Casualty series 1

The first series of the British medical drama television series Casualty began airing on 6 September 1986, and concluded on 27 December 1986. The show was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin. Geraint Morris was appointed as the show's producer. Prior to first series airing, Brock and Unwin visited the Bristol Royal Infirmary where they met a charge nurse called Pete Salt who was appointed the series medical advisor.

The first series of Casualty consisted of fifteen episodes with individual titles, which aired weekly on a Saturday night. The first series featured ten main characters, who were all appointed different roles within the A&E department. By the end of the first series, two actors would not be returning for the second series: Julia Watson (Baz Samuels) and George Harris (Clive King). Watson eventually returned to the programme in 1995 in Series 9 Episode 20.