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Charlie Fairhead
Charlie Fairhead, played by Derek Thompson, is a fictional character from the BBC British medical drama ''Casualty''. He is the longest-serving character, having played the role of Charlie for over 36 years, and the only remaining original character to have appeared continuously since the first episode was broadcast on 6 September 1986. Derek Thompson chose to take a nine-month break from the show in early 2004. Charlie left the show in series 18 on 17 July 2004 and after five months, returned on 1 January 2005 in series 19. At the end of series 19, Charlie left again as Derek Thompson returned to his break from the show, with Charlie's exit scenes airing on 20 August 2005. After four months off-screen, Charlie returned in the series 20 Christmas crossover with ''Holby City'', which aired on 24 December 2005. Derek Thompson has remained with the show since, but regularly takes breaks of around two months every year. Derek Thompson has so-far made four appearances in ''Casual ...
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Casualty (TV Series)
''Casualty'' (stylised as ''CASUAL+Y'') is a British medical drama series that airs weekly on BBC One. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 6 September 1986. The original producer was Geraint Morris. Having been broadcast weekly since 1986, ''Casualty'' is the longest-running primetime medical drama series in the world. The programme is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital and focuses on the staff and patients of the hospital's Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department. The show has strong ties to its sister programme '' Holby City'', which began as a spin-off series from ''Casualty'' in 1999, set in the same hospital. The final episode of ''Holby City'' was broadcast in March 2022. ''Casualty''s exterior shots were mainly filmed outside the Ashley Down Centre in Bristol from 1986 until 2002, when they moved to the centre of Bristol. In 2011, ''Casualty'' celebrated its 25th anniversary and moved production to t ...
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Lauren Drummond
Lauren Emma Drummond (born 23 December 1987) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Mika Grainger in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2008) and Chantelle Lane in the BBC One medical drama series ''Holby City'' (2011–2013, 2016). Education Drummond was born and brought up in Cheadle Hulme in Stockport and attended Bramhall High School before completing a Performing Arts Course at Mid Cheshire College. She attended the college at the same time as Adam Thomas, who played Donte Charles in ''Waterloo Road''. Career Drummond played the role of Mika Grainger in the BBC school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' from its inception on 9 March 2006. Her last appearance was at the end of series 3 in March 2008. She has made other TV appearances, with roles on shows including ''Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'' and ''Grange Hill''. In 2005, she won two roles – Mika Grainger in ''Waterloo Road'' and Jane Black in '' Heartbeat''. Ho ...
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Georgia Taylor
Georgia Taylor (born Claire Jackson; 26 February 1980) is an English actress. Her TV roles include Toyah Battersby in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' (1997–2003, 2016–present), Ruth Winters in the BBC One medical drama series ''Casualty'' (2007–2011), and Kate Barker in the ITV crime series '' Law & Order: UK'' (2013–2014). Early life Taylor was born Claire Jackson on 26 February 1980 in Wigan, Greater Manchester. She attended the Willpower Youth Theatre in Wigan as a teenager. Career In 1997, Taylor began playing Toyah Battersby in '' Coronation Street''. In 2001, she won the Best Dramatic Performance British Soap Award for playing Toyah. She quit the show in 2003 and has since appeared in episodes of '' Where the Heart Is'', ''New Street Law'', ''Lilies'', '' Red Cap'', the BBC's ''The Afternoon Play'' series and ''Life on Mars''. In September 2016 it was announced that Taylor would return to ''Coronation Street'' as Toyah Battersby. She resumed he ...
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Ruth Winters
''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 6 September 1986 on BBC1. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin (director), Paul Unwin. It is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital, in the equally fictitious city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with spin-off show ''Holby City''. ''Casualty'' follows the professional and personal lives of the doctors, nurses, paramedics, hospital management and patients at Holby General. It features an ensemble cast of regular characters, and began with ten main characters in its Casualty (series 1), first series, all but one – Charlie Fairhead (played by Derek Thompson (actor), Derek Thompson) have since left the series. Many main characters have been written in and out of the series since. In addition, ''Casualty'' features guest stars each week, as well as recurring guests that take part in story arcs that span a portion of a series or mul ...
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Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, earning the award for Best Supporting Actress for the biopic ''My Left Foot'' (1989). She also appeared in films such as '' The Field'' (1990), '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), '' So I Married An Axe Murderer'' (1993), '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994), '' A Time to Kill'' (1996), ''Veronica Guerin'' (2003), ''Inside I'm Dancing'' (2004) and ''Albert Nobbs'' (2011). In 2008, Fricker was honoured with the inaugural Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival. In 2020, ''The Irish Times'' ranked her 26th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time. Early life Fricker was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother, "Bina" (née Murphy), was a teacher at Stratford College, and her father, Desmond Frederick Fricker, ...
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Megan Roach
''Casualty'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 6 September 1986 on BBC1. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin. It is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital, in the equally fictitious city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with spin-off show '' Holby City''. ''Casualty'' follows the professional and personal lives of the doctors, nurses, paramedics, hospital management and patients at Holby General. It features an ensemble cast of regular characters, and began with ten main characters in its first series, all but one – Charlie Fairhead (played by Derek Thompson) have since left the series. Many main characters have been written in and out of the series since. In addition, ''Casualty'' features guest stars each week, as well as recurring guests that take part in story arcs that span a portion of a series or multiple series. Main characters A Matthew Afolami Matthew Afolami, portrayed by O ...
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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 ...
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Tess Bateman
Tess or TESS may refer to: Music * Tess (band), a Spanish pop band active from 2000 to 2005 * TESS (musician), a UK musician Film and theatre * ''Tess'' (1979 film), a 1979 film adaptation of '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' * ''Tess'' (2016 film), a South African production * ''Tess'' (play), a stage adaptation of ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' featuring Tanya Franks Science and technology * Trademark Electronic Search System, a service of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office * Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, a space telescope designed to search for extra-solar planets * Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate, a birth control pill * Typhoon Tess (other) Other uses * Tess (given name) Tess is a feminine given name, typically a diminutive form of Theresa or Tessa. People * Tess Amorim (born 1994), Brazilian actress * Tess Broussard (born 1972), American model and actress * Tess Daly (born 1969), British television presenter ... * Nikolay Tess (1921–2006), m ...
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Susan Cookson
Susan Cookson (born 20 April 1965) is an English actress. She has appeared in various television series, and is known for roles including as Tanya in ''Early Doors'', Janice Piper in ''Clocking Off'', Maggie Coldwell in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' and Wendy Posner in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career Cookson portrayed the role of Maggie Coldwell on the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' from 2005 to 2009 (this was Cookson's second role on the programme after appearing as recurring character Julie Day. She returned in March 2015 for one episode. She also appeared in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' as Kath Wylie for three episodes in 2009. Since 2019, Cookson has portrayed the regular role of Wendy Posner in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Selected roles * ''Casualty'' - Julie Day (1998–2000); Maggie Coldwell (2005–2009, 2015) * ''Early Doors'' - Tanya (2003–2004) * ''Bodies'' - Yvonne Matthews (2004) * ''Emmerdale'' - D.C. Fallon (1997); DI Judy Dove (2002â ...
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Maggie Coldwell
''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 6 September 1986 on BBC1. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin (director), Paul Unwin. It is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital, in the equally fictitious city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with spin-off show ''Holby City''. ''Casualty'' follows the professional and personal lives of the doctors, nurses, paramedics, hospital management and patients at Holby General. It features an ensemble cast of regular characters, and began with ten main characters in its Casualty (series 1), first series, all but one – Charlie Fairhead (played by Derek Thompson (actor), Derek Thompson) have since left the series. Many main characters have been written in and out of the series since. In addition, ''Casualty'' features guest stars each week, as well as recurring guests that take part in story arcs that span a portion of a series or mul ...
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Casualty (series 15)
The fifteenth series of the British medical drama television series ''Casualty'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 16 September 2000 and finished on 28 April 2001. It saw another increase, this time to 36 episodes, including two hour-long self-contained 'specials', "Sympathy for the Devil" (episode 8) and "Something from the Heart" (episode 23), which were shown in addition to the regular Saturday night episodes. Cast Main characters *Donna Alexander as Penny Hutchens (until episode 36) * Jan Anderson as Chloe Hill *Adjoa Andoh as Colette Kierney (from episode 1) *Pal Aron as Adam Osman (until episode 6) *Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths *Philip Bretherton as Andrew Bower (episodes 12−36) *Michelle Butterly as Mel Dyson (until episode 36) *Robert Gwilym as Max Gallagher * Sandra Huggett as Holly Miles (until episode 36) *Ben Keaton as Spencer (from episode 1) *Ian Kelsey as Patrick Spiller *Kwame Kwei-Armah as Fin Newton *Grant Masters as Dan Robinso ...
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Casualty (series 14)
The fourteenth series of the British medical drama television series ''Casualty'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 18 September 1999 and finished on 25 March 2000. It saw another increase, this time to 30 episodes. Cast Overview The fourteenth series of ''Casualty'' features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The series begins with 13 roles receiving star billing, which is an increase from the previous series. Robert Gwilym stars as emergency medicine consultant and clinical director Max Gallagher and Gerald Kyd appears as senior house officer Sean Maddox. Derek Thompson continues his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead while Barbara Marten portrays sister Eve Montgomery. Cathy Shipton features as Lisa "Duffy" Duffin, a senior staff nurse who is promoted to sister. Jan Anderson, Claire Goose and Jonathan Kerrigan star as staff nurses Chloe Hill, Tina Seabrook and Sam Colloby. Pal Aron appears as bed m ...
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