Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep46 – Ring of Truth First Aired: 28 August 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: It was the day of the wedding. Abs arrived at Simon’s house only to catch him with the woman he met last week. Abs was outraged but a defensive Simon threw him out. Simon asked Jim to be best man. Bex overheard Luke and Claire discussing their kiss last week. A distraught Bex slapped Claire. Abs rushed to the wedding to tell Lara about Simon’s infidelities. While Jim was flying Simon to the venue, a distraught Lara phoned Simon to call off the wedding. In frustration, Simon took out a packet of pills which he dropped under Jim’s seat. As he struggled to get them, Jim lost control of the plane. They crashed and although Jim managed to escape, Simon was caught in the explosion. When the others saw the smoke, they rushed to the crash. They fought to save Simon but were they too late? Meanwhile, Lara fled the wedding with Harry. Oblivious to the crash, she instructed him to take her to the airport. She called ahead and bought a one way ticket to Australia.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep45 – Love, Honour and Betray First Aired: 21 August 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Tess treats a woman who has been severely beaten, and attempts to find out how she came by her injuries, while Simon and Lara celebrate their stag and hen nights, but end up at the same venue. It soon transpires that the bride-to-be isn’t going to let Simon out of her sight. Bex tries to get back together with Luke, but he ends up kissing Claire
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep44 – Who Cares? First Aired: 14 August 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Harry continues to watch Simon’s every move and Abs catches the groom-to-be with a packet of pills. Meanwhile, the puppy Jim has ordered for his daughter’s birthday arrives a day early, forcing him to leave it at work in an empty room all day. When Josh and Nina find the dog unconscious after choking on some tissue, they manage both to save him and put their differences behind them
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep43 – Inside Out First Aired: 7 August 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Simon & Lara announce their wedding date. Comfort tells Josh about Nina breaking the rules & Josh confronts her. Simon gets angry at the way Harry is overseeing him and turns to drugs. Harry surprised how soon Simon & Lara getting married, Abs surprised to be asked to be best man. Nina ignores instructions at an incident & nearly causes explosion. A disfigured elderly casualty of bus crash dies with her husband holding her hand, but then she walks into casualty, it was the woman who stole her handbag who died. Also in the bus crash is champion slimmer who turns out to be using tapeworms to lose weight. Abs helps suicidal man suffering from depression, it’s being caused by calcium deficiency which can be treated. Bex tries to ask Luke out, but is rebuked. On his first day back, Simon feels the pressure & uses his secret stash of pills after being sidelined by Harry. Lara is furious with Simon
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep42 – A Dangerous Initiative First Aired: 31 July 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Nina continues to cause problems for the other paramedics as she ignores Fin’s instructions and climbs down a sewer to save a man who is trapped but the oxygen starts to run out and Nina’s life is also in danger. Luckily. Nina and the man manage to survive but Nina ends up in trouble with Josh for disobeying Fin’s orders. Meanwhile, Simon is summoned to see Harry, knowing too well that his job is on the line. Josh is heartbroken when Caroline decides not to go on another date with him and Bex continues to plot to get Luke back
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep41 – And the Bride Wore Red First Aired: 24 July 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: New technician Nina Farr arrives on the job but riles Comfort up the wrong way straight away. Things take a worse turn when she’s called to a shout – not knowing that it’s her boss Josh whose ceiling has caved in after leaving the bath on – and treats Josh with little respect. Will Nina be able to get past her terrible first day? Meanwhile Josh’s date with Caroline doesn’t go as planned and Lara takes desperate measures to make sure Harry doesn’t accept Simon’s resignation
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep40 – Dreams and Disappointments First Aired: 17 July 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Comfort & Fin finally say ‘I Do’ in a beautiful ceremony. Meanwhile Nikki decides that it’s time to move on & no longer able to be a paramedic she decides to see a bit of the world and says her goodbyes.
Series: Casualty Saved My Life First Aired: 16 June 2004
Description: Real-life stories of people who have saved their own or other people’s lives using techniques picked up from the medical drama, featuring reconstructions and clips from the show itself.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep39 – The Good Father First Aired: 5 June 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Things go from bad to worse for Nikki, still dealing with the trauma of being held hostage, the young paramedic finds out the right side of her body is paralyzed and Lara begins to blame herself for Nikki’s condition.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep38 – World Gone Wrong: Part 2 First Aired: 30 May 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Nikki is rushed to hospital as it is revealed she was the one who was pushed off the car park but will she survive? After a high speed car chase the two robbers are arrested and Lara is brought to safety.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep37 – World Gone Wrong: Part 1 First Aired: 29 May 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Lara, Nikki and Josh find themselves taken hostage when they are called to a scene which they enter only to find that a couple of bank robbers need help. As the two armed robbers do a runner they take Nikki and Lara with them as hostages. After driving off in the ambulance, Nikki and Lara are tied up in the back before they stop at a multi-storey car park. With the police catching up to them one of the robbers takes one of the hostages out of the ambulance to show they will shoot. However it takes an unexpected twist when the hostage is pushed off. But who is it Nikki or Lara and will they survive?
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep34 – Much Wants More First Aired: 1 May 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Abs faces it tough this week when a young child he is caring for dies and the psychiatric nurse faces the father’s wrath leaving Abs lying in a pool of blood.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep33 – Lock Down First Aired: 24 April 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: A prison riot forces Harry to shut down most of the department to make way for injured prisoners. One of the prisoners takes Roxy hostage to escape but she is rescued. Harry continues to blame Lara for Tally’s condition and things get worse for Lara when Simon turns up at the hospital high on drugs. Meanwhile Abs tells a reporter more than he should have
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep32 – Forget Me Not First Aired: 17 April 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Harry has to suspend his daughter when she confesses to her crimes against Lara and it’s a bad day for Simon as Lara finds a bag of coke in his pocket and after he tells Tally she was the biggest mistake of his life She commits suicide in the hospital toilets and the doctors have to resuscitate her but will she survive? Roxy says a final goodbye to her baby as the surrogate parents take him away and Josh has to suspend Luke following the investigation
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep31 – I Love You, I Hate You First Aired: 10 April 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Luke and Josh find themselves being held at gunpoint by a man who demands drugs from the ambulance. There was a struggle in the back of the ambulance and a gunshot was fired. It turned out that the gun had gone off and the man, Greg dies leaving Luke feeling guilty when he finds out he has a family. Roxy continues to spend all her time at the hospital with William. Tally hides important information about a patient from Lara putting the patient’s life at risk. When Lara questions Tally, Tally says Lara deserved it for stealing Simon away from her. Later on Simon tells Lara he loves her.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep30 – Another Perfect Day First Aired: 3 April 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Tally warns Lara her time is up; if she does not have the decency to tell her dad about her and Simon, then she will. Lara admits the affair to Harry, who tries to hide his jealousy and, when she pushes him further, he announces the affair to the entire staff. Tally takes the opportunity to stir things up and lies to her dad, saying that Simon said he loved her. She turns on the tears and claims that Simon has messed her around and she does not know where she stands. Harry is furious with Simon and has it out with him.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep29 – Parenthood First Aired: 27 March 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Roxy and Nikki have a big fight resulting in Nikki threatening to leave the home but her mind is changed when Roxy goes into labour in the car, giving birth to a little boy who has trouble breathing. Tally is extremely jealous of Simon and Lara so she throws a brick through Simon’s window when she knows Lara’s there; she also defaces Lara’s car.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep27 – Love and Loathing First Aired: 6 March 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Lara wakes up after spending the night at Simon’s. Tally is jealous when she spots Lara wearing one of his shirts at work, and after shift she is devastated when she sees them kissing.
Jim confronts Nikki about her pregnancy, she tells him she is going for a termination. Later in the shift, Jim leaves work early and heads for the clinic urging her to change her mind – she tells him it’s too late and goes inside.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep26 – What Parents Do First Aired: 28 February 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Tally is still taking a great interest in Simon’s well-being now that he is back on his feet again, but her attentions are not well received. Harry, meanwhile, is not happy when Simon and Lara join forces to question his authority.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep25 – Taking Care First Aired: 21 February 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Elsewhere, Harry is dismissive of the amount of praise Simon is getting when he returns to the department in a wheelchair. Simon is frustrated that he cannot have a proper conversation with Lara but, when they are finally alone, they kiss. She is confused about her feelings and pulls away, claiming she just wants to be his friend.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep24 – Fallen Hero First Aired: 14 February 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Lara is confused by her Valentine’s present – the adoption of a koala at Holby Zoo. She suspects Harry and asks Abs for his opinion, who is amused by someone likening Lara to a koala, “cute, cuddly, Australian, aggressive when provoked…!”
Harry later asks Lara how many Valentines she received, confirming her suspicions about the identity of her secret admirer. She makes it clear that his efforts are unappreciated.
A woman, Anne, with severe abdominal pain is brought in with a very concerned husband, Matt. Ann has been trying for a baby and worries that she could be miscarrying after finally getting pregnant. Matt eventually confesses to Tess and Harry, that Ann had been slimming to increase her chances of conceiving but Matt was jealous of the attention she attracted when she was slimmer, and so had been putting steroids in her food to make her gain weight. They are all furious, and Ann doesn’t want to see Matt ever again, especially as she has peritonitis and may lose the baby she had tried so hard for.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep23 – Passions and Convictions First Aired: 7 February 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description:Lara is appalled by Harry’s suggestion of a temporary replacement for Simon. She is by Simon’s side when he feels the first hint of sensation returning in his legs.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep – Emotional Rescue: Part 2 First Aired: 31 January 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: As the three doctors are pulled from the cave, Lara forces Harry to consider the consequence of his actions. Simon fights for his life, Jim comes to realise the truth about Nikki and Charlie races off to stop his son being taken away to Canada by his stepdad
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep21 – Emotional Rescue: Part 1 First Aired: 24 January 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Harry puts Simon and Lara at risk while at an outdoor pursuit centre for management training. Rattled by Lara’s late-night shenanigans with the instructor, Harry stubbornly ignores the marked route and heads off down a darkened tunnel during a cave orienteering exercise. After losing his footing, he slips down the shaft and hurts his leg. In attempt to rescue him, they all end up trapped in freezing, wet conditions and the instructor is badly injured. Anger turns to panic when the hole begins to fill with water. Cramped and cold, they reveal intimacies until Lara decides to venture back into the tunnel. When the only thing left to do is swim underwater to an opening, Simon volunteers to go first and secure the route. He courageously helps Harry, but in a moment of confusion knocks his head against a rock and does not resurface.
Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep20 – No Weddings and a Funeral First Aired: 17 January 2004 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Everyone is fed up of Harry bullying Lara and Tess notices that it is affecting the efficiency of the whole department. Tess suggests Lara should make it official, but Lara says she will try to talk to him. Lara then confronts Harry about his endless sniping and snide comments that contain veiled reference to her professionalism. In the showdown that follows, she accuses him of being vindictive and warns that he will be reported by Tess if matters are not resolved. He is broken and admits that he just wants them to be close again.
