Episode list

Cardiac Arrest

The Body Electric
A vagrant decides to smoke while on oxygen and blows up part of an hospital wing. Dr. Liz Reid attempts to get by on her good looks but turns everybody against her. Claire has to persuade young wife to donate her husband's organs.
7.8 /10
Open and Shut

Mon, Apr 08, 1996
James Mortimer illness causes the hospital to contact patients who he has had contact with. Patient Linda Hawkins has a reputation of crying foul, when her husbands leaves her, but now discovers she has an aggressive form of cancer.
7.2 /10
The Practice of Privacy
Dr. Turner is too busy, with private practice, so Andrew is forced to put in his first pacemaker. James decides to give a newspaper interview. After Luke Norris confession that he is HIV, Caroline has to get up the nerve to tell Andrew.
7.6 /10
The Red Queen

Mon, Apr 22, 1996
With Claire on administrative duties, Andrew is the only senior doctor in Casualty. Dr. Liz Reid out of her depth and can't be found. Hospital Manager Paul Tennant finally gets the chance to see what really happens at the sharp end.
8.9 /10
Trench Warfare

Mon, Apr 29, 1996
Sister Landers appears on television debate about the NHS and is escorted from the building. Julie speaks, to a reporter, in her defence and finds herself in front of ex-husband, Paul Tennant for giving an authorised tetanus injection.
7.8 /10
Suffer Little Children
As Dr. Phil Kirkby's trial, for manslaughter, approaches and the pressure starts to mount while Dr.Turner becomes more intransigent. Raj is desperate to play in the hospital cricket match but gets drawn into the case of baby Hayley.
7.6 /10
The Glass Ceiling
Clare has grown tired of Liz's laziness and doesn't care who knows it. Dr. Sarah Hudson convinces Clare that her attitude could effect her long term future. Prison hard man Terry Binns goes to extreme lengths to stay in hospital.
7.4 /10
The Way of All Flesh
Adrian DeVries's wife discovers his affair with Claire and throws him out, forcing him to move into an On Call room. A opportunity arises for Claire's kidney failure patient to get a new kidney but the donor's father needs convincing.
7.6 /10
The Age of Consent
Mr. Docherty starts to question Paul Tennant's intimidating management style. When xenophobic father accuses James of inappropriately touching a young boy. Tennant forces out the only witness before Mr. Docherty exposes the lies.
7.9 /10
The Holy Triad

Mon, Jun 03, 1996
Tennant pressures student nurse Kirsty to sell out Scissors following the death of a little child in Casualty. Liz complains to Dr. Turner about the way she is treated. De Vries threatens to take Debbie to court to get access to his son.
7 /10
The Oedipus Effect
Claire's Cystic Fibrois patient is brought in as an emergency but his survival options are running out. Julie discovers Tennant intends to terminate Scissors contract. Liz is finally caught out when she tries to blame Rob for her error.
7.6 /10
Breaking Strain
Liz has to be dragged from the ward, after verbally assaulting a patient but is close to a mental breakdown. Paul Tennant makes it clear, to Julie, that Scissors, future at the hospital, was down to her ending their relationship.
7.6 /10
Death Us Do Part
The episode starts with a suspicious-looking doctor conducting rounds at the hospital. Mr. Docherty is getting married to his personal assistant the following day and the staff hold a surprise party for him. Caroline is vomiting, and our suspicions are confirmed when she later tells Andrew that she is pregnant. Raj's father has had a heart attack and is being treated at the hospital. Dr. Mortimer is diagnosed with pneumonia, which is very concerning, given his HIV-positive status. Smedley and Claire get back together. In the final scenes, Dr. Collin visits Liz Reid, the former intern who has previously suffered a mental breakdown, in the medical staff quarters. Someone knocks on the door and says they're a diabetic requiring assistance. Andrew opens the door and the patient stabs him with a needle containing insulin. Meanwhile, Raj realises who the maniac patient is, and arrives shortly afterwards, attempting to subdue him. Drs. Maitland, Smedley, Mortimer and Raj attempt to treat Dr. Collin, whose life is clearly in great danger. The episode, and the series, end on a cliffhanger...
8 /10

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