Casualty series 13

Production

Johnathan Young took over from Sally Haynes as producer for this series. Typically producers join Casualty from other TV series but Young was unique in the fact he had directed previous episodes and was the production manager for series 5.

Series 13 was the first series to be broadcast in 16:9 widescreen and saw an increase in episodes, this time to 28, including a feature-length Christmas episode. The opening two-part episode, "Internal Inferno", aired on consecutive nights showing a dramatic school fire. The series also acted as a launchpad for characters and storylines in the spin-off series Holby City, which started on 12 January 1999.

The events introduced in episode 19 continue across the first four episodes of Holby City series 1. The character Nicola, portrayed by Joanna Kirkland, is transferred from Holby A&E to Darwin Ward to undergo a cardiothoracic surgery after being crushed in a crowd. Several cast members from Casualty series 13 appear in episodes of Holby City series 1, establishing a connection between the two series. Charlie appears in episode 1, Chloe in episodes 1 & 2, Sam in episode 2, Tina in episode 3 and Sunny in episodes 1, 2, 8 & 9. Notably, the Holby City characters Nick Jordan and Julie Fitzjohn make guest appearances in episodes 13 and 17 of this series prior to Holby City airing.

"Love Over Gold" is the second two-part episode concluding the series where George and Josh are taken hostage after a bank raid. In the finale, Sam, played by Jonathan Kerrigan, falls backwards from a hospital balcony during a confrontation with a patient's husband. In an interview, Kerrigan reveals he performed the dramatic stunt himself. Sam's fate remains unknown until the first episode of series 14, which continues the story immediately after the fall.

Cast

Overview

The thirteenth series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The series began with 10 roles with star billing, which was an increase from the previous series. Rebecca Lacey starred as senior house officer Georgina "George" Woodman. Derek Thompson continued his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead and Barbara Marten portrayed sister Eve Montgomery. Paterson Joseph appeared as senior staff nurse Mark Grace while Jonathan Kerrigan and Claire Goose starred as staff nurses Sam Colloby and Tina Seabrook. Ian Bleasdale and Donna Alexander continued their roles as paramedics Josh Griffiths and Penny Hutchens. Rebecca Wheatley portrayed receptionist Amy Howard.

Episode one featured four new cast members: Robert Gwilym (clinical director and emergency medicine consultant Max Gallagher); Gerald Kyd (senior house officer Sean Maddox); Jan Anderson (staff nurse Chloe Hill); and Pal Aron (bed manager Adam Osman). Susan Cookson also made her first appearance as recurring character, nurse Julie Day in episode one. Following a guest stint at the end of the previous series, Cathy Shipton reprised her role as original character Lisa "Duffy" Duffin in episode four. Duffy returned as an agency nurse, but was later invited to join the team as a senior staff nurse. Joseph decided to leave the series in 1998; Mark Grace departed in episode 18. Lacey also chose to leave the series and her character, George Woodman, left at the conclusion of the series.

This series set up several storylines and characters for the show's spin-off series, Holby City. Michael French and Nicola Stephenson guest appeared in episodes thirteen and seventeen as their Holby City characters, Nick Jordan and Julie Fitzjohn. Hospital director, Gary Milton (Ian Keith), also appeared in both this series and Holby City, setting up a storyline which saw the hospital threatened with closure.

Main characters

• Donna Alexander as Penny Hutchens
• Jan Anderson as Chloe Hill (from episode 1)
• Pal Aron as Adam Osman (from episode 1)
• Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths
• Claire Goose as Tina Seabrook
• Robert Gwilym as Max Gallagher (from episode 1)
• Paterson Joseph as Mark Grace (until episode 18)
• Jonathan Kerrigan as Sam Colloby
• Gerald Kyd as Sean Maddox (from episode 1)
• Rebecca Lacey as Georgina "George" Woodman (until episode 28)
• Barbara Marten as Eve Montgomery
• Vincenzo Pellegrino as Derek "Sunny" Sunderland
• Cathy Shipton as Lisa "Duffy" Duffin (from episode 4)
• Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
• Rebecca Wheatley as Amy Howard

Recurring characters

• Susan Cookson as Julie Day (episodes 1−2, from episode 20)
• Ian Keith as Gary Milton (from episode 20)
• Ian Kershaw as Pat Garrett (episodes 3−27)
• Tobias Menzies as Frank Gallagher (episodes 7−19)
• Bryan Murray as James Roberts (episodes 13−20)
• Patrick Romer as Marius Petrescu (episodes 19−26)

Guest characters

• Michael French as Nick Jordan (episodes 13 and 17)
• Caroline Holdaway as Eileen Rafferty (episodes 8, 12 and 26)
• Kaleem Janjua as Kamal Osman (episodes 20 and 21)
• Graham McTavish as Gerry Talbot (episodes 10 and 18)
• Alan Rothwell as Anthony Rafferty (episodes 12 and 26)
• Rosie Rowell as Pam Wilson (episodes 5−16)
• Christopher Simon as Lee Anderson (episodes 13−16)
• Nicola Stephenson as Julie Fitzjohn (episodes 13 and 17)

Episodes

Guest starring Jacqueline Kington, Ralph Arliss, Lorraine Chase, Bhasker Patel and Shaun Dooley

Note: Music Theme Tune shortened

Guest starring Paul B. Henry, Jacqueline Kington, Terence Harvey, Bhasker Patel, Ralph Arliss, Lorraine Chase and John Bleasdale

Guest starring Alison Dowling, Jacqueline Pirie, Andrew Knott and Hannah Waterman

Guest starring Chris Gascoyne, John Bowler and Davyd Harries

Guest starring Malcolm Sinclair, Lorraine Hilton and Eve Steele

Guest starring Michael O'Hagan, Neil Stuke, Rob Spendlove and Elizabeth Spriggs

Guest starring Ruth Mitchell, Paul Basson, Amy Scarth and Paul Panting

Guest starring Martin Freeman, Norman Wisdom and Nicholas Bailey

Guest starring Michael Nardone, Valerie Gogan and Ryan Hurst

Guest starring Siobhan Fogarty, Melissa Collier and David Ryall

Guest starring Jimmy Yuill, Jeremy Clyde and Parminder K. Nagra

Guest starring Michelle Holmes, Ella Jones and Ian Kelsey

Guest starring Jennifer Hennessy, James Garbutt and Louisa Milwood-Haigh

Guest starring Lynda Bellingham, Michael Angelis, Rebecca Callard, Edward Peel and Paul-Antony Barber

Guest starring Andrew Milner, Paul Slack and Jean Boht

Guest starring Simon Armstrong, Vivienne Moore, Johann Myers and Peter Laird

Guest starring Stephen Moore, Ram John Holder and Emma Tate

Guest starring Ian Sharrock, Amelia Lowdell and Louis Morgan

Mark Grace departs

Guest starring Billy Geraghty, Rakie Ayola and Nicholas Bailey

Guest starring Andrew Livingston, Paul Heasman, Shaun Parkes and Jon Croft

Guest starring Nicholas Tizzard, Tony Bluto and Andrew Robertson

Guest starring Alan David, Brian Hibbard, Bruce Alexander and Clare Calbraith

Guest starring June Watson, Mary Jo Randle and Sue Cleaver

Guest starring D.D. Sandiford, Joseph Kpobie, David Hounslow and Roy Barraclough

Guest starring Michael Seacock, Craig Heaney, Charles Dale, Lesley Nicol, Charlotte Bellamy and Phillip Joseph

Guest starring Brigid Zengeni, Lois Harvey and Melanie Gutteridge

Guest starring Nicola Mycroft, Nick Brimble, Nicola Stapleton, Jimmy Flint, Jamie Foreman, Glen Murphy and Trevor Laird

Guest starring Dax O'Callaghan, Nick Brimble, Nicola Stapleton, Jimmy Flint, Jamie Foreman, Glen Murphy and Trevor Laird

Notes

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