‘Casualty’ bosses have found an unusual way to mark the end of the programme’s 30th anniversary celebrations, and will be airing an episode filmed entirely in one take.
The episode will chart the events of a single hour, focussing on Duffy, who will be showing two teenage girls on work experience around the Emergency Department.
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Duffy, centred, rejoined the show last year
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Addressing the plans, the show’s series producer Erika Hossington said (via Digital Spy): “This very special episode will give the audience a unique insight into an hour in A&E.
“It will be an intense, emotional hour where staff and patients are faced with life changing events.
“We want to reflect the front line in its unedited, rawest form, and this one shot episode with a brilliant script from ‘Casualty’ creator Paul Unwin, has given us the opportunity to do that.”
The website adds that the filming will involve a mobile camera capturing action from inside a moving ambulance, as well as the hospital sets.
The sound will be captured with 40 microphones, which will need to be hidden within the set itself.
Cathy Shipton, who plays Duffy, added: “It is so exciting and nerve-wracking to be working on this episode and unlike anything any of us cast or crew have ever attempted before.
“It is a brilliant fly on the wall episode in real time, placing nurses central in the storyline. It will become a classic ‘Casualty’.”
In the time since, the character has made herself at home on the ward again, fitting in well with staff old and new.
14 Surprising 'Casualty' Guest Stars
Daisy Ridley(01 of14)
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While most big stars' 'Casualty' appearances are buried a decade before their big break, there were just two short years between Daisy's 'Casualty' role and bursting onto the big screen as Rey in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' (credit:BBC)
Orlando Bloom(02 of14)
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Years before 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' and 'Lord Of The Rings' made Orlando one of the biggest stars on the planet, his CV was compiled of 'Midsomer Murders' and this stint on 'Casualty'. (credit:BBC)
Long before the world of superheroes came knocking, Tom played a skydiver in an episode of 'Casualty' in 2007. 'Casualty' being 'Casualty', the skydive didn't go well. (credit:BBC)
David Walliams(05 of14)
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The eye-wear might make him look like a 'Little Britain' character, but this is actually one of David's more series TV appearances, in an episode of 'Casualty'. (credit:BBC)
Sue Perkins(06 of14)
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Proving she's not just good for innuendos about sticky buns and soggy bottoms, here's Sue flexing her acting muscles as a doctor in 'Casualty' back in 2002. (credit:BBC)
Martin Freeman(07 of14)
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'The Hobbit' and 'Sherlock' have made a worldwide star out of Martin Freeman, but here he is having a rather grisly encounter on the BBC medical drama. (credit:BBC)
Minnie Driver(08 of14)
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She's an award-winning actress thanks to films like 'Good Will Hunting' and TV work like 'The Riches' and 'About A Boy'. But here she is showing off her range in 'Casualty'. (credit:BBC)
Danny Dyer(09 of14)
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We can't imagine how concerned we'd be if our paramedic turned out to be Danny Dyer, but that's another matter... (credit:BBC)
Sadie Frost(10 of14)
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'Casualty' was one of Sadie's earliest roles, appearing in the show back in the late 1980s. Unfortunately, there are no photos of her on set, so here she is leaning oh-so-casually against a glass box with perfume in it. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Nicholas Hoult(11 of14)
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Even before 'About A Boy', 'Casualty' was Nick's first ever acting role, back when he was just seven years old. (credit:BBC)
McFly(12 of14)
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Surprise! McFly made a cameo appearance in the show as themselves in 2005, surprising an ill fan with a bunch of roses at her hospital bed. (credit:BBC)
Beverley Callard(13 of14)
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When you're known, as so many of the UK's long-standing soap stars are, for just one role, it can be hard to get work elsewhere, but fortunately Beverley was able to shake Liz McDonald off for one episode of 'Casualty' in 2000. (credit:Phillip Massey via Getty Images)