Barney Walsh can be on the centre of a storyline about male sexual abuse in ‘Casualty’.
The 26-year-old actor, who has performed nurse Cameron Mickelthwaite on the BBC present since final 12 months, is ready to discover his character’s traumatic previous after childhood good friend Bobby arrives at Holby Metropolis Hospital accusing new board member Jamie Cleveland (performed by Ryan Hawley) of assaulting him as a toddler – mentioning darkish reminiscences of the abuse the nurse suffered as a teen.
Barney stated: “Analysis reveals that one in six males are survivors of sexual abuse, so it is a crucial story for us to inform. This storyline will see Cam having to confront the demons of his previous, one thing he has desperately tried to keep away from for a few years and withstand the realisation that he skilled abuse.
“We wish to assist anybody who could be affected by abuse, and to spotlight that survivors of abuse aren’t alone, there may be all the time assist and assist obtainable to them. It’s been a privilege to carry this storyline to screens.”
‘Casualty’ collection producer Liza Melody added: “Viewers have been conscious that Cam’s previous has come again to hang-out him with the arrival of Bobby and Jamie at Holby, however now the viewers will uncover simply why Cam has been struggling a lot. We hope this storyline will assist to problem the perceptions, the stigma, and the disgrace skilled by male survivors.”
The collection of episodes tackling the abuse storyline, that are titled ‘Storm Harm’, will start with Cameron opening as much as Medical Lead Siobhan McKenzie (Melanie Hill) in regards to the abuse he suffered as a teen by the hands of Jamie.
‘Casualty’ producers introduced on the charities SurvivorsUK and We Are Survivors in an effort to make sure the upcoming storyline was dealt with considerately.
We Are Survivors founder and Chief Govt Officer Duncan Craig – who labored with the writing group on the scripts for the episodes – stated he was “genuinely so proud” of Barney and the manufacturing for having the braveness to run a storyline specializing in male victims of abuse.
He added: “I used to be so happy to be contacted by the BBC once more and this time to be requested by ‘Casualty’ to assist the event of this storyline.
“I’m genuinely so happy with Barney, and the group for being courageous sufficient to spotlight the silence of male victims and the necessity for male survivors’ tales to be heard.
“We all know that when drama tells tales of male survivors, extra individuals name helplines, contact us for assist, and eventually discover a house to breathe.”
