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Classic Casualty

Series 25 Episode 38
When the Bough Breaks
Duration: 65 minutes
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Tess resorts to drastic measures to avoid losing another patient.

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Series Selector for Classic Casualty

All episodes for series 25 of Classic Casualty

S25 E1 · Entry Wounds Part 1
Shootings at Holby College throw the ED into turmoil.
S25 E2 · Entry Wounds Part 2
Staff struggle to cope with the aftermath of the shootings.
S25 E3 · The Blame Game
The ED is under attack from the Press and public.
S25 E4 · Chaos Theory
A new policy divides the team.
S25 E5 · Only the Lonely
The opening of the Clinical Decisions Unit does not go smoothly.
S25 E6 · Into the Fog
The staff prepare for the cleanliness inspection.
S25 E7 · Eliminate the Negative
Jordan tries to improve the department's image.
S25 E8 · Reasons Unknown
Jeff and Simone both face their demons.
S25 E9 · Employee of the Week
Ruth sets her sights on the role of Jordan's deputy.
S25 E10 · No Place Like Home
A mixture of drugs causes Kirsty to collapse.
S25 E11 · Hands On
The ED is monitored by an inspector.
S25 E12 · The Enemy Within
Ruth discovers a devastating secret about her husband.
S25 E13 · Guilty Secrets
Ruth receives a frosty reception on her first day as clinical standards manager.
S25 E14 · Truth Will Out
Jay starts a petition against an administrative adviser.
S25 E15 · Grandiosity
Ruth reveals Zoe is the doctor with the highest mortality rate.
S25 E16 · What Lies Beneath
Jeff retaliates against unscrupulous gang leader Karl Fontayne.
S25 E17 · Season of Goodwill
Kirsty makes an important decision about her future.
S25 E18 · Winter Wonderland
The precarious state of Ruth's marriage threatens to ruin her Christmas.
S25 E19 · All the Time in the World
Jordan gets behind the wheel of a car, with fatal consequences.
S25 E20 · Epiphany
A confrontation between Adam and Warren spells trouble for Kirsty.
S25 E21 · Altered States
Ruth suspects she was raped.
S25 E22 · Choose Your Illusion
Ruth reaches breaking point.
S25 E23 · The Lion Roars
Kirsty prepares to leave Warren.
S25 E24 · Place of Safety
Ruth is sectioned and held in a specialist psychiatric unit.
S25 E25 · Duty of Care
Jordan operates on a Middle Eastern princess.
S25 E26 · Til Death Do Us Part
Warren wakes from his coma.
S25 E27 · Boys Will Be Boys
Kirsty faces unwelcome inquiries from the police.
S25 E28 · Less Than Zero
Nita tries to run away.
S25 E29 · Only Human
Jay learns he has cancer.
S25 E30 · Secrets and Lies
Jay tries to distract himself from his impending surgery.
S25 E31 · Just Because You're Paranoid
Ruth realises she can still be a doctor.
S25 E32 · Starting Over
Jay struggles to cope with work as he returns from his operation.
S25 E33 · A Real Shame
The competition between Jordan and Miriam intensifies.
S25 E34 · Before the Fall
The truth about Warren's death is revealed.
S25 E35 · Momentum
Polly's life hangs in the balance.
S25 E36 · Deception
Jordan is forced to deal with the aftermath of Polly's death.
S25 E37 · A Quiet Life
An administrative error endangers a boy's life.
S25 E38 · When the Bough Breaks
Tess resorts to drastic measures to avoid losing another patient.

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