CASUALTY: OLLY RIX JOINS CAST OF BBC MEDICAL DRAMA

Casualty has announced Olly Rix (Agatha Raisin, Our Girl, Call The Midwife, The Royal Shakespeare Company) as the latest addition to the BAFTA Award-winning BBC show, made by BBC Studios Drama Productions.

Olly is set to take on the role of charming but complicated Clinical Lead Flynn Byron and will first appear on screens from March, in Casualty’s upcoming new miniseries Internal Affairs. Flynn Byron is a complex character driven by his past demons and the need to make his mark.

As the new Clinical Lead Consultant at Holby City ED, Flynn joins the NHS fresh from a tour of duty. He’s a man with a purpose, and with a fierce resolve to make a difference. He faces the challenge of instilling change in a system weighed down by bureaucracy, all the while grappling with the trauma he has experienced and a deception that threatens to be his undoing.

Olly Rix says: “It’s been a pleasure to join the Casualty cast in such a dynamic role. Flynn crashes into the world of it from a very different background, resulting in a complex and exciting story in Internal Affairs and beyond. It’s a brilliant new chapter for the show and I am excited for the audience to get to know Flynn."

Roxanne Harvey, Executive Producer of Casualty for BBC Studios, says:

“Flynn’s journey promises to resonate with viewers, exploring the often emotional toll of working in the NHS, the cost of making tough decisions, and the possibility of redemption when you’re confronted with the consequences of your actions.”

As recently announced, Casualty’s Internal Affairs will also feature acclaimed actor Robert Bathurst (Downton Abbey, Cold Feet , Doctor Who), who is set to take on the guest role of Russell Whitelaw, a top-tier surgeon who has commanded the operating room for years with his unmatched skill and domineering personality.

Robert Bathurst Said: “Joining Casualty for three months was very enjoyable; it’s so well run, well written and well directed. They built an operating theatre especially for this block of stories so all of us, actors and crew, were on a voyage of discovery. As always with Casualty there were brilliantly qualified advisers on hand to make it seem as real as possible. The Emergency Department film set was just like being in a hospital - I kept getting lost."

Made in Cardiff, Casualty is a BBC Studios Drama production for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. It is executive produced by Roxanne Harvey for BBC Studios, with Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC. The series producer is Liza Mellody.