Somebody call 999 because I feel severely discombobulated. Charlie Fairhead, a fixture on medical drama Casualty (BBC One) since its inception in 1986, has finally hung up his scrubs and stethoscope.

Casualty's longest appearing star will bid ... Actor Derek Thompson, 75, has played emergency department nurse Charlie Fairhead for nearly four decades, after joining the soap in the eighties.

One of Casualty’s most iconic characters is Charlie Fairhead. What many people may not realise is that he based on a real life medical professional called Pete Salt. Known as the ‘Original ...

Charlie is the lynchpin of the emergency department. He's been there since the beginning and has always proved to be an indispensable, trustworthy and diplomatic member of the team. Has been in ...

The man whose caring style inspired the TV drama Casualty has quit his job in ... model for fictional accident and emergency nurse Charlie Fairhead, says staff are unable to provide patients ...