Why is Casualty not on tonight and when is it back?

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Dylan Keogh wearing scrubs and speaking to Matty outside the hospital in Casualty.

The show has been taken off air (Picture: BBC)

Casualty fans, I bring you bad news. The show isn’t airing this evening.

I know!

Casualty fans are made of tough stuff. As well as loving the Holby ED staff members who regularly have their lives put in jeopardy, you watch some pretty grim scenes where patients are in danger, and you also have to deal with the show regularly not airing on a Saturday night.

Troopers, the lot of you.

The medical drama’s latest boxset Lethal Legacy is taking a pause this week, due to an event airing on BBC One.

Here’s everything you need to know about the schedule, plus the drama that’s happened over the past couple of weeks.

Why isn’t Casualty on this week?

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Casualty won’t air on Saturday, May 16, due to the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final being broadcasted instead.

It will kick off at 8pm, and is due to finish airing on BBC One at around 11:50pm!

The two semi-finals for the competition will air tomorrow and Thursday, both at 8pm.

When will Casualty return?

The BBC One soap will return to our screens next Saturday, so you don’t have too long to wait!

The next episode will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer from 6am.

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What has happened in Casualty’s Lethal Legacy so far?

Lethal Legacy kicked off with the fear a new pandemic was about to spread. Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) and his team put measures in place at the hospital to deal with the increase in patients with respiratory problems, but they also had to deal with the arrival of the military.

The group was led by Colonel Jack Bard (Mark Womack), and was at Holby City Hospital to try and help manage the chaos.

Last Saturday, Flynn discovered a disturbing secret about Jack, who he knows from time in the military himself.

A Casualty press shot of Mark Womack and Olly Rix as Jack Bard and Flyynn Byron. They are looking at the camera with a serious expression

Lethal Legacy kicked off last month (Picture: BBC)

An explosion at the Wyvern Hill Estate saw Jack and his soldiers arrive. They quickly discovered that the estate was also the location of a toxic waste dump.

Following another explosion, one of Jack’s soldiers ended up getting injured. In the ED, Flynn examined him, but was terribly worried when he found bruises on the young man’s back.

Flynn attempted to find answers, but Jack arrived before he could get to the truth. He shut the exchange down, and Flynn was left shaken.

In other Casualty news…

Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead, stood beside a counter in Casualty

Charlie Fairhead is returning to the show (Picture: BBC)

Back in April, it was revealed that Derek Thompson will reprise his role as Charlie Fairhead.

He played the character from the very start of the show way back in 1986 until 2024, when Charlie made the decision to retire.

The full details regarding Charlie’s return, including whether he’ll be back as a nurse, patient, or to just visit the hospital, hasn’t been revealed, but Metro understands that he will only be on our screens for a short period.

This article was originally published on May 11, 2025.

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