The Royal Today
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| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | Ken Horn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 50 in series 1 |
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| Producer(s) | ITV Productions |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 7 January 2008 – 14 March 2008 |
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| Related shows | The Royal, Heartbeat |
The Royal Today is a British medical soap opera, a present-day spin-off of the 1960s-set drama, The Royal. The first series of 50 half-hour episodes began on January 7, 2008 on the ITV network. Each episode follows the events of a single day. Although there are a number of running storylines, the series generally eschews the use of cliffhangers.
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[edit] Cast and characters
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Scarborough | Dr. Jonathan Ormerod | Consultant | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Paul Nicholas | Mr. Woods | General Surgical Consultant | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Kirsty Mitchell | Dr. Sarah Chatwin | Medical Registrar | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Fiona Dolman | Pamela Andrews | General Surgical Registrar | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Caroline Carver | Heather Dunstan | Staff Nurse | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Ben Hull | Adam Fearnley | Charge Nurse | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Mark Wells | Kieran Marwood | A & E Staff Nurse | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Sophia Di Martino | Gemma Pennant | Student Nurse | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Lucie Trickett | Carrie Jepson | Student Nurse | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Jon Lolis | Kristaps | Porter | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Steve Huison | Norman Dunstan | Porter | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Libby Davison | Isla Watkins | Theatre Nursing Sister | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Victoria Pritchard | Alana Sczumanska | Anaesthetist | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Lisa Davina Phillip | Pearl McDonald | Nurse | Episode 1, Season 1 |
| Pal Aron | Dr Vijay Chohan | Radiology Registrar | Episode 3, Season 1 |
| Leah Bracknell | Jenny Carrington | Clinical Matron | Episode 3, Season 1 |
[edit] Previous cast members
| Actor | Character | Role | Duration | Cause of exit |
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| Flora Nicholson | Lesley Goodrich | Student Nurse | Episode 1 - 2 | Stabbed, later died in emergency surgery |
| Edward Peel | David Collingworth | Anaesthetist | Episode 21- 25 | Moved Hospitals |
| Vickie Gates | Maisy Spencer | Norman's girlfriend | Episode 40-45 | Discharged |
Paul McGreevy Garry: Episode 36
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Setting
There are two separate blocks at St. Luke's in Bradford used for shooting The Royal and The Royal Today. One of the previously unused blocks has undergone a makeover to transform it into a modern hospital, this also includes a bar area (seen in episode one) having been built. The last day of shooting the series was Friday November 16, 2007.[citation needed]
Named wards include:
| Ward | Opened by | Named After | Explanation |
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| Middleditch Wing (General Surgery) | Unknown | Middleditch Family | Mr. TJ Middleditch was the Hospital's Secretary from 1948 until the late 1960s and his Grandfather was the founding member of The Royal when it was opened in 1886. |
| Woods - Koones Ward | Mr. Koones | Surgeon Mr Woods and Millionaire Mr Koones | Woods - Koones ward is part of Middleditch wing. in 2008 million air Mr Koones was taken into surgery for a life saing operation. Mr woods had a bet with Koones that if he got out alive he would fund a new ward. As Mr Woods convinced him to Matron said his name could be on the ward instead of Koones'. But Mr Woods said that would be unfair and that both their names should be on it. |
| Middleditch Ward | Unknown | Middleditch Family | Middleditch Ward is housed in the Middleditch Wing and run by Charge Nurse Adam Fearnley. |
| Premature Baby Unit | Dr. Jill Weatherill | Dr. Jill Weatherill | Jill campaigned to open this ward in the late 1960s. However, the Maternity unit at The Royal was closed in 2006 (assuming TRT is set in 2008). |
| High Dependency / Intensive Care Unit | NHS | Nobody | Ward where critically ill patients are closely monitored and treated. |
| Radiology | NHS | Unknown | X-ray Department ran by Vijay |
[edit] Trivia
- Former Eastenders actor Jack Ryder auditioned for the role of a radiology student but was later cast as charge nurse Adam Fearnley. However, feeling he was too young to play a charge nurse, Ryder withdrew from the role before filming started and was replaced by Ben Hull.[1]
- It was rumoured that the show would feature an older version of Lizzie Hopkirk.
- The actor that played Brownlee / Capt. Kirk in episode TRT episode 01.05 was the same actor that played the part of the paparazzi journalist and photographer in The Royal episode 06.02 Home and Dry, the character in that episode was also called Brownlee who bribed Ken & Alun to gain him access to the private suites in order to obtain a picture of Dorcus.
There are currently no plans for a second series of the daily drama.
Fiona Dolman who plays Pamela played Jackie Bradley in Heartbeat(The idea behind The Royal and The Royal Today) for 3 series.
