Casualty Christmas horror - the show's CANCELLED this Saturday!

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Casualty Robyn at home surrounded by Christmas presents
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Bah humbug! Why's Casualty not on this Saturday?

Casualty fans are again going to be left disappointed this Saturday because their favourite show is missing from the TV schedule.

The hospital hit is considered a Saturday night regular, but there’s been a number of different reasons this year for it not being on.

This time it’s because the BBC has made space for the Strictly Come Dancing final, one of the highlights of the TV calendar.

BBC1’s Saturday 14th December evening schedule looks like this…

6.30pm The Hit List 7.05 Strictly Come Dancing: The Final 9.10pm Michael McIntyre’s Big Show

Casualty 21st December 2019

Here's some Casualty Christmas cheer for you, the show will be back on Saturday 21st December (Image credit: BBC/Alistair Heap)

With the Strictly final running for over two hours, Casualty has had to make way. Earlier this year Casualty was cleared from the schedule for the Last Night of the Proms and the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Perhaps most annoying for fans was when it was moved at the last minute due to Wimbledon as a mixed doubles match involving Andy Murray and Serena Williams ran over.

But in better news for Casualty fans it will be back the following Saturday - 21st December. It will be shown then at 9.20pm.

David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
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David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.

Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 

David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.

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