Series: Casualty Episode: S18Ep1 – End of the Line: Part 1 First Aired: 13 September 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: First of a dramatic two-part episode which kicked off the 18th series of Casualty. A packed train is derailed to the thunderous sound of screeching brakes and breaking glass. In the chaos that ensues, a multitude of casualties are tended to by the arriving team who are shocked by the catastrophe.
Simon MacCorkindale Plays Harry Harper, Consultant
Simon describes Harry in five words
The Master Of Everyone’s Destiny!
How has Harry developed over series XVIII?
“As well as having to deal with an NHS consultant’s hours, Harry has had to come to terms with the loss of his wife while looking after his five children. He finds it a very difficult juggling act and he can’t just walk away from them. He is haunted with the guilt of not being where he should have been at the time of the fateful car accident.”
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep40 – A Special Day First Aired: 21 June 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: In the explosive 400th episode of the medical drama the team battle to save Dillon’s life when he is rushed into the department with gunshot wounds. Nikki and Jack’s big day arrives, but when the bride disappears, it seems the dastardly Vinnay has hatched a plot to get his money back
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep39 – Three in a Bed First Aired: 14 June 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Simon is called to the scene of an emergency and soon finds his future in jeopardy when his personal feud with Josh spills over into his professional life. Lara and Luke become the latest topic of staff gossip, Bex seizes the opportunity to flirt with Dillon, and Jack has another confrontation with Vinnay as the pressure mounts for him to come up with the money
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep38 – Last Man Standing First Aired: 7 June 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Comfort convinces Josh to swallow his pride and try to make amends with Colette. Nikki and Jack witness a brawl in a travel agent’s while booking their honeymoon, and later discover one of those involved has been murdered. Tony arrives home to find his house trashed and Lara agrees to go for a drink with Luke, only to end up in an alcohol-induced embrace back at his place
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep37 – Baby Blues First Aired: 31 May 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Colette tells Simon he is responsible for their child’s genetic abnormalities and decides to keep the baby after Comfort offers her support, but a nasty jolt in the back of the ambulance prompts her to go for an ultrasound scan. Nikki finds a compromise between work and play and Vinnay harasses Jack for the £300,000 Eddie owed him
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep36 – Out on a Limb First Aired: 17 May 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Jack tells Tony he plans to propose to Nikki, but Bex overhears and the gossip spreads like wildfire, making him fear the object of his affections may be the last to know of his intentions. Luke is called to an incident which reawakens old memories, while Colette receives her test results and is shocked when Josh attends the meeting
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep35 – An Accident Waiting to Happen First Aired: 10 May 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Jack and Tony put their differences aside as they say their goodbyes to Eddie, while Lara and Luke are forced to acknowledge they may have been wrong about one another. Simon’s bad mood makes him less than sympathetic toward staff and patients alike, and matters come to a head when Colette breaks the news to him that her child will have learning difficulties
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep34 – Hurt the One You Love First Aired: 3 May 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: Anna tells a desperate Merlin that they can’t be together, and Jack and Tony say their final goodbyes to Eddie as he succumbs to a postoperative infection. Meanwhile, Simon is heartbroken when Jane stakes a claim for her independence and leaves.
Series: Casualty Episode: S17Ep33 – Getting Through First Aired: 26 April 2003 Character: Harry Harper
Description: While treating an injured man, Lara suddenly finds herself in a life-threatening situation, Merlin discovers a terrible secret about Anna but is unable to discuss it with her, and Jack is distraught when his father wakes up from his transplant operation suffering from septicaemia.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
