Casualty
A BBC One Original
Casualty drops viewers into the high energy world of Holby City Hospital's accident and emergency department. The series follows a rotating cast of clinicians, porters, and reception staff as they face life and death, tough decisions, and the daily grind of triage. Through fast paced shifts,... Read more
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About Casualty
Casualty drops viewers into the high energy world of Holby City Hospital's accident and emergency department. The series follows a rotating cast of clinicians, porters, and reception staff as they face life and death, tough decisions, and the daily grind of triage. Through fast paced shifts, urgent rescues, and intimate moments between patients and caregivers, it shows how people cope with pressure, failure, and small victories. Relationships are tested by long hours, departmental politics, and the emotional strain of fast moving emergencies. Dylan Keogh, Stevie Nash, Rashid Masum, Jacob Masters, and Jan Jenning anchor a changing ensemble that evolves with new faces and fresh challenges. The show also foregrounds emotional costs for the staff and the messy ethics of care.
Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, Casualty began in 1986 as a BBC medical soap set in a chaotic urban ED, blending hospital crises with strong character focus and a rotating roster that kept the story fresh for years.
Over the years Casualty became part of British TV fabric, shaping how audiences think about emergency medicine on screen. Its long running format allowed bold story arcs about ethics, teamwork, and patient advocacy to unfold across eras, with doctors and nurses negotiating risk, authority, and care under pressure for viewers.
Critically Casualty is seen as a steady character driven drama that mixes soap elements with procedural realism. The show explores duty versus personal life, the pressure of triage decisions, and the bonds that form when lives hang in the balance. The evolving cast also mirrors shifts in healthcare funding everywhere.
While Casualty has been a staple of British television for decades, this particular early run did not collect major award nominations. Its lasting impact comes from the realism of the emergency room and the way it balances medical drama with ongoing character arcs.
Details
- Release Date
- September 06, 1986
- Rating
- TV-PG
- User Ratings
- 84 votes
- Type
- TV Series
- Seasons
- 45
- Episodes
- 1386
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Returning Series
- Genres
- Drama, Soap
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Studio
- BBC +2 more
- External Links
- View on IMDB
Official Trailer
Cast
William Beck
Dylan Keogh
Elinor Lawless
Stevie Nash
Neet Mohan
Rashid Masum
Charles Venn
Jacob Masters
Di Botcher
Jan Jenning
Michael Stevenson
Iain Dean
Anna Chell
Jodie Whyte
Sarah Seggari
Rida Amaan
Adesuwa Oni
Ngozi Okoye
Melanie Hill
Siobhan McKenzie
Created by: Jeremy Brock, Paul Unwin
Seasons (45 seasons, 1386 episodes)
Series 1
15 episodes - 1986
Series 2
15 episodes - 1987
Series 3
10 episodes - 1988
Series 4
12 episodes - 1989
Series 5
13 episodes - 1990
Series 6
15 episodes - 1991
Series 7
24 episodes - 1992
Series 8
24 episodes - 1993
Series 9
24 episodes - 1994
Series 10
24 episodes - 1995
Series 11
24 episodes - 1996
Series 12
26 episodes - 1997
Series 13
28 episodes - 1998
Series 14
30 episodes - 1999
Series 15
36 episodes - 2000
Series 16
40 episodes - 2001
Series 17
40 episodes - 2002
Series 18
46 episodes - 2003
Series 19
48 episodes - 2004
Season 20
47 episodes - 2005
Series 21
48 episodes - 2006
Series 22
48 episodes - 2007
Series 23
48 episodes - 2008
Series 24
48 episodes - 2009
Series 25
47 episodes - 2010
Series 26
42 episodes - 2011
Series 27
44 episodes - 2012
Series 28
48 episodes - 2013
Series 29
46 episodes - 2014
Series 30
43 episodes - 2015
Series 31
44 episodes - 2016
Series 32
44 episodes - 2017
Series 33
46 episodes - 2018
Series 34
43 episodes - 2019
Series 35
30 episodes - 2021
Series 36
44 episodes - 2021
Season 37
43 episodes - 2022
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6 episodes - 2023
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12 episodes - 2023
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12 episodes - 2024
Storm Damage
12 episodes - 2024
Public Property
11 episodes - 2024
Internal Affairs
12 episodes - 2025
Supply and Demand
12 episodes - 2025
Learning Curve
12 episodes - 2026
