Stories from the set

Katherine Heigl is the youngest in the cast of «Grey's Anatomy» (seasons 1-5).

Actress Sandra Oh originally auditioned for the role of Dr. Bailey.

Each episode of the series is named after songs by famous artists. Some of them are named after songs by The Beatles.

Kate Walsh's character, Addison Shepherd, was originally planned to appear in five episodes, but significant interest and support from fans led to her character being kept on the show.

Isaiah Washington was forced to leave the series after season 3 due to a scandal that erupted at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, during which it emerged that Washington had insulted his colleague T. R. Knight several times, pointing to his non-traditional orientation.

On The Oprah Winfrey Show, actor Isaiah Washington stated that he auditioned for the role of Dr. Shepherd.

Kevin McKidd's character wears a Panerai PAM196 chronograph.

Alex Karev was not in the original script of the pilot episode. He was added later, after the pilot episode had already been filmed, in part through computer technology.