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 | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 15 | 6 September 1986 | 27 December 1986 | |
2 | 15 | 12 September 1987 | 19 December 1987 | |
3 | 10 | 9 September 1988 | 4 November 1988 | |
4 | 12 | 8 September 1989 | 1 December 1989 | |
5 | 13 | 7 September 1990 | 7 December 1990 | |
6 | 15 | 6 September 1991 | 27 February 1992 | |
7 | 24 | 12 September 1992 | 27 February 1993 | |
8 | 24 | 18 September 1993 | 26 February 1994 | |
9 | 24 | 17 September 1994 | 25 March 1995 | |
10 | 24 | 16 September 1995 | 24 February 1996 | |
11 | 24 | 14 September 1996 | 22 February 1997 | |
12 | 26 | 11 September 1997 | 28 February 1998 | |
13 | 28 | 5 September 1998 | 13 March 1999 | |
14 | 30 | 18 September 1999 | 25 March 2000 | |
15 | 36 | 16 September 2000 | 28 April 2001 | |
16 | 40 | 15 September 2001 | 29 June 2002 | |
17 | 40 | 14 September 2002 | 21 June 2003 | |
18 | 46 | 13 September 2003 | 28 August 2004 | |
19 | 48 | 11 September 2004 | 20 August 2005 | |
20 | 48 | 10 September 2005 | 26 August 2006 | |
21 | 48 | 23 September 2006 | 4 August 2007 | |
22 | 48 | 8 September 2007 | 9 August 2008 | |
23 | 48 | 13 September 2008 | 1 August 2009 | |
24 | 48 | 12 September 2009 | 21 August 2010 | |
25 | 47 | 4 September 2010 | 6 August 2011 | |
26 | 42 | 13 August 2011 | 22 July 2012 | |
27 | 44 | 18 August 2012 | 20 July 2013 | |
28 | 48 | 3 August 2013 | 23 August 2014 | |
29 | 46 | 30 August 2014 | 23 August 2015 | |
30 | 43 | 29 August 2015 | 30 July 2016 | |
31 | 45 | 27 August 2016 | 29 July 2017 | |
32 | 44 | 19 August 2017 | 4 August 2018 | |
33 | 47 | 11 August 2018 | TBA |
Casualty (BBC, 1986–present) is the world's most enduring primetime medical drama series.