Casualty is a long-running BBC television drama serial, first broadcast in 1986. It is based in and around the fictional Holby City Hospital, situated in Holby, a fictional city bearing a close resemblance to Bristol, where the show is filmed. Bristol landmarks, including the docks and the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge, are regularly glimpsed in the outdoor scenes. The exterior shots of the hospital itself were formerly filmed at the city's technical college, but are now shot on a small industrial estate, not far from the interior set of the hospital itself.

The drama is mainly concerned with a group of doctors, nurses and administrators who work in the Accident & Emergency department. At the centre of the action is Nurse Manager Charlie Fairhead (played by Derek Thompson), a dedicated and caring man frequently at odds with the demands of hospital management. This has been a recurring theme over the years, but especially in the early series, which were frequently criticised for their perceived left-wing politics.

A spin-off show, Holby City, shows life elsewhere in the same hospital. Both shows are now broadcast all year round.

Current cast

• Harry Harper - Simon MacCorkindale
• Selena Manning - Liz Carling
• Maggie Coldwell - Susan Cookson
• Guppy Sandhu - Elyes Gabel
• Charlie Fairhead - Derek Thompson
• Tess Bateman - Suzanne Packer
• Claire Guildford - Leanne Wilson
• John 'Abs' Denham - James Redmond
• Ellen Zitek - Georgina Bouzova
• Bex Reynolds - Sarah Manners
• Sam Bateman (Tess's son) - Luke Bailey
• Josh Griffiths - Ian Bleasdale
• Comfort Newton - Martina Laird
• Luke Warren - Matthew Wait
• Nina Farr - Rebekah Gibbs
• Paul 'Woody' Joyner - Will Thorp

Former cast members

• Dillon Cahill - Dan Rymer
• Finlay Newton - Kwame Kwei-Armah
• Jack Vincent - Will Mellor
• Jim Brodie - Maxwell Caulfield
• Patrick Spiller - Ian Kelsey
• Lara Stone - Christine Stephen-Daly

External links

• Official Casualty website