift of Life"Ian BarnesDaisy Coulam4 June 20115.02 77339"One Good Day"Susie WatsonTim Baker11 June 20115.65 77440"Keep on Running – Part One"Reza MoradiDavid Bowker18 June 20115.91 77541"Keep on Running – Part Two"Reza MoradiJulia Gilbert25 June 20116.01 77642"Rogue"Tim LeandroHamish Wright2 July 20115.64 77743"Divine Intervention"Tim LeandroStephen McAteer9 July 20115.78 77844"Pascal's Wager"Reza MoradiMichael Levine16 July 20116.18 77945"System Error"Reza MoradiPaul Logue23 July 20115.83 78046"When You're Smiling"Simon MeyersMarston Bloom30 July 20115.6978147"Thanks For Today"Paul MurphyRachel Flowerday6 August 20116.09
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Critical response
The series premiere was selected as recommended viewing by What's on TV, who deemed the episode "compelling".[5] Jane Rackham of the Radio Times praised the episode, advising viewers not to be deterred by the "choppy editing" and hand-held camerawork, commenting that it ultimately "meshes together rather well." Rackham's only complaint was the unprofessional behaviour exhibited by Lenny, which she felt "beggar[ed] belief at times".[6]
The critical response to many episodes on the holby.tv forums has been extremely critical, with many viewers complaining that Casualty is too storyline-based and that there is very little realism or medical procedure discussed in the show anymore.
Notes
References
- General
- BBC One - Casualty, Series 25
- "Casualty episode summaries". BBC Online. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- Specific
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Green, Kris (17 June 2010). "'Casualty' plans more 'Holby' crossovers". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Casualty – interview with Jaye Jacobs". BBC Online. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ Daniel Kilkelly (18 November 2010). "'Holby' newcomer films with 'Casualty'". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Tristan Gemmill to Leave".
- ^ "Picks of the Day: Casualty". What's on TV. IPC Media. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ Rackham, Jane. "Casualty – Saturday 04 September". Radio Times. BBC Magazines. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.