Sat 28 BBC1
I've made no secret of the fact that lately I much prefer Holby City to Casualty. The show which was once the mere spin-off has become the main attraction, leaving Casualty without any particularly commanding lead characters. That, however, is not an issue tonight, as we say goodbye to Kelsey, the outgoing nurse with generously-gapped teeth. For much of the episode it seems a night out with Alice and Ruth, never the most adventurous, would be the most Kelsey has to look forward to, so it's understable she should go on the pull. More surprising is that she receives interest from a hottie named Guy. She wastes no time in leaving with him, only for him to be stabbed by a hoodie (and they certainly make sure we understand that he's a nasty yoof). Once back in the hospital, Guy's true colours present themselves, and a distraught Kelsey cries her final night away. Thankfully the staff have a lovely surprise up their sleeves, and all ends well.
Elsewhere Dr Hanna the Happy is visited by Cherise's grand-parents, two stereotypically old-school Scots who very much disapprove of their grand-daughter's apparent chocolate-and-late-nights lifestyle. They reward her by stabbing her in the eye with mascara. It was an 'accident' apparently (yeah right!). It helps Zoe reach an important decision about Cherise's future though, and any excuse for more Sunetra Sarker on our television screens cannot be scoffed at. Why can't Casualty be on form all of the time?
