Hecate Hardbroom - The Worst Witch (2017-2020)

Melisha Tweedy - Chicken Run (2000) / Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Frieda Petrenko - Holby City (1999-2022)

Appreciation for three iconic characters, all with black hair, and an iconic bun.

the Holby rewatch has devolved into a drunk Holby rewatch but am I reading into it too much or did they really foreshadow the stuff with Roxanna and Henrik and John quite a lot in earlier series 20?

Anyone know of any other places I can watch holby. The one drive link has most episodes but a few are missing and some have no audio

anyone who watches casualty:

firstly are they gonna go down an autism route with dylan - i really hope so it’s about time

secondly does anyone else want ngozi and nicole to kiss xoxox

also can we get another holby character down to the ed please bernie could turn that place around in an instant (for selfish reasons i just need her on my screen again)

Holby-Verse Plotline Tournament!

hello! ive been wanting to do a poll for ages, and i haven't seen any casualty ones so i thought why not make one!! this tournament is a showdown of plotlines from the shows to find the best/most important/favourite! see bottom of this post for the submission form!

rules:

plotlines can be from any holby-verse show, be it holby city, casualty, and any of the spin offs or cross-overs!

the plotlines can be as long or short, popular or obscure as you like, affecting just one, or multiple characters. i think shows like holby and casualty are very plotline driven so most things would fit, but i think for this, a plotline would need to be at least 1 episode long (or the subject of an entire episode), with one or more of the regular or semi-regular characters (for that era of the show) involved.

plotlines can be submitted based on how much you like them, how important you think they were, the impact they had on characters, etc.

please don't spam the form with the same plotline! the same plotline can be submitted by different people, and the same person can submit multiple plotlines, but not the same plotline by the same person please!

i think there will be 128 entries, but we'll see how it goes!

entries will be selected by whichever submissions make it in before i close the form

propaganda will be allowed once the tournament starts but please be nice!

these rules may change a bit and more may be added once i figure out how running a tournament works, but i will try to keep any changes reasonable, and will try to post them to see what people think before changing them

once polls start, ill figure out a tag system that can be used to track polls, results, propaganda, and miscellaneous things which, when created can be found here.

submission form:

It's so hard to fully explain the concept of loving a ship but absolutely under no circumstances wanting it to be canon to someone who's never been invested in a British soap opera.

Hi guys! I’m back to writing!!!!

With my one of my lovely best friends motivating me on, we are writing a collaborative work on Ao3, which will also be posted on my Wattpad later. As a little treat for the holidays, I am posting the summary, the first few paragraphs of the work and the link to finish reading the chapter if you like it, so here it goes:

Summary

Join the Cast of Holby and Casualty as part of the Harry Potter universe. Between classes, wizard duels, Voldemort’s return and everything in between, join three unlikely heroes in the journey to saving Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Chapter 1: Prologue (preview)

31st October, 1998

Kevin had already gone to bed by the time Jools had been awoken by her child's whimpering cries. Sensing something was wrong, Jools pulled out her wand and raced to Sah's bedroom, where she found her child crying in their crib, a haunting figure standing over them.

Jools waved her wand, snarling as she walked into the room. "Depulso!" She yelled. A bolt of light blue energy flew at the figure, pushing them back. The figure crashed against the wall, knocking over the bookshelf.

This did not deter the figure, however, and he regained his stamina quickly before starting to retaliate. "Expelliarmus!" He yelled.

However, to Jools ears, this was drowned by the send of Kevin shouting "Protego", sending the red spark of the figure's spell shooting off and creating a dent in the wall at the back of the room.

"Take Sah and run, Jools. Get out of the house." Kevin ground out, taking an offensive stance in front of his wife and child. Jools tried to argue, but the figure was already flicking his wand.

Here’s the link: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/52348942"><strong>Sah Brookner and the Philosopher’s Stone</strong></a> (952 words) by <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/Helluva_Hazbin_Boss"><strong>Helluva_Hazbin_Boss</strong></a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/invisible_slytherclaw"><strong>invisible_slytherclaw</strong></a><br />Chapters: 1/?<br />Fandom: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Harry%20Potter%20-%20J*d*%20K*d*%20Rowling">Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Casualty%20(TV)">Casualty (TV)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Holby%20City">Holby City</a><br />Rating: Teen And Up Audiences<br />Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings<br />Relationships: Paige Allcott/Theodore "Teddy" Gowan<br />Characters: Sah Brockner, Henrik Hanssen, Dominic Copeland, Theodore "Teddy" Gowan, Stevie Nash (Casualty), Faith Cadogan, Paige Allcott, Ginny Weasley, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Josh Hudson, Gaynor Gowan, Max Cristie (Casualty), Dylan Keogh, Charlie Fairhead, Kevin Brockner, Jools Brockner, Jan Jenning, Cameron Dunn, Ange Goddard<br />Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Harry Potter Setting<br />Series: Part 1 of <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/series/3892777">Harry Potter/Casualty Crossover</a><br />Summary: <p>Join the Cast of Holby and Casualty as part of the Harry Potter universe. Between classes, wizard duels, Voldemort’s return and everything in between, join three unlikely heroes in the journey to saving Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.</p>

I hope you enjoy and happy holidays 😊

Hate when my mind decides it wants to watch casualty bc its literally impossible to find the episodes anywhere

Eli Ebrahimi in Casualty series 37 episode 38 "How to Save a Life"

Happy anniversary (July 27th) of Eli making his debut on Holby, everyone!

*Customer drives into "Campbell's Motors"*

Customer; Hi, hello nice to meet you. Mrs Campbell I presume?

Bernie; Ah, no. I'm Bernie. Mrs Wolfe...

Customer; Oh, I'm so sorry. I just presumed...

Bernie; Mrs Campbell is my wife.

Customer; Oh! That was very sweet of you to name your garage after her.

Bernie; Ha! No... It was mostly to annoy her actually...

Customer; Oh? So why did you name it "Campbell's Motors"?

Bernie; *pause* Because I turn her on.

*Serena furiously walks out of the office having overhead Bernie*

Serena; BERNIEEE!!!

(actually tho give these poor fuckers a break)

Frieda Petrenko in Holby City, Series 19, Episode 63: We Need to Talk About Fredrik

'I went to St Francis because there are... ghosts here I wanted to avoid.'

One of my favourite Holby episodes, I miss this show, and I wish it got more mainstream recognition.

they don’t call it ‘the sah diaries’ for nothing

Hello wrestling fans that follow me. This isn't a post about wrestling. My nan was in hospital yesterday and only did we catch up eith casulty and can I just say. Charlie has been such an important character for me. I grew up watching medical shows especially casulty since I was young with my nan and Charlie was always my favourite, a nurse so kind and gentle but strong and brave was a comfort for a young chronically ill me who was constantly in and out of hospitals, having nurses that weren't so nice or were the nicest people in the world. My nan would always qhen anxious to think of Charlie being there, even if it was just for a blood test. He became such an inspiration for me and comfort when my great grandpa died when I was ten, he was exactly like Charlie and it was like my grandpa never left, just existed on a TV scree- sharing his wisdom and stories with everyone watching. To be quite honest with you guys reading this post, it helped me grief. Made the pain a little easier to understand in my autistic brain and Charlie saying goodbye is going to absolutely totally break me. I screamed when he got stabbed and sobbed through the entire thing. I know they're not gonna save him, that Duffy is gonna come and comfort him. But I'm not ready to say goodbye to everyone all over again. Its going to hurt and much like Jac Naylors death, I don't think I'm ever gonna get over it. Yeah they're characters but to a traumatised, autistic trans boy they felt like friends. I've seen myself reflected in so many characters in Holby and Casulty that I miss them like fallen friends, I cannot lay flowers on their graves and I cannot cuddle their gravestones but I have something many don't, I can rewind shows and there they are, voices and all. They're happy and for that moment, so am I. So no I'm not ready for the grief I'll have to go through Saturday nor the anxiety thay I'm going to carry this week, but thank you Derek Thomson for being an amazing actor, thank you Charlie Fairhead for making me see that men can be careful and gentle and calm and kind. That anger isn't a dangerous thing, when your hearts behind it. Thank you for shaping me into the boy I am today, for that. And on behalf everyone casulty has touched and loved, we thank you and we love you and we will carry you with us forever.

The wards will never be the same.

So I’m finally watching the last season of Holby City in its entirety and while I’m throughly enjoying some of the storylines, it feels very much like they are trying to get too many storylines done. Dom’s mom got sick but then he and Carole disappeared for like 10 episodes while the Jenni/Evie trafficking story happened and then that was dropped. Jac is dying but it doesn’t get mentioned for almost 10 episodes and then she’s suddenly having panic attacks in the stairwell. They’re trying to establish Henrik and Russell (which I am very much here for) but it’s getting buried under everything else. Josh’s eating disorder is a great storyline but again it’s starting to feel like it’s getting lost. Not to mention whatever is going on with Eli and Amelia and we still haven’t got Nicky back yet.

And for some god forsaken reason they’ve brought Oliver Valentine back and expect me to give a shit.

TAG GAME: EIGHT SHOWS TO GET TO KNOW ME

tagged by @sarahlancashire 💖

scott & bailey - this is the show that got me into fandom and fanfiction (reading and writing) and basically without it i would never have met any of my internet friends. aside from that, i am not immune to fictional middle-aged female detectives with wine-red nail varnish - gill murray and julie dodson i’m looking at you both. special mention to any and all episodes written by amelia bullmore bc gdi the woman is a comedic genius

home fires - i don’t really go for war stuff usually, but this cast drew me in and thank the gods it did bc this was gorgeous. this is the show that gave me my username bc alison scotlock is the loml. it has it all - great stories, beautiful cinematography, excellent acting, a great soundtrack, plentiful pretty ladies for the milf lovers amongst us...

yonderland - only wanted to choose one show by the six idiots and honestly it could have been any of them, but yonderland won because it’s just so CLEVER while being utterly silly, which is absolutely my kind of thing. negatus is supposed to be the baddie but is just... silly and incompetent, which makes him adorable. lots of wise elder vex’s lines became lil echolalia things for me for months after i watched it

call the midwife - this is the show that has been with me for the longest time. it started when i was 15 and it’s seen me through so much and it’s my annual ‘let’s have a big cry every sunday in january and february’ comfort show with a side order of intense emotions. i have loved and/or appreciated 99% of the storylines, midwives and nuns. phyllis crane and sister julienne are my LOVES

dinnerladies - victoria wood. need i say more? this show is like an old friend to me. i can’t remember the first time i watched it but i must have seen it over 15 times. victoria’s writing is incredible and all of the cast are VERY good at bringing her characters to life. this is a get to know me and also my family kind of show - it’s the one we will all sit and watch and laugh along to and we quote it every day

last tango in halifax - look, i’m not saying some of these shows to get to know me aren’t mildly to extremely traumatising, they’re just the shows that have had the most impact on my life. sally i will never forgive you for THAT and also series 5 was so weird, but this was the first show with wlw in it that i watched after i came out and also caroline elliot is another loml (ok i have a lot...)

mum - sitcoms with added pulling hard on the heartstrings are where it’s AT. this is SO well-written and i’m a sucker for that realism. if you think it’s slow and boring then you’re watching it wrong. cathy walker, i love you. she’s so gentle. you know this show is good bc there’s a het relationship that i cry about. it’s the yearninggggg

holby city (series 14 - series 21) - again, this is not The Best by a LONG shot, but berena was my whole life when i was not great mentally and had very little else. they are my ultimate ship and bernie wolfe has my whole entire heart and basically the ik they’re fictional but if the two of them can go through the most traumatising shit and still be “happier than i ever thought possible” finding the love of their life at over 50 years of age, that gives me boundless hope <3

not tagging anyone, but if you see this and would like to be tagged, consider yourself tagged!