Casualty series 24
Casualty series 24 | |
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Series 24 | |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 12 September 2009 21 August 2010 | –
Series chronology | |
The twenty-fourth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 12 September 2009[1] and concluded on 21 August 2010. Events of the series included a crossover with sister show Holby City.
Crew
The series was produced by the BBC and aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom. In April 2010, series production staff staged a protest at the Casualty studios over the dismissal of seven staff members from the show's props department. Media entertainment trade union BECTU claimed that the staff members were dismissed after 11 months and two weeks of service so that the BBC could avoid granting them rights allowed to employees who have worked for the company for a year or longer. Bectu supervisory official Helen Ryan stated: "This treatment of individuals would be unacceptable and immoral coming from any employer. However the fact this it is the BBC, a publicly funded and universally respected broadcaster will cause many to view the BBC in a new light."[2] A petition against the decision was circulated, and BECTU representatives urged the dismissed employees to launch a formal appeal against the BBC.[3]
Cast
Casualty features an ensemble cast of characters in the medical profession, who work in the hospital's Emergency Department. In series 24, Tristan Gemmill, Michael French and Sunetra Sarker played consultants Adam Trueman, Nick Jordan and Zoe Hanna, Georgia Taylor appeared as doctor Ruth Winters, and Steven Miller (actor), Will Sharpe and Laura Aikman played F2s Lenny Lyons, Yuki Reid and May Phelps. Derek Thompson, Suzanne Packer and Ben Turner appeared as nurses Charlie Fairhead, Tess Bateman and Jay Faldren. Jane Hazlegrove, Matt Bardock and Sophia Di Martino played paramedics Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon, Jeff Collier and Polly Emmerson. Charles Dale appeared as hospital porter MacKenzie "Big Mac" Chalker, and Sam Grey played healthcare assistant Alice Chantrey. Chantrey departed from the show mid-series. Tony Marshall continued his role as receptionist Noel Garcia. Gillian Kearney played nurse Jessica Harrison from the beginning of the series until episode 24, "An Ugly Truth". Kearney briefly reprised her role for two episodes, "New Beginnings" and "A Better Past". Aikman also departed during the course of the series, resuming her role in episode 48, "What Tonight Means to Me – Part One".[4] Lucy Gaskell was cast as new nurse Kirsty Clements.[5]
The series featured several recurring characters, and numerous guest stars. Georgia Moffett appeared as new F2 doctor Heather.[6] Joe McFadden played recurring homeless patient Alistair, who befriended Polly and appeared in Casualty's first webisode, "The Parting of the Ways".[7] Robert Boulter appeared as F2 Kieron Fletcher, Raymond Coulthard played anaesthetist Matt Strong, and Michael Maloney was consultant Howard Fairfax.[8] Stephanie Beacham played Monica, an ardent feminist, who ended up in the ED after injuring herself on a light fitting, while Ron Moody starred as an elderly vagrant. Linda Robson featured as Louise, a single mother who discovers that her troublesome teenage son has bi-polar disorder. Former Blue member Anthony Costa appeared as a man who doused his protitute girlfriend with petrol.[9] Barry Sloane played Davey Blake, a childhood friend of F2 Lenny Lyons (Steven Miller),[10] and Chris Fountain appeared as Seb, a patient with leukaemia.[11] Margaret John played a pensioner embarking on a relationship for the first time.[12] Matthew Needham guest-starred in episode three, "And Then There Were Three", reprising his role as Toby De Silva. Mark Letheren played Toby's partner, hospital counsellor Ben Harding. Evelyn Hoskyns appeared as Shona Wark, the pregnant girlfriend of Charlie's son Louis (Gregory Foreman). Paul Bradley appeared as his Holby City character Elliot Hope as part of a crossover storyline. Brenda Fricker, an original Casualty character, reprised her role as Megan Roach as part of a guest story arc culminating with her character's death.[13]
Episodes
Episode No.[nb 1] | Series No. | Episode | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Viewers (millions)[14] |
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686 | 1 | "Dawn of the ED – Part One" | Paul Murphy | Daisy Coulam | 12 September 2009 | 5.75 |
687 | 2 | "Dawn of the ED – Part Two" | Paul Murphy | Daisy Coulam | 13 September 2009 | 5.94 |
688 | 3 | "And Then There Were Three" | Ian Barnes | Mark Catley | 19 September 2009 | 5.91 |
689 | 4 | "Sunset Syndrome" | Ian Barnes | Dana Fainaru | 26 September 2009 | 6.06 |
690 | 5 | "Not Forgotten" | Alan Grint | Tom Bidwell | 3 October 2009 | 6.37 |
691 | 6 | "Comfort Zone" | Alan Grint | Karen Laws | 10 October 2009 | 5.52 |
692 | 7 | "Love is a Sacrifice" | Dermot Boyd | Rachel Flowerday | 18 October 2009 | 5.04 |
693 | 8 | "Not Wisely But Too Well" | Dermot Boyd | Jason Sutton & Daisy Coulam | 24 October 2009 | 5.46 |
694 | 9 | "Regrets" | Adrian Vitoria | Suzie Smith & Ellen Taylor | 31 October 2009 | 5.63 |
695 | 10 | "Every Breath You Take" | Jon Sen | Sally Tatchell | 7 November 2009 | 5.40 |
696 | 11 | "Leave Me Standing" | Jon Sen | Abi Bown | 14 November 2009 | 5.51 |
697 | 12 | "Second Chance" | Declan O'Dwyer | Paul Mari | 21 November 2009 | 5.69 |
698 | 13 | "The Devil You Know" | Declan O'Dwyer | Jeff Povey | 28 November 2009 | 5.14 |
699 | 14 | "As Others See Us" | David O'Neill | Mark Cairns | 5 December 2009 | 5.04 |
700 | 15 | "No More Heroes" | David O'Neill | Sally Abbott | 12 December 2009 | 4.84 |
701 | 16 | "All I Want for Christmas" | Alan Grint | Martin Jameson | 19 December 2009 | 7.02 |
702 | 17 | "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" | Alan Grint | Sasha Hails | 27 December 2009 | 4.52[15] |
703 | 18 | "A Day in A Life" | Patrick Harkins | Daisy Coulam & Dana Fainaru | 2 January 2010 | 7.59 |
704 | 19 | "Dark Places" | Declan Eames | Rob Williams | 9 January 2010 | 7.24 |
705 | 20 | "Leave Me Alone" | Will Sinclair | Mark Catley | 16 January 2010 | 6.85 |
706 | 21 | "Last Roll of the Dice" | Declan Eames | Sally Tatchell | 23 January 2010 | 6.86 |
707 | 22 | "The Cradle Will Fall" | Ian Barnes | Michael Levine | 30 January 2010 | 6.55 |
708 | 23 | "An Ugly Truth" | Ian Barnes | Mark Catley | 6 February 2010 | 6.53 |
709 | 24 | "Love is a Battlefield – Part One" | Simon Meyers | Paul Logue | 13 February 2010 | 7.13 |
710 | 25 | "Past Lives" | Simon Meyers | Paul Logue & Steve Keyworth | 20 February 2010 | 6.85 |
711 | 26 | "Life Sentence" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | David Bowker | 27 February 2010 | 6.55 |
712 | 27 | "Angel" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Jeff Povey | 6 March 2010 | 6.23 |
713 | 28 | "English Beauty" | Ben Caron | Fiona Evans & Jeff Povey | 13 March 2010 | 6.36 |
714 | 29 | "Just Like a Woman" | Ben Caron | Deborah Jones | 27 March 2010 | 6.67 |
715 | 30 | "Love of a Good Man" | Dominic Leclerc | Martin Jameson | 3 April 2010 | 6.23 |
716 | 31 | "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" | Dermot Boyd | Sasha Hails | 10 April 2010 | 6.33 |
717 | 32 | "Clean Slate" | Dominic Leclerc | Sonali Bhattacharyya | 17 April 2010 | 6.09 |
718 | 33 | "Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea – Part One" | Ian Barnes | Daisy Coulam | 24 April 2010 | 6.44 |
719 | 34 | "New Beginnings – Part Two" | Ian Barnes | Richard Monks & Mark Catley | 1 May 2010 | 6.86 |
720 | 35 | "A Better Past" | Matthew Evans | Dana Fainaru | 8 May 2010 | 6.31 |
721 | 36 | "Russian Endings" | Matthew Evans | Paul Logue | 15 May 2010 | 6.10 |
722 | 37 | "Mum's the Word" | Will Sinclair | Mark Cairns | 22 May 2010 | 6.21 |
723 | 38 | "In Your Debt" | Paul Murphy | Jason Sutton | 5 June 2010 | 4.00 |
724 | 39 | "Inconvenient Truths" | Will Sinclair | Rebecca Wojciechowski | 12 June 2010 | 3.02[16] |
725 | 40 | "The Lesser Good" | Richard Platt | Michael Levine | 19 June 2010 | 5.43 |
726 | 41 | "Die and Let Live" | Richard Platt | Suzie Smith | 26 June 2010 | 4.97 |
727 | 42 | "Going Solo" | Declan O'Dwyer | Jeff Dodds | 10 July 2010 | 5.33 |
728 | 43 | "I Am Mine" | Declan O'Dwyer | Jeff Povey | 17 July 2010 | 5.65 |
729 | 44 | "Making Other Plans" | Simon Meyers | Martin Jameson | 24 July 2010 | 6.05 |
730 | 45 | "The Enemy Within" | Rebecca Gatward | Jon Sen | 31 July 2010 | 5.72 |
731 | 46 | "Nice and Easy Does it" | Declan Eames | Sasha Hails | 7 August 2010 | 5.36 |
732 | 47 | "What Tonight Means to Me – Part One" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Tom Bidwell | 14 August 2010 | 6.02 |
733 | 48 | "What Tonight Means to Me – Part Two" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Rob Williams | 21 August 2010 | 4.69 |
Specials
Episode | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | |
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"The Parting of the Ways" | Adrian Vitoria | David Roden | 31 October 2009 | |
8 minute special, available via red button or the Casualty website directly after the broadcast of the regular episode that night. Alistair's world comes crashing down around him. | ||||
"Children in Need 2009" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 November 2009 | |
A very important patient checks into Holby City Hospital, raising the temperature for the cast of Casualty. | ||||
"Eastenders 25th Anniversary" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 February 2010 | |
As EastEnders reaches its 25th birthday, Zoe, Tess, Charlie, Ruth and Nick (who is played by Michael French, who played EastEnders character David Wicks) wish the show a happy birthday. This was broadcast on "EastEnders Live: The Aftermath" | ||||
"Blue Peter Special" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 March 2010 | |
A specially shot scene for Blue Peter featuring host Joel Defries as Dr Mickey Webb, a new doctor who is pranked by Charlie Fairhead and Jay Faldren using the ED starter pack. |
Notes
- ^ "Episode No." refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Series No." refers to the episode's number in this particular series.
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ IMDB Casualty Series 24
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- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (7 October 2009). "'Casualty' announces one-off webisode". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Network TV BBC Week 10 Interview with Raymond Coulthard, Robert Boulter and Michael Maloney". BBC Online. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
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- ^ Green, Kris (17 September 2009). "Exclusive: Ex-'Oaks actor to guest in 'Casualty'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Green, Kris (29 January 2010). "Behind the scenes with Chris Fountain at 'Casualty'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Price, Karen (17 April 2010). "Margaret John stars in Calendar Girls". Western Mail. Cardiff, Wales: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Nolan, Lorna (3 October 2009). "Brenda back in Casualty after a break of 20 years". Evening Herald. Dublin, Ireland: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
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