Casualty series 30
| Casualty series 30 | |
|---|---|
| Series 30 | |
| No. of episodes | 43[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One BBC One HD |
| Original release | 29 August 2015 – 2016 |
| Series chronology | |
The thirtieth series of Casualty began airing on 29 August 2015,[2] six days after the end of the previous series. This series will see the return of original character Lisa "Duffy" Duffin in the first two episodes.[2] As Casualty progresses into its thirtieth series, the show will also be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. The series will consist of 43 episodes.[1]
Cast
Main characters
- Connie Beauchamp, clinical lead, consultant in emergency medicine – Amanda Mealing[3]
- Zoe Hanna, consultant in emergency medicine – Sunetra Sarker[2]
- Dylan Keogh, consultant in emergency medicine – William Beck[4]
- Ethan Hardy, specialist registrar, emergency medicine – George Rainsford[4]
- Caleb "Cal" Knight, locum specialist registrar, emergency medicine – Richard Winsor[3]
- Lily Chao, Core Training, Year 2 – Crystal Yu[3]
- Rita Freeman, clinical nurse manager – Chloe Howman[3]
- Charlie Fairhead, senior charge nurse, emergency nurse practitioner – Derek Thompson[3]
- Jacob Masters, senior staff nurse – Charles Venn[2]
- Robyn Miller, staff nurse – Amanda Henderson[3]
- Ben "Lofty" Chiltern, staff nurse – Lee Mead[3]
- Mackenzie "Big Mac" Chalker, healthcare assistant – Charles Dale[4]
- Max Walker, porter – Jamie Davis[2]
- Noel Garcia, receptionist – Tony Marshall[3]
- Louise Tyler, receptionist / staff nurse – Azuka Oforka[2]
- Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon, paramedic, operational duty manager – Jane Hazlegrove[3]
- Iain Dean, paramedic – Michael Stevenson[2]
Recurring characters
- Honey Wright, barista – Chelsee Healey[3]
- Louis Fairhead, Charlie's son – Gregory Forsyth-Foreman[3]
- Lisa "Duffy" Duffin, agency nurse – Cathy Shipton (episodes 1 and 2)[5]
The two-part series opener will see the guest appearance of long serving character Lisa "Duffy" Duffin (Cathy Shipton), as she returns to Holby as an agency nurse.[5] Of her return, Shipton commented "I was surprised and delighted to be asked to recreate the role of 'Duffy' to launch the 30th series – especially as Paul Unwin, one of the original creators, was not only writing but also directing."[5] Former Emmerdale actress, Chelsea Halfpenny joined the show as new junior doctor Alicia Munroe. Her first episode airs on 19th September 2015.[6]
Production
Oliver Kent continues his role as Executive Producer, while Erika Hossington remains as Series Producer.[7] As the show builds towards its thirtieth anniversary in 2016, Hossington revealed in an interview that the special episode will do something "no other show has done before." In the interview, Hossington said: "I'm very keen to make it a big event! We spoke about live episodes and things like that, but we decided that none of those things were satisfying as they've all been done. What we're doing, no other show has done before…"[8]
Episodes
| Episode No.[nb 1] |
Series No. |
Episode[9][10] | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | UK viewers (millions)[11][12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 961 | 1 | "A Child's Heart – Part One" | Paul Unwin | Paul Unwin | 29 August 2015 | 4.22 (overnight) |
| 962 | 2 | "A Child's Heart – Part Two" | Paul Unwin | Paul Unwin | 30 August 2015 | 4.92 (overnight) |
| 963 | 3 | "Objectum Sexual" | Claire Winyard | Jeff Povey | 5 September 2015 | TBA |
| 964 | 4 | "Cradle to the Grave" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 September 2015 | TBA |
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.
References
- ^ a b Kent, Oliver (21 August 2015). "There will be 43 episodes". Twitter. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "A Child's Heart: Part One". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Series 30 — 1. A Child's Heart". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "A Child's Heart: Part Two". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Kilkelly, Daniel (24 August 2015). "Cathy Shipton on returning to Casualty as Duffy: 'The scripts are tear-jerkers'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "So honoured to be part of this fantastic ensemble of actors. My first ep airs on Saturday 19th September!". Twitter. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Interview: Oliver Kent and Erika Hossington". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (16 August 2014). "Exclusive: Casualty producer Erika Hossington shares soap gossip - part two". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Series 30". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Programme Information". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 8 February 2014. (User must select "BBC1" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month and week to retrieve the figure for each episode)
- ^ "TV Ratings Roundups". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 August 2015.