Casualty has revealed the first look of the show’s 2024 Christmas special – featuring Northern Irish actress Elinor Lawless.
The BAFTA award-winning drama has given viewers a glimpse at what it has called a format-breaking standalone episode, All I Want for Christmas, airing this December.
Elinor, originally from Londonderry, plays Stevie Nash, who is fighting to save lives as the ED is faced with an emergency blood shortage while Iain Dean (Michael Stevenson) risks his own to ensure the hospital doesn’t go without.
Casualty Christmas Special 2024
The BBC said the show is a tribute to the ‘miracle of blood’.
The special will guest star Lucy-Jo Hudson (Wild At Heart, Doctors), Tristan Sturrock (Poldark, The Crown), Joseph Charles (Breathtaking, Solo: A Star Wars Story), Zoe Brough (Outrageous, Father Brown), Katy Carmichael (Malpractice, Spaced) and Valerie Antwi (DI Ray S2, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) who join the Casualty regulars.
Rebecca Ferguson, commissioning editor for BBC Drama, said: “We’re so excited for viewers to see this incredible Christmas special, which genuinely made me gasp. It’s tense, thrilling and super-charged with emotion.”
Casualty Christmas Special 2024
Roxanne Harvey, executive producer for BBC Studios Drama Production, added: “We’re so proud of this life-affirming episode. Beautifully told, with ambitious production values and outstanding performances, this is entertaining, thought-provoking drama at its very best.”
All I Want for Christmas will also feature real-life testimonies from contributors who’ve been directly impacted by UK blood donation, as well as interviews with key workers who form the country’s blood service.
The Casualty Christmas special airs on BBC iPlayer and BBC One this December and will be followed by the next series of Casualty from later in the month. The special is written by Erin Kubicki and will be directed by Steve Hughes.
Previous episodes of Casualty are available to stream on BBC iPlayer now.
Casualty Christmas Special 2024