TVTV NewsCasualtyBBC Casualty’s Lethal Legacy will end as an army barracks in danger with a “shooter on the loose”.Hayley Anderson Screen Time TV Reporter09:56, 25 Jul 2026Casualty: Stevie breaks down in tears in her flatBBC Casualty is coming to a dramatic end tonight but its replacement has already been lined up.Casualty season 12, entitled Lethal Legacy, has seen Holby City Hospital plunged into chaos after the army was forced to step in when a mysterious respiratory virus began to spread.For the past three months, BBC viewers have seen the emergency department try to deal with strange illnesses, military truths exposed and a secret romance.This will all come to a head this evening, Saturday, July 25, at 9.10pm, on BBC One when the 12th and final episode of Casualty’s Lethal Legacy will air.But it has now been confirmed that something far more lighter will be taking this primetime Saturday night slot next week with a British icon.Steve Coogan is back in this repeat episode of How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge), a six-part comedy where the socially awkward radio presenter makes a “personally brave return to television”.Making “Britain’s first ever documentary about mental health”, Alan contemplates whether “nature can heal a troubled mind” in this fourth instalment.He believes that this will “unlock a heroic side some people doubted he ever had”.The spoof documentary series originally came out last year on BBC One, following on from his original 1990s comedy, as well as various spin-offs and the film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.Apart from his comic alter ego, Coogan has also starred in shows and movies such as The Penguin Lessons, Legends on Netflix, The Trip and Philomena.But before the unforgettable Alan Partridge can return to our screens, there is the final episode of Casualty season 12 to get excited about.Teasing what’s to come this evening, its official synopsis reads: “Flynn faces a moral dilemma when he is called out to an army barracks, where an active shooter is on the loose and Bard has been targeted.“Matty is cautious around Dylan as they work together to treat a 13-year-old drowning patient, Cam comes up with a plan to reform how patients are treated in the corridors, and Rash has a crisis of confidence.”Article continues belowCasualty concludes tonight, Saturday, July 25, at 9.10pm, on BBC One and BBC iPlayerChoose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.BBC1CasualtySteve CooganAlan Partridge
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BBC Casualty’s Lethal Legacy will end as an army barracks in danger with a “shooter on the loose”.
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