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Revision as of 10:06, 10 August 2014
Series 8 was the eighth series of Casualty and aired between 18 September 1993 and 26 February 1994.
Episodes
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Series
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Episode | Original airdate |
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105 | 1 | "Cat in Hell" | 18 September 1993 |
The team battle to treat victims of a train crash caused when a group of young boys steal a Cortina and, fleeing from police, allow it to stall on a level crossing. The car is pushed along the track and finally crushed at the mouth of a tunnel, while the train itself is derailed, part of it jack-knifing and causing deaths, appalling injuries and panic amongst trapped passengers. At one point a severed hand has to be scooped from the wreckage. Mark Calder, Karen Goodliffe, Adele Beckford and Ken Hodges are introduced. | |||
106 | 2 | "Riders on the Storm" | 25 September 1993 |
Karen comes across a tree fallen on a car, killing the driver and injuring his wife. Josh and Jane are held up by a storm and the woman has died by the time they arrive. Gerry, a driver who refused to stop and help, returns home and bullies his son Nicky before striking his wife Linda. Nicky stabs him in the neck with a fork. Linda refuses to leave her husband and Nicky is taken into care. Two thieves see a policeman hit by a billboard in the wind and one of them takes him to hospital. Two builders are repairing a roof when one is blown over the edge and his friend has to hold him to stop him falling; Josh saves the day by hiring a crane to get him down. Ken tells Duffy he is gay. Norma is sent home from work after acting strangely and Mie Nishi-Kawa is drafted in as a replacement. Helen Chatsworth, Mie Nishi-Kawa and Frankie Drummer are introduced. Guest starring Michael Feast, Paul Barber and Adjoa Andoh | |||
107 | 3 | "The Final Word" | 2 October 1993 |
A woman named Jackie is brought in after being beaten up: Her parents disapprove of her marriage since her husband Gary works on a fairground and she is now pregnant. It transpires her younger brother Kevin, eager for his parents' approval, beat her up and then sabotaged the ride Gary is responsible for to get him into trouble: Three teenagers are badly injured as a result. Against his parents' wishes, Kevin confesses to Duffy and turns himself into the police. A woman parades her husband, who is critically ill with lung disease, in front of the factory where he used to work, claiming he was exposed to asbestos there. He later dies and Mike chides Karen for innocently agreeing with his wife's suspicions. Jane enrolls in an administrative course. Guest starring Brenda Bruce, Christopher Hancock and Clive Rowe | |||
108 | 4 | "No Place to Hide" | 9 October 1993 |
An unconscious man is brought in from a car crash but when the staff contact the woman they believe is his wife, it turns out he merely had her husband's ID. She returns home to find her husband has been stabbed; when the police are called, they learn the two men fought over drug money. A woman who has been having an affair with her married boss takes two children out for a walk; one gets his arm stuck in a lift door and she falls down the lift shaft while trying to free him. She recovers but refuses to see her lover. An elderly man reacts badly to Mie and turns out to have been a Japanese prisoner of war. Norma is sent home after arguing with Mark. Duffy is concerned about Charlie spending time with Ken. Guest starring Brian Gwaspari, Saira Todd, Peter Copley and Marian McLoughlin | |||
109 | 5 | "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" | 16 October 1993 |
A man returns home to find his house has been burgled and his daughter attacked. He takes her to the hospital where Karen discovers she has been raped. Another man turns up with a cut leg. It turns out the pair set up the burglary together but he went too far in making it look convincing so she reports him. Two men arranges to sell firearms. One of them is killed in a car accident and is misidentified because the pair swapped coats. The survivor is arrested and his wife leaves him. Duffy is short with Charlie and Ken. Mark tells Charlie and Mike he intends to make Ken redundant in order to free up funds for a new manager. Norma tells Ash she is going to resign rather than apologise to Mark. Guest starring Terence Harvey, Liza Walker and Craig Kelly | |||
110 | 6 | "Good Friends" | 23 October 1993 |
Norma's purse is stolen and she falls down some steps while chasing the thief. At the hospital, Duffy discovers her odd behaviour was down to her going through the menopause. An elderly man asks his two daughters to help him die: They help him take some pills but then panic and call an ambulance. After being treated, he tells his son that the pair tried to kill him but later admits the truth. A taxi driver is brought in after an accident and two wives turn up: He is a bigamist. Just as they are both deciding to leave him, a third wife turns up. Ash attends the birthday party of an old flatmate Dennis. Dennis is high on amphetamines and turns on his girlfriend out of jealousy. Bouncer Leon, another friend of Ash, tries to step in and Dennis hits him with a bottle; Leon punches Dennis, causing him to hit his head on a metal pole, and Dennis later dies in Crash. Ken admits that he is in love with Charlie and doesn't think they should spend time together anymore; Charlie is upset about losing him as a friend. Mark offers Jane the role of A&E line manager. Guest starring Trevor Peacock, Jayne Ashbourne, Dorian Healy and David Harewood Norma Sullivan departs. | |||
111 | 7 | "Kill or Cure" | 30 October 1993 |
A girl who is worried about her divorced parents arguing has a severe asthma attack while doing gymnastics. Karen helps her tell her father she doesn't want to do gymnastics anymore. A stripper on his first day suffers burns when he bumps into a waiter during a routine at a restaurant and the oil on his body catches alight, meaning his wife finds out what his new job really is. A businessman who is being bullied by his girlfriend goes on a parachute jump; he crashes into some trees and removes his harness, falling twenty feet. Despite breaking his neck and spine and being left paralysed, he breaks up with his girlfriend. Mark orders Mike and Charlie to tell Ken he no longer has a job. Ken makes his peace with Ash but leaves before Duffy can give him a bottle of whiskey as a farewell present. Guest starring Paul Brightwell, Jaye Griffiths, Martin Cochrane and Ravi Kapoor Ken Hodges departs. | |||
112 | 8 | "Born Losers" | 6 November 1993 |
Two policemen investigate a house that has been burgled only to find that the elderly owner has rigged up an electric cable to trap the burglars, giving one of the policemen an electric shock. Ash is mugged by two youths on his way to work; the youths inject themselves with his insulin without knowing what it is. One of them collapses during another robbery and is taken to hospital where Ash recognises him. He warns him his friend could be in danger but by the time the police find him he is dead. Mike learns a woman whose adopted daughter just moved to be nearer her birth mother has the foetus from her last miscarriage calcifying inside her. Despite warnings from Duffy and a specialist, she sees it as her child and refuses to have it removed. Helen is left in tears by the case and is comforted by Adele. Charlie is missing Ken and snaps at Duffy, Ash and Adele before admitting to Ash Ken was in love with him. Mark announces to the staff that Jane is their new manager; the staff feel betrayed, especially Charlie and Frankie, and Josh is upset at losing his partner. Guest starring John Brobbey, Kieran O'Brien, Annette Badland and Terrence Hardiman | |||
113 | 9 | "High Rollers" | 13 November 1993 |
A woman who has fallen out with her husband goes to the races with another man. A jealous woman drives into the back of their van, killing the man she is with. When she learns she is pregnant, her husband refuses to believe the baby is his and tries to force her to have an abortion. A woman with a terminal brain tumour refuses to get back with her ex-husband. A girl walks in front of a lorry, causing the driver to swerve and hit the stationary car where her mother is sitting, killing her; she blames Mike for failing to save her. A man who collapsed at a card game carries on playing in his cubicle. Duffy and Andrew are trying for a baby. Charlie dismisses Jane's attempt to improve the department with a new rota. Guest starring Prue Clarke, Sean Chapman, Jeremy Bulloch and Stephen Tate Brian Crawford is introduced. | |||
114 | 10 | "Deceptions" | 20 November 1993 |
A man with a good memory who has been winning money on quiz machines gets thrown through a window by a pub landlord after refusing to leave. Two women are brought in after getting into a fight on learning they were having an affair with the same man; after talking with Charlie, they tell their lover's wife what's been going on. Josh and Brian bring in a nervous woman who fell down some stairs; Karen learns she has breast cancer but has left it untreated. Tom Harley, the elderly locum consultant covering for Mike's holiday leave, convinces her to tell her boyfriend and have treatment. Car dealer Alan Mowbray sells a vehicle to Joe, one of his daughter Caroline's teachers; unknown to him, Joe and Caroline are having an affair. Joe later dies after crashing the car and Mowbray is arrested when the car is found to be stolen and unsafe. Duffy rushes off after hearing Andrew's sperm test results are back. Helen finishes her placement and Tom takes a photograph of her with Charlie and Adele as a momento. Guest starring David Ross, Sheila White and Polly Maberly Tom Harley is introduced, while Helen Chatsworth departs. | |||
115 | 11 | "Give Us This Day" | 27 November 1993 |
Mike Howlett is trying to close down a cult he used to be a member of and takes the father of one of the newest members, Emma, to see how malnourished she is. Things go wrong when Emma's father tries to snatch her and she ends up being dragged along under their car. At the hospital, Tom convinces her to have treatment but when the group's leader, Abraham, reveals her friend Jennifer is a plant working for Mike she leaves with him. Charlie turns away a homeless woman wanting a bed for the night and she later comes back in beaten up. Ash treats an elderly vagrant whose foot has become fused with his sock through a lack of airing. A retired man deliberately eats nuts, which he is allergic to, to get attention. Duffy is pregnant and is planning to give up work but is unable to tell Charlie. Guest starring Helen Baxendale, Simon Slater and Frank Mills | |||
116 | 12 | "Wild Card" | 4 December 1993 |
Mary Skillett is introduced. | |||
117 | 13 | "The Good Life" | 11 December 1993 |
Tom Harley and Lisa "Duffy" Duffin depart. | |||
118 | 14 | "Out To Lunch" | 18 December 1993 |
119 | 15 | "Comfort and Joy" | 26 December 1993 |
Dave Masters is introduced. | |||
120 | 16 | "Family Ties" | 1 January 1994 |
Rachel Longworth is introduced. | |||
121 | 17 | "United We Fall" | 8 January 1994 |
Karen Goodliffe departs. | |||
122 | 18 | "Tippers" | 15 January 1994 |
Mark Calder departs. | |||
123 | 19 | "Value for Money" | 22 January 1994 |
Brian Crawford departs. | |||
124 | 20 | "Care in the Community" | 29 January 1994 |
125 | 21 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" | 5 February 1994 |
126 | 22 | "Relations" | 12 February 1994 |
127 | 23 | "Grand Rational" | 19 February 1994 |
128 | 24 | "Hidden Agendas" | 26 February 1994 |
Jane Scott, Dave Masters, Adele Beckford, Mary Skillett, Lucy Cooper, Mie Nishi-Kawa and Frankie Drummer depart. |
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