Episode

Casualty: Jump Start

Name: Casualty: Jump Start
Released: 1986-09-27
Duration: 48 min
Cast: Derek Thompson, William Beck, Tony Marshall, Ian Bleasdale, Suzanne Packer

CasualtySeries 11986-09-27

Overview

The night-shift are faced with a motorway pile-up, bleeding Madonna wannabes, and a drunk Fleet Street journalist.

Details

Series: Casualty
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 4
Air date: 1986-09-27
Runtime: 48 min

Episode context

Jump Start is Episode 4 in Series 1 of Casualty. It aired on 1986-09-27. The runtime is 48 min.

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Episode 5: Blood Brothers 1986-10-04 | 48 min A desperate runaway is in need of help, and prejudices are challenged when a gay haemophiliac arrives with a cut hand. Baz's long-term future at Casualty looks doubtful.

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Episode 2: Hide and Seek 1986-09-13 | 50 min A hysterical woman who threatens to kill a baby tests Baz's patience and ability to the limit.

Episode 6: High Noon 1986-10-11 | 49 min A law student refuses to accept a diagnosis of Epilepsy, whilst Duffy organises a protest against the planned Casualty service cuts.

Episode 1: Gas 1986-09-06 | 49 min A gas explosion at the docks causes a rush of casualties choking on the fumes, but can an antidote be found in time?

Episode 7: Professionals 1986-10-18 | 49 min A terrified woman is brought in who has been raped and badly beaten. It does not take the staff very long to discover who the culprit is, but confronting him is fraught with difficulties.

Episode 8: Crazies 1986-10-25 | 46 min When Holby's taxi drivers are attacked, Megan worries for the safety of her driver husband. Ewart grows concerned about the safety of his staff.

Episode 9: Moonlight Becomes You... 1986-11-08 | 48 min When a patient comes into Casualty from an old people's home, a chain of events begins which culminates in a kidnapping.

Episode 10: Teeny Poppers 1986-11-15 | 49 min Trouble is afoot for Ewart when a young Asian youth dies in Casualty and his family threaten the unit with legal action. Megan is brought in for treatment.

Episode 11: Drunk 1986-11-22 | 49 min Rumours of a Royal Visit to Casualty cause havoc. Baz and Charlie fight for the life of a half-drowned boy, but their joy at saving him is overshadowed when one of their own is brought in by ambulance.

Episode 12: Quiet 1986-12-06 | 48 min Casualty is besieged by all manners of cases, including the victor of a boxing match and an addict who has taken an overdose. A recuperating Megan proves a valuable confidant for Duffy.

Episode 13: No Future 1986-12-13 | 49 min A dramatic siege on Megan's estate threatens the life of a child, but the perpetrator is found to be neither terrorist nor madman.