The Royal - Season 3 - Eps 2: If Not for You
Tragedy strikes at the Royal v Ashfordly General rugby match, as Cheriton dives to score a try, only to be pounced on by opponents. It soon emerges that his injuries are serious, and Ormerod rushes to help his colleague - but his efforts prove futile and Cheriton dies at the scene. Meanwhile, Alun is involved in a road accident caused by a man who recently suffered a stroke, and student nurse Samantha Beaumont fails to impress Matron and Sister Brigid by putting pink sheets on the ward's beds.
About The Royal

Title: The Royal
First Air Date: 2003-01-19
Last Air Date: 2011-07-31
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 87
Network: ITV1
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Yorkshire Television
Synopsis
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
Cast

Michelle Hardwick
Lizzie Kennoway

Andy Wear
Alun Morris

Denis Lill
Mr. Rose

Amy Robbins
Dr. Jill Weatherill

Linda Armstrong
Sister Brigid

Robert Daws
Dr. Gordon Ormerod

Wendy Craig
Matron

Diana May
Nurse Carol Selby

Glynis Barber
Jean McAteer

Neil McDermott
Dr. Ralph Ellis