Connie, what more can I say. That end scene WOW

I agree, I think it is a great addition but I do wonder how it will impact Zoe. I wonder if this time next year only one will remain.....

Ok I really enjoyed that episode , nice too see Connie back , I can see further clashes with Zoe coming up .

Tbh I think Zoe needed someone to come in a give her a boot up the bum it will be interesting to see how this plays out , I just hope they are not going to have Connie have a fling with Cal as it would be too predictable and a bit dull

Guy Self is better used in Casualty than he ever has been in Holby City.

Well represented by ex-soap stars as well as Sarah Lou (Corrie) there was Jackson (Emmerdale) and Little Mo (EastEnders)

The patients were dire but Connie was great.

More of her and Lily please

Wow Connie was as amazing as ever!! Nice to see her back and as much as I love Zoe it's always funny watching the head honcho's nose put out of joint

Poor Ethan, I really believe he's gone his whole life hearing 'I've met your brother'

I want to know what fountain of youth Tina O'Brien is washing in, seriously she could still pass for the character she played in Waterloo Road however many years ago it was!

I sighed deeply at that first shot of Connie and judging by the look on his face so did Charlie. And within the first 20 minutes she's making it clear that she doesn't let even relatively senior doctors use her first name. At least Charlie and Tess won't stand for that nonsense. There seemed to be a vague attempt to humanise her by having her show clear fear on the shout and be nice to Robyn but she still spent most of her time being unsufferably smug, augmented by Guy being more slappable than he's been in weeks. What on earth was that last scene about? I was expecting Connie and Zoe to actually say something but instead they just sat there having a staring contest while the longest intro in history played and I screamed "Oh for god's sake, we get the point, cut to opening credits already!" If Connie's meant to be bringing professionalism to the ward, having her walk out of her shift, leaving dozens of patients short of a doctor, without telling anyone so she could indulge in showboating was a strange way to do it. (Note that they didn't know they were dealing with anything more than a broken wrist until they got to the scene.) Zoe turning up late with a headache almost seems reasonable in comparison.

I was going to mention that Tina O'Brien had a recurring role only three and a half years ago and got murdered by that guy that was in Holby City the other week, but actually she played the two roles so differently I didn't really connect them. The storyline was okay but the guy's excuse for not saying where he really was was a bit lame.

Didn't we get past Ella causing trouble? Apparently not. It's a relief they went down the route of it being just a kiss since it was hard to imagine her having an affair with a guy who looked about 40 years older than her. (Apparently that was the guy who played Dan the manager back in the early noughties. Did not recognise him at all.) Nice to see Max being helpful and quite smart.

Lily was on screen for less than five minutes. She started off acting like she's still got something stuck up her backside, then abruptly starts being nice to Robyn. Giving the way she was trying to sidle up to Zoe, I'm wondering if she's either trying to emulate Connie as the new queen bee or just trying to get in her good graces by befriending her new favourite.

Hell, she was in Coronation Street 15 years ago and doesn't seem to have aged much since then!

Ella Ashford, what is the point of her?

What a good ep, so good to have Connie back she has breathed new life into Casualty and i can't wait to see more clashes between Zoe and Connie

Mmm. Mixed opinions about tonight's episode.

In some respects, it is interesting to see the impact that Connie Beauchamp will have on the Department. She is a divisive figure and I won't deny that her working relationships with the team - clearly Zoe - will make for some interesting viewing.

However, if Oliver Kent and Erika Hossington think that Amanda Mealing is Casualty's saviour, I think they will be mistaken. Casualty has always been an ensemble show; it's never been about one stand-out character. If Kent and Hossington really wanted to give Casualty a metaphorical shot in the arm, they would sort out the writing and the storylining, ensuring that ALL regular and supporting characters were well drawn and written for.

So we have a new gung-ho consultant on the show tonight. What do they have her doing? Breaking the rules and taking a risk on a call-out, instantly proving this consultant's heroism. How many times has Casualty introduced new leading doctors in this way in recent years? It's such a cliche now.

The patient storylines were tedious and implausible tonight, made worse by the fact that it was an episode of "spot the ex-soap star". To compound matters, ex A&E manager Dan Robinson reappears in the Department with a new name as a teacher having a relationship with a teenage girl... who just happens to be Ash's daughter. Wow. Not only is Holby such a small world, it's also a parallel universe where people change their names and identities just like that.

Unrealistic. Far-fetched. Unoriginal. No respect for its history. I give you Casualty, 2014 style.

Oh yes, one other thing that struck me: Admittedly, I couldn't see how it was set up and it might have been more primitive than that, but couldn't they have just lowered the crane to pick up Connie rather than doing a protracted "Grab my hand" thing?

I can't see Connie putting up with Zoe for long. Zoe has a right to be miFfed at not being included in the selection process for A Doctor in her department but take it up with the person who made the appointment, not the new member of staff. Olay we know Connie can stand up for herself but it is petty, it isn't actually her fault that Guy didn't talk to Zoe.

I'm surprised that she seemed to 'adopt' Robyn and was so keen to go to the scene which was out of order.

Please please please can the Ella Ashford character be killed off in a terrible yet predictable RTC. I just don't get the point of her?

Connie Beecham......Not so keen and truly hope that she won't be bedding Cal. I was saving him for me

Welcome back Connie Beauchamp .. Loved her in today's episode and she fitted in well. It's strange not seeing her in Holby City anymore!!

I have to say I do think that it's quite good for consistency that Connie is back at this point. If I remember correctly, the main reason she left was that she didn't get on with Henrik Hanssen, so it makes quite a lot of sense storyline-wise for her to be back quite quickly after he's gone.

I love Connie Beauchamp. One of the all time great soap characters and it was like she had never been away tonight. Loved every minute of it!

While I love Zoe too, I can't wait to see the two women go to war!

Oh man !

Connie smashed it !

Just the pick me up this show needed.

Get rid of the deadwood & Casualty is back in business.

Not only didn't I recognise him I only vaguely remember him, even after after watching these clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUGUynIn4A.
The scene with Holly seemed familiar though.

How many Ex-soap stars were in Casualty last night.

I luv Connie.

In the minority here - hated Connie- team Zoe all the way

I'm Team Connie but I do love Zoe as well

I never watch Holby City it jumps around the schedules too much up here for me to watch so this was my first time seeing Connie. Don't know if I like her. I think that's the first time I've watched when a member of cast has been in all 4/5 soaps.

The brother of the legal high patient looked & even sounded like Guppy !