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| Casualty series 17 | |
|---|---|
| Series 17 | |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 14 September 2002 – 21 June 2003 |
| Season chronology | |
The seventeenth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 14 September 2002 and finished on 21 June 2003. [1]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | 1 | "Déjà Vu" [lower-alpha 1] | Frank W. Smith | David Joss Buckley | 14 September 2002 | 8.84 |
| 362 | 2 | "Protection" | John Dower | Stepheen McAteer | 21 September 2002 | 8.34 |
| 363 | 3 | "Judgement Day" | Anthony Garner | Colin Wyatt | 28 September 2002 | 8.36 |
| 364 | 4 | "Thicker Than Water" | Richard Holthouse | Leslie Stewart | 5 October 2002 | 8.55 |
| 365 | 5 | "What Little Girls are Made Of" | Gwennan Sage | Jo O'Keefe | 12 October 2002 | 8.98 |
| 366 | 6 | "What's Love Got To Do with It?" | Ian White | Peter Mills | 19 October 2002 | 8.48 |
| 367 | 7 | "The Ties That Bind" | Sven Arnstein | Ann Marie Di Mambro | 26 October 2002 | 9.12 |
| 368 | 8 | "It's a Boy Thing" | Jeremy Webb | Andrew Holden | 2 November 2002 | 9.19 |
| 369 | 9 | "Innocence" | Jim O'Hanlon | Gregory Evans | 9 November 2002 | 9.42 |
| 370 | 10 | "Return of the Native" | A.J. Quinn | Julie Dixon | 16 November 2002 | 8.71 |
| 371 | 11 | "Up to Your Neck in It" | Nic Phillips | Edel Brosnan | 23 November 2002 | 8.59 |
| 372 | 12 | "Gimme Shelter" | Euros Lyn | Robert Scott-Fraser | 30 November 2002 | 8.49 |
| 373 | 13 | "Blame" | Sven Arnstein | Stuart Blackburn | 7 December 2002 | 8.32 |
| 374 | 14 | "Feuds and Fury" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Julian Spilsbury | 14 December 2002 | 9.28 |
| 375 | 15 | "Some Comfort, No Joy, and a Bit Too Much Love" | Jim O'Hanlon | David Joss Buckley | 21 December 2002 | 9.10 |
| 376 | 16 | "Living for the Moment" | Chris Lovett | Robert Scott-Fraser | 28 December 2002 | 9.14 |
| 377 | 17 | "Friend or Foe" | Nic Phillips | Rod Lewis | 4 January 2003 | 9.54 |
| 378 | 18 | "Collision Course" | Ian White | Peter Mills | 11 January 2003 | 9.88 |
| 379 | 19 | "Sins of the Father" | Jim O'Hanlon | Jo O'Keefe | 18 January 2003 | 9.54 |
| 380 | 20 | "Spiteful God" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Leslie Stewart | 25 January 2003 | 9.45 |
| 381 | 21 | "Flight" | Jim O'Hanlon | Len Collin | 1 February 2003 | 9.45 |
| 382 | 22 | "Love Hurts" [3] | Declan O'Dwyer | Edel Brosnan | 8 February 2003 | 9.77 |
| 383 | 23 | "Hitting Home – Part One" | Gwennan Sage | Ann Marie Di Mambro | 15 February 2003 | 9.33 |
| 384 | 24 | "Hitting Home – Part Two" | Tania Diez | Ann Marie Di Mambro | 22 February 2003 | 9.66 |
| 385 | 25 | "Dire Straits" | Dominic Santana | Gregory Evans | 1 March 2003 | 10.00 |
| 386 | 26 | "Fool for Love" | Jeremy Webb | Ginnie Hole | 8 March 2003 | 9.72 |
| 387 | 27 | "Keep It in the Family" | Nic Phillips | Danny McCahon | 15 March 2003 | 9.12 |
| 388 | 28 | "A Hard Day's Night" | Richard Holthouse | Robert Scott-Fraser | 22 March 2003 | 9.06 |
| 389 | 29 | "Side Effects" | Gwennan Sage | Stephen McAteer | 29 March 2003 | 9.32 |
| 390 | 30 | "An Act of God" | Euros Lyn | Jason Sutton | 5 April 2003 | 9.01 |
| 391 | 31 | "The Point of No Return" [4] | Declan O'Dwyer | David Joss Buckley | 12 April 2003 | 8.64 |
| 392 | 32 | "Stuck in the Middle with You" | Tim Holloway | Robert Scott-Fraser | 19 April 2003 | 9.30 |
| 393 | 33 | "Getting Through" | Deborah Paige | Catherine Tregenna | 26 April 2003 | 9.22 |
| 394 | 34 | "Hurt the One You Love" | Andy Goddard | Steve Griffiths | 3 May 2003 | 8.69 |
| 395 | 35 | "An Accident Waiting To Happen" | Gwennan Sage | Paul Cornell | 10 May 2003 | 7.90 |
| 396 | 36 | "Out On a Limb" | Richard Holthouse | Danny McCahon | 17 May 2003 | 9.27 |
| 397 | 37 | "Baby Blues" | Tania Diez | Julie White | 31 May 2003 | 8.03 |
| 398 | 38 | "Last Man Standing" | Tim Holloway | Rod Lewis | 7 June 2003 | 8.22 |
| 399 | 39 | "Three in a Bed" | Ian White | Joe Turner | 14 June 2003 | 7.71 |
| 400 | 40 | "A Special Day" | Declan O'Dwyer | Gregory Evans | 21 June 2003 | 8.87 |
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