Casualty (series 8)
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The eighth series of the British
medical drama
television series Casualty
commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One
on 18 September 1993 and finished on 26 February 1994.
), Martin "Ash" Ashford (Patrick Robinson
), consultant Mike Barratt (Clive Mantle
), paramedic
s Josh Griffiths
(Ian Bleasdale
) and Jane Scott (Caroline Webster) and receptionist Norma Sullivan (Anne Kristen
).
Joining the regular cast were surgical manager Mark Calder (Oliver Parker
), senior house officer
s Karen Goodliffe (Suzanna Hamilton
) and Dave Masters (Martin Ball
), locum consultant Tom Harley (David Ryall
), clinical nurse specialist Ken Hodges (Christopher Guard
), staff nurses Adele Beckford (Doña Croll
) and Rachel Longworth (Jane Gurnett
), trainee staff nurse Mary Skillett (Tara Moran
), project 2000 nurse Helen Chatsworth (Samantha Edmonds), paramedic Brian Crawford (Brendan O’Hea), receptionist Mie Nishi-Kawa (Naoko Mori
) and porter Frankie Drummer (Steven O’Donnell
).
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
medical drama
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 18 September 1993 and finished on 26 February 1994.
Cast
Continuing into Series 8 were nurses Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson), Lisa "Duffy" Duffin (Cathy ShiptonCathy Shipton
Catherine Ellen Shipton , is an English actress.-Biography:Born to Irish parents, she was the seventh and second girl of nine children, where only four of her brothers survived. Shipton was raised as a Roman Catholic, and was educated in a convent in South London...
), Martin "Ash" Ashford (Patrick Robinson
Patrick Robinson (actor)
Patrick Robinson is an English actor, who played the character of charge nurse Martin "Ash" Ashford in the long-running medical drama series Casualty on BBC One from 1990 to 1996...
), consultant Mike Barratt (Clive Mantle
Clive Mantle
-Early life and education:Mantle was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire and a chorister in St John's College Choir for four years...
), paramedic
Paramedic
A paramedic is a healthcare professional that works in emergency medical situations. Paramedics provide advanced levels of care for medical emergencies and trauma. The majority of paramedics are based in the field in ambulances, emergency response vehicles, or in specialist mobile units such as...
s Josh Griffiths
Josh Griffiths
Josh Griffiths was one of the longest-serving fictional characters in the popular BBC drama Casualty, played by Ian Bleasdale since 1989. He worked for the fictional Holby Ambulance Service.-Storylines:...
(Ian Bleasdale
Ian Bleasdale
Ian Bleasdale is a British actor and television presenter. He was born in Upholland, Lancashire and divides his time between Haworth in West Yorkshire and Bristol...
) and Jane Scott (Caroline Webster) and receptionist Norma Sullivan (Anne Kristen
Anne Kristen
Anne Kristen was a Scottish actress.To friends and family, Anne was also known as Anna or/and Annie.Kristen was married to the actor Iain Cuthbertson from January 1964, until their divorce in 1988....
).
Joining the regular cast were surgical manager Mark Calder (Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is an English film director.-Biography:Parker was born in London, the son of Jillian, Lady Parker, a writer and GP , and Sir Peter Parker, formerly Chief executive of British Rail...
), senior house officer
Senior house officer
A senior house officer is a junior doctor undergoing training within a certain speciality in the British National Health Service or in the Republic of Ireland. SHOs are supervised by consultants and registrars, who oversee their training and are their designated clinical supervisors...
s Karen Goodliffe (Suzanna Hamilton
Suzanna Hamilton
Suzanna Hamilton is an English actress. She is most famous for her performance as Julia in the modern film adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.-Early career:...
) and Dave Masters (Martin Ball
Martin Ball
Martin Ball is an English theatre and television actor. He was born and grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1992.-Career:...
), locum consultant Tom Harley (David Ryall
David Ryall
David Ryall is an English actor who has appeared on British television since the 1970s. He has had leading roles in Lytton's Diary and Goodnight Sweetheart, as well as memorable roles in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective and Andrew Davies's adaptation of To Play the King and The Final Cut, the...
), clinical nurse specialist Ken Hodges (Christopher Guard
Christopher Guard
Christopher Guard is an English actor.Educated at Latymer Upper School, Guard was a member of the National Theatre aged 20. He has appeared in Vienna 1900 , Memoirs of a Survivor and Return to Treasure Island...
), staff nurses Adele Beckford (Doña Croll
Doña Croll
Doña Croll is a Jamaican-born British actress. She is best known for her British soap opera roles as Pearl McHugh in Family Affairs and more recently as Vera Corrigan in the BBC soap, Doctors....
) and Rachel Longworth (Jane Gurnett
Jane Gurnett
Jane Gurnett is a British actress best known for her leading roles in British TV series Casualty , Dangerfield and the second incarnation of Crossroads .-Career:...
), trainee staff nurse Mary Skillett (Tara Moran
Tara Moran
Kathleen Tara Moran is an English actress.Moran's television debut was in Yorkshire Television's educational history series for schools, How We Used to Live...
), project 2000 nurse Helen Chatsworth (Samantha Edmonds), paramedic Brian Crawford (Brendan O’Hea), receptionist Mie Nishi-Kawa (Naoko Mori
Naoko Mori
is a British-Japanese actress known for roles as Sarah, Saffron's "odd" friend in Absolutely Fabulous, Mie Nishikawa in Casualty, and Toshiko Sato in Doctor Who and Torchwood.-Early life:...
) and porter Frankie Drummer (Steven O’Donnell
Steven O'Donnell (actor)
Steven O'Donnell is an English actor.Before O'Donnell became an actor he worked for 5 years in Charing Cross Hospital as a Scientific Officer in a medical laboratory. He has appeared in several comedies with Rik Mayall...
).
Episodes
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External links
- Casualty series 8 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 8 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...