![]() "The Parting of the Ways" webisode |
![]() The first part of "Short Story" |
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![]() A behind-the-scenes video about "Short Story" |
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![]() Actress Georgia Taylor discusses the second part of "Short Story" |
![]() "Under Fire" webisode |
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![]() A promotional trailer for "Under Fire" |
![]() "The Kids Aren't Alright" webisode |
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![]() A promotional trailer for "The Kids Aren't Alright" |
![]() A behind-the-scenes video about "Mistletoe and Rum" |
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![]() A promotional trailer for "Mistletoe and Rum" |
![]() "Nurse Factor" webisode |
![]() A promotional trailer for "Gone in Sixty Seconds" |
![]() A promotional trailer for "Scars and Nightmares" |
![]() A promotional trailer for "The Spirit of Christmas" |
![]() The first part of "Radio Holby" |
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![]() The second part of "Radio Holby" |
Casualty is a British medical drama television series that premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 6 September 1986. It is the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world, and the most enduring medical drama broadcast on primetime television in the world.Casualty is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital and focuses on the staff and patients of the hospital's emergency department (ED). The drama was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, while Geraint Morris produced the first three series. The drama has aired for thirty-one series and a thirty-second series currently airs. Over 1,000 episodes have aired in total.Holby City, a spin-off of Casualty, was commissioned in 1998 and began airing on 12 January 1999. The two shows are closely related with several crossover events occurring between them. Some crossovers broadcast between December 2004 and December 2005 are styled as episodes of Casualty@Holby City. A British police procedural drama and spin-off to Casualty, HolbyBlue was announced on 27 April 2006. It began on 8 May 2007 and it was cancelled in August 2008 after two series and 20 episodes were broadcast.
Casualty has produced 19 special episodes, including the first webisode commissioned for a BBC continuing drama. Belinda Campbell, who executively produced the drama between 2007 and 2011, thought that webisodes would be a "new [way] to add value for our loyal fans", something which the team constantly look to do.Casualty filmed a sketch for charity telethon Children in Need in 2009, featuring charity mascot Pudsey Bear. In 2010, cast members on the show filmed a tribute to BBC soap opera EastEnders and Blue Peter presenter Joel Defries presented a segment of the show from the Casualty set. To celebrate Casualty's thirtieth anniversary, original cast members Derek Thompson and Cathy Shipton filmed a special episode, "Back to Ours", showing moments from their careers on the show.