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The thirty-eighth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty , titled In Plain Sight, began airing on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2023. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of medical and ancillary staff at the emergency department (ED) of the fictional Holby City Hospital. Jon Sen continues his role as the executive producer and Liza Mellody continues as series producer.
Following his appointment, Sen decided to alter the format of the show, removing the accidents that bring patients to the ED and instead having patients arrive injured. Starting with In Plain Sight, he opted to split the series into 12-episode groups with a single story strand running through. The decision stems from a desire to adapt against other dramas and content available, as well as modernising the Casualty brand.
The series commenced in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2023 on BBC One. It is produced by BBC Studios. [1] Jon Sen continues his role as executive producer. Filming for Casualty primarily takes place in a purpose-built studio at the BBC Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, although the nature of the show means that filming also takes place on-location. On-location filming often occurs in Cardiff and other areas of southern Wales. [1]
In Plain Sight was initially promoted under the previous series structure, as part of series 37, [2] but was subsequently recategorised to align with the story arc format.
A trailer was released on 9 February 2023 to promote new episodes of the series. [3]
Since its debut in 1986, Casualty has maintained a consistent format, which continued up to series 37. The format sees a minimum of one accident occur, which results in patients being admitted to Holby City Hospital's emergency department (ED), where they are treated by the show's regular characters. Alongside this, long-running story arcs took place across a series using the show's main cast. [4] Following his appointment, Sen decided to alter the format of Casualty with changes taking place from January 2023. [4] He removed the accident element of the show and instead had patients arrive at the hospital already injured. This move shifted focus to how patients were treated and their lives inside the hospital, rather than how they became injured. He said that he wanted to portray how the injury impacts a person's life. [4] Sen was conscious that the audience may detach from the show if they are watching an inaccurate reflection of life. [4]
Upon his appointment, Sen instilled five core values of "heart, wit, adrenaline, authenticity and entertainment" into the show's story team. [4] He wanted to lead a focus on creating "Saturday night entertainment drama", drawing from the show's position in the schedule. [4] In the show's new format, each series is split into "discrete mini-series" of 12 episodes. [4] Each mini-series contains one main story arc running throughout with a handful of smaller stories "weaved in subtly". [5] The first mini-series, In Plain Sight, follows Dylan working on an abuse case. The following mini-series, entitled Welcome to the Warzone, follows four new "fresh-faced" nurses as they join the ED. [5] A time jump of six weeks occurs between the first and second mini-series, designed to enable development of character and story pace. [6]
The decision to change the show's format stemmed from Sen wanting to adapt against "the level of competition from other channels and the proliferation of content". [4] He did not want to exclude a fading audience to please long-term viewers and instead wanted to keep that audience through modernising the brand. He wanted to match other dramas in the way stories were told. Sen commented, "We may be a 37 year old brand but we aren’t predictable, boring, stale. We are exciting and modern." [4] Sen wanted the new format to establish "serial drama in terms of hooks and long-term story". [5] He felt this format allowed the audience to join into the series at any given point, rather than feeling they are unable to watch at all. [4] Discussing the cast, Sen confirmed that the cast would remain consistent throughout the series and would not change regularly. However, this has been proven to be a deliberate misleading press statement as there have been nine changes to the cast throughout the series. [5]
On 31 October 2022, Durr announced his departure from the show via his social media accounts. He had played David for six years. [7] Speculation arose in August 2022 that Rainsford had left his role as Ethan after nine years, following a series of social media posts. [8] Three months later, Rainsford confirmed his departure. [9] His exit features in episode 4, and following its broadcast, he explained that he decided to leave to spend more time with his family and explore new projects. [10] Sen expressed hope that both Durr and Rainsford would return at a later date. [4] Scenes in episode 7 suggested an impending departure for Robyn (Henderson), as observed by Grace Morris of What to Watch and Hannah Bird of Digital Spy . However, the show did not comment on this. [11] [12] The character was then killed-off in episode 11, which had been embargoed until transmission. Having portrayed Robyn since 2013, Henderson was the longest-serving female character on the cast. [13] The actress later confirmed that it was not her decision to leave Casualty and that Robyn was killed-off to support other stories. [14] The episode also featured the exits of David and Marty (Jafargholi). They both departed after Robyn's death, having become disilluisioned with the NHS. Jafargholi's departure had not been announced prior to transmission. [15]
In September 2022, it was reported that Nigel Harman had begun filming a regular role on the show and would debut in 2023. [16] He plays Max, who is billed as a "loveable rogue" who will "ruffle feathers" in some big stories for the show. [17] Harman's casting was not officially confirmed until 7 February 2023. [18] His character joins the ED as the new clinical lead and shares a backstory with Dylan. [18] The role was created with Harman in mind; the actor found the decision to accept "easy" based on other actors' experiences on the serial. [18] Max debuts in February. [18]
In a January 2023 interview with Thomas Lewis of the Daily Post , Jones' mother confirmed that Jones would appear in two more episodes. [19] Her appearances in episodes 10 and 11 were part of Robyn's departure from the show. [13]
On 28 October 2022, it was confirmed that actor Bob Barrett would reprise his role of Sacha Levy in In Plain Sight. He previously played Sacha in Casualty's spinoff series Holby City until its cancellation in March 2022. [20] Sen wanted to use the appearance of Sacha to attract the audience of Holby City. [4] Sacha appears in episode 11 as part of Robyn's exit. [21] Kriss Dosanjh and Shobu Kapoor reprised their recurring roles as Rash's father, Ashok Masum, and his partner, Mona Nadkarni. Appearing from episode 1, their story explores the topic of vascular dementia. [22] Sheena Bhattessa joined the recurring cast as DCI Supriya Vadra from episode 1, appearing throughout the series. [23] As part of Rainsford's exit from the series, Narinder Samra and Alison Dowling reprised their respective roles as Pen Khatri and Ashley Khatri, the maternal grandparents of Ethan's son Bodhi; they appear in episode 4. [24] Episode 13 features the appearances of Faith's children: Natalia Malinovsky (Zoe Brough), Luka Malinovsky (Tom Mulheron) and Ana Malinovsky (Isla Merrick-Lawless); all three had made previous appearances in the drama. [25]
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No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [26] |
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1269 | 1 | "Start the Fire" [27] | Thomas Hescott | Ed Sellek | 7 January 2023 | N/A (<3.33) [lower-alpha 1] |
1270 | 2 | "Fear Not" [28] | Thomas Hescott | Rebekah Harrison | 14 January 2023 | N/A (<2.95) [lower-alpha 1] |
1271 | 3 | "Lost in Translation" [29] | David Innes Edwards | Kevin Erlis and Hilary Frankland | 21 January 2023 | N/A (<2.96) [lower-alpha 1] |
1272 | 4 | "Fight or Flight" [30] | David Innes Edwards | Rachel Harper | 4 February 2023 | N/A (<2.89) [lower-alpha 1] |
1273 | 5 | "IOU" [31] | Enda Hughes | Becky Prestwich | 11 February 2023 | N/A (<2.94) [lower-alpha 1] |
1274 | 6 | "Running on Empty" [32] | Enda Hughes | Claire Miller | 11 February 2023 | N/A (<2.94) [lower-alpha 1] |
1275 | 7 | "Crash Landing" [33] | Lance Kneeshaw | Rebekah Harrison | 18 February 2023 | N/A (<2.73) [lower-alpha 1] |
1276 | 8 | "Not Important" [34] | Lance Kneeshaw | Hilary Frankland | 25 February 2023 | 2.84 |
1277 | 9 | "Pushover" [35] | Matt Hilton | Hilary Frankland | 4 March 2023 | 2.85 |
1278 | 10 | "Falling Down" [36] | Paul Riordan | Gem Copping | 11 March 2023 | N/A |
1279 | 11 | "The Straw" [37] | Paul Riordan | Michelle Lipton | 18 March 2023 | 3.05 |
1280 | 12 | "No Regrets" [38] | Cóilín Ó Scolaí | Hilary Frankland | 25 March 2023 | 3.15 |
1281 | 13 | "Baby, I Don't Care" [25] | Cóilín Ó Scolaí | Ed Sellek | 1 April 2023 | 2.91 |
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