News about Derek Thompson

And fans were not just treated to one throwback episode but two. The first instalment was screened at 8.25pm, which was then followed by a later edition at 9.15pm.

The long-running medical drama will be back on screens at Christmas following the last episode of the latest series last Saturday. But bosses have teased that when it does return for the new episode over the festive period, it will be in a 'innovative, format-breaking way' that hasn't been done before.

Four decades in a hospital A&E will take their toll on anyone, but Derek Thompson still managed to impress fans with his youthful appearance on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain. The veteran star was on hand to discuss his new role in police drama Blue Bloods, shortly after relinquishing his long-serving role as head nurse Charlie Fairhead in BBC flagship Casualty. The 76-year-old actor spent 38 years on the BBC medical drama, and the star has hinted he will tell all about his time on the programme in an upcoming memoir while chatting to hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls.

Some days I feel 16 again, brimming with life and enthusiasm. That was such a good age. Lots of hard work for the exams, but I've never been afraid of that. There was so much to look forward to. Always friends to sit and chat with about clothes, shoes, music and make-up. Parties to plan, decisions about which boys to invite and long discussions about how far one should go and with which one. On other days I wake up and a touch of arthritis has set in. I feel not 73 but 103, not wanting to get up, teeter stiffly down the stairs and get on with whatever job needs doing. I have found ageing incorporates this vast spectrum.

Since falling off his horse in November, Jockey Graham Lee has been paraly ill from the neck down. After being unseated from his mount Ben Marduk as the stalls opened for a sprint handicap, the 48-year-old Grand National winner sustained life-changing injuries during the fall at Newcastle Racecourse last year. Lee, a highly respected figure in the weighing room, was admitted to hospital for further examination and therapy before being moved to an intensive care unit. He was last month seen in a wheelchair.

On Saturday, casualty viewers were left in tears as iconic character Charlie Fairhead bowed out from the BBC show after 38-years and 900 episodes. Following last week's cliffhanger, the Senior charge nurse, played by Derek Thompson since the show's inception in 1986, had been left hanging in the balance. A flashback of Charlie's early career as he coped with the horrific aftermath of a nail bomb in 1980s London revealed a flashback of his life as he lay in a coma and colleagues struggled to save his life.

He has been the stalwart of BBC drama Casualty for 38 years. No longer exists. After a near-decade shift, senior charge nurse Charlie Fairhead last night left viewers in tears as he finally departed the accident and emergency service of the fictional Holby City Hospital. However, it may have been worse. Since being stabbed in the previous cliffhanger episode by a drug dealer, fans were left worried about Charlie, who had been playing him since the show's inception in 1986. Rather, he lived and then retired. Thompson's future was sealed because his salary, which ranged from £349,999 to £399,999 a year, was too high for BBC chiefs to explain after shaming Casualty spin-offs Holby City and Doctors. Now, the Mail on Sunday will announce that the BBC is to turn to Barney Walsh to fill the void left by Thompson, 75. Walsh, the son of actor and host Bradley Walsh, appeared on the show last year, as the show's hapless staff nurse Cameron 'Cam' Mickelthwaite.

On Friday night, Gogglebox stars were in tears as they watched the new episode of Casualty. The popular show aired on Channel 4 at 9 p.m. on Sunday, seeing the cast witness a thrilling episode of the hospital drama that featured a 20-car pile-up, explosions, and a beloved character stabbed. Emotions soared as a seemingly harmless roadside disaster escalated into chaos, with a young boy barely escaping tragedy and a large explosion caused by a gory.

Since joining the series on September 6th in 1986, the actor is expected to bow out as clinical nurse Charlie Fairhead, the show's longest serving actor.

Derek Thompson is expected to leave Casualty as the show's longest serving actor, but he claims his beloved character was supposed to leave the show decades earlier. Since being introduced as a clinical nurse Charlie Fairhead in the BBC's first series on September 6 1986, the actor is supposed to bow out as medical nurse Charlie Fairhead. Thompson, a 75-year-old boy who appeared in British gangster film The Long Good Friday and Channel 4 soap Brookside before stepping into the role, says it was originally planned as a short-term job by show creators.

On Saturday night, actor Derek Thompson will appear as A&E nurse Charlie Fairhead for the final time, following 37 years in BBC One soap drama Casualty. Thompson has also met a slew of young actors who have appeared in single episodes that have since gone on to achieve huge success. Casualty's most popular guest appearances are included in this section... FEMAIL ranks up Casualty's most popular guest appearances.

Since cast and crew members have been told there will be only two more episodes, a legendary BBC soap's future is uncertain.

As he steps away from his role as Charlie Fairhead, casualty is expected to see the revival of two fan favorite characters from Derek Thompson's last scenes. After 37 years on the show, Derek, 75, announced in May that he would be leaving the BBC show. Since budget cuts were introduced, he opted to leave his long-serving position, meaning the show will have fewer episodes.

After leaving his role as Charlie Fairhead after 37 years, Casualty actor Derek Thompson has bagged his first gig. The 75-year-old, who appeared as the emergency department nurse for almost four decades, was the soaps longest-running cast member. Derek will be seen in the second series of the BBC's hit drama Blue Lights, returning to Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Around 6 a.m. in North Hills, Adriana Sanchez was walking her two dogs when they collided with her and her two dogs. She was arrested in a marked crosswalk and admitted to the Los Angeles Fire Department, where she later died. Naomi Hidalgo, Sanchez's daughter, was devastated and determined to find the driver responsible. I still feel like it was a dream.' 'Hidalgo told KTLA, she was the glue that held this entire family together.'

Casualty's number of episodes have been cut in an attempt to save money despite the cost of living crisis. The series, which premiered in 1986, has since expanded from 15-part series to 48 episodes a year in 2022. However, the costs of living and TV bills were increased in order to compete with Netflix's likes, which ended last week and had only 37 episodes.

Since returning to the hit BBC drama five years ago, a Casualty legend has revealed she is making a surprise return to the show.

After 37 years on the programme, Derek Thompson has announced that he will be leaving BBC drama Casualty. Charlie Fairhead, the 75-year-old actor who has appeared in nearly 900 episodes, is the longest-serving cast member of the BBC medical drama. In an announcement released on Tuesday, the actor revealed that 'the time has come,' with his last scenes set to air next year.

June 1981. Shergar, ridden by 19-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn, won the Epsom Derby in spectacular style, despite a record-breaking lead of ten lengths. BBC commentator Peter Bromley yelled: 'There's only one horse in it!You need a telescope to see the rest!' Shergar's face and his white socks made him instantly recognisable. Win or lose, he was the toast of every racecourse he graced. Aga Khan, his three-year-old's owner, eventually decided to move the three-year-old to one of his Irish stud farms. Shergar was supposed to have a slow but profitable retirement.