chapter" of his career. Mead's move to Holby City was criticised by his former co-stars, Henderson and Crystal Yu (who portrays Lily Chao), who hoped he would reprise the role in Casualty. Mead began filming on 20 February 2017, with his first episode scheduled for May 2017. Mead felt "nervous" on his first day of filming, but felt more confident after a few scenes. He added that he missed portraying Lofty as he is a "great character". In August 2017, Mead reflected on his transition from Casualty to Holby City, stating that he is able to be at home daily. He also commented, "I think during the six months I've been at Holby [City], I've had bigger stories than in two years in Casualty!" Lofty is introduced to Holby City in the nineteenth series episode "Project Aurous", broadcast on 16 May 2017. The actor teased that Lofty would return "with a punch". He arrives for a shift on Keller ward as an agency nurse and first appears straddling a patient whose heart has stopped, giving them CPR. Mead labelled the entrance "punchy". While travelling, the character regained his confidence and returns stronger, having met new people who have helped him. Lofty struggles in his shift and has a "crisis of confidence". He then bumps into Robyn. Henderson guest starred in the episode for Lofty's introduction. Mead told Duncan Lindsay, a reporter for the Metro, that at time of bumping into Robyn, Lofty "keeps getting stuff wrong and he's on the brink of giving up again". Robyn reminds Lofty of his qualities and reignites his passion for nursing. The actor enjoyed the scene, calling it "beautiful". Lofty initially decides to leave after his agency shift so he can continue travelling, but after realising how much he misses the profession, he decides to stay. Sacha then offers Lofty a permanent position as a nurse on Keller ward. Mead enjoyed his introduction to Holby City, describing it as "nice" and "really exciting". In his second episode, Lofty is featured assisting in theatre, which Mead described as a big moment for him. On his two episode introduction, Mead said, "There were a lot of hours filming – about 140 in about two or three weeks! I feel lucky to have big storylines to get back into." Mead told Laura-Jayne Tyler of Inside Soap that he had filmed a guest appearance in Casualty, which features