- For the episode of the same name, see Welcome to the Warzone (episode).
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Welcome to the Warzone was the second of the 2023 Casualty miniseries. It comprised 13 episodes, constituting episodes 26 to 38 of series 37, and ran between 8 April and 15 July.
Overview[]
The boxset looks into 4 new nurses starting their first ED shift as well as the paramedics welcome a surprising recruit.
Cast[]
Main characters[]
- William Beck as Dylan Keogh
- Nigel Harman as Max Cristie
- Elinor Lawless as Stevie Nash
- Neet Mohan as Rashid Masum
- Shalisha James-Davis as Paige Allcott
- Jaye Jacobs as Donna Jackson (from episode 1)
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
- Kirsty Mitchell as Faith Cadogan
- Eddie-Joe Robinson as Ryan Firth (from episode 1)
- Sarah Seggari as Rida Amaan (from episode 1)
- Barney Walsh as Cam Mickelthwaite (from episode 1)
- Anna Chell as Jodie Whyte (from episode 1)
- Di Botcher as Jan Jenning
- Michael Stevenson as Iain Dean
- Milo Clarke as Teddy Gowan
- Arin Smethurst as Sah Brockner
- Charles Venn as Jacob Masters
Recurring characters[]
- Tom Mulheron as Luka Malinovsky
- Zoe Brough as Natalia Malinovsky
- Stirling Gallacher as Ffion Morgan
- Robert Pugh as Gethin West (from episode 2)
- Ayesha Antoine as Billie Lawrence (episodes 7 - 11)
Guest characters[]
- Ben Carolen as Jonny Gallagher (episode 1)
- Ged McKenna as Duke Gallagher (episode 1)
- Emily Hindle as Kezia Gallagher (episode 1)
- Olwen Rees as Enid Embers (episode 1)
- Leo Harris as Bobby Bayliss (episode 1)
- Howard Corlett as Zach Rawley (episode 1)
- Nigel Betts as Wes Hunter (episode 1)
- Amy Cameron as Ava Shepley (episode 2)
- Anne O'Riordan as Kat Donovan (episode 2)
- Lucy Thackeray as Sam Barnes (episode 2)
- Richard Lumsden as James Willis (episode 2)
- Anil Goutam as Krish Jethwani (episodes 2 & 3)
- Neil Ashton as Craig Bloom (episode 3)
- Travis George as Louis Marsh (episode 3)
- Bethany Asher as Lily Mellors (episode 3)
- Benjamin Frye as Ant Newark (episode 3)
- Nicola Harrison as Mim Huscroft (episode 3)
- Luca Marandola as Benji Huscroft (episode 3)
- Mattie Boys as Tobey (episode 4)
- Gene Gurie as Travis Collins (episode 4)
- Anthony Capaldi as Baz Tunworth (episode 4)
- Farshid Rokey as Chris Tompkins (episode 4)
- Debbie Korley as Laurie Mahler (episode 4)
- Joanna Brookes as Johanna Buckley (episode 4)
- Ciaran Kellgren as Jed Sharp (episode 5)
- Ro Kumar as Anan Qadeer (episode 5)
- Oliver Jackson as Geoffrey Donahue (episode 5)
- Edward Llewelyn as Neil Callow (episode 5)
- Perry Jaques as Michael Milbury (episode 5)
- Nicole Bartlett as Sue Milbury (episode 5)
- Oscar Wallwork as Will Milbury (episode 5)
- Owen Phillips as Davey Milbury (episode 5)
- James Arden as Noah Davies (episode 6)
- Thomas Pickles as Sion Towlen (episode 6)
- Bhawna Bhawsar as PC Shah (episode 6)
- Ashley Gillard as Joey Moss (episode 6)
- Bobby Brown as Jack Fry (episode 6)
- Kat Ronney as Hallie Smith (episode 6)
- Sherelle Armstrong as Abi Ashcroft (episode 6)
- Perry Benson as Garry Towlen (episode 6)
- Connor Byrne as Ron Bellows (episode 7)
- Louis Emerick as Alvin Reid (episode 7)
- Alun Raglan as Arnie Timpson (episode 7)
- Thea Beyleveld as Jessica Peers (episode 7)
- Shamia Chalabi as Mattie Falkner (episode 7)
- Dave Hart as Wayne Peers (episode 7)
- Aisha-May Hunte as Grace Askem (episode 8)
- Claudius Peters as Mikey Afolabi (episode 8)
- Olivia Flanagan as Maisie Baton (episode 8)
- Tom Lister as Darren Priestley (episode 8)
- Polly Frame as Mel Priestley (episode 8)
- Rio Daniel Thomas as Oliver Priestley (episode 8)
- Summer Rose as Emma Priestley (episode 8)
- Andy Langtree as Ed Shelley (episode 8)
- Milo Callaghan as Kai Shelley (episode 8)
- Emily Pithon as Anne Fisher (episode 9)
- Jon Foster as Mark Fisher (episode 9)
- Rumi Sutton as Binh Chen (episode 9)
- Kattreya Scheurer-Smith as Thuly Chen (episode 9)
- Jonny Burman as DC Rowan (episode 9)
- Robin Weaver as Lizzie Barrett (episode 9)
- Carol Macready as Mary Barrett (episode 9)
- Susan Jameson as Freya Hall (episode 9)
- Carol Macready as Mary Barrett (episode 10)
- Nigel Allen as Cillian Flynn (episode 10)
- Jo Napthine as Meg Gittins (episode 10)
- Nicole Joseph as Jada Westall (episode 10)
- Lambro Demetriou as Ismail Adem (episode 10)
- Lara Sawalha as Suheyla Adem (episode 10)
- Barry Aird as Dave Marshall (episode 10)
- Jayne McKenna as Penny Nielsen (episode 11)
- Ben Shorrock as Johnny Nielsen (episode 11)
- Will Kenning as Ben Blackmore (episode 11)
- Daisy Cooper-Kelly as Ivy Davies Brown (episode 11)
- Susan Jameson as Freya Hall (episode 11)
- Liani Samuel as Adio Owusu (episode 11)
- Bethany Willetts as Cecile Reynolds (episode 11)
- Liam Jeavons as Jack Whitlow (episode 12)
- Jake Williams as Alfie Whitlow (episode 12)
- Jonah York as James Curlew (episode 12)
- Tabitha Knowles as Marnie Crosswell (episode 12)
- Hannah Almond as Nicola Crosswell (episode 12)
- Gareth Tempest as Carlton Boyd-Collins (episode 12)
- Nicola Stuart-Hill as Yasmin Das (episode 13)
- Taqi Nazeer as Amartya Das (episode 13)
- Davood Ghadami as Eli Ebrahimi (episode 13)
- Gillian Axtell as Dorothy Bevan (episode 13)
- Lainy Boyle as Tina Haywell (episode 13)
- Keir Charles as Rob Watts (episode 13)
- Ben Owen-Jones as Ed Lewis (episode 13)
- James Sheldon as Adam Striker (episode 13)
- Westerfield Oreoluwa Shoderu as Tom Barnes (episode 13)
- Mark Oosterveen as David Bevan (episode 13)
- Zoe Molyneux as Jade Morton (episode 13)
- Margaret Cowen as Anya Daubney (episode 13)
- Nicolas Tennant as Greg Abbott (episode 13)
Episodes[]
| Episode No. | Series No. | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1281 | 1 | "Welcome to the Warzone" | Jamie Annett | Rachel Harper | 8 April 2023 |
| 1282 | 2 | "Pride and Prejudice" | Michelle Lipton | 15 April 2023 | |
| 1283 | 3 | "With a Bullet" | Thomas Hescott | Rebekah Harrison | 22 April 2023 |
| 1284 | 4 | "Screwdriver" | Ed Sellek | 29 April 2023 | |
| 1285 | 5 | "Keep Breathing" | Sean Healy | Toby Walton | 6 May 2023 |
| 1286 | 6 | "Believe Me" | Rebekah Harrison | 20 May 2023 | |
| 1287 | 7 | "Once Bitten" | Duncan Foster | Rachel Harper | 27 May 2023 |
| 1288 | 8 | "Armour Plated" | Becky Prestwich | 3 June 2023 | |
| 1289 | 9 | "Separation" | Enda Hughes | Jamie Davis | 10 June 2023 |
| 1290 | 10 | "Deliverance" | Erin Kubicki | 17 June 2023 | |
| 1291 | 11 | "Lose Yourself" | Conor Morrissey | Ciara Conway | 24 June 2023 |
| 1292 | 12 | "Burning Bridges" | Hilary Frankland | 1 July 2023 | |
| 1293 | 13 | "How to Save a Life" (special episode) | Steve Hughes | Jay Kumar | 15 July 2023 |
Production[]
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 12 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.[1]
Promotion[]
On 14 April, a trailer for Welcome to the Warzone was released shortly after 6pm.[2]
Music[]
| Song | Artist | Scene |
|---|---|---|
| "With me now" | Thom Franck & Jamie Elder | Used for series trailer |
| "Let's Go" | Tion Wayne & Aitch | Opening of Episode 1 |
References[]
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ BBC Casualty [@BBCCasualty] "Welcome to the Warzone 🏥 Watch the latest #Casualty Trailer NOW! 💚" (Tweet) — via X (previously Twitter) [Accessed 19 July 2023]
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