The fourteenth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 18 September 1999 and finished on 25 March 2000.

Production Alexei de Keyser took over from Johnathan Young as producer for this series, stating in TVTimes "Casualty is the brand leader in medical drama and I am confident this series will keep it there." The episode count increased to 30 this series and included 3 two-parter episodes.

In the series opener, "Calm Before the Storm", the story arc continues immediately after the events in the series 13 finale, where Sam continues to fight for his life. The two parts of "Calm Before the Storm" and "Benny and the Vets" aired on consecutive Saturday and Sunday nights, whereas the two parts of "Being There" aired a week apart.

Changes to the set were made for this series, creating a longer and wider entrance corridor plus a new 'resus' area. The old resus became a dedicated paediatric resus. The new resus is first seen in episode 10.

In the two-part series finale "Being There", Tina follows Sean to Australia in pursuit of love. The episodes marked the first occasion Casualty was filmed outside the United Kingdom, with location shoots taking place in Sydney and Alice Springs. Whilst filming in Australia, Claire Goose admitted to being in a constant state of worry over the presence of scorpions and brown snakes.

Cast Overview The fourteenth series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The series begins with 13 roles receiving star billing, which is an increase from the previous series. Robert Gwilym stars as emergency medicine consultant and clinical director Max Gallagher and Gerald Kyd appears as senior house officer Sean Maddox. Derek Thompson continues his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead while Barbara Marten portrays sister Eve Montgomery. Cathy Shipton features as Lisa "Duffy" Duffin, a senior staff nurse who is promoted to sister. Jan Anderson, Claire Goose and Jonathan Kerrigan star as staff nurses Chloe Hill, Tina Seabrook and Sam Colloby. Pal Aron appears as bed manager Adam Osman, who is later hired as a staff nurse. Ian Bleasdale and Donna Alexander portray paramedics Josh Griffiths and Penny Hutchens. Rebecca Wheatley stars her role as Amy Howard and Vincenzo Pellegrino features as Derek "Sunny" Sunderland. Susan Cookson also continues her semi-regular role as nurse Julie Day.

Sandra Huggett joins the cast in episode 1 as Holly Miles, a senior house officer. Kerrigan departs in episode 5 after receiving an offer to star in ITV series Reach for the Moon and a desire to pursue other projects. Pellegrino makes his final appearance in episode 7 and Marten exits in episode 8. Michelle Butterly and Kwame Kwei-Armah debut in episode 9 as paramedics Mel Dyson and Fin Newton respectively. Ronnie McCann made his first appearance as staff nurse Barney Woolfe in episode 12, while Ian Kelsey joins the cast in episode 15 as Patrick Spiller, a specialist registrar in emergency medicine. Ben Keaton guest appeared in episodes 16 and 18 as Spencer, a role he would reprise in the following series. Holby City character Julie Fitzjohn, portrayed by Nicola Stephenson, guest starred in episode 17. In December 1999, Goose announced her plans to leave the series. Kyd also chose to leave after becoming disheartened with his character. Goose and Kyd's characters depart in episode 30 in scenes filmed in Australia.

Main characters

Donna Alexander as Penny Hutchens Jan Anderson as Chloe Hill Pal Aron as Adam Osman Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths Michelle Butterly as Mel Dyson (from episode 9) Claire Goose as Tina Seabrook (until episode 30) Robert Gwilym as Max Gallagher Sandra Huggett as Holly Miles (from episode 1) Ian Kelsey as Patrick Spiller (from episode 15) Jonathan Kerrigan as Sam Colloby (until episode 5) Kwame Kwei-Armah as Fin Newton (from episode 9) Gerald Kyd as Sean Maddox (until episode 30) Barbara Marten as Eve Montgomery (until episode 8) Ronnie McCann as Barney Woolfe (from episode 12) Vincenzo Pellegrino as Derek "Sunny" Sunderland (until episode 7) Cathy Shipton as Lisa "Duffy" Duffin Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead Rebecca Wheatley as Amy Howard

Recurring and guest characters

Sam Barriscale as Reuben Hurst (episode 18) Sharon Bower as Joan Gallagher (episodes 23 and 24) Susan Cookson as Julie Day (until episode 30) Ian Fitzgibbon as Jon Crowe (episodes 19−23) Grahame Fox as Jonathan Lewis (episodes 14 and 24) Michael J. Jackson as Mike Branscombe (episodes 6 and 7) Ben Keaton as Spencer (episodes 16 and 18) Ian Keith as Gary Milton (episode 4) Tobias Menzies as Frank Gallagher (episodes 18−23) Tanya Myers as Joanne Foster (episodes 27−30) Greg Prentice as Jake Foster (episodes 27−30) Doraly Rosen as Angie Lynch (episodes 19−24) Morag Siller as Leona (from episode 23) Nicola Stephenson as Julie Fitzjohn (episode 17) Darren Tighe as Matt Tyler (episodes 19−23) Jade Williams as Gemma Foster (episodes 27−30)

Episodes

Notes

References

External links Casualty series 14 at the Internet Movie Database