Oh hello again Mr Dean
I have missed you
yes I restarted watching casualty the moment it was announced he would be back. yes it was worth it.
Can more of the characters please react to his return please, I know it’s covid so they can’t do the normal hugs and beer at the pub after a shift but I need to see him with Ethan at least.
Not sure how long he’s back for but hoping he sticks around for a while.
Oh hello again Mr Dean
I have missed you
Anyone watching Casualty please remember this is still happening people are dying alone bc we can only let one relative in if they are dying and people are scared to come into hospital and covid patients go off SO quickly that the relatives dont have time to get there and we are having to have conversations over the phone with family members and how Ethan looked is how I feel after every single one of those phone calls
I really really hope this episode makes people realise what's going on and what its like because for all I like to complain about the inaccuracies of medical drama this was very good and I'm crying and I feel like this has captured it better than holby did
hey, it’s been a hot minute but tonight’s casualty really hit hard
I was a student in A&E the week before the uk lockdown and they really managed to show what it was really like to be there; working in the craziest, busiest and scariest time a lot of us had ever experienced. We had hourly updates on new policies and procedures, protocols changed multiple times a shift. I got pulled from placement when lockdown happened but even when I finally got to go back and help in September there was still uncertainty, changes to PPE policies so frequently it was almost impossible to keep up.
I’ve been to patients dying from COVID. I’ve done all I can and handed them over hoping they will survive. I know people who have died. I know people who, months after contracting COVID from a patient they were helping, are still experiencing long term symptoms. Hospitals are overwhelmed and there is no space. I’ve sat outside a hospital waiting for a bed for over an hour, I know many who have waited far longer.
So many moments tonight hit me.
Ethan calling the families to give them updates on their dying relatives. I’ve told families they can’t come with us to hospital; that they should say goodbye, just in case. George Rainsford, you captured the truely harrowing task of that conversation.
Jade struggling to communicate with the masks. So many people, health care professionals, patients, families have all struggled with this and good for casualty for raising awareness of this issue.
Finally, spoilers! Noel’s death. A paramedic turned doctor in the A&E I was in, he died from COVID in the hospital he worked in for years, where his children worked. He was 52, for and healthy. His death was felt massively through the department and really brought home the horror of COVID even more so than anything.
I hope tonight’s casualty gave those who haven’t been exposed to the truly brutal side of COVID some idea of what the amazing NHS staff have been going through these past few months.
Don’t be stupid, this virus is not a joke. Stay home, only go out if you need to and follow the rules. Even if you don’t think you’re at risk, you are, you can be a carrier and infect those you love.
I haven’t watched casualty properly for years, catching the odd episode every now and then so I didn’t really get the individual characters stories but I don’t think I needed to. What an episode.
why is this still so fucking funny
I completely forgot this moment happened!
Max! Lofty! Tess! Robyn! Rita! They are all so cute in this!
I got into uni!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations ❤️🎉
Thanks Tian 💕
Jane Hazlegrove and Julie Hesmondhalgh back with their radio 4 crime series 10:45 or 19:45 every day this week! Loved the first series and know this series will be equally as good! More info: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7ddjv You can listen on iplayer radio app or on the website!
Right so I haven’t seen casualty in months, literally can’t remember the last episode I watched, but I watched tonight and I kinda like the new paramedic. A lot. I’ve thought we’ve needed more paramedics in the show for ages, probably since they all left or died, and there’s been a huge gap since Dixie left. I think Jan could be really good for the show and sort of full the gap. She won’t ever be Dixie (no one could compare) but I like her. Hoping Iain can be more his fun self which I missed seeing since Dixie went and he had to take more of a serious role….
Going to have to see more of her to be completely convinced but I am keen to watch next week!
I am here for Jan Jenning, she’s like a mix between Big Mac and Dixie and I am living !! Also I’m already loving her friendship with Duffy
Yes! I wasn’t sure at first, from Charlie and Duffy’s conversation at the beginning I didn’t have high hopes (not seen anything spoiler or trailer wise) but by the end of the episode I had really warmed to her. Want to know more about her past with Charlie and Duffy and looking forward to seeing more of her!
Right so I haven’t seen casualty in months, literally can’t remember the last episode I watched, but I watched tonight and I kinda like the new paramedic. A lot. I’ve thought we’ve needed more paramedics in the show for ages, probably since they all left or died, and there’s been a huge gap since Dixie left. I think Jan could be really good for the show and sort of full the gap. She won’t ever be Dixie (no one could compare) but I like her. Hoping Iain can be more his fun self which I missed seeing since Dixie went and he had to take more of a serious role....
Going to have to see more of her to be completely convinced but I am keen to watch next week!
