Casualty star Amanda Mealing teases Killing Eve stint ahead of upcoming series

Killing Eve is set to hit television screens again this month with its third series and fans are desperate to know what happened to Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer and Eve Polastri.

However, with tension building ahead of the first episode, Casualty star Amanda Mealing best known for playing the notorious Clinical Lead Connie Beauchamp in Holby City’s Wyvern hospital has teased that she would love to get involved with the series.

The tense ending of series two saw MI6 agent Eve shot down by Villanelle.

But, the latest trailer reveals that Eve survived the assassination leaving viewers questioning how she managed to escape.

The tense ending of series two saw Eve being shot down by Villanelle (Image: BBC/Sid Gentle/Steve Schofield)

Revealing which shows she would like to take part in, Amanda claimed that Killing Eve is at the top of her list.

Speaking to Express.co.uk, the 52-year-old said: “I have a production company and between filming for Casualty I have been directing and producing a TV series pilot, a short film and have two other TV dramas in development with various channels so I am very busy with those.

“I’d love to direct Killing Eve. It is the perfect balance of fantastic visuals, superb writing and performance and it has a great gender balance of it’s cast and crew. “

A sneak-peak of series three left fans wondering how Eve managed to escape (Image: BBC/BBC America/Sid Gentle Films)

The brunette went on to say: “Everyone loves Line Of Duty or Sex Education, the latter would be great as it’s filmed down the road from me!

“Or Doctor Who!! I’m even in the same studio!”

Amanda also hinted that Connie could be in trouble following her return to Wyvern.

With Connie known for her no-nonsense attitude, Amanda continued: “Connie is returning in many ways. She is back. The b***h is back.

Amanda recently returned to Casualty following a break (Image: BBC)

“We wanted to reset her after a few years of heartache and tragedy.

“Now we will start to see the sass and the wicked one-liners.”

She added: “I can’t say what we have coming up, just that she will do it with style and panache.”

Amanda teased that Connie will be returning “upstairs” in scenes yet to air (Image: Collect Unknown)

Originally appearing on sister programme, Holby City as a leading cardiothoracic consultant, Amanda also teased potential crossovers.

“I’ve just been filming scenes with Jo Martin, who plays Holby City Hospital’s CEO Max McGerry.

“As well as a recent version of Doctor Who. I am scheduled to go ‘upstairs’ to the Holby wards soon so, yes, you will see a few crossovers happening.”

Casualty airs tomorrow at 7.25pm on BBC One.

Killing Eve drops on BBC Player on April 12th.

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk

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