[Rose_BB]

can't wait for jay and ruth episodes. Zoe was good this week. Liking the kirsty stuff.. Don't like new nurse much. bit of non character x

• Admin Edit: This thread is a continuation of The Casualty Thread (Spoilers) (Part 2)

[soapyjoes]

I'm looking forward to them too (Ruth and Jay)! Adam and Kirsty are developing nicely - was a bit sceptical about the whole Adam chases another married woman but they've approached this differently and the slow build is good Warren gives me the creeps - can't work him out at all

[OneTreeHillFan]

What's going on with Adam, Kirsty and Jase from EE
Missed that episode

[Patti]

Spoiler

Saturday 20 November
8.50-9.40pm BBC ONE

Casualty actresses Sunetra Sarker and Suzanne Packer step out of the limelight and behind the camera to co-direct this episode of the long-running medical drama – Guilty Secrets.

Failing to summon the courage to confront Edward over his affair with James, Ruth heads off to the Emergency Department, where it's her first day as Clinical Standards Manager. But the gang give her a frosty reception, showing their displeasure over the treatment of Charlie, with Big Mac, Noel and Mads even going out of their way to play pranks on her.

Meanwhile, a married couple, Neil and Lou, are brought into the ED after Neil attacks Lou with a meat cleaver. Ruth treats Lou, while Neil, who suffers from severe night terrors, is taken to Pysch where he is attended to by Charlie. The arrival of Richard, who is a police officer and Lou's secret lover, complicates matter further. Is Neil aware of the affair and is he trying to use his condition to, literally, get away with murder?

Lenny is pressured into visiting a woman called Helen, but decides against it having left the past behind him. But, he has a change of heart when he treats a young girl who is brought into the ED by her brother. Helen, it transpires, is his sister and she will die unless she receives a bone marrow transplant. Will Lenny give her the chance she needs to save her life?

Meanwhile, Ruth and Charlie remain at loggerheads. Ruth stands by her decision to have him moved out of the ED and she finally plucks up the courage to confront Edward about his homosexuality. Might she be able to turn that situation to her advantage?
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Girls on Film

It's a case of poacher turned gamekeeper in Casualty this week when regular actresses Sunetra Sarker (who plays Zoe) and Suzanne Packer (Tess) get to shout "action" and direct their co-stars in this week's episode, Guilty Secrets.

Suzanne Packer tells Programme Information how it came about:

"One day Sunetra and I were waiting for a scene to start and we started to talk about how we would direct the scene if we were the directors. And the conversations grew from then on. We'd muse about where we would put the cameras and before we knew it we were seriously asking ourselves if we could. And the answer became a resounding yes!

"In retrospect, I enjoyed it a lot though at the time it felt like the hardest thing I had ever done. I felt like an absolute beginner, it was like opening up another part of my brain! I would definitely like to do it again, although I don't think I'll be giving up the day job too soon. Having so much responsibility for the whole show meant it was very different to acting alone. There was never a moment to take a break. If we weren't working on the scene in the moment, we were planning the next one and considering other things that an actor never has to think about, like locations and casting."

So what were the biggest challenges for the rookie directors?

"Of course the biggest challenge was always time. There never seemed to be enough time in the day to shoot the scenes in exactly the way we would like. Knowing the show the way we did as regular artistes we were keen to try something new – shoot a scene in a way that maybe we had never seen it shot before and we would probably have been more experimental if we had had more time. Regarding the other actors, we had nothing but co-operation and exceptional support. They were all behind us and the crew. We couldn't have asked for more."

And what was it like working with co-star Sunetra in this unfamiliar role?

"Working with Sunetra was the biggest triumph of all! We were convinced that some of the cast and crew thought we wouldn't be talking by the end of the shoot but that couldn't have been further from the truth. We got on brilliantly. We worked very well together and brilliantly complemented each other's strengths. When one or other of us was feeling particularly under pressure the other one took the weight of the responsibility, and vice versa, and luckily we were never feeling under stress at the same time."

So with a successful episode of Casualty under her directing belt, will Suzanne be hanging up her nurses' uniform any time soon?

"I would love to be known as a successful director as well as an actor and I still feel I need to stretch myself as an actor. As a director I'd love to direct something in the family entertainment mould and when it comes to actors I would definitely like to direct Derek Thompson again – and of course Sunetra!"

[Sarah Michelle]

Spoiler

Charlie out of ED?

That can't happen

[crunchynut86]

Originally Posted by Sarah Michelle

Spoiler

Charlie out of ED?

That can't happen

I can't see it happening any time soon. I hope!

[k9fan]

Oh if only Ruth hadn't said give me five minutes.

[Rose_BB]

Originally Posted by k9fan

Oh if only Ruth hadn't said give me five minutes.

if only she'd seen him push polly off x

[soapyjoes]

Originally Posted by k9fan

Oh if only Ruth hadn't said give me five minutes.

Originally Posted by Rose_BB

if only she'd seen him push polly off x

Nope he did the right thing telling Polly it was over when he realised he was still not over Ruth - I'm sure they will still end up together altho maybe not in the next couple of episodes whilst Ruth deals with Edward...

[k9fan]

Originally Posted by Rose_BB

if only she'd seen him push polly off x

Indeed.
And then pride / bewilderment / hurt got in the way again.

[Stupid_Head]

Ruth and Jay are so frustrating.....!

They've been apart longer than they were ever together but I am still routing for them. They are both stubborn buggers though so Ruth seeing Jay with Polly will set them back even further.

Did anyone notice Jay hold Ruth's side at his grans bedside and she said nothing? That was telling considering Ruth flinches at the slightest touch from anyone else.

[londongirlGre]

Originally Posted by Stupid_Head

Ruth and Jay are so frustrating.....!

They've been apart longer than they were ever together but I am still routing for them. They are both stubborn buggers though so Ruth seeing Jay with Polly will set them back even further.

Did anyone notice Jay hold Ruth's side at his grans bedside and she said nothing? That was telling considering Ruth flinches at the slightest touch from anyone else.

I agree. I wish the SW would just let Ruth and Jay get together properly. They really suit each other.

I noticed Jay touching Ruth's back as well.

I really liked Jay's Nan.

[Sarah Michelle]

There was some great comedy moments last night,, i only just caught up with it..

Jays nan: Why don't you knock?
Ruth: On a curtain?

And the stuff with Big Mac being Shrek

[soapyjoes]

Saturday 27th Nov

Truth Will Out' :

Spoiler

Fraser, a whip-cracking management advisor (played by Fiona Allen) throws the ED into mutiny; Warren catches onto the tension between Adam and Kirsty; and Ruth continues her colleague-trampling quest to further her career.

Ruth arrives at the ED ready to show the world just how in love she and Edward really are. But she's quickly put on the back foot when her patient flow advisor, Fraser, admits to having previously worked with Edward. Ruth is worried that Fraser knows the truth about Edward's sexuality.

Meanwhile, Kirsty is thrown into panic when she learns that husband Warren and daughter Nita have been involved in a horrific car crash. Adam's quick thinking sees the safe recovery of Nita and she is brought into the ED. But when Nita admits to meeting Adam before, a suspicious Warren realises the colleagues have become a little too close and tries to drive a wedge between them. Adam shies away from intimacy with Kirsty, knowing that their feelings can never amount to anything.

Jay starts a petition against feisty Fraser and her bureaucratic pen-pushing but is horrified to learn that Zoe changed the header from Fraser to Ruth. The petition is now about ousting Ruth, not Fraser. Jay quickly tries to dispose of the evidence, but he is caught red-handed – much to Ruth's hurt and dismay.

A surprisingly sympathetic Fraser recognises ambitious Ruth as a kindred spirit and warns her of the difficulties of leading a double life. Feeling the effects of the day, Ruth confronts Edward and tells him they should come clean about their sham marriage but Edward is adamant that it would end his career. Ruth reluctantly agrees and, watched by a thoughtful Jay, they walk out hand in hand...

[Stupid_Head]

Originally Posted by soapyjoes

Saturday 27th Nov

Truth Will Out' :

Spoiler

Fraser, a whip-cracking management advisor (played by Fiona Allen) throws the ED into mutiny; Warren catches onto the tension between Adam and Kirsty; and Ruth continues her colleague-trampling quest to further her career.

Ruth arrives at the ED ready to show the world just how in love she and Edward really are. But she's quickly put on the back foot when her patient flow advisor, Fraser, admits to having previously worked with Edward. Ruth is worried that Fraser knows the truth about Edward's sexuality.

Meanwhile, Kirsty is thrown into panic when she learns that husband Warren and daughter Nita have been involved in a horrific car crash. Adam's quick thinking sees the safe recovery of Nita and she is brought into the ED. But when Nita admits to meeting Adam before, a suspicious Warren realises the colleagues have become a little too close and tries to drive a wedge between them. Adam shies away from intimacy with Kirsty, knowing that their feelings can never amount to anything.

Jay starts a petition against feisty Fraser and her bureaucratic pen-pushing but is horrified to learn that Zoe changed the header from Fraser to Ruth. The petition is now about ousting Ruth, not Fraser. Jay quickly tries to dispose of the evidence, but he is caught red-handed – much to Ruth's hurt and dismay.

A surprisingly sympathetic Fraser recognises ambitious Ruth as a kindred spirit and warns her of the difficulties of leading a double life. Feeling the effects of the day, Ruth confronts Edward and tells him they should come clean about their sham marriage but Edward is adamant that it would end his career. Ruth reluctantly agrees and, watched by a thoughtful Jay, they walk out hand in hand...

Can't wait for that one!

[soapyjoes]

Not looking good for Ruth

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s1...ic-scenes.html

[kwscott]

Ruth has never been happy since she 1st came into the show it would make a change to give her a happy storyline

[Dante Ameche]

Originally Posted by kwscott

Ruth has never been happy since she 1st came into the show it would make a change to give her a happy storyline

They can give her as many happy story lines as they can muster but she's a miserable so and so, so will not make her happy unless it's career advancement related. Even then, she'd still be a misery

[OneTreeHillFan]

Originally Posted by soapyjoes

Not looking good for Ruth

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s1...ic-scenes.html

oh gawwwwd

[andrewj123]

Omg that is a rare time I have felt so sorry for Ruth.

[k9fan]

Oh dear.

[londongirlGre]

I felt so sorry for Ruth tonight.

[Imogen Tate]

I thought Kirsty`s husband was hitting her until tonight I presume he has MS.

[Stupid_Head]

I really love when the show focuses more on Ruth, I find her so interesting and the actress is great.

Spoiler

I hope she isn't one of the characters who dies at New Year.

[Chiaroscuro]

Originally Posted by andrewj123

Omg that is a rare time I have felt so sorry for Ruth.

I did too. And then I didn't.

Surely doing something bad to Charlie is akin to killing a dog. It proves you're evil.