Series 35 of Casualty commenced airing on 2 January 2021; it will comprise 30 episodes. Filming for the series began in August 2020.
Overview
Cast changes and guest appearances
On 16 December 2020, a trailer was released promoting the upcoming series which revealed that Bobby Lockwood would be joining the cast as paramedic Leon Cook. A press release was subsequently issued regarding Lockwood's casting.[1] In addition to Lockwood's arrival, the trailer also confirmed the returns of Emily Carey and Adele James as Grace Beauchamp-Strachan and Christina "Tina" Mollett respectively.[2] The next day, it was announced that, following "secret" talks with the programme's bosses, Michael Stevenson had reprised his role as Iain Dean.[3]
In an interview with TV Times, Amanda Mealing confirmed a "much-loved" series regular would be killed off in the series opener. She stated that it would take some time for everyone to accept that they are gone "because they were always there, they were a permanent fixture".[4]
On 1 March 2021, it was announced that Amanda Mealing would be taking a break “for now” from her role as Connie Beauchamp.
Cast
Main characters
- Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp (until March 2021)[5]
- William Beck as Dylan Keogh
- George Rainsford as Ethan Hardy
- Jack Nolan as Will Noble (until episode 3)
- Neet Mohan as Rashid Masum
- Charles Venn as Jacob Masters
- Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
- Kirsty Mitchell as Faith Cadogan
- Jason Durr as David Hide
- Amanda Henderson as Robyn Miller
- Gabriella Leon as Jade Lovall
- Shaheen Jafargholi as Marty Kirkby
- Adele James as Christina "Tina" Mollett
- Di Botcher as Jan Jenning
- Michael Stevenson as Iain Dean (from episode TBC)
- Uriel Emil as Lev Malinovsky
- Olivia D'Lima as Fenisha Khatri
- Bobby Lockwood as Leon Cook (from episode 2)
- Tony Marshall as Noel Garcia (until episode 1)
Recurring characters
- Philip Wright as Graham Kirkby
- Jacey Sallés as Rosa Cadenas
- Harry Collett as Ollie Hide (from episode 8)
- Stirling Gallacher as Ffion Morgan
- Emily Carey as Grace Beauchamp (from episode 7)
- Chris Gordon as Ross West (from episode 9)
- Badria Timimi as Bibi Kirkby[6]
Guest characters
- Tom Hanratty as Anthony O'Reiley (episode 1)
- Rachael Spence as Karla Capelle (episode 1)
- James Traherne as Derek Capelle (episode 1)
- Olwen Buton Spence as Daughter Capelle (episode 1)
- Jean Trend as Doris Parry (episode 1)
- Edyta Budnik as Zofia Nowak (episode 1)
- Lollie McKenzie as Natalia Malinovsky (episode 2)
- Maggie O'Neill as Cindy Cooper (episode 2)
- Sam Newton as Shane Cooper (episode 2)
- Rachel Nwokoro as Madison Jeffords (episode 3)
- Clara Onyemere as Colette Jeffords (episode 3)
- Andre Fyffe as Hunter Jeffords (episode 3)
- Alice Hoskyns as Enalia Thakur (episode 3)
- Sam Henderson as Anton Lewis (episode 3)
- Janet Kumah as Marsha Christey (episode 4)
- Asmara Gabrielle as Pravi Lakhani (episode 4)
- Dafydd Thomas as Chester Blakeley (episode 4)
- Alan Williams as Roy Scaddon (episode 5)
- Miranda Nolan as Lucy Short (episode 5)
- Anna Russell-Martin as Linda Aldridge (episode 6)
- William Ash as Kevin Eccles (episode 6)
- Alice Sykes as Amber Kensit (episode 7)
- Aled Llyr Thomas as Scott Turner (episode 7)
- Cat Simmons as Andrea Mills (episode 8)
- Andrew Lancel as William "Bill" Wise (episode 8)
- Gwydion Rhys as Shaun Butler (episode 8)
- Rosie Jones as Paula Kettering (episode 9)
- Mali O'Donnell as Olivia Wyatt (episode 9)
- Yinka Awoni as Wallace Jamerson (episode 9)
- Christine Pritchard as Edna Bryant (episode 10)
- Cecilia Appiah as Cleo Sharpe (episode 10)
- Georgia Landers as Elizabet "Libby" Sharpe (episode 10)
Episodes
Episode No. | Series No. | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
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1182 | 1 | Episode 1182 | Steve Hughes | Kevin Rundle | 2 January 2021 |
When the coronavirus pandemic hits Holby ED, Connie struggles to protect her team, Will becomes disillusioned with his work and Fenisha rushes to keep her baby safe. | |||||
1183 | 2 | Episode 1183 | Ruth Carney | Oliver Frampton | 9 January 2021 |
Jacob wants more from Connie, but will she be able to make the time for their relationship with mounting pressures on the ED and an increasingly disillusioned Will. | |||||
1184 | 3 | Episode 1184 | Andy Newbery | Colin Bytheway | 16 January 2021 |
An exhausted Will tries to make peace with the ED on his last day, Robyn does everything she can to help a conflicted patient, and Rash plucks up the courage to get himself a date. | |||||
1185 | 4 | Episode 1185 | Andy Newbery | Hilary Frankland | 23 January 2021 |
Faith and Dylan are brought closer together, but when Faith is in peril after her ambulance crashes, will Dylan be able to save her in time? Ethan reveals his deepest fears to Rash and realises he must trust his judgement. Leon learns that the ED always has his back. | |||||
1186 | 5 | Episode 1186 | Steve M Kelly | Simon Norman | 30 January 2021 |
Jacob’s life is thrown into peril when a suspected bomber enters the emergency department, and an exhausted Marty struggles to accept his father’s attempts at reconciliation. | |||||
1187 | 6 | Episode 1187 | Steve M Kelly | Dana Fainaru | 6 February 2021 |
A harrowing domestic abuse case brings things to a head between Fenisha and Jan, while Lev grapples with the truth that is tearing apart his family. | |||||
1188 | 7 | Episode 1188 | John Maidens | Katerina Watson and Hilary Frankland | 13 February 2021 |
With Fenisha’s life in danger, Ethan must race against time to try to save his family. | |||||
1189 | 8 | Episode 1189 | John Maidens | Stephen McAteer | 20 February 2021 |
In her moment of crisis, can Fenisha let Ethan in? Grace turns out not to be the little girl Connie expected, and Rosa encourages Ollie to try his luck. | |||||
1190 | 9 | Episode 1190 | Julie Edwards | Dana Fainaru | 27 February 2021 |
Can Jan make the ultimate sacrifice to save her son? Faith and Lev do everything they can to keep their marriage together, and Connie interferes in Grace’s love life. | |||||
1191 | 10 | Episode 1191 | Julie Edwards | Philip Lawrence | 6 March 2021 |
Jan’s fear is tearing her apart as she desperately tries to keep her son safe. Connie takes out her frustrations on Jacob’s new relationship, and a bit of fun accidentally leads Charlie to create a betting ring. | |||||
1192 | 11 | Episode 1192 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
As paranoia eats away at her marriage, will Faith finally give in to temptation with Dylan? | |||||
1193 | 12 | Episode 1193 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Faith's personal struggles end up putting her daughter in danger. Tina finds herself in Connie’s war path. | |||||
1194 | 13 | Episode 1194 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
When Grace takes Ollie’s life into her own hands, it threatens to ruin Connie’s relationship with her daughter forever. | |||||
1195 | 14 | Episode 1195 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Dylan realises it’s best to move on, and David realises Rosa isn’t coping. Can an old friend save Jan from breaking point? | |||||
1196 | 15 | Episode 1196 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Faith finally cracks as her family unit falls apart, Marty battles with his conscience, and Iain puts himself on the line to protect Jan. | |||||
1197 | 16 | Episode 1197 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Jade’s confidence is crushed when a night out turns to disaster, Fenisha discovers the painful truth about Ethan’s diagnosis, and Tina pushes her luck with Jacob. | |||||
1198 | 17 | Episode 1198 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Jan must decide between honesty or saving her marriage, Leon battles for his job, and Jacob and the team grapple with treating a white supremacist. | |||||
1199 | 18 | Episode 1199 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Will Lev ever be able to trust his colleagues again? | |||||
1200 | 19 | Episode 1200 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Jade takes justice into her own hands, and Jan is moved to fight for a worthy cause. | |||||
1201 | 20 | Episode 1201 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Rash’s past is revealed when an old friend arrives in the ED. Iain and Faith bond as they treat a dementia patient and her adoring husband. And Tina reminisces about her grief for Nat. | |||||
1202 | 21 | Episode 1202 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Marty’s family life crashes around him as he confronts a familiar face, and Jacob realises the true extent of his feelings for Tina. | |||||
1203 | 22 | Episode 1203 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Fenisha’s life is thrown into disarray when a familiar face from her past appears. Rash fights to prove his competence, and Marty goes the extra mile to support women’s issues. | |||||
1204 | 23 | Episode 1204 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Lev finally feels able to be open about his sexuality and his relationship with Xander, but a homophobic chance encounter leads him to destroy his own chance of happiness. Ethan is forced to consider the future of his family after he loses control of his own hand during surgery, and Charlie receives an unexpected visitor who claims to know him. | |||||
1205 | 24 | Episode 1205 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Jacob admits that he does not feel ready to move in with Tina, so she responds to the rejection by flirting with Matthew in front of him in an attempt to make him jealous. Lev is facing an assault charge and hiding out at a hotel to avoid telling the kids the truth about himself. Faith turns to Xander for help in reaching out to him. Robyn is startled to find her old school friend Paul has started as the new receptionist temp in the ED. | |||||
1206 | 25 | Episode 1206 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
A terrifying accusation throws David and Rosa’s family into disarray, and Fenisha discovers the truth about Ethan’s feelings for her. | |||||
1207 | 26 | Episode 1207 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Lev finally admits the truth about his sexuality, Rash glimpses Tina’s manipulative side, and Charlie is left reeling when he’s accused of breaking up a marriage. | |||||
1208 | 27 | Episode 1208 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Fenisha makes the ultimate choice to follow her heart, and David is distraught to realise he’s destroyed his family. | |||||
1209 | 28 | Episode 1209 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Jacob struggles to find a safe path as tensions with Tina escalate. | |||||
1210 | 29 | Episode 1210 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
As Fenisha and Ethan prepare for their big day, Matthew battles his emotions, Lev faces up to his sexuality once and for all, and Ollie’s mystery illness is finally diagnosed. | |||||
1211 | 30 | Episode 1211 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Ethan and Fenisha are running late for their big day, and Tina’s manipulation of Jacob continues. | |||||
References
- ↑ "Bobby Lockwood joins BBC One’s Casualty as paramedic Leon - Media Centre" bbc.co.uk [Accessed 17 December 2020]
- ↑ "BBC One - Casualty, Casualty Returns Trailer" bbc.co.uk [Accessed 17 December 2020]
- ↑ Edwards, Chris. "Casualty confirms Iain Dean return as Michael Stevenson reprises role" Digital Spy [Accessed 17 December 2020]
- ↑ Davies, Hannah (2–8 January 2021) "We are thrown into a nightmare" TV Times (53): 8.
- ↑ Dainty, Sophie. (1 March 2021) "Casualty confirms Amanda Mealing exit as she takes a break from Connie Beauchamp role" Digital Spy [Accessed 1 March 2021]
- ↑ Reilly, Elaine (13–19 February 2021) "We've got lots of juicy storylines!" TV Times (6): 7.
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