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Faith Cadogan is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Casualty, played by Kirsty Mitchell. She first appeared in "Episode 17" of the show's thirty-fourth series, broadcast on 28 December 2019.

Casting
The character was first revealed on 5 December 2019, via a preview trailer showcasing upcoming Casualty episodes. Actress Kirsty Mitchell confirmed her casting on Twitter, where she expressed her excitement at joining the show's cast. Mitchell had previously guest starred in a 2015 episode of Casualty, as a patient's relative Gina Wilson. Mitchell made her first appearance as Faith in the seventeenth episode of Casualty's thirty-fourth series, which was broadcast on 28 December 2019.

Development
Faith is described as an "efficient" advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) who impresses clinical lead Dylan Keogh (William Beck). The character is later revealed to be the wife of established character Lev Malinovsky (Uriel Emil).

Reception
Reviewing Faith's first episode, Sue Haasler of the Metro described the character as "brilliant – skilled, calm and knowledgeable and exactly what was needed on such a terrible day." Haasler later branded Faith "super-competent" and was surprised by the Faith and Lev pairing. Alice Penwill from Inside Soap assessed that Faith "was a breath of fresh air with an infectious smile" when she was first introduced. Their colleague Sarah Ellis described "poor Faith" as a luckless character, who in her first year had endured her husband's infidelity and an ambulance crash.