BBC Casualty reveal first look at Christmas special as Coronation Street star joins cast

Casualty has confirmed a life-threatening exigency volition deed this Christmas successful a acceptable of archetypal look photos released by the BBC play arsenic the the squad conflict to prevention lives implicit festive period

Casualty has teased a melodramatic Christmas for the exigency country arsenic the BBC play released archetypal look images, and confirmed an all-star impermanent line-up.

The peculiar volition beryllium be titled All I Want for Christmas and volition service arsenic "a tribute to the occurrence of blood, brought to beingness with each the hostility and affectional extent that Casualty delivers truthful well", according to the BBC.

The Christmas peculiar occurrence volition travel the ED squad arsenic they proceed their hard enactment implicit the festive period. But they are soon faced with an exigency humor shortage.

Stevie (Elinor Lawless) battles to prevention the lives of patients portion Iain (Michael Stevenson) risks his ain to guarantee the infirmary doesn't spell without.

Casualty's newest instalment volition beryllium format-breaking, successful enactment with different memorable episodes – specified arsenic the solemnisation of 75 years of the NHS, which aired past year.

The upcoming peculiar volition diagnostic real-life testimonies from contributors who person been straight impacted by UK humor donation, positive interviews with cardinal workers who assistance tally the country's humor service.

In 1 of the caller images, Stevie tin beryllium seen holding a humor container and lasting successful beforehand of a Christmas histrion baring a superior expression, portion different drawback sees Iain looking disquieted arsenic helium sits the driver's spot of an ambulance with Christmas lights twinkling successful the background.

There is besides a caller representation of paramedics Jacob (Charles Venn) and Teddy (Milo Carke) lasting successful the mediate of a roadworthy successful precise acold upwind conditions, and different shows an ambulance driving done the wintry weather.

The Christmas episode, written by Erin Kubicki and directed by Steve Hughes, volition see respective impermanent stars alongside the regular cast, including Lucy-Jo Hudson, who played successful Katy Harris Coronation Street alongside Poldark and The Crown prima Tristan Sturrock.

Also appearing are Breathtaking's Joseph Charles, Waterloo Road's Katy Carmichael and DI Ray prima Valerie Antiwi, alongside Father Brown histrion Zoe Brough.

"We’re truthful excited for viewers to spot this unthinkable Christmas special, which genuinely made maine gasp," said BBC Drama's Commissioning Editor Rebecca Ferguson, who described the occurrence arsenic "tense, thrilling and super-charged with emotion".

The peculiar was archetypal teased erstwhile the astir caller tally of the play ended successful September, with a cryptic teaser trailer made disposable to presumption successful afloat connected the BBC website aft airing astatine the extremity of the play finale.

New scheduling released by the BBC has confirmed that the aesculapian play volition instrumentality to BBC One connected Saturday, December 30 astatine 9.15pm.

Previous episodes of Casualty are disposable to stream connected BBC iPlayer now.