Casualty (series 26)
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The twenty-sixth series of the British medical drama
television series Casualty
commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One
on 13 August 2011. Series 26 will be the first to be broadcast in high definition
from episode 15/16. It sees another reduction in episodes, the second lowest since 2003 with a total of 41. September 2011 was the 25th anniversary of the show.
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(formerly Lisa Hunter
in Hollyoaks
) and Dhaffer L'Abidine
(previously Marcel Sabatier in Dream Team
). However, their characters were written out early in the series. In addition, Michael Obiora
and Madeleine Mantock joined the cast as new student nurses Lloyd Isike and Scarlett Conway. Later in the series, Charlotte Salt
joined the cast as Dr Sam Nicholls, a vivacious army medic who has history with existing character Dylan. Oliver Coleman
has been confirmed to be joining the cast early in 2012.
Hasina Haque did not return, although her character has been mentioned a few times and is likely to play an off-screen role. It has been confirmed that before Christmas 2011, Georgia Taylor and Ben Turner will leave the series.
Medical drama
A medical drama is a television program, in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.In the United States, most medical episodes are one hour long and, more often than not, are set in a hospital. Most current medical Dramatic programming go beyond the...
television series Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
on 13 August 2011. Series 26 will be the first to be broadcast in high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
from episode 15/16. It sees another reduction in episodes, the second lowest since 2003 with a total of 41. September 2011 was the 25th anniversary of the show.
Episodes
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Cast
Series 26 saw the addition to the cast of Gemma AtkinsonGemma Atkinson
Gemma Louise Atkinson is an English actress, television personality and glamour and lingerie model.-Personal life:...
(formerly Lisa Hunter
Lisa Hunter
Lisa Hunter is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Atkinson. The character is noted for her storylines including bullying and self-harming...
in Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
) and Dhaffer L'Abidine
Dhaffer L'Abidine
Dhaffer L'Abidine is a Tunisian former professional soccer player and now actor, who has starred in Sky One's Dream Team, BBC's Spooks and ITV's The Bill and more recently starred in the controversial film The Mark of Cain as Omar Abdullah.-Film:*Mark of Cain*Children of Men *The...
(previously Marcel Sabatier in Dream Team
Dream Team (TV series)
Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky1 and Sky3 from 1997 to 2007; it chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United Football Club....
). However, their characters were written out early in the series. In addition, Michael Obiora
Michael Obiora
Michael Obiora is an English actor and writer.-Career:Michael Obiora was born on 8 October 1986 in North-West London to Nigerian-Igbo parents...
and Madeleine Mantock joined the cast as new student nurses Lloyd Isike and Scarlett Conway. Later in the series, Charlotte Salt
Charlotte Salt
Charlotte Salt is an English actress. She attended St Dominic's Priory School ....
joined the cast as Dr Sam Nicholls, a vivacious army medic who has history with existing character Dylan. Oliver Coleman
Oliver Coleman
Oliver Coleman is a British actor, notable for his portrayal of Toby in The Line of Beauty and of Henry Percy in The Other Boleyn Girl , along with cameo appearances in Primeval and Ashes to Ashes....
has been confirmed to be joining the cast early in 2012.
Hasina Haque did not return, although her character has been mentioned a few times and is likely to play an off-screen role. It has been confirmed that before Christmas 2011, Georgia Taylor and Ben Turner will leave the series.
External links
- Casualty series 26 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Casualty series 26 at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...