The twenty-eighth series of
Casualty features a cast of characters working for the NHS in the emergency department of
Holby City Hospital and the
Holby Ambulance Service.
Daniel Anthony portrays
Jamie Collier, a
staff nurse, and
Matt Bardock appears as
Jeff Collier, a
paramedic.
Oliver Coleman stars as
Tom Kent, an emergency
pediatrician, and
Charles Dale features as
Big Mac, a
hospital porter.
Jane Hazlegrove plays
Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon, a paramedic and the operational duty manager at Holby Ambulance Service.
Amanda Henderson portrays staff nurse
Robyn Miller and
Tony Marshall and Azuka Oforka appear as
Noel Garcia and
Louise Tyler, the department's
receptionists.
Suzanne Packer features as
Tess Bateman, a
sister and the department's
clinical nurse manager.
Patrick Robinson stars as
Martin "Ash" Ashford, a
consultant in
emergency medicine.
Charlotte Salt plays
Sam Nicholls, a
CT2 doctor, and
Sunetra Sarker portrays
Zoe Hanna, a consultant and the department's clinical lead. Original cast member
Derek Thompson stars as
Charlie Fairhead, a senior
charge nurse, and
Alex Walkinshaw features as senior staff nurse
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher. Additionally, Adrian Harris appears as Norman Burnton in a recurring capacity. guest stars in the opening episode. On 30 July 2013, it was announced that actresses
Crystal Yu and
Chloe Howman had joined the show's regular cast for this series. Yu portrays junior doctor
Lily Chao and debuts in the opening episode. Howman plays staff nurse
Rita Freeman and joins in episode two. Executive producer Oliver Kent said that the pair would "hit the ground running and [...] create a stir in the ED". The opening episode also features a guest appearance by
Honor Blackman, known for her role as a
Bond girl. She plays "a feisty pensioner on a mission," with a backstory as an ambulance driver in war zones. Stevenson departed in episode 30. Episode 14 features the departures of Salt and Coleman from their respective roles as Sam and Tom. Their final episode resolves their relationship as the pair gets married before leaving. The castings of
George Rainsford and
Richard Winsor, in the respective roles of
Ethan Hardy and
Caleb Knight, were announced in September 2013. The pair are siblings and join the team as new registrars. Ethan debuts in episode 20, followed by Cal in episode 21.
Davood Ghadami guest stars in two early episodes of the series as gay Iranian
asylum seeker Ramin Tehrani. Producers noticed "a rather nice chemistry" between Ghadami and Anthony, so when the latter opted to leave his role as Jamie, producers reintroduced Ramin as part of his exit. Anthony's departure left an opening for a new male nurse. Kent wanted to cast
Lee Mead, so he created a role for him, which the actor accepted. starts a guest role in episode 44. On 23 July 2013, it was announced that
Amanda Mealing would reprise her role as consultant
Connie Beauchamp in the series. Mealing had played Connie in the show's spin-off series
Holby City for six years until 2010, and had also made appearances in
Casualty during crossover events. The character is billed as "confident" but "fair" with concern about her reputation and that of the department.
John Michie regularly guest stars as his
Holby City character
Guy Self from episode 31, as part of Connie's introduction and ongoing story. Following Dixie's exit,
Gemma Atkinson reprised her role as paramedic
Tamzin Bayle in episode 38; she had last appeared in series 27. Writers used the character's return to explore Tamzin and Jeff's relationship again. Walkinshaw's departure from the series was announced in April 2014; he left to reprise his role of Fletch in
Holby City. Fletch departs in episode 43.
Michelle Collins joined the show's guest cast as Samantha Kellman, a love interest for Jeff, for a two-month guest stint. She appears from episode 44. The actress was offered the role shortly after finishing filming on
Coronation Street and liked the differences between the characters. Kent expressed his excitement at the character's introduction. Sarker took a break from the serial in 2014, and her character Zoe temporarily departs at the conclusion of the series. Series producer Erika Hossington used the break to create a new storyline for Zoe. She returns in the following series.
Main characters •
Daniel Anthony as
Jamie Collier (until episode 24) •
Matt Bardock as
Jeff Collier •
Oliver Coleman as
Tom Kent (until episode 18) •
Charles Dale as
Big Mac •
Jamie Davis as
Max Walker (from episode 9) •
Jane Hazlegrove as
Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon • Amanda Henderson as
Robyn Miller •
Chloe Howman as
Rita Freeman (from episode 2) •
Tony Marshall as
Noel Garcia •
Lee Mead as
Ben "Lofty" Chiltern (from episode 27) •
Amanda Mealing as
Connie Beauchamp (from episode 31) • Azuka Oforka as
Louise Tyler •
Suzanne Packer as
Tess Bateman •
George Rainsford as
Ethan Hardy (from episode 20) •
Patrick Robinson as
Martin "Ash" Ashford • Charlotte Salt as
Sam Nicholls (until episode 18) •
Sunetra Sarker as
Zoe Hanna •
Derek Thompson as
Charlie Fairhead •
Alex Walkinshaw as
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher (until episode 43) •
Richard Winsor as
Caleb Knight (from episode 21) •
Crystal Yu as
Lily Chao (from episode 1)
Recurring characters •
Gemma Atkinson as
Tamzin Bayle (from episode 38) • Adrian Harris as Norman Burnton (until episode 16) •
Tahirah Sharif as
Ella Ashford •
Michael Stevenson as
Iain Dean (episodes 5−30)
Guest characters •
Honor Blackman as Agatha Kirkpatrick •
Michelle Collins as
Samantha Kellman •
Davood Ghadami as Ramin Tehrani •
John Michie as
Guy Self ==Episodes==