The end of an era. Derek Thompson, who plays senior nurse Charlie Fairhead on Casualty, is set to leave the BBC drama after 37 years. The 75-year-old is the medical drama’s longest-serving cast member. Inspired by a real-life nurse Pete Salt, Thompson’s character is the only remaining character from the show’s first episode in 1986. […]
The end of an era. Derek Thompson, who plays senior nurse Charlie Fairhead on Casualty, is set to leave the BBC drama after 37 years. The 75-year-old is the medical drama’s longest-serving cast member. Inspired by a real-life nurse Pete Salt, Thompson’s character is the only remaining character from the show’s first episode in 1986. […]
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