The tenth series of the British

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'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on

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on 16 September 1995 and finished on 24 February 1996. Notable events of the series include Ash's marriage to Laura, Baz's affair with Charlie, Baz's pregnancy, and a gas explosion.

Cast

Overview

The tenth series of ''Casualty'' features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of

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. The series began with 10 roles with star billing, which was a significant increase from the previous series.

Clive Mantle Clive Andrew Mantle (born 3 June 1957) is an English actor. He played general surgeon Mike Barratt in the BBC hospital drama series ''Casualty'' and '' Holby City'' in the 1990s, and Little John in the 1980s fantasy series ''Robin of Sherwood' ...

starred as

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Mike Barratt.

Julia Watson Julia Watson (born 13 September 1953) is a British actress known for playing Barbara 'Baz' Wilder in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' in 1986, 1995–98 and again from 2003 to 2004. Personal life Julia Watson was born on 13 September 1953 in ...

appeared as

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Barbara "Baz" Hayes. Derek Thompson continued his role as

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while

Sorcha Cusack Sorcha Cusack (; born 9 April 1949) is an Irish television and stage actress. Her numerous television credits include playing the title role in ''Jane Eyre'' (1973), ''Casualty'' (1994–1997), ''Coronation Street'' (2008) and ''Father Brown'' ...

portrayed senior staff nurse Kate Wilson. Patrick Robinson,

Jane Gurnett Jane E. Gurnett (born 12 March 1957, Dorset) is an English actress known for her roles in British TV series ''Casualty'' (1994–1996), ''Dangerfield'' (1998–1999) and the second incarnation of ''Crossroads'' (2001–2003). She moved to War ...

and Lisa Coleman appeared as staff nurses Martin "Ash" Ashford, Rachel Longworth and

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Ian Bleasdale Ian Bleasdale (born 1950, in Upholland, Lancashire) is an English actor and television presenter. He divides his time between Haworth in West Yorkshire and Bristol. He started off life as a teacher before deciding that he wanted to become an actor ...

and

Sue Devaney Sue Devaney (born Susan Barber, 2 July 1967) is an English actress. Her roles include Debbie Webster in ''Coronation Street'', Rita in ''Jonny Briggs'', Liz Harker in ''Casualty'' and Jane in ''Dinnerladies''. Career Devaney has played various r ...

starred as

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s Josh Griffiths and Liz Harker.

Jason Merrells Jason Scott Merrells (born 2 November 1968 in Epping, Essex) is an English actor, who is best known for his roles in ''Casualty'', '' Queer as Folk'', ''Cutting It'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Emmerdale''. Early life and education Jason Sc ...

portrayed

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Matt Hawley.

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and Lizzy McInnerny began portraying

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Daniel Perryman and

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Laura Milburn in episode one. Both left the roles at the conclusion of the series. Robert Duncan was introduced in episode two as the hospital's non-executive director Peter Hayes.

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Gary Bakewell Gary Bakewell (born December 1968) is a Scottish television actor who is best known for his role as Paul McCartney in the film ''Backbeat''. As well as twice portraying Paul McCartney (in ''Backbeat'' and ''The Linda McCartney Story'') he has ap ...

and

David Robb David Robb (born 23 August 1947) is a Scottish actor. Early life Born in London, the son of David Robb and Elsie Tilley, Robb grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Royal High School, where he played ...

joined the recurring cast as

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Trevor Wilson,

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Tim Greenway and

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Henry Reeve-Jones in episodes three, eleven and thirteen respectively. Blakewell departed in episode twenty-two while Robb departed in episode twenty-three.

Frank Grimes Frank Grimes (born 1947) is an Irish stage and screen actor. Grimes was born in Dublin. He achieved his first major success as the young Brendan Behan in the 1967 stage adaptation of Behan's autobiography, ''Borstal Boy'', at the Abbey Theatre. ...

reprised his guest role of Matt's father, Brian Hawley, for five episodes between episode nine and episode fifteen. Gurnett and Robinson chose to leave the show, with the former departing in episode twenty-one and the latter departing at the conclusion of the series.

Main characters

as Josh Griffiths * Lisa Coleman as

as Kate Wilson *

as Liz Harker * Robert Duncan as Peter Hayes (episodes 2−20) *

as Rachel Longworth (until episode 21) *

as Daniel Perryman (episodes 1−24) *

as Mike Barratt (until episode 21) *Lizzy McInnerny as Laura Milburn (episodes 1−24) *

as Matt Hawley * Patrick Robinson as Martin "Ash" Ashford (until episode 24) * Derek Thompson as

as Barbara "Baz" Hayes

Recurring and guest characters

as Tim Greenway (episodes 11−22) *

as Brian Hawley (episodes 9−15) *

as Trevor Wilson (from episode 3) *

as Henry Reeve-Jones (episodes 13−23) *

Letitia Dean Letitia Jane Dean (born 14 November 1967) is an English actress. She is known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001 to 2006, and again ...

as Hannah Chesney (episode 9)

Episodes

References

External links

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