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Holby City: Season 12

  • Season 12 Episode 8: And That's What Really Hurts

    The police refuse to listen to Joseph's theory about Archie's death, as Elliot's concerns about his obsession grow. Chrissie reacts badly when Vanessa questions her professionalism in what seems a deliberate effort to undermine her, Oliver pleads to be allowed to join Jac in theatre to ensure he does not have to repeat the past three months' work, but he upsets Daisha in the process

  • Season 12 Episode 7: Break Away

    Penny tries to improve her interaction with patients, but her closeness to a man requiring heart surgery leads to trouble, while Donna grills Holly for information about Linden when she is assigned as her work experience shadow. Oliver struggles to impress Jac, but an important diagnosis helps him make headway, and Joseph discovers a possible cause for Archie's death - but Vanessa dismisses his findings

  • Season 12 Episode 6: To Have and To Hold

    Joseph is distracted by an opportunity to get hold of Archie's post-mortem results and struggles to prevent Thandie clashing with an angry patient. Chrissie learns of the plan to make Mark redundant and demands an explanation from the management, which leaves Judith in an embarrassing position. Jac enjoys wreaking revenge on Oliver, but the junior doctor soon gets the upper hand

  • Season 12 Episode 5: Home Truths

    Linden is reunited with his daughter on the anniversary of his wife's death, but struggles to reconnect as a result of abandoning her after the tragedy. Elliot's discomfort at Thandie's return is worsened by Penny's closeness to her new registrar, while Oliver's certainty his diagnosis of a patient is more accurate than Jac's gets him in trouble with his boss and the sick woman's family

  • Season 12 Episode 4: The Professionals

    Elliot begins to crack under the stress of managing without Connie and worries he may be having a heart attack. Maria is desperate to impress Judith on her first day back at work, Joseph returns from Archie's funeral determined to understand why Faye, Connie and Ric have been suspended, and rumours swirl about the identity of the new locum registrar, but the staff have a surprise in store

  • Season 12 Episode 3: Myself, Coming Back

    Donna's father's will sends her on a voyage of discovery as she and Maria follow a set of mysterious instructions that leads them to a woman and child. Linden tries to work out why Connie, Ric and Faye were suspended as the police begin their investigation into Archie's death, and as Judith implements new infection control procedures she comes to realise what an asset she has in Mark

  • Season 12 Episode 2: The Hands That Rock the Cradle - Part Two

    When Archie dies an inquiry is immediately launched, and Connie, Ric and Faye's white lies threaten to destroy their careers. Maria resolves to prove Chantelle murdered Maddy when she learns the convict is a patient on the wards, Michael panics about the VIP launch of the robotics department, and Donna plots to get Daisha and Oliver together

  • Season 12 Episode 1: The Hands That Rock the Cradle - Part One

    Connie performs two vital operations as Faye's son Archie is brought in fighting for his life after swallowing a whistle and Maddy's suspected killer is admitted with stomach pain. Michael outlines his vision for the future of the hospital, announcing the arrival of a matron to oversee the surgical wards, but Mark is vocal in his opposition to the newcomer. Shelagh McLeod joins the cast

Holby City: Season 11

  • Season 11 Episode 52: The Spirit Dancing

    A dying patient Maria helps reunite with her mother offers the injured nurse renewed hope of walking again. Despite making a poor first impression, Connie impresses the hospital's new chief executive with her surgical skills so she will sign off on the robotics equipment, while Chrissie is buoyed by the discovery she is able to get pregnant and searches for a man. Leslie Ash joins the cast as the CEO Vanessa Lytton

  • Season 11 Episode 51: The Uncertainty Principle

    Maria is resolute in her determination to have the operation despite Donna and her parents' misgivings and her limited chance of survival. Oliver only realises that Chrissie is pregnant with his child as she goes through the trauma of miscarriage, while Penny is given an important task to complete, but becomes distracted by a heart transplant Elliot is conducting

  • Season 11 Episode 50: The Cost of Loving

    Archie is rushed into the hospital needing urgent treatment, jeopardising Faye's attempts to fix her marriage. Maria faces high-risk surgery if she is to have any chance of regaining the use of her legs, Penny makes a mistake while under scrutiny by Jac on AAU, but comes to possess the evidence that could give her the upper hand, while Mark advises Chrissie against hiding her pregnancy from Oliver

  • Season 11 Episode 49: Spin

    Michael tries to steal Connie's plans for robotic surgery, but finds himself out of his depth when he expands the scheme. Though frustrated by her condition, Maria starts to see light at the end of the tunnel when she helps save another patient's life. Penny is offered a chance to shine on AAU - but it is Jac she must impress first - and Chrissie confesses her pregnancy to her father

  • Season 11 Episode 48: Out of the Woods

    Faye realises she must tell Joseph the truth when he walks out of theatre unable to complete an operation. Maria is distraught to learn that she may be paralysed, but Penny's attempt to reduce her fears only makes the situation worse, and Chrissie turns down Oliver's offer of a birthday drink after spending the morning suffering persistent worrying symptoms

  • Season 11 Episode 47: Long Day's Night

    Ric operates to save Maria's life, but his colleague's health becomes an issue in his political battle with Michael once he learns his friend has been given the director of surgery job he coveted. While Daisha unwittingly treats the hit-and-run driver, Jac struggles after being thrown into the deep end on Darwin in Connie's absence, but Joseph is too preoccupied with Faye's fidelity to answer her calls for help

  • Season 11 Episode 46: Faithful

    The decision over whether Connie or Michael gets the director of surgery job falls to Jayne. Joseph's suspicions about Faye's fidelity mount when he discovers she phoned Linden on their wedding day, Maria is disappointed to learn that Sam is not going to visit from America, which leaves her too preoccupied to give Donna the help she needs after coming into work too soon after her father's death

  • Season 11 Episode 45: Reformation

    Ric suspects Connie of informing the press of his decision to operate on Donna's father, little realising that Connie too is hot on the trail of the leak. Meanwhile, Joseph offends Faye when he questions her fidelity, and Daisha informs Penny that her time would be better spent caring for patients instead of advancing her academic career. Hugh Quarshie, Amanda Mealing, Luke Roberts and Emma Catherwood star

  • Season 11 Episode 44: The Blind Side

    Elliot and Tara disagree about a patient who does not want to be resuscitated, which causes doubts to surface about Tara's long-term future in Holby. Connie's determination to land the director of surgery job threatens to cost her dearly when a patient dies while undergoing a high-risk operation and Jac immediately uses the information to her own advantage. Chrissie tends Oliver's wounds after he is assaulted. Tony Britton, father of Fern, guest stars

  • Season 11 Episode 43: These Arms of Mine

    Elliot's doubts get the better of him and he withdraws from Tara's team on the morning of the high-profile surgery. Ric informs Donna there is nothing more he can do for her father, but she buries herself in work to avoid facing the truth about his condition, and Oliver worries he is only getting good marks because of his friendship with Chrissie - but a misdirected e-mail jeopardises that. With guest star Kellie Bright

  • Season 11 Episode 42: My Girl

    Donna finds her father drunk ahead of his operation, and Ric quickly sees through her efforts to cover for him and cancels the surgery. Connie hopes to impress the hospital chairman, but knows having Jac in theatre will hinder her chances, and Daisha stands up for Oliver when Linden accuses him of being the ward joker despite proving himself capable of doing the job

  • Season 11 Episode 41: Future Perfect

    Elliot is visited by the parents of the girl who died during his and Tara's controversial surgery 25 years ago, and struggles to convince them he is only looking out for the best interests of his current patient. Michael persuades Ric to go the extra mile for Donna's father and operate on him despite his poor chance of survival, and a suspicious bank statement breeds mistrust between Joseph and Faye. Denise Black guest stars

  • Season 11 Episode 40: A Glass Half Full

    Donna struggles to accept Ric's diagnosis that her father's cancer is terminal and seeks a second opinion. Penny hopes impressing Jac will earn her the chance to observe a heart operation, but learns she has chosen to be around the wrong person, and Mark quizzes Chrissie over her feelings for Oliver after seeing the pair flirting - causing his daughter to distance herself from the young doctor

  • Season 11 Episode 39: Body Language

    Donna's father is admitted to the hospital, but he tries to persuade her to discharge him. Oliver is desperate to impress Linden, but his efforts lead to a patient making a complaint against Daisha, and having identified her competition in the race to be director of surgery, Connie latches onto Elliot and Tara's proposed operation in the hope of impressing the board. The Wire star Clarke Peters joins the cast

  • Season 11 Episode 38: Your Cheating Heart

    Despite the fact it breaks the rules, Michael insists that he carries out the operation on his injured daughter - while Annalese watches on. Jayne notices her husband's intimate relationship with Connie, forcing the surgeon to admit their affair, and Elliot resists Tara's efforts to repeat a dangerous operation, but he starts to rethink the offer after Jac inadvertently teaches him a lesson in risk management

  • Season 11 Episode 37: Smoke without Fire

    Connie receives surprising information about Jayne's husband when she confronts the executive about the director of surgery job. Donna worries when she notices Michael's interest in Penny and approaches an interested party to share her concerns, and Tara tries to persuade Elliot to help her re-run a dangerous operation they first performed years ago - but he dislikes the thought of dredging up the past

  • Season 11 Episode 36: Attachments

    Frustrated by his unrequited feelings for Faye and that he has been forced to supervise Oliver, Linden takes it out on the student. Martha invites an old friend of Elliot's to a surprise birthday party she is organising, and Penny tries to prove she is a better doctor than her brother when he scores higher in an exam - but both find they have a lot to learn. Meera Syal joins the cast

  • Season 11 Episode 35: The Honeymoon's Over

    Faye hopes ignoring Linden will make him go away, but eventually has to inform him that she loves Joseph and their kiss was a mistake. Ben takes his diagnosis badly and though Martha pledges her love, he tries to end their marriage. Jayne returns with a harsh assessment of Ric's actions since his promotion, but when he fails to change his attitude to the staff, she is forced to make a tough decision

  • Season 11 Episode 34: Proceed with Caution

    Surprise guests take the gloss off Faye and Joseph's wedding as the bride struggles to reconcile with her estranged parents and the groom learns a secret from the past. While most of her colleagues are at the nuptials, Jac is left in charge of AAU and the supervision of two new trainee doctors, a brother and sister pairing who suffer as a result of her frustration at events on the Byrne estate

  • Season 11 Episode 33: What Will Survive of Us

    Jac tries to distract herself from talk of Joseph and Faye's wedding by appealing to Connie's ego and getting more time in theatre. Ben's concerns about his eyesight look set to be realised when he attends an appointment at the hospital, and having been hit hard by recent events, Maria worries about finding the appropriate words for the memorial service, but finds support from her friends

  • Season 11 Episode 32: Just a Perfect Day

    In a special episode focusing on Maddy in the aftermath of her attack, the doctor is faced with the choice of staying at Holby or joining Dan Clifford in Europe. The former consultant bonds with Linden to try to persuade Ric to interview her for his new position, while she treats a victim who has been stabbed - an injury that is very close to home. Featuring a guest appearance by Peter Wingfield

  • Season 11 Episode 31: Seeing Other People

    A lack of quality candidates for the new job may open the way for a disappointed Maddy to seize a second chance to impress Ric, but an unexpected encounter has dire consequences. A flirtatious patient helps Daisha recognise that Chrissie is telling her the truth about the depth of Mark's infatuation with her, while Faye and Joseph deal with the practical arrangements for their upcoming wedding

  • Season 11 Episode 30: Mirror, Mirror

    Maddy puts her career at risk when she agrees to secretly treat a stabbing victim as a favour for her sister, who has recently been released from prison. Donna feels responsible for Michael's obvious unhappiness at his separation from Annalese, which only worsens when he receives a call from his children's school, and Ben shares his health worries with father-in-law Elliot

  • Season 11 Episode 29: Smoke and Mirrors

    Annalese's joy at discovering she is pregnant is marred when Connie makes it clear she knows about her and Michael's cover-up after Steve Hewitt's death - leading her to finally take control of her life. Maddy needs to impress Ric to apply for a new position, but Donna's poor attitude to work is reflecting badly on her, and Mark pulls a few strings when Chrissie's application for the AAU sister's job is rejected

  • Season 11 Episode 28: Running on Empty

    Maddy feels the need to prove herself to Ric as he is taking every opportunity to vent his frustration at Tom on her. Though Annalese's manslaughter charge has been dropped, Michael has to inform her she remains suspended while Connie schemes to protect the hospital. Meanwhile, Lalaine is forced to return to the Philippines and makes Daisha a surprise offer after their mother is injured

  • Season 11 Episode 27: No Legacy So Rich

    Having finally lost patience with Tom, Ric sacks him - but the decision leads to a series of devastating revelations affecting both their families. Joseph's sister Sophia arrives determined to transform his wedding to Faye into a massive event - no matter what the bride thinks - and Daisha is grateful for Lalaine's support when baby Joe is rushed to hospital with a suspected case of meningitis

  • Season 11 Episode 26: Too Much to Ask

    Annalese is suspended as part of the inquiry into Steve Hewitt's death and finds her whole world falling apart as she seeks advice from a solicitor. Ric demands Tom prove he is up to being a surgeon after dismissing his report as a tissue of lies and requesting he produce another, while Jac sees an opportunity for advancement when she assists Elliot in secretly operating on Samson the dog

  • Season 11 Episode 25: Careful What You Wish For

    A furious Connie adds Michael to her list of targets when his unexpected absence forces her to cancel a high-profile operation, and her mood only improves when she finally gets ammunition against Ric. Elliot explains his distress at Martha's marriage, Daisha is delighted her sister is around to help with Joe, while Joseph and Faye set their wedding date

  • Season 11 Episode 24: Locked Away

    After two members of staff collapse in the middle of surgery, Jac and Joseph are trapped in a quarantined operating theatre with a potentially lethal contamination. While Elliot considers evacuating the hospital, Annalese colludes with Michael after learning a formal investigation has begun into Steve Hewitt's death, and Daisha tries to escape Mark's interference in her life

  • Season 11 Episode 23: Breathe Deeply

    Ric's latest initiative - breathalysing employees - makes several of them nervous after a night of heavy drinking. Michael helps Annalese try to cover up her fatal mistake in theatre as Kathy Hewitt demands action over her husband's death. Elliot distrusts Martha's new husband after finding disturbing photos on his laptop, while Faye decides she wants Joseph back, but Jac remains an obstacle

  • Season 11 Episode 22: Coming Back To Bite You

    Michael pleads with Donna to lie for him as Annalese pursues the truth about his fidelity. Linden finds evidence of Jac's scheming but struggles to decide what to do, while Chrissie tries to get Daisha out of Mark's life. Ric's zero tolerance programme is challenged by the offer of a charitable donation to the hospital, and Elliot's decision to bring his dog to work again backfires when it knocks Jac over. Melanie Hill and David Roper guest star

  • Season 11 Episode 21: Feet of Clay

    Ric ruthlessly pursues his zero tolerance policy, refusing to let Connie treat an overweight patient. However, when he learns the man is a well-known local philanthropist, he is forced to reconsider his stance. Meanwhile, an encounter with Donna seemingly confirms Annalese's suspicions that Michael is having an affair, and the AAU team struggles to cope with its workload the morning after the night before. Hugh Quarshie, Anna-Louise Plowman and Jalaal Hartley star

  • Season 11 Episode 20: Exposures

    Michael receives a shock when a nurse he once had an affair with begins working on his private ward. Meanwhile, Linden is forced to put his own feelings to one side as he helps Faye with the emotional fallout of her break-up with Joseph, and Elliot's prodigal daughter Martha returns from Las Vegas with some surprising news. Hari Dhillon, Paul Bradley and Duncan Pow star

  • Season 11 Episode 19: Take Her Breath Away

    Joseph dreads Jac's announcement that evening, certain she is going to reveal details of their night together. Frankie's father confronts Connie when he discovers he has to pay for his son's operation, and Chrissie returns to work as an agency nurse on the private ward. Mark and Rachel worry about Daisha when she fails to arrive for her shift and neither she nor Joe is anywhere to be found

  • Season 11 Episode 18: Truth and Mercy

    Joseph plots to get Jac permanently out of his life after Faye voices her suspicions that the registrar is pregnant. When Ric admits he has not resigned, Connie is determined to undermine his campaign and suggests one of his patients has surgery instead of following her rival's healthy eating plan, while Daisha feels guilty for failing to notice that Joe has developed an infection

  • Season 11 Episode 16: Tough Love

    Ric's initiative for zero tolerance of patients who refuse to help themselves or abuse hospital staff makes it clear to Connie he has no intention of quitting as director of surgery. Joseph continues to be distracted by fears that Jac is pregnant, Maddy suffers after her night out with Tom, and Maria makes use of Sam's car but is upset by the realisation he has no plans to return from America

  • Season 11 Episode 15: Breaking News

    Connie hijacks Ric's attempts to gain the public relations initiative after the murder of the security guard, by planning to perform a high profile operation. Maddy saves the day when the excesses of the night before put Tom under stress, and the opening of the new creche fails to solve Daisha's problems with Joe, so Rachel offers to take care of the infant to allow her a night off

  • Season 11 Episode 14: Just

    Joseph worries that Jac may be pregnant when she complains of feeling sick. Ric battles to save the lives of a security guard and the drug addict who stabbed her while at the same time trying to placate the victim's fiance and the Press. After confessing to his priest about his feelings for an engaged woman, Linden learns Callie knows the truth about the night of the accident

  • Season 11 Episode 13: Clean Slate

    Ric is surprised by the identity of a new medical student, who then reveals the truth about Michelle. Joseph has to make it up to Faye after missing Archie's christening, and Rachel is left looking after baby Joe when Mark has to deal with an outbreak of the C.diff infection on one of the wards. Jac is worried about her hands after the accident, but her specialist insists she is fine

  • Season 11 Episode 12: No Word of Farewell

    Mark calls the police when Daisha goes missing, but as they focus inquiries on him, he begins to fear the worst. Faye tells Joseph their relationship is finished, but Elliot tries to intervene. Michael is still discovering how working with Annalese will affect his personal and professional lives, and Linden realises he has become too involved with Callie and her problems

  • Season 11 Episode 11: Not in the Stars

    Ric agrees to help Michelle stay off drugs when she arrives at the hospital to inform him of social services threats to take his grandson away from her. Donna helps Maria look for a lost patient and when they find him unconscious, she uses her skills from theatre to keep him alive, but it is Maria who gets the credit. Linden is delighted when Callie finally wakes from her coma and tries to protect her from the truth about the accident and the police, who want to speak to her about drink driving

  • Season 11 Episode 10: Maria's Christmas Carol

    Struggling to deal with her feelings for both Sam and Kieron, Maria consults a clairvoyant. She is shown visions of her life in the past, present and future, which help her come to a decision. With only Faye offering her any assistance, Donna is missing the nurse's company as she prepares for the Christmas party and begins to doubt their friendship. Sam's bond with his newly discovered son is threatened by his awareness of Kieron's relationship with Maria, but with everything out in the open, the surgeon realises where his priorities lie

  • Season 11 Episode 9: This Be the Verse

    Ric's mind is on Michelle and the grandson he never knew he had as he attempts a risky operation on Callie. A meeting with prospective adoptive parents leaves Daisha even more confused about her baby's future, and Maria learns the truth about Sam's relationship with Kieron. Donna sets to work single-handedly saving Christmas when the staff party is cancelled by hospital management

  • Season 11 Episode 8: Sweet Bitter Love

    Ric learns a drug-addicted patient was his late son Leo's partner. As Sam gets to know Kieron, he comes to realise what sacrifices his son is prepared to make for their relationship. It is Kyla's last day and Max has a surprise in store for her, while Linden begins to lose faith after spending the night at Callie's bedside. Daisha makes a big decision about baby Joe

  • Season 11 Episode 7: About Last Night

    Maria is concerned that Sam's cancer has returned when he starts acting strangely. Joseph tries to convince himself that nothing happened between himself and Jac, and Kyla hands in her notice so she can join Max in Holland. Ric is under pressure to find a new anaesthetist, and Linden is once again too heavily involved with his patients' lives as he deals with an apparent love triangle

  • Season 11 Episode 6: The Weaker Sex

    Faye's plea for space leads to a recurrence of Joseph's obsessive behaviour and he turns to drink. Donna lets Maria down by helping out in theatre when she had promised to cover a shift for her friend, and Kyla is forced to rethink her priorities after Max is offered a place at a football academy in Holland. Sam is worried by a series of strange phone calls and apparent wrong numbers

  • Season 11 Episode 5: Cutting the Cord

    Daisha struggles to decide her baby's future, but is encouraged by Faye and Joseph's support, while Ric is embarrassed by problems with the revamped Keller when equipment fails in the middle of a media tour. An accident occurs in theatre when cocky anaesthetist Jamie starts playing with the defibrillator, and new nurse Rachel forms an instant bond with Sam and Maria

  • Season 11 Episode 4: We Said Some Things

    Joseph finds himself stuck in a lift with Daisha as she goes into labour, and delivers a baby boy - but the happiness of the occasion is marred by Faye's response. Meanwhile, Linden feels aggrieved at having a proposal turned down by the board, and Michael tries to avoid working alongside wife Annalese - until a crisis leaves him with no choice

  • Season 11 Episode 3: Labour of Love

    Jac helps Michael steal one of Elliot's patients so they can perform a dangerous procedure for a research paper. Joseph is uncomfortable spending time with Faye's son and makes his excuses to leave. However, once at work he finds himself trapped in a lift with Daisha, just as her waters break. Meanwhile, Donna is jealous of Maria's relationship and sets out to bag herself a consultant, and the identity of the new anaesthetist surprises one member of the hospital staff

  • Season 11 Episode 2: Or I'll Never Fall in Love

    Chrissie decides she no longer wants to be a nurse and feels able to offer only moral, rather than medical, assistance to a boy injured in a car accident. Connie realises she can never break up John's family so ends her relationship with him, all the while fighting to save his son's life. Joseph hopes that bringing the wedding forward will end Faye's insecurity over his desire to be a father

  • Season 11 Episode 1: Lazarus

    The team fights to save the life of Jayne's son after he falls into a river, but Connie is distracted when she learns the identity of the boy's father. Faye is jealous that Joseph is bonding with the pregnant Daisha but struggles to explain her reticence to have another child. When Chrissie returns to the hospital to have surgery on her scar, she is surprised by all the changes which have taken place

Holby City: Season 10 (2008)

  • Season 10 Episode 53: Mad World

    Lola is shocked to find Abra is a patient at the psychiatric hospital where she has recently been given a job, and plans to reunite him with Kyla. Ric is forced to face the reality of Leo's life when he is called to clear his flat and meets a drug-using friend of his late son, who leads him on a journey through the recent past. Starring Sharon D Clarke and Adrian Edmondson

  • Season 10 Episode 52: No Breaks on the Midnight Express - Part Two

    Part two of two. Jayne discovers the Government has backed down and is going to pay for the twins' operation, but the board of directors still need to meet to decide on Jayne's future. Maria finds out Aaron is a high-flying doctor and, although initially daunted, she allows herself to be swept off her feet

  • Season 10 Episode 51: No Breaks on the Midnight Express - Part One

    Part one of two. The staff at Holby put aside their differences and prepare to separate the conjoined twins. However, the press have latched onto the fact that a man accused of child abuse is funding the risky procedure - and Jayne is forced to explain her decisions to the board. Meanwhile, Maddy persuades Kyla to forget her past and give in to the advances of her patient admirer. Concludes tomorrow

  • Season 10 Episode 50: Leave It to God

    Sam struggles with his responsibilities when a crisis with the twins adds to the challenge of post-op care. As Maddy copes with a busy department in Linden's absence, she has a run-in with an awkward patient who takes a shine to Kyla. Meanwhile, Daisha's day goes from bad to worse when the father of her baby lets her down

  • Season 10 Episode 49: Separate Lives

    Linden tries to reassure the Tan family about the immigration debacle and the future health of the twins if they are separated. Kyla and Daisha compete for the Sister position that has come up on Keller ward. Donna and Maddy refuse to believe Maria's email admirer is genuine and Ric has to make some tough decisions about redundancies - with Lola top of the list

  • Season 10 Episode 48: Whatever It Takes

    Jayne and Linden are called to defend the Tans' treatment before the board, but find the directors sceptical that Holby has the staff or equipment to cope. Jac delves deeper into Faye's personal life by inveigling her way into the private hospital where Archie is being cared for, and Donna tries to impress Elliot in her bid for promotion to scrub nurse, but is unable to keep it up for long

  • Season 10 Episode 47: To Govern a Kingdom

    An offer of promotion for Ric comes at the wrong time. However, his emotional state does help him find a solution to Jayne's problem with accepting the money from Randall for the Tans' treatment. Maria is unsure how to react to a strange e-mail when she is teased about having a secret admirer. Joseph confronts Jac over her meddling in his and Faye's wedding plans, and Donna develops career ambitions

  • Season 10 Episode 46: Hope, Faith and Charity

    Michael finds a millionaire priest willing to pay for the Tans' surgery, but Jayne is wary of the benefactor's ulterior motives. Mark struggles to find the £2,000 needed to pay for Daisha's abortion after he finds her considering radical options to end her pregnancy. Connie and Elliot withdraw from the race to be director of surgery, leaving Ric the frontrunner - until a heartbreaking task draws him away

  • Season 10 Episode 45: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Linden is preoccupied with the conjoined twins and Jayne arranges for their transfer to a hospital in London. Daisha discovers her pregnancy is beyond the legal limit for abortions and starts to consider illegal ways to get rid of her unborn child - much to Mark's horror. Time spent with a young patient and the arrival of her fiance's sister make Faye rethink her engagement to Joseph and their childless future

  • Season 10 Episode 44: Eighteen and a Half

    Abra checks himself into a psychiatric hospital when his flashbacks from the Congo become too much, and Daisha discovers she is pregnant. Mrs Tan safely gives birth to her conjoined twins, but at the same time a journalist - posing as a patient - comes to the hospital to find out more about the family. Ric finds an unlikely ally in his fight for the director of surgery position

  • Season 10 Episode 43: You Do It To Yourself

    Abra continues to have flashbacks from his time spent working in the Congo, and his situation is not helped by a difficult patient and his daughter. Maddy finally discovers the truth - that Linden was not responsible for Liam Harris's death - and Mark has his hands full playing the role of peacekeeper when Lola and Faye have problems working together

  • Season 10 Episode 42: On the Brink

    Ric is forced to make a difficult choice between his friendships and his career when his hopes of landing the director of surgery job are compromised by Abra's erratic behaviour. Maddy enlists Sam's help in an effort to once more prove Linden's innocence, and staff come under pressure thanks to a Home Office inspection connected to the North Korean couple who are expecting conjoined twins

  • Season 10 Episode 41: Crossing Borders

    Linden returns to Holby to treat the expectant mother of conjoined twins, even though he is still officially suspended. Staff arrange a surprise engagement party for Faye and Joseph, while Maddy becomes suspicious of Jamie's involvement in the death of Liam Harris

  • Season 10 Episode 40: Only Believe

    Linden is suspended after the death of a patient in his care, but against orders he returns to Holby. Sam is given the all-clear from cancer after his final scan, and Connie and Ric become the front-runners for the new position of Director of Surgery

  • Season 10 Episode 39: Change of Heart

    Linden is distraught and struggles to control his emotions when he discovers graffiti on his wife's grave. Joseph tells Jac about his engagement to Faye, and Michael informs Elliot that Lady Byrne has resigned from the charity and embarked on a world cruise. Elliot doesn't take the news well and also resigns from the foundation, leaving Connie and Michael in charge

  • Season 10 Episode 38: New Lands, New Beginnings

    Faye disappears, and information given to Linden and Joseph by Jac causes concern, so they decide to track her down. The trail leads to Cape Town, where it soon becomes clear that Faye is in trouble and desperately needs help. Special episode filmed on location in South Africa

  • Season 10 Episode 37: Doctor's Dilemma

    Jac tries to pass her message to Joseph but drifts in and out of consciousness after her accident. There's a mix-up when Elliot invites a celebrity friend by the name of Gordon Ramsey to the relaunch of the charity, but the visitor's difficulties are greater than being mistaken for a TV chef and leave the surgeon recalling memories of Gina, and the Trust hold a Butler Sale

  • Season 10 Episode 36: Love You

    Carl Hewson accosts Faye as she arrives for work, demanding money to pay off the loan sharks who are after him. Jac has an accident on her motorbike and is left unconscious on the road. A delighted Kyla learns Max wants to come home with her after his foster parent's issues are revealed, and Lady Byrne and Elliot's relationship continues to develop. Michael Pennington guest stars

  • Season 10 Episode 35: Natural Justice

    Michael is suspicious when Abra tries to prevent a convicted murderer receiving a liver transplant. Kyla can only stand by while other people make decisions regarding her son Max's medical treatment while in foster care. Elliot tries to avoid Lady Byrne following their kiss, but realises that it might not have been an accident after all

  • Season 10 Episode 34: Send No Flowers

    Ric contrives to get Abra a job in the hospital by involving him in the treatment of a stabbing victim. Maria spends time nursing her birth mother, but doesn't reveal her identity, as Sam tries to persuade her to have treatment. Kyla nurses a child in foster care who she believes is being abused, but her attention is also drawn to another child living in the same house - her son Max

  • Season 10 Episode 33: Any Port in a Storm

    When Maria believes a patient is her biological mother, she turns to Sam for friendship. Joseph and Faye are relieved that she is not pregnant, but he says the proposal of marriage stands, though a discovery in his briefcase leaves the nurse convinced he does not trust her. Kyla finds out that Abra is back in town, but fights the temptation to return to both him and alcohol

  • Season 10 Episode 32: T.K.O.

    Joseph is initially shocked when Faye tells him she thinks she may be pregnant, but he comes round to the idea and does the honourable thing. The dangerous situation Abra has involved himself in convinces Ric to encourage Abra to apply for a job at the hospital, and when Daisha gets into a conflict with her landlord, it is Mark who is left to pick up the pieces

  • Season 10 Episode 31: Springflower

    Connie is frustrated by all the praise Jayne is heaping on Linden, but advice from Jac is able to ease the situation. Ric hides Abra in the hospital basement after a series of accidents, however his presence does not remain a secret for long, and Elliot is accused of playing office politics when he uses his position with the Byrne charity to help a patient

  • Season 10 Episode 30: Battle of Who Could Care Less

    Ric is shocked to find Abra back, injured and hiding in an ambulance. He agrees to secrete him but already senses trouble. Lady Byrne is looking for an attractive nurse to promote her charity, and Donna thinks it could be her ticket out of the hospital. Daisha is distracted following a row with her boyfriend, while Connie and Michael are increasingly enjoying their flirty banter

  • Season 10 Episode 29: The Softest Music

    A dangerous situation leaves Mark questioning his future. Lady Byrne arrives intending to make changes to the management of Charles' charity and appoints Elliot as the new Medical Advisor. Connie fights to save the lives of two teenage cardiac patients involved in a Romeo and Juliet love story, and Michael is angry with Ric for walking out on a cosmetic operation

  • Season 10 Episode 28: You're So Vain

    Lady Byrne is shocked at the state of her late husband Charles's charity, and tackles Elliot and Jayne about the problems. Michael believes Donna is spreading rumours about their relationship, and Jac makes efforts to be friendlier with her colleagues, but Mark and Keith are suspicious of her motives. Elsewhere, a TV presenter collapses live on air. Guest starring Marina Sirtis, formerly of Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Season 10 Episode 27: Pants on Fire

    Joseph's suspicions increase after Faye is questioned by the police once again when officers learn more about how her husband died. Connie and Michael perform pioneering surgery and later celebrate with a drink, but when she rejects his invitation to continue at his place, Donna seizes her opportunity. Maddy spends the day in a foul mood after realising Clifford will never return

  • Season 10 Episode 26: All This Useless Beauty

    Chrissie receives depressing news about her scar, and her day goes from bad to worse as a hospital executive makes advances and a journalist patient struggles to write his final words. Michael employs charm in an attempts to mislead Connie over what she saw in the locker room, but it does not end his infatuation with Donna. Sam's attempts to let Maria down gently do not go according to plan

  • Season 10 Episode 25: Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Maddy is rocked when she receives a call from Clifford, distracting her from her duties on AAU and causing her to make errors in surgery. Joseph is being suspiciously nice to Jac in the wake of her arrest - which upsets Faye, and Donna's attempts to get time alone with Michael go wrong when it imperils a potential organ donation. With guest stars Peter Polycarpou and Jane Asher

  • Season 10 Episode 24: 12 Hour Nightmare

    Alan Clooney, the man who attacked Jac last summer, turns up at the hospital, and is found seriously injured after a confrontation with staff, leading police to arrest the surgeon. Maria keeps a vigil at Sam's bedside before laying into Connie for her treatment of the stricken registrar. Joseph worries about his relationship with Faye. The story continues in the new series of HolbyBlue on Thursday

  • Season 10 Episode 23: Long Dark Night

    Part two of two. The stress of watching baby Grace's deterioration and arguing with Connie affects Sam's health, and he collapses with septic shock. A mystery man arrives looking for Faye, and Joseph is determined to find out who he is, catching up with the stranger in the hospital's basement. Linden is forced to face his demons, prompting him to make a shocking confession

  • Season 10 Episode 22: No Cars Go

    Part one of two. Connie struggles to cope as her daughter Grace fights for life and Elliot realises she needs Sam's support. Maddy worries about Linden's increasingly odd behaviour around Chloe, who needs emergency surgery, and Donna's plan to attract Michael almost comes to fruition, but just as they seem about to get intimate the couple are interrupted by a phone call

  • Season 10 Episode 21: We Serve All Who Come To Us

    Connie's intention to perform simultaneous brain and heart surgery on a patient brings her into conflict with Elliot, but that is only part of her day's stresses. Already feeling guilty over his decision to send Chloe away, Linden becomes obsessed with finding an amputee's hand, and Maria is delighted to capture Sam's attention despite Kyla's warnings

  • Season 10 Episode 20: On a Mission

    Jac is frustrated by her lack of career progress and tries to impress Philip Lawlor with her skills as a surgeon. When Faye leaves work to be present at her husband Donald's exhumation, it presents the surgeon with another opportunity to gain popularity. Maddy believes Linden is letting his religious views interfere with work. With guest star Jenny Eclair

  • Season 10 Episode 19: Complications Ensue

    Joseph returns following his brother's death to find Jac on trial as Sam's replacement, something neither he nor Connie is happy about. Stuart's departure tests Kyla's sobriety and forces Mark to deal with her dependence on alcohol. Sam refuses to succumb to the unpleasant side-effects of chemotherapy, determining to work through the pain despite his struggles and the advice of colleagues

  • Season 10 Episode 18: The Extra Mile

    Stuart tries to lie his way out of trouble, but Connie is not convinced by his explanation of what happened to Chrissie and makes enquiries about the surgeon around the hospital. Ric is suffering a cash-flow crisis and his realisation that Michael has a higher status around the hospital because of his private practice adds to his disillusion, and Lola engages in a battle of wills with Linden

  • Season 10 Episode 17: Final Cut

    A drunken Stuart tries to win Chrissie back, but the nurse rejects his advances - with terrifying consequences. Joseph is determined to keep his comatose brother alive, no matter the cost to himself and his mother. Donna refuses to co-operate when she gets fed up with the teasing about her fake date with Linden - but her attitude leaves everyone even more unimpressed

  • Season 10 Episode 16: The Key is Fear

    Faye opens up to Joseph about the death of her second husband, and Chrissie discovers Stuart is responsible for Sam's move out of cardiothoracics when she finds the lost patient notes in his locker. Meanwhile, Donna worries that she is losing her allure to men after facing another rejection

  • Season 10 Episode 15: Physician, Heal Thyself

    Joseph's world falls apart when his comatose brother Harry is brought into the hospital needing emergency surgery, leading him to turn to Faye for support. Sam is under pressure as he operates on a possible sufferer of Gulf War syndrome under Connie's gaze, and on AAU, Linden annoys Mark by going to extreme lengths as he treats a girl with a suspected case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy

  • Season 10 Episode 14: Stolen

    New surgical consultant Linden Cullen arrives to lead the team on AAU, leaving Lola unsure of her position. Sam is struggling on Darwin as he tries to work while having chemotherapy, whatever the effect on his health, and Ric is frustrated first by Michael's ability to get his private patients priority treatment and then at his secret plans to open a private ward in the hospital

  • Season 10 Episode 13: Queen of Hearts

    Connie's insensitive attitude starts to lose her the team's respect as injured staff members return to work at the end of their sick leave. When a complaint is made against her, she has to work hard to regain support or risk being moved aside as Darwin is restructured. Stuart is uncomfortable with Kyla's over-familiarity outside their AA meetings, and falls out with Chrissie over her friendship with Sam

  • Season 10 Episode 12: For Your Consideration

    Connie returns to Holby City as the team are holding a remembrance service and finds Darwin understaffed and in chaos, so begins to stamp her authority on the ward in a bid to restore efficiency as soon as possible. However, her curt manner doesn't sit well with a workforce still traumatised by the recent attack, and she ends up clashing with both Stuart and Jayne. Chrissie is finding her first day back at work tough, but isn't too happy about Stuart's suggestion that she should see a counsellor, while a dishevelled Donna arrives late for work - but rather than receive a dressing-down, she discovers she has been nominated for the Nurse of the Year award. Stunned by the news but eager to impress, Donna goes all out in the treatment of her first patient Dolly. But Dolly is hostile toward the well-meaning nurse and ends up accusing her of stealing her purse. What hope does she have of winning the award now?

  • Season 10 Episode 11: Elliot's Wonderful Life

    Special festive episode inspired by James Stewart classic It's a Wonderful Life. The pressure's on for the cardiology team - having attended to the casualties of the crossbow shooting as best they can, they still have the matter of young Izzy and her heart transplant. However, Elliot's distracted by the news of his son's prison sentence and walks out of the theatre in a daze, trudging through the snow to the nearest bridge with every intention of throwing himself off. Just as he's climbing the barrier, he's interrupted by an elderly gentleman (Richard Briers) who introduces himself as George and asks if Elliot can help a woman about to give birth. This reminds the medic of a similar case at the start of his career, and makes him wish he had never been born - and sure enough, in the style of the aforementioned feelgood movie, George grants that wish and takes the disillusioned doc on a tour of a world without him in it. Paul Bradley stars, with Amanda Mealing, Robert Powell, Luke Roberts, Gillian Bevan, Keeley Forsyth, Jack O'Connor and Paul McNeilly

  • Season 10 Episode 10: Into the Void

    The shootings in reception push everyone to breaking point as staff members struggle to treat the victims, their own colleagues among them. As Martha fights for life, Elliot breaks down at the thought that having pushed James into his drug addiction, his last words to Tim tipped him over the edge. As the death toll is revealed, the surgeon is left blaming himself for the devastation

  • Season 10 Episode 9: The Reckoning

    Elliot is in a terrible mood after learning of James's arrest - which has appalling repercussions for the rest of the staff when he takes it out on the already stressed STI nurse Tim. Chrissie discovers Sam has cancer, Maddy is concerned that Maria is becoming too emotionally involved with her patients, and a department store Santa receives a devastating diagnosis

  • Season 10 Episode 8: Mirror Man

    Mark makes a near-fatal mistake at work, but continues to deny he has a drug problem - until Chrissie finds a stash of cocaine in his desk. Meanwhile, a local radio DJ (former EastEnder Shaun Williamson) hopes to boost his flagging ratings by broadcasting his operation live on air, and Michael finds it increasingly hard to resist Donna's charms

  • Season 10 Episode 7: Someone to Watch Over Me

    Sam is unable to concentrate on work after his diagnosis, but he has to continue due to a staff shortage after a train crash. Mark too is overstretched on AAU, where his drug habit leads to paranoid accusations of terrorism. Meanwhile, Donna tries to casually ask Michael out on a date, although it is Jac who makes the connection, despite his learning of a patient's complaint and her affair with Lord Byrne

  • Season 10 Episode 6: Unfinished Symphony

    Sam tells Maddy and Elliot he has the all-clear, but they don't believe he has collected his results, leaving the senior surgeon to request them from Oncology himself. Donna sees the new locum consultant being beaten up in the car park, but it is he who frightens her when she tries to ask him about it, and Maria has her first day as a Staff Nurse and comes face-to-face with a disturbed patient Dion

  • Season 10 Episode 5: Dust Off Your Wings

    Maddy convinces Sam he may have chlamydia, but the tests reveal a potentially more serious problem. Kyla gets through a meeting with the chief executive but soon has to admit she needs help, and Stuart the new cardiothoracic locum fails to make a good impression on Chrissie with his reorganisation of the ward, but his charm subdues her arguments

  • Season 10 Episode 4: The Apprentice

    Kyla's drinking at work leads her to make serious mistakes and Faye is not able to cover for her for long. A new locum arrives to stand in for Connie as she prepares to go on a sabbatical, immediately pitting Sam and Joseph against each other to act up in her absence. Mark confesses his cocaine habit to Elliot, but refuses to admit how serious it is, leaving the surgeon worried

  • Season 10 Episode 3: No One Cries Like a Baby

    Jac learns a consultant's post is available on Keller, but her hopes take a battering when she discovers Lady Byrne is on the interviewing panel. Sam takes advantage of Maddy by dumping baby Grace on her while he goes out with agency nurse Zoe. Elliot catches James rifling through his wallet, but Mark is about to discover the surgeon's son is involved in a more serious criminal act

  • Season 10 Episode 2: The Last Throw

    Clifford is forced to choose between the women in his life and understanding the consequences of his actions, while at the same time coping with a medical dilemma related to someone from the past. Meanwhile, Elliot struggles to deal with the revelations about James's drug addiction. Medical drama starring Peter Wingfield and Paul Bradley

  • Season 10 Episode 1: Bitter From the Sweet

    Donna and Mark's medical expertise is needed when they catch up with James and his abductors on an industrial estate and have a fight on their hands to save his life - then comes the problem of getting back to the hospital without Elliot finding out. Daniel struggles to choose between Maddy and Louise, and Abra's departure leads to Kyla drinking during her shift

Holby City: Season 9

  • Season 9 Episode 52: Duty of Care - Part Two

    Secrets and lies about Abra's past catch up with him, threatening Kyla's chances of getting Max back from social services. Maddy is terrified as detectives investigate Sunny's death and doesn't believe she deserves to keep her job. Dan tries to persuade her otherwise, but has to blackmail Ric over the secret night operations to prevent the police discovering the truth, and James wants Mark to help him hide his drug habit from Elliot

  • Season 9 Episode 51: Duty of Care - Part One

    A mysterious face from Abra's past upsets all his plans and shows up his lack of honesty to heavy-drinking Kyla. Faye is on hand to once again support Joseph when Jac taunts him by wearing his grandmother's ring, left to her by Lord Byrne

  • Season 9 Episode 50: My Aim is True

    Mark takes James under his wing when he promises to stay clean and Clifford's euphoric time with Louise draws to its inevitable conclusion. Faye tries to help Joseph move on from his continuing pain at the thought of his father's relationship with Jac. Hospital drama, starring Robert Powell and Luke Roberts

  • Season 9 Episode 49: Lovers and Madmen

    Chrissie sets a trap to teach the philandering Sam a lesson, while Clifford desperately tries to resist his growing feelings for Louise. Elliot is surprised by the unexpected visit of his son James - but his reaction drives the pair farther apart. Tina Hobley and Peter Wingfield star

  • Season 9 Episode 48: Trial and Retribution

    Chrissie dumps Sam when she sees him and Faye together, while Clifford attempts to protect Louise when complications arise with a patient participating in the stent trial. Meanwhile, Jac is furious when Lola presumes she wants to talk to the police about Alan's attack. Tina Hobley and Tom Chambers star

  • Season 9 Episode 47: Friends Reunited

    Hannah arrives at the hospital with her 6-year old daughter Sunny, and Maddy is horrified to find out the girl has overdosed on methadone. Meanwhile, Jac pays more attention to one patient, an old school friend, than her others, and Sam vows to break off his relationship with Faye but proves indecisive after she covers up a mistake he makes

  • Season 9 Episode 46: Guilt by Association

    Joseph discovers Sam is dating both Faye and Chrissie. He agrees to keep his own counsel, but warns the philanderer to end one of the relationships or risk exposure. Elsewhere, Lola treats the victim of a sexual assault and Jac tends to Maddy's heroin addict sister who has been admitted into hospital

  • Season 9 Episode 45: Old Wounds

    Kyla's experiences with her son begin to affect her work when she is asked to look after a man who is facing up to the responsibility of caring for his deceased sister's child. Connie reveals her jealousy of Clifford's loyalty towards Louise, while Mark is offered drugs on a night out

  • Season 9 Episode 44: Damned If You Do

    Chrissie reveals her true feelings to Sam, while Abra approaches Jayne with a proposal to help a hospital in Ghana by flying patients into Holby for urgent operations. Meanwhile, Jac and Joseph go head to head for a place in an important medical trial. Medical drama, starring Tina Hobley and Tom Chambers

  • Season 9 Episode 43: Bad Reputation

    The day of Ric and Thandie's wedding dawns, but events do not run smoothly when Connie reveals the truth about the bride's lies. The groom then confronts his new wife and demands she write a letter retracting her complaint of racial discrimination against Elliot. Meanwhile, Joseph comes to blows with Jac when she makes an unwelcome appearance at Lord Byrne's funeral

  • Season 9 Episode 42: Temporary Insanity

    Abra begins clearing his desk after his suggestion of night ops is turned down by the CEO and Lord Byrne's health takes a turn for the worse when Joseph berates him for not seeing through Jac. Meanwhile, unease about Thandie's incompetence grows and Ric is confronted by his colleagues for defending her

  • Season 9 Episode 41: The Q Word

    Joseph's relationship with Lord Byrne takes a dramatic turn when his father requests he operates on him after suffering a stroke. Elliot asks for Maddy's help when he is asked to identify a body that he fears may be his son, while Abra issues a stark warning to Ric about Thandie. Luke Roberts stars

  • Season 9 Episode 40: The Long and Winding Road

    Ric worries about the team's attitude towards Thandie as the day of Elliot's tribunal arrives, but he also begins to doubt her abilities when she struggles to diagnose a patient. Meanwhile, Chrissie's relationship with Anton takes a turn for the worse when he hits Sam, and Clifford continues in his efforts to reunite Louise with Alex. Hugh Quarshie and Tina Hobley star

  • Season 9 Episode 39: Under the Radar

    Elliot is stunned when he is informed Thandie has filed a complaint against him for racial discrimination, but is soon distracted from the matter when his distressed son visits the hospital. Meanwhile, the new chief executive officer clashes with Abra, while Clifford is forced to lie to his brother after a revelation from his sister-in-law. Medical drama, starring Paul Bradley and Ginny Holder

  • Season 9 Episode 38: Past Imperfect

    Ric is left believing Diane committed suicide after he reads a letter saying she struggled to cope with his engagement. He then makes a shocking discovery about the accident when the train driver shows up at the wake. Meanwhile, Connie visits her sick father in hospital and insists he have surgery to improve the quality of his life - while dealing with painful childhood memories

  • Season 9 Episode 37: Countdown

    Mark confronts Chrissie about her relationship with a patient's relative, warning her she is compromising their protest. Dan encourages Jac to prove herself by treating one of Diane's former patients, hoping she will make the wrong move and get in trouble with Ric. Elliot criticises Thandie for sending a man home before checking his blood test results

  • Season 9 Episode 36: Something's Gotta Give

    News spreads of Diane's death, but Ric cannot face visiting her body in the mortuary and turns to drink to numb the pain. Jac is forced to call for his assistance with the injured train driver involved in the accident, but Sarah tries to keep the doctor away from the operating table in case he makes a mistake. Meanwhile, Elliot worries the car he lent Diane could have been faulty

  • Season 9 Episode 35: Close Relations

    Elliot urges Diane to take a sabbatical after she hands in her resignation, offering her the keys to a country cottage and Gina's old car. However, her departure is followed by a call from the police to say she has been involved in an accident. Sam spends the night with Faye but is shocked to see Chrissie leaving the hospital with a handsome stranger and Lord Byrne's wife resolves to uncover her husband's affair. Mel Giedroyc guest stars

  • Season 9 Episode 34: Another Country

    Diane arrives to work late after her car is stolen and her day goes from bad to worse when she learns she is being blamed for the death of a patient by his daughter. The doctor is then forced to perform an operation on a woman under Jac's supervision as part of a surgical assessment. Meanwhile, Connie tells Sam she knows about his relationship with Faye and Abra tries to convince Kyla to take him back

  • Season 9 Episode 33: An Affair to Forget

    Joseph is determined to save his parents' marriage, despite Jac's refusal to end her relationship with Lord Byrne. Donna takes on the role of Cupid by writing a card from Faye to Sam, but her plan soon backfires. Diane makes Ric a promise she is unable to keep and ends up clashing with Thandie over the best way to treat a patient with suspected pancreatitis

  • Season 9 Episode 32: The Human Jungle

    An unexpected visitor to Harvey's wake causes a lot of friction and Jac's plan to manipulate Lord Byrne ends up backfiring spectacularly. Sam shows Connie how dedicated he is to Grace and how far he is willing to go to fight for her

  • Season 9 Episode 31: Trust

    Faye visits a distraught Kyla and finds her wedding video in the bin, while social services begin questioning Max. With baby Grace still in intensive care, Sam demands a DNA test to prove he's her father so he can fight for parental rights. Thandie deals with the disruptive family of a cancer patient, who direct racial slurs toward her when she tells them his operation will be delayed

  • Season 9 Episode 30: After the Fall

    As Harvey clings to life on the operating table, Kyla and Max are questioned about what took place on the rooftop prior to his fall. Sam is convinced Connie is suffering from post-natal depression when she refuses to visit baby Grace in intensive care. Jac persuades an oblivious Joseph to arrange a dinner date with his parents in the hope of confronting Lord Byrne about his feelings. Jane Asher guest stars

  • Season 9 Episode 29: Deep Dark Truthful Mirror

    Lola learns she needs emergency surgery and events are complicated when Connie's waters break in the middle of the operation. The tension between Kyla and Harvey comes to a head, leading to an argument on the roof of the hospital, where the situation takes a dramatic turn. Thandie's efforts fail to impress Mark when she struggles to correctly diagnose a patient, and Chrissie returns from her holiday

  • Season 9 Episode 28: Leap of Faith

    Lola feels the pressure begin to mount as she makes a big mistake due to her anxiety over the inquiry. Sam and Elliot get embroiled in a particularly difficult case, while Jac decides to give Lord Byrne an ultimatum. Elsewhere, Jess returns from a month's travelling only to discover she has been kept in the dark about her father's new fiancee

  • Season 9 Episode 27: For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Jade returns with a surprise for Sam, while Ric's personal and professional lives clash when he offers to write Thandie an employment reference for her to work in the hospital. Jac becomes convinced that the events at the hotel will mean Lord Byrne will back her up professionally, but soon finds herself looking to Joseph for support. Les Dennis guest stars

  • Season 9 Episode 26: Paranoid Android

    Jac is disappointed when Clifford refuses to let her participate in a pioneering remote robotic procedure, but revels in her opportunity to tell the consultant that the operation is unethical. Meanwhile, Kyla becomes nervous about whether Harvey will face charges and Lola struggles to cope with the workload in AAU

  • Season 9 Episode 25: Is There Something I Should Know

    Faye is concerned about Kyla when she sees bruises on her back, while Joseph becomes jealous when he discovers Jac slept at Sam's place after a night out. Diane gets the chance to prove she can lead the team when a major incident comes into AAU, but is left stunned when she looks for support after criticism from Ric

  • Season 9 Episode 24: Bedlam

    Faye struggles to hide the truth about what happened in Dubai, and in desperation turns to Jac and Joseph for help. Ric's fiancee causes friction when she joins the Holby team, while Matt is angered by Dean's revelations about girlfriend Nikki, refusing to believe that she is the disturbed psychopath he makes her out to be

  • Season 9 Episode 23: What Lies Beneath

    Faye is interrogated about what happened to her husband in Dubai, and Dan discovers Maddy's dad needs emergency surgery after he pays a surprise visit to see his daughter at the hospital. Meanwhile, Maria makes advances to Matt in an attempt to win a bet. Drama, starring Patsy Kensit and Adam Best

  • Season 9 Episode 22: Stargazer

    Faye confronts Jac over her game-playing and warns her to back off from Lord Byrne - threatening to reveal all about what happened in Dubai. Lola lays down the law when Maddy comes to work with a hangover, but is shocked by Clifford's indifference to the registrar's behaviour, while Diane's flirtatious behaviour is cut short as a familiar face returns to the ward

  • Season 9 Episode 21: The Borders of Sleep

    Sam apologises to Faye and she suggests the pair go for a drink after work, while Joseph invites Jac to go on holiday. Harvey attempts to persuade Kyla to take him back, but his plans are thwarted when he allows a remark by the abusive Tom Gibson to get the better of his temper. Postponed from February 27

  • Season 9 Episode 20: Can't Buy Me Love

    Kyla and Harvey come to blows with Max as a witness, while Lara encourages Donna to invest her money. Meanwhile, Elliot realises there is a bond between him and Mark, and an elderly man is treated after being attacked by his son - but all is not as it seems. Guest starring former Coronation Street veteran Johnny Briggs

  • Season 9 Episode 19: I Feel Pretty

    Mark mocks Sam's recent behaviour when he tries to brief him about a patient, while Kyla decides to hide Max in an office after struggling to find a babysitter at short notice. During a discussion of Valentine's gifts with Jac, Maria and Donna, Diane claims she has received some chocolates from Dan

  • Season 9 Episode 18: Blood Ties

    Donna hands in her notice, but insists that the lottery win has not changed her. Sam tells Jade everything will work out, oblivious to the gossip going around the hospital. Meanwhile, Matt ignores Dean's advice and goes out for a drink with Nikki after the pair meet when he treats her sick father

  • Season 9 Episode 17: Into the Dark

    Sam confronts Chrissie over her distant behaviour towards him, while Faye Morton hopes for help from Jac and Joseph in her bid to secure a nurse's position at the hospital. Elliot is angry when Joseph tells a patient with an inoperable condition that they can help her, but realises a new approach to the illness could hold the answer. Medical drama, starring Patsy Kensit and Tom Chambers

  • Season 9 Episode 16: Feast or Famine

    Diane's attempts to please Dan result in a strange outcome, while a complication with Connie's baby affects Sam and Chrissie's relationship. Some advice from Mark helps Kyla realise that Max needs to see his father more

  • Season 9 Episode 15: Face Value

    Diane and Kyla speculate about Dan's involvement with Abra's sudden departure. Sam asks Chrissie to join him at a work dinner, but she feels suffocated by his concern for the baby. Meanwhile, a mystery man provides an opportunity for Jac. Medical drama, starring Peter Wingfield and Rakie Ayola

  • Season 9 Episode 14: The End of the World As We Know It

    Abra tries to collect more HIV drugs from the pharmacist and performs an unnecessary operation on a patient, while Elliot reprimands Joseph again after catching him having a conversation with Martha. Sam tries to be supportive with Connie and asks to be her birthing partner, but she remains uninterested in his advances

  • Season 9 Episode 13: The Games People Play

    Jac's manipulative behaviour causes Elliot to catch Joseph and Martha kissing during their shadowing assignment, while Abra has to think fast after Dan finds him taking more HIV drugs from the pharmacy. Matt is displeased to discover Nikki has been lying to get his attention, and the nurses start a sweepstake to cash in on the uncertainty surrounding the paternity of Connie's baby

  • Season 9 Episode 12: I Know Thee Knot

    Connie gives Sam the cold shoulder after she witnesses a tiff outside the hospital in which he turns his back on a one-night stand. She refuses to let him attend her 12-week scan, and urges him to accept the baby has nothing to do with him. Mark's first day as nurse consultant gets off to a shaky start when he becomes the target of a psychiatric patient in the hospital corridors. Meanwhile, Matt quizzes Dan about training schemes for surgeons, but when he's offered the chance to assist in the operating theatre, he squanders the opportunity and comes under fire from all sides

  • Season 9 Episode 11: The Very Thought Of You

    It's rare that the heroes of Holby enjoy a quiet Christmas and this year proves to be no exception. Lola is concerned for baby Leanne's welfare, so she and Dan go round to Steve's flat, but there's no answer and all they can hear is an infant crying inside. Dan manages to muscle his way in - and the scene that confronts him isn't good. Meanwhile, Kyla confronts Abra after finding his anti-viral drugs. She's worried he's HIV-positive - forcing him to tell her the real reason for his his stockpile of medication. And away from the high drama, an innocent kiss at the Christmas party leaves Martha smitten with Joseph, despite his best efforts to persuade her they're just good friends. But that's not the worst of it - when Jac gets wind, she leaves her rival in no doubt that she'd better be prepared for a fight

  • Season 9 Episode 10: The Good Fight

    Leanne's dad Steve tells Lola he is ready to have his baby back but she refuses to believe he is off drugs and demands that he be tested. Meanwhile, Matt gets cold feet when questioned about his relationship with Nikki, and Elliot continues to come to terms with Gina's death. Medical drama, with Paul Bradley

  • Season 9 Episode 9: Crossing the Line

    A potential rival prompts Jac to go in for the kill with Joseph, and Kyla becomes convinced Abra is not being completely truthful with her. Meanwhile, Mark clashes with Connie over a patient, but a surprise outcome awaits him. Medical drama, starring Robert Powell and Adrian Edmondson

  • Season 9 Episode 8: The Bitterest Pill

    New consultant Dan continues to put pressure on Abra while he is digging for dirt about the kidney transplant. Sam locks horns with Connie over the future of their baby and Mark punishes himself for Tricia's death. Medical drama, starring Peter Wingfield and Adrian Edmondson

  • Season 9 Episode 7: It's Been A Long Day

    Enigmatic new consultant Dan Clifford turns up at the hospital and examines the kidney transplant case, while a worried Abra covers his tracks. Elliot is forced to finally confront his demons over Gina's death and Connie reveals she is pregnant to a stunned Sam. Medical drama, with Peter Wingfield and Adrian Edmondson

  • Season 9 Episode 6: The Unforgiven

    Tricia is rushed back to the hospital after the crash, but Mark's return is delayed when he fails a breath test and finds himself accused of drink-driving. Once out of the police station, he returns to Holby - where horrifying news awaits him. Sam turns detective to discover the truth about Jade's medical background, and Lola almost catches Matt and Nikki in a passionate clinch

  • Season 9 Episode 5: One for My Baby

    Mark and Tricia's anticipation of their honeymoon is ruined when a furious Chrissie discovers her mother's cancer has returned and demands to know why she was not told. Sam gets emotionally involved in the case of a teenage girl with hepatitis C whose parents seem to know little about her medical history, and Matt struggles to fight his growing attraction to patient Nikki

  • Season 9 Episode 4: Sins of the Father

    Abra and Ric are determined to keep the truth hidden when their kidney transplant patient returns to Holby. Jac impresses Lord Byrne but alienates Joseph in the process, until she realises she needs to keep him on her side and makes an enticing offer. Meanwhile, Matt continues to get close to psychiatry patient Nikki, but begins to worry about the implications of their relationship

  • Season 9 Episode 3: Fly Me to the Moon

    Abra tells a patient he will be able to get his hands on HIV medication for her brother in Zambia, but as he searches for drugs in the basement with a torch, Ric sneaks up on him and turns the light on. Meanwhile, Elliot works a night shift to take his mind off Gina, and Matt tries to scare Donna by talking about the paranormal

  • Season 9 Episode 2: Shot in the Dark

    Tricia learns her operation has been postponed but is shocked to find out how far Mark will go to get her back on the list. Elliot is forced to confront his grief when James turns up at the hospital wanting answers about Gina's death, and Lola tries to juggle the demands of work with interviews to find a nanny for Leanne. Meanwhile, tension mounts between Ric and Abra over the illegal pig's kidney scheme

  • Season 9 Episode 1: Before a Fall

    The hospital holds an emergency drill to see how the staff would cope with a terrorist attack, but tensions within the team prove a barrier to them working well together. Lord Byrne puts Joseph under pressure, prompting the young surgeon to overdose on the drugs he has been taking to control his obsessive compulsive disorder

Holby City: Season 8 (2004)

  • Season 8 Episode 52: Moondance

    Connie accompanies Gina to Switzerland for her assisted suicide, but cannot bear the thought of Elliot not being there and calls the doctor, who immediately flies over. Bradley finalises his move to St Luke's, but angers Donna by referring to her as an 'ally', and a drug-abusing patient reminds Joseph of his own problems

  • Season 8 Episode 51: If the Heart Lies

    Gina asks for more help from Connie as she plans her trip to Switzerland for an assisted suicide, leaving the surgeon with a difficult moral dilemma. Ric learns Bradley has been receiving gifts from the hospital's drug supplier, and the pair's investigation into the medication problem uncovers a counterfeit pill-maker in the warehouse

  • Season 8 Episode 50: Taking Liberties

    Gina's condition deteriorates, prompting her to ask for Connie's help to ensure a dignified death, but finds her friend is unimpressed with her negative attitude. Matt investigates the tampered drugs, learning more medicines are affected than he had realised, and Ric undertakes a risky operation, despite the CEO's objection that the patient is dangerously overweight

  • Season 8 Episode 49: Now or Never

    Tricia becomes emotional when her attempts to reunite a dying man with his drug-abusing son are too close to home, and Mark organises a rushed wedding with the ailing nurse. Matt struggles to understand why his patient will not respond to medication, questioning whether Donna administered it correctly, while Chrissie and Kyla argue over the running of the ward

  • Season 8 Episode 48: Just Another Day

    Tricia and Mark are trapped with a volatile patient who threatens them with a scalpel, while Lola struggles to prove to Frankie she can cope with looking after Leanne and is forced to ask Ric for a favour. Bradley is offered a spa weekend by a drugs company eager to list the hospital as a customer, and invites Donna to go with him, much to Reg's disgust

  • Season 8 Episode 47: Star Maker

    Abra tries to help a patient waiting for a transplant by offering to operate with an animal organ, despite the procedure being illegal, and asks Mickie to assist him in theatre. Elliot monitors Margaret's condition as she returns from her stem cell treatment in Singapore, believing her case mirrors that of his wife, Gina

  • Season 8 Episode 46: Better the Devil You Know

    Abra returns to the hospital, but Ric is not happy to be working with him - especially when he learns the surgeon has been making promises to patients that he will struggle to keep. Meanwhile, Mickie develops a crush on a patient, but is worried asking her out may harm her chances of getting into medical school

  • Season 8 Episode 45: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Lost

    The hospital staff have their work cut out after a car pile-up, giving Kyla the chance to earn some extra money to put toward her legal fight to keep Max. After their night of passion, Connie and Sam flirt with each other despite professional disagreements as they treat an injured couple, and Mark prepares to pop the question to Tricia

  • Season 8 Episode 44: Bad Blood

    Matt and Donna row over Bridie's death, with both keen to blame the other, but the arrival of the nurse's grandmother visiting her boyfriend in the hospital gives the doctor a chance to offer an olive branch. Connie offers Sam a position as trainee rep as the pair grow closer, much to Chrissie's annoyance, and a patient's dad asks Lola out on a date

  • Season 8 Episode 43: Horses to Water

    Matt arrives for his first day in the hospital as a doctor, but soon realises how hard the role will be when he begins to suspect an elderly woman is being bullied by a foster child, while Elliot meets Gina when she arrives for an appointment. Reg becomes flustered when he sees Donna walking out of the staff shower, and grows increasingly jealous of her relationship with Bradley

  • Season 8 Episode 42: Team Holby

    Connie gets a mixed reaction when she announces to Elliot and Gina that she is considering leaving the hospital to join Michael in Stockholm. Tricia learns whether her chemotherapy treatment is working when she sees the specialist with Mark, while Kyla and Harvey discuss custody of Max

  • Season 8 Episode 41: Metamorphosis

    Michael faces his appeal hearing, and uses the opportunity to try to patch things up with Connie, while Sam shares a secret with Chrissie. Lola discovers Leanne's father Steve has been admitted, and becomes convinced he is a drug user

  • Season 8 Episode 40: Conscience

    Lola treats an ailing baby whose mother has previously been accused of neglect, and intervenes when social services attempt to remove the infant, resolving to prove the woman is not responsible for her child's illness. Joseph and Jac disagree over a patient's surgery, and Bradley asks Donna to help him out by working a double shift, promising to take her out to a posh restaurant in return

  • Season 8 Episode 39: Looking After Number One

    Bradley outlines his cost-cutting plans for the hospital, dividing opinions among the staff, especially when he suggests they could perform more operations to earn a £3million bonus. Joseph returns to the wards, but it is clear his OCD is not under control when he insists on scrubbing his hands repeatedly and fumbles a simple procedure

  • Season 8 Episode 38: I Am Not What I Am

    Matt tries to raise some money by signing up for clinical trials after his landlord evicts him over unpaid rent, and Lola is angry when she receives a postcard from her globe-trotting daughter. Donna helps with a drugs audit, but ends up flirting with Bradley

  • Season 8 Episode 37: Extreme Measures

    Kyla reluctantly agrees to let Justin take Max with him to play football, but the inebriated physio fails to realise the youngster is unwell. Nick is still determined to secure a job at St Luke's, and manages to get himself invited to a charity soiree Lord Byrne will be attending. However, the evening ends in chaos when a distressed waiter accuses Connie of killing his fiancee and lets off a bomb

  • Season 8 Episode 36: The Truth Will Out

    Nick performs a complicated operation to impress the visiting Lord Byrne in the hope of getting a job at St James', but struggles to find a registrar to work on the case with him. Mark discovers he has a hereditary condition, leaving him in an awkward position with Chrissie, and Kyla worries Max is gay when she finds a love letter he has written

  • Season 8 Episode 35: Promises to Keep

    Elliot's wife needs treatment when her tracheotomy becomes infected, but when Connie tries to help she finds there is no record of the previous operation in Gina's notes. Kyla's former husband visits the hospital, determined to spend time with their son, and one of Sam's patients puts Marcia in an awkward position

  • Season 8 Episode 34: Invasion

    Chrissie panics when Don Bosman returns to the hospital to retrieve Helena's body and finds out her heart was donated without his consent. Dillon's condition worsens following his re-admission, leading Sam to discover he has failed to conquer his drinking habit. Meanwhile, jealousy gets the better of Kyla, who berates Justin for behaving unprofessionally after catching him flirting with Donna

  • Season 8 Episode 33: Abracadabra

    Abra supervises Diane as he covers for Ric for a fortnight, and reveals he would be keen to work at the hospital permanently - but his determination to perform an operation tempts him to bend the rules, and ruins his chances. Tricia tells Chrissie about her relationship with Mark, and decides to have her surgery moved forward

  • Season 8 Episode 32: One Tender Kiss

    Diane is told to work under Ric's supervision when she is blamed for Helen's death, but she is determined to clear her name and attempts to secretly record Nick confessing to his error. A new assistant general manager starts work at the hospital, and soon invites Donna to the May ball, while Matt gets a second job in the admin department to pay off his debts

  • Season 8 Episode 31: Games of Chance

    Helena's post-mortem reveals the error made during Nick's surgery, but Diane realises unless the surgeon comes clean, she could be the one to take the blame. Joseph's condition grows noticeably worse, and a prison inmate is admitted to the hospital after being injured in a riot. Former EastEnders actor Todd Carty guest stars

  • Season 8 Episode 30: Lead Us Not Into Temptation

    Helena develops complications following Nick's rushed surgery, putting Diane in a difficult position when she realises the problem should have been noticed during the first operation. Sam breaks the rules to help a recovering alcoholic who needs a heart transplant after learning the patient has a young son, and Justin tries to flirt with Kyla again. Jesse Birdsall guest stars

  • Season 8 Episode 29: Short Cuts

    Nick rushes an operation so he can deal with a more glamorous case - a pole dancer with a rare condition - and impress Connie. However, his plan backfires and leaves him facing accusations of negligence. Donna finds out Justin went to a strip club when he said he was at his mother's, and Joseph treats a man who may have brain damage - an experience that brings back painful memories

  • Season 8 Episode 28: Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged

    Tricia returns to the hospital and urges Mark to tell Chrissie the truth. Distracted by his personal problems, he makes a critical mistake while treating a patient. A film crew turns up to shoot a promotional video, Connie makes her choice over the supervisor's position, and Kyla is forced to bring her son into work, while Justin faces up to what he really wants

  • Season 8 Episode 27: Honesty

    The tension between Ric and Nick reaches crisis point during a bowel transplant operation, and Diane is forced to pick sides. Joseph treats a Bosnian woman who does not speak English, and is unaware of the full extent of her condition - but his decision to tell her the truth has disastrous consequences. After dealing with a medical emergency in the lab, Matt realises he misses treating patients

  • Season 8 Episode 26: Quality Time

    Elliot fears for his wife, who has motor neurone disease and whose health appears to be getting worse. He also regrets their decision to keep her condition a secret from Martha - not realising she knows something is up and has persuaded Joseph to help her learn the truth. Sam uncovers a family secret when he treats a boy with two mothers who is undergoing a heart transplant

  • Season 8 Episode 25: Passing On

    Connie is devastated when her patient collapses and there is not enough time to arrange a heart transplant. Nick tries to get Diane on his side by letting her perform a difficult procedure for the first time, while Ric talks her into taking the research position full time. Kyla brings Max to work as he is a diabetic and she is worried about his blood sugar levels

  • Season 8 Episode 24: Snake in the Grass

    Nick performs an unnecessary operation in his campaign for a transfer. However, when the patient's condition worsens, Jac is forced to take matters into her own hands. Matt and Dean undergo a student assessment with Lord Byrne, but may not be up to the challenge. Mark is plagued by his secrets as he treats a woman with problems similar to his own

  • Season 8 Episode 23: Leap in the Dark

    Matt's parents want him discharged from hospital to be treated at home, while Mark blames himself for the stabbing. Donna flirts with a handsome physiotherapist (Footballers' Wives star Ben Richards), though Kyla warns her to stay away from him. The treatment of a heart patient causes conflict, as Connie wants to try the pump she helped develop, but Elliot is adamant a transplant is required

  • Season 8 Episode 22: Let It Shine

    Nick adopts unconventional methods to treat an ulcer, and Jac accuses him of putting the patient's life on the line to further his own career. Sam questions a diagnosis made by Connie, so she bans him from theatre - but it turns out he could be in the right. Kyla is accused by Chrissie of being unprofessional, and responds by threatening to report Donna for being asleep on the job

  • Season 8 Episode 21: Into Your Own Hands

    Diane is assigned to work with Nick, and when they find a cocaine package inside a patient, the duo end up lying to Ric and the police. Sam tries to set up Joseph with a new nurse, but he is not interested. Ryan resurfaces, and Mark tries to persuade him to turn himself in, but the terrified teenager lashes out and stabs Matt. Patsy Byrne guest stars

  • Season 8 Episode 20: We Gave Her All Our Love

    A woman comes in for a heart transplant, and Connie persuades her to accept an experimental procedure that has never been tried before. Ric leaves Nick in charge while he is at the university, but Jac does not approve of his handling of a cancer patient's treatment and a past conflict between them resurfaces

  • Season 8 Episode 19: Out on a Limb

    Lola's daughter comes to the hospital with her boyfriend, who has reacted badly to a tetanus injection. However, the news that they are planning to go travelling together does not go down well. Sam advises a patient to fake her symptoms to increase her chances of getting into surgery, with disastrous consequences. Michael French rejoins the cast as consultant Nick Jordan

  • Season 8 Episode 18: Flight of the Bumblebee

    Sam performs a risky operation that he has never done before - to Connie's outrage. Elliot gets a new PA, but finds she cramps his style, while Chrissie receives a variety of Valentine's gifts from a secret admirer. Paul Nicholas guest stars as a patient whose vasectomy reversal goes horribly wrong

  • Season 8 Episode 17: I'll Be Back

    Diane returns to work but she and Jac take an instant dislike to one another - and Ric does not help matters by suggesting they both apply for the consultant's job. Mickie is not impressed when new nurse Kyla takes an extended break, but softens once she learns the reason. Mark's animosity toward Ben's mother softens, but Lola still thinks he is getting too involved in the case - especially as the boy's chances of survival ebb away

  • Season 8 Episode 16: Roots

    Connie treats a patient who used to bully her at school - and a few other facts about her past come to light. However, the cause of his condition remains a mystery. Elliot decides not to apply for the clinical lead job, but Ric asks him to reconsider. Donna and Mickie clash while working together on Keller, and Lola is concerned Mark is getting too emotionally involved in a case

  • Season 8 Episode 15: Brother's Keeper

    Jess returns to work, and suspects a boy she's treating is being abused by his stepmother, while Jac urges Ric to give her a permanent position at Holby. Mark challenges Diane over Frank's DNA test, and when the truth is confirmed, he takes his frustration out on Chrissie. However, when they reconcile over a drink, he considers telling her the truth. Lynda Bellingham and Kym Marsh guest star

  • Season 8 Episode 14: Yesterday Once More

    Frank's life insurance company asks for his medical records, and Tricia is afraid Mark will find out her secret. Despite her best efforts to cover things up, she is ultimately forced to confess that Chrissie is not his daughter. Jac returns to the hospital and Ric advises Diane that she should take some time off to deal with her personal problems - though she's adamant that it isn't necessary

  • Season 8 Episode 13: Pride Before a Fall

    Ric has plenty of problems on his hands as the new ward opens - the thermostat breaks down and he is forced to take charge of an operation personally. Diane and Chrissie get into a heated argument over Owen in front of a patient, while Donna applies for a new job. However, she is surprised to learn Mickie has already been appointed, and wonders why she didn't say anything

  • Season 8 Episode 12: Mother Love

    Two medics apply for the registrar's position, and Connie sees an opportunity to advance her own career when she learns one of the candidates has a very influential father (guest star Ronald Pickup). Mickie is offered a job as a nurse, but her mother urges her not to take it. Mark and Tricia reminisce about old times while treating a patient - but when it emerges that the woman was raped, bad memories come flooding back

  • Season 8 Episode 11: Casualty @ Holby City: Deny Thy Father - Part Two

    Medical drama series charting life on the wards of Holby City Hospital

  • Season 8 Episode 10: Casualty @ Holby City: Deny Thy Father - Part One

    Medical drama series charting life on the wards of Holby City Hospital

  • Season 8 Episode 9: The Long Goodbye

    Owen brings Katie to work to see the counsellor, worrying she is becoming too withdrawn. He also makes plans to spend Christmas with Chrissie, but when he overhears his daughter talking to Diane, he realises he must be clear about where his priorities lie. Amy is brought in for treatment following her miscarriage, and Nigel announces he intends to take legal action. However, Roz is beginning to suspect the truth about her husband. Guest starring Ron Moody and EastEnders' Alex McSweeney

  • Season 8 Episode 8: Prometheus Unbound

    Abra returns to Holby with his nephew, who needs an urgent transplant. Ric is unable to operate because of the injury to his hand - but he relents when the patient's mother reveals a secret. Owen fears that he might get sacked for hitting Amy's stepfather, and that this could jeopardise his access to Katie. Diane tries to keep Laura from turning on her ex, but when she learns about his clandestine relationship with Chrissie, tragedy strikes

  • Season 8 Episode 7: Comfort of Strangers

    Lola finds Amy drinking heavily in an attempt to cause a miscarriage. Donna decides to contact social services, but the troubled teenager's stepfather has other ideas and secretly arranges for her to go to another hospital. Chrissie tells Owen she is leaving Holby, forcing him to finally make a choice between her and Diane

  • Season 8 Episode 6: Learning Curve

    Diane applies for a consultant's job, and Owen tries to shut Chrissie out - but she won't take no for an answer. The board put pressure on Connie to make a statement about Michael, though she's reluctant to get involved. Dean meets a woman in a lift who asks him to provide her with painkillers. However, when it turns out she is an actress hired for his practical exam, he may have jeopardised his chances

  • Season 8 Episode 5: Bird on a Wire

    New arrival Jac turns up at Holby to assist Ric with a double amputation - and announces her desire to join the team permanently. Dean also gets roped into the operation, despite his protests that he isn't ready - fears that prove well-founded when he makes a disastrous mistake. Chrissie pressures Owen to make his mind up, and Matt's ex-girlfriend asks him to be a sperm donor

  • Season 8 Episode 4: Butterfly Effect

    Donna's past comes back to haunt her when she meets the teenager who asked her for an abortion pill a few weeks earlier. It transpires the girl is now pregnant again, and her mother shows up at the hospital to find out exactly what's going on. Matters are further complicated when Owen learns she is only 15 years old - and also discovers how the nurses falsified her records. Meanwhile, Connie begins to lose patience with Elliot

  • Season 8 Episode 3: More Equal Than Others

    A new surgeon arrives at the hospital, and Connie is outraged to learn that not only has he been given Loftwood's position, but he's also getting her office. Lola is angered by the news that Cleo is moving in with her boyfriend, while Dean begins to doubt his ability to cope with the job. However, the pair seek solace from their frustrations by having dinner together

  • Season 8 Episode 1: The Outsiders

    Ric confronts his own prejudices and the loss of Paris. Matt finally proves he has a bedside manner and Dean learns a valuable lesson shadowing Diane. Chrissie is scared that the abnormal cells have returned after her pregnancy test is negative. Owen suggests more tests are needed, but she simply interprets this as meaning she can't have children

Holby City: Season 7 (2004 - 2005)

  • Season 7 Episode 52: Doing the Right Thing

    Chrissie attempts to expose the cover-up before she is blamed for the VRSA outbreak and Darwin ward is closed down for good. However, she finds an unlikely ally in Connie, who resolves to expose Michael's duplicity. At the disciplinary hearing, Mubbs is quite happy to let Dean take the blame for their recent mistakes - but when he learns of the consequences, his conscience pricks him

  • Season 7 Episode 51: Days of Repentance

    The VRSA infection spreads rapidly around the hospital, and when Chrissie stumbles onto the source of the outbreak, Michael resorts to desperate measures, destroying hospital records and attempting to make her a scapegoat. Zubin leaves Paris's funeral to answer an emergency call, and Jess decides their relationship has no future if he keeps putting his job first. Devastated by her rejection, he decides to leave Holby for good

  • Season 7 Episode 50: All the Perfumes of Arabia

    A distraught Jess finds herself at the centre of a baby shaking scare after struggling to cope with Paris's incessant crying. When the infant suddenly goes quiet, she rushes him to hospital, where bruises are found on his body. Mickie is rejected for medical training and finds herself being manipulated by Donna, while patients' lives are put at risk as Michael is blackmailed by a face from the past

  • Season 7 Episode 49: Family Planning

    Mubbs allows Dean to treat a patient unsupervised so he can spend time alone with new locum Denise. However, when disastrous complications develop, they both find their careers on the line. Mickie tries to prove the family planning unit is a worthwhile endeavour, but does not approve of Donna's methods, Jess gets her exam results and tension brews between Ric and Lola. Mina Anwar guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 48: Great Expectations

    Adrian Edmondson guest stars as a colleague of Ric's from Ghana, who can't resist meddling in other cases and performs a heart transplant on a patient Michael had declared ineligible - to the delight of his gold-digging wife. Mubbs asks Lisa to move in with him but she proves reluctant, and Diane advises Tricia to tell Chrissie the truth about Frank - not realising the full extent of her secrets

  • Season 7 Episode 47: View from the Side Lines

    Tricia receives the results of the paternity test, but claims she doesn't want to know what it says. Michael tells Connie that kissing Chrissie was a mistake - but it's not long before it happens again, and he even offers her a promotion after forcing Lisa to resign. Mubbs realises Andy is attracted to him and tries to exploit this to get the consultant's job - but a mistake in surgery ruins his chances

  • Season 7 Episode 46: Thinking Outside the Box

    On the day of Frank's funeral, Tricia is haunted by her role in his death and when an incident erupts at the service Mark is left furious, claiming that his father was right not to trust her. Connie's future hangs in the balance when her efforts to cover up the cause of death are exposed, Jess struggles to balance her career and motherhood, and a consultant from another hospital makes a tempting offer to Mubbs

  • Season 7 Episode 45: The Innocents - Part Two

    Part two of two. Tricia is determined to stop her secret from getting out, even falsifying Frank's wishes regarding resuscitation in the hope he takes what he knows to the grave. Kirsty stands by her allegations against Owen, but Diane uncovers evidence that casts doubt on her story and rushes to interrupt the hearing, while Mickie helps a teenage girl come to terms with motherhood

  • Season 7 Episode 44: The Innocents - Part One

    Part one of two. Frank suffers an aneurysm and is rushed to hospital, but even in his frail state he continues to rage at his son - and ends up revealing a shocking family secret to Lisa. Kirsty comes in claiming to have phantom pains, but tries to kiss Owen while he is treating her. However, when they are interrupted by Mickie, she runs off - straight into the path of an ambulance

  • Season 7 Episode 43: Dignity

    It's the day of Owen's court hearing, where he hopes to gain regular access to his daughter - but he turns up late after an emergency and is accused of being too impulsive by Lauren. Mark celebrates his birthday and Chrissie prepares a surprise reunion with his father, though things don't work out as planned. Zubin takes to parenthood like a duck to water, but Jess is finding it hard to cope with looking after the baby

  • Season 7 Episode 42: Soft Centred

    Mickie accidentally tells a woman she isn't pregnant when she is - a mistake that almost costs the patient her life in the operating theatre. Owen learns Lauren is seeking an injunction to prevent him seeing Katy, while Connie and Michael conspire to stop Ric getting his old job back so they can hire someone more accommodating to their plans. Tricia discovers Mark has nowhere to stay, and offers him the use of her spare room

  • Season 7 Episode 41: Best Laid Plans

    Ric goes on the warpath after Connie's plans to start a cardiology centre at the hospital meet with disaster when a patient of his nearly dies, but she is reluctant to abandon her dream so easily. Owen finds it increasingly difficult to communicate with his daughter, especially after she tells Diane their marriage won't last

  • Season 7 Episode 40: Home Is Where the Hurt Is

    Ric visits Jess and her newborn baby in hospital, where he tells her he is no longer moving to Ghana. However, her condition deteriorates and he is forced to set aside his differences with Zubin as they fight to save her in the operating theatre. Meanwhile, Dean tries to deter Donna from going on another date with Sean, and Mubbs makes an effort to remain calm at work

  • Season 7 Episode 39: Ostrich Mode

    Diane returns to Holby, and reveals that Ric will not be returning. Swallowing her pride, she asks Connie for her old job back. Tricia recovers from her reconstructive surgery, but finds she has developed an infection, while Carlos asks her to come to America with him. Jess goes into labour at work, but Zubin is too busy dealing with an emergency patient to be there. Owen is forced to step into the breach, but the delivery develops complications

  • Season 7 Episode 38: Tuesday's Child

    In a special episode filmed in Ghana, Diane goes in search of Ric to persuade him to return home. She finds him working in his brother's clinic, the only available source of medical care for the local community, which is in desperate need of funding. An outraged Ric demands she take the first flight back to the UK, declaring that he's needed where he is. But Diane is not convinced his reasons for staying are entirely altruistic, and investigates unresolved conflicts in his family concerning the death of his father. As she prepares to return home, an emergency involving a pregnant woman brings their personal and professional dilemmas to a head. Adrian Edmondson guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 37: Rat Race

    Diane starts her new research job, but is frustrated to learn she can only treat patients in cases of emergency. However, when a girl is brought in for treatment and Connie demands she be transferred to another hospital, Diane abandons the rule book and pitches in - saving the patient's life in the process. Zubin asks Jess to move in with him, and the staff of Keller Ward have to reapply for their jobs in the face of the planned downsizing - which produces unexpected results for Mark and Donna. Graeme Garden guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 36: If It Ain't Broke

    Tricia prepares for her operation, only to discover it has been cancelled. However, Carlos is on hand to set up alternative arrangements at a private clinic - and makes a surprise declaration of love, which is interrupted by Mark. Meanwhile, Lola orders Mubbs to clean up his lifestyle before he suffers another heart attack, but the stubborn doctor won't listen and persuades Matt and Dean to smuggle bacon sandwiches into the hospital. However, he soon changes his tune after collapsing on the stairs

  • Season 7 Episode 35: Pleasant Surprises

    Carlos arrives at the hospital with a patient and attempts to make peace with Tricia for abandoning her - but neither she nor Mark is ready to forgive and forget. Donna gets a new job, and Mubbs finds his wild lifestyle catching up to him when he suffers a heart attack. Connie announces her latest grand scheme at a team meeting, but the plan does not go down well with the staff

  • Season 7 Episode 34: Patience

    Ric's ex-wife arrives at the hospital as the new registrar, quickly making her mark on the wards - putting Connie in her place as she does so. Carlos treats a patient suffering extensive burns, and Zubin awaits the board meeting that will decide his fate - but even though he is determined to resign, Jess persuades him to fight his corner. However, both are surprised when help emerges from an unexpected quarter

  • Season 7 Episode 33: Love, Life and Loss

    During a short-staffed bank holiday, Connie tries to persuade the board to ask for Zubin's resignation. Diane insists on working, despite feeling sick, but later collapses and is rushed into theatre - where she loses the baby. Ric tries to make peace with Jess, but a surprise revelation causes him to change his mind, and Mickie comes to a decision about her future. Former EastEnders actor Gary Beadle (Paul Trueman) guest stars as a man who saves his dead brother's wife from a burning building

  • Season 7 Episode 32: Something in the Air

    Zubin gives evidence at the inquest into Dominic Fryer's death, where his personal conflicts with Ric are called into question and he is left reconsidering his future. However, on his return to the hospital he discovers a potentially lethal mishap with the oxygen supply and has to race against time to save a patient's life. News of Diane's pregnancy spreads across the wards, but she faces a difficult choice when Connie offers her a prestigious research position. Chrissie warns Owen the baby changes nothing - his relationship is still a terrible mistake

  • Season 7 Episode 31: Losing Control

    Diane's anxiety over the coroner's inquest into Dominic's death is compounded by feelings of nausea, and Ric suggests her physical symptoms might mean she's pregnant. Matt and Dean compete for the attention of a patient's daughter, but a hung-over Mubbs has no time for their messing around. However, he's grateful for the help when they stop him making a serious mistake

  • Season 7 Episode 30: No Pain, No Gain

    Zubin has an angry confrontation with Dominic's son - who swears to make him pay for his father's death. Mark takes Chrissie to a charity ball, where she attempts to seduce Owen, Sean feels he isn't trusted after the accident, and Mubbs takes charge of Matt and Dean's training - finally giving them the chance to prove their worth. Jocelyn Jee Esien of 3 Non Blondes guest stars as a pregnant glamour model

  • Season 7 Episode 29: Damage Limitation

    Connie investigates Dominic's death, and becomes very suspicious of Diane's behaviour - especially when she learns of their past relationship and the medical cause of the fatal accident. Mark tries to make peace with Chrissie, but to no avail, and two student doctors have a disastrous first day on the job, both managing to get on the wrong side of Owen

  • Season 7 Episode 28: Not Just a River in Egypt

    Sean realises Jess doesn't love him and ends their relationship, while Connie takes advantage of both her husband's new-found power and the conflict between Zubin and Ric to expand her influence. Chrissie arranges for Mark to be interviewed for a permanent position, which he decides to take to prove to Tricia he can be counted on. Dominic Fryer returns to Holby and is attacked by a student, leaving him in need of urgent attention. Diane later finds the girl in question has taken an overdose, and suspects he has raped her as well. She makes her accusation public while he is in surgery, just as the procedure goes badly wrong

  • Season 7 Episode 27: It's Kinda Rock 'n' Roll

    An emergency meeting is called to decide what should be done about Connie, but she schemes to manipulate things in her favour, ensuring nobody is there to speak out against her and getting Michael to influence the other board members. Mickie's grief clouds her judgement, and Chrissie feels rejected by her father. Sean is overjoyed when Jess accepts his proposal

  • Season 7 Episode 26: The Honeymoon Is Over

    Will's wife publicly blames Connie for her husband's death, and makes an official complaint to the chief executive about her campaign of harassment. While she denies the allegations, Zubin points out several examples of her mistreating Will and the Board are soon calling for her resignation. Owen returns from honeymoon, but Chrissie is determined not to let their illicit night together be forgotten, and Sean starts making wedding plans - despite the fact that Jess has not said 'yes' yet

  • Season 7 Episode 25: Shock to the Heart

    The accident has left Will impaled on a scaffolding pole, with another man trapped underneath him and the rest of the structure likely to come down at any moment. Connie is called out to treat him, and realises moving either victim could cause serious injury to the other. Mickie tracks down Jodie, who claims the incident was a result of her falling unconscious at the wheel rather than a murder attempt

  • Season 7 Episode 24: Be Careful What You Wish For

    Jess goes in for a routine scan, which exposes how many weeks pregnant she is. When she begins bleeding, Mubbs is forced to reveal this information in surgery - which in turn proves that Sean cannot be the father. Mark considers resuming his relationship with Tricia, although Chrissie isn't sure it's a wise move. Mickie pressures Jodie for the truth, and the resulting revelation prompts Will to consider resigning, until an incident involving a patient convinces him otherwise - but Jodie is still plotting revenge

  • Season 7 Episode 23: Love and Marriage

    As the day of the wedding dawns, Chrissie and Owen wake up together. But while she is convinced this means he won't go through with marrying Diane, she is soon disabused of this notion when he dismisses the previous night as a drunken mistake. Tricia ends up becoming everybody's confidante, and Jodie is rushed to hospital after she collapses at Mickie's house. Connie discovers her condition is caused by a disastrous old operation, and ends up having to remove her lung. The tense situation is complicated further when it emerges Jodie and Will have a history together

  • Season 7 Episode 22: Total Recall

    On a busy night behind the bar, Mickie notices Jodie is becoming breathless and feverish, and tries to persuade her to seek medical help. Tricia and Mark find working together tense, but agree to be as professional as possible, while Diane suffers from pre-wedding jitters and turns to Ric for support. Her fears may be well-founded, as Owen's stag night ends with him kissing Chrissie

  • Season 7 Episode 21: Awakenings

    Mark decides to leave when he realises neither Tricia nor Chrissie want him around - but an encounter with a patient could change their minds. Donna applies for a bar job, and persuades Mickie to lie to the manager about her experience. Mubbs gets a wake-up call when Owen decides not to let him be best man, and Sean offers to stand by Jess

  • Season 7 Episode 20: Another Car Wreck

    Mark visits Chrissie at work, but the staff shortage means he ends up pitching in to help. She is impressed and urges him to apply for a job, but Tricia is furious at the prospect of him joining the team. Will bravely criticises Connie's lack of management skills and Sean tries to tell Jess how he feels, but she keeps avoiding him

  • Season 7 Episode 19: Chain Reaction

    Mark loses his temper with Owen and punches him in the face, while Tricia gives Chrissie a warning and has a hard time dealing with a difficult patient. Diane tells Ric that she is worried about the forthcoming wedding, and Sean tries to talk to Jess, but finds she doesn't seem interested in what he has to say

  • Season 7 Episode 18: Stick or Twist

    Robert Powell stars as Chrissie's father, whom she urges to return to Holby and help Tricia through her illness. However, he proves reluctant, explaining that she doesn't know what really happened between them. Diane attends a seminar, but is appalled to discover it's being held by Dominic Fryer, who offers to boost her career in return for picking up where they left off. Back at the hospital, Zubin confesses to Ric why he didn't tell him about Leo's baby - but can't bring himself to reveal the whole truth

  • Season 7 Episode 17: Thin Ice

    Zubin returns to head the new ITU team, but his arrival is not a pleasant one - the department isn't ready but is opening anyway and he ends up accusing Sean of hitting Jess. Mickie develops a crush on Connie, and Donna's debts catch up with her - so she gives the bailiffs Lisa's TV. Chrissie learns about a medical course in London and Diane demands Owen pick a date for the wedding

  • Season 7 Episode 16: Live and Let Die

    Connie is determined to keep everything running smoothly when a health minister visits the hospital, but Lisa sees an opportunity to drum up support for her mentoring scheme. While treating an elderly couple, Jess comes to the realisation that she doesn't love Sean and breaks up with him, turning to her father for emotional support. The tension between Mickie and Mubbs finally comes to a head when she tells him she's gay. Later, an unexpected encounter at the official reception gives him a chance to drown his sorrows

  • Season 7 Episode 15: War and Peace

    Jess tells Zubin she is pregnant and moving in with Sean, but is stunned by his reaction, while Tricia is haunted by her failed marriage in the wake of Maggie's death. Mickie's date with Mubbs doesn't go as well as either of them hoped and she decides to face reality, confessing to Will she is gay but urging him to keep it a secret. The Crouches' Mona Hammond guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 14: Overload

    Tricia has a very emotional day comforting her friend Maggie Thornton in her final hours, and Mickie tries to console Mubbs, who is in a foul mood over Rosie and the baby. Will refuses to apologise to the canteen staff and has to endure taunts about his aristocratic background. As Jess is about to tell Sean and Ric the truth about her pregnancy, she is interrupted by Connie introducing the new head of anaesthetics - who happens to be a familiar face

  • Season 7 Episode 13: Actions Speak Louder

    Rosie suffers complications with her pregnancy and has to undergo an emergency Caesarean, but the outcome has heartbreaking repercussions for all concerned. Jess tries to get out of her quandary by telling Sean she is going to have an abortion, though he begs her not to go through with it. Connie suspends Will after he unwittingly talks to a journalist about the canteen strike he caused

  • Season 7 Episode 12: Seven Days Later

    Rosie is sedated in maternity and wakes up to find she cannot remember the tragic events of the previous week. Will's attitude problem causes trouble in the canteen, leading to another run-in with Connie. Jess tells Sean she is not ready to break the news about the baby to her father - but that's the least of her worries after she goes for a scan

  • Season 7 Episode 11: Casualty @ Holby City

    Medical drama series charting life on the wards of Holby City Hospital

  • Season 7 Episode 10: Elf and Happiness

    The festive spirit takes hold at Holby as the Christmas party gets into full swing. Connie dresses up as a sexy Santa, with Will as her elf, while Mubbs and Rosie make up - but not for long, thanks to a drunken Chrissie. Sean tells Jess he wants to be with her after guessing she is pregnant, and cancer patient Maggie is told the devastating news she has only weeks to live

  • Season 7 Episode 9: A Good Day to Bury Bad News

    Jess thinks she has contracted a sexually transmitted infection from Sean and gets herself tested. Mubbs' messy personal life causes him to make a serious professional mistake and he blames Connie for his predicament, threatening to tell her husband about their affair. Tricia gets good news about her health, while her friend and fellow cancer patient Maggie is readmitted to the hospital

  • Season 7 Episode 8: Playing with Fire

    Rosie is upset to discover that Mubbs has been discussing his feelings about the baby with Connie, but that's nothing to the humiliation of finding out they slept together. Lisa passes her trial as clinical matron and breaks the news of Owen and Diane's engagement to a philosophical Chrissie. An exhausted Tricia struggles to cope on her first day back at work after undergoing chemotherapy and ends up going home early

  • Season 7 Episode 7: Moment of Truth

    Rosie is injured while chasing a thief out of the hospital, and undergoes an emergency operation - which leads to a startling revelation. Tricia faces her first day of chemotherapy and receives a grovelling apology from Carlos, who reveals he left her because he couldn't cope with her illness. Lisa is given the job of clinical matron on a trial basis, and Owen chooses Donna's birthday party as the perfect moment to publicly accept Diane's marriage proposal

  • Season 7 Episode 6: A Sense of Guilt

    Donna urges Jess to stop pining for Zubin and get on with her life - and new anaesthetist Sean might be just the tonic she needs. Connie and Will bury the hatchet, and Owen discovers Diane is still taking contraceptive pills despite claiming she wants a baby. As Tricia undergoes her first radiotherapy session, Chrissie finds a lump in her own breast and makes an urgent appointment to get it checked out. Samantha Beckinsale guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 5: One is the Loneliest Number

    Complications arise during Tricia's mastectomy and she is rushed to Holby, to the surprise of Chrissie, who also discovers Carlos plans to leave. Mickie is reunited with her mother and Owen suggests to Diane that they have a baby together. Will continues torturing himself over the death of a patient, and decides to quit - but Connie refuses to accept his resignation

  • Season 7 Episode 4: Braver Soul Than I

    Ric confesses to Zubin that he has been gambling again, and asks him not to tell Jess - leaving the conflicted anaesthetist more convinced than ever that the relationship can never work and that he should make a fresh start in France. Back in Holby, Rosie tells Mubbs she is considering IVF treatment, while Carlos arranges for Tricia to receive private treatment for her lump - but the condition proves worse than previously thought

  • Season 7 Episode 3: Win Some, Lose Some

    Jess follows Zubin to Paris, in an attempt to resolve the problems in their relationship once and for all. Her father is also in the city with Donna, in response to a request from a patient who has insisted on seeing a French cancer specialist. However, Ric soon has worries of his own when he gambles all his money away. Back in Britain, Will tries to rush through his shift so he can get home to his children, which proves fatal for a patient

  • Season 7 Episode 2: Best Intentions

    Lisa offers her support to Mickie when she turns up for work with a bruise on her face from being mugged, and Connie upsets Jess with premature news about Zubin moving to the Paris Institute. Tricia discovers the lump in her breast is malignant, and Simon arrives to take baby Jack from Owen and Diane, who throws herself into work to alleviate her distress

  • Season 7 Episode 1: Happy Families

    Diane begins her battle for custody of Jack but just when he's needed more than ever, Owen is nowhere to be found. Carlos persuades a reluctant Tricia to go to the breast care clinic, and Will's wife brings the children to the hospital, announcing that he will have to look after them while she goes to a job interview. Mickie endures a harrowing day as a patient dies after giving birth, and she ends up taking one of Donna's pills, with disastrous repercussions

Holby City: Season 6 (2003 - 2004)

  • Season 6 Episode 52: Great Expectations

    Mickie's midwife mother brings a home birth patient on to the ward, but they find working together difficult. After a gruelling day, Donna doesn't help matters by providing her friend with pills to cheer her up. Carlos makes a shocking discovery about Tricia, while Zubin and Jess try to be just good friends - with little success. Last in series

  • Season 6 Episode 51: Wants and Needs

    On the day of the christening, Chrissie has a shocking announcement for Owen. Will faces a tough decision as his work and family priorities clash and Jess feels overjoyed about her relationship with Zubin

  • Season 6 Episode 50: A Knight's Tale

    Zubin's barely controlled jealousy leaves Jess wondering if she has made a mistake, so she decides to end her relationship with Reza. Connie is determined to show Will who's in charge, and dispatches him to a teaching course. However, Ric is concerned that her continued persecution will force him to quit. Tricia thinks Carlos wants to break up with her, but he has a surprise in store that convinces her otherwise

  • Season 6 Episode 49: Time Waits for No Man

    Zubin's jealousy overcomes him as things heat up between Jess and Reza, and after a mistake in surgery he takes his frustration out on his rival. Diane begins to suspect she has made a mistake moving in with Owen, Ric and Will grow closer, much to Connie's annoyance, and Tricia needs reassurance that Carlos loves her, but her anxiety only serves to drive them apart

  • Season 6 Episode 48: Thicker than Water

    Ric turns 50 so the staff throw a surprise party for him - but tensions end up running high and many relationships are put to the test as Jess tries to make Zubin jealous, Tricia attempts to seduce Carlos, and Connie enjoys playing mind games with Will. Meanwhile, Diane can't decide whether to accept Owen's offer, and Chrissie reminds her how unreliable he can be

  • Season 6 Episode 47: Smoke and Mirrors

    Mickie is still keen to become a doctor, but Mubbs' criticism of her inexperience leaves her questioning her abilities. Jess decides to put her own feelings before her father's wishes, and ends up letting Donna in on her secret, while Owen reassesses his priorities, putting his philandering days firmly behind him and deciding that his future is with Diane and the baby

  • Season 6 Episode 46: Truth Will Out

    Will's career hangs in the balance as the disciplinary hearing gets under way, but when he chooses to save a patient's life rather than attend the hearing, Connie is impressed by his devotion to duty and resolves to speak out on his behalf. Mickie decides to train as a doctor, leaving Donna concerned that this will spell the end of their friendship, while Mubbs objects to the new working hours. The hospital holds a charity trolley dash, which helps bring Tricia and Carlos closer together, while the tension between Ric and Jess escalates, leaving them open to blackmail

  • Season 6 Episode 45: One More Chance

    Connie has received a string of complaints about Will, and puts him under observation for the day. Her concerns seem to be confirmed when he accuses a seriously ill patient of faking her symptoms - only to see her collapse in the wards and her husband threaten legal action. Chrissie urges Tricia to ask Carlos out, the tension rises between Jess and Zubin and Owen is determined to prove how committed he is to Diane and the baby

  • Season 6 Episode 44: Hard Lesson to Learn

    Zubin arranges for Ric to be reunited with his estranged son, a situation that becomes complicated when it transpires his girlfriend is six months pregnant and hooked on drugs. When she goes into premature labour, it falls to Jess and Zubin to save the baby. Connie leaves Will to handle an emergency heart operation on his own, but Mickie comes to the rescue, displaying surprising surgical skills. Former EastEnders actress Lucy Speed guest stars as a patient expecting quads

  • Season 6 Episode 43: Under the Thumb

    Diane discovers that Jack's father is taking her to court to gain custody, and Tricia attempts to matchmake Chrissie and Carlos, with disastrous results. Connie passes off Zubin's plans for the future of the hospital as her own ideas and Donna confesses that she's been sleeping in the relatives' room

  • Season 6 Episode 42: While the Cat's Away

    A flamboyant new plastic surgeon joins the team, earning Will's disapproval almost immediately, and attempts to pay a shocked Tricia for helping him. Connie organises an evening of cricket as a team bonding exercise - but in her absence, Ric proposes they just get drunk instead and takes the opportunity to question Owen on his intentions toward Diane. Donna fails to pay the rent yet again, but this time Lisa has had enough and orders her out immediately

  • Season 6 Episode 41: Inside Out

    Diane brings Jack to work with her and is warned that she must choose between motherhood and her career. Her predicament is made a little easier when Owen offers to help in any way he can. Mubbs tries to make amends with Rosie, while Mickie and Donna settle their differences and Connie resorts to emotional blackmail to get her own way. Medical drama, starring Patricia Potter

  • Season 6 Episode 40: Conflict of Interests

    Connie and Zubin clash over a risky operation for a patient, whose husband works for the Hospital Trust. Donna is uncomfortable about her night with Mickie and makes it clear that it can never happen again, Mubbs feels rejected and Diane tries to put her life back in order, but doesn't consider the impact baby Jack is going to have on her routine

  • Season 6 Episode 39: Deception

    Connie fails in her latest attempt to seduce Will, but has much more success with Mubbs. Lisa is furious to find Mickie, Donna and Jess having a party at their flat, while a patient's wife is horrified to discover her husband is having an affair. Terri Dwyer guest stars

  • Season 6 Episode 38: Letting Go

    Connie feels Will's bedside manner needs improving and makes it clear she has no respect for his privileged upbringing. She orders him to go out for a drink with her and discovers a few surprising secrets about his background. Diane returns to work for the first time since her sister's death, but some of her colleagues think she hasn't given herself enough time to deal with the grief, or taking on the responsibility of raising Joanna's child. When she breaks down during the shift, it becomes clear she blames herself for the tragedy

  • Season 6 Episode 37: Holding On

    Rosie receives good news, but Mubbs does not seem interested, and Diane struggles to cope as Joanna's life hangs in the balance - along with that of her unborn baby. Luckily, Owen is able to save the child - but it could be at the expense of the mother. Meanwhile, the driver responsible attempts to chat up Donna, but when she learns he is a drug dealer she goes behind Zubin's back to arrange his downfall

  • Season 6 Episode 36: We'll Meet Again

    Diane faces a personal crisis that jeopardises her relationship with Owen, when her sister Joanna is rushed to the ward following a car crash. Ric has to deal with the repercussions of his night with Connie, while Will is frustrated by her constant criticism, and Donna gets caught in possession of drugs

  • Season 6 Episode 35: In at the Deep End

    Amanda Mealing joins the cast as consultant Connie Beauchamp, who immediately gets on the wrong side of Will. Ric spends the day flirting with the new arrival - before she reminds him exactly who is in charge. Owen feels confused over Diane and Mubbs' conflicting advice, while Donna comes to the rescue of a drunken and distraught Mickie, who makes a surprising confession

  • Season 6 Episode 34: Striking a Chord

    Will questions Zubin's handling of Tom's dismissal during an operation, accusing him of back-stabbing, and Donna is surprised by how seriously Lisa takes her new responsibilities. On the anniversary of baby Amanda's death, Mubbs tells Chrissie the identity of the father, while Diane reveals to Owen that she has been raped in the past

  • Season 6 Episode 33: If You Can't Do the Time

    Tom and Ed put Chrissie's loyalty to the test as Zubin and Ric investigate the heart transplant incident - which someone is going to have to take responsibility for. Diane reaches a milestone, Lisa anxiously waits to hear about her promotion and the secrets that have been building up over the past few months finally erupt following an attempt to separate conjoined twins

  • Season 6 Episode 32: The Eleventh Commandment

    Ed treats a patient who urgently needs a heart transplant, and when he learns a suitable organ is in the building he breaks the rules to get it. Chrissie is unwittingly pulled into his scheme, arousing Zubin's suspicions. Rosie is frustrated at Mubbs' unexpected proposal, Sami is brought into the hospital with a stress-related ulcer and Ric feels his work commitments don't allow him to give Jess the support she needs, and decides to resign

  • Season 6 Episode 31: Out of Control

    Will Curtis breezes in as the new registrar, but immediately gets Diane's back up by hardly noticing she exists. George requires further surgery on the diseased heart given to him, arousing Zubin's suspicions, and Ed decides to cool his romance with Donna so he can concentrate on getting his father better. Josie Lawrence guest stars as a pregnant woman whose son is brought in with a serious condition

  • Season 6 Episode 30: Night Fever

    Jess is shocked to find Robert waiting inside her flat for her when she gets home, after making it perfectly clear she didn't want to see him any more. The situation turns nasty as he lashes out at her, witnessed by Donna, and ends up with him falling through a glass door. The air is frosty at the hospital as Mubbs shows his disgust at Owen for his irresponsible drunken behaviour, and reckless Ric is given community service for wilfully bankrupting himself

  • Season 6 Episode 29: In the Line of Fire

    Diane visits an Army hospital to instruct its surgical team on trauma techniques, and immediately takes a shine to a captain, but is also placed in a tricky situation after witnessing a soldier being abused. Back at Holby, Mubbs inadvertently disturbs Owen and Lisa's night of passion when he calls on his boss to help with an urgent operation. The surgeon gallantly obliges, but fails to mention the fact he is drunk, risking his career in the process. Guest starring Saeed Jaffrey

  • Season 6 Episode 28: When Lightning Strikes Twice

    Tom tries to boost his reputation by undertaking a new procedure on an asthmatic patient with severe angina, but Zubin is furious he was kept in the dark about the operation. Rosie is forced to confront her true feelings for Mubbs when she discovers he has an interview at another hospital and could be leaving soon, while love is also in the air for Owen and Lisa after he invites her back to his place for a nightcap

  • Season 6 Episode 27: Past Caring

    A cocaine addict undergoes treatment, while Ric is less than pleased to find Robert has been readmitted to AAU, but feels a little more sympathetic when he discovers his injuries are the result of self-harm. Ed is in turmoil over his actions to save his dad, and eventually admits he is being blackmailed after Tom realises something is desperately wrong. Owen makes a fool of himself with Mickie, mistakenly believing she fancies him - when in reality she sees him as a father figure. Guest starring Nicholas Bailey

  • Season 6 Episode 26: Pastures New

    Although pleased to be offered a new job at the hospital, Kath begins to question her life and decides to leave Holby altogether to spend more time with Larry - but before going, she finally admits to Lisa that she did help Terry die. There's also drama over at Mubbs's flat as Rosie's daughters annoy him so much he hits one of them, while Ric turns up at work with a cut on his head, and George gets another new heart thanks to Ed's latest underhand tactics

  • Season 6 Episode 25: Under Pressure

    Tom tries to work his way back up the career ladder by landing the post of consultant, while Kath also hopes to secure a new job as clinical matron, but doesn't realise Chrissie has applied for the same position. Ed decides to postpone his exams, unable to concentrate because of his growing concern for his father, and Lisa feels she is no longer one of the girls after being forced to reproach Jess and Donna, although a drink with Owen soon cheers her up. Former Coronation Street actor Chris Bisson guest stars

  • Season 6 Episode 24: Baptism of Fire

    Two new nurses struggle to make a good impression on their first day as one of them questions Mubbs's judgement, while the other gives her superiors cheek and stuns Diane by revealing she spent the night with Peter. Meanwhile, Jess grows closer to her patient Robert Pullman, causing Lisa and Ric to worry she has more than just a professional interest in him. Kath feels uncomfortable with Larry's spontaneity, but he is determined to win her round

  • Season 6 Episode 23: The Heart of the Matter

    When a heart becomes available, Ed's professional judgement is clouded yet again as he tries to ensure his father is the recipient by lying about the results of his blood test. However, Zubin finds out what he's done and decides to block the operation. Jess has the difficult task of breaking devastating news to a patient, and Diane wants to know where she stands with latest flame Peter, who backs off when she comes on too strong

  • Season 6 Episode 22: The Kindness of Strangers

    George collapses again, so Ed pulls a few strings to make him a priority case - a fact which doesn't go down too well with Tom, who makes it clear who's boss. Rosie receives legal papers outlining Sami's plans to fight for their children, while Diane has fun flirting with a locum doctor - and later discovers he was the guy she was supposed to be going on a blind date with until she cancelled it at the last minute

  • Season 6 Episode 21: Honour Thy Father

    Ed is horrified to discover the true extent of his father's heart problems and goes behind Tom's back to get a second opinion. The death of a patient affects Diane deeply and she gives Ric a hug to console herself, but he misreads the signals and tries to kiss her. Ramon Tikaram of This Life fame guest stars as the boyfriend of a woman brought in with a rare heart condition

  • Season 6 Episode 20: Protection

    George gets a job in the canteen, with a little help from son Ed, and vows to keep his identity a secret - but when he collapses with chest pains, it doesn't take long for Chrissie to discover the truth. Ric decides to move out of Jess and Lisa's flat as he finds it too difficult to swallow his pride, although he doesn't quite know how he is going to afford a place of his own since the money situation is so tight. Mubbs struggles to adjust to Rosie and her children living with him, but is determined to make it work no matter what

  • Season 6 Episode 19: What He Would Have Wanted

    Tom's conscience is unexpectedly pricked over a transplant, while Ed's father is released from prison and turns up at the hospital, where he sets about trying to get his relationship with his son back on track. Kath finally has something to smile about when hospital architect Larry chats her up in the bar, and Sami throws Rosie and her children out of the house and demands a divorce - so Mubbs very kindly offers them a room at his place

  • Season 6 Episode 18: You Can Choose Your Friends

    Ed grows tired of Tom's controlling behaviour and is delighted when, thanks to Zubin's faith and persuasion, he is given an operation of his own to perform. Chrissie's plan to make Owen jealous backfires after Mubbs insists she keep their New Year's Eve liaison secret, Tricia persuades Kath to join her and Diane for a drink and Rosie tries desperately to track down her children

  • Season 6 Episode 17: Forgive and Forget

    Mubbs and Rosie are reconciled, but events take a nasty turn when Sami forgets to pick the kids up from school. Nina is admitted to hospital with an infection, and confesses that she knew about her husband's horrific behaviour, while there is sad news from the prison about Kelly - although certain members of staff find it hard to show any sympathy

  • Season 6 Episode 16: The Buck Stops Here

    Zubin comes under fire for Tom's flouting of the rules, leading to tension in theatre. Ric refuses to accept advice from a friend and Jess finds herself alone with her memories of Nic

  • Season 6 Episode 15: A Twist of Fate

    Mubbs makes a bad call, ignoring Rosie's advice to check a patient's medical records, and Ric is thrown a financial lifeline when a terminally ill patient asks him to carry out a risky operation privately. Although the procedure is successful, Zubin questions his colleague's integrity and suggests he only performed the surgery because he could not afford to turn the money down

  • Season 6 Episode 14: All the King's Men

    It is New Year's Day and Chrissie leaves Mubbs in no doubt that their night together was a drunken fling. Zubin has to placate Tom when the lives of two potential transplant recipients are lost and Ed is delighted to hear his father will be released early from prison. Meanwhile, Tricia makes an impression on the Darwin ward

  • Season 6 Episode 13: Never Can Say Goodbye

    Just as Kelly is deemed well enough to be moved to a secure unit, her brother Nic regains consciousness - but the surgical team have been unable to stem his bleeding, meaning things are still looking bleak. Mubbs invites Rosie out for a drink, but when the gesture blows up in his face, he finds another shoulder to cry on in the shape of Chrissie

  • Season 6 Episode 12: In the Bleak Midwinter

    There's a dramatic start to the festive season in Holby following the gas explosion, which has left siblings Nic and Kelly fighting for their lives. The pair are rushed into hospital, where Jess keeps a vigil by Nic's bedside, while Kelly is rushed into theatre. Rowland Rivron guest stars

  • Season 6 Episode 11: Full Circle

    Zubin snaps into work mode when he discovers Kath near to death, while Nic realises Kelly has been telling the truth and rushes over to Nina's flat where he finds her holed up in the living room with the gas on. Back at the hospital, a charismatic 50-year-old brings in his pregnant younger girlfriend when she develops complications, and Tom is put in his place when he tries to flex his muscles

  • Season 6 Episode 10: Oedipus Wrecks

    Nic tries to remain focused on his job when he realises that a critical patient brought in with stab wounds is his mother. Rosie regards Mubbs' attentions as over the top, but Lisa finds Ric's domestic habits hard to tolerate and Diane is mortified to learn that the rumour about Tom's return is true

  • Season 6 Episode 9: Sixty Minutes

    With the police net closing in on serial killer nurse Kelly, she decides to make a run for it - but not before persuading brother Nic to join her, forcing him to cancel his plans to see Jess. Ed is surprised to see Tom has returned, but he has little time to think about the implications

  • Season 6 Episode 8: Understanding

    The hospital board come under pressure to suspend Kath once the post-mortem results are known, Jess offers Ric the use of her spare room when Diane refuses to let him move in and Mubbs demonstrates his love for Rosie. Nic feels suffocated by Kelly and chooses to go on a date instead of spending time with his sister

  • Season 6 Episode 7: The Devil You Know

    Zubin tries to lighten the mood after news breaks about another suspicious death on the wards, Ric is served with a gagging order, and despite Nic's release, Kelly goes through with her plan to frame Kath, making it look like she has administered a morphine overdose. Meanwhile, Rosie tells Sami she is no longer interested in reconciliation and a patient is brought in with toxic shock syndrome

  • Season 6 Episode 6: Keep It in the Family

    After visiting a despondent Nic in prison, Kelly is confronted by a patient who claims her desperately ill father has killed her mother. The Keller Ward killer strikes again, and Ric is reduced to sleeping in his office. Meanwhile, Rosie and Mubbs witness a love triangle unfold

  • Season 6 Episode 5: Know When to Fold

    Jess and Kelly visit a terrified Nic in prison, while Mubbs is annoyed when Rosie chooses a night out with Sami and the kids over a date with him. Ric pretends he's selling his flat to cover his mounting gambling debts, but his foul mood threatens to cause irreparable damage to his friendship with Zubin

  • Season 6 Episode 4: Trick or Treat

    Chrissie prepares for a showdown with Owen at the hospital Hallowe'en party, Ric's personal problems start to affect his professional life and Kelly takes out her frustration on Kath when the police refuse to let her see Nic. Meanwhile, sexual tension builds between Mubbs and Rosie. Guest starring Richard Blackwood

  • Season 6 Episode 3: End of the Road

    A forensic psychologist proclaims the murderer is likely to be a woman and the finger of blame seems to point at Kelly : until the killer strikes again and Nic is discovered holding damaging evidence. Elsewhere, Owen grows increasingly uncomfortable after Tricia witnesses a snatched moment of tenderness between himself and Chrissie

  • Season 6 Episode 2: Read My Lips

    The staff and patients become paranoid as the police declare an official murder investigation into the recent fatalities, while Kath faces a difficult decision when ex-health care assistant Stan Ashleigh is admitted. Meanwhile, Owen finds himself torn between Chrissie and Tricia, and a deaf patient faces a choice between her husband and the man she really loves

  • Season 6 Episode 1: Facade

    The hospital staff find themselves under investigation when DI Archer returns to look into the recent suspicious death. Ric's fortunes take an upturn when he wins several thousand pounds on the horses, although Jess still refuses to speak to him after his behaviour at the party

Holby City: Season 5 (2002 - 2003)

  • Season 5 Episode 52: Accidents Will Happen

    The staff gathers to celebrate Jess's 21st birthday party. Ric, already humiliated at the hands of the Press, suffers the indignity of having his daughter's gift repossessed after the cheque bounces, and attempts to drown his sorrows, eventually seeking solace in the arms of Kelly. Unfortunately his troubles aren't over, as an urgent call from Zubin proves

  • Season 5 Episode 51: Just Getting By

    Owen begins to panic when he discovers Tricia's holiday photos have fallen into the wrong hands, especially as Chrissie only narrowly avoids catching a glimpse of them. Kath returns to find a disarmingly competent Kelly seemingly after her job, Mubbs fails in his attempt to apologise to Rosie, and Ric comes under pressure from a journalist searching for information on the series of recent deaths

  • Season 5 Episode 50: Love Nor Money

    The rail crash leaves the Holby surgical staff struggling to cope with an influx of patients. Ric discovers the drawbacks of being clinical director, Mubbs faces a tough time on the home front, and Zubin is forced to treat a patient he would rather avoid. Guest starring Anita Dobson

  • Season 5 Episode 49: A Friend in Need

    The hospital staff discover nurse Sandy has had a big win on the lottery and done a moonlight flit to be with Danny in Australia. Meanwhile, Rosie can't help being jealous when she discovers Mubbs is interested in another nurse, and lectures him for failing to follow correct procedure

  • Season 5 Episode 48: All That You Leave Behind

    The health inspectors' report is far from positive, so Helen decides to question the nurses over who is responsible for gross negligence. Elsewhere, Rosie attempts to play Cupid for Mubbs, but things go from bad to worse when he invites his date to a lap-dancing club. Michelle Gayle guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 47: To Err Is Human

    Helen reveals the morphine pump machine is not faulty, implying that Zubin has been negligent. To add insult to injury, the memories of his wife's death come back to haunt him when victims of a drink-drive accident are admitted. Elsewhere, Owen tells Tricia he needs his own space and doesn't want to see her anymore

  • Season 5 Episode 46: House of Cards

    Chrissie's day goes from bad to worse when she receives the divorce papers and a patient is diagnosed with malaria. Mubbs and Rosie deal with an unusual situation on the maternity ward, while Owen and Tricia enjoy an afternoon of passion

  • Season 5 Episode 45: On the Inside

    Alex, frustrated that no one can decide where to put him, guides Ed through a tricky operation, much to the fury of Ric - who has problems of his own when a patient dies unexpectedly. Chrissie is tearing her hair out with Owen for not signing the divorce papers, and he admits he has been stalling. Medical drama, guest starring Susannah York

  • Season 5 Episode 44: Home

    Alex attends his father's funeral, experiencing old familiar sights, poignant memories - and the hostility of his brother Peter, who blames him for the suicide of their sister. Feeling he has nothing left to live for, he finds himself in the barn with his father's shotgun in his hand

  • Season 5 Episode 43: Carpe Diem

    Rick is upset when his son Leo arrives as a patient suffering from suspected pneumonia, and Tom faces a tough decision over his feelings for Anita, who is leaving the country that night. Elsewhere, Alex is over the moon to be back at work, but his euphoria is short-lived when he notices a tremor in his hand as he prepares to operate. Drama, starring Jeremy Sheffield and Junior Laniyan

  • Season 5 Episode 42: The Parent Trap

    Ric is surprised when his son Leo arrives at the hospital on a student placement. Tricia is assigned as Owen's PA, and although she feels uncomfortable, she knuckles down and gets on with it. Sandy thinks Nic is seeing someone else, but later finds he is planning to visit his father's grave, and offers to accompany him - much to Kelly's fury

  • Season 5 Episode 41: Eyes Wide Open

    It's a big day for Alex as he undergoes brain surgery for Parkinson's, and Tricia announces she has applied for a job in the secretarial bank of the hospital - much to Chrissie's disgust. Meanwhile, Ric continues gambling despite being stressed about the review, and comes up trumps when Nic shares a patient's racing tip

  • Season 5 Episode 40: Crossing the Line

    Following his suspension, Zubin returns to the hospital to collect his clothes for forensic tests, only to bump into Elizabeth and plead with her to tell the truth about what really happened between them. Alex agrees to undergo radical open brain surgery and Tom persuades Anita to go on a date - only to be left stunned when she announces she's been offered a research fellowship in New York

  • Season 5 Episode 39: Loss of Faith

    Elizabeth is brought in after an alleged mugging, but Zubin suspects she's not telling the whole truth - and when she accuses him of being the attacker, he puts his career on the line by lying to the police about their night of passion. Meanwhile, Kelly Yorke, the new nurse on Keller ward, tries to help Sandy overcome her mistrust of men, while Owen and Chrissie agree to get on with their lives

  • Season 5 Episode 38: Can't Always Get What You Want

    Chrissie struggles on her first day back at work and ends the shift in tears, and Alex is treated like an outcast while the Trust meets to decide his fate. Elsewhere, Zubin is delighted to learn Elizabeth shares his feelings and they enjoy a night of passion - but his happiness is short-lived when he discovers she lied to him

  • Season 5 Episode 37: Private Lives

    New anaesthetist Professor Zubin Khan puts his career on the line when his daughter persuades him to operate on an illegal immigrant - but when the girl suffers an adverse reaction to the unlicensed drugs he administers, long-standing friends Ric and Tom must decide whether to come to his aid or shop him to the authorities. Veteran actor Art Malik joins the regular cast

  • Season 5 Episode 36: Endgame

    The arrival of a new health care assistant has Jess and Lisa all of a flutter and Anita is jealous when Diane is asked out on a date. Meanwhile, Alex finds himself in hot water with a tricky procedure, but when the patient dies, Tom vows to never let his ailing colleague operate again

  • Season 5 Episode 35: Mum's the Word

    Chrissie surprises everyone by returning to work so soon after her baby's death, and doesn't tell anyone that today is the funeral. But Tricia soon finds out and demands to know why Owen was not invited. Meanwhile, Alex successfully completes a double transplant operation

  • Season 5 Episode 34: Seasons in the Sun

    After experiencing pain and heavy bleeding, Chrissie is rushed into surgery for a Caesarean section, where she pleads for Owen to perform the procedure. Elsewhere, an elderly blues musician arrives with his partner who requires an urgent operation, but Alex is more interested in the ageing maestro when he discovers he too has Parkinson's disease. Guest starring Antonio Fargas

  • Season 5 Episode 33: Think Again

    Diane discovers she is pregnant with Steve's baby, and promptly decides a termination is the best course of action, leaving Ric unsure how to handle the situation. Pete suspects a boy brought in by his grandfather is responsible for a burglary victim's wounds, while Mubbs invites Rosie out for a drink and is pleased to discover another side to his co-worker. Patricia Potter and Hugh Quarshie star

  • Season 5 Episode 32: By Any Other Name

    Lisa begins to feel stressed as she tries to cope with Steve's workload and Jess's resentment at her taking on the role. Danny's return proves short-lived as he announces he is planning to go back to Australia for good, a decision which upsets his mum and Sandy, while Mubbs takes a shine to the new midwife and Chrissie's high blood pressure forces her to stay at the hospital overnight

  • Season 5 Episode 31: Going It Alone

    Staff rally round Steve as he struggles to come to terms with his injuries but, just as he starts to cheer up, his condition takes a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Chrissie is displeased when her mother gets a job at the hospital, and Lisa endures a traumatic first day on AAU when a patient is attacked on the ward. Peter De Jersey, Luisa Bradshaw-White and Tina Hobley star

  • Season 5 Episode 30: Glass Half Empty

    Diane struggles with her emotions as she breaks the news of Ben's death to Steve, while Ric persuades Robbie he must remain at the hospital because his presence is crucial to his father's recovery. Alex's tests confirm his worst fears, but his refusal to accept the diagnosis prompts him to lie, claiming the results were inconclusive, and Lisa finds her last day in maternity tough going as she tries to help a patient with cerebral palsy. Peter De Jersey and Marvin Humes star

  • Season 5 Episode 29: Desperate Measures

    Ben and Steve are trapped in wreckage after colliding with a lorry while in pursuit of Alan and Robbie. Diane and Ric rush to the scene only to be faced with an agonising decision - if they move Ben before the tanker crushes the car, it could increase his chances of bleeding to death. Don Warrington guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 28: The One You Love : Part Two

    Part two of two. Judgement day arrives for terrified Kath as she prepares for her court appearance, Robbie and a friend steal what they believe to be Steve's car, only to take the wrong one and end up in a high-speed pursuit, while Alex's tremors cause him to falter during an operation : rousing Diane's suspicions. Jan Pearson stars

  • Season 5 Episode 27: The One You Love : Part One

    Part one of two. Kath experiences a day of hurtful accusations as her manslaughter trial gets under way, and Chrissie's decision to speak as a character witness prompts Lisa to tell her she's no longer welcome in her home. Elsewhere, Jess persuades Steve to ask Diane out on an official date, while Tom opens up to Anita, only to be rejected when he attempts to kiss her

  • Season 5 Episode 26: As the Day Is Long

    The tension between Chrissie and Ed increases when the pair are reluctantly drawn into a patient's secret affair and Diane delights Steve by agreeing to go on a date with him. Tina Hobley and Rocky Marshall star

  • Season 5 Episode 25: A Tear in My Eye

    A loving husband (Eric Sykes) brings his terminally ill wife to Holby for an extremely risky operation, while Tom agrees to see the hospital therapist : and is shocked to discover the elderly male doctor he was expecting is actually an attractive woman. Elsewhere, Owen's anger at Chrissie's involvement with Ed is redirected toward everyone else

  • Season 5 Episode 24: For Better or for Worse

    After hearing Chrissie and Ed may be having an affair, Owen spends the day looking for evidence before confronting her later in the evening, while Alex, still suffering from the shakes in his hand, turns down a chance to perform surgery, leaving the rest of the staff bemused. Danny catches Sandy stealing from his locker, but on hearing her explanation he decides to help by pinching the incriminating CCTV tape revealing her as the ward thief

  • Season 5 Episode 23: One of Our Own

    Ric's attempt to save Tony's damaged kidney runs into complications, prompting a hunt for a transplant donor, while the atmosphere in maternity takes a turn for the worse when Lisa reveals the CCTV tape showing Mubbs and Jess's passionate clinch. As promotion of Comic Relief gets under way, the collection box is targeted by a thief, and Ric threatens to reveal Tom's alcohol problem

  • Season 5 Episode 22: When That Shark Bites

    The return of Tom to Holby causes tension when his eagerness to take control is not matched by a willingness to participate in surgery, and Lisa confesses to Chrissie how she really feels about Mubbs. Ben, frustrated by Tony's domesticity, gives in to his feelings when he meets his ex, John

  • Season 5 Episode 21: Wonderland

    Ed shows his frustration when returning surgeon Alex acquires the locum position, one of Ben's old flames returns to explain he's now separated from his wife and a scan reveals Chrissie's unborn child may have Down's syndrome. Jess hands in her resignation, only for Mubbs to turn on the charm and persuade her to change her mind. Drama, starring Jeremy Sheffield and Tina Hobley

  • Season 5 Episode 20: Dominoes Falling

    Jess feels uncomfortable when Alex Adams makes a dramatic return to Holby to perform a double organ transplant operation, and Sean hassles Sandy for money, before stealing from the ward fund box. Ben makes up his mind about moving in with Tony when he calmly deals with a fracas involving Mubbs and two patients in maternity. Graeme Garden guests

  • Season 5 Episode 19: A Kind of Loving

    Mubbs fights to save a mother's life when a power cut plunges the hospital into chaos. Kath pleads not guilty in court, having had the charge against her reduced to assisted suicide : a plea that Danny finds hard to defend. Ben rises to the occasion when he is forced to deliver a baby in the back of an ambulance

  • Season 5 Episode 18: Beneath the Skin

    Lisa wonders whether she's done the right thing when her father's body is exhumed by the police, and Kath is arrested on suspicion of murder when a needle mark is discovered on Terry's body. Elsewhere, Ben cancels his date with Tony after unearthing some surprising secrets

  • Season 5 Episode 17: 'Til Death Do Us Part

    Everyone breathes a sigh of relief when Chrissie decides to go through with her wedding to Owen and even Sandy and Sean seem to have sorted out their differences. Back at the hospital, things look grim for Kath when the police question her about Terry's death and Lisa is stunned when a call is made for his body to be exhumed

  • Season 5 Episode 16: A Right to Know

    The staff let their hair down at Owen and Chrissie's stag and hen nights, until the bride-to-be is rushed back to the hospital in the middle of the night. Struggling to come to terms with her father's death, Lisa doesn't understand Kath's reluctance to discuss his last moments

  • Season 5 Episode 15: Me and My Gal

    Tom finds his life and career rest firmly in the hands of Ric in the wake of his collapse in theatre. Elsewhere, Sheila makes a devastating discovery at ex-husband Terry's funeral and Chrissie is uncomfortable with Owen's choice of best man

  • Season 5 Episode 14: Hair of the Dog

    As Lisa struggles to cope with her loss, Kathy offers her a shoulder to cry on. The rest of the staff find themselves in the spotlight as Tom undertakes cutting-edge surgery : but his drink problem casts an ominous shadow over what is intended to be a major PR exercise, leaving Ed with a moral dilemma on his hands

  • Season 5 Episode 13: Time to Kill

    It's New Year's Eve and everyone's preparing for the big bash. Tom is getting in some drinking practice, having hit the bottle again - so much so that when Ed catches him, he refuses to let him operate. Meanwhile, Kath goes with Terry to his beach house, where she agonises over his request to help him die

  • Season 5 Episode 12: Sins of the Father

    Veteran actor Leslie Phillips guest stars as Tom's father, who arrives at the hospital just as his son is about to operate and decides to observe. The tension between them is obvious and when Tom fluffs the op, he flies into a rage, blaming the old man for all their family problems. Meanwhile, Terry's cancer proves worse than expected, meaning he and Kath have to get married in hospital

  • Season 5 Episode 11: Sinners and Saints

    The pressure is starting to get to Tom and he's almost tempted to hit the bottle. The hospital chaplain refuses to bless Kath and Terry's union since they've both been married before and Sandy sees Sean's true colours. Guest starring Frances Barber

  • Season 5 Episode 10: Leopard Spots

    Kath is devastated to discover Terry has just a few months to live, but refuses to abandon their wedding plans. Elsewhere, a woman is shocked when her husband of 40 years dies after a routine operation. Marty turns up claiming he is a reformed character : only for the police to come looking for him in connection with local drug dealing. Michele Dotrice guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 9: Every Cloud

    Kath and Terry's plans for a perfect Christmas are shattered by bad news. Chrissie is in turmoil after Owen's bombshell, but surprisingly, it is Ed who helps her make up her mind. Meanwhile, Sandy is convinced she has found true love

  • Season 5 Episode 8: Ladies' Night

    Mubbs finds himself in hot water when the woman he slept with after a boys' night out turns up at the hospital with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Chrissie confronts Ed and they realise they both want the same thing. Yet when she goes home to Owen, she feels guilty because he has prepared a special meal : and that's not the only surprise

  • Season 5 Episode 7: Old Friends

    Tom fears his illegal actions will catch up with him when John Jo is dumped outside A&E, and Ric realises he's recently been operated on. Sandy finds romance with a patient's nephew, and Lisa struggles to accept her father's budding relationship with Kath

  • Season 5 Episode 6: Lear's Children

    Tom takes the law into his own hands when his brother forces him to perform an illegal operation and Lisa is outraged to discover Sandy hasn't been keeping up the insurance payments on the flat. Meanwhile, Terry prepares a romantic lunch for Kath : but things don't go according to plan. Drama, starring Denis Lawson

  • Season 5 Episode 5: Long Day's Night

    Ed receives news that his father has collapsed with angina while in prison, prompting the doctor to make a guilt-ridden confession to Chrissie. Elsewhere, Danny and Lisa's Bonfire Night party ends in disaster when Sandy accidentally starts a fire and the flat has to be evacuated

  • Season 5 Episode 4: Repercussions

    Tom's heroin-addicted brother Martin pays an unwelcome visit and before long ends up in hospital after taking an overdose. He threatens to expose Tom's alcoholism unless he operates at once, leaving the medic in a dilemma. Elsewhere, Diane catches Danny in bed with Lisa, and Owen worries about his future with Chrissie when she reveals she doesn't want any children

  • Season 5 Episode 3: Facing Facts

    Ric applies for the position of Clinical Director after clashing with Tom over hospital policy regarding unnecessary surgical procedures and Jess puts her kick-boxing skills to good use when she tackles a car thief. Danny can't work out why Diane invited him to Tom's party and a drunk Chrissie flirts with Ed

  • Season 5 Episode 2: Depths of Devotion

    Danny and Diane find their relationship tested to the limit when they become embroiled in an abuse case that sees the latter assaulted, and Ed gets into trouble with Tom when he oversteps ethical boundaries by trying to procure a new heart for a patient. Ben's attempts to protect a pregnant runaway backfire, jeopardising his chances of becoming a fully qualified midwife

  • Season 5 Episode 1: Perfect Day

    Lisa visits a remote farmhouse to assist a home birth, but complications put the mother's life in danger and leave the midwife with a difficult decision : whether to wait for an ambulance or break strict rules by driving the patient to hospital in her own car. Meanwhile, Mubbs learns that a former lover has contracted a sexually transmitted disease : which means he may have passed it on to Lisa

Holby City: Season 4 (2001 - 2002)

  • Season 4 Episode 52: Torn

    Kath wonders whether she is doing the right thing when Simon bursts into the hospital and confronts her about the divorce papers, and a rugby team's arrival causes chaos, prompting Steve to pass his responsibilities onto a less-than-pleased Jess. Meanwhile, Owen struggles to cope with a crowd of excitable 10-year-olds at Katie's birthday party, and Chrissie lets him down by turning up late

  • Season 4 Episode 51: Last Chances

    Lisa attempts to change Terry's mind when he decides to get a divorce following the successful operation to remove his cancerous tumour. Diane gives Danny the cold shoulder after hearing him boasting about their relationship and Steve confronts Jess about leading a kick-boxing class in her lunch hour and failing to display the attitude necessary for nursing

  • Season 4 Episode 50: Pills and Frills

    Jess gets more than she bargained for on her first day as a student nurse, Steve starts to feel the pressure when he has to deal with the aftermath of a disastrous school trip, and Danny shocks Diane by asking if he can move in. Medical drama, with guest appearances by Sylvia Syms and Jean Marsh

  • Season 4 Episode 49: Ghosts

    Tempers flare at a staff football match when Ed Keating's ex-wife turns up to haunt him. He finds out that she is now with David Keelan. A scuffle ensues, resulting in Keelan suffering a heart attack and Ed having to revive him. Meanwhile, Kathy accuses Danny of neglecting his studies to spend time with Diane

  • Season 4 Episode 48: The Private Sector

    The tense atmosphere between lovers Chrissie and Owen isn't helped when he immerses himself in work and the case of a pregnant schizophrenic woman. Meanwhile, Kath is surprised by a chance encounter and a bold decision to operate on a footballer's leg threatens to jeopardise Ric's career. Karl Howman guest stars

  • Season 4 Episode 47: A Second Chance

    New consultant Tom Campbell-Gore ruffles feathers on his first day on Darwin Ward when he clashes with Ric over patient confidentiality, while Danny and Diane find it hard to keep their relationship on a professional footing. Lisa hosts a family Sunday lunch - with unexpected consequences for all concerned. Denis Lawson stars

  • Season 4 Episode 46: Pawns in the Game

    Meyer shuns hospital protocol and breaks an operating ban to save a boy's life but Jan Goddard is not impressed by his decision. Meanwhile Chrissie mistakenly believes Owen is about to propose and persuades him to have a housewarming party so they will have as big an audience as possible, and Mubbs and Lisa reignite their relationship. Medical drama, starring George Irving

  • Season 4 Episode 45: New Hearts, Old Scores

    Meyer's abilities as a surgeon come under scrutiny when new heart consultant and old rival Tom Campbell-Gore is brought in to investigate him. Meanwhile, Sam goes to the press with her complaint and uncertainty over a patient's survival prompts Alex to suggest that maybe she was right. Hospital drama, starring George Irving and Denis Lawson

  • Season 4 Episode 44: Judas Kiss : Part Two

    Part two of two. The lives of Janice and her baby hang precariously in the balance as both struggle to survive the traumatic birth. Sam's entire career depends on the outcome of a dangerous operation and Owen is shocked to find daughter Katie has been injured while in Chrissie's care. Drama, starring Siobhan Redmond and Colette Brown

  • Season 4 Episode 43: Judas Kiss : Part One

    Part one of two. Sam braces herself for Ric's return after he jilted her at the altar and there's more trouble ahead when she clashes with Meyer over a patient in desperate need of heart surgery. She persuades the boy's parents to postpone the operation but her advice proves costly as he is rushed back to Holby in a deteriorating condition. Meanwhile, Owen, coming to terms with the break-up of his marriage, plays hard to get with Chrissie

  • Season 4 Episode 42: Design for Living

    Owen worries Katie will reveal his guilty secret and Chrissie's misguided attempt to make peace with the youngster leads to the situation they were trying so desperately to avoid. After a day of constant bickering, Janice reaches a compromise with estranged husband Alistair for the sake of their unborn child : but Laura's outburst seems set to change her mind. Mubbs' day goes from bad to worse when Owen's bad mood interferes with a patient's treatment and Lisa rejects his offer of a room in his flat

  • Season 4 Episode 41: From This Moment On

    Janice is stunned by Alistair's request for a divorce and uncharacteristically snaps at Steve over a tragic case, while Sam surprises everyone by turning up for work after her disappointment at the altar and later confronts Alex about their relationship. Keri is on cloud nine after her night with Mubbs, but is brought down to earth with a bump when she discovers him in a passionate embrace with her mother

  • Season 4 Episode 40: Winner Takes It All

    Sam and Ric's big day finally dawns, but things seem destined to go wrong from the start. The groom tries to hide the fact that he's lost his blushing bride's £30,000, while heartbroken Adams is consumed by jealousy. When he arrives at the register office before Ric, it seems certain that sparks will fly : despite Diane's best efforts

  • Season 4 Episode 39: High Risk

    New recruit Diane makes mischief by inviting herself to Ric's stag night and Adams congratulates Sam on her impending marriage : but his real feelings come to the fore when they visit the casino. Owen gives Chrissie an ultimatum when she threatens to bring a guest to the wedding and Keri gives Mubbs a very public piece of her mind, prompting him to make amends with flowers and chocolates

  • Season 4 Episode 38: Love and Devotion

    Sam takes control of her future by asking Ric an unexpected question and Mubbs' hot date with Keri goes well until they are interrupted by her mother, forcing him to scuttle off red-faced. Owen visits Chrissie to tell her he means to do the right thing by his wife : but his intentions are hastily forgotten when the attraction between them proves too strong to ignore

  • Season 4 Episode 37: Taking Cover

    Mubbs struggles to save his career after putting a baby's life at risk, but finds a willing shoulder to cry on in Pam, who conveniently forgets he's got an imminent date with her daughter. Tash is forced to re-evaluate her priorities when a former girlfriend comes back on the scene to tell her she's leaving the country

  • Season 4 Episode 36: Calculated Risks

    The boys anxiously prepare for their catwalk debut in the charity auction and new risk manager Pam McGrath makes a strong impression on the male population of Holby. Romance blossoms between Chrissie and Owen as they look after a female patient in Darwin and she later bids for him at the hospital's fund-raising event

  • Season 4 Episode 35: Sweet Love Remembered

    Laura tries to make another go of things with Owen but finds it difficult to believe he's fully focused on his family, and the arrival of an old flame forces Liam to think seriously about his future at Holby : leading him to make a dramatic decision. At the hospital, a road accident victim's husband is angry to hear she's been taking antidepressants to help her cope with the rigours of motherhood and tension continues to grow between Alex and Ric

  • Season 4 Episode 34: Coming Home

    As the day of Jess's abortion arrives, she continues agonising over whether or not to go ahead, but Alex remains determined. Meanwhile, an oblivious Ric concentrates his efforts on organising his birthday celebrations, Sam spends her time stirring things up : and when Jess collapses during the party the sparks really begin to fly

  • Season 4 Episode 33: Touch and Go

    Kath reluctantly agrees to meet Father Michael, who tells her he's finished with the Church for good, but she makes it clear she regrets their romance : leading the clergyman to take desperate measures. Alex pleads with Jess to think about the future and not go ahead with the pregnancy just to spite him

  • Season 4 Episode 32: Lives Worth Living

    A distraught Jess tells Sam she's carrying Alex's child, prompting her scheming flatmate to manipulate the situation for her own ends. Liam arrives home from hospital and has such problems coping with his disability that he considers a drastic way out, while the son of a patient with suspected Alzheimer's worries whether he'll be able to look after her in the coming years. Jeremy Sheffield and Colette Brown star, with guest appearances by veteran actress Dora Bryan and Andrew Paul

  • Season 4 Episode 31: Hearts and Minds

    Kath feels her relationship with Father Michael is progressing too quickly for her liking, and Sam mixes business with pleasure by getting frisky in the bathroom with Ric. Meyer and Adams disagree about whether a Down's syndrome patient should receive a heart transplant, given that someone else has just been admitted for the operation

  • Season 4 Episode 30: Second Chances

    Jealous Sam is far from amused to catch Alex leaving her home after a night of passion with Jess and wastes no time in stirring up trouble between her flatmate and the dishy doctor. Liam finds it increasingly difficult to be a patient and a misguided attempt to walk again sets his progress back still further. Kath's relationship with Father Michael reaches the point of no return and Owen grows closer still to his ex-wife

  • Season 4 Episode 29: Letting Go

    Part two. Owen has a testing and emotional day as his daughter Katie is rushed into the hospital with suspected meningitis : but as he reels from the news, he is forced to act when a baby is snatched from the ward. Meanwhile, a recovering Liam takes a sudden turn for the worse and Kath is made to feel guilty when she discusses divorce with abusive husband Simon : who then has a furious confrontation with Father Michael

  • Season 4 Episode 28: We Band of Brothers

    Meyer's absence forces Ric to deal with the effects of a highly contagious virus spreading through the wards, which soon claims an elderly heart patient. Liam confronts his noisy and volatile neighbour but his efforts to help land him in intensive care, and Adams' attempt to play it cool with Sam fails miserably. George Irving and Adrian Lewis Morgan star

  • Season 4 Episode 27: Change of Heart

    David Soul returns as American surgeon Alan Fletcher, whose first attempt to stand in for Meyer proved disastrous. This time he's here with his dying wife, whose only hope of survival is an experimental surgical procedure. Meanwhile, Ric is furious to receive a firm dressing-down from his boss, so he abandons his principles and seeks employment at the local private hospital, and Owen puts his foot in it when he expresses concern for Chrissie

  • Season 4 Episode 26: Birthday

    Sam's 30th birthday party becomes the scene of much drunken debauchery as Adams allows his passions to lead him into an amorous clinch with Ric's daughter and Steve gets involved in a brawl. Kath has an embarrassing encounter with Father Michael after their kiss and admits she has thought of nothing else since

  • Season 4 Episode 25: Gamblers

    Tash finds the tension too much to bear when she receives the result of her HIV test, but Ric is on hand to lend his support. Meanwhile, Kath attracts the amorous attentions of a patient and when she later shares a moment alone with Father Michael, he experiences a passionate crisis of faith

  • Season 4 Episode 24: Cruel to Be Kind

    A fragile Kath finally pulls herself together after Simon's attack and makes a welcome return to the wards, and Danny and Father Michael rally round to decorate her new flat. A jealous Mubbs tries to wind up Lisa by planting seeds of doubt about the new man in her life and Jess is amazed to learn about Sam and Ric. Jan Pearson and Martin Ledwith star

  • Season 4 Episode 23: Fathers and Sons

    Kath's violent home life becomes the talk of her workmates when she is admitted to hospital after an assault at the hands of her husband : prompting Danny to plot revenge against his father. Tash's personal problems make her a disaster in the operating theatre, and Mubbs lands Owen's new assistant in trouble for the sake of a media opportunity. Medical drama, starring Jan Pearson and Jeremy Edwards

  • Season 4 Episode 22: To Have and To Have Not

    A victim of domestic abuse is admitted to the hospital, forcing Kath to face up to a few home truths. Meanwhile, Ric decides it's time daughter Jess found employment and Chrissie proves old habits die hard when she starts playing mind games with Owen. Medical drama, starring Jan Pearson and Tina Hobley

  • Season 4 Episode 21: Choose Life

    Ben finally plucks up the courage to tell his parents he's gay and ropes Sandy in for emotional support : but isn't prepared for the news they have for him. Meanwhile, Adams gets on the wrong side of Meyer by trying to make trouble for Sam after a bungled operation. Hospital drama, starring David Paisley and Jeremy Sheffield

  • Season 4 Episode 20: The Love That Binds

    Stan is devastated to learn of his wife's illness when she is rushed into casualty : and the news that she turned down treatment without consulting him cuts even deeper. Meanwhile, Sam struggles to cope with the hospital gossip after her bitter break-up with Alex, and Steve takes action when he feels his dad is moving on too soon after his mother's death. Medical drama, starring Colette Brown and Paul Shane

  • Season 4 Episode 19: Secrets and Lies

    Part two. As Alex attempts to ready himself for his trial, a guilt-racked Sam tries to offer her support : but when bereaved mother Fran lies in the witness box the outcome looks bleak. Meanwhile, a lovestruck Ric flirts shamelessly with Tash, little suspecting what his amorous advances will yield. Drama, starring Jeremy Sheffield and Colette Brown

  • Season 4 Episode 18: All My Sins

    With Alex's drink-driving charge about to be settled in court, Sam wrestles with her guilty conscience and Chrissie hounds her to admit her part in the accident. Meanwhile, Kath hopes to convince husband Simon to see a counsellor about his violent and abusive behaviour, and Father Michael keeps a concerned eye on her. With Valentine's Day fast approaching, Lisa and Mubbs' relationship looks set to hit the rocks and Sandy discovers the truth about current lust object Ben

  • Season 4 Episode 17: Life Goes On

    Sandy develops a crush on new boy Ben : only to discover he's not quite what he seems. Meanwhile, a distraught expectant mother demands to have her baby induced when she discovers her husband is dying. Drama, starring Jeremy Edwards and Laura Sadler

  • Season 4 Episode 16: Hello Goodbye

    Meyer clashes with Alistair over the treatment of a dying youngster and Janice accepts the fact that her marital problems may be irreparable. Meanwhile, as Danny anxiously waits for Marija to choose between him and her ex-husband, he decides to stand up for his mum and confront his violent father. Drama, starring Jeremy Edwards and Siobhan Redmond

  • Season 4 Episode 15: Trust

    Annalese suspects Michael is being unfaithful and rumages through his belongings, hunting for evidence. Ric begins enforcing his plans for zero tolerance of patients who contribute to their own illnesses, but promises Connie he does not intend to stay long as director of surgery. Daisha's friends throw her a surprise birthday party, and Joseph continues to struggle with his guilt over his night with Jac

  • Season 4 Episode 14: Shadow of a Doubt : Part Two

    Part two. Emotions run high as a boy battles for his life, and the hospital staff discover Alex Adams is responsible for knocking him down, but only Sam knows about his drink-driving charge : and she has a secret of her own to keep. Meanwhile, Alistair's behaviour toward Chrissie becomes increasingly obsessive as he refuses to believe their fling is over. Drama, starring Jeremy Sheffield, Colette Brown and Dominic Jephcott

  • Season 4 Episode 13: Shadow of a Doubt : Part One

    Part one of two. A former girlfriend of Alex appears out of the blue with a daughter he never knew he had : and as Sam tries to cope with her jealousy, her actions backfire with tragic consequences. Alistair's relentless pursuit of Chrissie causes a stir among the staff, and Kath leaps at the opportunity to muddy the waters. Medical drama, starring Jeremy Sheffield and Colette Brown

  • Season 4 Episode 12: 'Twas the Night

    Christmas may just be around the corner, but for some of the staff of Holby City there's little festive cheer in sight. Janice can't help but think the worst after finding Chrissie's name badge under her bed, and her concerns are heightened when she sees the sexy nurse coming out of her husband's office : just as she is about to share some good news with him. For Danny, the festive period brings the promise of romance when he ends up in a passionate clinch with Marija, raising hopes that their counterfeit marriage may develop into something more, while Sandy falls for a patient and Peter struggles to connect with his son. Seasonal episode of the hospital drama, starring Siobhan Redmond, Tina Hobley, Dominic Jephcott, Jeremy Edwards and Ana Sofrenovic

  • Season 4 Episode 11: It's a Family Affair

    Alistair is determined to pursue Chrissie, but after a huge bouquet arrives at the hospital she decides the affair has gone far enough, despite his declaration of love. Meanwhile, Marija and Danny share a passionate kiss, and Tash has a difficult time dealing with a patient suffering from pancreatitis who refuses to accept he has a drinking problem

  • Season 4 Episode 10: Care

    Unable to cope with the pressure of taking care of his ailing wife, Steve heads for work to escape his personal responsibilities : but regrets his actions when he returns home to find Emma unconscious at the foot of the stairs. Meanwhile, Sam takes an instant dislike to a patient's son and vents her frustrations on Adam, ultimately questioning their recently rekindled romance

  • Season 4 Episode 9: Woman in the Dark

    Ric faces conflict with staff and patients alike when he treats a high-security prisoner with a disturbing past, while Owen threatens to expose Chrissie's affair. Medical drama, starring Hugh Quarshie and Mark Moraghan

  • Season 4 Episode 8: Forgiveness of Sins

    Kath makes a last-ditch attempt to scare Marija off Danny as their wedding plans are finalised, but soon finds she has problems of her own when : not for the first time : a drunken Simon threatens her. Starring Jeremy Edwards and Jan Pearson

  • Season 4 Episode 7: Mother Knows Best

    Chrissie makes Alistair an offer he finds difficult to refuse, throwing his marriage to Janice into chaos, and Danny takes the law into his own hands when he proposes a radical solution to Marija's immigration problems. On the wards, Sam bends the rules to assist a girl suffering from anorexia, landing herself in trouble and making her realise she is unable to rely on the support of her colleagues

  • Season 4 Episode 6: Starting Over

    Following his disciplinary hearing, Liam returns to work, but his efforts to get his life back to normal are hampered by Keri, who is never far away. Janice tries not to worry about her unborn child : despite having suspicions that something may be wrong : but her worst fears are confirmed just as a 13-year-old goes into premature labour

  • Season 4 Episode 5: Reflected Truth

    The truth is revealed about Keri's rape allegation and friendships are put to the test when Liam asks Danny to retract his evidence. Meanwhile, a manic depressive annoys Anton. Hospital drama, guest starring Tony Booth

  • Season 4 Episode 4: Things Can Only Get Better

    Anton Meyer returns to Holby : only to run straight into trouble when a patient's distraught family go to the press over the long delay for her operation. Meanwhile, Janice throws a dinner party but stuns everyone with a surprise announcement, and Keri confronts Liam with a shocking accusation

  • Season 4 Episode 3: Men Are from Mars

    It's the morning after the night before and Keri tells Steve she thinks Liam raped her, but Liam seems unconcerned, and even offers to return the necklace she left. Tash comes into conflict with a colleague over the death of an overweight patient, Janice is left to face her first IVF implantation alone after Alistair is called away and Chrissie's ex-boyfriend barges onto the ward

  • Season 4 Episode 2: Ghosts

    Meyer's recovery suffers a setback, Keri gets into a sticky situation after Sandy's birthday party, and Danny becomes involved with an illegal immigrant. Hospital drama, guest starring Paul Shane, Ana Sophrenovic and Miranda Foster

  • Season 4 Episode 1: Rogue Males

    When Meyer is shot in a road rage attack on his way to work, it's up to the surgical team and new doctor Ric Griffin to remove a bullet lodged near his spine and save his life. His attacker later turns up at the hospital, but flees when he learns the staff are on to him : with tragic results. Elsewhere, Danny receives a telling-off after getting a little bit too friendly with a patient's mother

Holby City: Season 3 (2000 - 2001)

  • Season 3 Episode 30: The Road Less Travelled

    Meyer gets trapped in a lift with a suicidal man during a power cut, and Alex continues to insist that Guy played a part in Victoria's death : with a well-aimed punch yielding a surprising result. Elsewhere, Mike gets an interesting job offer and the arrival of a new ward sister causes upset. Medical drama, starring George Irving and Jeremy Sheffield

  • Season 3 Episode 29: Hearts and Flowers

    Part two. Steve's relationship with Jasmine is placed under unwelcome strain when his wife is injured : and the realisation his son knows about his illicit escapades only serves to increase the pressure on him. Meanwhile, the staff break out the confetti as they celebrate Julie and Martin's wedding day in style and Victoria's father, still grief-stricken at her death, requests a second post-mortem : until Meyer persuades him the hospital cannot be held responsible for the tragedy

  • Season 3 Episode 28: New Beginnings

    The police put increasing pressure on Alex, and Sam offers him a sympathetic shoulder. Danny befriends a re-admitted patient who has attempted suicide and the boys in blue become very interested when she tells him she had been spying on Victoria. Meanwhile, Julie discovers something which she thinks could affect her happiness : but Jasmine feels obliged to stop her making a dreadful mistake

  • Season 3 Episode 27: The Mourning After

    News of Victoria's death stuns the hospital, prompting Meyer to tell Alex to stay away because of the press interest. Elsewhere, Julie comes to a decision about her relationship with Martin after talking to a devoted elderly couple

  • Season 3 Episode 26: Getting Even

    A meningitis outbreak places the staff of Otter Ward under pressure, and Victoria makes matters worse by not turning up for work, forcing Janice to extend Kerri's shift and hire staff from an agency. Elsewhere, Sandy and Samantha realise Alex did not spend the night at home

  • Season 3 Episode 25: I'm Not in Love

    Victoria has a difficult time when she becomes the object of a teenager's fascination, argues with Guy and receives a warning from Dr Taylor. Alex is ready to offer her a shoulder to cry on : and they end up spending the night together. Hospital drama, starring Lisa Faulkner

  • Season 3 Episode 24: Release

    A tragic accident in the operating theatre has a devastating effect on Victoria, causing her to reach crisis point in her relationship with Guy. Meanwhile, Steve and Jasmine finally admit their feelings for one another. Hospital drama, starring Lisa Faulkner, Angela Griffin and Peter De Jersey

  • Season 3 Episode 23: Going Gently

    Mr Meyer leaves the ward in the hands of his surgeon friend Professor Fletcher (former Starsky and Hutch star David Soul), whose attitude is so laid-back that it verges on incompetence, putting patients' lives at risk. Meanwhile, Victoria discovers a dark secret about Guy Morton, leaving her dreams of romance in tatters, and Julie's world is about to be turned upside down. Drama, also starring George Irving and Lisa Faulkner

  • Season 3 Episode 22: A Change is Gonna Come

    An allegation of professional misconduct pushes Steve to the brink, causing uncertainty in his relationship with Jasmine. Elsewhere, Danny plays the hero on his first day as a trainee nurse and Keri doubts her capacity to make the right decision when she tries to help a troubled family. Drama, starring George Irving

  • Season 3 Episode 21: Snakes and Ladders

    The arrival of a childless couple on Keller ward forces Kath to accept the truth about her relationship with son Danny, and a teenager ends up having to thank Keri for saving her life. Meanwhile, Steve and Jasmine battle temptation. Drama, starring Jan Pearson

  • Season 3 Episode 20: Family Ties

    Sam flirts with Alex in the changing room, while Julie considers whether to let Martin back into Rosie's life as she helps arrange a reconciliation between a dying man and his estranged son. Meanwhile, Liam makes a point to Tash by using unconventional methods on a patient

  • Season 3 Episode 19: Private Lives, Public Faces

    Alex is given the unenviable job of breaking terrible news to a heart-lung transplant patient, while anaesthetist Anil's professional world begins to crumble around him when he's threatened with legal action by a woman who claims to have been conscious throughout a surgical procedure. Jeremy Sheffield and Kulvinder Ghir star

  • Season 3 Episode 18: Borrowed Time

    Keri has to deal with friction between a mother and daughter, and a romance on the ward makes Victoria reconsider an amorous proposition. Meanwhile, Danny finds himself in serious trouble after he discloses more than he should to a patient, threatening his future at the hospital

  • Season 3 Episode 17: Tip of the Iceberg

    Tash faces a personal crisis in the form of her estranged father, who pays her a visit and attempts to interfere with her love life. The situation is further complicated when he is diagnosed with a debilitating illness. Meanwhile, an ice dancer has an accident in the run-up to the regional finals, leaving his partner shocked to discover an operation is required

  • Season 3 Episode 16: Silent Witness

    Mike and Kath disagree over the treatment of a recovering alcoholic; Sandy and Jasmine's antics cause some excitement; Tash clashes with authorities.

  • Season 3 Episode 15: Winner Takes All

    Victoria makes a disturbing diagnosis while treating an amnesiac. The staff of Darwin Ward get all hot under the collar when a manipulative patient indulges in a spot of matchmaking, and a routine check-up on an arthritic youngster leads to a critical situation

  • Season 3 Episode 14: Night Shift

    Part two. A little girl causes chaos on the wards during a hectic night shift that almost ends in tragedy, while Stan causes tension among his colleagues as he keeps a lonely watch at the bedside of a World War Two hero. Alex Adams' relationship with a female patient upsets her husband and he is forced to re-evaluate his priorities

  • Season 3 Episode 13: Choices

    It's decision time for Mike, who has to deal with the day from hell which starts when a politician dies during a routine operation and a snooping reporter gets hold of the story. The problems pile up when a patient's condition presents him with a moral dilemma. Meanwhile, Alex hits on a solution that comes as welcome news to a mother

  • Season 3 Episode 12: Runaway

    Tash agonises over a patient who failed to regain consciousness after an operation, while Steve and Jasmine are placed in danger during the hunt for a missing boy. Dr Taylor clashes with an overprotective mother, and Keri has to deal with an unexpected visitor on the ward

  • Season 3 Episode 11: Extra Time

    Janice finds herself in the centre of a legal wrangle when a teenage girl refuses life-saving treatment, while Kath attempts to reconcile an estranged couple

  • Season 3 Episode 10: Anyone Who Had a Heart

    A couple receive tidings of joy as their baby daughter receives a long-awaited heart transplant, but their good fortune is the direct result of a road accident which has ended in tragedy for another family. Elsewhere, time and the authorities conspire against outreach nurse Keri McGrath as she tries to help a group of fairground folk who appear to have seriously neglected one of their children. Drama, starring George Irving, Siobhan Redmond and Anna Mountford

  • Season 3 Episode 9: A Christmas Carol - Part Two

    Part two of two. Julie's daughter needs emergency heart surgery, but Meyer suffers a crisis of confidence as he awaits the results of his tests and refuses to conduct the operation, leading to a heated confrontation between the colleagues. Danny and Stan take over the seasonal festivities, and a diagnosis by Tash threatens to ruin a man's close relationship with his daughter. Medical drama, starring George Irving and Nicola Stephenson

  • Season 3 Episode 8: A Christmas Carol - Part One

    Part one of two. Meyer faces his greatest challenge when his career is threatened by motor neurone disease, the same illness that killed his grandfather, causing him to doubt his ability to perform even the simplest procedures. Meanwhile, Julie is forced to question her priorities when her daughter falls ill. Medical drama, starring George Irving and Clive Mantle

  • Season 3 Episode 7: The Trouble with the Truth

    Rumours fly about Jasmine's involvement with a lonely cancer victim and Mike saves a patient's life, only to find his health was the least of his problems. Meanwhile, love is in the air as Sandy plays Cupid. Medical drama, with Clive Mantle and Angela Griffin

  • Season 3 Episode 6: Moving On

    Victoria teaches an awkward patient a lesson and Keri befriends a teenage runaway with a guilty secret, forming an understanding that leads her into conflict with her colleagues

  • Season 3 Episode 5: Against All Odds

    Kirstie oversteps the mark and prescribes an unlicensed drug to an elderly patient and Adams flouts Mike Barratt's rules during an operation. Meanwhile, a night on the town turns bloody for Sandy and Jasmine. Paul Shane joins the cast as health-care assistant Stan Ashleigh

  • Season 3 Episode 4: First Impressions

    Julie's last day on trial as ward sister comes to a difficult end thanks to awkward patients and well-meaning staff who manage to paint her in a bad light. Steve's uneasy feeling about a case involving an asthmatic boy involved in a parental tug-of-love is proved worryingly accurate. Hospital drama, starring Nicola Stephenson and Laura Sadler

  • Season 3 Episode 3: The Real Thing

    The relationship between Kirstie and Alex deteriorates once they learn which of them will head the new drugs trial, Danny throws himself into the project to brighten up Otter ward and Mike comes under pressure over the correct course of treatment for one of the hospital's trustees

  • Season 3 Episode 2: Too Much Too Young

    Victoria is thrown in at the deep end during her first day on the paediatric ward and Jasmine uses what she has learned from her own traumatic experience to help a seriously ill patient

  • Season 3 Episode 1: The Deep End

    Jasmine and Julie happen upon a road accident on their journey to work and are shocked to discover they know one of the casualties. Mike's leg injury makes his life difficult, but not as much as losing his trusted colleague Kath who finally reveals why she is so irritable and exhausted. Clive Mantle, Angela Griffin and Jan Pearson star.

Holby City: Season 2 (1999 - 2004)

  • Season 2 Episode 16: Into the Woods

    The staff embark on a team-building expedition, where Mike suffers a potentially lethal fall down an embankment. With time running out, Ray phones Meyer for advice, but the brusque surgeon is already stretched to the limit in the operating theatre. Starring Clive Mantle, George Irving and Lisa Faulkner

  • Season 2 Episode 15: Taking it on the Chin

    A patient with breast cancer makes Tash face up to her own health worries, while Danny does his best to avoid both Julie and Jasmine. Elsewhere, Victoria treats a boxer whose heart condition spells the end of his career. Thusita Jayasundera stars

  • Season 2 Episode 14: Dispossessed

    The staff on Keller Ward are at crisis-point as they battle to contain a potentially lethal outbreak of diphtheria, while troubled Nick Jordan faces a career-threatening negligence hearing. Hospital drama, starring Michael French and George Irving

  • Season 2 Episode 13: Letting Go

    A young man's secret love reveals an embarrassing allergy; case of mistaken identity ends tragically.

  • Season 2 Episode 12: Faith

    A teenage girl is rushed into theatre with severe abdominal pains, and it's up to Tash and Kirstie to unravel the dark secret behind her mystery illness. Nick Jordan's troubles are reported in the tabloid press, while Kath helps the hospital chaplain through a crisis of faith brought on by his own life-threatening condition

  • Season 2 Episode 11: Trust

    Mike and Kath urge a cancer patient to undergo a mastectomy, while Tash accuses Jasmine and Danny of bigotry. Nick returns to work after his injury and immediately sets about trying to convince Karen she should move back in with him : but unfortunately neglects the welfare of a critically ill patient in the process

  • Season 2 Episode 10: Staying Out

    A convicted murderer is admitted for treatment, causing tempers to fray between Julie and Jasmine. A romantic evening ends in tragedy for Ray, who finally decides to end his relationship with Damien, while Tash makes a revelation to the press she may well come to regret. Michael Angelis guest stars

  • Season 2 Episode 9: A Life Worth Saving

    An autistic patient lays down a dangerous challenge to Meyer : the surgeon must beat him at chess or he'll refuse to undergo a hole-in-the-heart operation. Meanwhile, the arrival of a tough and ambitious neurosurgeon causes headaches for certain members of staff. Hospital drama, starring George Irving

  • Season 2 Episode 8: A Marriage of Convenience

    Jordan risks damaging his surgeon's hands to help a woman involved in a road accident and becomes suspicious about what caused the crash in the first place. Meanwhile, Julie and Ray find themselves becoming rather too involved with the patients in their care. Medical drama, starring George Irving, Michael French, Clive Mantle and Lisa Faulkner

  • Season 2 Episode 7: Chasing the Dragon

    Jasmine struggles on her first day in her new job, and Meyer's sister is admitted with a heart tumour, presenting him with a terrible dilemma. Meanwhile, Karen and Nick's argument has near-disastrous consequences. Drama, starring Angela Griffin and George Irving

  • Season 2 Episode 6: Tidings of Comfort and Joy

    Staff are sceptical about a mysterious man who arrives at the hospital carrying a sick woman, and claiming to know the whereabouts of her desperately ill baby. Meanwhile, a drug addict causes problems on the ward, Meyer's future at the hospital seems uncertain, and Nick Jordan decides to spread a little festive cheer. Drama, starring George Irving and Michael French

  • Season 2 Episode 5: Knife Edge

    The victim of a racially motivated stabbing is brought in at the same time as his badly wounded attackers and, as police and vengeful relatives create a clamour in the new ward, Nick Jordan pursues Karen, determined to keep his marriage alive. Meanwhile, Kirstie asks Danny for a date, only to find he's waiting for the right moment to approach Victoria

  • Season 2 Episode 4: You Can Choose Your Friends

    Nick Jordan discovers he's operating on the wrong patient.

  • Season 2 Episode 3: Destination Unknown

    Jordan and Karen race against time to find a donor for a girl in need of a lung transplant and, in the meantime, the patient's wilful sister takes a poorly man waiting for a new heart off on a joyride. At the end of the day the staff unwind at the Christmas party : except for Karen and Nick, whose relationship takes an unexpected turn. Starring Michael French, Sarah Preston and Angela Griffin

  • Season 2 Episode 2: Puppy Love

    Dr Merrick faces an emotional and professional dilemma concerning a homeless teenager willing to lay down his life to save his dying girlfriend. Meanwhile, Jasmine sets about repairing her damaged relationship with Julie, but is still unable to come to terms with her pregnancy. Lisa Faulkner stars

  • Season 2 Episode 1: Search for the Hero

    There's a crisis at 35,000ft as surgeons Meyer and Jordan attempt a death-defying operation on board a jumbo jet in a desperate bid to save the life of a pregnant woman. Back at the hospital, Jasmine has a tough decision to make regarding her unborn child, and Kirstie faces an agonising wait to find out whether she's been infected with HIV from a patient. Starring Michael French and George Irving

Holby City: Season 1 (1999)

  • Season 1 Episode 9: Staying Alive : Part Two

    Part two of two. A team member fights for life. Hospital drama, starring George Irving and Michael French

  • Season 1 Episode 8: Staying Alive : Part One

    Part one of two. Sunny offers Victoria moral guidance, and comes up trumps in a radio quiz. Jordan and Meyer find themselves under increasing pressure, while Muriel McKendrick encounters a former colleague who proves a bit of a handful as a patient. Medical drama, starring Lisa Faulkner, Michael French and Vincenzo Pellegrino

  • Season 1 Episode 7: Take Me with You

    Meyer and McKendrick clash over the treatment of a female patient, and Dr Collins deals with an emergency situation in the cardiac ambulance. Hospital drama, starring George Irving and Michael French

  • Season 1 Episode 6: Brave Heart

    Nick's delay in attending a call results in the patient's death. To add to his problems, he then has to ask the victim's parents about the possibility of organ donation : but all they want to know is how such a minor injury could have led to their son's demise. Surgical drama, starring Michael French and George Irving

  • Season 1 Episode 5: Never Judge a Book

    An emergency forces Victoria to think on her feet to bring a patient back from the brink of death and Nick is the victim of consultant surgeon Mr Meyer's razor-sharp tongue as they fight to save a baby born with a heart defect. Hospital drama, starring George Irving and Michael French

  • Season 1 Episode 4: Love and Death

    Coma girl Nicola contracts pneumonia - leaving doctors McKendrick and Collins to help her parents make an agonising decision. Anton Meyer faces an unusual problem with a transplant patient, and on the ward, the staff are delighted to hear that at least one person loves them

  • Season 1 Episode 3: Kill or Cure

    The staff of Darwin ward struggle to prevent a deadly infection spreading beyond the confines of Casualty's famous hospital, while Dr Kirstie Collins inadvertently discovers Nick Jordan has a dark secret. Medical drama, starring Michael French

  • Season 1 Episode 2: Happy Families

    House officer Victoria Merrick attempts to conquer her nerves on her first day at Holby, and Julie has difficulty reconciling her personal life with her night shifts, while Jasmine Hopkins is called on to use all her diplomatic skills

  • Season 1 Episode 1: Whose Heart is it Anyway?

    Surgeons Meyer and Jordan race against time to carry out a transplant operation, while nurses Jasmine and Julie are interviewed for promotion

Holby City: Special

  • Christmas 2002

    Life on the wards of Holby City Hospital. Drama, starring Jeremy Sheffield

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