Casualty series 41

Casualty
Series 41
Starring
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network
Original release25 April 2026 (2026-04-25) –
present
Series chronology

The forty-first series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 25 April 2026. 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. Roxanne Harvey serves as executive producer, while Liza Mellody continued as series producer. The series begins with the mini-series Lethal Legacy and will also include the two-part 40th anniversary special.[1][2]

Production

Series 41 is primarily filmed at Roath Lock Studios, located in Cardiff, where the serial has been produced since 2011.

The series began airing in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2026 on BBC One, a week after the conclusion of the previous series, starting with the 12 part mini-series Lethal Legacy.[3] Series 41 is expected to be the final series under BBC Studios' current production contract, with production companies invited to tender for three subsequent years in May 2025.[4] From episodes broadcast in 2027, Roath Lock Studios will remain as the production base for Casualty, but the series' fictional setting will move from Holby to a hospital in Wales.[5] BBC Studios successfully bid to continue as the production company for the next three series.[6]

Lethal Legacy introduces a storyline in which an unexplained virus places unprecedented strain on the emergency department.[7]

To celebrate the shows 40th anniversary, a special two-part episode will air on 5 September 2026. A teaser trailer released on 12 August 2026 reveals that an explosion takes place at St James' Hospital leaving the Holby team to deal with the fallout.[8]

Cast

The forty-first series of Casualty features a cast of characters working for the NHS within the emergency department of Holby City Hospital and the Holby Ambulance Service.[9] Sixteen main characters returned from the previous series.

William Beck appears as Dylan Keogh, a consultant in emergency medicine with Di Botcher portraying Jan Jenning, the operational duty manager at Holby Ambulance Service.[10] Anna Chell stars as staff nurse and midwife Jodie Whyte with Milo Clarke playing paramedic Teddy Gowan.[10] Sammy T. Dobson continues as junior doctor Nicole Piper with Melanie Hill portraying senior sister and clinical nurse manager Siobhan McKenzie.[10] Aron Julius continues as resident doctor Matty Linlaker.[11] Elinor Lawless stars as consultant Stevie Nash with Kirsty Mitchell portraying Faith Cadogan, an advanced clinical practitioner (ACP).[10] Neet Mohan appears as Rash Masum, a clinical fellow whilst Sarah Seggari continues as staff nurse Rida Amaan.[10] Olly Rix stars as clinical lead Flynn Byron with Michael Stevenson and Charles Venn as paramedics Iain Dean and Jacob Masters respectively.[10][12] Barney Walsh plays staff nurse Cameron Mickelthwaite with Naomi Wakszlak as trainee paramedic Indie Jankowski.[10][12]

The first episode of Lethal Legacy sees Mark Womack introduced as Colonel Jack Bard, an Army officer linked to Flynn's past.[7] Phina Oruche also debuts as Matty's mother and Dylan's former love interest Sarah Linlaker.[13]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		Title Directed byWritten byOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions) [14]
Lethal Legacy
13901"Episode 1"[13]Judith DineErin Kubicki25 April 2026 (2026-04-25)2.57

The staff is full of patients with a suspected virus and an army detachment are sent to help with supplies, led by Flynn's old commanding officer Colonel Jack Bard. Dylan and Matty meet with Matty's mum Sarah, who says she didn't tell Dylan of the pregnancy because he came home drunk and covered in blood. Cam is put in charge of a corridor including Beryl, a former nurse with dementia, cancer patient Alan and COPD patient Eileen. A younger patient loses his temper with Beryl, punches her and is ejected. The hospital runs out of oxygen cylinders and Cam gives the last cylinder to Alan, since he might survive and Eileen won't. Siobhan hears Banham was given six months. A pregnant woman, Laura, comes in in premature labour with her husband Joel. Their baby son Zach is delivered and rushed to NICU. A Polish worker is brought in with the same symptoms and Matty works out he is trying to call the woman he loves but fails to alert Stevie of his symptoms. Dylan works out the respiratory problems are down to chemical exposure, not a virus. He makes it public that he is Matty's father. Stevie and Matty argue about Kim and kiss.

Guest starring Sarah Crowden, Phina Oruche and Dominic Doughty
13912"Episode 2"[15]Judith DinePoz Watson2 May 2026 (2026-05-02)2.51

Rash tells Jessica, the mother of another premature baby, she can go home. Zac goes into respiratory arrest and dies. Laura feels guilty that she drank early in the pregnancy and Rash and Jodie try to comfort her. Teddy is lead paramedic in Iain's absence and planning to meet his father. He brings in a student having a fit and the staff help surgeon Alistair treat her for an intracranial bleed. Joel takes the ambulance control room staff hostage with a knife, wanting to know why their ambulance was diverted when Laura went into labour. New staffmember Kian tries to tackle him and is stabbed in the leg. Jan gets Joel to surrender the knife just before Teddy smashes through the window and tackles him. Joel is arrested. Stevie and Matty decide to forget their night together but then have another liaison in a lift. An elderly woman who tripped while running is brought in and Nicole insists on an x-ray which turns out to be justified. She decides to buy a new development on Wyvern Hill Estate. Rash tells Dylan that several premature babies come from the estate, Faith's mum lives there and Jessica works there. They have a report of an explosion at the estate.

Guest starring Wesley Bozonga, Mackenzie Steed and Rajat M. Bose
13923"Episode 3"[16]George SiougasPatrick Homes9 May 2026 (2026-05-09)2.35

Jacob convinces Jan to let Teddy and Indie attend the site of the explosion. Development manager Emilia insists it wasn't a gas explosion and a marshal, Gary, is found with severe chemical burns over some exposed chemical drums. He is taken to hospital but dies in Resus from a pulmonary embolism. Teddy and Jacob cut crane driver Bohdan free. Nicole admits he will probably lose his arm. Cam learns Beryl has been discharged but her care home won't take her back. While he is trying to make arrangements with social services, she falls, hits her head and dies. Cam and Alan arrange to meet up outside hospital. Jack and his soldiers arrive at the site to secure the oil drums. Teddy is trying to help Abigail, a pre-teen girl who has wandered onto the site, when there is an explosion, injuring her and Private Attwater. Teddy freezes and Iain, who has arrived with the HEMS team has to take charge. Stevie has been given oxycodone instead of the opioid-free pain killer she requested but takes some anyway. She is confused when Abigail comes in and unknowingly gives her a morphine overdose. Matty corrects it and Dylan assumes it was his mistake. Matty tries to ask Stevie out but she insists their arrangement is just sex. Flynn finds old bruises on Attwater and tries to quiz Private Rory Dickson about them. Jan stands Teddy down as head paramedic.

Guest starring Adam Loxley, Calin Bleau and Desi Ivanova
13934"Episode 4"[17]George SiougasErin Kubicki23 May 2026 (2026-05-23)2.29

Dylan tells Stevie that Matty made a mistake. Stevie encourages him to report it but Matty tells her it was her mistake and people will find out about them if it comes out. Dylan decides to stay quiet. Matty treats a girl with an infected piercing. Stevie has to perform temporary pacing on an evangelical Christian and former drug addict who has a bad heart. Nicole looks after a teenage boy, Cory, whose mother Rachel says her husband will be angry if he finds they're not at home. Nicole realises Cory's injury is a defensive wound and admits him for observation, giving Rachel the number of a refuge. Faith befriends Mia, another mother of a premature baby, but goes into shock when Pearl starts choking and has to be resuscitated. Iain has his phone stolen and chases the thief onto the Wyvern Hill estate where the thief falls and is impaled. Iain and Teddy carry him to safety and Dylan realises they are all showing signs of chemical exposure, meaning the soil is contaminated. Jodie calls Emilia to warn her but Emilia announces the estate is safe to return to.

Guest starring Macadie Amoroso, Joe Dawson and Ellen O'Grady
13945"Episode 5"[18]Paul RiordanToby Walton30 May 2026 (2026-05-30)2.34

Flynn and Iain answer a HEMS call to an army training exercise where Rory and another soldier, Kevin, have fallen into a crevice. Rory only has superficial injuries but Kevin has a serious head wound and is left in a coma in intensive care. Both have old injuries. Flynn knows Jack has his men beat new recruits as an initiation and suspects Rory was concussed from a beating. Jack takes Rory away to make a statement clearing the army. Rash is back on the ED and helps out with Cam's corridor patients. An elderly man with incontinent problems learns he may need a catheter and loses his temper with a younger man with a swollen testicle who has been streaming everything. Dylan talks to a therapist about being tempted to drink again. Rachel is brought in after being in a car crash. Jacob mentions she had a bag in the car and her husband Adrian realises she was planning to take Cory and leave him, hitting Rida and dragging Rachel to the floor. Dylan wrestles with him until security arrive, while Rachel is taken to surgery. Cam visits Alan at home; his family have moved away and he is struggling on his own, asking Cam to help him die. Indie later finds he has taken an overdose and sits with him as he dies. Cam finds him dead on his own.

Guest starring Lyndsay Fielding, Brayden Emmanuel and Paul Rider
13956"Episode 6"[19]Paul RiordanErin Kubicki6 June 2026 (2026-06-06)2.41

Flynn learns Rory has been found in an agitated state walking in the middle of the road. He fails to convince a psychiatrist to section him and learns Jack kept him tied up in the barrack for days. Rory disappears and is brought back in after being hit by a car. Flynn saves his life with a tricky procedure. A woman is brought in insisting she has been bit by a super-bug. The staff suspect she is suffering from psychosis but Flynn learns she is right. A man arrives with a heavily bleeding cyst on his leg. It becomes clear he has cancer and the tumour has burst through an artery. His wife overhears Matty saying he won't make Christmas and tells Jodie he worked on the first Wyvern Hill development. Jodie and Rash fail to convince Laura it was the chemicals, not her drinking, that caused Zak's death. Jessica brings in Arthur with bronchiolitis. She worked in the selling department of the development and tells Nicole she has little chance of getting her deposit back and should try to sell the property on. Flynn and Stevie go for a drink, where Stevie breaks up with Matty by text and Flynn reveals a fellow recruit committed suicide because of Jack's bullying. He has second thoughts about parting company with her but finds she has already taken a taxi.

Guest starring Moe Idris, Richard Prayl and Laura Rollins
13967"Episode 7"[20]Rhys CarterPatrick Homes13 June 2026 (2026-06-13)2.33

Iain and Jodie chair a meeting for those affected by the Wyvern contamination. Faith abruptly leaves. The staff deal with casualties from a boat that capsized during a stag party. Groom Craig has had to be resuscitated after nearly drowning and best man Aaron has badly injured his arm on a propeller helping him. Bride Brit arrives but Craig declares his love to Aaron rather than her on waking up, although he later seems to regret it. Faith helps Brit through a panic attack as she admits knowing Craig was sleeping with them both but thinking Aaron was just casual. Faith tells Iain she's going to return to work. Jacob and Teddy are called out by six-year-old Ivy, who has been acting as a carer for her mother Kirsty, who has sickle cell. It transpires Ivy gave her extra painkillers after she injured herself in a fall, overdosing her. Nicole agrees to let Ivy stay with Kirsty overnight rather than calling social services. Teddy admits he never met his father. Rida learns her hair loss is down to alopecia, not stress. Jessica brings Arthur in for a check and arranges a coffee with Rash. Indie brings in a make-up artist injured in an eScooter accident. Cam feels guilty that Alan has left him his watch and Indie admits she was with Alan when he died. Matty tells Dylan about his fling with Stevie and her mistake with Abigail. Although Stevie and Matty clear the air, Dylan reports her to Flynn.

Guest starring Colin Ryan, Calvin Dean and Lowri Palfrey
13978"Episode 8"[21]Gareth Edward EvansMichelle Lipton20 June 2026 (2026-06-20)2.48

Dylan tells HR that Stevie should be dismissed. The hospital is swamped with patients worried about contaminated water. It turns out the hospital's water supply is contaminated. Flynn and Iain see Rex, a member of the action group, fall from the roof and have to treat him with no theatre or proper equipment. Although he claimed his wife died of cancer, it turns out she is still alive and Rex is a foreman with Goldclave, who was on the roof infecting the water with charcoal. Ivy comes in badly burned, having had an accident while Kirsty was asleep. Nicole discovers Kirsty wanted help from social services and apologises for not alerting them earlier. Indie helps Cam in the corridor, meeting a patient with a broken leg and his boyfriend. The patient suffers a stroke and it is realised a smaller one caused his fall. He and his boyfriend were both planning to propose. Rida convinces Rash to cancel his coffee with Jessica. Jodie discovers a nurse catalogued cases of cancer linked to Wyvern Hill and told Goldclave but was ignored. She convinces Laura the area is unsafe. Stevie hands a woman complaining about her water making her ill to Matty, who discovers she has been putting sterilising tablets in her drinking water and basically drinking bleach, causing internal bleeding. He blames Stevie for not checking her history but Stevie saves the woman's life before defending herself to HR.

Guest starring Jennifer Brooke, Pearse Egan and Tom Kelsey
13989"Episode 9"[22]Jenny ThompsonAlex Mathias27 June 2026 (2026-06-27)2.20

Flynn announces that both Stevie and Matty are to be placed under supervision and Stevie is banned from Resus. Teddy and Jacob are called out to a pub where a young woman has been glassed in front of her grandfather. Teddy and Matty argue about Teddy not doing all the recommended tests. It turns out the attack was revenge for the grandfather borrowing money from loan sharks and gambling it away. Teddy and Jacob's next call is to a woman who has died with Teddy having to comfort her young son. They are then sent to a man with learning difficulties who is living alone for the first time and injured himself putting up a shelf. His best friend arrives for a party as they are leaving. They are later called back: The party has got out of control and the friend was badly beaten trying to shut it down. Teddy again clashes with Rash over the treatment but an encounter with a grateful Ivy convinces him to arrange a meeting with his father. Flynn treats a patient with an axe in his ankle. Rory wants to be discharged from the army on medical grounds and agrees to report Jack if Kevin agrees. When Kevin dies, Flynn signs the discharge papers and reports Jack himself. Siobhan encourages Jodie to speak at a council meeting about the Wyvern Hill development. Cam tells Siobhan Banfield is being released and Jan invites her to stay with her. Dylan is giving a keynote speech and Stevie encourages Matty to attend. He watches from the back as Dylan gives a speech about teamwork but leaves when he sees Dylan start drinking.

Guest starring Tommy Rhys-Powell, Iain McKee and Glen Davies
139910"Episode 10"[23]Jenny ThompsonPoz Watson11 July 2026 (2026-07-11)2.14

Dylan wakes up hungover in a hotel toilet but makes it into work. Faith is also starting back. A young girl is brought in from a fire at her home after being rescued by her father. When her mother and younger brother are brought in, it is revealed the father has a restraining order out against him. It transpires an immigrant family who shared the flat with them have also been injured and a man arrested for the arson, done for anti-immigrant reasons. The father admits he inadvertently provoked it by complaining about the situation. Faith treats an elderly couple celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in a hot air balloon which crashed. The wife has terminal cancer and tells her husband she would rather spend her remaining time quietly with him. Faith admits to Iain she's been avoiding Pearl because she's scared of losing her. A teenage boy is brought in from a well-off home. Dylan and Jodie learn he has been self-harming but his mother wants to send him to a private hospital for anti-depressants rather than let him defer college. Iain tells Jodie the group want someone else to speak at the meeting and she learns about Rida's alopecia. Jessica brings Arthur in after he has a fit caused by a fever and is reluctant to let Rash see him, but after Rida reminds her doctors can't date patients, they clear the air. Jan admits to Jacob that she is avoiding home because of her attraction to Siobhan. Matty tells Stevie about Dylan drinking. She goes to his house boat but finds he has already left.

Guest starring Henry Avedian, Amelie Whiteley and Paul Antony-Barber
140011"Episode 11"[24]Karl NeilsonErin Kubicki18 July 2026 (2026-07-18)2.50

Dylan goes to the care home where his father Brian is staying. Brian has brain damage from alcohol abuse but makes disparaging remarks about Dylan. Dylan learns he is next of kin since Brian is divorced again and gives permission for a DNR. Iain asks Jodie to get the evidence ready for the council meeting but Nicole intercepts and bins it. She later regrets it on meeting a deaf patient with an ectopic pregnancy who lives at Wyvern Hill; Rash tried to write down what was wrong with her but failed to properly explain so Nicole has to. Jodie arrives late for the meeting but tells the council head the details and later hears Goldwater have been denied permission for further development. Stevie and Matty find Dylan has left a rambling phone message that ends in a crash and tell Flynn about his drinking. Dylan arrives with only a minor head injury and passes a breathalyser test. Another patient, Seb, has extensive injuries. Matty continues with a resuscitation and gets his heart going but signs are he is brain dead. Stevie realises the other driver, Ella, caused the crash after taking nitrous oxide at the wheel. Siobhan treats a man who claims to have been bitten by a dog but finds a child's tooth. She learns he is wanted for trying to abduct a child and Flynn apprehends him after Cam finds him hiding. Jan admits her feelings to Siobhan. Flynn learns the case against Jack has been dropped. He goes to an army pub to try and convince people to give evidence against Jack but Jack throws him out.

Guest starring David Beames, Romayne Andrews and Katie Erich
140112"Episode 12"[25]Karl NeilsonClaire Miller25 July 2026 (2026-07-25)2.42
40th Anniversary Special
1402-"40th Anniversary Part 1"[26]Steve HughesToby Walton5 September 2026 (2026-09-05)TBD
1403-"40th Anniversary Part 2"[27]Steve HughesMichelle Lipton5 September 2026 (2026-09-05)TBD

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  13. 1 2 Erin Kubicki (writer); Judith Dine (director); Debbie Shewell (producer) (25 April 2026). "Episode 1". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
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  15. ↑ Poz Watson (writer); Judith Dine (director); Debbie Shewell (producer) (25 April 2026). "Episode 2". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  16. ↑ Patrick Homes (writer); George Siougas (director); Jenny Thompson (producer) (9 May 2026). "Episode 3". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Erin Kubicki (writer); George Siougas (director); Jenny Thompson (producer) (23 May 2026). "Episode 4". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Toby Walton (writer); Paul Riordan (director); Erika Hossington (producer) (30 May 2026). "Episode 5". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Erin Kubicki (writer); Paul Riordan (director); Erika Hossington (producer) (6 June 2026). "Episode 6". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  20. ↑ Patrick Homes (writer); Rhys Carter (director); Nest Gwenllian Roberts (producer) (13 June 2026). "Episode 7". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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  27. ↑ Michelle Lipton (writer); Steve Hughes (director); Nest Gwenllian Roberts (producer) (5 September 2026). "40th Anniversary Part 2". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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