Jacob Masters (Chucky Venn)

[Perdita]

Former EastEnders star Chucky Venn has joined the cast of Casualty.

The actor, who is best known to fans as Walford's Ray Dixon, will play a new nurse called Jacob Masters in the BBC hospital drama.

Charles Venn
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Chucky Venn

Jacob's first scenes will see him arrive in the emergency department with an injured friend, but he quickly makes a big impact on the medical team.

When Connie finds out he's a nurse and mentions that they're advertising at the moment, everyone is quickly won over by his subordination of the ruthless consultant.

Speaking about the role, Venn said: "It's truly a pleasure and honour to be part of Casualty as it's such a successful long-standing medical drama.

"I'm keenly relishing the challenge and my time in Cardiff and I look forward to tackling the role of nurse Jacob."

Executive producer Oliver Kent added: "We are thrilled to welcome [Chucky] to Casualty. As Jacob, his good looks, charm and wit will certainly cause a tidal wave of testosterone in the emergency department. He's going to ruffle a lot of feathers and, no doubt, set a few hearts racing..."

Venn has already started filming with the programme, with his first scenes airing on June 11.

[TaintedLove]

That`s excellent news. I loved him in EE. When he left EE, so did I
Thanks Perdita.....you really made my day ♥

[Perdita]

I too am happy to see him on screen again

[TaintedLove]

I`ve always loved the name Jacob.....was tempted to call my son Jacob when he was born.
Hurry up June 11th...can`t wait to see Chucky/Jacob

[tammyy2j]

Charles Venn has said fans are in for a big treat as part of celebrations for the medical drama’s 30th anniversary.

An adrenalin-charged 110-minute special episode will be broadcast on BBC One at the end of the current series.

The former EastEnders star, who plays nurse Jacob Masters, told What’s On TV magazine that his character will play a key role in the forthcoming instalment.

“I don’t want to give anything away, but my character Jacob is an integral part of it,” he said. “It’s action-packed and I get to do a few stunts, which is a dream come true for me. I wanted to be a stuntman when I was younger. The 110-minute 30th anniversary episode is like a film and we call it Casualty: The Movie.”

Charles played Albert Square’s Ray Dixon, a boyfriend of Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer) and the father of her young son Morgan. He joined Casualty in 2015.

The long-running series is pulling out all the stops to mark its milestone anniversary. It has already been announced that the 1000th episode features a special cameo appearance from the much-loved Lisa ‘Duffy’ Duffin, played by Cathy Shipton, on June 26.

Duffy will also return to the show permanently in August to reunite with the Holby Emergency Department team.

London-born Cathy was an original cast member of Casualty when it launched in 1986.

Casualty fans can expect more surprises as the show celebrates a momentous achievement.

[TaintedLove]

Charles Venn has said fans are in for a big treat as part of celebrations for the medical drama’s 30th anniversary.

An adrenalin-charged 110-minute special episode will be broadcast on BBC One at the end of the current series.

The former EastEnders star, who plays nurse Jacob Masters, told What’s On TV magazine that his character will play a key role in the forthcoming instalment.

“I don’t want to give anything away, but my character Jacob is an integral part of it,” he said. “It’s action-packed and I get to do a few stunts, which is a dream come true for me. I wanted to be a stuntman when I was younger. The 110-minute 30th anniversary episode is like a film and we call it Casualty: The Movie.”

Charles played Albert Square’s Ray Dixon, a boyfriend of Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer) and the father of her young son Morgan. He joined Casualty in 2015.

The long-running series is pulling out all the stops to mark its milestone anniversary. It has already been announced that the 1000th episode features a special cameo appearance from the much-loved Lisa ‘Duffy’ Duffin, played by Cathy Shipton, on June 26.

Duffy will also return to the show permanently in August to reunite with the Holby Emergency Department team.

London-born Cathy was an original cast member of Casualty when it launched in 1986.

Casualty fans can expect more surprises as the show celebrates a momentous achievement.

That`s excellent news about Duffy - I have always liked her.
Thanks Tammy