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Casualty is a British medical drama television series that premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 6 September 1986.[1] It is the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world,[2] and the most enduring medical drama broadcast on primetime television in the world.[3] The drama has aired for thirty-two series and a thirty-third series currently airs.[4] Casualty is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital and focuses on the staff and patients of the hospital's emergency department (ED).[5] The drama was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, while Geraint Morris produced the first three series.[6] From its inception until 2011, Casualty was filmed in the city of Bristol and afterwards, production moved to the Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff.[7] A medical spin-off series entitled Holby City began airing from 1999, and follows patients' stories after they are transferred to hospital's surgical wards.[8] A police procedural spin-off, HolbyBlue, began airing from 8 May 2007, running for two series before being cancelled due to poor viewing figures.[9]

Series overview

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1156 September 1986 (1986-09-06)27 December 1986 (1986-12-27)
21512 September 1987 (1987-09-12)19 December 1987 (1987-12-19)
3109 September 1988 (1988-09-09)4 November 1988 (1988-11-04)
4128 September 1989 (1989-09-08)1 December 1989 (1989-12-01)
5137 September 1990 (1990-09-07)7 December 1990 (1990-12-07)
6156 September 1991 (1991-09-06)27 February 1992 (1992-02-27)
72412 September 1992 (1992-09-12)27 February 1993 (1993-02-27)
82418 September 1993 (1993-09-18)26 February 1994 (1994-02-26)
92417 September 1994 (1994-09-17)25 March 1995 (1995-03-25)
102416 September 1995 (1995-09-16)24 February 1996 (1996-02-24)
112414 September 1996 (1996-09-14)22 February 1997 (1997-02-22)
122611 September 1997 (1997-09-11)28 February 1998 (1998-02-28)
13285 September 1998 (1998-09-05)13 March 1999 (1999-03-13)
143018 September 1999 (1999-09-18)25 March 2000 (2000-03-25)
153616 September 2000 (2000-09-16)28 April 2001 (2001-04-28)
164015 September 2001 (2001-09-15)29 June 2002 (2002-06-29)
174014 September 2002 (2002-09-14)21 June 2003 (2003-06-21)
184613 September 2003 (2003-09-13)28 August 2004 (2004-08-28)
194811 September 2004 (2004-09-11)20 August 2005 (2005-08-20)
204810 September 2005 (2005-09-10)26 August 2006 (2006-08-26)
214823 September 2006 (2006-09-23)4 August 2007 (2007-08-04)
22488 September 2007 (2007-09-08)9 August 2008 (2008-08-09)
234813 September 2008 (2008-09-13)1 August 2009 (2009-08-01)
244812 September 2009 (2009-09-12)21 August 2010 (2010-08-21)
25474 September 2010 (2010-09-04)6 August 2011 (2011-08-06)
264213 August 2011 (2011-08-13)22 July 2012 (2012-07-22)
274418 August 2012 (2012-08-18)20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)
28483 August 2013 (2013-08-03)23 August 2014 (2014-08-23)
294630 August 2014 (2014-08-30)23 August 2015 (2015-08-23)
304329 August 2015 (2015-08-29)30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)
314527 August 2016 (2016-08-27)29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)
324419 August 2017 (2017-08-19)4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)
334711 August 2018 (2018-08-11)TBA
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  1. ^ "CASUAL+Y". BBC Online. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ Love, Ryan (16 September 2010). "'Casualty' enters Guinness World Records". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Longest-running TV medical drama". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 25 February 2018. Casualty (BBC, 1986–present) is the world's most enduring primetime medical drama series.
  4. ^ "Episodes". BBC Online. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ Pryer, Emma (25 June 2016). "Casualty celebrates 1,000 episodes, 30 years and 2,500 gallons of fake blood". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ Hayward, Anthony (15 July 1997). "Obituary: Geraint Morris". The Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ Sweney, Mark (26 March 2009). "BBC confirms Casualty will move from Bristol to Cardiff". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  8. ^ McCann, Paul (4 January 1999). "BBC dovetails plots as 'Casualty' gives birth B'Casualty' spin-off hopes to lure loyal viewers". The Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  9. ^ "BBC axes police drama Holby Blue". BBC News. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2016.