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Subject: Re: Doctor Who spotting
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On 2024-08-22 22:04:59 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> Your Name wrote:
>> On 2024-08-22 21:07:53 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>>> Your Name wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Of course, ER was a copy-cat of the UK series "Casualty"
>>>> (started in 1986 and is still going), including copying
>>>> many of the storylines, but Alex Kingston never appeared
>>>> in that show.
>>> 
>>> Unfortunately, the missus liked that as well. She absolutely
>>> loved Charlie!
>> 
>> Yep. Charlie (played by Derek Thompson) was on the show from
>> the start, but left earlier this year. The actor recently
>> appeared in most of the season 2 episodes of the Irish police
>> drama "Blue Lights".
> 
> I remember Derek Thompson from "The Long Good Friday" and the
> ITV adaptation of "Harry's Game" from the 1980's... but to some,
> he'll always be Charlie!

Well, he did play the "Casualty" role for 38 years (901 weekly 
episodes), since the show started in 1986, plus appearing a few times 
in the spin-off shows "Holby" / "Holby City" and "Holby Blue", and 
wasn't in much else during that time.

Of course, that length of time is nearly a blink of an eye when compred 
to the TV record holder: William Roache has played the role of Ken 
Barlow in "Coronation Street" for 64 years (4783 semi-weekday 
episodes), since that show started in 1960. He was in the very first 
episode and still appears regularly.  :-)