Episode
Casualty: Too Old for This Shift
Overview
As Charlie celebrates his 30th anniversary, the department is thrown into chaos.
Details
- Series
- Casualty
- Season
- Season 31
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2016-08-27
- Runtime
- 98 min
Episode context
Too Old for This Shift is Episode 1 in Series 31 of Casualty. It aired on 2016-08-27. The runtime is 98 min.
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