Casualty: Love of a Good Man
11:05 am - 12:15 pm, Tuesday, February 10 on U&Drama +1 (60)
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Love of a Good Man
Episode 31
May is tormented by guilt after Yuki takes the blame for the botched operation, and she confesses to her stunned lover. Fairfax persuades Ruth to lie about the missing notes, claiming they prove Jay's negligence, and Dixie is distraught when she is disowned by Arthur for deceiving him over her sexuality. With guest star Stephanie Beacham
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16x9
General
Movie/Drama
Soap/Melodrama/Folkloric
Cast & Crew
Michael French
(Actor)
.. Nick Jordan
Georgia Taylor
(Actor)
.. Ruth Winters
Suzanne Packer
(Actor)
.. Tess Bateman
Ben Turner
(Actor)
.. Jay Faldren
Will Sharpe
(Actor)
.. Yuki Reid
Laura Aikman
(Actor)
.. May Phelps
Steven Miller
(Actor)
.. Lenny Lyons
Sophia Di Martino
(Actor)
.. Polly Emmerson
Jane Hazlegrove
(Actor)
.. Kathleen `Dixie" Dixon
Matt Bardock
(Actor)
.. Jeff Collier
Tony Marshall
(Actor)
.. Noel Garcia
Charles Dale
(Actor)
.. Big Mac
Paul Copley
(Actor)
.. Arthur Dixon
Robert Boulter
(Actor)
.. Kieron Fletcher
Michael Maloney
(Actor)
.. Howard Fairfax
Tom Chadbon
(Actor)
.. Henry Williams
Raymond Coulthard
(Actor)
.. Matt Strong
Stephanie Beacham
(Actor)
.. Monica Shapiro
Stephen Boxer
(Actor)
.. Jerry Mitchell
Wayne Foskett
(Actor)
.. Ian Gill
Susan Salmon
(Actor)
.. Debbie Enright
Kerron Darby
(Actor)
.. Nathan Enright
Dominic Leclerc
(Director)
Martin Jameson
(Writer)
Chris Lovett
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
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.
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.
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.
Ben Turner
(Actor)
.. Jay Faldren
Will Sharpe
(Actor)
.. Yuki Reid
Laura Aikman
(Actor)
.. May Phelps
Steven Miller
(Actor)
.. Lenny Lyons
Sophia Di Martino
(Actor)
.. Polly Emmerson
Jane Hazlegrove
(Actor)
.. Kathleen `Dixie" Dixon
Matt Bardock
(Actor)
.. Jeff Collier
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.
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.
Paul Copley
(Actor)
.. Arthur Dixon
Robert Boulter
(Actor)
.. Kieron Fletcher
Michael Maloney
(Actor)
.. Howard Fairfax
Tom Chadbon
(Actor)
.. Henry Williams
Raymond Coulthard
(Actor)
.. Matt Strong
Stephanie Beacham
(Actor)
.. Monica Shapiro
Born:
February 28, 1947
in
Casablanca, Morocco
Best Known For:
Playing Sable in The Colbys and Dynasty.
Early-life:
Born on February 28, 1947, in Barnet, Hertfordshire. Her mother was a housewife, her father was an insurance executive. She is completely deaf in one ear and has only 75 per cent hearing in the other. Beacham was educated in London at St Michael's Convent, Finchley, and Queen Elizabeth Girls' School in Barnet, after which she became an au pair in Paris to pay for her training at the famous Etienne de Creux Mime School in 1964. On returning to the UK she spent three years at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).
Career:
After a number of appearances in various TV shows such as The Saint, Armchair Theatre, and Callan, Beacham's first major film role was opposite Marlon Brando in 1971's The Nightcomers. She was subsequently cast alongside Peter Cushing in Dracula AD 1972. It was acclaimed series Tenko in the 1980s that made her name and introduced her to American audiences. In 1985, she starred in the glossy soap operas Dynasty and The Colbys. She also gained a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a TV series for Sister Kate. Other notable projects include Connie, SeaQuest DSV, To Be the Best, Secrets, Relative Values, Bad Girls, Trollied and Mount Pleasant. She took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2007, featured in Coronation Street for five months in 2009, and appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2010.
Quote:
On her hearing difficulties: "I sometimes cut people off dead, not knowing that they have spoken to me. I have been accused of rudeness."
Stephen Boxer
(Actor)
.. Jerry Mitchell
Wayne Foskett
(Actor)
.. Ian Gill
Susan Salmon
(Actor)
.. Debbie Enright
Kerron Darby
(Actor)
.. Nathan Enright
Dominic Leclerc
(Director)
Martin Jameson
(Writer)
Chris Lovett
(Producer)
