Casualty star Kirsty Mitchell on how Faith Cadogan avoided being struck off

“Yes, she does. What I want for Faith is for her to get back on top of everything. If she gets back to work, it feels like she’ll get back to the top of her game. But it’s a long road.”

“That’s the other burning question, do her and Iain ever get back together? Well, I think that's also really far off, because there's a lot of repair to do to herself and, also, when you're going through rehab or anything like that you're not allowed to be in relationships.”

“I know, I adore Zoe, she’s lovely to work with and so honest and open as an actress. And yes, she has some fab stuff coming up!”

“The flip side of this is, if she manages to pull through it then hopefully, we'll get success stories or it'll be an inspiration for people to think ‘If she can do it, I can do it’. I have a lot of young girls that write to me and they're in hard, anxious spaces, so it’s a big responsibility having these storylines and making sure that you keep a core of yourself and a core of this person that they've fallen for that you're trying to pull out the other end, so that they come with you on the journey. Everybody wants her to get better.”

“I hope she finds herself again. I hope everything that's happened is enough of a shock to bring the old Faith back, that she can fight the demons and enjoy herself, her family and her friends again, and do what she's good at.”

“It could have gone that way; if they’d found out she’d stolen the drugs then yes, she would have been stuck off. But Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) was evasive and Max Cristie (Nigel Harman) had so much going on, it got hidden. Medically, I asked right away whether she’d lose her medical licence. It depends on where the information ends up and if there’s proof of theft. Does it come out that she stole the drugs? Does it get reported?”

“Well, he’s got his own stuff going on as well! He initially didn’t want Donna Jackson (Jaye Jacobs) to speak to the police and say she was responsible for the car accident. You see, not everybody's super honest! Saving lives, yes, but not super honest! It’s all part of the web we weave…”

“It was my first port of call as well, because, especially if you were writing prescriptions to yourself. But we don't really know… As an audience we know that she's stolen drugs, but we don't know how far that gets down the line of being reported or whether Max covers it, or whether they know, but they don't have the proof - and Stevie doesn’t give them the proof. Right now we just want her to stop crying!”

“My mum loves Casualty, she’s so into it. My sister too. When we talk she’s like ‘don’t tell me anything, I don’t want to spoil it!’”