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Derek Thompson

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6/4/1948, Belfast, Northen Ireland, UK

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Derek Thompson

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Thompson is the last remaining original cast member of casualty since the shows inception on the 6th of September 1986. Thompson plays Charlie Fairhead, the nurse manager for the unit. In his early acting career he played the main character in a show called "Harry's Game" which was…more

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Star (8)

Role
- Casualty
  Charlie Fairhead
  - S 26: Ep 2 Starting Out
    8/20/11
  - S 26: Ep 1 Partners
    8/13/11
  - S 25: Ep 3 Chaos Theory
    9/18/10
  - S 25: Ep 1 Entry Wounds
    9/4/10
  - S 24: Ep 37 Russian Endings
    5/15/10
  - + 62 More Credits
- Casualty
  Charlie Fairhead (1986 - )
  - S 24: Ep 24 An Ugly Truth
    2/6/10
  - S 24: Ep 23 The Cradle Will Fall
    1/30/10
  - S 21: Ep 43 It Never Rains...
    6/23/07
  - S 21: Ep 41 Brass in Pocket
    6/9/07
  - S 21: Ep 40 Communion
    6/2/07
  - + 31 More Credits
- The Gentle Touch
  Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton
  - S 3: Ep 13 Solution
    2/5/82
  - S 3: Ep 12 Damage
    1/29/82
  - S 3: Ep 8 Affray
    1/1/82
  - S 3: Ep 7 Paint It Black
    12/18/81
  - S 3: Ep 2 Doubt
    11/13/81
  - + 18 More Credits
- The Gentle Touch
  DS Jimmy Fenton
  - S 3: Ep 11 Vigil
    1/22/82
  - S 3: Ep 10 One of Those Days
    1/15/82
  - S 3: Ep 9 Black Fox, White Vixen
    1/8/82
  - S 3: Ep 6 Protection
    12/11/81
  - S 3: Ep 5 Knife
    12/4/81
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Long Good Friday
  Star
  1982
- The Gentle Touch
  Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton [ 1980 - 1982 ]
- Rock Follies
  Harry Moon [ 2 ]
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Real Life
    12/6/77
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Divorce
    11/29/77
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Loony Tunes
    11/22/77
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Hype
    5/18/77
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Empire
    5/11/77
  - + 7 More Credits
- Gonks Go Beat
  Star
  1965
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Brookside
  Will Thurley
  - S 4: Ep 32 Puzzles
    5/23/84
  - S 4: Ep 31 Little Pleasures
    5/22/84
  - S 4: Ep 6 All Or Nothing
    2/22/84
  - S 4: Ep 5 Market Forces
    2/21/84
Guest Star (14)

Role
- EastEnders
  Charlie
  - S 26: Ep 30 EastEnders 25 Live: The Aftermath
    2/19/10
- Children in Need
  Charlie [Casualty]
  - S 15: Ep 9 2009 [2 Parts]
    11/20/09
- HolbyBlue
  Charlie Fairhead
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    5/8/07
- The West Wing
  Man
  - S 4: Ep 7 Election Night
    11/6/02
- Through the Keyhole
  Show Participant
  - S 5: Ep 18 13 June 2001
    6/13/01
- The Parkers
  Doctor #1
  - S 2: Ep 19 In Sickness and in Health
    3/19/01
- Holby City
  Charlie Fairhead
  - S 1: Ep 1 Whose Heart Is It Anyway?
    1/12/99
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 8 1994 [2 Parts]
    11/25/94
  - S 3: Ep 7 1992 [2 Parts]
    11/20/92
- Brookside
  Will Thurley
  - S 3: Ep 5 Jack and Gill
    10/11/83
- Bergerac
  Wyatt
  - S 2: Ep 7 A Miracle Every Week
    2/20/83
- Harry's Game
  Billy Downes
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode Three
    10/27/82
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode Two
    10/26/82
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode One
    10/25/82
- Bosom Buddies
  Rodney
  - S 2: Ep 3 Reunion
    10/22/81
- Minder (1979)
  Harry
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Old School Tie
    11/13/80
- Flamingo Road
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 0 Flamingo Road
    5/12/80
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Holby City
  Charlie Fairhead
  - S 12: Ep 19 Downstairs Upstairs
    2/16/10
Writer (1)

Role
- Phineas and Ferb
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 48 Meapless in Seattle
    4/6/12
Storyboard Artist (1)

Role
- Phineas and Ferb
  Storyboard Artist
  - S 3: Ep 48 Meapless in Seattle
    4/6/12

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- Derek has a twin sister called Elaine.
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- The only Original cast member of "Casualty" to never has left the series.
  
  Derek Thompson met his wife, Dee Sadler, when she appeared as Maggie, a cave explorer, in an episode of "Casualty" (1986) in which Derek plays Charlie Fairhead. Charlie rescued Maggie when she was trapped underground after suffering a fit.
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