Casualty (1986)

05x09 A Will to Die

Duffy's at her wits end trying to cope with the pressures of work and motherhood and is relieved, when her mother takes Peter away to give her a break, but Megan decides they should have a girls night out. Josh and Jane bring in a young black remand prisoner, who's been sexually assaulted and Beth intervenes on his behalf, to prevent him being sent back. Jimmy finds his chess mate pal, Frank has been admitted, who refuses to help himself, until his estranged mother arrives and they are reconciled and she offers him a home. A mother and daughter cause concern but tragedy strikes when the youngster takes an overdoes and dies. A gas explosion on a boat has horrific effects on Jenny, who's having an affair with her best friend's husband and has to be transferred to the burns clinic for further treatment. The wife turns up and having got over the shock of the affair, goes with Jenny and leaves Peter to fend for himself.

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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

Duffy's at her wits end trying to cope with the pressures of work and motherhood and is relieved, when her mother takes Peter away to give her a break, but Megan decides they should have a girls night out. Josh and Jane bring in a young black remand prisoner, who's been sexually assaulted and Beth intervenes on his behalf, to prevent him being sent back. Jimmy finds his chess mate pal, Frank has been admitted, who refuses to help himself, until his estranged mother arrives and they are reconciled and she offers him a home. A mother and daughter cause concern but tragedy strikes when the youngster takes an overdoes and dies. A gas explosion on a boat has horrific effects on Jenny, who's having an affair with her best friend's husband and has to be transferred to the burns clinic for further treatment. The wife turns up and having got over the shock of the affair, goes with Jenny and leaves Peter to fend for himself.


Details

Aired: 02 November, 1990 at 9:15 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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