appears in the series as nurse
Marty Kirkby. The thirty-fourth series of
Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of
Holby City Hospital. The majority of the cast from the
previous series continue to appear in this series.
William Beck and
George Rainsford appear as
Dylan Keogh and
Ethan Hardy, both
consultants in
emergency medicine.
Jack Nolan portrays
Will Noble, a consultant in
pediatric emergency medicine, and
Genesis Lynea features as
Archie Hudson, an emergency medicine
registrar. Longest-serving cast member
Derek Thompson stars as
Charlie Fairhead, the department's
clinical nurse manager, senior
charge nurse and
emergency nurse practitioner, and
Charles Venn portrays
Jacob Masters, a charge nurse. The cast portraying the department's staff nurses are:
Amanda Henderson (
Robyn Miller,
Jason Durr (
David Hide),
Gabriella Leon (
Jade Lovall) and
Shaheen Jafargholi (
Marty Kirkby).
Michael Stevenson and
Maddy Hill play
Iain Dean and
Ruby Spark, both
paramedics.
Di Botcher plays operational duty manager and paramedic
Jan Jenning, and
Tony Marshall appears as
Noel Garcia, the ED
receptionist.
Jacey Sallés portrays hospital porter
Rosa Cadenas and
Cathy Shipton stars as non-practicing senior sister and nursing assistant
Duffy. Despite the departure originally being publicised as a break, Stevenson confirmed that he had left the cast, but the character was not killed off and could return. His final scenes were broadcast in episode 5. Harper praised Shipton for making Duffy "a comforting Saturday night icon, the caring, ideal NHS nurse millions grew up with". The character is killed off in episode 22. On killing-off the character, Harper said that he was proud to have "shone the most powerful light on a cruel disease". Rainsford confirmed on 20 November 2019 that he would be taking a short break from the drama; Ethan departs for a volunteer post in Costa Rica in episode 17. Rainsford explained that the timing of Ethan's departure was poor, but Ethan decides that "his needs [are] greater" and takes a break from the hospital to "clear his head". The character returns in episode 24 and receives a hostile response from Rash, which Rainsford confirmed is related to the series' theme. After two years of appearing in the programme, Hill announced her departure from her role as Ruby in April 2020. Her final scenes aired in the thirty-first episode. Actress
Amanda Mealing also took a break from her role as consultant
Connie Beauchamp during the previous series and will return during series 34. Her return airs in episode 18. On 7 August 2019, it was announced that
Jane Hazlegrove would reprise her role as
Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon for two episodes in the series as part of Iain's exit story. Dixie, a former paramedic and operational duty manager, returns as a
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service paramedic. Harper expressed his delight at Dixie's return and called her "a massively popular character with the audience". The character appears in episodes 4 and 5. Victor Oshin was cast as "over-confident" F1 doctor
Mason Reede for the new series, and he is introduced in episode 2. Oshin was a regular cast member. The casting of Uriel Emil as
Russian paramedic
Lev Malinovsky was announced on 2 September 2019. The character, who is billed as "steely and tough but gentle at heart", is introduced as Iain's replacement and features in a big story during the series. Producers then introduced advanced clinical practitioner (ACP)
Faith Cadogan (
Kirsty Mitchell), who was revealed to be Lev's wife, in episode 17. The characters feature in a new story when their son
Luka Malinovsky (Tom Mulheron), who is introduced to the series, is diagnosed with a brain tumour. Gallacher expressed her delight at joining the cast and Harper stated that he was "excited" to explore the character and to have Gallacher portraying her. He confirmed that Ffion would be involved in "pretty turbulent" storylines. The series features several recurring characters and multiple guest stars. Episode one features the return of David's son,
Oliver Hide (
Harry Collett), and former wife, Rosalene Hide (
Lorraine Pilkington), as well as the first appearance of Kriss Dosanjh as Rash's father, Ashok Masum. The third episode of the series features an appearance from
Rosie Marcel as
Jac Naylor, a character in
Casualty spin-off series,
Holby City. Established actress
Abigail Hardingham was cast in the series as guest character Effie Laurence, a love interest for Ethan. Effie is the daughter of Ethan's university friend, Theo Laurence (Jim Sturgeon), and has
cystic fibrosis. Rainsford noted that the relationship would not be "without its issues as well". The actress confirmed that Xiomara would arrive to put pressure on Rosa and David's relationship and soon befriends Ollie, who joins her in trying to get the pair married. Her return was confirmed on 30 January 2020 by
TVTimes, who reported that Dylan would call Zsa Zsa for help with Luka's brain tumour. Zsa Zsa makes a cameo appearance in episode 25,
Kelly Gough was cast in a recurring role as Ruby's sister,
Violette Spark, who was introduced in episode 16 for a new story for Ruby. Gough's stint on the drama ends in episode 25 when her character is killed off. As part of Duffy's story, actor
Clive Wood reprised his role as Bill Crowthers, having appeared across five episodes in the previous series. Bill appears in episode 20. Episode 29 features an appearance from
Alex Walkinshaw as director of nursing
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, a character in
Holby City. Also, Mealing confirmed that
Jo Martin would appear as Max McGerry, a
consultant in
neurosurgery and the acting
chief executive officer.
Main characters •
William Beck as
Dylan Keogh •
Di Botcher as
Jan Jenning •
Olivia D'Lima as
Fenisha Khatri (from episode 25) •
Jason Durr as
David Hide •
Uriel Emil as
Lev Malinovsky (from episode 6) •
Amanda Henderson as
Robyn Miller •
Maddy Hill as
Ruby Spark (until episode 31) •
Shaheen Jafargholi as
Marty Kirkby •
Gabriella Leon as
Jade Lovall •
Genesis Lynea as
Archie Hudson (until episode 27) •
Tony Marshall as
Noel Garcia •
Amanda Mealing as
Connie Beauchamp (from episode 18) •
Kirsty Mitchell as
Faith Cadogan (from episode 17) •
Neet Mohan as
Rash Masum (from episode 1) •
Jack Nolan as
Will Noble • Victor Oshin as
Mason Reede (episodes 2−17) •
George Rainsford as
Ethan Hardy •
Jacey Sallés as
Rosa Cadenas •
Cathy Shipton as
Lisa "Duffy" Duffin (until episode 22) •
Michael Stevenson as
Iain Dean (until episode 5) •
Derek Thompson as
Charlie Fairhead •
Charles Venn as
Jacob Masters Recurring characters •
Harry Collett as
Oliver Hide •
Stirling Gallacher as
Ffion Morgan •
Kelly Gough as
Violette Spark •
Abigail Hardingham as Effie Laurence • Tom Mulheron as
Luka Malinovsky • Jim Sturgeon as Theo Laurence
Guest characters • Kriss Dosanjh as Ashok Masum •
Sharon Gless as
Zsa Zsa Harper-Jenkinson •
Jane Hazlegrove as
Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon •
Rosie Marcel as
Jac Naylor •
Jo Martin as Max McGerry •
Lorraine Pilkington as Rosalene Hide •
Anna Savva as Xiomara Steadman •
Alex Walkinshaw as
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher •
Clive Wood as Bill Crowthers == Episodes ==