Casualty (1986)

04x07 Victim of Circumstances

A newsagent's son is terrorised by thugs on his paper round and is saved by a passer-by who takes him to Casualty. When examined, he refuses to say how he got the knife wound to his neck and it's comes to light, he's been seen before and Dr Lucy Parry thinks he's being bullied. When his father arrives she tries to convince him to report the incident but he refuses. When Charlie takes over, the father tells him about previous attacks and how the police have failed to protect him and his family, so now they just try to get on with their lives. He takes his son home before returning to his shop and finds his assistant has been harassed and she tells him she can't work for him any longer but agrees to stay on until he can get a replacement. Shortly afterwards, the thugs return and when he tries to stand up to them, he's beaten senseless and is rushed to Casualty. As his family wait for news, the staff battle to save him and he survives, although he's in a serious condition. A mummy'

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Cast

Derek Thompson Derek Thompson As: Charlie Fairhead
Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker As: Megan Roach
Eddie Nestor Eddie Nestor As: Cyril James
William Gaminara William Gaminara As: Andrew Bower
Robson Green Robson Green As: Jimmy Powell
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Storyline

A newsagent's son is terrorised by thugs on his paper round and is saved by a passer-by who takes him to Casualty. When examined, he refuses to say how he got the knife wound to his neck and it's comes to light, he's been seen before and Dr Lucy Parry thinks he's being bullied. When his father arrives she tries to convince him to report the incident but he refuses. When Charlie takes over, the father tells him about previous attacks and how the police have failed to protect him and his family, so now they just try to get on with their lives. He takes his son home before returning to his shop and finds his assistant has been harassed and she tells him she can't work for him any longer but agrees to stay on until he can get a replacement. Shortly afterwards, the thugs return and when he tries to stand up to them, he's beaten senseless and is rushed to Casualty. As his family wait for news, the staff battle to save him and he survives, although he's in a serious condition. A mummy'


Details

Aired: 20 October, 1989 at 9:15 pm

Language: English

Country: United Kingdom

Runtime: 50m

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Writing Credits

Bill Gallagher

Bill Gallagher

Writer

Bryan Elsley

Bryan Elsley

Writer

Sam Snape

Sam Snape

Writer

Cast

Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

Charlie Fairhead

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Megan Roach

Eddie Nestor

Eddie Nestor

Cyril James

William Gaminara

William Gaminara

Andrew Bower

Robson Green

Robson Green

Jimmy Powell

Geoffrey Leesley

Geoffrey Leesley

Keith Cotterill

Susan Franklyn

Susan Franklyn

Valerie Sinclair

Catherine Shipton

Catherine Shipton

Lisa 'Duffy' Duffin

Tam Hoskyns

Tam Hoskyns

Lucy Perry

Belinda Davison

Belinda Davison

Alex Spencer

Vivienne McKone

Vivienne McKone

Julie Stevens

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