Casualty
Louise Gold featured as Carey Neal, in Series 8,
Episode 11 (aka Episode 115) “Give Us This Day”, recorded on 19 May 1993, first
broadcast on BBC 1 at 20:15 to 21:05 on Saturday 27 November 1993
Many years after her mother played “Gertie
The Tramp” in the medical drama General Hospital, it was Louise Gold’s turn
to play a homeless woman in an episode of a medical drama, in Casualty.
Cast
Charlie
Fairhead - Derek Thompson
Lisa Duffin
- Catherine Shipton
Karen
Goodliffe - Suzanna Hamilton
Martin
Ashford - Patrick Robinson
Adele
Bedford - Dona Croll
Tom Harley -
David Ryall
Josh
Griffiths - Ian Bleasdale
Brian
Crawford - Brendan O’Hea
Jane Scott -
Caroline Webster
Mark Calder
- Oliver Parker
Mie
Nishi-Kawa - Naoko Mori
Frankie
Drummer - Steven O’Donnell
Andrew Bower
- William Gaminara
Leonard
McGuiness - Frank Mills
Barbara
McGuiness - June Barrie
John Hayes -
Colin Farrell
Gwen Hayes -
Ann Penfold
Mike Howlett
- Simon Slater
Emma Hayes -
Helen Baxendale
Abraham - Rory
Edwards
Jimmy Hare -
Joseph Brady
Jennifer - Marva
Alexander
Carey Neal -
Louise Gold
DC Horner - Richard
Hicks
Mac - John
Carlsen
Production Team
Episode
Written by - David Richard-Fox
Producer - Michael
Ferguson
Director - Philip
Casson
After reading the TV.Com page for this episode ( http://www.tv.com/casualty/give-us-this-day/episode/77825/summary.html
)
this site’s webmaster is somewhat puzzled as to how a character played by a
tall actress in her mid thirties could be described as “young homeless girl” Can anyone explain?
The Holby TV fansite’s page about this show is
a bit more informative about the whole content: http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=24,884,0,0,1,0
This episode was Helen Baxendale’s TV debut
(Two years earlier one of Ms Baxendale’s first jobs after drama school had been
touring around
Director Philip Casson had previously directed Louise
Gold in her puppeteer’s guise on both The
Muppet Show and Spitting Image,
including UNTV - the Spitting Image pilot.
His directorial credits also include several albums in association with those
TV programmes, namely: The Muppet Show
Music Hall, The Muppet Show 2, Muppet Show Music Album, and, Spit In Your Ear.
Blue Peter, BlackAdder, Joint Account, Allo Allo,
The House Of Eliott, Doctors,
and, Gina’s Laughing Gear were all also
first broadcast on BBC 1.
Patrick Robinson went on to feature on A Week In The West End, which Simon
Slater also appeared in.
Naoko Mori went on to appear in the
film Topsy Turvy.
Simon Slater went on to appear in Mamma Mia.
Rory Edwards had previously appeared
in Sink The Belgrano.
Critics Comments
Links about Casualty
Holby TV, Fansite (also has pretty
comprehensive episode list, very descriptive episode guides): http://www.holby.tv/ Note in
particular the page for this episode: http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=24,884,0,0,1,0
TV.com section for the programme (one of the best
sites about the programme, with pretty comprehensive episode lists and some
episode guides): http://www.tv.com/casualty/show/1507/summary.html Note in
particular the page for this episode: http://www.tv.com/casualty/give-us-this-day/episode/77825/summary.html
UK.TV website (they often show episodes of
Casualty): http://www.uktv.co.uk/index.cfm?uktv=tv.index
BBC Page for the programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/casualty/
Internet Movie Database entry for the programme: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0096555/
Helen Baxendale’s Website: http://www.helenbaxendale.info/
An informative fansite on Helen Baxendale: http://www.baxendale.sphosting.com/ including a section on Ms Baxendale’s
appearance in this episode of Casualty: http://www.baxendale.sphosting.com/casualtygall.html
BBC Programme
Catalogue page for this episode: http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/LDSD011D
Do You
Remember.co.uk’s page for the programme: http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.asp?memID=856
