Chelsea Halfpenny
Halfpenny's professional acting career began in 2004 when she appeared in "Casualty" episode ""What Parents Do"", playing an eleven-year-old girl called Karine.
Characters of Casualty
The character and casting was announced on 2 August 2016, with "EastEnders" legend, St. Clement in the role of patient Sally Hodge. Sally was billed as a "grumpy, surly and crotchety" patient that "makes life hell" for charge nurse Charlie Fairhead (Thompson) because is "distrustful" of him. Of her working relationship with Thompson, St. Clement said that "with a bit of luck we absolutely clicked". St. Clement's character in "EastEnders" was considered tough, but St. Clement joked that "if Sally was walking down the same street as Pat Butcher, Pat would neatly sidestep on to the opposite pavement." She described Sally as "unfortunate woman" due to her "emotional baggage" and therefore, she does not "come over as being very nice". St. Clement added that Sally is a "nice, complicated character to play" and that it was "a privilege to play a guest role within this incredible episode". Executive producer, Oliver Kent announced his "delight" at St. Clement's casting, stating that is "fantastic" to place "two TV greats" in one episode. He described the scenes that St. Clement and Thompson share as "a truly brilliant moment in the episode". Elaine Reilly of "What's on TV" included Sally's arrival in an article stating six things she could not "wait to see" in the anniversary special, hoping that "demanding" Sally would be Charlie's "worst patient yet". Justin Harp of "Digital Spy" described Sally as "a true badass". Duncan Lindsey of "Metro.co.uk" described Sally as "difficult to please".