Casualty series 13 | |
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Series 13 | |
No. of episodes | 28 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 5 September 1998 – 13 March 1999 |
Season chronology | |
The thirteenth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 5 September 1998 and finished on 13 March 1999. It saw another increase, this time to 28 episodes (the first two episodes aired on consecutive nights), including a feature-length Christmas episode. This was the first series to be broadcast in widescreen. The series also acted as a launchpad for characters and storylines in the spin-off series Holby City , which started in January 1999.
The series saw the arrival of several new characters including Max Gallagher and Sean Maddox, while Mark Grace left halfway through the series and George Woodman left at the end of it. Early in the series came the return of Lisa "Duffy" Duffin, last seen as a guest in the two-part conclusion of the previous season.
The thirteenth series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. [1] The series began with 10 roles with star billing, which was an increase from the previous series. Rebecca Lacey starred as senior house officer Georgina "George" Woodman. Derek Thompson continued his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead and Barbara Marten portrayed sister Eve Montgomery. Paterson Joseph appeared as senior staff nurse Mark Grace while Jonathan Kerrigan and Claire Goose starred as staff nurses Sam Colloby and Tina Seabrook. Ian Bleasdale and Donna Alexander continued their roles as paramedics Josh Griffiths and Penny Hutchens. Rebecca Wheatley portrayed receptionist Amy Howard. [2]
Episode one featured four new cast members: Robert Gwilym (clinical director and emergency medicine consultant Max Gallagher); [2] Gerald Kyd (senior house officer Sean Maddox); [3] Jan Anderson (staff nurse Chloe Hill); and Pal Aron (bed manager Adam Osman). [2] Susan Cookson also made her first appearance as recurring character, nurse Julie Day in episode one. [2] Following a guest stint at the end of the previous series, Cathy Shipton reprised her role as original character Lisa "Duffy" Duffin in episode four. Duffy returned as an agency nurse, but was later invited to join the team as a senior staff nurse. [2] Joseph decided to leave the series in 1998; Mark Grace departed in episode 18. [2] Lacey also chose to leave the series and her character, George Woodman, left at the conclusion of the series. [2]
This series set up several storylines and characters for the show's spin-off series, Holby City . Michael French and Nicola Stephenson guest appeared in episodes thirteen and seventeen as their Holby City characters, Nick Jordan and Julie Fitzjohn. [2] Hospital director, Gary Milton (Ian Keith), also appeared in both this series and Holby City, setting up a storyline which saw the hospital threatened with closure. [2]
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [4] |
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227 | 1 | "Internal Inferno - Part One" | Nigel Douglas | Tony McHale | 5 September 1998 | 11.23 |
228 | 2 | "Internal Inferno - Part Two" | Nigel Douglas | Tony McHale | 6 September 1998 | 10.37 |
229 | 3 | "Honey Bunny" | Paul Wroblewski | Jeff Povey | 12 September 1998 | 9.82 |
230 | 4 | "The Ties That Bind" | Michael Owen Morris | Andrew Rattenbury | 19 September 1998 | 11.46 |
231 | 5 | "Toys and Boys" | Julian Holmes | Tony Basgallop | 26 September 1998 | 12.58 |
232 | 6 | "Eye Spy" | Gary Love | Andrew Rattenbury | 3 October 1998 | 12.16 |
233 | 7 | "A Place of Safety" | Gill Wilkinson | Susan Boyd | 10 October 1998 | 11.42 |
234 | 8 | "She Loved the Rain" | Tim Leandro | Simon Mirren | 17 October 1998 | 12.56 |
235 | 9 | "Public Service" | Steve Shill | Gillian Richmond | 24 October 1998 | 12.74 |
236 | 10 | "It's Good to Talk" | Roberto Bangura | Deborah Cook | 31 October 1998 | 11.92 |
237 | 11 | "Next of Kin" | Michael Owen Morris | Patrick Wilde | 7 November 1998 | 11.04 |
238 | 12 | "Home Truths" | Paul Wroblewski | Graham Mitchell | 14 November 1998 | 11.70 |
239 | 13 | "One from the Heart" | Alan Wareing | Barbara Machin | 21 November 1998 | 12.71 |
240 | 14 | "Trust" | Claire Winyard | Chris Murray | 28 November 1998 | 12.66 |
241 | 15 | "No Place Like Home" | Gill Wilkinson | Susan Boyd | 5 December 1998 | 12.65 |
242 | 16 | "Making a Difference" | Alan Wareing | Andrew Rattenbury | 12 December 1998 | 12.31 |
243 | 17 | "Miracle on Casualty" | Michael Owen Morris | Tony McHale | 19 December 1998 | 12.62 |
244 | 18 | "New Year and All That" | Paul Wroblewski | Tony McHale | 26 December 1998 | 12.08 |
245 | 19 | "Trapped" | Claire Winyard | Tony McHale | 9 January 1999 | 9.60 |
246 | 20 | "White Lies, White Wedding" | Robert Bailey | Jeff Povey | 16 January 1999 | 11.84 |
247 | 21 | "Team Work" | Michael Owen Morris | Patrick Wilde | 23 January 1999 | 12.10 |
248 | 22 | "Human Traffic" | Philippa Langdale | Jeff Povey | 30 January 1999 | 11.49 |
249 | 23 | "Mother's Day" | Julian Holmes | Christopher Reason | 6 February 1999 | 12.09 |
250 | 24 | "Face Value" | Nigel Douglas | Graham Mitchell | 13 February 1999 | 13.09 |
251 | 25 | "Crazy Love" | Roberto Bangura | Susan Boyd | 20 February 1999 | 12.61 |
252 | 26 | "The Hardest Word" | Gill Wilkinson | Christopher Reason | 27 February 1999 | 12.84 |
253 | 27 | "Love Over Gold - Part One" | Gary Love | Chris Murray | 6 March 1999 | 10.04 |
254 | 28 | "Love Over Gold - Part Two" | Gary Love | Andrew Rattenbury | 13 March 1999 | 9.65 |
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