List of Casualty characters


Casualty is a British medical drama television series that has been broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom since 6 September 1986. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin and focuses on the fictional lives, both professional and personal, of the medical and ancillary staff at the Accident and Emergency Department of the fictional Holby City Hospital, based in the equally fictitious town of Holby. It is the longest-running primetime and emergency medical drama television series in the world. It was primarily filmed in the city of Bristol until 2011 when it began filming at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, where it has remained since. The show has aired thirty-three full series with over 1000 episodes and is currently airing the thirty-fourth series. Brock and Unwin devised the serial after being inspired by the "comedy and heroics" of life in the National Health Service and tackled a string of controversial topics through the show. A spin-off series, Holby City, began airing from 1999 and follows patients' stories after they are transferred to the hospital's surgical wards. A police procedural spin-off, HolbyBlue, began airing from 8 May 2007, running for two series before being cancelled due to poor viewing figures.
The serial features an ensemble cast of regular and recurring characters. It began with ten main characters in its first series, with nurse Charlie Fairhead, portrayed by Derek Thompson, the only character to have remained on the show from its creation. Since the show's inception, characters have been written in and out of the series. Additionally, Casualty features a number of guest artists in each episode as well as recurring characters who appear in story arcs. Many regular cast members in the show have made prior, minor appearances as both patients and staff members in both Casualty and Holby City. In 2004, casting directors hired Susan Cookson for the regular role of Maggie Coldwell after a recurring part as anaesthetist Julie Day between 1998 and 2000. Characters from Casualty have appeared in spin-off series Holby City and HolbyBlue and vice versa. Although most characters only guest star, some have become regular cast members. Amanda Mealing joined Casualty as Connie Beauchamp in 2014, following a six-year stint in Holby City. Nick Jordan actor Michael French has had stints in the main cast of both Holby City and Casualty, and Clive Mantle reprised his role as Mike Barratt in Holby City in 1999, two years after leaving Casualty.

Present characters

Regular characters

Recurring characters

Impending cast changes

Former characters

Regular characters

CharacterActorFirst appearanceLast appearance
6 9 198627 12 1986
6 9 19863 10 1987
6 9 198617 10 1987
19 9 198714 11 1987
6 9 198619 12 1987
12 9 198719 12 1987
12 9 198719 12 1987
6 9 19867 10 1988
6 9 19864 11 1988
24 10 19874 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
19 9 19871 12 1989
8 9 19891 12 1989
9 9 19881 12 1989
8 9 19891 12 1989
8 9 19891 12 1989
7 9 19909 11 1990
24 10 19877 12 1990
7 9 19907 12 1990
6 9 19911 11 1991
20 9 199127 2 1992
7 9 199127 2 1992
8 9 198927 2 1992
12 9 199231 10 1992
7 9 199019 12 1992
17 10 199227 2 1993
12 9 199227 2 1993
15 11 199127 2 1993
12 9 199227 2 1993
6 9 199123 10 1993
18 9 199330 10 1993
25 9 199320 11 1993
18 9 199315 1 1994
13 11 199322 1 1994
14 9 199026 2 1994
18 9 199326 2 1994
25 9 199326 2 1994
13 11 199326 2 1994
26 12 199326 2 1994
25 9 199326 2 1994
17 9 199425 3 1995
17 9 199425 3 1995
23 9 199527 1 1996
1 1 19943 2 1996
7 10 199524 2 1996
16 9 199524 2 1996
14 9 199622 2 1997
17 9 199422 2 1997
24 9 199422 2 1997
17 9 19948 11 1997
23 11 199615 11 1997
19 11 199422 11 1997
11 9 199728 2 1998
14 9 199628 2 1998
11 9 199726 12 1998
11 9 199713 3 1999
21 9 19969 10 1999
11 9 199723 10 1999
29 11 199730 10 1999
11 9 199725 3 2000
5 9 199815 10 2000
11 9 199710 3 2001
6 11 199928 4 2001
25 11 200028 4 2001
4 1 199728 4 2001
18 9 199928 4 2001
16 9 200028 4 2001
8 9 198928 4 2001
8 9 198928 4 2001
20 11 199928 4 2001
5 9 199819 1 2002
11 12 199916 3 2002
5 9 199818 5 2002
18 12 199929 6 2002
29 9 20019 11 2002
16 9 20007 6 2003
15 9 200121 6 2003
24 3 200121 6 2003
24 11 200121 6 2003
3 3 200120 9 2003
6 9 198610 1 2004
14 9 20021 5 2004
14 9 20021 5 2004
15 9 200117 7 2004
23 3 200228 8 2004
29 9 200128 8 2004
13 4 200218 9 2004
6 11 19992 10 2004
14 9 200326 12 2004
8 2 200330 7 2005
20 9 200320 8 2005
4 12 200424 12 2005
10 9 200511 2 2006
19 4 200327 5 2006
24 7 200426 8 2006
5 9 199818 11 2006
18 9 200424 12 2006
1 3 20034 8 2007
18 3 20074 8 2007
18 9 200615 9 2007
23 10 200429 9 2007
17 12 20056 10 2007
24 2 200730 12 2007
10 6 200626 1 2008
8 6 20028 3 2008
16 2 200828 3 2009
6 8 200528 3 2009
1 3 20081 8 2009
8 9 200719 9 2009
12 1 20088 5 2010
6 9 19867 8 2010
12 9 200914 8 2010
12 9 20092 1 2011
19 3 200930 4 2011
15 5 201030 7 2011
15 9 20076 8 2011
4 9 20106 9 2011
8 9 200710 12 2011
20 8 201122 7 2012
21 11 19982 2 2013
5 1 201327 4 2013
16 1 201011 5 2013
20 8 20118 6 2013
7 1 201214 12 2013
10 2 20074 10 2014
5 1 201311 10 2014
7 9 199013 12 2014
29 1 200528 3 2015
2 10 200415 8 2015
10 8 201316 7 2016
23 1 199327 8 2016
23 1 199327 8 2016
13 9 200327 8 2016
4 10 200327 8 2016
15 4 200627 8 2016
24 11 200727 8 2016
25 10 200827 8 2016
12 9 200927 8 2016
18 1 201429 4 2017
1 3 201417 6 2017
12 3 201626 8 2017
8 9 198930 9 2017
3 8 20134 11 2017
29 12 200713 1 2018
5 10 201313 1 2018
3 2 20184 8 2018
15 10 201111 8 2018
19 9 201519 1 2019
1 10 201116 2 2019
7 5 201625 5 2019
21 1 201710 8 2019
30 9 200621 9 2019
28 4 201221 9 2019
24 8 201928 12 2019
6 9 19861 2 2020
23 3 20197 3 2020
7 7 201228 3 2020
14 7 201818 4 2020

Recurring characters

CharacterActorFirst appearanceLast appearance
27 9 198618 10 1986
27 9 198618 10 1986
22 11 198619 12 1987
23 9 198821 10 1988
8 9 19899 11 1990
10 10 19925 12 1992
24 12 199227 3 1993
7 9 199023 10 1993
20 11 199311 12 1993
18 9 19938 1 1994
27 2 199226 2 1994
20 2 199324 2 1996
7 9 199024 2 1996
30 9 199516 11 1996
1 2 199722 2 1997
14 9 199620 9 1997
21 11 199816 1 1999
12 9 19986 3 1999
5 9 199825 3 2000
15 9 200122 12 2001
15 12 200112 1 2002
16 2 200230 3 2002
21 9 200216 11 2002
15 9 20011 3 2003
13 4 20023 5 2003
4 1 200320 9 2003
4 1 200320 9 2003
11 9 20041 10 2005
3 1 20041 10 2005
13 9 200319 8 2006
22 9 20071 12 2007
31 5 20089 8 2008
22 9 200715 11 2008
12 9 200913 9 2009
12 9 200928 11 2009
12 9 200927 12 2009
1 3 200816 1 2010
12 9 20096 2 2010
12 9 20096 2 2010
11 4 200910 4 2010
27 2 201017 4 2010
20 2 20101 5 2010
20 2 20101 5 2010
15 5 201021 8 2010
5 6 201027 12 2010
23 10 201027 12 2010
24 12 20062 4 2011
19 2 20117 5 2011
13 9 200828 5 2011
13 8 20111 10 2011
21 1 20126 10 2012
21 1 20126 10 2012
21 1 20126 10 2012
7 4 20121 12 2012
1 12 201215 12 2012
5 1 201312 1 2013
14 1 201219 1 2013
22 9 201230 11 2013
4 5 201317 5 2014
13 8 201111 10 2014
6 12 201424 1 2015
25 7 201523 8 2015
14 9 199630 8 2015

14 9 199630 8 2015

14 9 199630 8 2015

14 9 199630 8 2015

20 9 200819 9 2015
11 10 201419 9 2015
6 12 201410 10 2015
21 11 20159 1 2016
3 10 201530 1 2016
21 11 201530 1 2016
5 12 201523 4 2016
20 2 201630 4 2016
9 8 201430 4 2016
20 2 20167 5 2016
26 3 20167 5 2016
23 1 20167 5 2016
8 8 20159 7 2016
28 5 201630 7 2016
22 4 201410 9 2016
28 9 200210 12 2016
29 10 20167 1 2017
27 8 201611 2 2017
28 5 201625 2 2017
26 9 201529 4 2017
12 11 201620 5 2017
13 2 201622 7 2017
29 11 201419 8 2017
26 9 201526 8 2017
22 4 201726 8 2017
22 4 20172 9 2017
5 10 20164 11 2017
15 10 201618 11 2017
30 9 20179 12 2017
27 8 201623 12 2017
4 6 201631 3 2018
7 4 201823 6 2018
17 3 201825 8 2018
3 6 20176 10 2018
8 8 201513 10 2018
3 3 201824 11 2018
3 11 201819 1 2019
11 8 20182 2 2019
29 8 20152 2 2019
26 12 20042 3 2019
26 12 20042 3 2019
13 2 20162 3 2019
18 2 20179 3 2019
30 3 201911 5 2019
9 3 20198 6 2019
22 9 201829 6 2019
1 6 201910 8 2019
12 2 201111 8 2019
17 8 201928 9 2019
24 8 20192 11 2019
24 8 201916 11 2019
25 8 20181 2 2020
21 12 201922 2 2020
18 11 201729 2 2020

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