Casualty series 5

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Casualty
Season 5
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release7 September (1990-09-07) –
7 December 1990 (1990-12-07)
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The fifth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 7 September 1990 and finished on 7 December 1990.[1]

Cast

Overview

The fifth series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital.[2] The series began with 6 roles with star billing. Derek Thompson continues his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead, Cathy Shipton stars as sister Lisa "Duffy" Duffin, and Brenda Fricker appears as state enrolled nurse Megan Roach. Geoffrey Leesley and Ian Bleasdale portrays paramedics Keith Cotterill and Josh Griffiths, while Robson Green plays porter Jimmy Powell.[3]

Nigel Le Vaillant, Mamta Kaash, Patrick Robinson, Maggie McCarthy and Eamon Boland joined the cast in episode one as registrar Julian Chapman, senior house officer Beth Ramanee, staff nurse Martin "Ash" Ashford, receptionist Helen Green and social worker Tony Walker.[3] Caroline Webster debuted in episode two as paramedic Jane Scott.[3] Boland left the series in episode ten and McCarthy departed in episode fifteen.[3] Leesley and Fricker chose to leave the series after three years and four years on the show respectively. Leesley made his final appearance in episode five and Fricker departed in episode fifteen.[3]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
531"Penalty"Michael Owen MorrisGinnie Hole7 September 1990 (1990-09-07)
542"Results"Andrew MorganBen Aaronovitch14 September 1990 (1990-09-14)
553"Close to Home"Alan WareingJim Hill21 September 1990 (1990-09-21)
564"Street Life"Jim HillIan Briggs28 September 1990 (1990-09-28)
575"Hiding Place"Jim HillTony Etchells5 October 1990 (1990-10-05)
586"Salvation"Michael Owen MorrisRobin Mukherjee12 October 1990 (1990-10-12)
597"Say it With Flowers"Alan WareingRona Munro19 October 1990 (1990-10-19)
608"Love's a Pain"Andrew MorganSam Snape26 October 1990 (1990-10-26)
619"A Will to Die"Michael BrayshawChristopher Penfold2 November 1990 (1990-11-02)
6210"Big Boys Don't Cry"Jenny KillickGinnie Hole9 November 1990 (1990-11-09)
6311"Remembrance"Michael Owen MorrisRobin Mukherjee16 November 1990 (1990-11-16)
6412"All's Fair"Alan WareingStephen Wyatt30 November 1990 (1990-11-30)
6513"A Reasonable Man"Andrew MorganBarbara Machin7 December 1990 (1990-12-07)

References

  1. ^ IMDB Casualty Series 5
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Series 5 (1990)". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

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