The BBC has recently seen a plethora of changes to certain programmes as it airs its Winter Olympics coverage. Shows such as Morning Live and BBC Breakfast have been affected by the sporting event.

And now, the broadcaster has confirmed yet another major shake-up: a beloved series has been removed from the schedule tonight (Saturday, February 21).

Casualty viewers will be disappointed to learn that the soap is taking a short break to accommodate sports coverage on the channel, though not for the Winter Olympics.

Instead, coverage of the Six Nations Rugby Union match between Wales and Scotland will air. The broadcast began at 4pm, with kick-off 40 minutes later.

Match of the Day’s Gabby Logan will be joined by John Inverdale to commentate on the match in the third round of fixtures, held at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

The match will be followed by Gladiators at 7.15pm, before Michael McIntyre’s Big Show airs an hour later. New drama The Walsh Sisters, which is based on Marian Keyes’s bestselling novel, will then air at 9.15pm, ahead of the evening news. Casualty will return to screens next week (Saturday, February 28).

Fans of the long-running hospital drama have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to share their disappointment at the show not airing tonight. “Gutted there is no #Casualty tonight,” one person wrote.

Another added: “When you’re told #Casualty isn’t on this week,” alongside a sad face emoji.

It’s been a tense few weeks at Holby, following Siobhan McKenzie’s (Melanie Hill) devastating sexual assault. The experienced nurse was attacked late at night, while she made her way home from work.

Next week’s episode sees Siobhan learn that there may be evidence against her attacker.

Meanwhile, Kim Chang (Jasmine Bayes) pushes herself to her physical limit. She begins to fear that she won’t make it through a shift when her vision starts to deteriorate while treating a patient with a head injury.

That’s not all: Jacob Masters (Charles Venn) defends filing a complaint against Ashley Sullivan (Hannah Traylen), while Teddy Gowan (Milo Clarke) tries to settle the conflict. Plus, Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) is surprised when an inspection is carried out.