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]
Casualty (BBC, 1986–present) is the world's most enduring primetime medical drama series.