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词条 Harry Harper (Casualty)
释义

  1. Storylines

  2. Development

  3. Reception

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:Harry Harper (Casualty)}}{{Infobox soap character
| series= Casualty
| name= Harry Harper
| introducer= Mervyn Watson
| image= HarryHarper.png
| imagesize= 250px
| first= 8 June 2002
| last= 8 March 2008
| portrayer= Simon MacCorkindale
| years= 2002–2008
| classification= Former; regular
| spin-off appearances= Casualty@Holby City (2004, 2005)
| occupation= Director of Emergency Medicine & Senior Consultant (2002-08)
Member of Parliament (2008)
| wife= Beth Harper (until 2003)
| romances= Selena Donovan (2003, 2007)
Ellen Zitek (2006)
| sons= Jordan Harper
Ollie Harper
| daughters= Tally Harper
Kizzy Harper
Daisy Harper
| spinoffs = Casualty@Holby City (2004, 2005)
}}Harry Harper is a fictional character from the BBC One medical drama Casualty, portrayed by actor Simon MacCorkindale. He made his first appearance in the series sixteen episode "Denial", broadcast on 8 June 2002. He ran Holby City Hospital's emergency department for five years, before being elected as a Member of Parliament. His final appearance was in the series twenty-two episode "Thicker Than Water", broadcast on 8 March 2008. MacCorkindale was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2006, and departed from Casualty after the disease spread to his lungs. He died on 14 October 2010, at the age of 58.[1]

Storylines

Harry begins working at Holby City Hospital in June 2002.[2] He is pleased when his old flame Selena Donovan (Liz Carling) arrives to carry out a drugs trial in the department, and invites her to dinner. He cancels a driving lesson with his teenage daughter Tally (Ashlie Walker), who asks her mother Beth (Lynda Rooke) to take her instead. They crash, and Beth is fatally injured.[3] Harry blames Tally for the accident and develops an anti-depressant dependency, forging senior house officer Lara Stone's (Christine Stephen-Daly) signature to prescribe himself drugs.[4][5]

Harry clashes with registrar Simon Kaminski (Christopher Colquhoun) over his temperament, suspending him from work.[6] In revenge, Simon begins sleeping with Tally (Holly Davidson).[7] He learns that Harry has been self-prescribing and attempts to blackmail him.[8] Lara notices the strained atmosphere between them, and Harry confides in her that he needs help, accepting her support.[9] He misinterprets Lara's kindness, however, and tells her he is in love with her.[10] His feelings go un-reciprocated, and Harry is angry when Lara sleeps with paramedic Luke Warren.[11] On an outdoor pursuit day for management training, Harry leaves the marked route and becomes trapped in a cave.[12] Simon rescues him, incurring a spinal injury in the process.[13]

Several weeks later, Harry discovers that Lara has begun a relationship with Simon.[14] Tally takes the news badly and behaves erratically, leaving Harry no choice but to suspend her on the anniversary of Beth's death. When Simon mocks her, Tally attempts suicide by taking an overdose.[15] She recovers, but Harry realises he has been neglecting her and takes her on holiday.[16] Lara and Simon become engaged, but Harry discovers he has been cheating on her, taking Lara away from the venue on her wedding day. Simon dies in a plane crash en route to the wedding, and Lara disappoints Harry by moving to Australia.[17]

Selena returns to the department in 2004, having married since her last meeting with Harry.[18] When she is stabbed in the hospital car park, Harry realises he still has feelings for her, but Selena cuts him off as he tries to tell her.[19] Harry begins a relationship with nurse Ellen Zitek (Georgina Bouzova), who becomes pregnant.[20] Harry proposes, believing it is the right thing to do, but Ellen turns him down.[21] It transpires that Ellen had a cancerous molar pregnancy.[22] She is later hit by a motorbike and dies, leaving Harry distraught.[23] He decides to go into politics when the department is threatened with closure, winning the local by-election.[24] Following his last shift at the hospital, Harry and Selena sleep together. Jealous corporate director Nathan Spencer (Ben Price) deletes text messages Harry sends to Selena, leading her to believe their night together was a mistake.[25]

After several months in Westminster, Harry returns to the department having arranged for the Secretary of State for Health to visit. Harry and Selena are held at gunpoint by a patient's wife, and Selena declares her love for Harry before taking a bullet for him and dying.[26] Following a bomb scare in the hospital, junior doctor Guppy convinces Harry to return, taking a job as consultant manager.[27] When F2 doctor Ruth Winters (Georgia Taylor) attempts suicide, Harry makes her diary—reflecting how the NHS has failed her—public, and is forced to resign.[28]

Development

MacCorkindale joined the cast of Casualty in February 2002.[29] Following his casting, he told the Daily Record that he was a long-standing fan of the series, commenting that it was "great to be joining an established show with a great bunch of people."[30] Neil Bonner of the Liverpool Daily Post conflictingly quoted MacCorkindale as stating that he had never seen an episode of the show in its sixteen-year history. He was surprised to be offered the role of Harry, having spent years beforehand working in the United States, but found its Bristol location ideal having recently moved to the West Country.[31][32]

Compiling a "medical dream team" from multiple television hospital dramas, The Guardian{{'s}} Grace Dent assessed Harry's characterization as being "Alpha male", writing that he "comes from a long line of TV medics who stride through the hospital wards like demi-gods, saving lives, sorting out lesser medics' muck-ups and, more importantly, wooing the knickers off any passing nurse." Dent deemed Harry unflappable professionally and a gentleman in his personal life, with old-fashioned principles with regards to women.[33]

In 2006, MacCorkindale experienced stomach cramps whilst filming Casualty and was diagnosed with bowel cancer. He had a section of his colon removed, and despite recommendation from doctors that he allow ten to twelve weeks for recovery, MacCorkindale scheduled the operation to coincide with a two-week break in Casualty{{'s}} filming schedule. He took a sixth-month sabbatical from the show, during which time he toured with a theatrical production of Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest. In May 2007, MacCorkindale learned that the cancer had spread to his lungs, and was told he had five years to live. He returned to film his final series of Casualty in late 2007. He did not disclose his illness to his colleagues, and found it surreal when scripts required Harry to inform patients that they had cancer or an incurable disease.[34] MacCorkindale departed from Casualty at the end of 2007, having appeared in 229 episodes.[29][35] He died on 14 October 2010, aged 58. John Yorke, Controller of BBC Drama, praised the actor, stating: "As the star and male lead of Casualty for over six years we owe Simon a massive debt. Not only was he a fabulously iconic consultant, he was also an inspirational team leader. One of the reasons so many people have loved working with him on Casualty is because of the tone he established on the shop floor—always welcoming, always disciplined, always quietly the leader."[36]

Reception

Reviewing the 2002 episode in which Harry attends to a fairground disaster, The Guardian{{'s}} Rupert Smith deemed MacCorkindale "fantastically wooden". He described the plot as "ridiculous", highlighting the convenience of Harry happening to be present when the incident occurred.[37] The following year, Smith again highlighted credibility issues with a plot which revealed Harry to be a friend of photographer Patrick Lichfield, writing that the revelation was "one of the most throwaway bits of exposition ever seen in British television drama."[38] Fellow Guardian critics Sarah Dempster and Jim Shelley have both commented on MacCorkindale's "loud" delivery of his lines, with Shelley deeming Harry a "human Foghorn Leghorn",[39] and Dempster describing Casualty as being "Above all [...] about Simon MacCorkindale, shouting. Then panting, alarmingly, as he peers through some blinds. And then shouting again."[40]

References

1. ^https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11554922
2. ^{{Cite episode |title=Denial |episodelink=Casualty (series 16) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Ann Marie Di Mambro (director), Gill Wilkinson (director) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=8 June 2002 |seriesno=16 |number=37}}
3. ^{{Cite episode |title=Dire Straits |episodelink=Casualty (series 17) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Dominic Santana (director), Gregory Evans (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=1 March 2003 |seriesno=17 |number=25}}
4. ^{{Cite episode |title=Fool for Love |episodelink=Casualty (series 17) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Jeremy Webb (director), Ginnie Hole (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=8 March 2003 |seriesno=17 |number=26}}
5. ^{{Cite episode |title=Perks of the Job |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Gwennan Sage (director), Emma Frost (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=27 September 2003 |seriesno=18 |number=4}}
6. ^{{Cite episode |title=Three in a Bed |episodelink=Casualty (series 17) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Ian White (director), Joe Turner (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=14 June 2003 |seriesno=17 |number=39}}
7. ^{{Cite episode |title=Can't Let Go |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Shani S. Grewal (director), Danny McCahon (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=18 October 2003 |seriesno=18 |number=7}}
8. ^{{Cite episode |title=In the Frame |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Declan O'Dwyer (director), Catherine Tregenna (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=1 November 2003 |seriesno=18 |number=9}}
9. ^{{Cite episode |title=Black Dog Day |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Jeremy Webb (director), Steve Lightfoot (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=8 November 2003 |seriesno=18 |number=10}}
10. ^{{Cite episode |title=First Impressions |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Chris Lovett (director), Jo O'Keefe (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=29 November 2003 |seriesno=18 |number=13}}
11. ^{{Cite episode |title=Where There's Life... |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Jane Powell (director), Ginnie Hole (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=10 January 2004 |seriesno=18 |number=19}}
12. ^{{Cite episode |title=Emotional Rescue: Part 1 |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Ian White (director), Ginnie Hole (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=24 January 2004 |seriesno=18 |number=21}}
13. ^{{Cite episode |title=Emotional Rescue: Part 2 |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Gwennan Sage (director), Stephen McAteer (writer)|network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=31 January 2004 |seriesno=18 |number=22}}
14. ^{{Cite episode|title=Another Perfect Day|series=Casualty|network=BBC|station=BBC One|date=|seriesno=18|number=30|episodelink=Casualty (series 18)|serieslink=Casualty (TV series)|credits=Declan O'Dwyer (director), Chris Ould (writer)|airdate=3 April 2004}}
15. ^{{Cite episode |title=Forget Me Not |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Dominic Lees (director), Peter Mills (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=17 April 2004 |seriesno=18 |number=32}}
16. ^{{Cite episode |title=Much Wants More |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Jane Powell (director), Linda Thompson (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=1 May 2004 |seriesno=18 |number=34}}
17. ^{{Cite episode |title=Ring of Truth |episodelink=Casualty (series 18) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Ian White (director), Danny McCahon (writer)|network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=28 August 2004 |seriesno=18 |number=46}}
18. ^{{Cite episode |title=The Ties That Bind Us: Part 1 |episodelink=Casualty (series 19) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Jeremy Webb (director), Catherine Tregenna (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=11 September 2004 |seriesno=19 |number=1}}
19. ^{{Cite episode |title=Naming Names |episodelink=Casualty (series 19) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Christopher King (director), Catherine Tregenna (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=26 February 2005 |seriesno=19 |number=24}}
20. ^{{Cite episode |title=The Lost Boys |episodelink=Casualty (series 20) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Paul Wroblewski (director), Sian Evans (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=18 February 2006 |seriesno=20 |number=23}}
21. ^{{Cite episode |title=Nobody's Perfect |episodelink=Casualty (series 20) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Gill Wilkinson (director), Gregory Evans (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=4 March 2006 |seriesno=20 |number=25}}
22. ^{{Cite episode |title=Going Under |episodelink=Casualty (series 20) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Lesley Manning (director), Ming Ho (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=1 April 2006 |seriesno=20 |number=29}}
23. ^{{Cite episode |title=Silent Night |episodelink=Casualty (series 21) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Diarmuid Lawrence (director), Barbara Machin (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=24 December 2006 |seriesno=21 |number=16}}
24. ^{{Cite episode |title=No Return |episodelink=Casualty (series 21) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Nic Phillips (director), Andrew Clifford (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=10 February 2007 |seriesno=21 |number=24}}
25. ^{{Cite episode |title=The Miracle on Harry's Last Shift |episodelink=Casualty (series 21) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Brett Fallis (director), Mark Catley (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=17 February 2007 |seriesno=21 |number=25}}
26. ^{{Cite episode|title=To Love You So|series=Casualty|network=BBC|station=BBC One|date=|seriesno=21|number=48|episodelink=Casualty (series 21)|serieslink=Casualty (TV series)|credits=Robert Knights (director), Gaby Chiappe (writer)|airdate=4 August 2007}}
27. ^{{Cite episode |title=Sliding Doors |episodelink=Casualty (series 22) |series=Casualty |serieslink=Casualty (TV series) |credits=Farren Blackburn (director), Rachel Flowerday (writer) |network=BBC |station=BBC One |airdate=29 September 2007 |seriesno=22 |number=5}}
28. ^{{Cite episode|title=Thicker Than Water|series=Casualty|network=BBC|station=BBC One|date=|seriesno=22|number=28|episodelink=Casualty (series 22)|serieslink=Casualty (TV series)|credits=Robert Knights (director), Jason Sutton (writer)|airdate=8 March 2008}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8067423/Simon-MacCorkindale.html|title=Simon MacCorkindale|work=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|date=15 October 2010|accessdate=16 October 2010|location=London, England}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mad+about+Harry;+Casualty+BBC1,+8.10pm.-a085997339|title=Mad about Harry; Casualty BBC1, 8.10pm.|date=18 May 2002|work=Daily Record|publisher=Trinity Mirror|accessdate=16 October 2010|location=Glasgow, Scotland}}
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/:+Overheard+...-a088998992|title=Overheard...|last=Bonner|first=Neil|date=13 July 2002|work=Liverpool Daily Post|publisher=Trinity Mirror|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article818754.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2|title=Play choice: Saturday, November 2|date=2 November 2002|work=The Times|publisher=News Corporation|accessdate=16 October 2010|location=London, England}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/apr/01/tvandradio.theguide|title=Doctors' orders|last=Dent|first=Grace|authorlink=Grace Dent|date=1 April 2006|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1225976/Casualtys-Simon-MacCorkindale-reveals-hes-got-incurable-cancer.html|title=Casualty's Simon MacCorkindale reveals he's got incurable cancer|last=Johnson|first=Angella|date=8 November 2009|work=Daily Mail|publisher=Associated Newspapers|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1233598/Simon-MacCorkindale-makes-TV-comeback-New-Tricks.html|title=Cancer-battle Simon MacCorkindale makes TV comeback in New Tricks|date=6 December 2009|work=Daily Mail|publisher=Associated Newspapers|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
36. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/8067368/Simon-MacCorkindale-dies-after-cancer-battle.html|title=Simon MacCorkindale dies after cancer battle|work=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|date=15 October 2010|accessdate=16 October 2010|location=London, England}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/sep/16/broadcasting.tvandradio1|title=Neighbours from hell|last=Smith|first=Rupert|date=16 September 2002|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/nov/03/broadcasting.tvandradio1|title=Calendar earls|last=Smith|first=Patrick|date=3 November 2003|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
39. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/oct/03/tvdinnershowtomakeabbcm|title=TV Dinners: How to make ... a BBC medical drama|last=Shelley|first=Jim|authorlink=Jim Shelley (TV critic)|date=3 October 2007|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=16 October 2010}}
40. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2008/feb/11/theweekendstvtropicofcapr|title=The weekend's TV: Tropic of Capricorn|last=Dempster|first=Sarah|date=11 February 2008|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=16 October 2010}}

External links

  • {{Casualty character external link|5P3dtNrZZ7vcKMjZPMMtTHl/harry-harper|Harry Harper|new=yes}}
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