Series 37 of Casualty ran from 20 August 2022 to 19 August 2023; it comprised 43 episodes. Jon Sen continued in the role of executive producer, whereas Loretta Preece left the role of series producer after episode 2 and was replaced by Liza Mellody.
In a move by Sen to create more "jumping-on points" for prospective Casualty fans, the series format was changed from the beginning of 2023, with episodes being divided into miniseries or "mini-arcs". Series 37 contained two complete miniseries — In Plain Sight and Welcome to the Warzone — and five episodes of the Driving Force miniseries which continued into series 38.
Cast[]
Main characters[]
- William Beck as Dylan Keogh
- Nigel Harman as Max Cristie (from episode 19)
- George Rainsford as Ethan Hardy (until episode 16)
- Elinor Lawless as Stevie Nash
- Neet Mohan as Rashid Masum
- Shalisha James-Davis as Paige Allcott
- Jason Durr as David Hide (until episode 23)
- Jaye Jacobs as Donna Jackson (from episode 26)
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
- Charles Venn as Jacob Masters
- Kirsty Mitchell as Faith Cadogan
- Amanda Henderson as Robyn Miller (until episode 23)
- Shaheen Jafargholi as Marty Kirkby (until episode 23)
- Anna Chell as Jodie Whyte (from episode 26)
- Eddie-Joe Robinson as Ryan Firth (from episode 26)
- Sarah Seggari as Rida Amaan (from episode 26)
- Barney Walsh as Cam Mickelthwaite (from episode 26)
- Di Botcher as Jan Jenning
- Michael Stevenson as Iain Dean
- Milo Clarke as Teddy Gowan
- Arin Smethurst as Sah Brockner
Recurring characters[]
- Kriss Dosanjh as Ashok Masum
- Tom Mulheron as Luka Malinovsky
- Zoe Brough as Natalia Malinovsky
- Stirling Gallacher as Ffion Morgan (until episode 43)
- Paul Popplewell as Paul Pegg (until episode 23)
- Adam Sina as Marcus Fidel (until episode 21)
- Rajendra Bajaj as Adi Kapadia (until episode 8)
- Aurora Jones as Charlotte Miller (until episode 23)
- Gordon Peaston as Kevin Brockner (until episode 6)
- Richard Harrington as Jonty Buchanan (until episode 14)
- Alex Childs as Jools Brockner (until episode 6)
- Amanda Barrie as Elsie Clegg (episodes 7 – 23)
- Sheena Bhattessa as Supriya Vadra (episodes 13 – 24)
- Robert Pugh as Gethin West (from episode 27)
- Ayesha Antoine as Billie Lawrence (episodes 32 – 36)
- Briana Shann as Mia Barron (from episode 39)
- Connor Curren as Ashley Morgan (from episode 40)
Guest characters[]
Episodes 1 – 12[]
- Elliott Roberts as Daryl Fleck (episode 1)
- Ethan Roberts as Zac Fleck (episode 1)
- Kammy Darweish as Aabesh Nepali (episode 1)
- Josephine Lloyd-Welcome as Toni West (episode 1)
- Ruby Snape as Tara Buckley (episode 1)
- Jackie Knowles as Rosalene Hide (episode 2)
- Rachel Bavidge as Susan Kellmer (episodes 2 & 5)
- Gabriel Robinson as Liam Kendle (episode 2)
- Corinna Marlowe as Valerie Jones (episode 2)
- Nikhita Lesler as Aliya Azad (episode 2)
- Tyler Howitt as Max Kendle (episode 2)
- Kerry Fitzgerald as Liv Hutton (episodes 3 & 7)
- Sam Cox as Keith Hutton (episodes 3 & 7)
- Lawton Dickens as DJ Hutton (episodes 3 & 7)
- Emma Beattie as Bethany Haldeman (episode 3)
- Isla Blair as Lena Haldeman (episode 3)
- Chris Morrison as Cai Haldeman (episode 3)
- Dan Reilly as Nico Peck (episode 3)
- Travis George as Louis Marsh (episode 4)
- Moses Alexander as Abeo Taylor (episode 4)
- Tia May Watts as Ayesha Brown (episode 4)
- Susan Lawson-Reynolds as Stella Brown (episode 4)
- Tonya Smith as Trudy Clayton (episode 4)
- Katarina Andrejcova as Magda Bodak (episode 4)
- Kieran Bailey as fire officer (episode 4)
- Amanda Horlock as Zoe Tranter (episode 5)
- Adam Byron as Neil Williams (episode 5)
- Adam Seridji as Tristan Dalten (episode 5)
- Elan Butler as Curtis Brook (episode 5)
- Simon Lenagan as Jack Tranter (episode 5)
- Lisa Ellis as Maria Costello (episode 5)
- Paul Kemp as Luke Costello (episode 5)
- Lily Williams as Kit Williams (episode 5)
- Joshua Eldridge-Smith as Nick Hill (episode 5)
- Philip Correia as Brian Dunlop (episode 6)
- Leila Hoffman as Betty Gilmartin (episode 6)
- Kieran Stokes as Jamie Gibson (episode 6)
- Tracy-Anne Green as Dionne Dunlop (episode 6)
- Dafydd Emyr as chairman (episode 6)
- Joe Ashman as William Farnham (episode 7)
- Chloe Booyens as Andrea Caddell (episode 7)
- Jessica Lee as Melissa Cheung (episode 8)
- Tamara Verhoven Clyde as Tanya Shafeek (episode 8)
- Joanna Burnett as Jaya Shafeek (episode 8)
- Laura Pitt-Pulford as Sian Buchanan (episode 8)
- Will Kenning as Ben Blackmore (episode 8)
- Eve Ridley as Saffy Blackmore (episode 8)
- Poppy Vaughan as classmate (episode 8)
- Annabelle Hobbs as Lily Burns (episode 9)
- Helen O'Hara as Claire Burns (episode 9)
- Llyr Evans as Carl Simpson (episode 9)
- George Eggay as Saul Williams (episode 9)
- Kiza Deen as Mercy Williams (episode 9)
- Bridget Marumo as Flo Atieno (episode 10)
- Sam John as Jordan Taylor (episode 10)
- Jasmine Elamir as Fatima Ahmed (episode 10)
- Marji Campi as Rita Greaves (episode 10)
- Tom Bulpett as Devon Thomas (episode 10)
- Bella Hamblin as Moira Murphy (episode 10)
- Jumaan Zizzari as Zafina Ahmed (episode 10)
- Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as Cameron Ritchie (episode 11)
- Emi Wokoma as Chase Coleman (episode 11)
- Tyler Dobbs as Daniel Melton (episode 11)
- Melanie Wilder as Donna Reed (episode 11)
- Aaron Phagura as Seb Keers (episode 11)
- Leona Vaughan as Kellie Denton (episode 11)
- Russell Layton as Robbie Marks (episode 12)
- Lucas Button as Scott Baker (episode 12)
- Sally Hodgkiss as Nikki Lawson (episode 12)
- Joe Rising as Sean Elliot (episode 12)
- Alexandra Boutlon as Atlanta Elliot (episode 12)
- Trevor Cooper as George Hill (episode 12)
- Ella Hunter-Clark as Karen Porter (episode 12)
- Rebecca Harland as Ellie Fisher (episode 12)
- Lisa Stevenson as Liz Day (episode 12)
In Plain Sight[]
- Read more: In Plain Sight § Guest characters
Welcome to the Warzone[]
- Read more: Welcome to the Warzone § Guest characters
Driving Force[]
- Read more: Driving Force § Guest characters
Episodes[]
| Episode No. | Series No. | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1256 | 1 | "All Time High" | Richard Platt | Colin Bytheway | 20 August 2022 |
| 1257 | 2 | "We Need To Talk About Ollie" | Lindsey Alford | 27 August 2022 | |
| 1258 | 3 | "Falling" | Eric Styles | Ed Sellek | 3 September 2022 |
| 1259 | 4 | "Skin Deep" | Jenny Davis Rachel Harper | ||
| 1260 | 5 | "Derby Day" | George C Siougas | Toby Walton | 10 September 2022 |
| 1261 | 6 | "Enough" | Ciara Conway | 17 September 2022 | |
| 1262 | 7 | "Coming Clean" | Carys Lewis | Colin Bytheway | 1 October 2022 |
| 1263 | 8 | "Just Between Us" | Charlotte Cromie | 8 October 2022 | |
| 1264 | 9 | "People Skills" | Candida Scott Knight | Michelle Lipton | 19 November 2022 |
| 1265 | 10 | "Confidence and Paranoia" | Jodie Ashdown | 26 November 2022 | |
| 1266 | 11 | "Leap of Faith" | Steve Hughes | Lisa McMullin | 4 December 2022 |
| 1267 | 12 | "Thin Green Line" (special episode) | Stephen McAteer | 10 December 2022 | |
| In Plain Sight | |||||
| 1268 | 13 | "Start the Fire" | Thomas Hescott | Ed Sellek | 7 January 2023 |
| 1269 | 14 | "Fear Not" | Rebekah Harrison | 14 January 2023 | |
| 1270 | 15 | "Lost in Translation" | David Innes Edwards | Hilary Frankland Kevin Erlis |
21 January 2023 |
| 1271 | 16 | "Fight or Flight" | Rachel Harper | 4 February 2023 | |
| 1272 | 17 | "I.O.U." | Enda Hughes | Becky Prestwich | 11 February 2023 |
| 1273 | 18 | "Running on Empty" | Claire Miller | ||
| 1274 | 19 | "Crash Landing" | Lance Kneeshaw | Rebekah Harrison | 18 February 2023 |
| 1275 | 20 | "Not Important" | Hilary Frankland | 25 February 2023 | |
| 1276 | 21 | "Pushover" | Matt Hilton | 4 March 2023 | |
| 1277 | 22 | "Falling Down" | Paul Riordan | Gem Copping | 11 March 2023 |
| 1278 | 23 | "The Straw" | Michelle Lipton | 18 March 2023 | |
| 1279 | 24 | "No Regrets" | Cóilín Ó Scolaí | Hilary Frankland | 25 March 2023 |
| 1280 | 25 | "Baby, I Don't Care" (special episode) | Ed Sellek | 1 April 2023 | |
| Welcome to the Warzone | |||||
| 1281 | 26 | "Welcome to the Warzone" | Jamie Annett | Rachel Harper | 8 April 2023 |
| 1282 | 27 | "Pride and Prejudice" | Michelle Lipton | 15 April 2023 | |
| 1283 | 28 | "With a Bullet" | Thomas Hescott | Rebekah Harrison | 22 April 2023 |
| 1284 | 29 | "Screwdriver" | Ed Sellek | 29 April 2023 | |
| 1285 | 30 | "Keep Breathing" | Sean Healy | Toby Walton | 6 May 2023 |
| 1286 | 31 | "Believe Me" | Rebekah Harrison | 20 May 2023 | |
| 1287 | 32 | "Once Bitten" | Duncan Foster | Rachel Harper | 27 May 2023 |
| 1288 | 33 | "Armour Plated" | Becky Prestwich | 3 June 2023 | |
| 1289 | 34 | "Separation" | Enda Hughes | Jamie Davis | 10 June 2023 |
| 1290 | 35 | "Deliverance" | Erin Kubicki | 17 June 2023 | |
| 1291 | 36 | "Lose Yourself" | Conor Morrissey | Ciara Conway | 24 June 2023 |
| 1292 | 37 | "Burning Bridges" | Hilary Frankland | 1 July 2023 | |
| 1293 | 38 | "How to Save a Life" (special episode) | Steve Hughes | Jay Kumar | 15 July 2023 |
| Driving Force (continues in series 38) | |||||
| 1294 | 39 | "Hooke's Law" | Christopher McGill | Al Smith | 22 July 2023 |
| 1295 | 40 | "Little White Lies" | Michelle Lipton | 29 July 2023 | |
| 1296 | 41 | "Dog Days" | Ian Barnes | Ed Sellek | 5 August 2023 |
| 1297 | 42 | "Pull Together, Push Apart" | Poz Watson | 12 August 2023 | |
| 1298 | 43 | "Too Young, Too Soon" | Michael Lacey | Kevin Rundle | 19 August 2023 |
Production[]
- Read more: In Plain Sight § Production, Welcome to the Warzone § Production, Driving Force § Production
Series 37 saw episodes return to being 50 minutes in length.[1] The move was confirmed prior the series' premiere in July 2022 when George Rainsford responded to a fan's query on Twitter.[2] The average runtime of episodes had been reduced since the beginning of production of series 35 in September 2020 as a result of "comprehensive" production protocols designed to comply with contemporary government guidelines for minimising COVID-19 transmission.[3]
Miniseries format[]
Having learnt from his tenure as executive producer of EastEnders that prospective viewers were often turned off by the lack of jumping-on points, Jon Sen decided to change the format of Casualty going into 2023. The decision was made to divide series 37 into "mini-arcs" of 12 episodes — with the first to begin airing in January ― and to move away from the guess-the-accident narrative format that Sen felt the show was "very famous for" and made it "too predictable" and inauthentic. With the latter, the series would now focus much more on the patients and how their lives would unfold once they were in the hospital.[4] On Twitter, Thomas Hescott confirmed that an episode he directed would mark the beginning of the first arc.[5]
Filming[]
Filming took place on Dyfried Street in Barry on 23 June 2022.[6]
An "emergency scene" was filmed in Adamsdown Square in Cardiff on 11 July 2022.[7]
Promotion[]
In an interview with Inside Soap published on 15 November, William Beck stated that Casualty "picks up dramatically" around Christmas "with great storylines" and "brilliant guest performances". Milo Clarke confirmed that a almost-wholly "improvised" special episode focusing on the paramedic team and the strain on the NHS would air during the festive period, describing the filming process as "scary but fun".[8] Jon Sen elaborated in an interview published on 25 November, stating that the actors were asked to improvise "along themes" which Sen felt helped access the truth of the challenges faced by the ambulance services, particularly response times.[4]
Broadcast[]
Schedule changes[]
"Derby Day" — the fifth episode of the series — was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 10 September on BBC One. However, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September and the channel's shift towards tributary programming in response, the episode was instead shown on BBC Two.[9]
Autumn break[]
Following the broadcast of "Just Between Us" on 8 October, a new episode of Casualty was not broadcast until "People Skills" on 19 November.[10][11] The show usually went off the air for a week in November to make room for coverage of the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance,[12][13] but a break of six weeks at that time of year was unprecedented. William Beck and Elinor Lawless stated in late October that the show would return in November, notwithstanding unforeseen schedule changes.[14]
References[]
- ↑ Doyle, Alex. (22 August 2022) "Casualty fans thrilled as they notice big format change to the BBC series" The Sun [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ George Rainsford [@georgerainsford] "This series. So yes very soon!" (Tweet) — via X (previously Twitter) [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ "Filming resumes on Casualty with powerful episode highlighting difficult realities of battling coronavirus in the Emergency Department" bbc.co.uk [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lindsay, Duncan. (25 November 2022) "Casualty boss Jon Sen reveals huge format change to show, big spoilers and addresses cast exits" Metro News [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ Thomas Hescott [@MrThomasHescott] ""The idea we’ve had with Casualty is to break the overall series into mini-arcs of 12 episodes to really give the audience a great jumping-on point" @BBCCasualty I'm chuffed to have directed the first of those jumping off points" (Tweet) — via X (previously Twitter) [Accessed 26 November 2022]
- ↑ Powell, Leah. (25 June 2022) "BBC drama Casualty filmed on Dyfrid Street at Barry Island" South Wales Argus [Accessed 19 November 2022]
- ↑ Jones, Branwen. (12 July 2022) "Pictures show Casualty production team filming emergency scenes in middle of Cardiff" Wales Online [Accessed 19 November 2022]
- ↑ Penwill, Alice (19-25 November) "CASUALTY IS BACK... and Bolder Than Ever!" Inside Soap (47): 29.
- ↑ "BBC One - Casualty, Series 37, Derby Day" bbc.co.uk [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ "BBC One - Casualty, Series 37, Just Between Us" bbc.co.uk [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ "BBC One - Casualty, Series 37, People Skills" bbc.co.uk [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ BBC Casualty [@BBCCasualty] "No #Casualty this week because of the Festival of Remembrance - so we start early Saturday 17th, at 8:55pm because we know you can't wait!" (Tweet) — via X (previously Twitter) [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ Akhtar, Sharmin. (9 November 2019) "Casualty cancelled: BBC medical drama won’t air tonight - Here’s why" Express [Accessed 25 November 2022]
- ↑ Dainty, Sophie. (21 October 2022) "Casualty stars reveal when show will be back on air" Digital Spy [Accessed 25 November 2022]
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