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To make any programme complete, you need a cast. Here's who Star in The Royal....
Back Row From Left To Right: Mr Rose (Dennis Lil); Dr Alway ( ); Dr Ormerod (Robert Daws); Dr Weatherill (Amy Robbins); Dr Cheriton (Julian Ovenden); TJ Middleditch (Ian Carmicheal);
Alun Morris (Andy Wear); Lizzie Kennoway (Michelle Hardwick); Ken Hopkirk (Micheal Starke)
Front Row Left To Right: Sister Bridgid (Linda Armstrong) ; Matron (Wendy Craig) ; Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor (Zoe Kennedy)
T.J Middleditch - Ian Carmicheal 
Mr Middleditch is the man behind the whole "operation" of the everyday running of St Aidens Royal Free Hospital. He is the Grandson of the Founder of the Hospital, and the Hospital Secretary. He likes to do things professionally, and looks after his staff. He is one of the longer serving staff that has to keep rumours at bay when talk of the hospital closing down started to circulate.
Dr Gordon Ormerod - Robert Daws
Dr Ormerod is one of Mr Middleditch's Doctors who gets on with his job whatever. At the end of the first series, we see him having to attend a road accident that his wife is involved in. It leaves him devestated, however in the second series he has to come to terms with the fact that his wife won't be the same as she was, and she is only being kept alive by a life support machine. Gordon turns to Jill for comfort, and before long they share passionate kiss. Could this be another romance blossoming at St Aidens?
Dr Jill Weatherill - Amy Robbins 
Dr Weatherill is another of St. Aidens Doctors, she likes to be independant. She knows the rules, however in the first series she bends them, which doesn't go down very well with Mr Middleditch. She is good friends with Gordon, but has a shock when he kisses her in the first series after he tells her he is fond of her. As she is taken aback she rushes out of the room, it appears that she doesn't want to get involved with him. However, after taking some advice from a patient in the second series, she tells Jill that she needs to be with Gordon. When the two of them are out for a walk, Jill mentions what happaned with them before, and they both realize that they need each other resulting in a passionate kiss.
Dr David Cheriton - Julian Ovenden
Dr Cheriton is another doctor at St Aidens, he is quite new, and has come from the busy hospitals in London, to work at a country hospital. St Aidens. He becomes popular after saving a girl in a car crash on his first day, and getting stuck in as soon as he can. He is an instant hit at the hospital, especially with Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor who likes the look of him. It isn't long before they become friends and he asks her out on a date.
Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor - Zoie Kennedy
Staff Nurse Taylor is a Nurse at St Aidens. She has to deal with patients when they come in to hospital from emergancies, or just a general stay. She aids Dr. Cheriton in a car crash on his first day, and they hit it off instantly. The trouble is their romance isn't going anywhere and Meryl doesn't know where she stands, especially after rumours circulate that he spent the night with Lizzie, the receptionist. He didn't and Meryl forgives him, but it isn't until the second series that she feels he doesn't love her, once he tells her he is going back to London, however, David stays, and they keep together.
Ken Hopkirk - Michael Starke
Ken Hopkirk is one of the porters at The Royal. He is always up to something. He works and trains a young porter named Alun, and between them get up to a lot of mischief. It is clear that Ken doesn't like Mr Harper, the man from the NHS, who has come to inspect the Hospital, however no one likes him as he is such a hinderance! Ken likes to help his friends out using hospital equipment and so forth, without the knowledge of anyone. Ken must be one of the few staff that has so many relatives working with him, such as his daughter Lizzie at reception and his cousin who does the laundry.
Matron - Wendy Craig 
Matron is the one who runs the hospital. She keeps the staff under control as well as the patients. Everything has to be done how she wants it to, and she likes to have everything ship-shape. Matron is one of the longer serving staff. She has a past that no one is very sure about. Matron has to look after her staff, such as Sister Bridgid and Staff Nurse Taylor. Sometimes she has to keep them in shape if they aren't doing their job properly.
Alun Morris - Andy Wear
Alun is another porter who works alongside Ken. He is usually part of one of Ken's scams, even if he doesn't want to get involved, he never gets' anything out of it. For instance, he spent money on buying Caviar, but it turned out that the sailors had sold them whale meat and not the intended caviar they were expecting.
Lizzie Kennoway - Michelle Hardwick 
Lizzie is the Hospital's Receptionist. She often finds her self in a state because she can't keep up to date with certain things, mainly due to the fact that she's not on the ball as everyone else. Lizzie is Ken's daughter, she is also married to Dave Kennoway.
Sister Bridgit - Linda Armstrong
Sister Bridgit is the Sister of the Hospital who is a very devoted Catholic. She is always working hard and follows orders from Matron. In the second series she performs a miracle, by reviving a baby after everyone thinks it is stillborn.
Mr Rose - Dennis Lil
Mr Rose is a surgeon who performs all of the operations that have to take place in the hospital, but always likes to get them underway as quickly as he can, as he usually has a game of golf later on that day. Mr Rose is so daring that he even operated on his ingrown toenail himself, however the operation didn't go to plan, and he ended up having an infection in his foot. Mr Rose is renound for always smoking his pipe- even through on operation!
Mr Harper- John Axon
Mr Harper is the hospital inspector who is sent to the hospital after the inspectors decided that St Aidan's should be kept an eye on, after the appauling inspection. He works there and takes care of the hospital books and makes sure they aren't spending more than they should. He isn't liked at all as he is so bossy, pompous and a hinderance, but the staff all have a laugh at his expense.
Dr Lucy Klein - Polly Maberly
Lucy Klein is the hospitals psychiatrist. She finds herself helping out in difficult situations and she has her own problems in an episode in Series 3 regarding and ex patient.
Dr Jeffery Goodwin - Paul Fox
Dr Goodwin is appointed after the death of Dr Cheriton. He is a real live wire and has an eventful first day. He has shown some good professionalism and is now respected.
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