Holby City fans have been left distraught after watching the unexpected death of Dr Jasmine Burrows.
Played by Lucinda Dryzek, she became a series regular after joining the show a year ago and was half-sister to Rosie Marcel’s character Jac Naylor.
She died in Tuesday night’s episode of the BBC show after a scuffle with nurse Fran Reynolds led to her falling on a scalpel in her pocket.
A flood of emotional viewers shared their thoughts on Twitter…
So unexpected , what an episode, what acting, gutted to be losing such a great character, RIP Jasmine Burrows #holbycity
— Ms_G1306 (@Ms_G1306) June 20, 2017
Absolutely shocked and devastated @BBCHolbyCity #holbycity ??????????wtfffff
— Chris? (@chriseasthamx) June 20, 2017
totally heartbroken and shocked after that! ?? #HolbyCity #jasmine
— Ellie Lyne (@Eleanor654) June 20, 2017
After the episode was aired, Dryzek took to Twitter to thank her fans for their support.
Thank you so much for your kind messages about tonight's Holby, I read them all! I had an amazing year and have made some great friends ??
— Lucinda Dryzek (@Littlelucyd) June 20, 2017
Sharing a tribute video of some of Dr Jasmine’s highlights on the show, from happy memories to the darkest hospital dramas, the broadcaster wrote: “What a year it was for our beloved junior doctor.”