"BBC's highest-paid actor, earning between £350,000 and £400,000 over the last financial year. As of 2010, Thompson lived in a rented flat in Bristol and also owns a house in Brixton. He and his wife have a son, who appeared as a baby in one episode of ""Casualty"", and he also has an older son by a previous marriage to Christine, a theatre director. A sufferer of dystonia, Thompson became patron of the Dystonia Society in 2006. Derek Thompson (actor) Derek Thompson (born 4 April 1948) is a Northern Irish actor, most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long-running"
"year he met his future wife, Dee Sadler, an actress playing Maggie, who had to be rescued from a cave before hospitalisation. Thompson has currently played the role of Charlie for over 30 years, and is the only remaining character from the original cast. In 2004 his character went on a six-month sabbatical, which remains his most notable absence from the show. Currently, he is allowed a few months off from filming per year. Apart from ""Casualty"", he has also played Charlie in the spin-off shows ""Holby City"" and ""HolbyBlue"". It was revealed in July 2017, that Thompson was the"
"appearance in October 2012 when he interviewed Chantelle Lane (Lauren Drummond) for a full-time nursing position. Thompson also made an appearance in ""Casualty"" spin-off police drama, ""HolbyBlue"" for its first episode in May 2007. Charlie is the lynchpin of the emergency department. He's been there since the beginning (having joined the department more than a decade before Casualty was first aired) and has always proved to be an indispensable, trustworthy and diplomatic member of the team. People look up to him, and he always tries to be there when the ED family need him. In the early days of Casualty,"
"longest serving cast member of ""Casualty"". He was the first character to appear on 6 September 1986, which was the first episode of the show, before making his first departure from the show in series 18, he later returned for thirty episodes in series 19 before making a permanent return in the following series. Thompson departed the programme in series 22, episode 17 before returning eleven episodes later. He has since remained in the show. Charlie has also appeared in occasional ""Holby City"" episodes from its debut in 1999 until 2012. He also appeared in an episode of ""HolbyBlue"" in"
"of the collision involving established characters Connie Beauchamp (Amanda Mealing) and her daughter Grace Beauchamp (Emily Carey). The episode centres around the celebrations of Charlie Fairhead's (Derek Thompson) thirtieth anniversary of working in the fictitious Holby City Hospital's emergency department, where the show is set. It also features a helicopter crash outside the emergency department, which causes damage to the hospital. Several actors who have previously appeared on ""Casualty"" during its thirty years on air made a cameo appearance during the special, while Ian Bleasdale reprised his role as Josh Griffiths for the entirety of the episode. The episode also"
"series producer following Julia Smith. Hollingworth was brought in to turn the soap around following declining ratings and heavy media criticism, but despite adding a million viewers the soap was eventually axed by the BBC controller, Alan Yentob, in 1993. She went on to produce for the popular medical drama ""Casualty"" (1994–1996), pushing up viewing figures to almost 18 million by switching the focus to the love lives of the characters. The changes she implemented were popular with viewers. However, they were less popular with some of the cast members, in particular Derek Thompson, who plays the long-running character Charlie"
"Clark), despite the department being closed to all patients. Kai confesses to responsibility for the crash and Amira encourages him to confess. She leaves at the end of the shift, having impressed Charlie with her devotion to her work. Amira later appears at the disciplinary hearing of consultant Elle Gardner (Jaye Griffiths) to provide a statement about the care of Grace Beauchamp (Emily Carey) on the day she worked in the ED. Characters of Casualty ""Casualty"" is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 6 September 1986 on BBC One. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and"
"especially written by Casualty co-creator Paul Unwin. She moves back to the UK from New Zealand and takes up a position as an agency nurse, her children now having grown up. Her first placement happens to be at Holby City, where none of the staff know who she is. She is horrified that the first time she sees Charlie again he has collapsed with a heart attack, caused by his rescuing Zoe Hanna (Sunetra Sarker) from drowning in freezing water. She finds it difficult to concentrate on her work as her old friend repeatedly undergoes CPR, which is eventually successful."
"to his break from the show, with Charlie's exit scenes airing on 20 August 2005. After four months off-screen, Charlie returned in the series 20 Christmas crossover with ""Holby City"", which aired on 24 December 2005. Thompson has remained with the show since, but regularly takes breaks of around two months every year. Thompson has so-far made four appearances in ""Casualty"" sister show ""Holby City"": the show's first episode in January 1999; the second episode to the Christmas crossover in December 2005; another crossover to ""Holby City"" in February 2010 when Charlie has a heart attack; and the most recent"
"Episode 1094 Episode 1094 is the opening episode of the thirty-third series of the British medical drama television series ""Casualty"", and the 1094th episode of the overall series. The episode was written by Simon Norman and directed by Steve Brett, and premiered on BBC One on 11 August 2018. The plot follows an accident which sees paramedic Iain Dean (Michael Stevenson) swerve his ambulance, containing paramedic Ruby Spark (Maddy Hill) and registrar Alicia Munroe (Chelsea Halfpenny), to avoid hitting a woman who jumped off a bridge, creating a multi-car pile up and a petrol tanker exploding. The episode was announced"
"can get to Grace it explodes. Meanwhile, the emergency department prepares to celebrate Charlie Fairhead's (Derek Thompson) thirtieth year at Holby City with a surprise party. The surprise is soon spoilt when Charlie finds former paramedic Josh Griffiths (Ian Bleasdale) in cubicles. Charlie then works to treat patient Sally Hodge (Pam St. Clement). Sally is revealed to have lithopedia after miscarrying her baby during her teenage years. Charlie then visits the pub where a party is held in his honour, with video footage from former colleagues shown to him. Jacob Masters (Charles Venn) becomes concerned for Connie and Grace when"
"2008. Their second daughter Audrey Jane was born October 14, 2010. Their third child, a son, named Cody Maclean was born on February 9, 2015. Derk Cheetwood Derk Cheetwood (born October 8, 1973) is an American singer and actor who appears on the soap opera ""General Hospital"" on a recurring basis as bodyguard Max Giambetti, who works for mob boss Sonny Corinthos. He is the cousin of Tyler Christopher, who plays Nikolas Cassadine on ""General Hospital"", and the older brother of Drew Cheetwood, who plays Milo Giambetti on the show. He also had an appearance on the 1995 sitcom ""Brotherly"
"close to death on several occasions since 1990 as a result of a shooting and later a hit and run involving a stolen ambulance, a pulmonary embolism, attempted drowning and a heart attack. Charlie's son, Louis, sets him up with Maggie Coldwell (Susan Cookson). They date for a while and he proposes but she refuses, agreeing inside to stay in touch. In series 22, Charlie celebrates thirty-five years in nursing. However, he struggles with childcare issues and the news that he or Tess Bateman (Suzanne Packer) will be made redundant. Although Tess volunteers, Charlie is asked to leave after a"
"reprised their roles as ED consultants Zoe Hanna and Dylan Keogh, and paramedic Iain Dean in October 2014. Charles Venn joined the show's main cast in summer 2015 as senior staff nurse Jacob Masters. This series featured three webisodes. The first two webisodes were a two-parter focusing on main character Noel Garcia pursuing his dream career of being a radio DJ, while the final webisode of the series focused on main characters Zoe Hanna and Max Walker's respective pre-wedding celebrations. On 2 July 2014, it was announced that ""Casualty"" would be airing three standalone episodes. The standalone episodes were noted"
"Sam Nicholls Sam Nicholls is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ""Casualty"", played by Charlotte Salt. She first appeared in the twenty-sixth series episode ""Mea Culpa"", broadcast on 15 October 2011. Sam is a former major in the Royal Army Medical Corps, who joined the Holby City Hospital Emergency Department on a nine-month secondment, later becoming a Specialty registrar in emergency medicine. Salt was contracted for a year and she spoke with army medics to help her prepare for the role. Sam is portrayed as being a fearless, headstrong, competitive ""action girl"". Salt said Sam is also haunted"
"She agrees to leave with him for a second time, on the condition that this is his last chance, and everything they own is signed in her name only. Charlie clearly feels that Duffy is making the wrong move, but they make up and she kisses him before she leaves for New Zealand. Duffy next appears in the opening two episodes of series 21, in 2006, as part of Casualty's 20th anniversary celebrations. Charlie, paramedic Comfort Jones (Martina Laird), nurse John ""Abs"" Denham (James Redmond) and SHO Gurpreet ""Guppy"" Sandhu (Elyes Gabel) head to Cambodia where Duffy has set up"
"journalist Harry Horner in episode four, while Vas Blackwood also appeared in episode four, as Bob. Stella Gonet played Clare Wainwright, a specialist registrar in general medicine in episode seven, while Perry Fenwick played patient Marvin Osborne in episode nine. The idea of ""Casualty"" came together when co-creators Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin were both hospitalised for different reasons. During their time at the hospital, the pair were 'deeply concerned by what they saw'. Brock and Unwin pitched a document and sent it to the BBC in 1985. Unwin said in an interview with Radio Times that their pitch 'read"
"of the ED"". On 13 February 2015, the BBC Media Centre announced Charles Venn had joined the cast of ""Casualty"" as new nurse Jacob Masters. Venn began filming at the show's Roath Lock Studios that same week. Of his casting, Venn commented, ""It's truly a pleasure and honour to be part of ""Casualty"" as it's such a successful long-standing medical drama. I'm keenly relishing the challenge and my time in Cardiff and I look forward to tackling the role of nurse Jacob."" Shorty after he was cast as Jacob, Venn's mother told him that he would be working alongside his"
"last episode as writer was Episode 32. All 16 main characters from series fourteen initially returned. Derek Thompson returned for a guest appearance as ""Casualty""'s Charlie Fairhead in episode 2. Natasha Leigh joined as CT1 Lilah Birdwood for 8 episodes from episode 3. Sarah Jane Potts (Eddi McKee) left in episode 2, followed by Joseph Millson (Luc Hemingway) in episode 13. Guy Henry (Henrik Hanssen) was absent between episodes 5 and 12, though returned in a special episode set partly in Sweden. Ty Glaser and Rob Ostlere joined the show in the New Year, playing foundation year 1 doctors Gemma"
"Characters of Casualty ""Casualty"" is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 6 September 1986 on BBC One. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin. It is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital, in the equally fictitious city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with spin-off show ""Holby City"". ""Casualty"" follows the professional and personal lives of the doctors, nurses, paramedics, hospital management and patients at Holby General. It features an ensemble cast of regular characters, and began with 10 main characters in its first series, all but two –"
"his role as paramedic Josh Griffiths on the BBC television drama, ""Casualty"". He was the second longest serving character in the show's 20-year history, bettered only by Derek Thompson's character Charlie Fairhead. Since 2016 Bleasdale has made several guest stints in the show and in 2017 his character was made ambulance station manager. Josh first appeared in episode 1 of series 4 (1989) and started as a speaking extra. His role has gone from strength to strength over the years and he has had several harrowing storylines so far, including the death of his family in a house fire, and"
"skeptical FBI Special Agents David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard) and Colby Granger (Dylan Bruno) that the murders, including the woman's murder, must be the work of an undetected serial killer with a kill count of almost 70 victims. Charlie's obsession with the serial killer worries David, Colby, and FBI Special Agents Liz Warner (Aya Sumika) and Nikki Betancourt (Sophina Brown), as they suspect that Charlie may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Five days before, Charlie's brother, FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), suffered a life-threatening stab wound while investigating a home invasion, and Charlie blamed himself for Don's"
"Frank Chase (actor) Frank Chase (22 February 1923 - 2 July 2004) was a character actor and screenwriter. As an actor, he is probably remembered for his role as Deputy Charlie in ""Attack of the 50 Foot Woman"". As a writer, his most prolific work was in the television series ""Bonanza"". Other television series he wrote the script for were ""The Virginian"", and ""The High Chaparral"". Frank Chase was born in Potsdam, New York in 1923. His father was screenwriter Borden Chase. He started out as an actor but moved to writing for television around the end of the 1950s."
"Derk Cheetwood Derk Cheetwood (born October 8, 1973) is an American singer and actor who appears on the soap opera ""General Hospital"" on a recurring basis as bodyguard Max Giambetti, who works for mob boss Sonny Corinthos. He is the cousin of Tyler Christopher, who plays Nikolas Cassadine on ""General Hospital"", and the older brother of Drew Cheetwood, who plays Milo Giambetti on the show. He also had an appearance on the 1995 sitcom ""Brotherly Love"" in the episode ""Witchcraft"". Derk is married to Cari Costner, Kevin Costner's niece, and the two share a daughter Kylie Danielle, born January 30,"
"suffering from clinical depression from childhood setbacks has recently been discharged from a mental health care institution. Charlie is uneasy about beginning his freshman year of high school; he is shy and finds difficulty in making friends, but he connects with his English teacher, Mr. Anderson (Paul Rudd). Charlie meets two seniors, Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller), at a football game and they invite him to a party. Charlie unknowingly eats a cannabis brownie, gets high and discloses to Sam that the year before, his best friend committed suicide. He also walks in on Patrick and"
"Patrick Robinson (actor) Patrick Robinson (born 6 November 1963) is an English actor, best known for playing the character of staff nurse and later charge nurse (in early years of the show) and in later years, Consultant Martin ""Ash"" Ashford in the long-running medical drama series ""Casualty"" on BBC One. Robinson was the fifth of seven children born to a Jamaican-immigrant electrician father and his English-born wife. Robinson joined the South East London School Drama Group aged 14. The cousin of footballer and TV personality Ian Wright, Robinson was offered a trial at Southampton F.C., which he turned down to"
"becomes clear to her that her marriage to Ryan is beyond repair following a date with him. In August 2017, Shipton was longlisted for Best Drama Star at the Inside Soap Awards, while Charlie and Duffy's wedding was longlisted for Best Drama Storyline. The nomination for Best Drama Storyline made the viewer-voted shortlist, but lost out to ""Casualty"" helicopter crash. Duffy and Charlie's partnership was nominated for Best Soap Couple at the 2018 ""Digital Spy"" Reader Awards. Madiha ""Mads"" Durrani played by Hasina Haque, joined the cast of ""Casualty"" as a new nurse from Pakistan. She works in Resus and"
"Charles Dale Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963, in Tenby, Pembrokeshire) is an actor who is well known for playing Dennis Stringer in ""Coronation Street"", Gary ""Chef"" Alcock in ""The Lakes"", Clive Eustace in ""The Eustace Bros."" & Big Mac in ""Casualty"". From November 2007 until June 2016, Dale portrayed a porter (later Emergency Care Assistant and then Healthcare Assistant), called Big Mac in the long-running BBC TV series ""Casualty"". In June 2016 it was announced that Dale had quit Casualty after over eight years. He has also made appearances in ""Lovejoy"", ""Soldier Soldier"", ""Bramwell"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Touching"
"her first episode would air on 19 September 2015. Halfpenny had previously appeared on the show as a patient, Karine, in the series eighteen episode ""What Parents Do"". Derek Thompson, who plays Charlie Fairhead, remembered Halfpenny from her guest appearance because of her ""unusual"" surname. Halfpenny recalled her guest appearance and praised the cast then and upon her return. She added that she found it easy to make friends within the cast. The character was introduced during the series thirty episode ""Cradle to Grave"", broadcast on 19 September 2015. Halfpenny had two auditions for the character and believed that because"
"air in September 2016. The thirtieth series of ""Casualty"" featured a cast of characters working in the fictitious emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The majority of the cast from the previous series continued to appear in this series. Amanda Mealing appeared as the clinical lead and a consultant in emergency medicine Connie Beauchamp, whilst Sunetra Sarker and William Beck appeared as consultants Zoe Hanna and Dylan Keogh. George Rainsford, Richard Winsor and Crystal Yu portrayed specialist registrars Ethan Hardy, Caleb ""Cal"" Knight and Lily Chao. Chloe Howman starred as clinical nurse manager Rita Freeman, whilst Derek Thompson continued his"
"Jason Durr Jason Durr (born 1967) is an English actor of theatre, television and film, best known for his role as PC/DC Mike Bradley in the Yorkshire-based police drama series ""Heartbeat"" from 1997 until 2003, and his current role as Staff Nurse David Hide in the hospital drama series ""Casualty"". After training at LAMDA Durr attended the Royal Shakespeare Company, working with director Trevor Nunn in ""Measure For Measure"" and ""The Blue Angel"", followed by ""Macbeth"" directed by Adrian Noble. Durr has starred as Sam Howard in the Rosamunde Pilcher dramas ""Winter Solstice"" and ""Summer solstice"". Other notable roles are"
"house officer Richard McCaig. Clive Mantle returned to the cast in episode one as emergency medicine consultant Mike Barrett following his departure in the previous series. Mantle left the cast in episode ten and was replaced by Peter Birch in the following episode as emergency medicine consultant Jack Hathaway. Vas Blackwood was introduced as receptionist David Sinclair and left the show at the conclusion of the series. Donna Alexander appeared in episodes seventeen, twenty and twenty-one as paramedic Penny Hutchens, while Lucy Cohu appeared between episode eighteen and twenty-three as Jayne Bazeley, a love interest for Jack. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Casualty (series"
"the beginning of the series, while actors Gabriella Leon and Shaheen Jafargholi joined the cast as student nurses Jade Lovell and Marty Kirkby in episode 12 and 13 respectively. The thirty-third series of ""Casualty"" features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The majority of the cast from the previous series continue to appear in this series. Amanda Mealing appears as clinical lead and consultant in emergency medicine Connie Beauchamp, while William Beck, George Rainsford and Jaye Griffiths portray consultants Dylan Keogh, Ethan Hardy, and Elle Gardner respectively. Chelsea Halfpenny portrays specialty registrar Alicia"