styled british medical drama television series airs weekly bbc series created spin established bbc medical drama casualty premiered january set hospital casualty fictional city featured occasional characters plots casualty featured dedicated episodes broadcast casualty city police procedural spin executive producers young succeeded initial development weekly fixture schedule airs week episodes series follows lives medical staff fictional began main characters series left new main characters written series core main actors employed serial given time casting series young sought actors known television industry continued history cast members including lead writer years british writer showrunner major prime time drama tenure executive producer attempts programme appealing younger audience taking technique introducing musical montage segments episode seventeen series aired eighteenth began airing october run hour long episodes filmed featured annual special episodes filmed location abroad october moved high definition broadcasting attracted comparisons medical dramas unfavourable figures television entertainment industry including director accused bbc television licence fee programme series employs team researchers ensure medical accuracy different disciplines check scripts cast members taught perform basic medical procedures given opportunity spend time real hospital research criticised lack realism denouncing portrayal organ donation unrealistic impression accident emergency nurse royal college nursing conference accusing unrealistic expectations compensation culture nominated television awards won award ethnic screen nation awards series averaged million viewers apart rise fifth series ratings declined year year eleventh series averaging million viewers twelfth series saw small rise million later series consistently drawn million viewers week production began main characters series left new main characters written series core main actors employed serial given time casting series young sought actors known television industry continued history cast members including lead writer years british writer showrunner major prime time drama tenure executive producer attempts programme appealing younger audience taking technique introducing musical montage segments episode seventeen complete series aired eighteenth began airing october run hour long episodes filmed studios 1960s office building multiple interiors series occasionally featured special episodes filmed location abroad october moved high definition broadcasting attracted comparisons medical dramas unfavourable figures television entertainment industry including director accused bbc television licence fee programme series employs team researchers ensure medical accuracy different disciplines check scripts cast members taught perform basic medical procedures given opportunity spend time real hospital research nominated television awards won best continuing drama ethnic screen nation awards series averaged million viewers apart rise fifth series ratings declined year year eleventh series averaging million viewers twelfth series saw small rise million development created spin bbc medical drama casualty set emergency department fictional young wanted explore happened patients treated casualty taken away hospital surgical casualty scope limited accident week storylines patients entering hospital allowed possibility storylines long term care immediate life death decisions series commissioned bbc controller began airing bbc january series producer believes series popularity stems fact hospital setting presents numerous plotline opportunities explaining licence create life death situations week set piece interaction characters sexy social issues writing basically hospital drama successful viewers forgive bits wonder life saved focus series developed conception expanding cover extra including ward acute assessment unit ward ward special care baby unit introduced series young explained new necessary allow crew rotate sets filming potential episodes cost produce bbc soap opera episode casualty episode episode high volume year round production relatively low production costs set costs spread years standing sets repeatedly case shorter series dramas young remained executive producer left bbc work production company casualty producer executive producer duration series joining channel_4 served alongside executive producer left series executive producer succeeded series producer remained working returned series british writer showrunner major prime time drama resigned position succeeded february announced return bbc march succeeding campbell executive producer casualty writing storylines planned months advance series number found scheduled script development editor harper receives speculative scripts week finds writers course established guarantees graduates opportunity work prime time television teaches academy graduate went regular writer harper recruits writers bbc continuing drama shadow scheme open writers levels experience believes scripts demonstrate synthesis guest serial storylines spine stated good cracking intelligent dialogue explaining getting characters voices characters drive shows love investment characters consistency characters harper require writers necessarily familiar like attract female wrote series episode served lead writer promotion executive producer bid controller bbc drama production writers heart process called promotion fantastic explaining means time got writer running big powerhouse shows following resignation replacement lead writer intends introduce writer led commissioning process series onwards writers creating theme story episodes previously case medical accuracy ensure accuracy serial employs team researchers advise writers nursing issues health service politics medical advisor given cameo role series surgeon recovery nurse appears nurse adviser heart surgeon occasionally left open heart surgery advise writers telephone programme different disciplines check scripts accuracy carter believes particularly important case viewers copy procedures seen series star commented pride realistic need know complex foreign thing act operation training watched number real ones cast members taught realistic monitor blood pressure check pulse given opportunity observe procedures real hospitals original cast member observed bypass surgery performed preparation role observed surgery performed joining cast series filming screen output casualty set fictional county southwest england close welsh border city exterior represented bristol filmed bbc casualty set bristol large encompass surgical ward operating theatre required result crossover scenes episode shot twice casualty set cast members travelling locations october bbc led daily_telegraph report site sold relocated share set casualty possibly cardiff march bbc confirmed casualty new set cardiff following month guardian announced bbc retain years episodes series shot location abroad romance nurse art culminated episode set paris following year followed consultant bbc africa lives series week programmes bringing exploration african culture audiences episode shot switzerland featured consultant wife committing assisted suicide motor disease worsened episode filmed meeting new nurse joseph consultant duncan travelled cape_town experienced difficulties series producer stated november major bbc budget cuts series filming abroad future episode screened january travelled stockholm sweden track convince return succeeded returned hospital resumed role shot single camera setup filming occurs daily weeks year july onwards took technique giving episodes impression having shot film kyle stated intended attract younger audience programme positive response change bbc announced launching high definition bbc autumn end year series moved broadcasting bbc start series october music eleventh series saw musical montage segments standard episode introduced means initially considered commissioning original pieces budgetary constraints limited choices pre existing tracks use medical drama grey anatomy stated unaware adopted technique music generally selected episode writer specific songs producers director select music post production actors input personally selected music believed character griffin listen theatre asked june felt appropriate drama kyle responded yes multi strand series excellent way telling stories visually moment open close episode create passing time way audience entertainment media website digital_spy suggested number songs episode kyle replied plan use music carefully future maybe sourced music scene music actually playing scene example radio incidental broadcast premiered january bbc fourteen series aired fifteenth began airing october series ran episodes june director general bbc pledged extra funding bbc extra episodes second series ran episodes respectively new episodes airing weekly basis fourth series onwards series ran episodes series ran episodes including stand finale episode mad world set outside hospital series continued consist episodes exception twelfth series consisted episodes total young explained increase series length longer runs allow develop strong storylines regular characters long volume passion work series reached episode april series episodes minutes long second series onwards episodes hour length originally broadcast tuesday nights switch occurred second series began broadcasting november halfway series reverted original tuesday night slot finally moved timeslot remained occasionally broadcast different day dependent bbc scheduling temporarily moved thursday nights allowing air tuesday timeslot broadcast series later date mainly slot filled characters cast characters follows professional personal lives medical staff features ensemble cast main recurring characters new main characters written series regularly started contains core main characters given time july main cast characters includes ceo raf doctors march doctor eleanor ward manager adrian coordinator harrison original cast characters featured shows episode dawn senior house officer ward sister theatre sister ellie senior staff nurse staff nurses ward clerk casting casting series young previously worked soap operas selected actors established names acting industry particularly soap opera background french starred bbc starred griffin appeared itv coronation street young explained best performances screen come past years fantastic talent shows hiring established actors continued soap progressed actress cast star wars actor cast consultant star cast later roles awarded comedian film actress jesus star cast recurring role magazine asked kyle production team intentionally sought known names responded lovely new member cast come bring audience want best actors star names cast best casting department casts actors casualty doctors programme dedicated casting directors bring actors producer director audition cast members play main characters previous appearances minor roles appeared mother patient fourth series roberts appeared son medical professor seventh series appeared roberts believes single scene series seven called joseph contrast believe role contributed casting michael instead worried work guest stars featured number famous guest stars appearances series appeared episode notable guest stars include appeared patient christmas episode wonderful life played patient disease starred patient episodes injury prone recurring role risk manager mother nurse appeared episodes father nurse recurring role consultant played appeared patient disease appeared episodes teenage appearances professor bbc wrote november column soul guest appearance begun trend american actors appearing shows guest starred patient war veteran bbc reached agreement actors union equity cease offering walk drama series roles members public prizes person won role competition equity complained broadcaster prizes actors paid employment competition winner allowed visit set appear screen result policy change adaptations appearances casualty city reflecting origins spin casualty closely related premises programmes bbc screened occasional crossover mini dramas entitled casualty city featuring number characters casts prior commissioning casualty shows occasionally crossed storylines cast members instance developing romance casualty crossover spearheaded casualty executive producer logistical difficulties arose fact series usually produced miles apart work shows halted weeks release number cast members appear special second crossover commissioned bbc donation season aiming raise public awareness organ donation help viewers informed decision sign interactive episode headlining shows season allowing viewers vote phone determine outcome fictional organ donation casualty crossover aired october storyline tackled issue youth violence following events turbulent demonstration inner city school based success casualty city christmas special crossover ordered christmas dividing episodes series crews previously standard crossover operated entirely separate production kyle producing directing february crossover occurred casualty operated suffering heart attack storyline broadcast regular casualty episodes casualty city title casualty series producer commented fantastic able produce crossover episodes difficult unlikely episode produced future september nurse appeared casualty kent hopes characters shows begin crossover times year april bbc announced commissioning police procedural spin created jordan contemplated soap hold series disdain brand concluded thought remembered writer joy surprising audience expectation born moved duration series spin broadcast tuesday nights crossover episode developed beginning second series broadcast episodes written jordan saw accused murder compared crossover american csi franchise believe world second series attracted million viewers opening episode end viewership fallen million august bbc announced declining ratings recommissioned series appearances june cast members casualty competed cast sport relief fundraiser segment dubbed sport square teams competed events taxi pulling beer relay competition televised bbc event raised million october bbc aired confronts documentary reporter investigating hospitals run discovered problems hospitals cast specially commissioned scenes march saw station air documentary making bbc initiative develop new acting talent documentary followed casting process casualty audition stages filming selected actors scenes young explained casting criteria revealing try head head viewer ask want spend years life person november children need charity included segment featuring cast performing comical version hung madonna november children need appeal contained musical performance cast members backed thomas performed soul version signature song respect june stars competed casualty counterparts special charity edition bbc game weakest link casualty cast members united february performing dance rendition let dance sport relief reception critical response attracted comparisons medical dramas unfavourable november head drama accused bbc producing parodies itv drama commenting casualty bbc ended copying times written differences shows mild calling casualty cute little sister director television channel_4 referred drama deeming casualty decent programmes similar aspects tone construction compared american medical drama television producer commented watches watch looks like hour drama episodes october writer wrote critical piece prospect magazine contrasting negatively standard american television dramas wrote soap opera drama deemed episodes worked experiences years occasions people television entertainment industry suggested waste television licence fee suggesting ought cancelled august director criticised bbc programming formulaic saying police procedural begins wonder point bbc bringing let bit different head bbc drama responded bolt examples highly selective hugely millions viewers enjoy popular dramas like week week young time held position head drama told guardian popular drama singled criticism people increasingly voting buttons new statesman criticised bbc christmas schedule airing contemporary version basis cox advocated abolition licence fee explaining bbc invented period elite decided population know gone licence fee edinburgh international television festival chief executive called restrictions bbc spent licence money suggesting sold channel commercial rivals proceeds develop original programming bbc refused ball suggestion responding statement speech clearly reflects view programmes merely bought sold june chief executive itv questioned funding spent lengthened episodes january opined come end natural life cancelled praised october episode coincided learn sign week deaf actors featured characters communicating chief executive stated individuals rely family members friends communicate complicated personal information professionals reason calling government channel funding training british sign language available staff treating deaf patients commented writer great story wanted tell matters foremost report ethnic diversity television commissioned channel_4 cited positive example diverse british ing years previously bbc host sir complained ethnic minorities represented television prompting bbc explain ethnic characters set area minorities account population according census population bristol city loosely based white ethnic minorities realism criticised lack realism nurse commented february existed stereotypes regards nurses sex object doctor angel felt media portrayal increased observing serial killer kelly realism agenda felt worst time channel medical drama angels described inaccurate makes look like factual documentary angels creator toby defended series stating presents unfair representation nursing viewers believing nursing nice clean job handsome doctors observed content defined watershed describing real nursing work contrast post watershed november ceo wrote column criticising real hospital life independent reviewed december episode poorly finding astonishing patients leave alive staff busy looking stricken december times wrote critical opinion piece observing medical staff depicted getting drunk clubs able function properly work result alcohol look innocent october chair criticised episode saw doctors downing stating irresponsible drinking similarly october drinks industry body official complaint communications scene depicted drinking shots following day work body chief executive claimed failing negative consequences action series presenting highly irresponsible portrayal excessive rapid drinking received total complaints incident accused medical denounced january episode serial portrayed organ donation carried despite withdrawal consent patient relatives chairman stated simply happen portrayal drama totally irresponsible risks causing huge damage struggling programme later opined giving viewers unrealistic impression typically presenting outcomes death total recovery deemed terrible distortion truth follow story times highlighted fact reality half patients require survive initial live leave hospital conference april accused unrealistic expectations encouraging patients believe compensation culture accident emergency nurse stated fact sadly people trauma received unfortunately unlike mere mortal perform relatives believe injury lawyers assure don impact october consultant royal sussex county hospital brighton criticised number patients visiting department minor contacting ryan attributed phenomenon patients viewing american medical drama falsely hospitals glamorous year belgian research project presented meeting september claimed watching similar medical dramas casualty influence fear illness teenagers questioned viewing habits watched medical dramas found fearful health females affected males university stated research needed long term impact television identified based programmes help party target swing voters alongside gear man apprentice generation grand designs couple identified worker middle ranking health service employee following year identified woman key voter demographic help party win woman female voter employed clinical clerical position public sector job swing voter voted labour_party previous elections identification labour_party strong woman modelled character january president head teacher cited medical dramas inspiring force increasing numbers female students deciding pursue careers medicine explained girls exciting dynamic way life making difference people lives gives sense pressures responsibility adrenaline programmes good long realistic impression similarly consultant surgeon uses clips inspire pupils represented social educational backgrounds pursue careers medicine awards nominations nominated awards won series received nominations winning nominated best new director fiction award work series nominated best continuing drama award winning commented win fantastic hoping award help serial guilty pleasure received multiple nominations best results saw voted fifth best drama voted fourth best actress role moment doctor sacrifices life voted viewers fourth favourite moment series nominated best drama award occasions concurrently received multiple long list nominations choice awards short listed popular newcomer award best actress award choice awards nominated best graphic design titles award contribution series nominated soap continuing drama category awards nominated best serial drama digital spy soap awards nominated female award role ceo series best television continuing drama category won best actress role nurse nominated best actress alongside star role won best actor award role times criticised award opining doesn merit recognition won received nominations seven won emerging talent award role nurse nominated awards roles respectively won female performance award role nominated category role received honourable mention nominated award role received honourable mention category went win favourite male star nominated favourite female star award nominated female performance category nominated diversity drama production award ratings
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