Casualty (series 12)
| Casualty series 12 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 11 September 1997 – 28 February 1998 |
The twelfth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 11 September 1997 and finished on 28 February 1998.[1] The first episode was originally due to be shown on the evening of Saturday 6 September, but this was delayed until the following Thursday due to coverage of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales earlier on that day, as the BBC felt it would be inappropriate to air the episode so soon after such an event.
This series was notable as two of the episodes (episodes 1 and 17) had an extended 'feature-length' running time of 75 minutes, compared to the standard episode length of 50 minutes. Episode 17, The Golden Hour, aired on 27 December 1997, featured a multiple motorway pile-up.
The series also featured the first official two-part story, Everlasting Love, which played out over episodes 25 and 26.
Cast
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
- Julia Watson as Barbara "Baz" Hayes
- Jonathan Kerrigan as Sam Colloby
- Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths
- Rebecca Lacey as George Woodman
- Paterson Joseph as Mark Grace
- Rebecca Wheatley as Amy Howard
- Claire Goose as Tina Seabrook
- Vincenzo Pellegrino as Derek "Sunny" Sunderland
- Donna Alexander as Penny Hutchens
- Barbara Marten as Eve Montgomery (Episode 13 onwards)
- Peter Guinness as Elliot Matthews
- Sorcha Cusack as Kate Wilson (Episodes 1–10)
- Peter Birch as Jack Hathaway (Episodes 1–11)
- Sue Devaney as Liz Harker (Episodes 1–12)
- Gray O'Brien as Richard McCaig
Guest stars
- Cathy Shipton as Lisa "Duffy" Duffin
- Brenda Fricker as Megan Roach
- Clive Mantle as Mike Barratt
- Patrick Robinson as Martin "Ash" Ashford
Episodes
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| Episode No.[nb 1] | Series No. | Episode | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
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| 201 | 1 | "Give My Love to Esme (75 minutes)" | Peter Barber-Fleming | Ginnie Hole | 11 September 1997 |
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The staff receive news Matt and Jude have married. Jack is now engaged to Jayne but overreacts when new nurse Tina Seabrook makes an unfortunate comment about a man who deliberately fell off a ladder to get into hospital, having been told he would have to wait years for an appointment for his arthritis. Josh and Liz try to get Ian and Esme, a couple who are having a baby to the hospital, but end up having to deliver the baby in the back of an ambulance. Ian goes to see his parents but is offended by his mother, who feels the fact he and Esme are unmarried reflects badly on his father, a vicar. Young black couple Jason and Lou are arguing about her desire to join the police, who Jason sees as institutionally racist. After they part ways, Jason sees someone park a van in the car park at a shopping centre. A bomb in the van goes off, causing many casualties. Charlie worries about Baz, who was shopping on her day off, and is relieved when Penny tells him she was at the scene helping with the wounded. An elderly man removes glass imbedded in his wife's stomach and she dies of internal bleeding. Lou seems to have minor injuries but in hospital a scan shows she has a bleed on the brain which leaves her in a coma; Jason tells the police what he saw. Ian has been left trapped in rubble and when a second bomb is discovered Baz and Josh amputate his foot to get him out. Guest starring Shane Hickmott, Hannah Lawrence, James Greene and Christopher Colquhoun Elliot Matthews, George Woodman, Mark Grace, Tina Seabrook, Amy Howard and Sunny Sunderland are introduced. Penny Hutchens is re-introduced. |
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| 202 | 2 | "Private Lives" | Peter Barber-Fleming | Robin Mukherjee | 13 September 1997 |
| 203 | 3 | "Nearest and Dearest" | Martin Hutchings | Stephen Wyatt | 20 September 1997 |
| 204 | 4 | "What Friends Are For" | Hettie MacDonald | Andrew Holden | 27 September 1997 |
| 205 | 5 | "The Things We Do For Love" | Michael Owen Morris | Peter Bowker | 4 October 1997 |
| 206 | 6 | "Counting the Cost" | Nigel Douglas | Tony McHale | 11 October 1997 |
| 207 | 7 | "Always on My Mind" | Anthony Garner | Shelagh Stephenson | 18 October 1997 |
| 208 | 8 | "Finders Keepers" | Martin Hutchings | Joe Broughton | 25 October 1997 |
| 209 | 9 | "Whatever it Takes" | Hettie MacDonald | Tony Lindsay | 1 November 1997 |
| 210 | 10 | "A Taste of Freedom" | Nigel Douglas | Shelagh Stephenson | 8 November 1997 |
| Kate Wilson departs | |||||
| 211 | 11 | "Bad Company" | Michael Owen Morris | Robin Mukherjee | 15 November 1997 |
| Jack Hathaway departs | |||||
| 212 | 12 | "Moving On" | Alan Wareing | Jonathan Rich | 22 November 1997 |
| Liz Harker departs | |||||
| 213 | 13 | "Power of Persuasion" | Anthony Garner | Tony Lindsay | 29 November 1997 |
| Eve Montgomery is introduced | |||||
| 214 | 14 | "Out of Control" | Gary Love | Carolyn Sally Jones | 6 December 1997 |
| 215 | 15 | "Love's Labour" | Joanna Hogg | Gil Brailey | 13 December 1997 |
| 216 | 16 | "Facing Up" | Michael Owen Morris | Jonathan Rich | 20 December 1997 |
| 217 | 17 | "The Golden Hour (75 minutes)" | Nigel Douglas | Barbara Machin | 27 December 1997 |
| 218 | 18 | "An Eye for an Eye" | Alan Wareing | Tony Lindsay | 3 January 1998 |
| 219 | 19 | "Loco Parentis" | Gwennan Sage | Andrew Holden | 10 January 1998 |
| 220 | 20 | "Degrees of Separation" | Joanna Hogg | Gil Brailey | 17 January 1998 |
| 221 | 21 | "Secrets" | Michael Owen Morris | Jonathan Rich | 24 January 1998 |
| 222 | 22 | "Love Me Tender" | Gary Love | Tony Lindsay | 31 January 1998 |
| 223 | 23 | "Taking Sides" | Paul Murton | Steve Chambers | 7 February 1998 |
| 224 | 24 | "We Can Be Heroes" | Michael Owen Morris | Jonathan Rich | 14 February 1998 |
| 225 | 25 | "Everlasting Love - Part One" | Nigel Douglas | Barbara Machin | 21 February 1998 |
| 226 | 26 | "Everlasting Love - Part Two" | Nigel Douglas | Barbara Machin | 28 February 1998 |
| Baz Fairhead, Elliot Matthews and Richard McCaig departs | |||||
Notes
- ↑ "Episode No." refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Series No." refers to the episode's number in this particular series.
