Casualty (series 23)
| Casualty series 23 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | September 13, 2008 – August 1, 2009 |
The twenty-third series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 13 September 2008, and concluded on 1 August 2009.[1]
Cast
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
- Suzanne Packer as Tess Bateman
- Tristan Gemmill as Adam Trueman
- Michael French as Nick Jordan (Episode 3–48)
- Sunetra Sarker as Zoe Hanna
- Georgia Taylor as Ruth Winters
- Gillian Kearney as Jessica Harrison
- Sam Grey as Alice Chantrey
- Jane Hazlegrove as Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon
- Matt Bardock as Jeff Collier
- Tony Marshall as Noel Garcia
- Charles Dale as MacKenzie "Big Mac" Chalker
- Tom Chadbon as Henry Williams
- Ben Turner as Jay Faldren (From Episode 8)
- Sophia Di Martino as Polly Emmerson (From Episode 29)
- James Redmond as John "Abs" Denham (Episodes 1–7)
- Caroline Langrishe as Marilyn Fox (Episodes 6–7 & 11)
- Matthew Needham as Toby De Silva (Episodes 1–19)
- Janine Mellor as Kelsey Phillips (Episodes 1–31)
- Ivana Basic as Snezana Lalovic (Episodes 1–31)
- Richard Dillane as Sean Anderson
- Abdul Salis as Curtis Cooper
Guest characters
- Andrew Newton-Lee as Stacey Merrick
- Sarah-Jane Potts as Ellie Bridges
- Mark Letheren as Ben Harding (From Episode 3)
- Sharon Duce as Sheila Denham
- Amy Manson as Abby Evans
- Adrianna Bertola as Sharice Brooks
- Miffy Englefield as Amelia Harrison
- Danny Emes as Lucas Harrison
- Eric Barlow as Joseph Evans
- Lindy Whiteford as Kay Evans
- Joseph Morgan as Tony Reese
Guest return
- Susan Cookson as Maggie Coldwell (Episode 31)
Episodes
Main article: List of Casualty episodes
| Episode No.[nb 1] | Series No. | Episode | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638 | 1 | "Farmead Menace – Part One" | Keith Boak | Mark Catley | 13 September 2008 | 5.74 |
| On the Farmead Estate, teenager Sammy Malone is causing havoc with some fireworks, with disastrous consequences. With a film crew in tow, Jeff, Dixie and Adam arrive at the scene and start to treat an injured resident. The site soon becomes unstable as the repercussions continue. Unbeknown to any of them, the rocket has caused a fire, which in turn causes an explosion. Soon the fire is out of control. Tess decides to track down the culprit herself, which puts her life in grave danger. | ||||||
| 639 | 2 | "Farmead Menace – Part Two" | Keith Boak | Mark Catley | 14 September 2008 | 5.94 |
| 640 | 3 | "Interventions" | Jim Loach | Paul Logue | 20 September 2008 | 6.07 |
| Nick Jordan and Ben Harding arrive. | ||||||
| 641 | 4 | "Guilt Complex" | Jim Loach | Paul Logue & Paul Campbell | 27 September 2008 | 5.83 |
| 642 | 5 | "Face Up" | Ian Barnes | Suzie Smith | 4 October 2008 | 6.46 |
| 643 | 6 | "Hurt" | Jon Sen | Jeff Povey | 11 October 2008 | 5.59 |
| 644 | 7 | "There and Back Again" | Jon Sen | Jason Sutton | 18 October 2008 | 6.14 |
| John "Abs" Denham departs | ||||||
| 645 | 8 | "The Evil That Men Do" | Paul Murphy | David Bowker | 25 October 2008 | 5.72 |
| Jay Faldren arrives | ||||||
| 646 | 9 | "The Line of Fire" | Paul Murphy | Michael Levine | 1 November 2008 | 6.30 |
| 647 | 10 | "Impact" | Angus Jackson | Mark Cairns | 8 November 2008 | 5.76 |
| 648 | 11 | "Own Personal Jesus" | Angus Jackson | Dana Fainaru | 15 November 2008 | 5.87 |
| Marilyn Fox departs | ||||||
| 649 | 12 | "Reality Bites" | Will Sinclair | Martin Jameson | 22 November 2008 | 5.33 |
| Both F2s begin affairs with unlikely members of the Hospital staff. | ||||||
| 650 | 13 | "A Slip In Time" | Suri Krishnamma | Sasha Hails | 29 November 2008 | 5.15 |
| 651 | 14 | "Happiness" | Suri Krishnamma | Daisy Coulam | 6 December 2008 | 5.96 |
| 652 | 15 | "Doing the Right Thing" | Will Sinclair | Abi Bown | 13 December 2008 | 5.43 |
| 653 | 16 | "This Will Be Our Year" | Roberto Bangura | Paul Logue | 20 December 2008 | 8.15 |
| 654 | 17 | "Took a Long Time to Come" | Roberto Bangura | Paul Logue | 21 December 2008 | 6.53 |
| 655 | 18 | "My Last Day – Part One" | Paul Murphy | Mark Catley | 27 December 2008 | 6.38 |
| 656 | 19 | "My Last Day – Part Two" | Paul Murphy | Mark Catley | 3 January 2009 | 6.41 |
| Toby De Silva departs | ||||||
| 657 | 20 | "Crush" | David O'Neill | Jeff Povey | 10 January 2009 | 7.14 |
| 658 | 21 | "No Going Back" | David O'Neill | Abby Ajayi | 17 January 2009 | 7.00 |
| 659 | 22 | "The Price of Life" | Rob Evans | Daisy Coulam | 24 January 2009 | 7.18 |
| 660 | 23 | "Midday Sun" | Rob Evans | Karen Laws | 31 January 2009 | 7.33 |
| 661 | 24 | "Watershed" | Fraser MacDonald | Dana Fainaru | 7 February 2009 | 7.36 |
| 662 | 25 | "Stand By Me" | Fraser MacDonald | Suzie Smith | 14 February 2009 | 6.22 |
| 663 | 26 | "Blood" | Angus Jackson | Justin Young | 21 February 2009 | 6.37 |
| 664 | 27 | "Could We Be Heroes" | Angus Jackson | Jeff Povey | 28 February 2009 | 6.84 |
| 665 | 28 | "Before a Fall" | Will Sinclair | Martin Jameson | 7 March 2009 | 7.05 |
| 666 | 29 | "Shields" | Will Sinclair | Philip Gawthorne & Daisy Coulam | 14 March 2009 | 6.60 |
| Polly Emmerson arrives | ||||||
| 667 | 30 | "Lie Low" | Jon Sen | Dana Fainaru | 21 March 2009 | 6.67 |
| 668 | 31 | "All You Need is Love" | Roberto Bangura | Ellen Taylor & Mark Catley | 28 March 2009 | 7.00 |
| Kelsey Phillips and Snezana Lalovic depart; Maggie Coldwell returns | ||||||
| 669 | 32 | "True Lies" | Roberto Bangura | Sally Tatchell | 4 April 2009 | 7.08 |
| 670 | 33 | "Someone To Watch Over Me" | Paul Murphy | Sasha Hails | 11 April 2009 | 6.51 |
| 671 | 34 | "The Trap" | Paul Murphy | Lena Rae & Mark Catley | 18 April 2009 | 6.14 |
| 672 | 35 | "Better Drowned" | Ian Barnes | Paul Logue | 25 April 2009 | 5.82 |
| 673 | 36 | "The Price We Pay" | Ian Barnes | Daisy Coulam | 2 May 2009 | 5.90 |
| 674 | 37 | "Hostile Takeover" | Alice Troughton | Mark Cairns | 9 May 2009 | 6.00 |
| 675 | 38 | "With This Ring" | Alice Troughton | Martin Jameson & Alice Nutter | 23 May 2009 | 4.65 |
| 676 | 39 | "Who Do You Think You Are?" | Alan Grint | Jeff Povey | 30 May 2009 | 5.11 |
| 677 | 40 | "Palimpsest" | Alan Grint | Jason Sutton | 6 June 2009 | 5.91 |
| 678 | 41 | "Fight or Flight" | Adrian Vitoria | Fiona Evans | 13 June 2009 | 5.28 |
| 679 | 42 | "Parent Trap" | Adrian Vitoria | Suzie Smith | 20 June 2009 | 5.90 |
| 680 | 43 | "Not Over Til the Fat Lady Sings" | Dermot Boyd | Sasha Hails | 27 June 2009 | 6.06 |
| 681 | 44 | "Ask Me No Questions" | Dermot Boyd | Justin Young | 4 July 2009 | 5.84 |
| 682 | 45 | "Ashes" | Simon Massey | Martin Jameson | 11 July 2009 | 6.32 |
| 683 | 46 | "Great Expectations" | Simon Massey | Michael Levine | 18 July 2009 | 5.75 |
| 684 | 47 | "No Fjords in Finland – Part One" | Will Sinclair | Paul Logue | 25 July 2009 | 5.72 |
| Sean Anderson departs | ||||||
| 685 | 48 | "No Fjords in Finland – Part Two" | Will Sinclair | Paul Logue | 1 August 2009 | 5.77 |
| Nick Jordan departs and Curtis Cooper departs. | ||||||
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.
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