Casualty (series 31)
Episodes

Casualty (series 31)

Section Title: Episodes
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No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)

10051006	1	"Too Old for This Shift"	Steve Hughes	Matthew Barry & Andy Bayliss	27 August 2016	7.20

Jacob worries for Connie and Grace's safety when he learns that Steph has been admitted, following a road traffic accident. He goes out with Iain and Jez, where they find Connie's crashed car and work to bring her and Grace back to hospital.

1007	2	"Fall on Me"	Seán Gleeson	Mark Stevenson	3 September 2016	6.45

Elle is appointed the status of acting clinical lead in Connie's absence. Duffy discovers that Louise may not be handling well since the incident when a flipped car brings a driver and his heavily pregnant wife, Carly, into the ED, the latter of whom says she can hear high-pitched noises, which caused her to jump from the vehicle.

1008	3	"Strike Three"	Seán Gleeson	Claire Miller	10 September 2016	5.34

Jac and Guy are called down to the ED to perform an emergency operation on Grace when they learn she has a pseudoaneurysm.

1009	4	"Pride Comes Before a Fall"	Rick Platt	Suzanne Cowie	17 September 2016	5.57

Ethan and Alicia are sent to the woodlands to rescue Professor Gaynor Lockford and her son when they fall through a sink hole and into a cave.

1010	5	"Schoolboy Crush"	Rick Platt	Kayleigh Llewellyn	24 September 2016	5.64

David is delighted, albeit shocked when Ollie, his son, arrives at the ED unexpectedly. However, David's delight is short-lived when his former wife Rosa arrives at the hospital and reveals to his colleagues that David once kidnapped Ollie.

1011	6	"Party Pooper"	Diarmuid Goggins	Rachel Aird	1 October 2016	5.78

Ethan struggles to make Alicia's birthday memorable. He plans a party at the pub with their colleagues.

1012	7	"Too Much Love Will Kill You"	Diarmuid Goggins	Tony Higgins	8 October 2016	5.56

Robyn plans to propose to Glen, but when he ignores her texts and calls, she begins to worry. Glen learns that his brain tumour has grown, and he now has only months left to live, not years.

1013	8	"The Big Day"	Julie Edwards	Tom Higgins & Mark Catley	15 October 2016	5.65

Robyn and Glen's wedding day arrives and the pair agree to get married at the hospital. During her shift, Robyn faints.

1014	9	"Night of the Loving Dead"	Amanda Mealing	Jeff Povey	22 October 2016	5.72

Robyn attempts to contact Glen following his abrupt departure on their wedding day. When a patient entangled in barbed wire is admitted with Glen's phone, Robyn interrogates the patient, but has no luck in learning of Glen's whereabouts.

1015	10	"Shock to the System"	Tracey Larcombe	Jon Sen	29 October 2016	5.76

Dylan is distraught when Dervla, his dog, goes missing. New F1 doctor Seb Grayling arrives at the ED for his first shift, but he runs Dervla over with his bicycle.

1016	11	"Thirty Years"	Paul Riordan	Kelly Jones	5 November 2016	5.79

Duffy's heavily pregnant daughter-in-law, Tanya, arrives at the ED just before going into labour. Soon after going into labour, Tanya asks to be admitted to another hospital when her estranged mother turns up unexpectedly searching for her.

1017	12	"About My Mother"	Paul Riordan	Kim Millar	19 November 2016	5.89

Connie distracts herself from Grace as the day of her discharge from hospital arrives. Hugo, a school friend of Grace's, is admitted to the ED when he falls from the underside of a lorry whilst hitchhiking.

1018	13	"Not in Holby Anymore"	Matthew Evans	Simon Norman	26 November 2016	5.80

Charlie, Duffy and Jacob challenge the team following a disappointing review, picking out their colleagues weaknesses and setting tasks for the team to complete throughout their shift.

1019	14	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Matthew Evans	Rebecca Wojciechowski	3 December 2016	5.75

Connie returns to work following Grace's discharge. Her first patient is one she treated when she was a cardiothoracic surgeon, Peter.

1020	15	"Bah Humbug"	David Beauchamp	Dominique Moloney	10 December 2016	5.73

Seb avoids Dylan following his drunken attempt to kiss him and treats a patient involved in a Christmas sales riot, but his clinical abilities are once again brought into question by Dylan when he discovers that Seb has missed a build-up of fluid in his patient's abdomen.

1021	16	"New Me, New Year, New You"	David Beauchamp	Sarah Beeson	31 December 2016	5.26

Seb asks Elle if she will mentor him following the allegations he made against Dylan. Elle tells Seb he could ruin Dylan's career if he chooses to pursue his complaint, and suggests the pair resolve their issues among themselves.

1022	17	"What Lurks in the Heart"	Jamie Annett	Rachel Smith	7 January 2017	5.97

Seb continues to spread his rumour. Max and Jez visit Dylan on his boathouse; it is a mess.

1023	18	"Back to School"	Jamie Annett	Laura Poliakoff	14 January 2017	5.93

Elle begins to feel the pressure from Connie, Ric and the Holby City Trust as Connie's complaint brings the board together to discuss Elle's clinical action on Grace.

1024	19	"Little Sister"	Fiona Walton	Joseph Wilde & Jeff Povey	21 January 2017	5.98

Iain's younger sister, Gemma, arrives at the ambulance station with rib injuries. Iain sends Gemma to the ED to be checked over by Lily, who notices injuries on Gemma consistent with abuse.

1025	20	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	Fiona Walton	Mark Stevenson	28 January 2017	5.61

Alicia attends her parents anniversary party when she learns they are giving their relationship another go. However, when her father Howard's secret lover, Martin, turns up at the party unexpectedly, Howard tries to get Martin to leave, which results in him being crushed against a skip.

1026	21	"The Stag, the Dog and the Sheep"	Seán Gleeson	Jeff Povey	4 February 2017	5.99

Charlie's stag do does not go to plan when, on the morning after the party, Ethan wakes up with a sheep in his room and Cal, Josh and Noel wake up in a bed together.

1027	22	"You Are Your Only Limit"	Seán Gleeson	Dana Fainaru	11 February 2017	5.72

Elle's hearing comes around and Connie is determined to get Elle fired. Connie takes Grace to the court room and attempts to pretend that she is still critically ill, in hopes that the judges feel sorry for her.

1028	23	"Binge Britain"	Paul Riordan	Laura Poliakoff	18 February 2017	5.99

Iain is disappointed when Gemma fails to show up to her visiting order. Once she is released, Gemma visits Kim, her and Iain's mother, in her second floor flat.

1029	24	"Slipping Under"	Paul Riordan	Jason Sutton	25 February 2017	5.88

Connie visits Steph in prison asks her to plea guilty in court. Just hours later, Steph is admitted to the ED after overdosing.

1030	25	"It Starts with the Shoes"	Jo Johnson	Kim Millar	4 March 2017	5.29

David spends time with Oliver in the ED after learning his son is being flown over to Spain at the end of the day to live with Rosa and his aunt.

1031	26	"The Good Samaritan"	Jo Johnson	Mark Catley	11 March 2017	5.43

David arrives at work in a purple suit and brand new car which he impulsively bought on his way to the ED.

1032	27	"Mobile"	Alex Jacob	Mark Catley	18 March 2017	5.52

David takes Robyn on a drive. Dylan phones Robyn and informs her that David's bipolar disorder is affecting his mental state.

1033	28	"Five Days"	Julie Edwards	Barbara Machin	25 March 2017	5.65

Following the birth of her daughter, Charlotte, Robyn creates a video diary to record her first five days. She is optimistic and excited to meet Charlotte, but fails to realise how ill her prematurely born daughter is.

1034	29	"Sleeping with the Enemy"	Simon Massey	Steve Bailie	1 April 2017	5.45

Alicia wakes up hungover in Sam's bed. She makes her way to the ED where Sam is holding a meeting in the staff room.

1035	30	"Child of Mine"	Simon Massey	Jessica Ruston	8 April 2017	5.57

Connie receives a phone call from Hugo, Grace's friend, who hastily hangs up. Hugo's father's girlfriend, Keira, finds Hugo in the house.

1036	31	"When the Whistle Blows"	Tracey Larcombe	John Yorke	15 April 2017	4.73

Sam tells the consultants at the ED that they will not be able to work overtime any more, in an attempt to ease financial pressure on the department.

1037	32	"Reap the Whirlwind – Part One"	Steve Brett	Jon Sen	22 April 2017	4.98

Cal's strike begins. The junior doctors and consultants gather outside the ED.

1038	33	"Reap the Whirlwind – Part Two"	Steve Brett	Dominique Moloney	29 April 2017	5.37

Lily lies unconscious on the floor of the car park. A frightened Gemma flees the scene of the incident, and phones Iain to tell him what has happened.

1039	34	"Break Point"	David Innes Edwards	Simon Norman	6 May 2017	5.38

Ethan prepares for his shift, despite dissuasion from the staff at the hospital. He treats a lifeguard who has been admitted after being run over outside a swimming pool.

1040	35	"End of the Road"	Lynsey Miller	Joe Williams & Kelly Jones	20 May 2017	5.21

Connie in enjoying spending time with Hugo, until she learns that Hugo's father is intending to move him to Scotland. Connie is upset by the news, and tells Hugo it is time for him to leave.

1041	36	"Roadman"	Alex Jacob	Mark Catley	3 June 2017	4.88

Elle visits son Blake's school alongside Josh and Jacob to give a careers talk assembly to the students. As the trio arrive, they find themselves treating a schoolgirl who is being bullied.

1042	37	"Swift Vengeance Waits"	Judith Dine	Rachel Smith	10 June 2017	5.17

Ethan clears out Cal's locker as he begins to get his life back on track, but when Scott, Mickey and Denise Ellisson are admitted to the ED after suffering injuries whilst attending a racist rally, Ethan sees the opportunity to get a confession out of Scott over Cal's murder.

1043	38	"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep"	Judith Dine	Dana Fainaru	17 June 2017	5.04

Ethan braces himself as the day of Cal's funeral arrives. He treats a schoolboy admitted after a coach crash and helps the boy and his father come to terms with the death of their mother.

1044	39	"It Had to Be You"	Graham Sherrington	Matthew Barry & Mark Stevenson	24 June 2017	5.30

Connie, Dylan, Elle and Lily all prepare themselves as the day of the interviews for the consultant post arrives. With Sam interviewing all of his colleagues, an angry Connie sabotages the interviews by calling all the consultants to Resus as a teenager is admitted after being impaled on a metal spike.

1045	40	"War of the Roses"	Graham Sherrington	Rachel Aird	1 July 2017	5.21

Sam's first day as a doctor does not go to plan when he is told he will be treating minor injuries.

1046	41	"Man Up"	Shaun Evans	Suzanne Cowie	8 July 2017	5.09

Ethan learns that Jez is in a secret relationship with Mickey. He uses his new-found knowledge in an attempt to befriend Mickey and turn him against Scott.

1047	42	"Somewhere Between Silences − Part One"	Fiona Walton	Paul Matthew Thompson	15 July 2017	5.43

Mickey phones Jez from an abandoned shed after coming off a motorbike. Jez learns that Mickey was involved in a shop raid under Scott's control on a Muslim family, and is devastated by Mickey's deceit.

1048	43	"Somewhere Between Silences − Part Two"	Fiona Walton	Jeff Povey	22 July 2017	5.67

Ethan rushes to Scott's aid as he lies on the floor of the ED with a serious head injury. Scott begs Ethan to help him, and Ethan does.

1049	44	"One"	Jon Sen	Paul Unwin	29 July 2017	6.57

Jez and Iain admit a Korean lady after rescuing her from a house fire. Jez is proud of his achievement upon saving the lady from the burning building, but when it is later revealed that her baby died in the house fire, and Jez did not save the baby, he is devastated.

Sentence(s)

Episode 1 is the highest-rated episode, while episode 31 is the lowest-rated episode of Casualty series with a rating of 4.73 million viewers.

final_sentence: Episode 1 is the highest-rated episode, while episode 31 is the lowest-rated episode of Casualty series with a rating of 4.73 million viewers.