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Casualty (series 6)
The sixth series of the British medical drama television series ''Casualty'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 6 September 1991 and finished on 27 February 1992. The final episode of the series was the only episode to be screened after Christmas; it had been scheduled for 20 December 1991 but was delayed by two months as its original airing date was the day before the third anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster in the Scottish borders in which 270 people had been killed. Cast Overview The sixth series of ''Casualty'' features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The series began with 8 roles with star billing. Nigel Le Vaillant appears as specialist registrar and later, emergency medicine consultant Julian Chapman, while Mamta Kaash plays senior house officer Beth Ramanee. Derek Thompson continues his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead, and Cathy Shipton stars as sister Lisa "Duffy" Duffin. Patrick Robins ... [...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] |
Patrick Robinson (actor)
Patrick Robinson (born 6 November 1963) is a British actor best known for his work in the long-running medical drama series ''Casualty'' on BBC One. In the early years of the show, he played first a staff nurse and later a charge nurse; in later years, he played Consultant Martin "Ash" Ashford. Early life Robinson was the fifth of seven children born to a Jamaican-immigrant electrician father and his English-born wife. Robinson joined the South East London School Drama Group aged 14. The cousin of footballer and TV personality Ian Wright, Robinson was offered a trial at Southampton F.C., which he turned down to attend additional drama classes. After studying architecture for a year, he left to join the Robert Stigwood organisation as a messenger boy. He then graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career On graduation he started his career in theatre, and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, spending two seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon and then t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Receptionist
A receptionist is an employee taking an office or administrative support position. The work is usually performed in a waiting area such as a lobby or front office desk of an organization or business. The title ''receptionist'' is attributed to the person who is employed by an organization to receive or greet any visitors, patients, or clients and answer telephone calls. The term ''front desk'' is used in many hotels for an administrative department where a receptionist's duties also may include room reservations and assignment, guest registration, cashier work, credit checks, key control, and mail and message service. Such receptionists are often called ''front desk clerks''. Receptionists cover many areas of work to assist the businesses they work for, including setting appointments, filing, record keeping, and other office tasks. Responsibilities The business duties of a receptionist may include answering visitors' enquiries about a company and its products or services, dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Friedman
Maria Friedman ( Freedman; born 19 March 1960) is a British actress and director of stage and screen, best known for her work in musical theatre. She is an eight-time Olivier Award nominee, winning three. Her first win was for her 1994 one-woman show, ''By Special Arrangement''. She has also twice won Best Actress in a Musical for the original London productions of '' Passion'' and ''Ragtime''. She is more recently known for her role as Elaine Peacock in ''EastEnders''. She made an appearance as the narrator in the 1999 straight to video version of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'' Early years Maria Freedman was born in Switzerland, the daughter of Clair Llewelyn (née Sims), a concert pianist, and Leonard Friedman ( Freedman), a violinist for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Her younger sister is the theatre producer Sonia Friedman."A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Kristen
Anne Kristen (7 March 1937 – 7 August 1996) was a Scottish actress, best known for portraying Olive Rowe in '' Coronation Street''. Her longest-lasting role was as Miss Meiklejohn in ''Hamish Macbeth''. She also appeared in ''Wings'' as Molly Farmer, and in ''Casualty'' as receptionist Norma Sullivan. Early life and education Kristen was born in 1937 in Strathclyde, Glasgow, growing up in the suburb of Bearsden. Her father, Reginald Byles, was a senior journalist and lead writer for the Glasgow Herald. She acted in plays at the Laurel Bank school in Glasgow. After leaving school, she went on to study at the Royal College of Music and Dramatic Art in Glasgow, where she won a Silver Medal for her work. Kristen then went on to further stage work in Scotland and London before embarking on a television career. Career Early television career Kristen's first role was on ''BBC Sunday-Night Play'' in 1960, for one episode, as the character Nellie Watson. She then appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adie Allen
Adie Allen (born in 1966) is a British actress who graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA in 1987. She has appeared in new plays at the Royal Court, the Almeida, the Bush and the Tricycle Theatre(s). She frequently appears on British television. Notable television appearances include ''Casualty'' (she played student nurse Kelly Liddle in a number of episodes in 1991, the television series ''99-1'' playing Liz Hulley in 1994, Alan Ayckbourn's West End premiere of ''Communicating Doors'' at the Gielgud Theatre The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner of Rupert Street, in the City of Westminster, London. The house currently has 986 seats on three levels. The theatre was designed by W. G. R. Sprague an ... in 1996, playing the time-travelling prostitute Poopay, as well as the 1997 television drama '' The Woman in White'' playing Margaret Porcher, and the Peter Kosminsky film '' Innocents'', playing Helen Rickard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Beattie
Maureen Jane Beattie (born 14 August 1953) is an Irish-born, Scottish actress of both stage and screen. Early life Beattie was born in Bundoran, County Donegal on 14 August 1953, as the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, who appeared as Malcolm Hamilton in Glasgow drama ''River City'', and his wife Kitty Lamont. She is the eldest of four children, and is the sister of Louise Beattie who appeared in ''Emmerdale'' in 2000 as Chris Tate's lawyer Laura Johnstone. Beattie was born in the seaside resort of Bundoran, Co Donegal, whilst her father was appearing at the town's St Patrick's Hall. She returned home to Glasgow, when she was two weeks old. After attending High School in Glasgow, she went on to do a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she won the James Bridie Gold Medal for Acting during her final year. She graduated in 1974 with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts. Career After graduating, Beattie went on to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter (carrier)
A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects or cargo for others. The range of services conducted by porters is extensive, from shuttling luggage aboard a train (a railroad porter) to bearing heavy burdens at altitude in inclement weather on multi-month mountaineering expeditions. They can carry items on their backs (backpack) or on their heads. The word "porter" derives from the Latin ''portare'' (to carry). The use of humans to transport cargo dates to the ancient world, prior to domesticating animals and development of the wheel. Historically it remained prevalent in areas where slavery was permitted, and exists today where modern forms of mechanical conveyance are impractical or impossible, such as in mountainous terrain, or thick jungle or forest cover. Over time slavery diminished and technology advanced, but the role of porter for specialized transporting services remains strong in the 21st century. Examples include bellhops at hotels, redcaps at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robson Green
Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, angler, singer-songwriter and presenter. His first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series ''Casualty'' in 1989. He then went on to portray Fusilier Dave Tucker in the ITV military drama series ''Soldier Soldier'', between 1991 and 1995. Between 2002 and 2008 he played Dr. Tony Hill in the ITV crime drama series ''Wire in the Blood''. As a TV presenter he has fronted shows such as '' Extreme Fishing'', '' Extreme Fishing Challenge'', and '' Tales from Northumberland''. He currently plays Detective Inspector Geordie Keating on ITV's ''Grantchester''. He was one half of the singing duo Robson & Jerome, along with fellow ''Soldier Soldier'' actor Jerome Flynn, who had several No. 1 singles in the 1990s. Early life Robson Golightly Green was born on 18 December 1964 in Dilston Hospital in Hexham, Northumberland, and grew up in Dudley, a small mining village south of Cramlington. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Griffiths (Casualty)
Josh Griffiths, played by actor Ian Bleasdale, is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty.'' The character first appears during the fourth season episode "Chain Reaction", which was broadcast on 8 September 1989. Josh is a paramedic who works for the fictitious " Holby Ambulance Service". Josh became one of the longest-serving characters during his time on the series. Bleasdale decided to leave the show in 2007, and Josh departs in the twenty-second series episode "Finding the Words"; first broadcast on 3 November 2007. Bleasdale reprised the role for the show's 30th anniversary, with a feature-length episode in August 2016, and has since returned for an additional four episodes. Creation and casting The character was based on real life paramedic Clive Haddrell, who advised the script writers on the accuracy of the paramedics featured in the show. Actor Ian Bleasdale was initially contracted for a small number of episodes as a guest paramedic. He made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramedics
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] |
Caroline Webster
Caroline Webster (born 1964) is an English former actress who is now a freelance film director and headshot photographer. During her acting career, she appeared as Jane Scott in BBC One's popular hospital drama ''Casualty'' for four series. Career overview Caroline Webster appeared in several British television series, beginning with one-off roles in '' London's Burning'' (1988), '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1990) and ''The Bill'' (1991). Her key role came in 1990, when she appeared as paramedic Jane Scott in ''Casualty''. She appeared in 66 episodes between September 1990 and February 1994. Her last known television role was as Dr. Jones in a 1997 episode of ''Wycliffe''. She wrote and produced a short film, entitled ''Fluke'', which sparked her interest in being behind the camera. This resulted in her setting up Manx Multimedia Centre, a training and production base, on the Isle of Man. She went on to train others in "acting on screen" at the East 15 Acting School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
