BBC 1 Casualty

Casualty was the first TV programme that Mr P and I watched together

Has been a good programme but seems to be a victim of ' dumbing down ' Another case of patronising the public

Casualty used to be quite good, imho. Now? It's a Saturday night filler-in for those of us for whom the pub has little appeal.

Enjoyable fluff like pretty much everything else on the box.

They've made it more sensational, over the years, maybe to appeal to a different audience. I'm not sure if it was ever supposed to be realistic.

It is the clothes Connie Beauchamp wears and the shoes!!! And Lily is going the same way - any A and E unit I have been to has everyone in scrubs and flat shoes!

It is a few years since Casualty was half decent. There is too much going on in the personal lives of the staff in my opinion. There is little else on for me to watch. I think that it has been running for over 20 years.

I love it! Almost as good as Holby. Love the characters, the stories, and Charlie. Watched last week's and this week's back to back yesterday evening.

And I love Connie and the gorgeous black bloke she had a fling with.

Yes enjoy Holby, HH is definitely the man for me

Its fantasy but I love it and try not to miss it or Holby..I get confused if the actors cross over from one to the other...[win]

We always watched Casualty when it first started. We used to plat "spot the illness" getting extra points for diagnosing it before the doctors did. The scriptwriters weren't afraid to bring up political points as well. We gave up watching when they turned it into a soap with way too much emphasis on everybody's personal lives. The same thing happened with The Bill which we also stopped watching.

I used to watch it, but for a long time now have been watching the BBC4 series at 9pm which are usually foreign with subtitles. I used to then watch casualty on catch up but have not bothered for a couple of months, it seemed to have got too unbelievable.

Well, I still like it!

I think that it has been running for over 20 years
It must be well over that.
It was better when it was filmed in Bristol and they used a proper building for the outside instead of the Lego look-alike place they use now.

Poor Robyn, I knew it was too good to be true.
Please find her a decent honest bloke. She deserves it

Yes, I know it's fiction before anyone reminds me.

I think there's hope fir her with what's his name but there's always David.

I have been watching it since the start in '86. Must be some sort of OCD, it is the same with 'Enders and Mars Bars. Apparently there is a 30th anniversary special in September and several old characters are going to pop up. Would love to see Robyn happily settled. What exactly is it with her latest boyfriend? I got that he lied about his wife but have they explained it yet? Really should'nt watch these challenging progs, do tend to lose the plot.

I watch Casualty and have done for years but last night's programme seemed particularly puerile at the beginning with the jokes. between Connie, Charlie and Jacob!

David and Robyn
That's an interesting one kitty

No, we know no more than the fact he's never had a wife..

I agree mumofmadboys the beginning was particularly stupid, even the actors seemed uncomfortable with it. I still enjoy the programme in the main but as I said before think it's a victim of dumbing down.

Lofty is coming back, maybe there is still a chance Robyn will get together with him!

Light entertainment on a Saturday evening, and really quite a load of rubbish, but so what, we watch it anyway. This week anything is better than sport!

Anyone remember Emergency Ward 10?

Yes I do Anya and I totally agree with your original post.