BBC CASUALTY - who will resign next and no notice And walk off into the sunset

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Thought better start a thread as no one else had

Next sat looks good - with poor ruby struggling to juggle work and harmony

And matty pushes jade to the limit

Anyone else confused by the supposed 15 year old boy who looks about 25?!

Hahah he is not 15!

I was just coming to say the same about the 15 year old

Why they all not wearing masks?

They said something about not wearing masks due to artistic licence or something.

The 15 year old is surely at least 30. Such a funny bit of casting.

Can someone fill in some blanks for me please?

Why was Marty getting an HIV test during the chemical incident episode? I mean, I think I've watched the episode shown prior to that (with the stowaway and him and Jade planning a party) and just don't see where it fits in.

@excelledyourself

Can someone fill in some blanks for me please?

Why was Marty getting an HIV test during the chemical incident episode? I mean, I think I've watched the episode shown prior to that (with the stowaway and him and Jade planning a party) and just don't see where it fits in.

He had unprotected sex with a man who he later treated in A&E, and the man (who didn’t recognise Marty) was HIV+ and hadn’t been taking his medication IIRC.

Thanks @MadisonAvenue

But what episode was that and when?

Agree about the 15 yr old....ridiculous casting!

It was last year, no idea which episode though.

Where had Faith been?

@Murinae

Why they all not wearing masks?

Because it was in the summer in those happy days when infection rates had gone right down and before wearing masks became compulsory. Also presumably they were in the non-covid section

I was a bit confused about Faith and Lev not sure if I missed something. I assume that as Luka was ECV after chemo he was shielding and Faith was at home with him and her other kids. Lev continued to work as a paramedic and stayed somewhere else during lockdown to protect him.

Why they all not wearing masks?

Because it was in the summer in those happy days when infection rates had gone right down and before wearing masks became compulsory. Also presumably they were in the non-covid section

The programme announcer said right at the start that "masks and PPE are used with dramatic license"

@Councilworker

I was a bit confused about Faith and Lev not sure if I missed something. I assume that as Luka was ECV after chemo he was shielding and Faith was at home with him and her other kids. Lev continued to work as a paramedic and stayed somewhere else during lockdown to protect him.

It was exactly that.

I remember several news stories at the time about how frontline medical staff had moved out to protect their families.

@purpleme12

Where had Faith been?

Presumably looking after Luka and his sisters while Lev was working.

Yes in a previous episode it was decided Faith would stay at home and Lev would continue to work and live elsewhere. I cant understand how she didn't confront him about the kiss until now though, thats a long time to sit and stew about it.

That entire episode was ruined for me by that ridiculous casting. I only had half an eye on it - was watching while cooking this morning - and was thus baffled by why this adult man was being treated as a paediatric case by Will.

Do you think it was something to do with Coronavirus restrictions and not wanting a child actor on set? Because otherwise I cant imagine what they were thinking. I assumed he was supposed to be an adult with some sort of learning difficulties until someone said he was 15.

I think you will increasing notice young actors playing down their age and absent children in tv dramas as it avoids the requirement for additional people (chaperones, tutors etc) on set.

Looked up the actor playing him - he's nearly thirty

It is very strange

@LIZS

I think you will increasing notice young actors playing down their age and absent children in tv dramas as it avoids the requirement for additional people (chaperones, tutors etc) on set.

I agree. I think employing children is going to be problematical. That said, you would have thought they could have found an 18 year old.

Bizarrely I didn't find it that jarring - it was clear he was really older than 15 but I think my brain just ignored it.

We were cracking up about the 15 yr old too. Dh was saying ‘don’t they mean he’s 50? Maybe they’re arresting him for being older than his mum?’ 😆