Casualty (series 31)
| Casualty (series 31) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One BBC One HD |
| Original release | 27 August 2016 – 29 July 2017 |
| Series chronology | |
The thirty-first series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2016, and concluded on 29 July 2017. The series consisted of 45 episodes, including the show's feature-length thirtieth anniversary special episode, "Too Old for This Shift". Erika Hossington continued her role as series producer, while Oliver Kent continued his role as the show's executive producer until late 2016, following a promotion, with series 31 being his final series as executive producer. Seventeen cast members reprised their roles from the previous series with original character Lisa "Duffy" Duffin returning to the series as part of the show's thirtieth anniversary celebrations. Rik Makarem appeared in the series between October 2016 and January 2017 as F1 Sebastian Grayling. This series also featured the death of a regular character, which was revealed at the time of broadcast as Caleb Knight (Richard Winsor).
The opening episode of the series was a special feature-length episode, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the medical drama. The episode featured main character crossovers from Holby City, with Rosie Marcel, who plays Jac Naylor, Guy Henry, who plays Henrik Hanssen, and Alex Walkinshaw, who plays Adrian Fletcher all making guest appearances. Various former characters who have appeared in previous series throughout the thirty years of broadcast also made guest appearances during the episode. The episode featured the hospital, and main characters lives, in danger when an air ambulance crashed in the emergency department car park. The episode was watched by 7.20 million viewers. A special soundtrack was recorded for the episode, by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Fans "demanded the show won an award" after the episode had aired, while Daily Mirror reporter Sharon Marshall described the anniversary as a "pitch-perfect episode mixing gore, heartache, drama and nostalgia". Despite this, the episode did receive criticism from Midlands Air Ambulance charity, who branded the plot as "insensitive".
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