Casualty replaced and won’t return to screens for MONTHS in shock schedule shake-up…

CASUALTY has been pulled off air for months in a major schedule shake-up.

The BBC One medical drama has been replaced by bosses in a move that will leave fans seething.

 

Casualty has been pulled off air in a huge schedule shake-up

3

Casualty has been pulled off air in a huge schedule shake-upCredit: BBC

The drama won't return to screens until December

3

The drama won’t return to screens until DecemberCredit: BBC/Alistair Heap

Last week's double bill of Casualty was fans' final fix as it heads on its break

3

Last week’s double bill of Casualty was fans’ final fix as it heads on its breakCredit: BBC

Casualty will remain off air until this Christmas, with its usual Saturday slot offered up to US drama Apples Never Fall Far.

An exact date for its return is yet to be announced by the Beeb.

It means last weekend’s episodes of Casualty was fans’ last fix until this December.

Fans got double the amount of action from Holby City hospital with two episodes airing on BBC One.

The first instalment was first screened at 8.25pm, which was followed by the later edition at 9:15pm.

Meanwhile, the next series of Casualty will kick off with a Christmas special – the first in a decade.

A cryptic teaser trailer was posted on social media by the long-running show’s social media account leaving fans thrilled.

According to the BBC, the special episode will “celebrate the gift of giving”.

Bosses also promise that the story will be told in an ‘innovative [and] format-breaking way.”

Details are currently thin the plot and what is due to come at the end of the year.

Casualty fans ‘heartbroken’ as Barney Walsh’s character reveals horrifying sexual abuse he suffered as a child

Visit our Casualty page for the latest gossip and spoilers

Related articles

Casualty’s Stevie Nash has been single for quite a while but her love life appeared to take a turn in the latest instalment of the BBC medical drama.

Casualty’s Stevie Nash (played by Elinor Lawless) appeared to have a connection to a hunky fireman in the latest edition of the long-running BBC medical drama and fans were…

Casualty’s new 12-parter ‘Breaking Point’ kicks off with a double-bill on BBC1 with Holby ED going through some major changes. Here’s everything you need to know…

Casualty is preparing to enter a new chapter in its history. With the departure of Derek Thompson AKA nurse Charlie Fairhead as the last original cast member in…

Casualty has cast former EastEnders star Annette Badland to play an important role in Charlie Fairhead’s final episode

Casualty has cast former EastEnders star Annette Badland to play an important role in Charlie Fairhead’s final episode. Actor Derek Thompson is leaving the medical drama after 38 years in…

Casualty introduces brand new paramedic in show first

Casualty is set to introduce a brand new paramedic in a show first. Newcomer Indie Jankowski, who is played by Pennyworth’s Naomi Wakszlak is set to debut on…

EXCLUSIVE: Casualty star Kirsty Mitchell has revealed why her character has made a huge career decision

Casualty’s Faith Cadogan (played by Kirsty Mitchell) has made the huge decision to train as a doctor in the long running BBC medical drama. In recent weeks she has…

EXCLUSIVE: William Beck, who plays Dylan Keogh in Casualty, has opened up about his character’s relationship with colleague Stevie Nash

Casualty star William Beck has speculated about the hurdles his character Dylan Keogh and Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) would face if they began a relationship. Fans of the…