Casualty airs sudden character death as viewers left heartbroken
Warning: The following article contains discussion of sexual abuse. Casualty fans were left devastated for Cam Mickelthwaite (Barney Walsh) on Saturday night (August 24) as the BBC drama revealed the sudden death of Jamie Cleveland (Ryan Hawley). In recent episodes of the medical drama, Cam has been forced to face his past when his former mentor Jamie joined the hospital at Holby. He also reconnected with old friend Bobby, who accused Jamie of sexually abusing him as a child and Cam eventually confessed to Siobhan McKenzie (Melanie Hill) that he too was a victim. In the latest episode, Iain Dean (Michael Stevenson) and the emergency team responded to a car crash where a vehicle had plummeted down a steep gorge days earlier. Rich Walker (Michael Keogh) found no signs of life from the driver, later identified as Jamie, but Iain managed to find a pulse. Upon hearing that Jamie was being rushed into the ED, Siobhan warned Cam, advising him to keep his distance. However, Cam ins...