Board Thread:Casualty Discussion/@comment-25050081-20160607231120

It was revealed that Lisa "Duffy" Duffin, portrayed by Cathy Shipton, will return to Casualty as a regular cast member at the start of series 31 later this year. Duffy's last appearance as a regular was towards the end of series 17 when she left to go to New Zealand. She has since made guest appearances in 2006 and 2015, but this year she's set to return for good.

Duffy will first appear as a guest in the 39th episode of this series, "History Repeating". She will then go on to guest appear in the following episode, "What Lies Beneath", which is also the show's 1000th episode overall. Her return was teased last year by series producer Erika Hossington who revealed that an old face would return for the 1000th episode. Her first guest episode will air on 26 June, and her return as a regular will likely air at the start of September this year to coincide with the 30th anniversary celebrations at the start of series 31.

In addition to Duffy's return, we'll also be saying goodbye to MacKenzie "Big Mac" Chalker, portrayed by Charles Dale, who arrived on the show in November 2007. Coincidentally, he will depart just one episode before Duffy arrives.

Stay tuned for more updates, as it's been revealed that we'll be seeing some new faces later in the year! 