BBC promises ‘innovative’ return for Casualty in Christmas special

Broadcaster says episode will celebrate gift of giving' after news revealed in a cryptic teaser trailer for medical drama

Casualty is to return to TV screens for an innovative" Christmas special, the BBC has revealed. The news was announced in a cryptic teaser trailer, which followed Saturday's season finale on BBC One.

The BBC says the Christmas special will celebrate the gift of giving" and be told in an innovative, format-breaking way". A teaser image for the trailer showed a hospital ward covered in snow, with a fluorescent jacket on the ground.