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|name             = ''Children's Ward''
|name                 = ''Children's Ward''
|image             = Children's Ward 1.jpg
|image               = Childrens Ward logo.jpg
|aka               =  
|aka                 = ''The Ward''
|designer          =  
|creator              = {{w|Paul Abbott}}, {{w|Kay Mellor}}
|publisher         = ITV
|publisher           = ITV
|type              = TV series
|medium              = TV series
|price            =  
|debut                = [[15 March (releases)|15 March]] [[1989 (releases)|1989]]
|release date      = 15 March 1989 - 4 May 2000
|relevant media      = {{il|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Long Game (TV story)}}}}
}}'''Children's Ward''' was a series which aired on ITV from 15 March 1989 to 4 May 2000. The series was aimed at older children and teenagers, and was set inside of a children's ward of the fictitious ''South Park Hospital'' or ''Sparky's''. [[Russell T Davies]] was the producer and occasional writer of the series from 1992 to 1995.
|relevant characters  = [[Sandra Mitchell]]
}}
'''''Children's Ward''''', later known in its final two years as '''''The Ward''''', was a television series which aired on [[ITV]] from [[15 March (releases)|15 March]] [[1989 (releases)|1989]] to [[4 May (releases)|4 May]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]]. The series' demographic was aimed at older children and teenagers, and was set inside of a children's ward of the fictitious ''South Park Hospital'' or ''Sparky's''. [[Russell T Davies]] was the producer and occasional writer of the series from 1992 to 1995.


From 1990 to 1993 and again in 1996, [[Judy Holt]] commonly appeared as Nurse Sandra Mitchell. It is through this character that ''Children's Ward'' has an illicit connection to the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' universe. In [[2005 (releases)|2005]], [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' introduced the character of [[Adam Mitchell]]. The character became a companion at the end of the story, but was kicked out of [[the TARDIS]] at the end of [[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'', the very next episode. At this point, Judy Holt appeared as the character's mother. It was long speculated, and later confirmed by [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Lord Letters (novel)|The Time Lord Letters]]'', that this was actually an unlicensed cameo by [[Sandra Mitchell]].
== Crossover ==
[[File:Adam Mitchell's mum.jpg|left|thumb|[[Sandra Mitchell]] in {{cs|The Long Game (TV story)}}.]]
From 1990 to 1993 and again in 1996, [[Judy Holt]] commonly appeared as Nurse Sandra Mitchell. It is through this character that ''Children's Ward'' has a connection to the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who universe|universe]]. In [[2005 (releases)|2005]], {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}} introduced the character of [[Adam Mitchell]]. The character became a companion at the end of the story, but was kicked out of [[the TARDIS]] at the end of {{cs|The Long Game (TV story)}}, the very next episode. At this point, Judy Holt appeared as the character's mother. It was long speculated, and later confirmed by [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Lord Letters (novel)}}, that this was actually a cameo by [[Sandra Mitchell]].


Davies would later clarify that he considered all of his television projects to take place in "one big world",<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/years-and-years-shock-twist-russell-t-davies-reacts/</ref> making it likely that this easter egg was meant to suggest that ''Children's Ward'' and ''Doctor Who'' have a shared universe.
Davies later clarified that he considered all of his television projects to take place in "one big world",<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/years-and-years-shock-twist-russell-t-davies-reacts/ RadioTimes.com: Russell T Davies on the family-shattering twist in ''Years and Years'' episode four (2019)]</ref> making it likely that this easter egg was meant to suggest that ''Children's Ward'' and ''Doctor Who'' have a shared universe.


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Children's Ward, later known in its final two years as The Ward, was a television series which aired on ITV from 15 March 1989 to 4 May 2000. The series' demographic was aimed at older children and teenagers, and was set inside of a children's ward of the fictitious South Park Hospital or Sparky's. Russell T Davies was the producer and occasional writer of the series from 1992 to 1995.

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Sandra Mitchell in The Long Game [+]Loading...["The Long Game (TV story)"].

From 1990 to 1993 and again in 1996, Judy Holt commonly appeared as Nurse Sandra Mitchell. It is through this character that Children's Ward has a connection to the Doctor Who universe. In 2005, Dalek [+]Loading...["Dalek (TV story)"] introduced the character of Adam Mitchell. The character became a companion at the end of the story, but was kicked out of the TARDIS at the end of The Long Game [+]Loading...["The Long Game (TV story)"], the very next episode. At this point, Judy Holt appeared as the character's mother. It was long speculated, and later confirmed by PROSE: The Time Lord Letters [+]Loading...["The Time Lord Letters (novel)"], that this was actually a cameo by Sandra Mitchell.

Davies later clarified that he considered all of his television projects to take place in "one big world",[1] making it likely that this easter egg was meant to suggest that Children's Ward and Doctor Who have a shared universe.

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