- For the episode of the same name, see A History of Violence (episode).
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A History of Violence was the first of the 2024 Casualty miniseries. It comprised 12 episodes, constituting episodes 7 to 18 of series 38, and ran between 30 December 2023 and 16 March 2024.
Overview[]
The boxset looks into the physical violence NHS workers recieve to deliver effective care and treatment.
Cast changes[]
On 30 May 2023, the BBC announced that Derek Thompson would be filming his final scenes as Charlie Fairhead in the autumn "in the culmination of a gripping exit storyline which will see the character front and centre of the action". Thompson's final episodes are set to air in early 2024.[1]
On 9 September 2023, the Daily Star reported that Nigel Harman had quit his role as Max Cristie, with his on-screen exit being slated for February 2024 following a "gripping" storyline. Speaking to the outlet, Harman stated that his time on Casualty "is done for the time being" and that "there are no plans for me to go back at the moment".[2]
Cast[]
Main characters[]
- Nigel Harman as Max Cristie (until episode 10)
- William Beck as Dylan Keogh
- Elinor Lawless as Stevie Nash
- Neet Mohan as Rashid Masum
- Shalisha James-Davis as Paige Allcott (until episode 9)
- Manpreet Bachu as Tariq Hussein (from episode 9)
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead (until episode 12)
- Melanie Hill as Siobhan McKenzie (from episode 9)
- Kirsty Mitchell as Faith Cadogan
- Eddie-Joe Robinson as Ryan Firth (until episode 2)
- Barney Walsh as Cam Mickelthwaite
- Anna Chell as Jodie Whyte
- Sarah Seggari as Rida Amaan
- Adesuwa Oni as Ngozi Okoye (from episode 2)
- Di Botcher as Jan Jenning
- Michael Stevenson as Iain Dean
- Milo Clarke as Teddy Gowan
- Arin Smethurst as Sah Brockner (until episode 3)
- Charles Venn as Jacob Masters
Recurring characters[]
- Kriss Dosanjh as Ashok Masum (until episode 8)
- Zoe Brough as Natalia Malinovsky
- Kate Williams as Stella Lawson (until episode 3)
- Rod Hallett as Harry Sinclair (episodes 3 - 11)
- Amanda Ryan as Mel Sinclair (episodes 5 - 12)
Guest characters[]
- James Foster as Ray McKenna (episodes 1 & 4)
- Janie Booth as Irene McKenna (episode 1)
- Dainton Anderson as Noah Halliday (episode 1)
- Declan Rodgers as Lewis Halliday (episode 1)
- Dayo Koleosho as Jay Henderson (episode 1)
- Anton Cross as Andy Henderson (episode 1)
- Olivia Barrowclough as Carla Arnold (episode 1)
- Dean Williamson as Ally Stokes (episode 2)
- Lynn Hunter as Anna Fitzpatrick (episode 2)
- Aleksandar Aleksiev as Dariusz Kaminski (episode 2)
- Bradley John as Dominic Kwarteng (episode 2)
- Bryony Davies as Julie Ribble (episode 2)
- Rhian Blythe as Rachel Fitzpatrick (episode 2)
- Mudar Abbara as Habid Ali (episode 3)
- Maeve Baines as Hannah Smith (episode 3)
- Matthew Rocks-Johnson as Elias Pearce (episode 3)
- Anna Jane Casey as Nicky Baron (episode 3)
- Mark Field as Kevin Shand (episode 3)
- Matt Slack as Dan Anderson (episode 3)
- Corey Montague-Sholay as Kofi Opoku (episode 4)
- Twana Omer as Zahid Mudawi (episode 4)
- Maxine Finch as Abena Opoku (episode 4)
- Dominic Mafham as Tyler Mackinnon (episode 4)
- Leo Symes as Mackenzie Fleming (episode 4)
- Jessica-Leigh Slatter as Lauren Fleming (episode 4)
- Rahul Pattni as Ahmed Soura (episode 4)
- Imogen Sandhu as Iqra Azim (episode 4)
- James Graeme as Jerry Grouse (episode 5)
- Daniel Watson as Matt Halliwell (episode 5)
- Angus Leaton Gray as Lloyd Sinclair (episode 5)
- Liz Hume-Dawson as Josey Downs (episode 5)
- Alex Skarbek as Florin Barbu (episode 5)
- Alina Allison as Tabby Burke (episode 6)
- Yasmin Steadman as Alice McDonald (episode 6)
- Jack Gouldbourne as Jimo Armstrong (episode 6)
- Mohammed Sheblu Miah as Noor Din (episode 6)
- Simran Kular as Nazia Din (episode 6)
- Gabrielle Green as Megan Wish (episode 6)
- Varun Raj as Nikhil Kapoor (episode 7)
- Rameet Rauli as Neha Kapoor (episode 7)
- Michelle Crane as Suze Simpson (episode 7)
- Kashif Ghole as Ajay Razdan (episode 7)
- Katrina Allen as April Yeats (episode 7)
- Damian Humbley as Connor McKay (episode 7)
- Tomas Bennett as Alex O'Hagan (episode 7)
- Freddie Farrell as Riley O'Hagan (episode 7)
- Joe McGann as Wyatt Newbury (episode 8)
- Stephen Kennedy as Adam King (episode 8)
- Tasha Lim as Bailey Chan (episode 8)
- Joe Layton as Kayden Townley (episode 8)
- Caroline Martin as Ms Campbell (episode 8)
- Brody Griffiths as Cole Townley (episode 8)
- Aryel Tsoto as Obi Okoye (episode 8)
- Nadine Mulkerrin as Roisin (episode 8)
- Lucas Button as Scott Baker (episode 9)
- Alexa Lee as Char Healy (episode 9)
- Kyle Rowe as Buddy Graham (episode 9)
- Dylan Breen as Danny Corcoran (episode 9)
- Katie Shortt as young Stevie Nash (episode 9)
- Zaydun Khalaf as imam (episode 9)
- Clare Waugh as Jane Robertshaw (episode 10)
- Clive Russell as Callum Robertshaw (episode 10)
- Joe Sproulle as Liam Sanderson (episode 10)
- Rekha John-Cheriyan as Sabita Mahajan (episode 10)
- Munir Khairdin as Mahin Mahajan (episode 10)
- Sunetra Sarker as Zoe Hanna (episodes 11 & 12)
- Angus Castle-Doughty as Kyle Marsh (episode 11)
- Daniel Davids as Mark Foster (episode 11)
- Eljay-Maliq Mushonga as Rory Foster (episode 11)
- Vanessa Hehir as Aisling Hagarty (episode 11)
- James Barriscale as Len Goudier (episode 11)
- Craig Conway as Simon Redmond (episode 11)
- Imman Zaffrani as Lina Redmond (episode 11)
- Jack Franklin as young Charlie Fairhead (episode 12)
- Annette Badland as Shirley Baldwin (episode 12)
- Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths (episode 12)
- Leanne Henlon as Mags Wilson (episode 12)
- Edward Neale as Mikey Kingston (episode 12)
- Evelyn Hoskins as Jools Clatton (episode 12)
- Mya Sarah McFaul as young Stevie Nash (episode 12)
- Jonathan Delaney Tynan as Eoghan Nash (episode 12)
Episodes[]
| Episode No. | Series No. | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1305 | 1 | "Tinderbox" | Suri Krishnamma | Isla Gray | 30 December 2023 |
| 1306 | 2 | "Aftershock" | Becky Prestwich | 6 January 2024 | |
| 1307 | 3 | "Barriers" | Lance Kneeshaw | Rebekah Harrison | 13 January 2024 |
| 1308 | 4 | "Red Flags" | Ciara Conway | 20 January 2024 | |
| 1309 | 5 | "Liability" | Jamie Annett | Claire Miller | 27 January 2024 |
| 1310 | 6 | "Take the Strain" | Toby Walton | 3 February 2024 | |
| 1311 | 7 | "Willing and Able" | Paul Riordan | 10 February 2024 | |
| 1312 | 8 | "Last Words" | Poz Watson | 17 February 2024 | |
| 1313 | 9 | "Haunted" | Paul Murphy | Isla Gray | 24 February 2024 |
| 1314 | 10 | "Easy Way Out" | Kevin Rundle | 2 March 2024 | |
| 1315 | 11 | "Trauma" | Michael Lacey | Michelle Lipton | 9 March 2024 |
| 1316 | 12 | "Charlie" (special episode) | 16 March 2024 |
Production[]
Promotion[]
On 21 December, the BBC released four stills promoting the upcoming miniseries.[3]
Broadcast[]
On 21 December 2023, it was announced that, from 30 December, new episodes of Casualty would be released early on BBC iPlayer at 6am on the day of their initial broadcast on BBC One.[4][5]
Music[]
| Song | Artist | Scene |
|---|---|---|
| "Brings me to life" | Oliver wilde & David King | Used for series trailer |
| "Pumping on your stereo" | Supergrass | Episode 7 |
| "Lost without you" | Freya Ridding | Episode 8 |
| "Everybody wants to rule the world" | Tears For Fears | Episode 12 |
| "Forever Young" | Alphaville | Episode 12 |
References[]
- ↑ "Derek Thompson to say goodbye to Casualty after 37 years playing Charlie Fairhead — Media Centre" bbc.co.uk [Accessed 30 May 2023]
- ↑ Gleave, Ed. (9 September 2023) "Casualty star quits after just one year and admits it's 'unlikely' he'll return" Daily Star [Accessed 9 September 2023]
- ↑ BBC Casualty [@BBCCasualty] "Here’s your first look at #HistoryOfViolence 📸 #Casualty returns. Saturday 30th December at 9:15pm on BBC @BBCOne" (Tweet) — via X (previously Twitter) [Accessed 22 December 2023]
- ↑ BBC Casualty [@BBCCasualty] "Breaking #Casualty News! Elinor Lawless explains how you can watch episodes early on @BBCiPlayer 📲" (Tweet) — via X (previously Twitter) [Accessed 22 December 2023]
- ↑ Harp, Justin. (21 December 2023) "Casualty confirms early episode releases" Digital Spy [Accessed 22 December 2023]
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