Rash Masum has a harrowing return to Holby

ED when Casualty serves up a double dish of d

rama this week with two new episodes kicking

off the BBC1 medical series’ latest 12-parter Breaking Point.

The first episode, System Failure (BBC One, 8.25pm, Saturday 23 March 2024 — See our TV Guide for listings), follows Rash Masum on his return to work after compassionate leave and marks an era of change at the ED with the introduction of new clinical lead Patrick Onley.

Core Wounds (BBC One, 9.15pm, Saturday 23 March 2024) signals a shocking new arrival into Jacob Masters’ life and sees junior doctor Nicole Piper join the medical team.

Rash Masum sets fire to the ED
In System Failure Rash Masum (Neet Mohan) returns to work following a period of compassionate leave and discovers Holby ED is being run by tough new clinical lead, Patrick Onley.

The episode opens with Rash starting a fire at the hospital in a state of extreme distress before jumping forward to scenes of the injured and withdrawn doctor attending an intense therapy session with Marris Jacobs (Elizabeth Rider, The Lakes, Doctors, Line of Duty).

Here, Rash recalls the previous five days, which led to his breakdown, sparked by the dual stresses of an overwhelming workload and guilt over the death of his father Ashok…