Actor Robert Bathurst will be joining CASUALTY for the new boxset ‘Internal Affairs’ that starts in March.
He will play conflicted surgeon Russell Whitelaw, who is described as ‘a brilliant, but controversial surgeon. The character is a top-tier surgeon, a man who has commanded the operating room for years with his unmatched skill and domineering personality.
‘The epitome of the alpha male with decades of experience in the operating theatre, he’s become not just a leader but a god-like figure, dictating the fate of his patients with a scalpel in hand.’
The actor, best known for his roles in Downton Abbey, Cold Feet and Doctor Who, said of his new role, ‘Joining CASUALTY for three months was very enjoyable. It’s so well run, well written and well directed. They built an operating theatre especially for this block of stories so all of us, actors and crew, were on a voyage of discovery. As always with CASUALTY there were brilliantly qualified advisers on hand to make it seem as real as possible.
‘The Emergency Department film set was just like being in a hospital – I kept getting lost!’
