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Casualty star Derek Thompson bags new BBC role amid show exit after 37 years


Following his exit from Casualty after 37 years, actor Derek Thompson has been snapped up by BBC drama Blue Lights and will now appear in the upcoming second series

Derek Thompson has bagged himself a new role in BBC drama series Blue Lights, following his exit from Casualty after 37 years on the hit show. Derek Thompson portrayed Charlie Fairhead in Casualty (Image: PA) Read MoreRelated Articles River Island’s £48 jeans will ‘hold in your tummy’ for a figure-flattering look I was born in Belfast and was equally excited to travel over to work on the show and pleased to report, having read the scripts, that I'm sure the fans will love the second series every bit as much as the first.

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