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Casualty has unveiled a first-look for its “nail-biting” new boxset, and has forged a former Emmerdale star in a new position. Titled ‘Lethal Legacy’, the latest saga in the long-running BBC medical drama begins on Saturday (25 April), and sees the crew in grave hazard.
Following the conclusion of ‘Learning Curve’, the workers members at the ED might be in mourning after the tragic death of Kim Chang. But they’ll quickly be thrust into the motion as a mysterious sickness spreads throughout the division.
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The boxset sees the army turn out to be concerned, with former Emmerdale star Mark Womack – who performed Mark Malone on the ITV cleaning soap – being forged as Jack Bard. His new character is billed as a “domineering” colonel, and is alleged to have ties to Flynn Byron.
Furthermore, Colonel Bard is alleged to have a “powerful hold over his subordinates” in addition to hospital workers, and he’ll “threaten to shake the bedrock of the ED when history begins to repeat itself”.
“Still reeling from a devastating loss, the team fights to survive as a suspected pandemic threatens to overwhelm the ED,” reads the logline for the 12-part boxset, which has been described as “nail-biting”.
“The hospital and its residents must face harsh truths as long-buried secrets resurface. Trouble within the military casts a shadow, and strained relationships come to the fore as the team struggle to keep the ED afloat as a mysterious illness strikes Holby.
“With a surge in sufferers with an unexplained virus and the ED buckling below the pressure, the military is deployed to maintain the peace, forcing Flynn to face a previous he believed was lengthy behind him.”
Elsewhere, Stevie and Matty flip to an “sudden consolation” in the wake of Kim’s death, a choice that causes strife for Dylan. Jodie, meanwhile, uncovers a “disturbing fact” that is “buried deep inside a neighborhood property”, and risks everything to expose it.
With the trifecta of storylines being outlined, it remains to be seen just what Stevie and Matty’s choice of comfort is, and how Flynn is connected to Colonel Bard. Either way, the team must “pull collectively or watch every little thing unravel”.
Casualty airs on Saturday nights on BBC One and now streams first on BBC iPlayer, where episodes are released at 6am on the day of transmission.
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