HOT SHOCKING UPDATE!! Olly Rix says new Casualty role is “radically different” to previous work

Many viewers who tune in to Casualty tonight may recognise one of the new leading cast members, but perhaps not in a role quite as intense as this one.

Olly Rix joins the cast of the medical drama as Holby City ED’s clinical lead, and is immediately thrust into an environment that he didn’t quite expect…

This will be Rix’s first TV role since he left Call the Midwife last year as his character exited Poplar for a life in the States.

Article continues below advert

“[It’s] radically different,” Rix exclusively told RadioTimes.com. “I love Flynn. I’ve really enjoyed playing this character and bringing this character to life and putting him together, and now getting to the point where he’s about to go on screen and meet an audience.”

Asked if he hoped that fans from Call the Midwife might tune in to watch him step into his new role, Rix said: “It’s always deeply, deeply flattering and rewarding to have people follow what you do across different shows, and if they do in this instance, then that would be amazing.

“I would be really proud of that and grateful for it, so fingers crossed.”

Olly Rix wearing blue scrubs with his arms folded and looking seriously ahead.
Olly Rix. BBC Studios

Rix’s character has been described as charming yet complicated, and he joins the NHS fresh from a tour of duty.

The BBC previously teased his character, noting: “He’s a man with a purpose, and with a fierce resolve to make a difference. He faces the challenge of instilling change in a system weighed down by bureaucracy, all the while grappling with the trauma he has experienced and a deception that threatens to be his undoing.”

Rix told RadioTimes.com that Flynn has been a character he loves and “really enjoyed building”.

Rix will star alongside Robert Bathurst (Downton Abbey), who is Flynn’s father-in-law and also happens to a top-tier surgeon who has “commanded the operating room for years with his unmatched skill and domineering personality”.

With Flynn holding on to plenty of secrets, could the pair come to blows as the new season progresses?

Related articles

HOT SHOCKING UPDATE!! New Doctor Ngozi Shakes Up Holby ED—Clashes, Secrets, and a Shocking Past Unfold!

A new face is set to cause waves in the emergency department as Ngozi, played by an exciting guest star, arrives in Holby. Described as a confident…

HOT SHOCKING UPDATE!! 5 huge Casualty spoilers for next week: New clinical lead Flynn’s big plans for the ED cause friction in the hospital, while Stevie struggles with her pregnancy and Ngozi gets bad news

Next week on Casualty, new clinical lead Flynn’s big plans for the ED cause friction in the hospital, while Stevie struggles with her pregnancy and Ngozi gets bad…

HOT SHOCKING UPDATE!! Casualty’s Olly Rix breaks silence on BBC show ‘first’ after ‘isolating experience’

Actor Olly Rix is set to make his Casualty debut this month as BBC viewers prepare to see the Call The Midwife star in a new light. Ahead of…

HOT SHOCKING UPDATE!! Holby City Chaos: ‘Dr. Slice and Dice’ Faces Violent Showdown as Furious Patient Seeks Shocking Revenge!

Holby City’s A&E was thrown into turmoil when Dr. Dylan Keogh, controversially nicknamed “Dr. Slice and Dice,” found himself confronted by a former patient seeking retribution. The…

HOT SHOCKING UPDATE!! Casualty’s Olly Rix reveals why Flynn’s first episode is unique to the show

Casualty’s latest boxset ‘Internal Affairs’ kicks off this week, and with a new clinical lead – Flynn Byron, played by Call the Midwife’s Olly Rix. But before he takes the…

SHOCKING BETRAYAL! Casualty’s Olly Rix opens up on ‘isolating experience’ in ‘first’ for BBC drama

Actor Olly Rix is set to grace the screens of BBC’s Casualty this month, transitioning from his familiar role in Call The Midwife to a fresh character….