Opening up about working on the show for such a long time, actor Derek Thompson recently told Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls: ‘It had a momentum, a theatrical momentum that ...

Casualty star Derek Thompson has bagged his first gig since leaving his role as Charlie Fairhead after 37 years. The actor, 75, who portrayed the emergency department nurse for nearly four decades ...

Casualty star Derek Thompson has reflected on why he's been so popular on the BBC medical drama.. The actor is preparing to bow out as clinical nurse Charlie Fairhead after joining the show during ...

Derek Thompson has been playing the role of Charlie Fairhead in Casualty on BBC One for 37 years. The actor has appeared in almost 900 episodes and holds the title of the show's longest-serving ...

Casualty star Derek Thompson has announced that he is leaving the BBC soap after 37 years.. The 75-year-old actor, who plays Charlie Fairhead, is the longest-serving castmate of the hospital drama ...

The actor announced his retirement from the show on 30 May last year. “The time has come for me to hang up Charlie’s scrubs after the most wonderful 37 years,” Thompson said at the time.

Derek Thompson played Charlie Fairhead for nearly 40 years. Credit: BBC Thompson’s character has played a “central part in the show” since it launched in 1986, as the “lynchpin of the ...

Derek Thompson, known to many as nurse Charlie Fairhead from BBC's Casualty, has been a staple on the show since it started. He's been acting as Charlie since 1986 and has become a fan favourite.

Actor Derek Thompson will be exiting BBC One’s Casualty after 37 years of starring as Charlie Fairhead. Thompson is Casualt y’s longest serving cast member and has played a central part in the ...