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The eighteenth series of the British
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Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' began airing on
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in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2003, and concluded on 28 August 2004. The series consists of 46 episodes, which focus on the professional and personal lives of medical and ancillary staff at the
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(ED) of the fictional
Holby City Hospital Holby is a fictional city in the United Kingdom, the setting for the BBC medical dramas ''Casualty'' and '' Holby City'', and the police drama ''HolbyBlue''. It is based on the real city of Bristol, where ''Casualty'' was formerly filmed, and is ...
. Foz Allen serves as the
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, while
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and Mervyn Watson act as the
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of the series. Twelve regular cast members reprised their roles from the previous series and six actors joined the cast during the series. Original cast member
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 ...
, who portrays Baz Wilder, also returned. The series begins with a two-part episode airing over consecutive days, and features a double train crash. The stunt was filmed at
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over 24 days and involved two production teams and 1470 supporting artists. A story was also created to raise money for 24th Children in Need telethon, in November 2003, and features a cameo appearance from
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. Series 18 of ''Casualty'' marks the show becoming the longest running television medical drama series in the world. The serial was nominated for Best Continuing Drama at the 2004 British Academy Television Awards during the series. In a 2011 poll run by the show's website, to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary, the opening episode of the series was voted the best ever episode.


Production

The series commences in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2003 on
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with a two-part episode airing over consecutive days. Foz Allen serves as the
series producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon a ...
, while
Mal Young Mal Young (born 26 January 1957) is a British television producer, screenwriter and executive producer. Career Mersey TV Young began his career in graphic design. At age 27 he began working in television, on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brooks ...
and Mervyn Watson act as the
executive producers Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...
of the series. Young, who is also the BBC Controller of Drama, commented, "Series 18 will hopefully keep surprising and gripping our audience." The series films in
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and marks ''Casualty'' becoming the longest running television medical drama series in the world. The opening episodes, billed as the show's "most ambitious yet", feature a double train crash. The stunt took two production teams working to film over 24 days and featured 1470 supporting artists. The episode were filmed on-location in the
Nene Valley Railway The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is in length. There are stations at each terminus, and three stops en route: Orton Mere, ...
in
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. Actors
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 ...
and
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 ...
, who portray paramedics
Finlay Newton ''Casualty'' is a British medical drama television series that has been broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom since 6 September 1986. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin and focuses on the fictional lives, both profess ...
and Josh Griffiths respectively, enjoyed filming the stunt. Kwei-Armah compared it to the making of a "big movie". Writers created a story to raise money for the 24th Children in Need telethon, in November 2003. Featuring a cameo appearance from
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, the story sees staff create a charity calendar, which was later sold commercially to raise money for Children in Need.


Cast

The eighteenth series of ''Casualty'' features a cast of characters working for the NHS within the emergency department of
Holby City Hospital Holby is a fictional city in the United Kingdom, the setting for the BBC medical dramas ''Casualty'' and '' Holby City'', and the police drama ''HolbyBlue''. It is based on the real city of Bristol, where ''Casualty'' was formerly filmed, and is ...
and the Holby Ambulance Service. Twelve cast members from the previous series reprise their roles in this series. Original cast member Derek Thompson continues his role 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 ...
, a
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. Having joined in the fourth series, Ian Bleasdale stars as Josh Griffiths, the operational duty manager at Holby Ambulance Service.
Simon MacCorkindale Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (12 February 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. He spent much of his childhood moving around owing to his father's career as an officer with the Royal Air Force ...
plays
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 ...
, a
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in
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and the department's clinical director.
Christine Stephen-Daly Christine Stephen-Daly (born 1973) is an Australian actress. Her television credits include ''Pacific Drive'' (1996), ''Casualty'' (2001–04), ''Cutting It'' (2005), and ''House of Saddam'' (2008). Biography Stephen-Daly grew up in Melbourne ...
portrays Lara Stone, an acting
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, and Christopher Colquhoun appears as registrar
Simon Kaminski ''Casualty'' is a British medical drama television series that has been broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom since 6 September 1986. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin and focuses on the fictional lives, both profess ...
. Loo Brealey and
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 ...
feature as Roxy Bird and Anna Paul, both staff nurses. Kwame Kwei-Armah, Martina Laird and Matthew Wait play paramedics Finlay Newton,
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and Luke Warren, respectively.
Kelly Harrison Kelly Harrison (born 1980) is a British actress. Initially a model for four years, she was cast in BBC's Saturday night programme, ''Casualty'', as paramedic Nikki Marshall. Harrison has also appeared in ''Born and Bred'', '' Waking the Dead'', ' ...
portrays Nikki Marshall, an
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, and
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 ...
appears as Bex Reynolds, a
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. Actress
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 th ...
joined the cast in episode one as
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, an
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. She is billed as "a traditionalist hois keen to maintain the standards she was taught at nursing college". The character and Packer's casting details were announced on 24 April 2003. Tess' introduction reflected the rise in nurse practitioners being hired in NHS hospitals. For the role, Packer relocated from
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to
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, where her family are based.
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 ...
was cast in a recurring role as Tess' fireman husband Mike Bateman. His casting was announced on 17 June 2003 and he was initially hired for four episodes. The pair previously portrayed a married couple on ''
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'', and also worked together in the play ''
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'' in 1985. The actors were excited to work with each other again and Packer felt their history aided their on-screen connection.
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 ...
was cast as Jim Brodie, a consultant paediatrician. He is characterised as a womaniser with an "air of transatlantic glamour and smooth maturity". James Redmond also joined the show as
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 ...
, a
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who is billed as charming yet "a bit of an oddball". Redmond explained that Abs is "fascinated" by people with mental health issues and wants to "champion mental health", becoming frustrated by its stigma. He added that Abs is unafraid of the hierarchy and will challenge anybody else's views. Redmond relocated to his hometown of Bristol for the role, but found moving into his family home challenging. Leanne Wilson was introduced as staff nurse Claire Guildford, who was described as "gentle, happy glow as dependable and down-to-earth". Wilson explained that Claire is strong, confident in her decisions and excited about her work. The character quickly features in a story about the end of her relationship with Keith, her boyfriend of six years. Keith is not ready to end the relationship and becomes scary, not accepting her decision. The character of Tally Harper was reintroduced to the main cast, with the role recast to actress
Holly Davidson Holly Davidson (born 26 April 1980 in London) is an English actress, model and personal trainer. Davidson is most known for her recurring roles on the TV series' ''Renford Rejects'', ''The Bill'', and ''Casualty''; and roles in the films '' Fin ...
. Tally is the "troublesome" eldest daughter of Harry, who the actress called "feisty and independent". Tally cares for her younger siblings, following the recent death of their mother. Davidson explained that Tally resents her father for not coping with her death well. The actress drew on her own parents' divorce to play the death of Tally's mother. One story for the character sees her become romantically involved with Simon, against the wishes of Harry. The series also features the return of original character Baz Wilder, portrayed by
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 ...
. The character was killed off after eight episodes. The series features several recurring characters and multiple guest stars. ''
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'' actress
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was cast as Elizabeth, the former wife of Jim. It was confirmed in July 2003 that
Charles Dale Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963) is a Welsh actor known for playing Big Mac in ''Casualty'', Dennis Stringer in ''Coronation Street'', Gary "Chef" Alcock in '' The Lakes'' and Clive Eustace in '' The Eustace Bros.'' He was born in Tenby, Pe ...
, Helen Fraser,
Frank Windsor Frank Windsor Higgins (12 July 1928 – 30 September 2020), known professionally as Frank Windsor, was an English actor, primarily known for his roles on television, especially policeman John Watt in ''Z-Cars'' and its spin-offs. Biography Win ...
and
Tracy Shaw Tracy Shaw (born 27 July 1973) is a British actress and singer. Early life Shaw was born into the hotel and pub trade, at the time when her parents ran the Talbot Hotel in Belper, Derbyshire. She attended Saint Ralph Sherwin Comprehensive Schoo ...
would guest star in the series. Fraser portrays Joan, the mother of Claire's boyfriend, Keith. Wilson explained that Joan does not want to lose Claire as she sees her as a daughter.


Main characters

*
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 *
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 *
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 (from episode 2) * *
Holly Davidson Holly Davidson (born 26 April 1980 in London) is an English actress, model and personal trainer. Davidson is most known for her recurring roles on the TV series' ''Renford Rejects'', ''The Bill'', and ''Casualty''; and roles in the films '' Fin ...
as Tally Harper (episodes 3−34) *
Rebekah Gibbs Rebekah Gibbs (17 March 1973 – 11 November 2014) was an English television and musical theatre actress. Born in Torquay, Devon, Gibbs attended Cockington Primary School, Torquay Academy and the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup ...
as Nina Farr (from episode 41) *
Kelly Harrison Kelly Harrison (born 1980) is a British actress. Initially a model for four years, she was cast in BBC's Saturday night programme, ''Casualty'', as paramedic Nikki Marshall. Harrison has also appeared in ''Born and Bred'', '' Waking the Dead'', ' ...
as Nikki Marshall (until episode 40) *
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 *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 Hol ...
*
Simon MacCorkindale Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (12 February 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. He spent much of his childhood moving around owing to his father's career as an officer with the Royal Air Force ...
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 *
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 th ...
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) ...
(from episode 1) * 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 ...
(from episode 5) *
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 (until episode 3) *
Christine Stephen-Daly Christine Stephen-Daly (born 1973) is an Australian actress. Her television credits include ''Pacific Drive'' (1996), ''Casualty'' (2001–04), ''Cutting It'' (2005), and ''House of Saddam'' (2008). Biography Stephen-Daly grew up in Melbourne ...
as Lara Stone (until episode 46) * 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 ...
(until episode 40) *Matthew Wait as Luke Warren * Leanne Wilson as Claire Guildford (from episode 3)


Recurring characters

*Rebecca Blake as Julie Hughes (episodes 11−34) *
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as Adam Hughes (episodes 11−32) *
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 1−11 and 24) *
Sebastian Dunn Sebastian Dunn is a British film, television and stage actor who is also a writer and director. He has appeared in ''Trial & Retribution'', ''Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for ser ...
as Merlin Jameson (episodes 2−3) * Helen Fraser as Joan Jowell (episodes 5−9) *Natalie Glover as Emma Newton (episode 40) *
Ashley Jensen Ashley Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She was nominated for an Emmy for her role on the television series '' Extras'', in which she appeared from 2005 to 2007. She was a cast member of the ABC series ''Ugly Be ...
as Stella Richards (episode 45−46) *
Victor McGuire Victor McGuire (born 17 March 1964 in Tuebrook, Liverpool) is an English actor perhaps best known for playing Jack Boswell in series 1–3, 5-7 of Carla Lane's ''Bread'', Ron Wheatcroft in every series of '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' and its 2016 ...
as Father Frank (episodes 2−6) *Cassie Raine as Kate Millar (episodes 31 and 39) * *Kemal Sylvester as PC Robert Sagar (episodes 31−38)


Guest characters

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Peter Ash Peter Ash (born 4 February 1985) is an English actor from Newton Heath, Greater Manchester who has starred in British television series such as ''Casualty'', ''Footballers' Wives'', ''Hollyoaks '' and ''Coronation Street''. Early life He atten ...
as Keith Jowell (episodes 3−9) * Romy Baskerville as Dr. Hilary Gilmore (episodes 3 and 11) *
Tracie Bennett Tracie Bennett (born 17 June 1961) is an English singer and stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London. She played the role of Sharon Gaskell in ''Coronation Street'' from 1982 to ...
as Gina Driscoll (episodes 31–32) *Emma Charleston as Nicole Bird (episode 31) *
Clare Clifford Clare Clifford is a British actress, comedian and drama lecturer who appeared in the television dramas ''Angels'' and ''This Life''. She attended Selwyn Independent School for Girls in Matson, Gloucester, then studied at the Royal Central Schoo ...
as Pauline Harvey (episodes 36−37) *Archie Farrow as Baby William (episodes 31 and 34) *Liam Hess as Louis Fairhead (episodes 12−25) *
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 Miller (episodes 40−42) *
Patrick Lichfield Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (25 April 1939 – 11 November 2005) was an English photographer from the Anson family. He inherited the Earldom of Lichfield in 1960 from his paternal grandfather. In his professional practice ...
as himself (episode 9) *John Joseph as Terry Hollingsworth (episode 27) *Lisa Pavitt as Lucy Brodie (episodes 13 and 18) *
Tim Plester Timothy Marc Plester (born 10 September 1970) is a British actor, playwright, and filmmaker, best known for the documentaries ''Way of the Morris'' and ''The Ballad of Shirley Collins'' - plus a multifarious number of cameo roles for film and TV ...
as Derek Moberley (episode 10) *Nicholas Tizzard as Policeman/McCormack (episode 9) *
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 ...
as Baz Wilder (episodes 12−19) *Kristian Wilkin as Andy Brodie (episodes 8−22) *
Frank Windsor Frank Windsor Higgins (12 July 1928 – 30 September 2020), known professionally as Frank Windsor, was an English actor, primarily known for his roles on television, especially policeman John Watt in ''Z-Cars'' and its spin-offs. Biography Win ...
as Kenneth Samuels (episodes 12−25) *
Nigel Whitmey Nigel Whitmey (born 23 February 1963) is a British-Canadian actor who has appeared in TV series and films. He is also the husband of the actress Abigail Thaw, whom he met while training at RADA. Early life Whitmey was born in Peace River, Alb ...
as Dan Wilder (episodes 12−25) *
Susannah York Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including '' Tom Jones'' (1963) and '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' ...
as Helen Grant (episodes 35−36)


Reception

During series eighteen, ''Casualty'' was nominated for Best Continuing Drama at the 2004 British Academy Television Awards. The opening episode was rated the best ever episode in an online poll ran by the show's website for its twenty-fifth anniversary in September 2011. On a shortlist of ten episodes, it received 18.5% of total votes.


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External links


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