The nineteenth series of the British

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'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 11 September 2004 and finished on 20 August 2005. It saw another increase, this time to 47 episodes. For the Christmas episodes of the series, two cross-over episodes with ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

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Casualty@Holby City Casualty@Holby City (styled as ''CASUAL+Y @ HOLBY CI+Y'') is a series of special crossover episodes of BBC medical dramas ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City''. While ''Casualty'' was launched on 6 September 1986, and its spin-off ''Holby City'' was ...

Cast

Main characters

* Luke Bailey as Sam Bateman (from episode 5) *

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 ...

as Josh Griffiths *

Georgina Bouzova Georgina Bouzová (born 1 June 1976) is an English television actress best known for her former role as Ellen Zitek in the BBC One medical drama ''Casualty''. Previously, Bouzová had a number of minor television roles including in '' Doctors'', ...

as Ellen Zitek (from episode 3) *

Louise Brealey Louise Brealey (born 27 March 1979), also credited as Loo Brealey, is an English actress, writer and journalist. She played Molly Hooper in '' Sherlock'', Cass in ''Back'', Scottish professor Jude McDermid in ''Clique'', Gillian Chamberlain in ...

as Roxy Bird (until episode 3) *

Liz Carling Elizabeth Carling (born 20 October 1967 in Middlesbrough) is an English actress and singer best known for her performances in ''Boon'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', '' Barbara'', and ''Casualty''. In 1991 Carling was briefly engaged to Neil Morris ...

as Selena Donovan (from episode 1) *

Maxwell Caulfield Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''Grease 2'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), ''The Su ...

as Jim Brodie (until episode 17) *

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 '' ...

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 Hosp ...

(from episode 22) *

Elyes Gabel Elyes Cherif Gabel (; born 8 May 1983) is an English actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Dr Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' (2004–2007), computer genius Walter O'Brien in the CBS series ''Scorpion'' ...

as Guppy Sandhu (from episode 8) * Rebekah Gibbs as Nina Farr *

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 (until episode 5) *Martina Laird as

Comfort Jones ''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 Holb ...

* Simon MacCorkindale as

Harry Harper Harry Clayton Harper (April 24, 1895 – April 23, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher, businessman, and politician. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Brookly ...

Sarah Manners Sarah Manners (born 25 August 1975) is an English actress and entrepreneur known for her roles in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty, Strictly Come Dancing,'' The Bill, ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' and creating her Pilates app, Pilates On ...

as Bex Reynolds (until episode 44) *

Janine Mellor Janine Mellor (born 3 May 1980, in Huddersfield) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Kelsey Phillips in BBC One's BAFTA-winning drama ''Casualty'' from 2005 to 2009. Biography Mellor attended at Lepton County Primary School, ...

as Kelsey Phillips (from episode 45) * Suzanne Packer as

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) ...

* James Redmond as

John "Abs" Denham John "Abs" Denham is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', played by actor James Redmond. He first appeared in the series eighteen episode "Flash in the Pan", broadcast on 4 October 2003. Abs was introduced at a time p ...

* 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 ...

(episodes 18−48) *

Will Thorp Will Thorp (born 21 June 1977) is an English actor. Early life Thorp attended St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge. He studied at Bath College and joined Musical Youth Theatre Company. Thorp was also a member of the National Youth T ...

as Woody Joyner (from episode 14) *Matthew Wait as Luke Warren *

Leanne Wilson Leanne Wilson (born 27 December 1980) is a British television actress. Wilson grew up in Hertfordshire, England with her younger brother Matt, and sister, Olivia. She attended The Knights Templar School in Baldock, Hertfordshire. As a girl Wils ...

as Claire Guildford (until episode 48)

Recurring characters

Sasha Behar Sasha Behar (born 25 September 1971) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Maya Sharma in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Career Behar portrayed the character of villain Maya Sharma in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation ...

as Liz Marcart (episodes 34−37) *

Tom Butcher Thomas Alfred Butcher (born 29 June 1963) is an English actor. He was born in Stamford. Biography Acting career Television Butcher is best known for playing PC Steve Loxton in ''The Bill'' from 1990 to 1997 (with a one-off return in 1999), ...

as Tim Gaskill (episodes 34−37) * Thomas Hudson as Jamie Coldwell (episodes 41−45) *Irna Iniss as Ruth Abbott (episodes 10−16) * Adam James as Pete Guildford (episodes 19−43) * Gary Mavers as Will Manning (episodes 1-6 and 30, from episode 40) *Rosemary McHale as Irene Powell (episodes 38−39) *Cassie Raine as Kate Millar (episodes 3−12) *

Madhav Sharma Madhav Sharma (born 12 November 1939) is an Indian-British actor. Early life Sharma studied at the Scottish Church College in Kolkata, India and later, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Bloomsbury, London. Following the death of his m ...

as Jas Sandhu (episodes 22−24, from episode 41) *Peter Silverleaf as Colin Evans (until episode 44) *

Jack Smethurst John Smethurst (9 April 1932 – 16 February 2022) was an English television and film comic actor. He was best known for his role as Eddie Booth in the British television sitcom ''Love Thy Neighbour''. Early life Smethurst was born on 9 April ...

as Stan Powell (episodes 38−46) * Christopher Timothy as Karl Ackerman (episodes 3−13) *Peter Watts as Iain Garrick (episodes 29−34)

Guest characters

Ian Aspinall Ian Aspinall (born 1961) is a British actor. He played Mubbs Hussein in '' Holby City'' from 2001 to 2005, and has also appeared in '' City Central'', ''The Bill'', '' Silent Witness'', ''Peak Practice'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Casualty''. He al ...

as Mubbs Hussein (episodes 11 and 17) * Lucy Benjamin as Gina Taylor (episodes 1−2) *

Luisa Bradshaw-White Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 9 December 1974) is a former English actress, known for playing Tina Carter in '' EastEnders'' and for her previous roles on '' Bad Girls'', '' Holby City'' and ''This Life''. She has also made appearances in televisi ...

Lisa Fox ''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. It is set in the sa ...

(special) *

Sharon D. Clarke Sharon Delores Clarke (born 12 August 1966) is an English actress and singer. She is a three-time Olivier award winner, and is best known to television audiences for her role as Lola Griffin in the medical drama ''Holby City'', and as Grace O'Br ...

as Lola Griffin (special) * Laura Donnelly as Fleur Butler (from episode 48) *

Louis Emerick Louis Emerick Grant (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor. Biography He was born in the Toxteth area of Liverpool to a Liberian father and British mother. He is the youngest of ten children. He is best known for his portrayal of Mic ...

as Mike Bateman (episodes 25−28) * Peter Forbes as DI Bentham (episodes 10−11) *Natalie Glover as Emma Newton (episodes 3 and 6) *Andrew Greenough as Dave Adams (episodes 7−9) *

Julia Hills Julia Hills (born 3 April 1957) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Rona in all eight series of the BBC sitcom ''2point4 Children''. She also portrayed various roles in Channel 4's first late night satirical sketch show ''Who ...

as Caroline Joyner (episode 14, episodes 26−29) * McFly as themselves (episode 19) *

David Michaels David Michaels may refer to: *David Michaels (author), a pseudonym for the authors of novels in the ''Splinter Cell'', ''EndWar'', ''H.A.W.X'', and ''Ghost Recon'' series *David Michaels (epidemiologist) (born 1954), American epidemiologist and OSHA ...

as Jeremy Saddler (episodes 27−28) * Tim Plester as Derek Moberley (episode 1) * Melissa Pryer as Eliza Davies (episode 6) *Jane Riley as Joanne Coldwell (episodes 43 and 46) *

Christopher Whittingham Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

as Dr James Clifton (episodes 26 and 29) Episode 17 was the first half of a two-part crossover with ''Holby City'' and also featured the following ''Holby City'' castmembers: *

Amanda Mealing Amanda Jane Mealing (born 22 April 1967) is an English actress, director and producer, known for portraying the role of Connie Beauchamp in the BBC medical dramas ''Holby City'' and ''Casualty''. Early life The only adopted member of her fam ...

as Connie Beauchamp * Kim Vithana as Rosie Sattar * Hugh Quarshie as

Ric Griffin Kobina Eric "Ric" Griffin is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama '' Holby City'', portrayed by actor Hugh Quarshie. The character is introduced as a consultant in general surgery during the series four episode " Rogue Males", ori ...

Jaye Jacobs Emma Jaye Jacobs (born 27 May 1982), known professionally as Jaye Jacobs, is an English actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Donna Jackson in the BBC medical drama series ''Holby City'' from 2004 to 2011 and 2017 to 2022 and deputy ...

Donna Jackson Donna Jackson is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama '' Holby City'', played by actress Jaye Jacobs. She appeared in the programme from its sixth series in 2004, to its thirteenth in 2011, and from its nineteenth in 2017. Donna e ...

Dominic Jephcott Dominic Jephcott (born 1957) is a RADA-trained English actor and writer. He is known for his work in ''The Beiderbecke Affair'', ''The Beiderbecke Connection'', ''Midsomer Murders'', and in ''Holby City'' and ''Casualty'', as the adulterous Docto ...

Alistair Taylor James Alistair Taylor (21 June 1935 – 9 June 2004) was an English personal assistant of Brian Epstein, the manager of the Beatles. As an employee at Epstein's company NEMS, Taylor accompanied him when he first saw the Beatles perform, a ...

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