Rosie Jones is set to return to hospital drama Casualty. The comedian first appeared in the series in February when she played Paula Kettering, a woman who is drunk in a supermarket and throws a trolley through a glass door smashing it.

Jones explained that they were looking for someone to play Paula, who is a "feisty, strong, independent, alcoholic" and she joked that she perfectly fitted the bill.

The latest appearance expands on the role. Although not too much has been revealed at this stage, Jones tweeted a picture of herself in a hospital bed and wrote: "Next Saturday I return to @BBCCasualty...with a big secret! It's a massive honour to reprise my role as Paula, and to be able to tell such an important story. Stockpile them tissues."

This is not Jones' first foray into serious acting. She previously appeared in Silent Witness and also in the daytime medical drama Doctors.

Casualty is on BBC One on Saturday, November 27.

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