Casualty: Mum's the Word
11:35 am - 11:45 am, Thursday, February 19 on U&Drama +1 (60)
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Mum's the Word
Episode 38
Zoe learns just how unlikely it is she will be able to have children, but avoids sharing the diagnosis with Nick, who is determined to become a father. Lenny's over-confidence is shaken by a situation Yuki finds disturbingly familiar and Ruth challenges a senior surgeon who she believes has too easily dismissed a cancer sufferer's chances of survival. With guest star Jon Lee (formerly of S Club 7)
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General
Movie/Drama
Soap/Melodrama/Folkloric
Cast & Crew
Steven Miller
(Actor)
.. Lenny Lyons
Will Sharpe
(Actor)
.. Yuki Reid
Georgia Taylor
(Actor)
.. Ruth Winters
Sunetra Sarker
(Actor)
.. Zoe Hanna
Lucy Gaskell
(Actor)
.. Kirsty Clements
Michael French
(Actor)
.. Nick Jordan
Ben Turner
(Actor)
.. Jay Faldren
Suzanne Packer
(Actor)
.. Tess Bateman
Jane Hazlegrove
(Actor)
.. Kathleen `Dixie" Dixon
Matt Bardock
(Actor)
.. Jeff Collier
Sophia Di Martino
(Actor)
.. Polly Emmerson
Charles Dale
(Actor)
.. Big Mac
Tony Marshall
(Actor)
.. Noel Garcia
Georgia Henshaw
(Actor)
.. Maddy Devine
Matthew Ashforde
(Actor)
.. Steve Devine
Nia Gwynne
(Actor)
.. Julia Devine
Jon Lee
(Actor)
.. Craig Robbins
Amanda Fairbank Hynes
(Actor)
.. Alison Marriot
Nigel Williams
(Actor)
.. Bernard Kline
Karen Ascoe
(Actor)
.. Dr Fraser
Michael Begley
(Actor)
.. Ian Dennis
Daniel Copeland
(Actor)
.. Security guard
Will Sinclair
(Director)
Lucy Raffety
(Producer)
Mark Cairns
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Steven Miller
(Actor)
.. Lenny Lyons
Will Sharpe
(Actor)
.. Yuki Reid
Georgia Taylor
(Actor)
.. Ruth Winters
Born:
February 26, 1980
in
Wigan
Best Known For:
Playing Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street and Ruth Winters on Casualty.
Early-life:
Born Claire Jackson on February 26, 1980, in Wigan. After leaving school, she went to Winstanley College in Wigan, where one of her subjects was Theatre Studies. Her first acting role was as a singer alongside Darren Day in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
Career:
Her big break came in 1997 when she landed the role of Coronation Street's Toyah Battersby, while still studying at college. She trod the famous Weatherfield cobbles for five years, picking up a British Soap Award along the way in 2001. Her first part after leaving Corrie was alongside Dennis Waterman in an episode of Where the Heart Is. Since then, Taylor has appeared in military drama Red Cap, Blackpool, The History Boys (on the big screen) and New Street Law. In 2007, she landed the part of junior doctor Ruth Winters in BBC medical drama Casualty, a role she played until December 2011. She joined the cast of Law & Order: UK in 2013.
Quote:
"I've never regretted my decision to leave the Street, even when I'm not working. I wasn't too worried about being typecast, because the girl who left was different from the one that arrived."
Trivia:
Her theatre credits include Christmas is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Sunetra Sarker
(Actor)
.. Zoe Hanna
Born:
July 25, 1973
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Casualty.
Early-life:
Sunetra was born in Liverpool on June 25, 1973. Her father is a doctor. She went on to study Information Systems for Business with French at Brunel University. Her breakthrough as an actress came in 1988 when she was cast as Nisha Batra in Brookside. She stayed with the soap for two years but returned to play the same character 10 years later between 2000 and 2003.
Career:
Following her first stint on Brookside, Sarker starred in London Bridge, Cold Feet and Playing the Field. Bigger roles came in No Angels and The Chase. In 2007, she was cast as Dr Zoe Hanna in Casualty, a role she continues to play. In 2014, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
On signing up for Strictly Come Dancing: "I don't quite know what I've let myself in for. But the chance to swap my stethoscope for sequins was just too tempting."
Trivia:
In 2014, Sarker appeared with her son, Noah, on game show Big Star's Little Star.
Lucy Gaskell
(Actor)
.. Kirsty Clements
Michael French
(Actor)
.. Nick Jordan
Born:
September 17, 1962
in
Bow, London
Best Known For:
Playing EastEnder David Wicks and Casualty's Dr Jordan.
Early-life:
Born Michael Clark on September 17, 1962, to parents David and Sheila. He's the son of a greengrocer and has two sisters - Helen and Jane. He was interested in the stage from an early age and was a keen member of a local drama club. He later trained at the Mountview Theatre School, and was a 'blue coat' entertainer at the Holiday Club International in Majorca.
Career:
Michael spent 10 years appearing on stage and working as an air steward before his big break came in 1993 when he landed the part of David Wicks in EastEnders. He stayed in Walford for three years before leaving to appear in Crime Traveller (he returned briefly in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans). More TV roles followed in The Gentleman Thief, Born and Bred, and The Fabulous Bagel Boys. He also featured in radio plays and did video game voiceover work. Between 1998 and 2013 he had various stints playing Dr Nick Jordan in Casualty and sister programme Holby City. He returned briefly to EastEnders in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans. He rejoined EastEnders as a regular character in September 2013.
Quote:
On playing Nick Jordan: "I want it to show in my eyes that I know what this guy is going through. I've got to be as real as I possibly can."
Trivia:
On the West End stage, French has appeared in West Side Story, Chicago, Joseph, and Les Miserables.
Ben Turner
(Actor)
.. Jay Faldren
Suzanne Packer
(Actor)
.. Tess Bateman
Born:
June 20, 1958
in
Abergavenny, Wales
Best Known For:
Playing Tess Bateman in Casualty.
Early-life:
Born Suzanne Jackson in Abergavenny, Wales, on June 20, 1958, she is the older sister of former Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson. She showed an interest in acting from an early age and played lead roles in a number of school plays.
Career:
Packer's first break as an actor came in 1990 when she began playing Mick Johnson's wife Josie in Channel 4 soap Brookside. She took a break from acting to complete a degree in teaching at Goldsmiths College and after graduating in 1996, she taught drama in London. After marrying American actor Jesse Newman, she moved to New York, where she taught drama. When their marriage ended, Packer relocated to Cardiff and quickly landed an audition for Casualty. She made her first appearance as Tess Bateman in the medical drama in 2003 and has remained on the show ever since.
Quote:
"Being nearly five years older, I was responsible for Colin — something I took on quite naturally."
Trivia:
She appeared with her brother in a celebrity edition of Pointless in 2011. They were eliminated in the first round.
Jane Hazlegrove
(Actor)
.. Kathleen `Dixie" Dixon
Matt Bardock
(Actor)
.. Jeff Collier
Sophia Di Martino
(Actor)
.. Polly Emmerson
Charles Dale
(Actor)
.. Big Mac
Born:
November 28, 1963
in
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Best Known For:
The Lakes and Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Charles Dale was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in 1963. His father ran a record shop and both his parents were keen amateur actors. After leaving school in 1979, he became an assistant stage manager at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven, where he stayed for a year. After occasional acting roles, he moved to London and trained at Lamda.
Career:
Dale broke into TV with a string of small roles in the likes of Lovejoy, A Touch of Frost and Bramwell in the early 1990s. However, his big break came when he appeared as Chef in Jimmy McGovern's The Lakes, where his memorable turn as the head-case and seducer created an instant screen legend. He appeared in a couple of West End shows and played Dennis in Coronation Street for 18 months. He later appeared as Clive in Paradise Heights, as well as its spin-off, The Eustace Brothers, alongside Neil Morrissey and Ralf Little. He had further roles in ITV's Steel River Blues and children's series Barking! He also appeared in Rocket Man with Robson Green. He joined the cast of Casualty in November 2007 as porter Big Mac.
Quote:
"Big Mac's grumpy, overweight and a hypochondriac. It's nice to be in my comfort zone."
Trivia:
In the BBC series Coming Home, Dale uncovered the role played by his grandfather in the Second World War.
Tony Marshall
(Actor)
.. Noel Garcia
Born:
May 14, 1974
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing Noel Garcia in Casualty.
Early-life:
Tony was born in Manchester on May 14, 1974. He made his TV debut in 1989 as a waiter in the TV drama Saracen. Minor roles followed in The Paradise Club, Second Thoughts, Only Fools and Horses and Nelson's Column.
Career:
Marshall had a recurring role on All Quiet on the Preston Front and went on to make guest appearances in the likes of Faith in the Future, The Bill, The Queen's Nose, Doctors, My Family, Judge John Deed and Holby City. He played the bartender Nelson in Life on Mars. His big break came in 2008 when he began playing receptionist Noel Garcia in Casualty.
Quote:
On his Casualty character: "He's a chancer! Cheeky, up for a laugh - looking out for ways to make money."
Trivia:
Away from acting, Marshall enjoys classic cars, football and comedy DVDs.
Georgia Henshaw
(Actor)
.. Maddy Devine
Matthew Ashforde
(Actor)
.. Steve Devine
Nia Gwynne
(Actor)
.. Julia Devine
Jon Lee
(Actor)
.. Craig Robbins
Amanda Fairbank Hynes
(Actor)
.. Alison Marriot
Nigel Williams
(Actor)
.. Bernard Kline
Karen Ascoe
(Actor)
.. Dr Fraser
Michael Begley
(Actor)
.. Ian Dennis
Daniel Copeland
(Actor)
.. Security guard
Will Sinclair
(Director)
Lucy Raffety
(Producer)
Mark Cairns
(Writer)
