The BEST episodes of Casualty season 31
Every episode of Casualty season 31, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Casualty season 31!
They're fighting to save patients while their personal lives are brimming with drama and intrigue. Everything's at stake on the emergency ward.
#1 - Reap the Whirlwind Pt 2
Season 31 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/29/2017
Sam's rash decision to man the ED himself during the staff strike comes back to haunt him when Roy Ellison's wife and son turn up at the hospital, and discover what has happened to him. The Ellisons quickly prove that violent behaviour runs in the family, and when their actions on the ward become unacceptable, events begin to spiral out of control. Meanwhile, Iain and Jez find Lily unconscious in the car park, after Gem accidentally hit her while driving erratically. Racked with guilt, Gem decides to hand herself in, but Lily's prospects remain grim
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Too Old for This Shift
Season 31 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/27/2016
Jacob and the rest of the paramedics come to Connie and Grace's rescue and a helicopter is sent for the doctor's daughter. Meanwhile, Charlie celebrates his 30th year at Holby City Hospital.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Party Pooper
Season 31 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/1/2016
Ethan struggles to make Alicia's birthday a day to remember as Lily deals with a family feud too close to home
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Somewhere Between Silences Part Two
Season 31 - Episode 43 - Aired 7/22/2017
Scott is admitted to the ED after taking a nasty fall during a fight with Mickey, and while Ethan is initially assigned to take care of him, the powers-that-be quickly realise this is a bad idea. Meanwhile, with both her sons in hospital, Ellisson matriarch Denise turns up on the ward, and it is not long before she discovers the reason her boys were scrapping. Connie delights in bringing Grace into the department to show off her recovery, but when the youngster gets in the way of her mother's work, it becomes clear their relationship still isn't on an even keel
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Too Much Love Will Kill You
Season 31 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/8/2016
Robyn's plans are thwarted when her ailing sweetheart Glen's health takes a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Dylan's clinical skills are put to the test
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - You Are Your Only Limit
Season 31 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/11/2017
The day of Elle's hearing arrives, and Connie makes sure Grace is present as a visual reminder of Elle's mistake. Giving her testament, Connie delivers an exaggerated version of her daughter's condition, and makes it clear she will stop at nothing in the pursuit of her vendetta. However, when Grace collapses in the bathroom, severely injuring herself on broken glass, it falls to Elle to save the girl's life. Meanwhile, back in the emergency department, Robyn has doubts about whether she is fit to be a mother, after discovering her colleagues are placing bets on how she will manage
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Roadman
Season 31 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/3/2017
Elle agrees to deliver a career talk at her son Blake's school, but her speech is derailed when she discovers some unexpected truths about her child and his friends. Luckily, Josh and Jacob are on hand to help.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Fall on Me
Season 31 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2016
As yet more emergency cases arrive at Holby's ER, relative newcomer Elle does her best to rally the troops. Meanwhile, Alicia is left in a difficult position after she discovers an uncomfortable truth.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Binge Britain
Season 31 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/18/2017
Iain is unexpectedly reunited with his sister when he is called out to an emergency involving his mother, but his efforts to make amends for his past have unforeseen repercussions. The hospital is inundated with binge drinkers, including a hen party that has ended with the bride getting shot with a bow and arrow. Dylan struggles to cope, but the experience gives him an idea. Grace returns to work, but seems to have lost her ability to talk
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - The Good Samaritan
Season 31 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/11/2017
The Holby staff become increasingly concerned about David's manic behaviour when he impulsively buys a fancy car on the way to work, and behaves inappropriately at the pub. Concerned for his safety, a heavily pregnant Robyn takes it upon herself to intervene, but ends up placing herself in jeopardy in the process. Meanwhile, back at the ED, a man with potentially fatal burns is admitted after rescuing a fellow driver from her crashed car, and the gang prepares to throw a 60th birthday party for Duffy - even though she's actually 56
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Break Point
Season 31 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/6/2017
Louise confronts Jez about his infidelity, but when he comes clean and reveals his secret squeeze is Mickey, she is left stunned. A revelation about the events of the previous week leaves Ethan reeling, and Charlie makes it is personal mission to restore the spirits of everyone in the ED
#12 - Schoolboy Crush
Season 31 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2016
Duffy pushes Charlie into attending a 50-year school reunion, where he bumps into old crush Gloria, and former bully Allan, who just happens to be Gloria's husband - and does not seem to have changed his brutish ways. As Allan's playground antics get the better of Charlie, a scrap ensues, leaving the old ruffian with more than just a bruised ego. Meanwhile, a very public argument between David and his ex-wife Rosa prompts their troubled son to act out in a very dangerous way, and Alicia tries to take her mind off her drunken antics with Ethan by helping a frail - but wily - elderly patient with a cat-based dilemma
#13 - About My Mother
Season 31 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/2016
Grace wakes up, and seems well enough to go home, but Connie is terrified the consultants are letting her leave because they have given up on her recovery. Unable to process the future for her daughter, Connie chooses to work rather than being with her, but when Hugo - an 11-year-old boy who claims to be one of Grace's schoolmates - arrives in the ED after attempting a dangerous hitchhiking trick, Connie is forced to face the reality of her situation. Meanwhile, Elle reveals the team is due to receive an undercover inspection, and Duffy tells Charlie she has asked her husband for a divorce
#14 - Man Up
Season 31 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/8/2017
Ethan discovers Scott's brother Mickey is in a secret relationship with Jez, and he seeks to befriend the lad and turn him against his sibling. However, when Mickey proves to be too terrified to help, Ethan turns to blackmail instead, earning disapproval from both Jez and Alicia. Meanwhile, Connie pulls rank on Sam when he asks for time off to take Grace to a physiotherapy session, and later, Sam spots a chance to undermine Connie while treating a bride who mysteriously collapsed at the altar
#15 - Thirty Years
Season 31 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/5/2016
A spark of attraction remains between Charlie and Duffy, but with the status of Duffy's struggling marriage still unconfirmed, neither seems brave enough to take the plunge and ask the other out. However, when Duffy's pregnant daughter-in-law turns up the ED, the star-crossed pair find themselves delivering a baby - and repeating history. Meanwhile, Dylan discovers his new student Sebastian is the son of one of Holby's established surgical consultants, and is feeling the pressure of living up to his father's lofty expectations
#16 - It Starts with the Shoes
Season 31 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/4/2017
David prepares to hand Ollie over to his aunt, who will be taking him back to Rosa in Spain. With their separation imminent, father and son spend one last day together - in the ER. Iain suspects Gem is up to her old tricks when she short-changes a customer at the coffee shop, and Dylan presents himself to the board to pitch an idea to raise awareness of alcohol abuse. However, when his presentation fails to hit the mark, Louise takes matters into her own hands, and drags the board members into the corridors of the ER to witness firsthand the pressure binge drinkers are placing on the hospital's resources
#17 - Reap the Whirlwind Pt 1
Season 31 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/22/2017
The first day of Cal's planned strike arrives, and while he and his allies set up their picket line, Lily struggles to decide where her loyalties lie. Inside the hospital, the industrial action causes trouble for Sam, who resolves to make up for staff shortages by manning the ED himself, despite his lack of experience. Meanwhile, Iain's pride over Gemma's recent achievements is dashed when he realises she was the one who leaked lurid pictures of Alicia online, and a hard-line racist is admitted after being injured in a pub brawl
#18 - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Season 31 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/3/2016
Ethan struggles to bury his feelings for Alicia, as she and Cal become increasingly intimate. In an effort to get over his unrequited crush, Ethan invites another girl to the Christmas party, but the gesture doesn't stop him fixating on Alicia once he arrives on the scene. Meanwhile, Charlie and Duffy take advantage of the festivities to announce their relationship, but things turn sour when Ryan, Duffy's husband, turns up
#19 - Slipping Under
Season 31 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/25/2017
Steph, the woman responsible for Grace's hospitalisation, is rushed into the ER after attempting suicide in prison. The staff face an upward struggle in finding out what pills she has taken, one which is made all the more difficult by the patient's refusal to speak - and the cold distain of both Connie and Jacob. However, when it becomes clear Connie visited Steph in prison not long before she tried to claim her own life, things become even more complicated. Meanwhile, Iain helps Gem to get a job in the hospital coffee shop, and when Grace's continued silence is ruled as being a psychological issue, Sam decides it may be time to take her home
#20 - One
Season 31 - Episode 44 - Aired 7/29/2017
Paul Unwin, the man who co-created Casualty back in 1986, returns as a guest writer for an episode that covers the span of an hour within Holby's Emergency Department. Duffy has her hands full as she is shadowed by a pair of school-girls planning to enter the medical profession, and Jez is crippled by guilt after he manages to rescue a woman from a house fire, but did not realise he saved her at the expense of her baby. Meanwhile, Ethan throws himself into his work following the incident with Scott, and when the ailing leader of a marching band arrives feeling unwell, Louise is forced to leave him in triage, with disastrous consequences.
#21 - Not In Holby Anymore
Season 31 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/26/2016
After a disappointing review, Jacob, Charlie and Duffy decide to challenge the team, questioning if Noel, Louise and David have the heart, brains and courage to do their jobs. Meanwhile, Alicia writes Ethan a touching biography for his online dating profile. But does any other woman understand him like she does?
#22 - Shock to the System
Season 31 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/29/2016
Dylan is distraught when Dervla goes missing - although it soon turns out new F1 Sebastian (Rik Makarem) knows something about the dog's disappearance. After waking up with Alicia, Cal is forced to admit his true feelings for her, but she remains unsure about committing to a relationship.
#23 - What Lurks in the Heart
Season 31 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/7/2017
Dylan becomes the source of gossip after Seb's allegation, but Max and Jez are determined to help him and try to record Seb confessing his guilt. Alicia and Ethan wake up together in blissful happiness, but are forced to face the consequences of their actions, and Connie spots something in Grace's medical notes that leads her to reporting Elle to the GMC
#24 - Night of the Loving Dead
Season 31 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/22/2016
Robyn faces a difficult decision, while Ethan passes up the chance of happiness for the sake of his brother.
#25 - Mobile
Season 31 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/18/2017
David takes a heavily pregnant Robyn to a graveyard, and makes a candid confession about his mental state while visiting his brother's final resting place. However, any further progress is halted when Robyn suddenly goes into labour. Meanwhile, on the booze bus, Jez manages to impress Louise with his compassionate attitude toward an avid gamer who was mugged, losing the mobile phone on which he kept pictures of his late daughter. Back at A&E, Lily has serious concerns about a 12-year-old girl who seems to be exhibiting classic symptoms of drug withdrawal