Casualty (series 22)
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The twenty-second series of the British
medical drama
television series Casualty
commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 8 September 2007 and finished on 9 August 2008.
Following the tragic death of Selena Donovan at the end of Series 21, the staff of Holby City's Emergency Department find themselves thrown back into the thick of the action. With Corporate Mangager Nathan Spencer (Ben Price
) struggling to cope with looking after Angel and new Executive Director Marilyn Fox (Caroline Langrishe
) determined to ring in the changes it looks as if the first casualty will be Nathan himself.
Series 22 saw the arrival of many new characters to the team which included F2s Ruth Winters (Georgia Taylor) and Toby De Silva (Matthew Needham), Consultants Adam Trueman (Tristan Gemmill
) and Zoe Hanna (Sunetra Sarker
), Porter Big Mac (Charles Dale
), Receptionist Noel Garcia (Tony Marshall), Paramedics Snezana Lalovic (Ivana Basic
) and Curtis Cooper (Abdul Salis
), Orthopaedic Consultant Sean Anderson (Richard Dillane
) and his wife, Staff Nurse Jessica Harrison (Gillian Kearney
) and Clinical Nurse Manager Simon Tanner (Paul Fox
).
Dramatic changes in Series 22 included the departures of many beloved characters such as the long serving Josh Griffiths (Ian Bleasdale
)and Harry Harper (Simon MacCorkindale
) and as the series drew to a close it seemed yet another loved character was due to leave as Dr. Maggie Coldwell (Susan Cookson
) quit Holby following a vicious court case.
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United Kingdom
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medical drama
Medical drama
A medical drama is a television program, in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.In the United States, most medical episodes are one hour long and, more often than not, are set in a hospital. Most current medical Dramatic programming go beyond the...
television series Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 8 September 2007 and finished on 9 August 2008.
Series overview
Like any accident and emergency department, Holby City Hospital A&E is a hectic, chaotic whirl of hospital staff, patients and visitors. But scratch the surface and there are gripping stories on all sides. Casualty interweaves these intriguing, exciting and dramatic tales with the loves and lives of the hospital staff in a compelling hospital drama series that has continued for over 20 years.Following the tragic death of Selena Donovan at the end of Series 21, the staff of Holby City's Emergency Department find themselves thrown back into the thick of the action. With Corporate Mangager Nathan Spencer (Ben Price
Ben Price
Ben Price is a British actor, best known for playing the third incarnation of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street...
) struggling to cope with looking after Angel and new Executive Director Marilyn Fox (Caroline Langrishe
Caroline Langrishe
Caroline Langrishe is an English actress.In 1976, Langrishe appeared in the BBC production of The Glittering Prizes. In 1977 she played the role of Kitty in a BBC adaptation of Anna Karenina. Her first big part was in the 1978 British adaption of Les Misérables...
) determined to ring in the changes it looks as if the first casualty will be Nathan himself.
Series 22 saw the arrival of many new characters to the team which included F2s Ruth Winters (Georgia Taylor) and Toby De Silva (Matthew Needham), Consultants Adam Trueman (Tristan Gemmill
Tristan Gemmill
Tristan Gemmill is an English actor, most notable for his role as Dr Adam Trueman on Casualty. He was educated at Holmewood House School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, up to the age of 13. He then won an Academic Scholarship to Tonbridge School.- Biography :Gemmill is married to actress Emily Hamilton;...
) and Zoe Hanna (Sunetra Sarker
Sunetra Sarker
Sunetra Sarker is an English actress, most notable for her role as Dr Zoe Hanna on Casualty.Sarker has a degree in Information Systems for Business with French from Brunel University....
), Porter Big Mac (Charles Dale
Charles Dale
Charles Dale is a Welsh actor who is well known for playing Dennis Stringer in Coronation Street, Gary "Chef" Alcock in The Lakes and Clive Eustace in The Eustace Bros.....
), Receptionist Noel Garcia (Tony Marshall), Paramedics Snezana Lalovic (Ivana Basic
Ivana Bašic
Ivana Bašić is a Croatian actress who starred in the BBC medical drama Casualty as Serbian paramedic Snezana Lalovic. It was announced on February 12, 2009 that she was to leave the series at the end of March, along with co-star Janine Mellor...
) and Curtis Cooper (Abdul Salis
Abdul Salis
Abdul Salis is a British actor, probably most notable for his role as a paramedic Curtis Cooper on the longest-running medical drama Casualty broadcast in the UK.He is a son of Ghanaian parents who moved to London in 1975....
), Orthopaedic Consultant Sean Anderson (Richard Dillane
Richard Dillane
Richard Dillane is an English actor. He appeared as Merv, the husband of Margaret Humphreys in Jim Loach's fact-based movie Oranges and Sunshine, as Wernher von Braun in the BBC television docudrama Space Race, as Nero in Howard Brenton's play Paul at the National Theatre of GB and as Stephen...
) and his wife, Staff Nurse Jessica Harrison (Gillian Kearney
Gillian Kearney
Gillian Louise Kearney is an English actress best known for playing Jessica Harrison in the long-running BBC television medical drama series Casualty, and her early role as Debbie McGrath in Channel 4's Liverpool-based soap opera Brookside and the spin-off mini-series Damon and Debbie.-Early...
) and Clinical Nurse Manager Simon Tanner (Paul Fox
Paul Fox
Sir Paul Leonard Fox, CBE, is a British television executive, who spent much of his broadcasting career working for BBC Television, most prominently as the Controller of BBC One between 1967 and 1973.-Early life:...
).
Dramatic changes in Series 22 included the departures of many beloved characters such as the long serving Josh Griffiths (Ian Bleasdale
Ian Bleasdale
Ian Bleasdale is a British actor and television presenter. He was born in Upholland, Lancashire and divides his time between Haworth in West Yorkshire and Bristol...
)and Harry Harper (Simon MacCorkindale
Simon MacCorkindale
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. MacCorkindale spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father's commission with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him from following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead...
) and as the series drew to a close it seemed yet another loved character was due to leave as Dr. Maggie Coldwell (Susan Cookson
Susan Cookson
Susan Cookson is an English television actress. She lives in Sheffield with her husband, actor Malcolm Scates, and her two children Ruari and Dan. She also has two sisters....
) quit Holby following a vicious court case.
Cast
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead (Episodes - 17 & 28 onwards)
- Suzanne PackerSuzanne PackerBirth Name: Suzanne JacksonBirth Date: June 20th 1958Birth Place: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.Suzanne Packer is the stage name of a Welsh actress who is best known for playing the role of Tess Bateman in the long running television series, Casualty...
as Tess Bateman - Simon MacCorkindaleSimon MacCorkindaleSimon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. MacCorkindale spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father's commission with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him from following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead...
as Harry Harper (Episodes 1-28) - Susan CooksonSusan CooksonSusan Cookson is an English television actress. She lives in Sheffield with her husband, actor Malcolm Scates, and her two children Ruari and Dan. She also has two sisters....
as Maggie Coldwell (Episodes 1-48) - James Redmond as John "Abs" Denham
- Janine MellorJanine MellorJanine Mellor is an English actress. She is best known for playing Kelsey Phillips in BBC One's BAFTA-winning drama Casualty...
as Kelsey Phillips - Sam Grey as Alice Chantrey
- Jane HazlegroveJane HazlegroveJane Hazlegrove is an English actress.Jane is well known for portraying Lisa Shepherd in Families, Yvonne Bradley in London's Burning, Sue Clayton in Coronation Street in 1985 and has appeared in Jonathan Creek, The Bill, Doctors and Holby City. She is currently playing Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in...
as Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon - Matt BardockMatt BardockMatthew Arthur "Matt" Bardock in Coulsdon, Surrey is an English actor.-Early life:Bardock attended Woodcote High School in Coulsdon, Surrey, where he was a keen drummer, and was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain before training at the Guildhall School of drama-Career:Bardock...
as Jeff Collier (Episode 3 onwards) - Georgia TaylorGeorgia TaylorGeorgia Taylor is an English actress, known for her role as Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street and currently for playing Ruth Winters on Casualty. She was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester....
as Ruth Winters (Episode 1 onwards) - Matthew NeedhamMatthew NeedhamMatthew Needham is a British actor who formerly played the character of Toby De Silva on Casualty. His last appearance was on 19 September 2009 when his character made a cameo return to the show after having left the previous series on 3 January 2009He graduated from the London Academy of Music...
as Toby De Silva (Episode 1 onwards) - Tristan GemmillTristan GemmillTristan Gemmill is an English actor, most notable for his role as Dr Adam Trueman on Casualty. He was educated at Holmewood House School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, up to the age of 13. He then won an Academic Scholarship to Tonbridge School.- Biography :Gemmill is married to actress Emily Hamilton;...
as Adam Trueman (Episode 3 onwards) - Charles DaleCharles DaleCharles Dale is a Welsh actor who is well known for playing Dennis Stringer in Coronation Street, Gary "Chef" Alcock in The Lakes and Clive Eustace in The Eustace Bros.....
as Big Mac (Episode 13 onwards) - Caroline LangrisheCaroline LangrisheCaroline Langrishe is an English actress.In 1976, Langrishe appeared in the BBC production of The Glittering Prizes. In 1977 she played the role of Kitty in a BBC adaptation of Anna Karenina. Her first big part was in the 1978 British adaption of Les Misérables...
as Marilyn Fox (Episode 4 onwards) - Peter EnglandPeter EnglandPeter England is an English actor, best known for his roles as Arnie in Teachers, David Ash in Haunted, Matt in Matt's Million, Ben Galloway in Family Affairs and as regular TC in Casualty....
as Terence "T.C" Cockleton (Episodes 4-14) - Sunetra SarkerSunetra SarkerSunetra Sarker is an English actress, most notable for her role as Dr Zoe Hanna on Casualty.Sarker has a degree in Information Systems for Business with French from Brunel University....
as Zoe Hanna (Episode 18 onwards) - Tony Marshall as Noel Garcia (Episode 20 onwards)
- Gillian KearneyGillian KearneyGillian Louise Kearney is an English actress best known for playing Jessica Harrison in the long-running BBC television medical drama series Casualty, and her early role as Debbie McGrath in Channel 4's Liverpool-based soap opera Brookside and the spin-off mini-series Damon and Debbie.-Early...
as Jessica Harrison (Episode 21 onwards) - Ivana BasicIvana BašicIvana Bašić is a Croatian actress who starred in the BBC medical drama Casualty as Serbian paramedic Snezana Lalovic. It was announced on February 12, 2009 that she was to leave the series at the end of March, along with co-star Janine Mellor...
as Snezana Lalovic (Episode 26 onwards) - Richard DillaneRichard DillaneRichard Dillane is an English actor. He appeared as Merv, the husband of Margaret Humphreys in Jim Loach's fact-based movie Oranges and Sunshine, as Wernher von Braun in the BBC television docudrama Space Race, as Nero in Howard Brenton's play Paul at the National Theatre of GB and as Stephen...
as Sean Anderson (Episodes 27-48) - Abdul SalisAbdul SalisAbdul Salis is a British actor, probably most notable for his role as a paramedic Curtis Cooper on the longest-running medical drama Casualty broadcast in the UK.He is a son of Ghanaian parents who moved to London in 1975....
as Curtis Cooper (Episode 27 onwards) - Paul FoxPaul FoxSir Paul Leonard Fox, CBE, is a British television executive, who spent much of his broadcasting career working for BBC Television, most prominently as the Controller of BBC One between 1967 and 1973.-Early life:...
as Simon Tanner (Episodes 39-48) - Joanne KingJoanne KingJoanne King is an Irish actress. She is best known for her roles as Cyd on the BBC1s Casualty and as Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford in the Showtime 2007 - 2010 series The Tudors.-Private life:...
as Cynthia "Cyd" Pyke (Episodes 1-3) - Elyes GabelElyes GabelElyes Gabel is a British Asian actor who played Dr Gupreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama, Casualty. He starred as PE teacher Rob Cleaver in BBC drama, Waterloo Road and appeared in the ITV Drama Identity...
as Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu (Episodes 1-5) - Ben PriceBen PriceBen Price is a British actor, best known for playing the third incarnation of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street...
as Nathan Spencer (Episodes 1-6) - Ian BleasdaleIan BleasdaleIan Bleasdale is a British actor and television presenter. He was born in Upholland, Lancashire and divides his time between Haworth in West Yorkshire and Bristol...
as Josh Griffiths (Episodes 1-10) - Kip GamblinKip Gamblin-Career:Gamblin trained as a ballet dancer at the The McDonald College of Performing Arts, Sydney and completed his training at the Australian Ballet School, Melbourne. He performed with the Australian Ballet, the West Australian Ballet and the Sydney Dance Company between 1994 and 2002, and had...
as Greg Fallon (Episodes 1-23) - Daphne Alexander as Nadia Talianos (Episodes 1-19)
- Julia St.John as Sarah Evans
Notable Guest Characters
- Jack SmethurstJack SmethurstJack Smethurst is an English TV and film comic actor whose career dates back to the 1950s.-Career:Smethurst made his film debut in 1958's Carry On Sergeant...
as Stan Powell - Sudha Bhuchar as Devika
- Gregory Foreman as Louis Fairhead
- Cherie LunghiCherie LunghiCherie M. Lunghi is an English film, television and theatre actress. She is probably best known for her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film Excalibur, as football manageress Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and for starring in a series of adverts for Kenco coffee. She...
as Camille Windsor - Miffy Englefield as Amelia
- Danny Emes as Lucas
- Andrew Newton-Lee as Stacey Merrick
- Sarah-Jane PottsSarah-Jane PottsSarah-Jane Potts , is an English actress, best known for her roles as Saint in Sugar Rush, as Ellie, Abs' on/off girlfriend on Casualty and as Jo Lipsett in Waterloo Road. Potts is also the sister of actor Andrew-Lee Potts, best known for his part as Connor Temple in Primeval...
as Ellie Bridges - Robyn AddisonRobyn AddisonRobyn Addison is a British actress.Robyn Addison is best known for her roles in television series such as the 2008 re-makeof Survivors and Casualty.She has numerous other television drama and theatre credits.-Background:...
as Joanne Coldwell
Episodes
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External links
- Casualty series 22 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
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