Casualty returned to screens on Saturday night, after being pulled from BBC schedules last week
Casualty fans were left in tears(Image: BBC)
Long-running medical drama Casualty returned to screens on Saturday, with fans left in tears.
The hit BBC series focuses on staff at the Accident and Emergency department of the fictional Holby City Hospital, as they deal with serious and often emotional cases.
Casualty’s latest boxset, Lethal Legacy, was briefly paused last week, as it made way for the BBC’s coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Now, the beloved drama has returned, much to the delight of fans. However, a heartbreaking twist was in store for two beloved characters.
During the latest episode (May 23), Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) discovered that Matty Linlaker (Aron Julius) had covered for her previous mistake.
Stevie notably administered too much morphine to a young girl who was saved from an explosion by Teddy Gowan (Milo Clarke).
As her confidence was given a further blow by a troubling letter, Stevie feared that revealing the truth could bring other secrets to light.
Meanwhile in the NICU ward, Faith Dean (Kirsty Mitchell) was hopeful that her baby, Pearl, could be discharged soon, but Rash Masum (Neet Mohan) warned that she still needed to learn how to feed properly.
Later, as Rash performed a lumbar puncture on another baby, Faith alerted him to the fact that Pearl was choking. After a few moments, Pearl stopped breathing, with Rash and the fellow doctors quickly springing into action.
Faith’s husband, Iain (Michael Stevenson), eventually made it to the NICU to find his devastated wife in tears. Rash then confirmed that Pearl had suffered a cardiac arrest, but was stable.
Viewers were quickly left feeling emotional, with one X (formerly Twitter) user writing: “Poor Pearl omg.”
Another wrote: “Pearl!” alongside several crying emojis. A third said: “Iain [sad emoji]. Faith [sad emoji]. Thank Goodness Pearl’s okay!”
Someone else commented: “The sigh of relief when they said Pearl was okay,” with a fifth viewer saying: “Looking forward to Kirsty shattering my heart into pieces.”
Meanwhile, another viewer shared their concerns about another new mum called Mia Stern (Macadie Amoroso).
“Got a horrible feeling we’re going to have a Baby Snatching Storyline,” they wrote, with another adding: “Yeah that Mia was a bit sketchy.”
Someone else added: “Why do I have a HORRIBLE feeling Faith is walking out of that hospital with no intention of coming back soon after what just happened to Pearl. I hope I’m VERY wrong.”
Does newcomer Mia have an ulterior motive, and has Faith walked out on her family? We’ll have to wait and see.
Casualty is available to stream on BBC iPlayer