Casualty airs major Stevie Nash and Matty Linlaker twist after Kim's death in new boxset early BBC iPlayer release
Warning: Contains spoilers for episode one of Casualty: Lethal Legacy, which airs at 8:50pm on BBC One or can be streamed now on BBC iPlayer.
Viewers will undoubtedly still be reeling from the emotional conclusion to Casualty's Learning Curve boxset, which saw Kim Chang (Jasmine Bayes) tragically die from multiple organ failure.
However, following confirmation that the latest boxset - entitled Lethal Legacy - would be heading to our screens just one week later, there was little breathing room for the characters to deal with their grief and presumed responsibility for the resident doctor's death.
As fans will recall, Kim's colleague Matty Linlaker (Aron Julius) found her unconscious at home, having taken a lethal overdose of appetite suppressants and weight loss medication. He also discovered her journal, which detailed every time mentor Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) had reprimanded her.
He instantly blamed Stevie for what had happened, but it was clear that he was also taking some of the guilt having arrived at Holby City together.
In today's episode, the staff had no time to recover following Kim's funeral and were thrown into a new dilemma at the ED. Patients were being admitted with a mystery illness, and nobody could quite work out what it was.
Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) suggested that Stevie attend therapy to help her with the loss, while Matty focussed his attention towards an awkward meet-up between mum Sarah (Phina Oruche) and estranged father Dylan Keogh (William Beck).
However, haunting reminders of Kim remained around the hospital. Stevie found an order of service for her funeral in her locker, though she had no opportunity to reflect and charged back out to perform a risky procedure.
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There was a sudden blackout and tensions began to rise between Stevie and Matty, though he could tell that she was pained and ignored her harsh words. Later, as Stevie attended an online therapy session during her break, he attempted to contact her to give an update on a patient. She missed his calls, and upon her return, lashed out at him for not keeping her in the loop.
It didn't take long for her to realise that she was the one in the wrong, and let's face it - Stevie isn't the sort to offer up a quick apology. An argument ensued between the two, though they both realised that they were facing the same struggle and should support one another.
In a huge twist, they then began kissing passionately outside of the ED. A support method that nobody could see coming!
Read more:
- Casualty confirms return date for "lethal" new 12-part storyline - and it's coming very soon
- Casualty boxset finale airs devastating death of Holby City doctor in early BBC iPlayer release
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Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
