Is Casualty back on BBC One tonight and if so what time?

I don’t know about you but nothing says ‘Saturday Night’ to me quite like sitting down to watch Casualty with a cuppa.

As someone who has partaken in such a thing for the better part of three decades, I’d say it’s one of my favourite times of the week, so I get why fans find it frustrating on the occasions when the BBC One soap is removed from TV schedules – like it was last week.

The drama in the ED has been at an all-time high over the past few weeks (and that really is saying something!), with the CQC (Care Quality Commission) set to visit the hospital after newcomer Matty (Aron Julius) filed a report.

The situation was made worse when Ceri (Gwyneth Strong) was keeping a watchful eye over proceedings, informing Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) that he would have a month to get things sorted and under control before she returned for another inspection.

And this inspection would ultimately decide whether the department has a future – or if the staff will have any jobs left to go to.

No pressure!

The inspection in question will be at the centre of the next episode, but with Casualty having been missing from TV schedules last week, viewers will no doubt be looking forward to finding out when it’s next on.

Luckily, we’ve got some answers for you on when that might be.

Yes, you will be pleased to know that Casualty is back on tonight (Saturday, February 28) and will air at 8:30pm on BBC One.

Or if you’re really eager, you can stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

As noted above, tonight’s episode will focus on the inspection as the CQC return to the ED.

Flynn standing outside the ED looking worried in Casualty
Tense times in the ED – will the inspection go to plan? (Picture: BBC Studios)

The question is: will Matty and Kim (Jasmine Bayes) cause issues? Or will things go off without a hitch?

The long-running medical drama took a brief hiatus last week – for one week only – due to the Six Nations rugby tournament between Wales and Scotland.

The coverage caused a knock-on effect to subsequent programmes such as Gladiators and Michael McIntyre’s Big Show.