Derek Thompson will be leaving BBC drama Casualty after starring in it for more than 30 years as Charlie Fairhead, it has been announced, as the acting icon decides to hang his scrubs up for the last time as a much-loved character on the show.
The 75-year-old acting star, who is Casualty’s longest-serving cast member, said: “The time has come for me to hang up Charlie’s scrubs after the most wonderful 37 years. Charlie Fairhead was inspired by a real nurse – Pete Salt.
“Together with the writers and producers, I have tried to bring to Charlie the compassion, kindness, heroism and sound judgment that we all see and love in Pete, and I want to say thanks to Pete and everyone else over that time who has inspired me in bringing this character to life.”
