Casualty series 38
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Series 38 | |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original release | 7 January 1 April 2023 | –
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The thirty-eighth series of the British
Following his appointment, Sen decided to alter the format of the show, removing the accidents that bring patients to the ED and instead having patients arrive injured. Starting with In Plain Sight, he opted to split the series into 12-episode groups with a single story strand running through. The decision stems from a desire to adapt against other dramas and content available, as well as modernising the Casualty brand.
Production
The series commenced in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2023 on
In Plain Sight was initially promoted under the previous series structure, as part of series 37,[2] but was subsequently recategorised to align with the story arc format.
Promotion
A trailer was released on 9 February 2023 to promote new episodes of the series.[3]
Format
Since its debut in 1986, Casualty has maintained a consistent format, which continues into this series. The format sees a minimum of one accident occur, which results in patients being admitted to
Upon his appointment, Sen instilled five core values of "heart, wit, adrenaline, authenticity and entertainment" into the show's story team.[4] He wanted to lead a focus on creating "Saturday night entertainment drama", drawing from the show's position in the schedule.[4] In the show's new format, each series is split into "discrete mini-series" of 12 episodes.[4] Each mini-series contains one main story arc running throughout with a handful of smaller stories "weaved in subtly".[5] The first mini-series, running between episodes 13 and 25, follows Dylan working on an abuse case. The following mini-series, entitled "Welcome to the Warzone", follows four new "fresh-faced" nurses as they join the ED.[5] A time jump of six weeks occurs between the first and second mini-series, designed to enable development of character and story pace.[6]
The decision to change the show's format stemmed from Sen wanting to adapt against "the level of competition from other channels and the proliferation of content".[4] He did not want to exclude a fading audience to please long-term viewers and instead wanted to keep that audience through modernising the brand. He wanted to match other dramas in the way stories were told. Sen commented, "We may be a 37 year old brand but we aren’t predictable, boring, stale. We are exciting and modern."[4] Sen wanted the new format to establish "serial drama in terms of hooks and long-term story".[5] He felt this format allowed the audience to join into the series at any given point, rather than feeling they are unable to watch at all.[4] Discussing the cast, Sen confirmed that the cast would remain consistent throughout the series and would not change regularly. However, this has been proven to be a deliberate misleading press statement as there have been nine changes to the cast throughout the series.[5]
Cast
On 31 October 2022, Durr announced his departure from the show via his social media accounts. He had played David for six years.
In September 2022, it was reported that Nigel Harman had begun filming a regular role on the show and would debut in 2023.[16] He plays Max, who is billed as a "loveable rogue" who will "ruffle feathers" in some big stories for the show.[17] Harman's casting was not officially confirmed until 7 February 2023.[18] His character joins the ED as the new clinical lead and shares a backstory with Dylan.[18] The role was created with Harman in mind; the actor found the decision to accept "easy" based on other actors' experiences on the serial.[18] Max debuts in February.[18]
In a January 2023 interview with Thomas Lewis of the Daily Post, Jones' mother confirmed that Jones would appear in two more episodes.[19] Her appearances in episodes 10 and 11 were part of Robyn's departure from the show.[13]
On 28 October 2022, it was confirmed that actor
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Episodes
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [26] |
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1269 | 1 | "Start the Fire"[27] | Thomas Hescott | Ed Sellek | 7 January 2023 | N/A (<3.33)[a] |
1270 | 2 | "Fear Not"[28] | Thomas Hescott | Rebekah Harrison | 14 January 2023 | N/A (<2.95)[a] |
1271 | 3 | "Lost in Translation"[29] | David Innes Edwards | Kevin Erlis and Hilary Frankland | 21 January 2023 | N/A (<2.96)[a] |
1272 | 4 | "Fight or Flight"[30] | David Innes Edwards | Rachel Harper | 4 February 2023 | N/A (<2.89)[a] |
1273 | 5 | "IOU"[31] | Enda Hughes | Becky Prestwich | 11 February 2023 | N/A (<2.94)[a] |
1274 | 6 | "Running on Empty"[32] | Enda Hughes | Claire Miller | 11 February 2023 | N/A (<2.94)[a] |
1275 | 7 | "Crash Landing"[33] | Lance Kneeshaw | Rebekah Harrison | 18 February 2023 | N/A (<2.73)[a] |
1276 | 8 | "Not Important"[34] | Lance Kneeshaw | Hilary Frankland | 25 February 2023 | 2.84 |
1277 | 9 | "Pushover"[35] | Matt Hilton | Hilary Frankland | 4 March 2023 | 2.85 |
1278 | 10 | "Falling Down"[36] | Paul Riordan | Gem Copping | 11 March 2023 | N/A |
1279 | 11 | "The Straw"[37] | Paul Riordan | Michelle Lipton | 18 March 2023 | 3.05 |
1280 | 12 | "No Regrets"[38] | Cóilín Ó Scolaí | Hilary Frankland | 25 March 2023 | 3.15 |
1281 | 13 | "Baby, I Don't Care"[25] | Cóilín Ó Scolaí | Ed Sellek | 1 April 2023 | 2.91 |
References
- ^ a b "Casualty". BBC Studios. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Series 37". BBC Online. BBC. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Kitson, Calli (9 February 2023). "Casualty trailer reveals Stevie's abuse, Sacha's return and Nigel Harman's first scenes". Metro. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lindsay, Duncan (25 November 2022). "Casualty boss Jon Sen reveals huge format change to show, big spoilers and addresses cast exits". Metro. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Daly, Helen; Knight, Lewis (10 December 2022). "Casualty boss teases big storyline for Dylan Keogh". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (1 April 2023). "8 huge Casualty spoilers for next week". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- What to Watch. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Kitson, Calli (6 September 2022). "EastEnders legend Nigel Harman joins Casualty as 'loveable rogue' Max". Metro. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Nigel Harman joins cast of Casualty as Dr Max Cristie" (Press release). BBC. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Thomas (16 January 2023). "Maternal: North Wales actress Aurora Jones, six, plays key role in new ITV drama". Daily Post. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- What to Watch. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- What to Watch. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Ellis, Sarah (4–10 February 2023). ""I didn't want Ethan to be killed off!"". Inside Soap. No. 5. pp. 50–51.
- ^ a b Ed Sellek (writer); Coilin O Scolai (director); Mat McHale (producer) (1 April 2023). "Baby, I Don't Care". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Ed Sellek (writer); Thomas Hescott (director); Ian Warren (producer) (7 January 2023). "Start the Fire". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Rebekah Harrison (writer); Thomas Hescott (director); Ian Warren (producer) (14 January 2023). "Fear Not". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Kevin Erlis (writer) and Hilary Frankland (writer); David Innes Edwards (director); Nest Gwenllian Roberts (producer) (14 January 2023). "Lost in Translation". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Rachel Harper (writer); David Innes Edwards (director); Gwen Roberts (producer) (4 February 2023). "Fight or Flight". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Becky Prestwich (writer); Enda Hughes (director); Pete Levy (producer) (11 February 2023). "IOU". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Claire Miller (writer); Enda Hughes (director); Pete Levy (producer) (11 February 2023). "Running on Empty". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Rebekah Harrison (writer); Lance Kneeshaw (director); Mat McHale (producer) (18 February 2023). "Crash Landing". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Hilary Frankland (writer); Lance Kneeshaw (director); Mat McHale (producer) (25 February 2023). "Not Important". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Hilary Frankland (writer); Matt Hilton (director); Jenny Thompson (producer) (4 March 2023). "Pushover". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Gemma Copping (writer); Paul Riordan (director); Gwen Roberts (producer) (11 March 2023). "Falling Down". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Michelle Lipton (writer); Paul Riordan (director); Gwen Roberts (producer) (18 March 2023). "The Straw". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Hilary Frankland (writer); Coilin O Scolai (director); Mat McHale (producer) (25 March 2023). "No Regrets". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
Notes
External links
- In Plain Sight at BBC Online
- In Plain Sight at the IMDb