Bbc Casualty pulled from screens tonight as Six Nations forces schedule change
casualty will not air tonight (21 February) after One moved the medical drama to make room for live Six Nations rugby coverage between Wales and Scotland; the show is scheduled to return on 28 February.
This mid-series break interrupts the current run just as the ED faces a high-stakes CQC reinspection in the episode titled 'Learning Curve'. Producers and the cast leave viewers waiting on the outcome while the channel rearranged its Saturday schedule.
Casualty off-air for Six Nations coverage
The network replaced Casualty with live coverage of Wales v Scotland in the Six Nations at Principality Stadium, with Gabby Logan and John Inverdale on commentary for the third round fixture. Gladiators was rescheduled to 7: 15 p. m., followed by Michael McIntyre's Big Show an hour later and the new drama The Walsh Sisters at 9: 15 p. m. ahead of the news.
What’s at stake in the ED next week
The upcoming episode centres on a Care Quality Commission reinspection that could determine whether the department has a future and whether staff will keep their jobs. Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) is preparing for another visit from the CQC; Ceri has already warned Flynn he would have a month to sort things out before she returned. Holby has been said to have been in hot water in recent months, with several avoidable deaths and questionable workplace practices referenced in the storylines.
Residents, supervisors and a risky procedure
Resident doctors Matty Linlaker (Aron Julius) and Kim Chang (Jasmine Bayes) are under pressure while the inspection is underway. Matty wants to take the lead on treating a patient with a head injury and is keen to perform a lumbar puncture while consultants are occupied. Kim, who has been struggling with an eating disorder, has been pushing herself — jogging into work, making herself sick and celebrating a notification that she has hit 500% of her daily movement goal — but her vision begins to blur during the shift. Reading instructions from her phone, Kim gives Matty the wrong orders when her sight fails, a mistake that could threaten the inspection and the patient's safety.
Family secrets and workplace tension
Dylan reveals to Matty that he is Matty's biological father. Dylan expects Matty might want to change mentors, but Matty calls Dylan a "perfectly adequate mentor" and carries on as normal, later telling Kim he hasn't told his mother. Dylan remains purposely detached, not wanting to get too close to his son while still supervising him clinically.
Tensions over an arrest and the fallout
Teddy Gowan (Milo Clarke) and Jacob Masters (Charles Venn) are at loggerheads after PC Ashley Sullivan's (Hannah Traylen) arrest of Blake Gardner (David Ajayi). Jacob made a complaint about Ashley's arrest of Blake, which angers Teddy; Jacob stands by his decision while Teddy insists Ashley is not racist. The two clash on shift but later work well together on a callout and begin to make amends. Teddy tells Ashley that Jacob will drop the complaint if she apologises to him, though whether that will settle the matter remains unclear in the provided context.
Meanwhile, Siobhan McKenzie (Melanie Hill), still recovering from a sexual assault, receives news that the police have made an arrest after her attacker’s DNA was found on her uniform. DI Hughes later informs staff the suspect, named Chris, was a patient, and Cam realises he asked Siobhan to treat Chris when Chris was in the ED — a development that could undermine evidence and Siobhan’s chances of justice.
This coverage contains discussion of rape. The digital coverage accompanying the episode noted support information and referenced Rape Crisis England and Wales and the National Rape Crisis Helpline on its site and by calling 0808 802.
Casualty continues to air on Saturday nights on One and episodes are released for streaming at 6 a. m. on iPlayer on the day of transmission. The next confirmed broadcast is the return on Saturday, 28 February, with the episode scheduled for 8: 30 p. m.; the episode will also be available on iPlayer from 6 a. m. on the day of transmission.
