Series 3 is the third series of Casualty. It aired between 9 September and 4 November 1988. The series contained ten episodes, making it the shortest ever series with the least number of episodes.
In this series, main events included two minibuses full of school kids colliding, Ewart's death and Peter's death. Also, patients included a woman carrying heroin-filled condoms in her stomach, a Catholic woman who had her wrists after becoming pregnant by her brother-in-law and a social worker having been attacked by a child abuser.
Cast[]
- Bernard Gallagher as Ewart Plimmer (until episode 5)
- Paul Lacoux as David Rowe (episodes 1−10)
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
- Brenda Fricker as Megan Roach
- Cathy Shipton as Lisa Duffin
- Eddie Nestor as Cyril James
- Julie Graham as Alison McGrellis (episodes 1-10)
- Shaheen Khan as Kiran Joghill (episodes 1-10)
- Ella Wilder as Shirley Franklin (until episode 10)
- Geoffrey Leesley as Keith Cotterill
- Carol Leader as Sadie Tomkins (episodes 1-10)
- Susan Franklyn as Valerie Sinclair (from episode 1)
- Christopher Rozycki as Kuba Trzcinski (until episode 10)
Episodes[]
Episode No. | Series No. | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
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31 | 1 | "Welcome to Casualty" | Michael Owen Morris | David Ashton | 9 September 1988 |
32 | 2 | "Desperate Odds" | Graham Theakston | Ginnie Hole | 16 September 1988 |
33 | 3 | "Drake's Drum" | Keith Washington | Keith Dewhurst | 23 September 1988 |
34 | 4 | "Absolution" | Jeremy Silberston | Wally K Daly | 30 September 1988 |
35 | 5 | "Burn Out" | Michael Owen Morris | Jeremy Brock | 7 October 1988 |
36 | 6 | "A Quiet Night" | Graham Theakston | David Ashton | 14 October 1988 |
37 | 7 | "A Wing and a Prayer" | Keith Washington | Sam Snape | 5 August 1989 |
38 | 8 | "Living Memories" | Ginnie Hole | 21 October 1988 | |
39 | 9 | "Inferno" | Tim Dowd | Jeremy Brock | 28 October 1988 |
40 | 10 | "Caring" | Michael Owen Morris | Ginnie Hole | 4 November 1988 |
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