Casualty series 20

Production

Jane Dauncey continues as series producer for this series.

The series ran for 48 episodes, including two multi-episode crossovers with Holby City, broadcast as Casualty@Holby City. The two-parter series opener "Holding On", which features a block of flats collapsing, aired on consecutive Saturday and Sunday nights.

Cast

Overview

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

Simon MacCorkindale stars as emergency medicine consultant and clinical director Harry Harper, Susan Cookson as specialist registrar in emergency medicine Maggie Coldwell, Liz Carling plays associate specialist Selena Donovan and Elyes Gabel as senior house officer Guppy Sandhu.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/casualty/pastseries/series20.shtml|title=Series 20 (2005-2006)|publisher=BBC| access-date=19 September 2025|archive-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130052419/https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/casualty/pastseries/series20.shtml|url-status=live}} Suzanne Packer continues her role as emergency nurse practitioner Tess Bateman with James Redmond as senior staff nurse John "Abs" Denham. Georgina Bouzova and Janine Mellor portray staff nurses Ellen Zitek and Kelsey Phillips. Ian Bleasdale stars as operational duty manager for Holby Ambulance Service Josh Griffiths. Martina Laird, Will Thorp and Matthew Wait continue their role as paramedics Comfort Jones, Woody Joyner and Luke Warren with Rebekah Gibbs starring as ambulance technician Nina Farr. Luke Bailey continues as healthcare assistant and Tess's son Sam Bateman with Derek Thompson as clinical manager Charlie Fairhead.

Mark Bonnar makes his debut as senior staff nurse Bruno Jenkins at the start of the series. Ben Price arrives in episode 15 as corporate director Nathan Spencer. Thorp departs the series in episode 18; producers axed his character after failing to connect with viewers. Bonnar departs the series in episode 25, concluding a brief appearance in the show's cast. Actress Sam Grey joins the series in episode 32 as receptionist Alice Chantrey. Wait leaves in episode 39 with his replacement Kip Gamblin joining in episode 41 as paramedic Greg Fallon, described as a "man's man who likes to live life to the full, loves nature and is into extreme sports". Gibbs exits the series in its final episode, choosing to leave Casualty in order to start a family. The actress stated "It has been an honour to work with such a professional team in front of and behind the camera".

Main characters

• Luke Bailey as Sam Bateman
• Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths
• Mark Bonnar as Bruno Jenkins (episodes 1−25)
• Georgina Bouzova as Ellen Zitek
• Liz Carling as Selena Donovan
• Susan Cookson as Maggie Coldwell
• Elyes Gabel as Guppy Sandhu
• Kip Gamblin as Greg Fallon (from episode 41)
• Rebekah Gibbs as Nina Farr (until episode 48)
• Sam Grey as Alice Chantrey (from episode 32)
• Martina Laird as Comfort Jones
• Simon MacCorkindale as Harry Harper
• Janine Mellor as Kelsey Phillips
• Suzanne Packer as Tess Bateman
• Ben Price as Nathan Spencer (from episode 16)
• James Redmond as John "Abs" Denham
• Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
• Will Thorp as Woody Joyner (until episode 18)
• Matthew Wait as Luke Warren (until episode 39)

Episode 18 is part of a two-part crossover with Holby City and features the following Holby City regulars:

• Hugh Quarshie as Ric Griffin
• Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp
• Kelly Adams as Mickie Hendrie
• Jaye Jacobs as Donna Jackson
• Sharon D. Clarke as Lola Griffin

Recurring and guest characters

• Joanne Adams as Sergeant Edie Lennox (episode 28)
• Nick Bagnall as Lee Cull (episodes 11−15)
• Elizabeth Bell as Peggy Spencer (episodes 22−23)
• Katie Blake as Susan Haddon (episodes 3−11)
• Jack Dedman as Louis Fairhead (episodes 18−35)
• Laura Donnelly as Fleur Butler (until episode 7)
• J.S. Duffy as Si Bradwell (episode 6−7)
• Louis Emerick as Mike Bateman (episode 47)
• Ricky Fearon as Amadou Ghedi (episodes 34 and 38)
• David Firth as Richard Bardon (episode 48)
• Michael French as Nick Jordan (episode 18)
• Nicole Hall as PC Carys Williams (episodes 12 and 23)
• Alex Hardy as Warren Alpin (episodes 21 and 25)
• Julia Hills as Caroline Joyner (episode 18)
• Thomas Hudson as Jamie Coldwell (episodes 1−36)
• Thomas Law as Matt Haddon (episodes 3−14)
• Gary Mavers as Will Manning (episodes 4−5)
• Lynsey McCaffrey as Sarah Austen (episodes 5−7)
• Alex McQueen as Dr Keith Greene(episode 40)
• Paul M Merson as DC Chase (episodes 13 and 16)
• David Michaels as Jeremy Sadler (episode 16)
• Tony Mooney as Steve Coldwell (episodes 1−35)
• Arnold Oceng as Soloman Lukah (episodes 34−39)
• Jane Riley as Joanne Coldwell (episodes 1−36)
• Daniel Roberts as John Morecombe (episodes 37 and 40)
• Madhav Sharma as Jas Sandhu (episodes 3−21)
• Peter Silverleaf as Colin Evans (episode 15)
• Kamal Sylvester as PC Sagar (episode 22)
• Maryann Turner as Mary Alpin (episodes 21 and 25)
• Colin Wells as DI Jackson (episode 39)

Episodes

Guest starring Damien Nash, Phillip Lester and Kammy Darweish

This episode sees the arrival of Staff Nurse, Bruno Jenkins

Guest starring Davood Ghadami, Mark Flitton and Kammy Darweish

Guest starring Stephanie Ashfield, David Royle, Sheila Reid and Julie Dawn Cole

Guest starring Samual Oatley, Bobby Scott Freeman and Chris Simmons

Guest starring John McGlynn, Iain Robertson and Danny Tennant

Guest starring Roy Dotrice, Philip Franks and Jennie Lucey

Guest starring Anthony Flanagan, Angela Curran and Richard Trinder

Guest starring Frances Grey, Tom Lewis and Lucinda Dryzek

Guest starring James Gaddas, James Anthony Pearson and Jason Maza

Note: This was Part 1 of a Casualty@Holby City crossover, comprising four 30-minute episodes

Guest starring James Gaddas, James Anthony Pearson and Jason Maza

Note: This is Part 2 of the 4-part Casualty@Holby City crossover

Guest starring Shobu Kapoor, Jodi Albert and Kika Mirylees

Guest starring Paul Sadot, Simon O'Brien and Tony Selby

Guest starring Trish Cooke, Victoria Alcock and Lucy O'Connell

Guest starring Claire-Louise Cordwell, James Weaver and Dannielle Brent

Guest starring Stacey Sampson, Brendan Charleson and Janice Acquah

Guest starring Anita Carey, Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Trevor Dwyer-Lynch

Nathan Spencer is introduced

Guest starring Ben Roberts, Steven Cartait and Glen Wallace

Guest starring Fiona Glascott, Gary Whelan and Sarah Winman

Woody Joyner departs. Part one of a Casualty@Holby City Christmas crossover. For part two, see Holby City, Series 8, Episode 11

Guest starring Amy Shiels, Katy Allen and Neil Newbon

Guest starring Dominic Letts, Leanne Lakey and Beverley Hills

Guest starring Philip Middlemiss, Yvonne Rochester Duncan and Eric Deacon

Guest starring Lisa Stevenson, Craig Heaney, Steve Huison and Jane Hazlegrove

Guest starring Alex Palmer, Callum Dixon and Nadine Lewington

Guest starring Katherine Igoe, Greg Sheffield and Mark Benson

Guest starring Heather Peace, Amy Harvey and Huw Higginson

This episode sees the departure of Senior Staff Nurse, Bruno Jenkins

Guest starring Morgan Jones, James O'Hanlon and Zak Maguire

Guest starring Joseph Altin, Frances Tomelty and Christine Adams

Guest starring Sarah Lyle, Michael Mueller and Mary Woodvine

Guest starring Seeta Indrani, Neil Daglish and Gilbert Wynne

Guest starring Alison Newman, Annette Chown and Caroline Guthrie

Guest starring Sarah-Jane Holm, Stephen Beckett and John Nettleton

Guest starring Stephen Kennedy, Emma Linley and Sammy T. Dobson

Alice Chantrey is introduced

Guest starring Tracy Whitwell, James Bowers and Katherine Manners

Guest starring Jumayn Hunter, Alexander Morton and Amy Searles

Guest starring John Straiton, Joanne Howarth and Michelle Grant

Guest starring David Yip, Angela May and Tony Wu

Guest starring Rachael Cairns, Rupert Holliday-Evans and Katherine Dow Blyton

Guest starring Rob Collier, Fred Ridgeway and Kate Harrell

Guest starring Antony James, Robert Lowe and Freddie Annobil-Dodoo

This episode sees the departure of Paramedic, Luke Warren

Guest starring David Hargreaves, Graham O'Mara and Andrea Green

Guest starring Paul Copley, Lindy Whiteford and Julia Joyce

This episode sees the arrival of Paramedic, Greg Fallon

Guest starring Aaron Johnson, David Sands and Gillian Axtell

Guest starring Abigail Hardiman, Martha Cope, Geoffrey Bayldon and George Sewell

Guest starring Spencer Burrows, Hywel Morgan and Sean Wilson

Guest starring Dominic Mafham, Jane Slavin and Pascal Langdale

**Guest starring Peter Armitage, Lois Baxter and Gyuri Sarossy **

Guest starring Richard Harrington, Malcolm Rogers and Rachel Isaac

Guest starring Tony Haygarth, Cheryl Fergison and Gary Webster

This episode sees the resignation of Technician, Nina Farr

Notes

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