When Casualty returned to our screens after the explosive pre-Christmas episode, fans may have noticed A&E had received a fresh lick of paint.
In fact the whole of Holby General has actually been transformed – literally – as, after 25 years of filming in Bristol, production of the long-running medical drama has shifted to Cardiff.
Now instead of using locations in Bristol City Centre, most episodes will be filmed at the multi-million pound Roath Lock studios which boasts 170,000 sq ft of production space and will also be home to the likes of Doctor Who and Torchwood.
Executive Producer Jonathan Young says the bigger sets the Cardiff base offers means Casualty will now spend fewer days on location. “Which ultimately saves money and means that when you do go on location,” he told the Radio Times. “You can have bigger stunts and spectaculars – something audiences have come to expect from Casualty.”
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