"How to Save a Life" is the 25th episode of series 26 of Casualty, and the 806th episode of the show overall. It was directed by Richard Platt and written by David Bowker.
The episode is the first part of the three-part Ricochet storyline.
Synopsis[]
16-year-old Stevie is drawn into the Farmead Crew by his half-brother Kris, despite the positive influence of his beloved grandmother.
Forced to prove his loyalty to the gang, Stevie is persuaded by leader Anton to shoot at a rival drug dealer to warn him off their turf. But the shooting goes wrong and a small boy is caught in the crossfire. With Stevie violently punished by the gang for messing up, the gang members spill into the ED, attracting the attention of Superintendent Yvonne Rippon.
As Jordan and his team battle to save the young gun victim, Yvonne suspects gang-related violence and interrogates Stevie. Under the concerned eye of Lloyd, Stevie insists his injuries are accidental. But how long before he cracks and tells the truth...
Cast[]
- Michael French as Nick Jordan
- Jane Hazlegrove as Kathleen Dixon
- Matt Bardock as Jeff Collier
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
- Sunetra Sarker as Zoe Hanna
- William Beck as Dylan Keogh
- Oliver Coleman as Tom Kent
- Steven Miller as Lenny Lyons
- Christine Tremarco as Linda Andrews
- Charles Dale as Big Mac
- Tony Marshall as Noel Garcia
- Michael Obiora as Lloyd Asike
- Madeleine Mantock as Scarlett Conway
- Rachel Shelley as Yvonne Rippon
- Charles Mnene as Anton Tait
- Samuel Anderson as Kris Kingsley
- Jonathan Bonnici as John Shakir
- George Rainsford as Alexander Forbes-Blackwell
- Simon Lowe as Mark Broker
- Kerrie Taylor as Katrin Broker
- Franz Drameh as Stevie Kingsley
- Bobby Smalldridge as Jacob Broker
- Jay Byrd as Joan Constance
- Grahame Fox as Gavin Cook
- Dominique Jackson as Jade Messenger