Iconic BBC show confirms epic Christmas special which breaks formats

Casualty has revealed a archetypal look astatine their upcoming Christmas special.

The BBC aesculapian play – which has been disconnected air since September – volition instrumentality successful December for a format-breaking standalone episode.

The caller peculiar is simply a tribute to the occurrence of blood, which volition beryllium brought to beingness with the emotional extent Casualty delivers truthful well.

On Christmas Day successful the ED, the unit are faced with an exigency humor shortage.

While Stevie (Elinor Lawless) fights to prevention lives, Iain (Michael Stevenson) volition hazard his ain to guarantee the infirmary doesn’t spell without each important humor donations.

The occurrence volition diagnostic Coronation Street and Hollyoaks’ Lucy-Jo Hudson, Tristan Sturrock (Poldark, The Crown), Joseph Charles (Breathtaking, Solo: A Star Wars Story), Zoe Brough (Outrageous, Father Brown), Katy Carmichael (Malpractice, Spaced) and Valerie Antwi (DI Ray S2, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).

Rebecca Ferguson, Commissioning Editor for BBC Drama, said: ‘We’re truthful excited for viewers to spot this unthinkable Christmas special, which genuinely made maine gasp. It’s tense, thrilling and super-charged with emotion.’

Roxanne Harvey, Executive Producer for BBC Studios Drama Production, added:

‘We’re truthful arrogant of this life-affirming episode. Beautifully told, with ambitious accumulation values and outstanding performances, this is entertaining, thought-provoking play astatine its precise best.’

All I Want for Christmas volition besides diagnostic real-life stories from contributors who person been straight impacted by UK humor donations, arsenic good arsenic interviews with cardinal workers who assistance for the country’s humor service.

The episode, written by Erin Kubicki and directed by Steve Hughes, volition aerial this December and volition beryllium followed by the adjacent boxset of Casualty aboriginal successful the month.

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