Casualty Series 26
The twenty-sixth series of the British medical drama television series ''Casualty'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 13 August 2011, one week after the end of the previous series. It is the first series in the history of the show to begin without a break from the previous series and the first to begin in August rather than the traditional September launch. This series featured forty-two episodes, which was five episodes less than the previous series. Series twenty-six was the first series to broadcast in high definition, with the first high definition episode broadcast from episode 17. The episode also saw the first episode to be filmed at the new set in Cardiff. The show saw its twenty-fifth anniversary in September 2011 and in March 2012, the show aired their first ever three-part story which centred on gang violence. The series concluded with a two-part riot storyline, entitled '#HolbyRiot', which aired on 21 and 22 July 2012. The series was originally plan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgia Taylor
Georgia Taylor (born Claire Marie 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 Marie 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael French
Michael French (born Michael Clark, 17 September 1962) is an English actor, known for his roles as David Wicks in ''EastEnders''; Nick Jordan, a consultant and Clinical Lead, Senior Consultant in emergency medicine in '' Casualty'' and former cardiothoracic registrar in its spin-off series '' Holby City''; and Jeff Slade in the BBC sci-fi crime series '' Crime Traveller''. Biography Michael French was born Michael Clark in Bow, London, on 17 September 1962. He appeared in school productions and shows put on by a local drama club. When he was 20, French worked as an entertainer at the Holiday Club International in Majorca. When he returned to Britain, at the age of 22, French got his first acting break in the musical '' Godspell'' at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, east London. He spent the next three years touring in small productions before becoming disillusioned with his lack of success and taking a job as an air steward for British Airways. Later, French quit his ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zoe Hanna
Zoe Hanna is a fictional character in BBC's medical drama ''Casualty'', portrayed by Sunetra Sarker. She first appeared in the series twenty-two episode "Take a Cup of Kindness", broadcast on 29 December 2007. The character was a consultant in emergency medicine at Holby City Hospital's emergency department. Sarker chose to take a temporary break from the show in 2014 and Zoe departed from the show in the series 28 episode "A Life Less Lived", broadcast on 23 August 2014. She returned in the series 29 episode "Return to Sender", broadcast on 25 October 2014. Sarker later decided to leave the series indefinitely, but producers asked that she did not announce her departure in order to surprise viewers. After over 8 years on-screen, Zoe departed the series in the series 30 episode " Hello, I Must Be Going", broadcast on 7 May 2016. It was confirmed in September 2017 that Zoe would return for a single episode. She appeared in the nineteenth episode of series 32, broadcast on 13 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nick Jordan (character)
Nick Jordan is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City'', portrayed by actor Michael French. , www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 10 November 2009. Jordan first appeared in two episodes of ''Casualty'' in 1998, before becoming a main character in show ''Holby City'' from its 1999 conception, in the role of Cardiothoracic Surgical Registrar. He departed from the show in its [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Derek Thompson (actor)
Derek Thompson (born 4 April 1948) is a British actor and former singer. His credits include '' Gonks Go Beat'' (1965), ''Yanks'' (1979), '' Breaking Glass'' (1980), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''The Gentle Touch'' (1980–1982), '' Brookside'' (1983), '' Wild Geese II'' (1985), '' Resurrection Man'' (1998), ''Holby City'' (2012) and '' Blue Lights'' (2024). He is most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long-running BBC television medical drama series ''Casualty'', his role since the series' inception in 1986, for 38 years. Early life Thompson was born in and is from Belfast and has a twin sister. During their teenage years, they combined to form the singing duo ''Elaine and Derek''. They recorded four albums and 15 EPs together, singing in harmonies, and released one eponymously titled album on the Parlophone label in 1961. They then formed the folk trio Odin's People with Larry Johns, and recorded two singles in 1967. Career Thompson appeared in the feature ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlie Fairhead
Charlie Fairhead ( Derek Thompson) is a fictional character from the BBC British medical drama ''Casualty''. The longest-serving character on the show, his tenure spanned over three decades from the series’ inception in 1986 until his departure in 2024. Thompson took a nine-month break from Series 18, returning on the 1 January 2005 in Series 19. After a further four months off-screen, he returned in the series 20 Christmas crossover with ''Holby City'', airing on the 24 December 2005. Thompson regularly took breaks every year and by May 2023 he confirmed he had chosen to leave his role as Charlie, after 38 years on-screen. Thompson filmed his final scenes in 2023, which were broadcast on 16 March 2024. Thompson made four appearances as Charlie in ''Casualty'' sister show, ''Holby City,'' including the February 2010 episode when Charlie has a heart attack; his final appearance in Holby City was in October 2012 when he interviewed Chantelle Lane ( Lauren Drummond) for a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Casualty Series 25
The twenty-fifth series of the British medical drama television series ''Casualty'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 4 September 2010 and concluded on 6 August 2011. The series featured several crossovers with spin-off show ''Holby City''. This series has featured the death of Polly Emmerson (Sophia Di Martino), and the departures of Adam Trueman (Tristan Gemmill), Yuki Reid (Will Sharpe), and Kirsty Clements (Lucy Gaskell). This series has welcomed Dylan Keogh ( William Beck) and Madiha "Mads" Durrani (Hasina Haque), with the latter departing at the end of the series; and has seen the return of Linda Andrews (Christine Tremarco). Cast Overview Jaye Jacobs will guest-star as her ''Holby City'' character Donna Jackson in the opening episode, as part of Kent's plan to have characters from the two shows cross-over several times a year. While Jacobs has appeared in several ''Casualty@Holby City'' episodes, she had never before appeared in ''Casualty'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nikki Wilson
Nikki Wilson (''née'' Smith) is a British television producer whose credits include ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Her career had predominantly been as a script editor, in which capacity she worked on ''Trial & Retribution'' and ''Doctor Who''. Career In 2008, she became a producer on the Doctor Who spinoff ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' starting with "The Last Sontaran", and in 2010 following the departure of Julie Gardner, she was promoted to executive producer starting with " The Nightmare Man". In 2009, she produced the ''Doctor Who'' special "The Waters of Mars". In 2011, she became the new producer of the series ''Casualty'', taking over from previous producer Oliver Kent. Her first episode "Next of Kin" was aired on 3 December 2011 and her last episode "What You Believe" aired on 24 August 2013. In 2014 after five years away from the programme, Wilson (alongside former producer Peter Bennett) returned to produce the eighth, ninth, and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gemma Atkinson
Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English influencer, radio presenter, and former actress and glamour model. She played Lisa Hunter in ''Hollyoaks'' (2001–2005, 2022) and in three spin-off series, '' Hollyoaks: After Hours'' (2004), '' Hollyoaks: Let Loose'' (2005) and '' Hollyoaks: In the City'' (2006), Tamzin Bayle in '' Casualty'' (2011–2012, 2014) and Carly Hope in ''Emmerdale'' (2015–2017). She currently presents the drive time slot across the Hits Radio Network. In November 2021, it was announced that Atkinson is set to reprise her role as Lisa Hunter in ''Hollyoaks''. Early life and education Atkinson was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. Her father David was Scottish and from Dumfries. She took her GCSEs at Castlebrook High School, Bury. Career Acting Television Atkinson rose to fame playing Lisa Hunter in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Atkinson and Marcus Patric (who played the character Ben Davies) subsequently appeared in a s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamzin Bayle
''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, including the longest-serving character Charlie Fairhead (played by Derek Thompson (actor), Derek Thompson). They have all 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 sp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steven Miller (actor)
Steven Miller (born 13 March 1982) is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Lenny Lyons in the long-running British medical drama '' Casualty''. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and is originally from Tillicoultry. Other TV shows he has appeared in are ''Holby City'', '' The Composer's Specials'' and ''The Bill''. Filmography {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes , 2025 , , ''{{, Dept Q'' , , Sam Haig , , Netflix series , - , 2004 , , ''{{sortname, A, Christmas Carol, dab=2004 film'' , , Young Ebenezer Scrooge , , TV movie , - , 2006 , , ''{{sortname, The, Bill'' , , Curtis Shaw , , 1 episode , - , 2009 , , ''Holby City'' , , Barney Collins , , 1 episode , - , 2009–2012, 2016 , , '' Casualty'' , , Lenny Lyons , , 115 episodes, plus 30th Anniversary Special{{Cite web, url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07rgh95, title = BBC One – Casualty, Series 31, Too Old for This Shift , - , 2013 , , '' Our Girl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |