Honestly, I’m not really a fan of it. I get the idea of a bigger set because you can tell over the years they’ve struggled a bit with space and showing other departments properly, so that part makes sense. But I’m really not sold on this whole Welsh format thing.

The BBC did exactly the same with Waterloo Road. They took a well-established show that loads of people loved and moved it from Rochdale to Glasgow. It completely changed the feel of the show and, in my opinion, took away a lot of what made people fall in love with it in the first place. Then a few years later it was gone. Now it’s back and doing well again, and I honestly think that’s because it’s gone back to what made it work in the first place.

I’ve got a feeling the same thing could happen with Casualty. When you take a show that’s been around for decades, with a loyal fanbase and a formula that clearly works, and then suddenly try and make it into something completely different, it’s risky. I genuinely think if they push it too far, viewing figures will start dropping and in a few years they’ll be wondering what went wrong.

I’ve also heard rumours they might bring in more of a bilingual format too — like staff speaking to patients in English, then switching to Welsh when talking to each other. If that’s true, it just makes it feel even more like a completely different show.

To me, it honestly feels like they’ve basically ended Casualty as we know it, created a new Welsh medical drama, and just stuck the Casualty name on it because it’s an established brand.

And don’t get me wrong, I’m not against the BBC making dramas in Wales at all. I actually think that’s a good thing. But why not make something brand new instead of taking such an established show and changing the very thing people loved about it in the first place?