Casualty (series 28)
| Casualty series 28 | |
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 The Cast of Series 28 | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
BBC One BBC One HD |
| Original run | 3 August 2013 – present |
| Series chronology | |
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Next → 29 | |
| List of Casualty episodes | |
The twenty-eighth series of Casualty began airing on BBC One on 3 August 2013, one week after the end of the previous series. This series will consist of 48 episodes, the highest episode order since series 24.
Cast
Main characters
- Sunetra Sarker as Zoe Hanna, Clinical Lead, Consultant in Emergency Medicine
- Patrick Robinson as Martin "Ash" Ashford, Consultant in Emergency Medicine
- Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp, Consultant in Emergency Medicine (from March 2014)
- George Rainsford as Ethan Hardy, Specialist Registrar, Emergency Medicine (from episode 20)
- Richard Winsor as Caleb Knight, Locum Specialist Registrar, Emergency Medicine (from episode 21)
- Oliver Coleman as Tom Kent, Speciality Doctor, Paediatric Emergency Medicine (until episode 18)
- Charlotte Salt as Sam Nicholls, Speciality Training, Year 4, Emergency Medicine (until episode 18)
- Crystal Yu as Lily Chao, Foundation Training, Year 2, Emergency Medicine (from episode 1)
- Suzanne Packer as Tess Bateman, Clinical Nurse Manager
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead, Senior Charge Nurse
- Alex Walkinshaw as Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, Senior Staff Nurse
- Chloe Howman as Rita Freeman, Staff Nurse (from episode 2)
- Amanda Henderson as Robyn Miller, Staff Nurse
- Daniel Anthony as Jamie Collier, Staff Nurse (until episode 24)[1][2]
- Charles Dale as Mackenzie "Big Mac" Chalker, Porter / Emergency Care Assistant
- Jamie Davis as Max Walker, Porter (from episode 9)
- Tony Marshall as Noel Garcia, Receptionist
- Azuka Oforka as Louise Tyler, Receptionist
- Jane Hazlegrove as Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon, Paramedic, Operational Duty Manager
- Matt Bardock as Jeff Collier, Paramedic
Recurring characters
- Adrian Harris as Norman Burnton, Paramedic (until episode 16)
- Michael Stevenson as Iain Dean, Student Paramedic (from episode 5)
- Tahirah Sharif as Ella Ashford, Martin Ashford's daughter
The majority of the cast of series 27 carried over into series 28. Crystal Yu appeared as new F2 Dr Lily Chao from episode 1, and Chloe Howman as staff nurse Rita Freeman from episode 2. Michael Stevenson joined as student paramedic Iain Dean from episode 5, though had previously appeared as Corporal Iain Dean, an army colleague of Sam Nicholls, in series 26 episode 33 ("Appropriate Force"). Jamie Davis joined as Max Walker, the ED's new porter and Robyn's step-brother. Oliver Coleman (Tom Kent) and Sam Nicholls (Charlotte Salt) left as of episode 18. George Rainsford joins the cast from episode 20 as Registrar Dr Ethan Hardy and Richard Winsor (Caleb Knight) joins as of episode 21.
Amanda Mealing will also join the cast as her former Holby City character Connie Beauchamp and will make her first appearance in March 2014.[3]
Production
Nikki Wilson served as series producer until episode 18, the final episode of 2013. Erika Hossington serves as the series producer from episode 19, the first episode of 2014. Oliver Kent is the executive producer for the series.
The theme tune that has been in place since 2001 (apart from a brief theme tune change during 2006-07) is used until episode 18. Episode 19 features a new version of the theme tune more akin to the original 1986 theme. The lead into the end music is also more akin to the original.
Episodes
| Episode No.[n 1] | Series No. | Episode | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
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| 867 | 1 | "Bedside Manners" | Jon Sen | Steve Bailie | 3 August 2013 | 5.18 |
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A man and his sister-in-law out on a drive together stop in a rural location, only to be set upon by masked robbers, and in their attempt to escape they crash their car. The pair try to keep their rendezvous a secret, but when they and one of their attackers all arrive separately at the ED, it doesn't take long for keen trainee doctor Lily to uncover the link between the patients. Meanwhile, Dixie helps a feisty elderly woman who is in serious pain after being knocked over by a cyclist. Note: First appearance of Lily Chao (Crystal Yu) | ||||||
| 868 | 2 | "Once There Was a Way Home (Part 1 of 2)" | Robert Del Maestro | Frank Rickarby | 10 August 2013 | 5.11 |
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New ED nurse Rita Freeman is just about to leave for her first shift when the ceiling of her flat collapses. Heading upstairs she discovers her neighbour's hoarding has got out of control - and when she finds the woman trapped beneath a fallen wardrobe, she gets to meet some of her colleagues, paramedics Jeff and Dixie, sooner than she expected. Meanwhile, Jamie bonds with an asylum seeker too scared to tell the authorities he is gay and Ash discovers he has a lot to teach Lily about her bedside manner. Note: First appearance of Rita Freeman (Chloe Howman) | ||||||
| 869 | 3 | "Once There Was a Way Home (Part 2 of 2)" | Robert Del Maestro | Sasha Hails | 17 August 2013 | 5.24 |
| Zoe returns to find the ED in chaos, with a crane blocking the entrance, and when she reaches her office, Fletch is locked outside and Jamie is barricaded inside with asylum seeker Ramin. As the situation escalates, the nurse must put his training to the test. Meanwhile, Sam's colleagues see a different side to her when she helps rescues a baby from a car crash, and Tess considers handing in her resignation, while Zoe tries to convince her to do otherwise. | ||||||
| 870 | 4 | "What You Believe" | Jon Sen | Chris Ould | 24 August 2013 | 5.20 |
| Two teenagers get themselves into a dangerous situation when they decide to jump into a stretch of water littered with debris, but Ash works quickly to save one of them, impressing trainee Lily in the process. Meanwhile, Fletch and Rita treat a young man claiming to be the reincarnation of an elderly woman's brother and Tess returns to work following her secret abortion, telling Fletch that their fling is over. | ||||||
| 871 | 5 | "Waiting for a Star to Fall" | Reza Moradi | David Bowker | 31 August 2013 | 4.66 |
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As a car comes to a halt in a busy road, a bus filled with passengers swerves, clips a central reserve and crashes on its side. While most passengers get clear, a young girl named Lucy is pulled to safety as another passenger runs. With the paramedics on the scene, the injured are rushed to the ED. When a wounded man stumbles into the hospital's reception looking for treatment, Charlie soon realises that he must have been involved in the bus crash. But why was he not treated at the scene and picked up by the paramedics? Meanwhile, Lily is told to work alongside Rita in order to improve her cold bedside manner. Elsewhere, Tom asks Sam to move in with him. Note: First appearance of Iain Dean (Michael Stevenson) | ||||||
| 872 | 6 | "Scars" | Reza Moradi | Stephen McAteer | 14 September 2013 | 5.05 |
| Brothers Carl and Kelvin fall out when the latter becomes mixed up with drug dealers. Things turn nasty when one of the gang ends up with a screwdriver in his side, and Jeff clashes with trainee paramedic Iain as they treat the injured. Meanwhile, Jamie realises that a patient is faking an illness to get his mother's attention, and Sam agrees that Tom can move in. | ||||||
| 873 | 7 | "Gloves Off" | Julie Edwards | Christian O'Reilly | 21 September 2013 | 5.22 |
| A teenage couple end up in a tussle when he discovers she is hiding pills, and when they are almost hit by a car she faints, requiring the paramedics to take them to Holby. The ED, as well as the girls boyfriend, try to find out what the pills are. The two elderly sisters who almost ran into the youngsters are also injured in the incident, but they seem more interested in the kitten they were taking to the vet - and when Fletch notices one of then struggling to remember her words, he questions whether the ladies should even be living together, especially when the son wants his mother to live with him and his family. | ||||||
| 874 | 8 | "The Longest Day" | Julie Edwards | Julie Dixon | 28 September 2013 | 4.99 |
| Iain helps a teenager who was caught up in a fatal car crash as he struggles to face up to the truth that he was driving, even though he's not old enough, while Fletch decides to shoulder the blame for a near fatal mistake made by Tess, caused by Fletch's wife arriving in the ED and turning out to be pregnant. | ||||||
| 875 | 9 | "Love Hurts" | Steve Hughes | Andy Rattenbury | 5 October 2013 | 5.03 |
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Tess has to confront her own problems when a pregnant woman is involved in a road accident, while Robyn and Jamie witness the effects of a batch of bad pills on the Holby nightlife and try to find out where the pills came from. Note: First appearance of Max Walker (Jamie Davis) | ||||||
| 876 | 10 | "The Memory of Water" | Steve Hughes | Tom Needham & Mark Catley | 12 October 2013 | 5.03 |
| Ash and Tess work together to discover why a mother and daughter are so at odds about how far the team should go to save the father's life, while Jamie accidentally helps crack open a love triangle. Elsewhere, Fletch must wait to hear what discipline he faces after covering for Tess's near fatal mistake, but he must also decide where his loyalties lie when he discovers her dark secret. | ||||||
| 877 | 11 | "Crush Syndrome" | Tim Leandro | Kevin Rundle | 19 October 2013 | 5.12 |
| Rita spends a day with the paramedics, only to let her personal feelings cloud her judgement when they are called to a suspected drug overdose, while Big Mac is able to make a difference to a destitute man by helping him get over his fears of confined spaces when he is told that he needs to have a CT Scan. | ||||||
| 878 | 12 | "Three's a Crowd" | Tim Leandro | Kit Lambert | 26 October 2013 | 4.76 |
| Plumber Graham and his son Jake are struggling to sort out a leaky water tank when they discover a hidden stash of cash - but the next thing they know they've crashed through the rotten floorboards into the bathroom below. And when they turn up at the ED, they are closely followed by home-owner Paul - who wants his money back. Meanwhile, Sam treats a bride on her wedding day, unaware Tom is intending to propose to her. | ||||||
| 879 | 13 | "Badge of Honour" | David Tucker | Robert Goldsbrough | 2 November 2013 | 5.07 |
| Iain and Norman pick up a patient acting erratically, but as he refuses treatment, Iain threatens to report him to the police. Back in the ED, an injured police officer is brought in requiring serious treatment. As her attacker is described, Iain soon finds the link between the two patients. As he jumps in to save the PC, his memories from his army days come to the forefront. Meanwhile, a young father tries to help his ill child, but without money for any medicine, he is left in trouble and it's a race against time to get the ill infant to hospital. Elsewhere, Robyn sends her stepbrother Max to a job interview, but when he spends his bus fare on a bet, she suggests that he take Big Mac's vacant post as porter. | ||||||
| 880 | 14 | "Rock and a Hard Place" | David Tucker | Tony McHale | 16 November 2013 | 4.95 |
| As rugby coach Ricky encourages his son Simon to use dirty tactics against fellow player Clive, they come to blows during a scrum, leaving one injured on the ground and the other with a badly bruised hand. Once at the hospital, Simon's aggressive behaviour and bulky physique lead Lily to suspect he might be using anabolic steroids. PC Jack Drummond is brought in with a fractured leg after a confrontation at the funeral of his colleague, who died recently in the ED - but he is hotly pursued by the father of the deceased, desperate for the truth about what happened to his daughter. | ||||||
| 881 | 15 | "Between the Cracks (Part 1 of 2)" | Neasa Hardiman | Sally Abbott | 23 November 2013 | 5.41 |
| Teenager George runs away from his care home and bumps into streetwise youth Skelly, who takes him home. But when it turns out the house isn't his, they make a quick escape through the window, George hurting his ankle as he falls. In the ED, Fletch's suspicions are raised, especially when it turns out the boys gave fake names to the paramedics - but his attempts to help are compromised when he is forced to deal with his own domestic responsibilities. Meanwhile, Lily discharges a distressed woman without taking her mental state into consideration, so Jamie gives her a lesson in patient care. | ||||||
| 882 | 16 | "There's No Place Like Home (Part 2 of 2)" | Neasa Hardiman | Emma Goodwin | 30 November 2013 | 4.65 |
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The mother of runaway George arrives at the ED, only to be told her son has been released into the care of Tommy, a man in his 30s posing as the brother of the patient's homeless friend Skelly. As Fletch does what he can to trace their whereabouts, the boys themselves soon realise they made a big mistake going off with a man who is anything but a friend. By the end of the shift, Fletch makes the decision to come clean to his wife about his unfaithfulness. A 78-year-old woman breaks her leg in a futile attempt to prevent her home being bulldozed - although Sam is more interested in why her X-ray shows a bullet in her knee - and worried parents bring in their daughter, whose strange diet has led her to eat the remains of the family cat. Note: Last appearance of Norman Burnton (Adrian Harris) | ||||||
| 883 | 17 | "What a Wonderful Life" | Robert Del Maestro | Tim Loane | 7 December 2013 | 4.49 |
| Two brothers argue during a car journey, causing the vehicle to swerve off the road and hit a concrete block - and when the medics arrive on the scene, one of the pair refuses to accept medication. Meanwhile, a man collapses in agony just as he and his partner are about to compete in a local dance competition, Big Mac struggles to overcome his nerves as he prepares for his first shift as an emergency care assistant and Fletch has to deal with the heartbreaking consequences of his unfaithfulness after his wife throws him out. | ||||||
| 884 | 18 | "Away In a Manger" | Robert Del Maestro | Sasha Hails | 14 December 2013 | 4.65 |
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Just days before Christmas, farmer Tony brings his 16-year-old daughter Mia into the ED with stomach pains where Tess confirms that she is pregnant. Knowing her father will disapprove, Mia slips out of the ED. However, as she heads back to the farm, Mia soon finds herself in difficulty and calling on the help of Robyn and the team. Meanwhile, Tom and Sam's plans to get married are shattered when electrician Peter is brought in for help. As they miss their slot at the registry office, the couple might not be married for Christmas. Sam tries to convince Tom there's nothing between her and Iain but he's not going to be easy to persuade. Elsewhere, an old patient returns to the ED, leading to a devastating arrest for one of the team. Note: Last appearance of Tom Kent (Oliver Coleman) and Sam Nicholls (Charlotte Salt). Casualty takes a Christmas break. | ||||||
| 885 | 19 | "For Auld Lang Syne" | Tim Leandro | Tony McHale | 4 January 2014 | 5.44 |
| Fletch witnesses an explosion at a bar on New Years Eve and spots Peter Trenton, the man who accused him of assault, trapped inside the building. He quickly realises the structure is showing signs of collapse and finds the patient in a sorry state - and to make matters worse the man believes the nurse is only helping him so he will drop the charges. Meanwhile, Robyn helps a singer who seems to have lost his voice, and Charlie spends a frustrating evening trying to contact his son Louis. The episode ends with For Auld Lang Syne being sung at midnight. | ||||||
| 886 | 20 | "Bad Timing" | Steve Hughes | Frank Rickarby | 11 January 2014 | 6.06 |
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At the morning market, respectable and middle aged Alice is in a tussle with pregnant teenager Karen over a handbag. As she falls through a glass-fronted stall, Alice manages to keep hold of the bag. When Alice arrives in the ED, it's up to Ethan and Lily to take on her care, but she becomes agitated and the two doctors realise she has other unexplained symptoms and set about diagnosing what's really wrong with her. Meanwhile, new doctor Ethan struggles to give his full attention to work on his first day as his mother passes away in a hospice. Elsewhere, Dixie is surprised to discover that the lady she and Jeff have been called out to help is her on-off girlfriend Carol. Carol has broken her wrist slipping down some steps, but later in the ED, she takes a turn for the worse, leaving Zoe and Tess fighting to save her life. Note: First appearance of Ethan Hardy (George Rainsford) | ||||||
| 887 | 21 | "Brothers At Arms" | Steve Hughes | Steve Bailie | 18 January 2014 | 5.72 |
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New locum doctor Cal arrives and his skills are soon required when a girl with kidney trouble is trapped in a crashed limo hanging precariously off a bridge and he and Jeff attempt to get her out. Later, arriving in the ED, Cal attends to the treatment of Caitlin, whose sight has been endangered by flying glass. But as Ethan notices a flicker of recognition between Cal and Caitlin, he soon stirs up trouble for his brother. Note: First appearance of Caleb Knight (Richard Windsor) | ||||||
| 888 | 22 | "Keeping Schtum (Part 1 of 3)" | Graeme Harper | Kathrine Smith | 25 January 2014 | 5.66 |
| A night out on the town for Dixie and Rita turns sour when they spot a woman running away from an alley in distress. As they approach one of the young men, he soon turns aggressive and steps forward to threaten Rita, who is protectively blocked by Dixie. Stumbling, the man falls, hits his head and ends up in the ED, blaming Dixie for his injuries. Meanwhile, a young patient is brought in to the ED with only a whisper of a voice, leaving Ethan and Cal puzzled. | ||||||
| 889 | 23 | "Blood is Thicker Than Water (Part 2 of 3)" | Graeme Harper | Anita Pandolfo | 1 February 2014 | 5.20 (overnight) |
| Following on from the previous episode, Gina is struggling to keep it together and when she comes face-to-face with her attackers, she flies in to a panic. Rita works to comfort and support Gina as she makes a decision on whether to reveal all to her husband and to press charges against John. Meanwhile, Madeline - a former tiller girl in her 70s - sneaks out of a private clinic where she's undergone a hip replacement. Accompanying her daughter to an ante-natal appointment, she stumbles, ending up in the ED. But when Madeline gets a visit from someone she didn't expect, her two worlds soon collide. Elsewhere, accused of not being in touch with her staff, Zoe spends the day with Max as a porter. | ||||||
| 890 | 24 | "Once in a Lifetime (Part 3 of 3)" | Joss Agnew | Kevin Rundle | 8 February 2014 | TBA |
| 891 | 25 | "Valentine's Day Mascara" | Joss Agnew | Mark Catley | 15 February 2014 | TBA |
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Episode No." refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Series No." refers to the episode's number in this particular series.
- General
- Titles, credits, airdates and summaries: Casualty series 28 at BBC Programmes. Retrieved 4 January 2013
- Airdates and summaries: "BBC Press Office – Programme Information". BBC Online. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- Viewing figures: "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- Specific
- ↑ Brown, David (4 January 2014). "Casualty: 2014 plotlines teased by executive producer Oliver Kent". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ Martin, Liam (4 January 2014). "Casualty: Jamie Collier's exit storyline teased by producer". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ Brown, David (23 July 2013). "Connie Beauchamp returns - Amanda Mealing swaps Holby City for Casualty". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 January 2014.