Victim
Until Saturday night there were only three certain things in life: death, taxes and Charlie Fairhead at the center of events at Holby City Hospital.
He has been a solid, reliable presence – Chief Inspector Barnaby of the neighborhoods – since the very first episode of Casualty (BBC1) in 1986.
At the time, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, Berlin was still divided, and the United Kingdom and France were announcing an exciting project to dig a tunnel under the Channel.
Over the years, he was shot in the chest and survived. He was run over by an ambulance on his wedding day and survived. He had a heart attack after saving Dr. Hanna from drowning in freezing water and survived.
It looked like the writers were trying to get rid of him, but somehow he always managed to free himself: until Saturday, when he officially bowed out.
Until Saturday night there were only three certain things in life: death, taxes and Charlie Fairhead in the center of Holby City Hospital, but the lovable character has finally retired.
He had been stabbed in the previous week’s episode after looking like Charlie and confronting an angry teenager with a large knife.
As is supposed to be traditional at times like this, Charlie’s life was laid out before us and we were shown his early work (if he hadn’t been a nurse, he could have been a stunt double). Tony Blair).
As these were accidents, it was not a traditional retreat. He spent most of his time on a hospital gurney, unconscious after a knife wound to the stomach.
He had been stabbed in the previous week’s episode after looking like Charlie and confronting an angry teenager with a large knife. You’d think he’d have learned that by now.
If he had been a regular viewer of Casualty, he would have requested a transfer to another hospital. As he hovered between life and death, his colleagues bickered over his treatment. Dr. Stevie had a crisis of confidence and left the treatment room threatening to hang up his stethoscope.
Elsewhere, Mel Sinclair also faced being left out. She lay seriously injured in her car after being forced off the road by her husband Harry. And wouldn’t you know it, Stevie was the only emergency doctor available to help you. Her seizure continued at the scene of the accident.
As is supposed to be traditional at times like this, Charlie’s life was laid out before us and we were shown his early work (if he hadn’t been a nurse, he could have been a stunt double). Tony Blair).
It turns out that early in his career he comforted a young girl whose parents had been caught in a bombing. As he led her by the hand through the busy hospital, was there a single spectator who didn’t see the captivated look on her face and think, “Wait, this little girl is going to be Dr. Stevie, isn’t she? ‘
Actor Derek Thompson, who played Charlie, says his last two episodes were among the best of his career. It’s hard to disagree
He eventually left the hospital in a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle – the exact same way he arrived all those years ago. The victims will never be the same again
And so it turned out.
It was a smart touch, and how fitting that Stevie spotted that Charlie needed an emergency procedure when no one else was available. She sprang into action with her scalpel, saving her life and career.
Actor Derek Thompson, who played Charlie, says his last two episodes were among the best of his career. It’s hard to disagree.
He eventually left the hospital in a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle – the exact same way he arrived all those years ago. The losses will never be the same again.
