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The Royal
01:00 am - 02:00 am Friday, September 18
Snakes and Ladders
Season 2 · Episode 2
A teenage boy is brought into the Royal having fallen from a cliff, but it soon emerges that the incident was a suicide attempt as evidence of extreme depression comes to the surface. Dr Cheriton contacts the youngster's psychiatrist, but is taken aback when electroshock therapy is suggested as a form of treatment, so ventures to the family home to recommend an alternative - only for tragedy to strike. Meanwhile, a hypochondriac causes chaos at the hospital when she insists her dog be treated following a snake bite, and a heart-to-heart talk between Drs Weatherill and Ormerod leads to a passionate kiss. Honor Blackman guest stars
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- Julian Ovenden — Actor as Dr David Cheriton
- Wendy Craig — Actor as Matron
- Mark Jordon — Actor as PC Phil Bellamy
- Martin Compston — Actor as Jeffrey Carpenter
- Michelle Hardwick — Actor as Lizzie Kennoway
- Michael Starke — Actor as Ken Hopkirk
- Andy Wear — Actor as Alun Morris
- John Axon — Actor as Nigel Harper
- Christopher Goulding — Actor as Jack Griffin
- Linda Armstrong — Actor as Sister Brigid
- Amy Robbins — Actor as Dr Jill Weatherill
- Robert Daws — Actor as Dr Gordon Ormerod
- Zoie Kennedy — Actor as Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor
- Denis Lill — Actor as Mr Rose
- Jonathan Magnanti — Actor as Jim Carpenter
- Carole Cassidy — Actor as Alice Carpenter
- Gary Whelan — Actor as Dr Arthur Clarkson
- Terence Mann — Actor as Bertie Hathaway
- Honor Blackman — Actor as Mrs Lyons
- Polly Maberly — Actor as Dr Lucy Klein
- Ken Horn — Producer
- Paul Duane — Director
- Michael Russell — Writer
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