Characters
These are the original main characters from the first three series. Some lasted several years and appeared in subsequent series too:
| Character | Actor/Actress | Duration | Role |
| Dr. McKeown | Ian McCulloch | 1989 | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Charlotte Woods | Carol Harvey | 1989- | |
| Dave Spencer | Andrew Hall | 1989– | |
| Diane Meadows | Janette Beverley | 1989- | |
| Mags | Rita May | 1989-2000 | |
| Jack Crossley | Ken Parry | 1989- | |
| Jan Stevens | Nina Baden-Semper | 1989 | |
| Hospital Radio DJ (voice) | Ross King | 1989 | |
| Social Worker Steve Bailey | Michael Bray | 1989- | |
| Nurse/Sister Mitchell | Judy Holt | 1990- | |
| Dr. Kieran Gallagher | Tom Higgins | 1990- | |
| Student Nurse Grahams | Margery Bone | 1990 | |
| Keely Johnson | Jenny Luckraft | 1989- | Patients |
| Billy Ryan | Tim Vincent | 1989- | |
| Fiona Brett | Rebecca Sowden | 1989- | |
| Darren Walsh | William Ash | 1989- | |
| Dawn Khatir | Leyla Nejad | 1989-1990 | |
| Mathew McCann | Dean Gatiss | 1990 | |
| Lisa Dixon | Rachel Egan | 1990 | |
| J.J. | Chris Bisson | 1990 | |
| Thea | Chloe Newsome | 1990 | |
| James Boyce | Carl Rice | 1990 | |
| Lee Jones | Kieran O'Brien | 1990 | |
| Cal Spicer | Mark Dixon | 1990 | |
| Bryony Shaeffer | Sarah Cooper | 1990 | |
| Ben Rowlingson | William Mellor | 1990 | |
| Mickey Bell | Stephen Graham | 1990 |
- Actors to go on to other theatre and television work include; Chris Bisson, Tina O'Brien, Vicky Binns, Ralf Little, Paul Swaine, Tim Vincent, Kieran O'Brien, Ben Sowden, Terence Hart, William Ash and Jane Danson.
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