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Casualty (series 24)
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, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Sharpe
William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe (born 22 September 1986) is an English actor, writer, and director. He is known for writing, directing, and starring in the 2016 dark comedy-drama ''Flowers''. He starred in the drama series ''Giri/Haji'' and the second season of the HBO series ''The White Lotus''. Early life and education Sharpe was born in London and raised in Tokyo until the age of eight. His mother is Japanese. After returning to the United Kingdom, he studied at Winchester College. After graduating from Winchester, Sharpe read classics at the University of Cambridge, where he was the president of the Footlights Revue. Career Sharpe graduated in 2008 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for their 2008/2009 season. Sharpe spent a year at the RSC and appeared in such plays as ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''The Merchant of Venice'', and ''The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes'', in which he played a young Isaac Newton. He played the character of Yuki Reid in the BBC medical drama ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Marshall (actor)
Anthony Marshall (born 14 May 1964) is a British actor, known for his roles as List of Life On Mars characters#Nelson, Nelson in ''Life on Mars (British TV series), Life on Mars'' and Noel Garcia in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty''. He has made appearances in numerous television series, including ''Coronation Street'', ''The Bill'', ''All Quiet on the Preston Front'', ''The Queen's Nose (TV series), The Queen's Nose'', ''Only Fools and Horses'' and ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors''. Career Marshall made his professional acting debut in four episodes of the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', as Roy Valentine. From 2006 to 2007, he portrayed the role of List of Life On Mars characters#Nelson, Nelson in the BBC drama series ''Life on Mars (British TV series), Life on Mars'' and the final episode of its spinoff, ''Ashes to Ashes (British TV series), Ashes to Ashes''. From 2008 to 2021, he appeared in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Grey (actress)
Samantha "Sam" Grey (born 19 March 1984 in Liverpool) is an English actress, most notable for her role as Health Care Assistant Alice Chantrey on ''Casualty''. She first appeared as Alice on the first of April 2006 in the episode "Going Under". She has also starred as Jessica in ''Dream Team'' episode "War of the Roses" and Polly in ''Flood'' as well as the 2005 music video for "All I'm made of". Sam has been a model since the age of 15 and has modelled for names such as Burberry, Mulberry, and Emporiana, as well as in fashion magazines such as ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''New Woman'' and ''Tatler ''Tatler'' is a British magazine published by Condé Nast Publications focusing on fashion and lifestyle, as well as coverage of high society and politics. It is targeted towards the British upper-middle class and upper class, and those interes ...''. Filmography References External links * * Living people English television actresses English female models Actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dale
Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963) is a Welsh actor known for playing Big Mac in ''Casualty'', Dennis Stringer in ''Coronation Street'', Gary "Chef" Alcock in '' The Lakes'' and Clive Eustace in '' The Eustace Bros.'' He was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Television From November 2007 until June 2016, Dale portrayed Big Mac, a hospital porter, an Emergency Care Assistant and a Healthcare Assistant in the BBC One series ''Casualty''. He played Steve Lewis in the BBC Wales series '' Belonging'' (1999-2009). He has also made appearances in ''Lovejoy'', ''Soldier Soldier'', '' Bramwell'', ''A Touch of Frost'', '' Touching Evil III'', ''The Bill'', ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', '' Burnside'', '' Steel River Blues'', ''New Tricks'', '' Where the Heart Is'', ''Holby City'', ''Spaced'', '' Rocket Man'', ''The Pembrokeshire Murders'' and ''Unforgotten''. Theatre In 2017, he played Hugo in the new musical ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' at the Crucible Theatre The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramedic
A paramedic is a registered healthcare professional who works autonomously across a range of health and care settings and may specialise in clinical practice, as well as in education, leadership, and research. Not all ambulance personnel are paramedics. In some English-speaking countries, there is an official distinction between paramedics and emergency medical technicians (or emergency care assistants), in which paramedics have additional educational requirements and scope of practice. Duties and functions The paramedic role is closely related to other healthcare positions, especially the emergency medical technician, with paramedics often being at a higher grade with more responsibility and autonomy following substantially greater education and training. The primary role of a paramedic is to stabilize people with life-threatening injuries and transport these patients to a higher level of care (typically an emergency department). Due to the nature of their job, paramedics work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Di Martino
Sophia Di Martino (born 15 November 1983) is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series ''Loki''. Early life and education Di Martino was born in Nottingham and grew up in the suburb of Attenborough. She is half Italian. She attended Chilwell Comprehensive School, where she completed an A Level in performing arts. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in media and performance from the University of Salford. Career Di Martino works in television, film, theatre, and music. In Channel 4's ''Flowers'', she plays Amy Flowers. She plays Eva in the 2016 feature film '' The Darkest Universe''. She appeared as Amber in the third series of Sky's '' Mount Pleasant'' and as Emma, the girlfriend of Simon Bird's character Adam, in the first episode of series three of Channel 4's ''Friday Night Dinner''. She also appeared in the third series of ''4 O'Clock Club'' in 2014 as Miss Parkwood and in the 2015 film ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Bardock
Matthew Arthur Bardock was born in 1969 in Croydon. He is an English actor who is known for playing Jeff Collier in ''Casualty'', DS Clive Barnard in ''A Touch of Frost'', DS Davey Higgins in '' The Coroner'', Albie in '' The Lakes'', Mark Craig in ''New Blood'' and DS Simon Morgan in ''Manhunt: The Nightstalker''. Career Bardock made his television debut in 1992, when he appeared in ''Prime Suspect'' and the following year, he appeared in ''Casualty'' as a leading gang member who set fire to the ED. In 1995, Bardock appeared in the stage production of ''Mojo'' by Jez Butterworth at the Royal Court Theatre. Bardock came to notice for his role as DC Clive Barnard in the British television series ''A Touch of Frost''. His character was the nephew of the Chief Constable. While many believe he had only got into CID through his family connections, Frost sees beyond that and takes Barnard under his wing. He was later promoted to Detective Sergeant, but was killed in the 1997 episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Hazlegrove
Sarah Jane Hazlegrove (born 17 July 1968) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. She has also appeared as Rosie in ''Making Out'', Rosemary Mason in ''Silent Witness'', Yvonne Bradley in '' London's Burning'', and roles in ''Jonathan Creek'', ''The Bill'', ''Doctors'', ''Families'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Coronation Street'', and ''Holby City''. A lesbian whose character in ''Casualty'' is also gay, Hazlegrove was listed as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people of the year in 2012's World Pride Power List. Hazlegrove is married to actress Isobel Middleton. On 30 January 2016, Hazlegrove left ''Casualty'' after playing the role of Dixie for 10 years. She reprised the role of Dixie in a guest appearance as a Hems paramedic on 7 September 2019. She appeared at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in ''Queens of the Coal Age'', written by Maxine Peake. On 1 May 2019, it was announced that Hazlegrove had joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Turner (actor)
Ben Turner (born 3 February 1980) is a British Iranian actor, most notable for his roles as nurse Jay Faldren on BBC's ''Casualty'', the lead role of Amir in multiple stage adaptations of ''The Kite Runner'', and as Louis XV in '' Doctor Who''. Life and career Turner was born in Hackney, London to an English father, actor Graham Turner of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and an Iranian mother. He was educated at Dulwich College, well known for its pedigree of actors including the founder Edward Alleyn. He then trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has appeared in many productions in television, film, theatre and radio, including Michael Grandage's production of '' Richard II''. He has also appeared in several charity shows such as Children in Need, 2009 in the ''Casualty'' special as Staff Nurse Jay Faldren and also ''Let's Dance for Sport Relief'' 2010. Ben appeared in the first of the live shows along with ''Casualty'' stars Charles Dale (Big Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Packer
Suzanne Packer (born Suzanne Jackson on 26 November 1962) is a Welsh actress, known for playing the role of Tess Bateman in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' from September 2003 to August 2015. She later returned to the series as a guest for the 30th-anniversary episodes. Since departing from ''Casualty'', she has appeared in various television series including ''Bang'', '' In My Skin'' and ''The Pembrokeshire Murders''. Early life Packer is the daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents to Abergavenny, and her mother worked as a nurse. She is the elder sister of the Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson. While studying at Llanedeyrn High School in Cardiff, she showed an interest in acting, playing the lead in school plays including ''Oklahoma'' and ''The King and I''. Packer attended the National Youth Theatre of Wales before earning a BA in theatre and drama at the University of Warwick. She then trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Prior to acting professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
