Max Walker (Jamie Davis) to guest in Holby City
Casualty's Max Walker will be crossing over to Holby City for a special storyline due to air later in the year.
Jamie Davis has reprised his role as popular porter Max, who bowed out of Casualty in January 2018.
Max will reappear in Holby City for one episode airing in December, although further details regarding what brings him back are currently under wraps.
However, Digital Spy understands that Max's return will just be in Holby City and there are no current plans for him to pop back to Casualty as well.
Max was last seen leaving Holby for a new life in America with his wife Zoe Hanna. Sunetra Sarker had bowed out as Zoe in 2016 but reprised her role for Max's exit, in order to give the on-off couple a happy ending.
Max's Holby comeback is part of new producer Jane Wallbank's commitment to increased crossovers between the shows.
Speaking to Digital Spy recently, Jane said: "The recent Casualty/Holby crossover was a huge achievement and everyone worked so hard. It's probably not viable to do anything on that scale for a few years yet, simply because of logistics.
"But there is increased and more complex character crossover between the two shows on quite a regular basis now."
Prior to his Casualty exit last year, Jamie had played Max since 2013.
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Tanya Burr to guest in Holby City
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Autumn is soon arriving, which means one thing for Holby City fans – a brand new trailer proving the medical drama will keep the momentum going following an explosive summer.
There's a lot to unpack from the preview clip, with one of the details revealing that digital influencer Tanya Burr will appear as a guest star.
Tanya, 30, rose to fame on Instagram and YouTube, having garnered 3 million and 3.5 million followers respectively on the social media platforms.
Although her storyline is being kept under wraps, we can see she'll be portraying a patient at the Holby hospital.
While being treated by Essie Harrison and Sacha Levy, the new character asks the pair: "How long have you two been together?" to which they chuckle while insisting: "We're not together."
Fans have been gunning for the will-they-won't-they couple to get back together for some time now, with Essie proving to be a lifeline to the doc throughout his battle with depression.
Could Tanya's patient act as a catalyst to Essie and Sacha growing closer once more? Time will tell as the new episodes drop over the coming weeks.
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Elsewhere in the trailer, we're shown a potential explanation as to why Ric hasn't been acting himself recently. Confronting the idea that he might have dementia, a scan is scheduled to set the record straight.
Meanwhile, Jac is seen buckling under pressure, Lofty learns about his baby and the police turn up in search of Cameron.
Holby City to air stillbirth storyline as Helen and Lofty lose their baby
Holby City is set to bring awareness to stillbirths with an upcoming storyline.
Lofty (Lee Mead) is expecting a child with Helen (Verity Marshall), a woman with whom he had a fling on holiday. Her pregnancy was originally kept from Lofty when his husband Dom (David Ames) found out first, but the truth finally came out last month.
An episode airing later this month will see Lofty, Dom and Helen go through the heartbreak of losing their baby, setting off a new storyline for the trio as they process the grief.
Holby City's writing team worked with both bereavement and medical specialists to ensure that the stillbirth and its after-effects on the parents are depicted accurately on-screen.
"Holby City doesn't shy away from covering difficult and sometimes, as in this case, very sad issues which can resonate with the audience," executive producer Simon Harper said today (November 12).
"The loss of the baby is terrible for Helen, and we also felt that the father's perspective is traditionally perhaps overlooked. Lofty and Dom's relationship gives us the chance to explore that. Lee, David and Verity all give beautifully pitched performances in a heart-breaking episode."
Lee Mead added that he is honoured to be bringing awareness to such an important issue, saying: "After knowing people close to me who have sadly been through a similar experience, I think it's really important and brave for Holby City to shine a light on the reality that some families have to face. I'm really proud to have been a part of it.”
Holby City airs on Tuesdays at 8pm on BBC One, with these stillbirth storyline scenes premiering later in November.
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