History Series / Casualty

''Casualty'' is a British hospital drama which airs on BBC One on Saturday evenings. Consisting of a mixture of MedicalDrama and SoapOpera, the show debuted in 1986, making it the longest-running MedicalDrama in the world.

Set in Holby General Hospital, the show follows the character development and personal lives of the staff which work there. Coming in at a whopping ''29'' seasons, the cast is wide, varied and [[LoadsandLoadsofCharacters constantly changing]], not to mention the numerous [[PatientoftheWeek Patients of the Week]]. Incidentally, ''Casualty'' has gained a reputation in recent years, similar to that of ''Series/TheBill'', for featuring many well-known British actors, and [[StarMakingRole launching the career]] of others.

* CaptainErsatz / {{Expy}}: Has ''inspired'' shows like ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' , ''PrivatePractice'' to create expies of their characters! Well, Kath, Staff Nurse Waters and Wayne anyway...

* DysfunctionJunction: In a big way, once you tally up the [[{{Backstory}} backstories]]. If you didn't have a DarkAndTroubledPast before you came here, you will when you leave. {{Lampshaded}} by a, sadly, removed YoutubePoop crossover with LeeEvans, featuring a group shot of the Series 20/21 cast with the voiceover saying, "You think you've got problems?"

* RapeAsDrama: Done a few times (as arcs compared to a PatientOfTheWeek plot), but they manage to beat SturgeonsLaw. [[spoiler:Happened to Duffy, but in the first series so would now be considered RapeAsBackstory. Also to GAWJUS Nurse Tina, proving that even good looking nice girls get raped (actually, to be fair, a rather well done plot line, very well played by Clare Goose)]]

* MeganFox: Rumours circle on showbiz blogs of her appearing as a new nurse, yet nothing is confirmed, it's speculation.

Set in Holby General Hospital, the show follows the character development and personal lives of the staff which work there. Coming in at a whopping ''29'' seasons, the cast is wide, varied and [[LoadsandLoadsofCharacters constantly changing]], not to mention the numerous [[PatientoftheWeek Patients of the Week]]. Incidentally, ''Casualty'' has gained a reputation in recent years, similar to that of [[Series/TheBill The Bill]], for featuring many well-known British actors, and [[StarMakingRole launching the career]] of others.

* PlayingWithATrope: Done to ''AustinPowers'' proportions, but maybe not for parody/LampshadeHanging purposes though.

* AManIsNotAVirgin: Averted with Guppy [[spoiler:for a while]].

''Casualty'' is a British hospital drama which airs on BBC One on Saturday evenings. Consisting of a mixture of MedicalDrama and SoapOpera, the show debuted in 1986, making it the [[LongRunners longest running]] MedicalDrama in the world.

* LastGirlWins: By virtue of being a LongRunner this applies for the majority of ships.

* LongRunners: The longest-running emergency medical drama ever. TakeThat, ''{{ER}}''.

* LowerDeckEpisode: Expected, in a LongRunner of this nature.

* HospitalHottie: The characters are considered sexy [[{{Fandom}} by the fans]], but the sexiness is unintentional on the part of the production team. In fact, they don't ''emphasise'' it and they dress fairly ordinary, the women sometimes even have no make-up on ([[TropesAreNotBad unless they're injured, in which case, it's obvious]] - make-up for [[SpecialEffect special effects]].). Jeff, for some reason is MrFanservice. Same for its CompanionShow ''Series/HolbyCity''. ''Series/NurseJackie'' takes this UpToEleven though.

* LongRunner: The longest-running emergency medical drama ever. TakeThat, ''{{ER}}''.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: In "Belief" Jacob is shot by an armed policeman who assumes he's one of the terrorists. Jacob assumes he was profiled because he's black. In the armed policeman's defense, Jacob was holding a gun.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: In "Belief" Jacob is shot by an policeman who assumes he's one of the terrorists. Jacob assumes he was profiled because he's black. In the armed policeman's defense, Jacob was holding a gun.

* LadyInRed: Lara. See it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es0xpBzo1S8 here]].

* WorstAid: the show is often used as a public information film to demonstrate best practice in first aid. It also demonstrates the catastrophic consequences of getting it wrong, or using out-of-date or wrong first aid moves; as when an out-of-practice elderly retired doctor removed the crash helmet from a motorcycle casualty - thus removing the support preventing a broken neck from collapsing completely.

* More recently Lofty, who is incapable of going even one episode without humiliating himself in front of patients and staff.

** Also to * ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'': Comfort became a paramedic because, as a kid, she wanted to be a member of International Rescue, since they were heroes because they saved people rather than killed them.

* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'': Comfort became a paramedic because, as a kid, she wanted to be a member of International Rescue, since they were heroes because they saved people rather than killed them.

* ChristmasCake: Quite a few hot older women in this show. [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Kath/Cath]] (who looks about 30ish), Ramona Waters, and Jill (who is at least 40ish). A SubvertedTrope, in that the fans lust after these [[RecurringExtra background characters]].

* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Dixie to Cyd in ''Lie to Me''. Plays the NowOrNeverKiss straight. Subverts AnguishedDeclarationOfLove because she does it so cheerfully that you know underneath she realises it looks like game over.]]

[[Main/HolbyCity Holby City]], a [[SpinOff spin-off]], was spawned in 1999 and follows the lives of those working on the surgical wards.

* {{Expy}}: An expy of MileyCyrus repeatedly appears as a [[GhostExtras background character]]. But she was CommutingOnABus from ''HolbyCity''

* HospitalHottie: The characters are considered sexy [[{{Fandom}} by the fans]], but the sexiness is unintentional on the part of the production team. In fact, they don't ''emphasise'' it and they dress fairly ordinary, the women sometimes even have no make-up on ([[TropesAreNotBad unless they're injured, in which case, it's obvious]] - make-up for [[SpecialEffect special effects]].). Jeff, for some reason is MrFanservice. Same for its CompanionShow ''HolbyCity''. ''Series/NurseJackie'' takes this UpToEleven though.

* SpinOff: ''HolbyCity'' (set on the wards of the same hospital), ''HolbyBlue'' (a police drama in the same city) and ''Series/{{Casualty 1906}}'' (a historical DocuDrama).

* TheVoiceless: Kath, Kojo, Ken, Claire, Tasha.

* WesternTerrorists (An episode which would have centred around a Muslim suicide bomber was rewritten with [[AnimalWrongsGroup animal rights extremists]] as the perpetrators)