Olly Rix breaks silence on future after shock departure from Call the Midwife
Olly Rix is moving on from Call The Midwife. Following his departure from the beloved BBC drama, the actor has issued a statement, confirming that he'll play Clinical Lead Flynn Byron in Casualty, as well as its spin-off show, Internal Affairs.
"It's been a pleasure to join the Casualty cast in such a dynamic role," Olly, 39, explained.
"Flynn crashes into the world of it from a very different background, resulting in a complex and exciting story in Internal Affairs and beyond. It's a brilliant new chapter for the show and I am excited for the audience to get to know Flynn."
While fans won't meet the character until March, the BBC notes that Flynn has joined the NHS after a tour of duty, and will face the "challenge of instilling change in a system weighed down by bureaucracy". He'll also deal with the trauma he's experienced and a mysterious "deception" which could be his undoing.
Since July, rumours that Olly would star in Casualty began swirling, but until now, the actor has remained silent. When his character is introduced on the medical drama next month, it'll be one year since the 39-year-old left Call The Midwife.
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Olly, who was introduced in series 10, was written out of the show in 2024. After his character Matthew left Poplar and headed to New York in the season 13 finale, it was widely reported that he was gone for good, but had left the door open for a future return. That same month, Olly reflected on "Endings and beginnings" and shared a photo of his new puppy, Nellie.
Call The Midwife has since returned to our screens with the Christmas special in December, followed by season 14, but Olly has not appeared in either.
Creator Heidi Thomas recently told HELLO! and other press how Matthew's absence would affect his on-screen wife in new episodes. "Trixie continues to divide her time between her exciting new life in New York and life at Nonnatus House," noted Heidi. "She becomes instrumental in a new management plan which results in the sustainment of life at Nonnatus House that gives her new management type of responsibilities."
A fan favourite, Trixie is played by actress Helen George, who has refrained from commenting on Olly's exit. In an interview with Radio Times, the TV star was asked about the possibility of Matthew returning to Poplar, however. "Who knows!" she replied. "It'll be interesting to see what happens there. At the moment, I don't know, and I'm excited to find out what happens."
