Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep32 – Stuck in the Middle with You
First Aired: 19 April 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: New paramedic Luke spends his first day at work trapped in a cellar with a young girl following a gas explosion, Harry’s behaviour leads some members of the team to question whether he’s returned to work too soon, and Anna’s relationship with Merlin is put in jeopardy.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep31 – The Point of No Return
First Aired: 12 April 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Ryan returns and Duffy has to make a life-changing decision. Jack tries to persuade a reluctant Tony to accept Eddie’s offer of a kidney, and Simon is shocked when Jane leaves hospital early and refuses to let him care for her. Meanwhile, Anna is devastated when her mum reveals the truth about Merlin

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep30 – An Act of God
First Aired: 5 April 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: With the power down and the ED in chaos, Harry takes drastic measures to save a patient. As Merlin looks forward to meeting his birth mother, she has second thoughts, and Duffy is in for a shock when a familiar face returns to Holby.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep29 – Side Effects
First Aired: 29 March 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: It’s Harry’s first day back at work after his wife’s death, and he puts himself in danger after overstepping the mark. Meanwhile, Bex calls the police when he sees Jack sneak into the hospital to see Tony.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep28 – A Hard Day’s Night
First Aired: 22 March 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Harry returns to work after the death of his wife; Simon takes an unprofessional interest in Jane’s operation; when Colette is attacked by a patient’s relative, she is forced to reveal her pregnancy.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep27 – Keep It in the Family
First Aired: 15 March 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: After the death of an adopted patient, Merlin is compelled to search out his own birth parents, while Simon rushes Jane into casualty when she is diagnosed with a tumour, and Harry’s secret dinner date with Selena is interrupted when Tally crashes her car during a driving lesson with Beth.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep26 – Fool for Love
First Aired: 8 March 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Josh, in his new job as duty officer, clashes with Finlay over the treatment of a heart attack patient, while a face from the past ruins Ben’s plans for a romantic evening with Tony.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep25 – Dire Straits
First Aired: 1 March 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Events take a tragic turn when Jeff tactlessly threatens a highly-strung man while on a call-out with Nikki, and the arrival of an attractive neurologist causes problems between Harry and Charlie.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep24 – Hitting Home: Part 2
First Aired: 22 February 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: The paramedics are called out to Sheila’s house but are surprised to find it’s her daughter-in-law Jenny who’s in need of help, pushing Comfort into a confrontation. Has the family abuse gone full circle? Meanwhile, one of Jane’s clients is rushed to Holby City with a suspected heart attack

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep23 – Hitting Home: Part 1
First Aired: 15 February 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Ryan is still AWOL with Duffy’s money, and this week Duffy puts her house up for sale in order to get the money back. Fin and Comfort are called to a suspected break-in and attack, and at the hospital Lara is treating her. Lara is concerned about her and offers her the chance to talk, she doesn’t take it up. Harry treats Anna’s mum, who wants to meet boyfriend Merlin. Tony asks Ben to move in with him. Comfort tries to talk to the attackee and tells her that she is always in the eyes of God. Colette meanwhile is doing a pregnancy test in the toilets, which comes out positive. It is Simon’s baby.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep22 – Love Hurts
First Aired: 8 February 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: It looks as if long-suffering Duffy’s beautiful dream may turn into a nightmare, as security guard Ryan proves to be nothing like the perfect man she’d hoped for. Dillon and Colette take it upon themselves to fight it out for her old job, and clash over the treatment of a malnourished toddler. Meanwhile, things seem to be running rather more smoothly for Tony and Ben, who decide their evening together was perhaps more than just a one-night-stand.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep21 – Flight
First Aired: 1 February 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Duffy’s intended, Ryan, is obviously a wrong ‘un and yet everybody is wishing her well as she leaves Holby to set up home and a business with him. Receptionist Jack’s foray into his gangster dad’s twilight world forces him to make a big decision. Elsewhere, Harry and Beth’s relaxing sailing trip becomes a rescue mission when he spots another vessel in distress, which turns out to be packed with illegal immigrants from Kosovo. But not all of them are as helpless as they appear… The police close in on Jack

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep20 – Spiteful God
First Aired: 25 January 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: It’s trying times for everyone in this episode. While Josh can’t accept that he and Colette are history, receptionist Jack is having to do some dirty work for his gangster dad. Meanwhile, paramedic Fin’s daughter Emma, is brought into casualty with what looks like a nasty tummy bug. Fin is busy tending a young footballer with a broken leg and can’t attend to her and she gets worse. Not the best time for Charlie to return and there’s a further blow for him when Duffy announces she’s leaving to get married and set up a business.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep19 – Sins of the Father
First Aired: 18 January 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Josh and Comfort stumble across a badly-injured Jack, while Dillon’s Good Samaritan skills are put to use on a neglected teenager with learning difficulties. Meanwhile, Simon’s new girlfriend, Jane, visits the department with a close friend suffering from a mystery illness.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep18 – Collision Course
First Aired: 11 January 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Harry is determined to rid the department of time-wasters. But when a private patient is brought in suffering from post-operative complications, he wonders if he has been too quick to judge

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep17 – Friend or Foe
First Aired: 4 January 2003
Character: Harry Harper

Description: A runaway electric saw is brought to life by a naughty youth, who breaks into a shed. When it’s blown up, the youth is not looking too good. Lara casts doubt on a young mother and Duffy sees a nursing colleague doing possibly the worst thing a person in nursing, could do. Also, Jack’s dad gets what has been coming to him and there’s a Mr Lambert who is still fighting the Korean War. Simon’s flirtation with a new arrival infuriates Colette, and Josh seems blissfully unaware of his marital problems

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep16 – Living for the Moment
First Aired: 28 December 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Diane, a patient admitted early on, has Parkinson’s but her symptoms are not consistent with that disease. Could the fact that her police inspector husband’s been feeding her ecstasy tablets help explain her condition? Then what about the young man who woke up the night after the party with a cut on his head? Is he a clumsy drunk or just wasting valuable resources of the department? Having avoided her since the incident at the Christmas party, Simon finally admits to Colette that he wants nothing further from her. The question on everyone’s mind is why did Colette ever marry Josh? Meanwhile, Roxy becomes extremely close to a male patient; and after Nikki catches Fin and Comfort kissing she uses the knowledge to her advantage

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep15 – Some Comfort, No Joy and a Bit Too Much Love
First Aired: 21 December 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: It’s the staff Christmas party and everyone is in high spirits, except Josh, who has been delayed saving a child’s life. As a result, his wife Colette ends up dancing with Simon all night, and before long their flirtation turns into something a little more serious. Unfortunately, Josh has already seen the pair together and realised his wife looks happier than she has done in ages

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep14 – Feuds and Fury
First Aired: 14 December 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: A Christmas-tree thief chops off his own thumb and a farmer injures his leg while trying to catch him. Things don’t look good for the thief’s thumb and there’s a valuable lesson to be learned about the care of severed digits. The plastic surgeon suggests replacing the thumb with a big toe. It’s then revealed the bloke who nicked the tree is the brother-in-law of the farmer who has been brought in with the injured leg, and therein lies a 15-year family feud. Jack is forced to silence a victim of his father’s empire when Eddie’s gang confronts him. Lara spends an evening with Harry’s kids, unaware of Beth’s true feelings

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep13 – Blame
First Aired: 7 December 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Lara faces new problems when the police officer who helped put her in jail is brought into the department. An horrific RTA dredges up painful memories for Josh.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep12 – Gimme Shelter
First Aired: 30 November 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Lara realises how vulnerable the events of the past few months have left her. Meanwhile, Nikki is reprimanded for endangering a patient’s life, but later redeems herself when called upon to deal with a little girl whose mother has been violently murdered

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep11 – Up to Your Neck in It
First Aired: 23 November 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Josh rescues a boy from drowning after his father’s car rolls into a river. Nikki is refusing to talk to Jack after his behaviour.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep10 – Return of the Native
First Aired: 16 November 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: It’s Lara’s first day back and when Heather’s incompetence lands her in deep trouble, Simon and Dillon unite to seek revenge.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep9 – Innocence
First Aired: 9 November 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Lara faces judgement day in the appeal court; a suspected overdose patient forces Roxy to confront ghosts from her past.

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Series: Casualty
Episode: S17Ep8 – It’s a Boy Thing
First Aired: 2 November 2002
Character: Harry Harper

Description: Josh finds himself in the middle of a conflict between a father and his son; Anna tries to uncover the cause of a patient’s illness; and Jack lies to Tony about their father.

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