Casualty's Cathy Shipton, who plays nurse Duffy, is leaving the BBC One drama 33 years after first appearing in it. The long-serving nurse was suffering from dementia when she had a fatal seizure last month. In a heartbreaking teaser for the next episode Duffy's husband Charlie wakes up alone in their family home only to discover that his vulnerable wife has ventured into the freezing temperatures outside. ‘The end scene where Duffy gets wheeled up to the transplant ward and everybody was there in their scrubs – that was all the cast and crew! Casualty star Cathy Shipton is preparing to bow out of the BBC hit after playing Lisa 'Duffy' Duffin for 33 years, following an extensive battle with dementia.. THIS week’s Casualty will see Charlie buckle under the strain of wife Duffy’s death. Casualty star Cathy Shipton has revealed that her co-stars were in tears as she filmed her final scenes, after 33 years playing nurse Lisa 'Duffy' Duffin.

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