Casualty
British medical drama series
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| February 2024 | BBC Studios launched two new training schemes for aspiring writers and directors for the Casualty TV series: The Casualty Directors' Scheme and The Writers' Studio: Casualty. The initiative will provide eight successful candidates the opportunity to direct or write an episode of the long-running medical drama, as announced by executive producer Roxanne Harvey. |
| February 24 2024 | Siobhan McKenzie makes her debut appearance in the thirty-eighth series of Casualty, portrayed by actress Melanie Hill |
| 2023 | Casualty adjusted its annual schedule to 36 episodes per year, introducing a regular autumn break due to rising production costs. |
| October 2023 | Melanie Hill confirmed as casting for the character of Siobhan McKenzie in the medical drama Casualty |
| May 2023 | U&Drama channel began showing repeat episodes of Classic Casualty from the very beginning. |
| 2022 | Holby City, the long-running sister programme to Casualty, was cancelled after 23 years on air. |
| January 2021 | Show returned as Series 35 with reduced episode count to 30 and shortened episode duration to 40 minutes. |
| September 2020 | Filming resumed after COVID-19 pandemic halt. |
| March 17 2020 | Production temporarily halted during Series 34 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 2018 | Filming for the Series 33 premiere takes place in Bristol and Yate. |
| December 24 2016 | The Christmas-themed webisode 'The First Noel' was released, featuring Noel searching for the staff Christmas party and cast members in Pantomime character costumes. |
| December 21 2016 | Casualty announced the Christmas-themed webisode 'The First Noel' on the show's Twitter account. |
| August 27 2016 | 30th anniversary feature-length episode aired as Series 31 premiere. |
| August 20 2016 | The 'Back to Ours' online special was released, with actors discussing the show's milestones including its debate in the House of Commons and Kate Winslet's guest appearance in 1993. |
| August 18 2016 | Casualty announced the 'Back to Ours' online special, which features actors Derek Thompson and Cathy Shipton reminiscing about memorable scenes from the show's 30-year history. |
| June 25 2016 | Milestone of 1,000th episode aired. |
| October 10 2015 | The 'On Call' webisode featuring Caleb Knight is released, introducing his former girlfriend Taylor Ashbie and revealing the existence of his daughter. The special sets up a significant storyline for Caleb and his brother Ethan Hardy. |
| August 22 2015 | A special webisode titled 'Mrs Walker-To-Be' was released, focusing on the characters Zoe Hanna and Max Walker on the night before their wedding. The webisode was directed by John Quarrell and written by Sarah Beeson, featuring seven cast members and serving as a lead-in to the series 29 finale. |
| 2014 | Ross Southard wins the 'Team Member of the Year' award at the BBC Production Awards for his work on the 'Radio Holby' webisodes. |
| 2014 | Ross Southard pitches the 'Radio Holby' webisode idea to Casualty producers, which is subsequently accepted. |
| October 25 2014 | Second part of the 'Radio Holby' webisode special is released, continuing the narrative of Noel's journey as the hospital radio DJ. |
| October 18 2014 | First part of the 'Radio Holby' webisode special is released, featuring Noel Garcia becoming the hospital radio DJ to boost team morale after Jeff Collier's death. |
| November 2 2013 | The 'Scars and Nightmares' webisode is released, featuring Iain Dean and Sam Nicholls visiting former colleague Kenny in a PTSD rehabilitation centre, marking Remembrance Day. |
| November 1 2013 | Executive producer Oliver Kent announces the 'Scars and Nightmares' webisode, highlighting the backstory of Iain Dean and exploring his relationship with Sam Nicholls. |
| January 2013 | A webisode titled 'Nurse Factor' was created to introduce four new student nurse characters: Ally Hunter, Aoife O'Reilly, Jamie Collier, and Robyn Miller, providing backstory for their characters the night before their first shift in the Emergency Department (ED). |
| January 5 2013 | Release of the 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' webisode, which depicts Jeff Collier being shocked and unprepared by the coach crash scene. |
| January 3 2013 | Announcement of the 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' webisode featuring paramedics Jeff Collier and Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon, focusing on a coach crash involving schoolchildren returning from a skiing trip. |
| December 15 2012 | The 'Mistletoe and Rum' webisode is released, directed by cast member Sunetra Sarker. The episode depicts the ED's nursing staff celebrating Christmas at a pub, with Fletch and Tess spending time together and being interrupted by a homeless man experiencing a hypoglycaemic coma. |
| December 12 2012 | Webisode 'Mistletoe and Rum' is announced, focusing on the relationship between nurses Tess Bateman and Adrian 'Fletch' Fletcher. |
| July 21 2012 | The webisode 'The Kids Aren't Alright' is released between part one and part two of the '#HolbyRiot' two-part episodes, exploring the relationship between paramedics Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon and Jeff Collier. |
| April 14 2012 | The 'Under Fire' webisode was released, exploring Sam Nicholls' experiences as a medic at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, featuring her first interaction with Corporal Iain Dean and a pivotal moment during a suicide bombing scenario. |
| March 28 2012 | The webisode 'Under Fire' focusing on Sam Nicholls' backstory was officially announced by the Casualty production team. |
| April 2 2011 | Second part of the 'Short Story' webisode is released, revealing a twist where Charlie Fairhead arranged for Carl, the window cleaner, to encourage Ruth to take her medication. |
| March 12 2011 | First part of the 'Short Story' webisode focusing on Ruth Winters is released, featuring psychiatrist Andrew Brookfield and a horse in the psychiatric ward scene. |
| February 2011 | Casualty 1900s series broadcast as 'London Hospital' on BBC Entertainment in Europe, South Africa, U.A.E & Israel. |
| 2010 | Casualty producer Oliver Kent confirmed that logistical challenges, not lack of interest, were the primary reason for limited Casualty@Holby City crossover episodes. |
| 2010 | Belinda Campbell, previously the executive producer of Casualty, succeeded Tony McHale as the executive producer of Holby City. |
| March 10 2010 | Blue Peter presenter Joel Defries visits the set of Casualty and reenacts a scene from the medical drama during a television broadcast. |
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