"Winter Wonderland" is the 17th episode of series 25 of Casualty, and the 751st episode of the show overall. It was directed by Declan O'Dwyer and written by Daisy Coulam.
Synopsis[]
It's Christmas Eve in Holby City Hospital and Ruth is determined to have a good Christmas, despite the precarious state of her marriage. When she finds a present – a badge that reads "No. 1 Doctor" – she assumes it's for her, but then Edward's ex, James, shows up at the ED wearing the badge. Realising that Edward has been lying all along, Ruth issues him an ultimatum. Will the two doctors spend their first Christmas in harmony or will this be one year Ruth doesn't forget in a hurry?
Ruth and James treat young mother Sara, whose sister, Deena, comes into the hospital along with her partner, David. The estranged sisters barely have time to make up before Ruth and James clash, causing a fatal mix-up with Sara's drugs.
Meanwhile, Kirsty is struggling to work alongside Adam after she told him last week that nothing more could happen between them. Adam spends all day trying to help her out but she refuses his assistance at every turn. Is Kirsty able to put her personal feelings to one side for the sake of their professional relationship?
Mads is missing home. She's also trying to understand why everyone seems to be miserable or drunk at Christmas. When she meets a patient, Lily, in the Clinical Decision Unit – whom everyone else thinks has been dumped in the hospital for Christmas – Mads holds out hope. With Jordan studying all day, Mads is left in charge and she and Noel throw a Christmas party for all the patients in ED. Will Lily's family turn up and prove to Mads that not everyone is horrible at Christmas time?
Cast[]
- Georgia Taylor as Ruth Winters
- Lucy Gaskell as Kirsty Clements
- Tristan Gemmill as Adam Trueman
- Hasina Haque as Mads Durrani
- Tony Marshall as Noel Garcia
- Michael French as Nick Jordan
- Suzanne Packer as Tess Bateman
- Charles Dale as Big Mac
- Sunetra Sarker as Zoe Hanna
- Ben Turner as Jay Faldren
- Steven Miller as Lenny Lyons
- Sophia Di Martino as Polly Emmerson
- Jane Hazlegrove as Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon
- Stephen Billington as Edward Thurlow
- Travis Oliver as James Molloy
- Stephen Lord as Warren Clements
- Holly Earl as Nita Clements
- Jody Latham as Mikey Sandy
- Hollie-Jay Bowes as Sara Richards
- Lucy-Jo Hudson as Deena Richards
- James Midgley as Dave Lister
- Molly Jones as Rosie Sandy
- Jean Trend as Lily Jenkins
- Sian Breckin as Kim Rees