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Casualty (series 18)

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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Original network
  
BBC One

No. of episodes
  
46

Original release
  
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) – 28 August 2004 (2004-08-28)

The eighteenth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 13 September 2003 and finished on 28 August 2004. It saw another increase, this time to 46 episodes.

Contents

Main characters

  • Harry Harper, consultant in emergency medicine - Simon MacCorkindale
  • Jim Brodie, consultant paediatrician - Maxwell Caulfield (from episode 2)
  • Simon Kaminski, specialist registrar, emergency medicine - Christopher Colquhoun (until episode 46)
  • Lara Stone, senior house officer - Christine Stephen-Daly (until episode 46)
  • Charlie Fairhead, clinical nurse manager - Derek Thompson (until episode 40)
  • Tess Bateman, emergency nurse practitioner/clinical nurse manager - Suzanne Packer (from episode 1)
  • John "Abs" Denham, senior staff nurse - James Redmond (from episode 5)
  • Anna Paul, staff nurse - Zita Sattar (until episode 3)
  • Claire Guildford, staff nurse - Leanne Wilson (from episode 3)
  • Roxanne "Roxy" Bird, student nurse/staff nurse - Loo Brealey
  • Rebecca "Bex" Reynolds, receptionist - Sarah Manners
  • Natalya "Tally" Harper, administrative assistant - Holly Davidson (episodes 3-34)
  • Josh Griffiths, paramedic, operational duty manager - Ian Bleasdale
  • Finlay "Fin" Newton, paramedic - Kwame Kwei-Armah
  • Comfort Jones/Newton, paramedic - Martina Laird
  • Luke Warren, paramedic - Matthew Wait
  • Nikki Marshall, ambulance technician - Kelly Harrison (until episode 40)
  • Nina Farr, ambulance technician - Rebekah Gibbs (from episode 41)

    • Recurring characters

  • Merlin Jameson, pre-registration house officer - Sebastian Dunn (until episode 3)
  • Caroline Miller, receptionist (orthopaedics) - Julia Hills (episodes 40-42)
  • Colin Evans, security guard - Peter Silverleaf (episode 18, from episode 45)
  • Mike Bateman, chief fire officer/cleaner - Louis Emerick (episodes 1-11, episode 24)
  • Keith Jowell, Claire's ex-boyfriend - Peter Ash (episodes 3-9)
  • Andy Brodie, Jim's son - Kristian Wilkin (episodes 8-22)
  • Kenneth Samuels, Baz's father - Frank Windsor (episodes 12-25)
  • Louis Fairhead, Charlie's son - Liam Hess (episodes 12-25)
  • Dan Wilder, Baz's husband - Nigel Witmey (episodes 12-25)

    • Guest character returns

  • Barbara "Baz" Wilder - Julia Watson (episodes 12-19)

    • Holby City crossovers

  • Helen Grant, executive, Holby City NHS Trust - Susannah York (episodes 35-36)

    • Notable guest stars

  • Patrick Lichfield as himself (episode 9)
  • Tracie Bennett as Gina Driscoll (episodes 31-32)
  • Josie D'Arby as Stevie Bishop (episode 33)

    • References

    Casualty (series 18) Wikipedia
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