Casualty

Soaps are increasingly trying to get a political message across. However in this instance it was a good portrayal of the situation in some hospitals at present. I have to disagree Charleygirl Consultants are just as human as the rest of us and in this case the added weight of responsibility made coping hard. I liked the side issue with Jade and her hearing impairment being exacerbated by wearing of masks.

Agree that Connie is only human. Yes the issues raised were very pertinent: the lack of preparedness, chronic underfunding, PPE shortages, masks preventing lip reading, and most of all perhaps, Jacob asking why the BAME community are so badly affected- because they do many of the frontline jobs, as Noel did, being a receptionist.

I was initially a bit sceptical as some storylines in the past have been pretty far fetched. In contrast to Holby City, which presented a farcical Covid episode, Casualty pulled off a moving and very real portrayal.

I didn’t watch it, although I’ve watched Casualty for years. I prefer TV that’s entertaining and escapism.