Casualty (1986)

05x01 Penalty

Starts with the funeral of Megan's husband Ted and she feels guilty she did not move to Cheltenham with him. Charlie takes her for a drink before returning to work, to find the staff playing a joke on Ash, which doesn't impress Julian Chapman, who seems to be making Beth Ramenee's life unbearable. An old man's brought in and Jimmy wins his confidence and finds he can't afford to feed himself properly and won't ask for help, so Charlie gets Tony Walker on his case but the old man leaves, refusing to co-operate. Ian and Colin are taunted by a group of football louts and are separated, with Ian being chased by them and ending up in casualty with an eye injury. Colin goes to the football match with a couple and the thugs who chased Ian, pick on him and fighting breaks out and Holby's put on standby to receive the casualties, amongst them, Colin's new woman friend. When the extent of her injuries are revealed, he vows to stand by her, as the boyfriend walks out. A grandfather, daughte

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Cast

Derek Thompson Derek Thompson As: Charlie Fairhead
Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker As: Megan Roach
Robson Green Robson Green As: Jimmy Powell
Patrick Robinson Patrick Robinson As: Martin Ashford
Ian Bleasdale Ian Bleasdale As: Josh Griffiths
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Storyline

Starts with the funeral of Megan's husband Ted and she feels guilty she did not move to Cheltenham with him. Charlie takes her for a drink before returning to work, to find the staff playing a joke on Ash, which doesn't impress Julian Chapman, who seems to be making Beth Ramenee's life unbearable. An old man's brought in and Jimmy wins his confidence and finds he can't afford to feed himself properly and won't ask for help, so Charlie gets Tony Walker on his case but the old man leaves, refusing to co-operate. Ian and Colin are taunted by a group of football louts and are separated, with Ian being chased by them and ending up in casualty with an eye injury. Colin goes to the football match with a couple and the thugs who chased Ian, pick on him and fighting breaks out and Holby's put on standby to receive the casualties, amongst them, Colin's new woman friend. When the extent of her injuries are revealed, he vows to stand by her, as the boyfriend walks out. A grandfather, daughte


Details

Aired: 07 September, 1990 at 8:30 pm

Language: English

Country: United Kingdom

Runtime: 50m

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Directed By

Jenny Killick

Jenny Killick

Director

Writing Credits

Cast

Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

Charlie Fairhead

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Megan Roach

Robson Green

Robson Green

Jimmy Powell

Patrick Robinson

Patrick Robinson

Martin Ashford

Ian Bleasdale

Ian Bleasdale

Josh Griffiths

Eamon Boland

Eamon Boland

Tony Walker

Maggie McCarthy

Maggie McCarthy

Helen Green

Patrick Robinson

Patrick Robinson

Martin 'Ash' Ashford

Nigel Le Vaillant

Nigel Le Vaillant

Julian Chapman

Geoffrey Leesley

Geoffrey Leesley

Keith Cotterill

Catherine Shipton

Catherine Shipton

Lisa 'Duffy' Duffin

Mamta Kaash

Mamta Kaash

Beth Ramanee

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