"This Life" is the 997th episode of Casualty and the 36th episode of the 30th series. It was preceded by "Chain Reaction" and followed by "The Best Day of My Life". The episode was directed by Jermain Julien and written by Kim Millar. This episode received the lowest ever Casualty rating since its conception in 1986. The episode gained 2.69 million viewers in comparison to many of the other series 30 episodes which each gained around 5 million.