Moving Casualty will 'hit Bristol economy'

“Katie in London - actors will not be lost because it is simply the set, not the location, which is changing. Recent episodes of Holby reveal that a major "refurbishment" is in plans - could this be how they intend to disguise the move? Almost definitely. Actors in Casualty are mixed in terms of where they come from. There are a few Bristolians, a few Welsh and a few from other parts of the UK (and even abroad). I can't think of any actors in the program who mock Bristolian accents badly.”

“i live in london but i still feel it would be a big change moving casualty to cardiff. because the charecters would change which is the worst bit and the accent would change the place and personalities. if u think thats nothing then ur wrong. i will stop watching casualty. i meen the bbc teem is mad. i hate them i meen what the hell do they think they are doin. they already messed eastenders up by killing of lauran crace and now they are going to change casualty. i am absuloutly disgusted. i meen if a 1000 people said they would jump of a cliff if they never kept it in bristol, theyb would not give a care. i had so much respect for the bbc team and know they will do somthing but i am losing my respect for them. theydont care about no one but themselves and their stupid i dea's for the show. just leave it be so u are going to cut off sooo many cast members for ur stupid idea.”

“michelle, casualty is not bristol, it's holby - FICTIONAL. so ok it's been based here for a long time but things move on, get over it. if you only watch things because they're based in bristol you must have a very limited viewing spectrum, and to turn your back on it if it moves to cardiff is an insult to the writers and the whole team connected to casualty.”

“How about sharing Casualty this way: have the accidents in Bristol and follow the ambulances by helicopter over the Severn Bridges (bonus of nice scenery). One episode could coincide with the Severn Bore, another could have the ambulance squashed by a high sided vehicle falling on it as the ambulance overtook it. By the way Barnaby, I visited Bristol last week and was most impressed by your Clifton Village, nice win by the Pirates as well. Come on Bristolians, more ideas for Casualty episodes please.”

“I agree with Michelle, I wouldn't want to watch Casualty if it was in Wales. I was working for the BRI when it first started and they asked the Senior Nurse, Peter Salt to advise on the programme. They based a lot of the stories on actual events at the BRI.
Casualty is Bristol.”

“Gerard - so what was the makeup of the £10m annual hit to our economy?
We are talking about Cardiff - a massive 40 miles away. If you are saying that job losses will occur because of two going into one, then ok, but if you're implying that technicians writers and actors won't travel to Cardiff then that's surely wrong - do writers even need to be physically sat with the production? - I don't know, just asking.”

“I am a big fan of casualty and always watch the show, if they moved it to cardiff i wouldnt watch it. its a bristolian programme and therefore should stay where it is. why do we always have to be robbed so some1 else can get the glory of something we created. didnt your parents ever tell you, you dont rob from peter to pay for paul.”

“Whats 10 million to the economy now we have the new broadmead shopping centre.”

“In response to 'john, briz' - "Has anyone actually itemised the £10m boost to the City's economy?"

South West Screen commissioned an independent and evidence-based assessment of the economic impact of the BBC¿s proposal to move production of Casualty from Bristol to Cardiff, and investigate the potential impact on the production base in Bristol and the surrounding area.

Ms McCarthy's Trafalgar Square analogy is a rather simple one, but it gets the point across. Casualty belongs in Bristol.

Moving production may cause job losses for highly skilled technicians based in the region, and decrease the work and training opportunities for locally based writers, technicians, and actors. In addition it could damage the local economy in supply and training that links and interacts with regional production facilities.”

“Here's an idea.... how about dropping Casualty anyway? It's been on TV for over 100 years now and the same story has been repeated far too many times. Perhaps someone could write a new show based around the interesting stories covered by a local Bristol newspaper like the BEP. Err, sorry.... silly idea.”