A Day in a Life

A Day In A Life was the eighteenth episode of Series 24 and the 700th episode of Casualty overall.

Plot
It's the day of Adam and Jessica's wedding and Adam emerges from the on-call room dressed as superman, following a heavy night. As he prepares to leave the chaotic ED, he promises Jessica he won't be late – only to walk straight into the path of a patient, who collapses.

At their country house venue, Jessica waits impatiently for Adam as the guests start to arrive but is relieved when he turns up with Charlie – under police escort. As the service gets under way, Adam and Jessica get the giggles but, before they are officially named man and wife, Tess interrupts – there's been a major road accident. Much to Jessica and the registrar's disgust, Adam returns to the hospital.

As their colleagues finish their shift, Adam and Jessica travel back to the wedding venue through country lanes with the kids when Adam is forced to swerve to avoid hitting an oncoming vehicle. The car skids, flips and lands on a frozen lake where the ice begins to crack…

Adam tries to focus as he fights feelings of claustrophobia but, when Harry cries and Jessica leans back to comfort him, the shift in weight causes the ice to crack and the passenger front side is submerged in water. Will Adam get the family out of the car and to safety before it plunges into the icy lake?

Back at the hospital, the team battle under hopeless conditions to save the accident victims. As matters go from bad to worse, Jordan faces an impossible choice – to help his desperate colleagues or stand back, knowing he's not allowed to practise.

Elsewhere, Ruth and Jay's relationship has taken a turn for the better but it's time for Ruth to get something off her chest which has been troubling her for some while.