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Holby City and Casualty to air special crossover episodes

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Photo credit: Digitalspy/ST - BBC

From Digital Spy

Holby City and Casualty will be airing two special crossover episodes next month for the first time since 2005.

The sister shows will be joining forces for an explosive two-parter, which will see Holby City Hospital plunged into chaos.

The crossover will kick off in Casualty's episode on Saturday, March 2 and will conclude during Holby City on Tuesday, March 5 on BBC One.

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Photo credit: BBC

Characters from both series will interact as their storylines are intertwined across the two dramatic, action-packed episodes.

When a major cyber-attack plunges Holby into blackout and disables most of the hospital’s automated monitoring equipment, staff on both Wards will be forced to pull together and make some life-or-death decisions.

At the same time, Holby City regular Sacha (Bob Barrett) is involved in a horrifying car crash which injures both his daughter Beka and Ric’s granddaughter Darla – one of whom might be pregnant.

Fighting a different battle amongst the chaos, Connie (Amanda Mealing) is left to save the life of a member of her own team with surgery.

As Sacha’s injuries become apparent, Jac comes to his rescue and is ready to operate but with only one theatre available in the blackout, Connie and Jac have to make the impossible decision of which of their friends to try and save first.

Speaking about the episodes, Holby City and Casualty's executive producer Simon Harper said: “We’ve known for some time there’s been major audience appetite for a mega crossover between these sister shows, so that’s exactly what we are serving up!

"You’ll see both the Casualty and Holby teams striving heroically against the odds in two episodes of pure, nail-biting, taut, emotional medical drama. "

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Photo credit: BBC

He added: "I’m quite literally in awe of Michelle Lipton’s writing achievement and Steve Brett’s direction in pulling off this double, and so proud of both the Cardiff Casualty and Elstree Holby crews and casts in making the mind-boggling logistics work, quite aside from their creative wizardry.

"There’s so much to relish in the cross-show character interactions: an especially poignant thematic resonance between two regulars, Connie and Jac in delicious conflict, and perhaps most vitally, who from Casualty has been secretly carrying on with whom from Holby!”

Viewers know that Holby City is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout 2019, with a host of guest appearances from past characters and fan favourites across the year.

Holby City and Casualty air on Tuesday and Saturday nights on BBC One.


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