Casualty series 19

Production

Foz Allan continues as series producer up until Episode 10 after which Jane Dauncey takes over.

This series saw another increase in episodes, this time to 48. For the Christmas episodes of the series, two cross-over episodes with Holby City were shown, titled as Casualty@Holby City. The series two part opener "The Ties That Bind Us", aired on consecutive Saturday and Sunday nights.

The British pop rock band McFly made a guest appearance as themselves in Episode 19 of the series, titled "Fathers, Mothers, Daughters, Brothers." In the episode, they visit a fan who was injured while attempting to see the band through a hotel window. Producers approached McFly as they wanted a real band to enhance the storyline written. The band accepted and filmed scenes whilst on tour in Bristol.

Cast

Overview

The nineteenth series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital and Holby Ambulance Service. Thirteen cast members from the previous series reprise their roles in this series.

Simon MacCorkindale stars as emergency medicine consultant and clinical director Harry Harper and Maxwell Caulfield as consultant paediatrician Jim Brodie.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/casualty/pastseries/series19.shtml|title=Series 19 (2004-2005)|publisher=BBC| access-date=9 September 2025|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210502094318/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/casualty/pastseries/series19.shtml|url-status=live}}

Suzanne Packer continues her role as emergency nurse practitioner Tess Bateman, Louise Brealey and Leanne Wilson as staff nurses Roxanne "Roxy" Bird and Claire Guildford and James Redmond as mental health nurse John "Abs" Denham.

Ian Bleasdale stars as operational duty manager for Holby Ambulance Service Josh Griffiths. Kwame Kwei-Armah, Martina Laird and Matthew Wait continue their role as paramedics Finlay "Fin" Newton, Comfort Jones and Luke Warren with Rebekah Gibbs as ambulance technician Nina Farr.

Sarah Manners continues as receptionist Bex Reynolds with Derek Thompson returning as senior charge nurse and emergency nurse practitioner Charlie Fairhead midway through the series after a six month hiatus.

Liz Carling joins the series in Episode 1 reprising her role as Selena Donovan, now a police surgeon. Georgina Bouzova makes her debut in Episode 3 as staff nurse Ellen Zitek whilst Brealey departs in this episode. Luke Bailey arrives in Episode 5 as receptionist and Tess's son Sam Bateman with Kwei-Armah leaving the series in the same episode. Initially Kwei-Armah had signed a contract for another full series but changed his mind to spend more time with his family. On leaving the series he stated "I asked not to die on screen and they respected that."

Elyes Gabel joins in Episode 8 as senior house officer Guppy Sandhu with Will Thorp arriving in Episode 14 as paramedic Woody Joyner.

Caulfield departs the series in Episode 17 which doubles as Casualty@Holby City part one before appearing in part two which was shown on 28 December 2004. This doubles as Episode 11 of Holby City series 7 where his character dies in the hospital explosion. Susan Cookson arrives in Episode 22 as specialist registrar in emergency medicine Maggie Coldwell. Cookson had previously guest starred as anaesthetist Julie Day in a number of episodes in series 13 and 14.{{cite web|title=Susan Cookson - IMDb|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177553/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=9 September 2025}} Manners departs in Episode 44 with Janine Mellor making her debut in Episode 45 as staff nurse Kelsey Phillips. Wilson leaves at the conclusion of the series.

Main characters

• Luke Bailey as Sam Bateman (from episode 5)
• Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths
• Georgina Bouzova as Ellen Zitek (from episode 3)
• Louise Brealey as Roxy Bird (until episode 3)
• Liz Carling as Selena Donovan (from episode 1)
• Maxwell Caulfield as Jim Brodie (until episode 17)
• Susan Cookson as Maggie Coldwell (from episode 22)
• Elyes Gabel as Guppy Sandhu (from episode 8)
• Rebekah Gibbs as Nina Farr
• Kwame Kwei-Armah as Fin Newton (until episode 5)
• Martina Laird as Comfort Jones
• Simon MacCorkindale as Harry Harper
• Sarah Manners as Bex Reynolds (until episode 44)
• Janine Mellor as Kelsey Phillips (from episode 45)
• Suzanne Packer as Tess Bateman
• James Redmond as John "Abs" Denham
• Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead (episodes 18−48)
• Will Thorp as Woody Joyner (from episode 14)
• Matthew Wait as Luke Warren
• Leanne Wilson as Claire Guildford (until episode 48)

Recurring characters

• Sasha Behar as Liz Marcart (episodes 34−37)
• Tom Butcher as Tim Gaskill (episodes 34−37)
• Thomas Hudson as Jamie Coldwell (episodes 41−45)
• Irna Iniss as Ruth Abbott (episodes 10−16)
• Adam James as Pete Guildford (episodes 19−43)
• Gary Mavers as Will Manning (episodes 1-6 and 30, from Episode 40)
• Rosemary McHale as Irene Powell (episodes 38−39)
• Cassie Raine as Kate Millar (episodes 3−12)
• Madhav Sharma as Jas Sandhu (episodes 22−24, from Episode 41)
• Peter Silverleaf as Colin Evans (until Episode 44)
• Jack Smethurst as Stan Powell (episodes 38−46)
• Christopher Timothy as Karl Ackerman (episodes 3−13)
• Peter Watts as Iain Garrick (episodes 29−34)

Guest characters

• Ian Aspinall as Mubbs Hussein (episodes 11 and 17)
• Lucy Benjamin as Gina Taylor (episodes 1−2)
• Luisa Bradshaw-White as Lisa Fox (special)
• Sharon D. Clarke as Lola Griffin (special)
• Laura Donnelly as Fleur Butler (from Episode 48)
• Louis Emerick as Mike Bateman (episodes 25−28)
• Peter Forbes as DI Bentham (episodes 10−11)
• Natalie Glover as Emma Newton (episodes 3 and 6)
• Sarah Greene as Elsa Morrison (Episode 12)
• Andrew Greenough as Dave Adams (episodes 7−9)
• Julia Hills as Caroline Joyner (Episode 14, episodes 26−29)
• McFly as themselves (Episode 19)
• David Michaels as Jeremy Saddler (episodes 27−28)
• Tim Plester as Derek Moberley (Episode 1)
• Melissa Pryer as Eliza Davies (Episode 6)
• Jane Riley as Joanne Coldwell (episodes 43 and 46)
• Prunella Scales as Jocelyn Anderson (Episode 3)
• Christopher Whittingham as Dr James Clifton (episodes 26 and 29)

Episode 17 was the first half of a two-part crossover with Holby City and also featured the following Holby City castmembers:

• Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp
• Kim Vithana as Rosie Sattar
• Hugh Quarshie as Ric Griffin
• Jaye Jacobs as Donna Jackson
• Dominic Jephcott as Alistair Taylor

Episodes

Guest starring Lucy Benjamin, Chris Walker and Andy Robb

This episode sees the return of Selena Manning.

Guest starring Lucy Benjamin, Chris Walker and Andy Robb

Guest starring Prunella Scales, Ian Gelder and Angie Garnett

This episode sees the arrival of Ellen Zitek. It also sees the departure of Roxanne Bird.

Guest starring Robert Cavanah, Lou Gish and Paul Mark Elliott

Guest starring Ryan Conway, Brian Doherty and Richard Beale

This episode sees the arrival of Sam Bateman and departure of Finlay Newton.

Guest starring Teresa Gallagher, Jamie King and Jenny Platt

Guest starring Stephen McGann, Brigit Forsyth and Geoffrey Beevers

Guest starring Sara Markland, Janet Kidder and Matthew Crompton

This episode sees the arrival of Guppy Sandhu.

Guest starring Abhin Galeya, Daniel Pape and Sushil Hunjan

Guest starring Alun Raglan, Alex Reid and Jim Findley

Guest starring Tyron Jackson, Tristan Bayne and Elizabeth McKechnie

Guest starring Judy Wilson, Sarah Greene and MyAnna Buring

Guest starring Anne Lauren, John Ashton and Caroline Trowbridge

Guest starring Adam Thomas, Imogen Poots and Jon Laurimore

This episode sees the arrival of Woody.

Guest starring Shenagh Govan, Rita Davies and Peter Polycarpou

Guest starring Jeremy Swift, Amy Ip and Mark Hadfield

Guest starring Daniella Wilson, Rene Zagger, Nicola Stapleton and Freema Agyeman

This episode sees the departure of Jim Brodie

Guest starring Joanne Redman, Jim Dunk and Flaminia Cinque

This episode sees the return of Charlie Fairhead.

Guest starring Jenna Boyd, Lesley Hart, Eva Alexander, Thomas Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, Daniel Jones and Harry Judd

Guest starring Serge Soric, Shirin Taylor and Andrew Newton-Lee

Guest starring Craig Roberts, David Roper and Rhoda Lewis

Guest starring Paul Rattray, Anthony Adjekum and Mark Womack

This episode sees the arrival of Maggie Coldwell.

Guest starring Vinette Robinson, Helen Sheals and Brian Cant

Guest starring Kenny Ireland, Dominique Moore and Suzanne Maddock

Guest starring Bill Fellows, Jacqui Boatswain and Alice O'Connell

Guest starring Cora Bissett, Tom Smith and Joe Sims

Guest starring David Glover, Diana Bishop and Amelia Lowdell

Guest starring Sameera Reddy, Ingrid Lacey and Lorna Fitzgerald

Guest starring Amanda Boxer, Liz May Brice and Sarah Barrand

Guest starring Kate Miles, Colin Spaull and Ben Turner

Guest starring Imogen Stubbs, Keiron Self and Gabrielle Hamilton

Guest starring Ian Gain, Christopher Villiers and David Sterne

Guest starring Pauline Campbell, Jean Trend and Jacqueline Boatswain

Guest starring Paddy Ward, Michael Carter and Jacqui Boatswain

Guest starring Josh Brown, Kate Lonergan, Lizzie Roper and Michael Carter

Guest starring Victoria McFarlane, Karen Clegg and Michael Carter

Guest starring Raji James, Emma Rand and Michael Carter

Guest starring Chuk Iwuji, Josephine Melville and Colin Wells

Guest starring Paul Hawkyard, Graham McTavish and Jamie Lomas

Guest starring Peter Amory, Jake Canuso and Richard Elis

Guest starring Yildiz Hussein, Basiena Blake and Peter Amory

Guest starring Paul Kynman, Sion Tudor Owen and Daniel Hyde

Guest starring Loraine Velez, David Maybrick and Michael Lumsden

Guest starring Samantha Seager, Kate Dove and Patrick Regis

Bex Reynolds departs.

Guest starring Ralph Ineson, Tommy Knight and Ellen Thomas

Kelsey Phillips is introduced

Guest starring Melanie Ramsay, Sheila Whitfield and Marlon Bulger

Guest starring Nickie Rainsford, Darren Litten and Summer Manning

Guest starring Rebecca Clay, Gary Sefton and Lenora Crichlow

This Episode sees the Departure of Claire Guildford

Special

Guest starring Hywel Bennett, Annette Badland and Steven Pinder

Note: This was billed as a Casualty@Holby City crossover

Notes

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