For the episode of casualty entitled no place like home i used Vladimir Propps' theory of how there is many different types of characters with the programmes story they include characters such as the hero, villain , anti hero, princess etc. there are 32 different character types which are applicable to most storylines.
There are hero(s) in casualty as the doctors, nurses helpers ect are deemed heroes due to the fact they are helping people and saving lives yet if explored deeper its easy to differentiate what type of characters they are despite the outward appearance.
The princess character would be the nurse who in the episode is seen struggling with insomnia and as a result takes sleeping tablets, she is then unable to function at work and is unable to do her nurses duties. She is initially saved when told by a superior to take a shower to help wake her up and when she collapses he then saves her by getting her out of the shower, fixing her role as princess.
The donor of the show would be the head nurse, she doesn't have a highly regarded position in the hospital from a medical standpoint but she helps the doctors so without her the hospital would be in a state of anomie thus cementing my idea that she is the Donor.
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