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|airing = [[Gas|6 September 1986]] – [[Closure|27 December 1986]]
  
|airing = [[Gas|6 September 1986]] – [[Closure|27 December 1986]]
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|next = [[Series 2 (Casualty)|Series 2]]
 
|episodes = 15
  
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|premiere={{Age in years, months and days|1986|9|6}}
  
|premiere={{Age in years, months and days|1986|9|6}}
 
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'''Series 1''' is the first series of ''[[Casualty]]'' and aired between 6 September and 27 December 1986. It contained 15 episodes, and featured the arrival of the main characters. [[Charlie Fairhead]], portrayed by [[Derek Thompson]], is the only one who is still on the show.
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'''Series 1''' is the first series of ''[[Casualty]]'' and aired between 6 September and 27 December 1986. It contained 15 episodes, and featured the arrival of the original main characters.
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In the series, major events included a toxic gas outbreak, [[Lisa "Duffy" Duffin|Duffy]] being raped, [[Baz Wilder|Baz]] and Charlie beginning their affair, [[Megan Roach|Megan]] being diagnosed with cancer, Duffy's arrest and the night shift closing. Patients admitted included an athlete with a boil on his bottom, an alcoholic tramp infested with fleas, a restaurateur with a missing finger in the strawberry sundae, two Madonna wannabes with a dodgy DIY piercing and a woman dressed as Spiderwoman.
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== Cast ==
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=== Main characters ===
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* [[Bernard Gallagher]] as [[Ewart Plimmer]]
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* [[Julia Watson]] as [[Baz Samuels]] <small>(until [[Closure|episode 15]])</small>
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* [[Derek Thompson]] as [[Charlie Fairhead]]
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* [[George Harris]] as [[Clive King]] <small>(until episode 15)</small>
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* [[Cathy Shipton]] as [[Lisa "Duffy" Duffin]]
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* [[Brenda Fricker]] as [[Megan Roach]]
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* [[Robert Pugh]] as [[Andrew Ponting]]
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* [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Sandra Mute]]
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* [[Christopher Rozycki]] as [[Kuba Trzcinski]]
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* [[Debbie Roza]] as [[Susie Mercier]]
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=== Recurring characters ===
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* [[Colin Fisher]] as [[Brenner]]
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* [[Nigel Anthony]] as [[Ted Roach]] <small>(from [[High Noon|episode 6]])</small>
   
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In the series, major events included a toxic gas outbreak, [[Duffy]] being raped, [[Baz Wilder|Baz]] and Charlie beginning their affair, [[Megan Roach|Megan]] being diagnosed with cancer, Duffy's arrest and the night shift closing. Patients admitted included an athlete with a boil on his bottom, an alcoholic tramp infested with fleas, a restaurateur with a missing finger in the strawberry sundae, two Madonna wannabes with a dodgy DIY piercing and a woman dressed as Spiderwoman.
  
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==Cast==
  
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*[[Bernard Gallagher]] as [[Ewart Plimmer]]
  
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*[[Derek Thompson]] as [[Charlie Fairhead]]
  
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*[[Cathy Shipton]] as [[Lisa Duffin|Lisa "Duffy" Duffin]]
  
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*[[Brenda Fricker]] as [[Megan Roach]]
  
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*[[Robert Pugh]] as [[Andrew Ponting]]
  
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*[[Julia Watson]] as [[Baz Wilder|Baz Samuels]]
  
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*[[Christopher Rozycki]] as [[Kuba Trzcinski]]
  
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*[[George Harris]] as [[Clive King]]
  
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*[[Debbie Roza]] as [[Susie Mercier]]
  
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*[[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Sandra Mute]]
  
 
==Episodes==
  
==Episodes==
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|1
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Gas]]"
  
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|[[Ewart]]
  
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|6 September 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|A gas explosion at the docks causes a rush of casualties choking on the fumes, but can an antidote be found in time?
  
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'''Note:''' First appearance of [[Charlie Fairhead]] ([[Derek Thompson]]), [[Ewart Plimmer]] ([[Bernard Gallagher]]), [[Megan Roach]] ([[Brenda Fricker]]), [[Lisa Duffin|Lisa "Duffy" Duffin]] ([[Cathy Shipton]]), [[Andrew Ponting]] (Robert Pugh), Sandra Mute (Lisa Bowerman), Clive King (George Harris), [[Baz Wilder|Baz Samuels]] (Julia Watson), Susie Mercier (Debbie Roza) and Kuba Trzcinski (Christopher Rozycki)
  
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|- class="vevent" style="text-align:center;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|2
  
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|2
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Hide and Seek (series 1)|Hide and Seek]]"
  
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|[[Ewart]]
  
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|13 September 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|A hysterical woman who threatens to kill a baby tests Baz's patience and ability to the limit.
  
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|- class="vevent" style="text-align:center;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|3
  
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|3
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Night Runners]]"
  
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|[[Ewart]]
  
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|20 September 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|A policeman is stabbed at a local football fixture, but is the situation as simple as it seems? A Christian Scientist's beliefs puts her life at a risk.
  
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|- class="vevent" style="text-align:center;background-position:initialinitial;background-repeat:initialinitial;"
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|4
  
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|4
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Jump Start]]"
  
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|[[Ewart]]
  
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|27 September 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|The night-shift are faced with a motorway pile-up, bleeding Madonna wanna-bees, and a drunk Fleet Street journalist.
  
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|-
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|5
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|5
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Blood Brothers (series 1)|Blood Brothers]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|4 October 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|A desperate runaway is in need of help, and prejudices are challenged when a gay haemophiliac arrives with a cut hand. Baz's long term future at Casualty looks doubtful.
  
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|-
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|6
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|6
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[High Noon]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|11 October 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|A law student refuses to accept a diagnosis of epilepsy, whilst Duffy organises a protest against the planned Casualty service cuts.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|7
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|7
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Professionals]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|18 October 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|A terrified woman is brought in who has been raped and badly beaten. It does not take the staff very long to discover who the culprit is, but confronting him is fraught with difficulties.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|8
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|8
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Crazies]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|25 October 1986
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|When Holby's taxi drivers are attacked, Megan worries for the safety of her driver husband. Ewart grows concerned about the safety of his staff.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|9
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|9
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Moonlight Becomes You]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|8 November 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|When a patient comes into Casualty from an old people's home, a chain of events begins which culminates in a kidnapping.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|10
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|10
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Teeny Poppers]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|15 November 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|Trouble is afoot for Ewart when a young Asian youth dies in Casualty and his family threaten the unit with legal action. Megan is brought in for treatment.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|11
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|11
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Drunk]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|22 November 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|Rumours of a Royal Visit to Casualty cause havoc. Baz and Charlie fight for the life of a half-drowned boy, but their joy at saving him is overshadowed when one of their own is brought in by ambulance.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|12
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|12
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Quiet]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|6 December 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|Casualty is besieged by all manners of cases, including the victor of a boxing match and an addict who has taken an overdose. A recuperating Megan proves a valuable confidant for Duffy.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|13
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|13
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[No Future]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|13 December 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|A dramatic siege on Megan's estate threatens the life of a child, but the perpetrator is found to be neither terrorist nor madman.
  
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|-
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|14
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|14
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Survival]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|20 December 1986
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|The staff is sympathetic when Arthur, who suffers from a heart condition, expresses a desire to end his misery. Baz makes a decision about her pregnancy.
  
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! id="ep868" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|15
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|15
  
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| class="summary" style="text-align:left;" |"[[Closure]]"
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ewart]]
  
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| style="text-align:center;"|27 December 1986
  
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| class="description" colspan="5"|There is little in the way of Christmas cheer, as the department faces the threat of imminent closure. Morale plummets, inspiring Charlie to organise an impromptu pantomime.
  
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'''Note:''' Final appearance of Clive King and [[Baz Wilder|Baz Samuels]]
  
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==Notes==
  
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<references></references>
  
 
{{Series}}
  
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[[Category:Casualty Series]]
  

Latest revision as of 00:03, 19 July 2023

Series 1 is the first series of Casualty and aired between 6 September and 27 December 1986. It contained 15 episodes, and featured the arrival of the original main characters.

In the series, major events included a toxic gas outbreak, Duffy being raped, Baz and Charlie beginning their affair, Megan being diagnosed with cancer, Duffy's arrest and the night shift closing. Patients admitted included an athlete with a boil on his bottom, an alcoholic tramp infested with fleas, a restaurateur with a missing finger in the strawberry sundae, two Madonna wannabes with a dodgy DIY piercing and a woman dressed as Spiderwoman.

Cast

Main characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

Episode No. Series No. Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
1 1 "Gas" Frank W Smith Jeremy Brock
Paul Unwin 		6 September 1986
2 2 "Hide and Seek" Paul Unwin 13 September 1986
3 3 "Night Runners" Antonia Bird Matthew Bardsley 20 September 1986
4 4 "Jump Start" Susan Wilkins 27 September 1986
5 5 "Blood Brothers" Wally K Daly 4 October 1986
6 6 "High Noon" Frank W Smith Ray Brennan 11 October 1986
7 7 "Professionals" Susan Wilkins 18 October 1986
8 8 "Crazies" Renny Rye Matthew Bardsley 25 October 1986
9 9 "Moonlight Becomes You..." Ray Brennan 8 November 1986
10 10 "Teeny Poppers" Janey Preger 15 November 1986
11 11 "Drunk" Jan Sargent Lise Mayer 22 November 1986
12 12 "Quiet" Michael Brayshaw Roy Mitchell 6 December 1986
13 13 "No Future" Jan Sargent Paul Unwin
Jeremy Brock 		13 December 1986
14 14 "Survival" Michael Brayshaw Wally K Daly 20 December 1986
15 15 "Closure" Jan Sargent Jeremy Brock
Paul Unwin 		27 December 1986
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