Casualty

Agreed. Always very much liked the subtle lead in to the theme, which started around 10 seconds before the episode actually finished.

You mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9QiCGHBw_8 ?

Yes. It's a class act, a little more American (and they did ER very well for years - so why can't we learn from that?) and real instruments, at least to me, invoke 'real people' involved in Casualty.

It's never only about the machines.

I always prefered the closing music better than the titles. It is a shame that they got rid of it, and now just reuse the title music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLkGN-t65Dk

It's always harsh-sounding at the end of episodes. They really ought to come up with some new arrangement, as it completely ruins the tone of the show. Casualty is always well-written, but when you get that tune at the end, it leaves a bit of a bad taste.

Only just watching the episode now - there's some absolutely beautiful cinematography in it.

Watching that one I spotted Eddie Nestor,who can now be heard on BBC London 94.9,among the names.

The series has now ended - is the next one going to be in HD? If so, is the set up to that? There was no dramatic fire/explosion/man smashing up the hospital in a rage to mask the makeover.

24 years on, here's how it began...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWCCesN-p8

I would have thought they'll wait until they move to Cardiff before doing that.

then there could say it was part of refurbishment works....

Courtesy of Digital spy.

When they announced this year's launch of BBC One HD, I'm pretty sure Casualty was one of the programmes to be in HD, so maybe it will be around the time of that launch.