The fifteenth series of the British medical drama

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'' 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 Adjoa Andoh Hon. FRSL (born 14 January 1963) is a British actress. On stage, she has played lead roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre. On television, she appeared in tw ...

as Colette Kierney (from episode 1) *

Pal Aron Pal Aron (born 1969) is an English television and theatre actor, known for his roles as Adam Osman in ''Casualty'', Brandon Kane in ''The Bill'', Jayesh Parekh and Sonny Dhillon in '' Coronation Street''. Before professionally acting, he perfor ...

as Adam Osman (until episode 6) *

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 acto ...

as Josh Griffiths *

Philip Bretherton Philip Bretherton (born 30 May 1955) is an English actor best known for his role as Alistair Deacon in the long-running British television series '' As Time Goes By''. Early life Bretherton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and studied English ...

as Andrew Bower (episodes 12−36) *

Michelle Butterly Michelle Butterly (born 5 February 1970) is an English actress. Career She graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has played Julie Oldroyd in ''Soldier Soldier'' in 1997, Melanie Dyson in ''Casualty'' from 1999 to 2001, an ...

as Mel Dyson (until episode 36) *

Robert Gwilym Robert Gwilym (born 2 December 1956), sometimes known as Bob Gwilym, is a Welsh actor. Robert Gwilym was born in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, where his family owned a chain of lingerie shops. His brother, Mike Gwilym, also made his name as an actor. ...

Max Gallagher '' 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 Ho ...

* Sandra Huggett as Holly Miles (until episode 36) *

Ben Keaton Ben Keaton (born 1956) is an Irish actor who appeared in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as Jeff Brannigan, and in BBC's '' Casualty'', playing the part of Spencer between 1999 and 2002. He also appeared as Father Austin Purcell in " Think Fast, ...

as Spencer (from episode 1) *

Ian Kelsey Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama '' Blue Mur ...

Patrick Spiller Patrick Spiller is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', portrayed by actor Ian Kelsey. The character made his first appearance during the fourteenth series episode "Free Fall", which was broadcast on 11 December 1999. ...

Kwame Kwei-Armah Kwame Kwei-Armah (born Ian Roberts; 24 March 1967 in Hillingdon, London) is a British actor, playwright, director, singer and broadcaster. He is best known for playing paramedic Finlay Newton in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' from 1999 unti ...

as Fin Newton *

Grant Masters Grant Masters (born 2 January 1965) is an English actor and comedian known for playing the role of Martin Campbell in the Channel 4 Soap Opera ''Hollyoaks.'' An early role came in ''Cider with Rosie'' (1998). He also played Dan in '' Casualty'', s ...

as Dan Robinson (episodes 1−36) *Ronnie McCann as Barney Woolfe (until episode 36) *

Will Mellor William Mellor (born 3 April 1976) is an English actor, singer and model. He is known for his roles as Jambo Bolton in ''Hollyoaks'', Gaz Wilkinson in '' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'', Warren Stamp in EastEnders, DC Spike Tanne ...

as Jack Vincent (from episode 31) *

Zita Sattar Zita Sattar (born 1975) is an English television, theatre, and film actress from Birmingham. Early life Sattar is of mixed descent, her mother being British and her father Pakistani. At the age of eleven, as a young amateur actress, Sattar wa ...

as Anna Paul (from episode 28) *

Cathy Shipton Catherine Ellen Shipton (born 27 March 1957) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Lisa "Duffy" Duffin in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. After leaving the series in 2020, she has since appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera ...

Lisa "Duffy" Duffin Lisa "Duffy" Duffin is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', played by Cathy Shipton. Duffy was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin as one of the serial's ten original characters. Shipton received her audition ju ...

* Derek Thompson as

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 ch ...

Rebecca Wheatley Rebecca Catherine Anne Wheatley (born 25 April 1965) is a British actress and musician. Wheatley grew up in Teddington, Middlesex, where she went to St Catherine's convent school, before gaining her BA in English literature from the Universi ...

as Amy Howard (until episode 29)

Recurring characters

*Arthur Caulfield as Ben Lewis (episode 18) *

Janet Dibley Janet Dibley (born 13 December 1958) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Elaine Walker in the 1980s sitcom ''The Two of Us'', Lorna Cartwright in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', and Elaine Cassidy in the BBC soap opera '' Doc ...

as Amanda Lewis (episodes 18−35) * Kieron Forsyth as Tom Harvey (episodes 13−36) *Callum Ray as Louis Fairhead (episodes 5−11)

Guest characters

*Sam Barriscale as Reuben Hurst (episodes 2−6) * Christopher Colquhoun as Luke Hutchens (episodes 32−33) *

Shelley Conn Shelley Deborah Conn (born 21 September 1976) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Lady Mary Sharma in the hugely successful Netflix series ''Bridgerton'', as Isabella in the film ''Love Sarah'', as Dr Elizabeth Shan ...

as Daljit Ramanee (episodes 5−6) *Winston Ellis as Joe Bickman (episodes 27−28) *Glenna Forster-Jones as Mrs. Kierney (episodes 31 and 34) *

Steve Huison Steve Huison (born 2 December 1962) is a British actor who is mostly seen on television and occasionally in films. He is best known as “Lomper” in the film ''The Full Monty'' (1997) and for his role as Eddie Windass in ''Coronation Street'' ...

as Phil Rees (episodes 5−6) *

Simon Merrells Simon Merrells is an English film, television and stage actor best known for his portrayal of Marcus Licinius Crassus in '' Spartacus: War of the Damned''. Early life Merrells was born in London, three years before his brother Jason Merrells. H ...

as Ed Jamieson (episodes 35−36) *

Caroline Paterson Caroline Paterson (born 1965) is a Scottish actress and director who has appeared in many Scottish television shows such as one-off STV drama, '' The Steamie'' and the BBC's '' Rab C. Nesbitt''. However, she is most recognised for her role in ' ...

as Janine Brown (episodes 33−36) *Raymond Pickard as Mikey Rees (episodes 5−6) * Nicholas Sidi as Nick Costello (episodes 3−4) *

Morag Siller Morag Siller (1 November 1969 – 15 April 2016) was a Scottish actress, voice artist, and radio personality. Siller died of breast cancer aged 46. Biography Early life and education Siller was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was adopted ...

as Leona (episode 6) *

Nicola Stephenson Nicola Stephenson (born 5 July 1971) is an English actress. She played the roles of Margaret Clemence in '' Brookside'', Julie Fitzjohn in ''Holby City'', Sarah Williams in '' The Chase'', Allie Westbrook in '' Waterloo Road'', and Tess Harris ...

as Julie Fitzjohn (episode 22) *Nicholas Tizzard as PC McCormack (episodes 3−23) *Charis Thomas as Natalie Mackay (episodes 35−36)

Episodes

References

External links

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