Casualty to show web-only Halloween episode

Casualty to show web-only Halloween episode
Casualty to show web-only Halloween episode (Image credit: BBC)

The cast of Casualty are set to film a special one-off Halloween ‘webisode’ – the first web-only episode ever to be screened by a BBC continuing drama. The eight-minute special will follow homeless man Alistair (Joe McFadden) and paramedic Polly's (Sophia di Martino) story from the end of the televised episode on Saturday, October 31 until the start of the next show. The webisode will see Alistair’s decent into madness and the gritty world of life on the streets as Polly calls the police on him. Executive producer Belinda Campbell said: “We are always looking at new ways to add value for our loyal fans and this innovative mini-episode will open a window on a hitherto unseen world and give viewers access to a character they wouldn’t have in a normal episode. “David, Joe and Sophia have worked really hard to make this a really special viewing opportunity for die-hard Casualty lovers”. Joe McFadden said: "It was really interesting to shoot in a very different way and great fun to explore my character in a bit more depth and show a gritty side of Casualty that viewers don't normally get to see." The ‘Casualty – The Parting of Ways’ webisode can be seen on the show’s website, via the red button and as a downloadable mobisode on October 31 after the night’s televised episode is broadcast.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.