Holby City Season 15 Episodes

Episode 1

The Third Way

60 mins

A press officer from the Department of Health pay a visit to Hanssen following his previous unscheduled television interview. But Hanssen isn't finished yet and ends up embarrassing the Minister of Health publicly again on television. Luc keeps Eddi away from Holby to cure her addition to opiates. Tara tries in vain to get a young woman to take the heart she is being offered and in doing so incurs Elliott's wrath.

Episode 2

Chasing Demons

60 mins

Eddi returns with Luc to Holby after she succeeds in battling her addiction but the pressures of her return to ED result in her slipping back into her old ways. Luc reports her to Michael who gets her brother Liam to take her away to recover. Elsewhere, Elliott's artificial heart trial looks like grounding to a halt until a chance at getting Hanssen to fund it looks like re-engaging it. Meanwhile, Chantelle and Mary-Claire go head-to-head for the permanent nursing position.

Episode 3

Follow My Leader

60 mins

AAU gets a new doctor in Lilah Birdwood, newly returned from Australia, but can she hack working in her new environment? Serena relocates to AAU reluctantly but friction between her and Michael leads her to complain to Hanssen. Hanssen joins Elliott's team in developing the Herzig artificial heart and Terence Cunningham's brings his daughter Poppy in with a goitre problem but is not best pleased when the operation is cancelled. Elsewhere, Chantelle and Mary-Claire clash on her first day as a permanent nurse.

Episode 4

If Not for You

60 mins

Henrik comes under pressure from Sir Terence and the Board and is called to a meeting to decide his future. But will Henrik make a decision none of them expect? Elsewhere, plagued by insecurities that he doesn't make enough money for Chrissie Sasha asks Michael if he would be cut out to be a consultant. Michael agrees to give him a trial. Elsewhere, Jonnie & Jac's 'secret' relationship comes to an abrupt end.

Episode 5

To Absent Friends

60 mins

Jonnie tries to fix his fractured friendship with Mo after the fallout from the Jac break-up. Elsewhere, Ric returns to find Serena running Holby in the absence of Henrik. Elliot tries to get Ric to apply for the vacant position but Ric refuses.

Episode 6

Hail Caesar

60 mins

Jac, seeing the error in her ways after breaking up with Jonnie, tries to re-connect with him but an Aspergers patient gets in the way. New acting CEO Imelda Cousins arrives at Holby and sets about cutting funding where no results are showing which effects Luc's fellowship work. Lilah gets to work on Keller with Ric much to Imelda's annoyance so she assigns her to work under Malick instead.

Episode 7

After the Party

60 mins

Jac starts out to impress new acting-CEO Imelda Cousins but finds herself going against Imelda's wishes that she not take in any new patients. Elsewhere, Lilah knocks heads with Malick but which brings her closer to Ric. Meanwhile, Serena runs afoul of Imelda after it emerges that when they first worked together previously Serena made Imelda's working life hell and Michael and Ramona go on a date.

Episode 8

How Lo Can You Go?

60 mins

Elliott's former patient Aisha Bose is re-admitted with a cardiac infection which puts her Herzig valve replacement in jeopardy. Tara's own condition weighs heavily with her and the fact that she's not told Oliver. Elsewhere, Lilah plays a dangerous game after Ric fails her in her assessment. Meanwhile, Ramona invites Michael to spend Christmas with her after Annaliese makes different holiday plans that don't involve Michael.

Episode 9

Fault Lines

60 mins

Lilah makes her accusations formal and Imelda tells her the Trust will be going forward with formal charges. Meanwhile, with Lilah's threat hanging over him, Ric assisted by Malick operates on cancer patient Mary Thorne to give her a new lease of life, which she at first resists. Elsewhere, Mo faces a dilemma when Albie, her married boyfriend, brings his dying wife Jan to hospital for treatment. Should Mo step aside?

Episode 10

Through the Darkness

60 mins

Episode 11

And We Banish Shade

60 mins

Episode 12

Blood Ties

60 mins

A patient with a mysterious tattoo turns up in Holby and triggers Luc's memories of being in Sierra Leone. Lilah has to work hard to get back Ric's respect and Chantelle searches for a venue for her New Year Eve party only to discover that Mary-Claire has designs on Rhys.

Episode 13

Hanssen/Hemingway

60 mins

Luc struggles with coping and is ordered by Michael to see a psychiatrist or he will be reported. But Luc fails to hold up his side of the bargain after he gets involved in a patient's care and Serena fires him. Acting on a postcard from Eddi he decides to take some time off and leaves Holby. Elsewhere, Jac travels to Stockholm to track down Henrik and find out why he has turned down a lucrative deal that would benefit Holby - only to find out that the company is owned by his estranged and seriously ill father, Anders Lövborg. Will Henrik find peace with his father before he dies?

Episode 14

Push the Button: Part One

60 mins

Jonny and Jac's secret romance is going strong until she receives an invitation to Joseph Byrne's upcoming nuptials and the romance starts to unravel sharply and she turns to Sean Dolan. Henrik returns to Holby which threatens Serena's position of authority until Terence appoints her to a senior role. Elsewhere, Chrissie finds a lump on her breast.

Episode 15

Push the Button: Part Two

60 mins

Jac is guilt-ridden over her one-night stand with Sean especially when she finds out he's married to a fellow paeds resident. Their patient Caitlin wastes no time telling Sean's wife Vanessa about their indiscretion just after Vanessa had informed Sean that he was to be a first-time dad. Meanwhile, Malick gets a shock when he's confronted by the new porter, Jake Patterson, telling him that Malick is his dad. Elsewhere, new F1's Gemma Wilde and Arthur Digby begin their rotation at Holby.

Episode 16

The Waiting Game

60 mins

Malick tells his new-found son Jake he doesn't want anything to do with him as he prepares to take his exams that will lead him to be a consultant. Elsewhere, Ollie posts a party at Tara's home online and he gets more than he bargained for when the party is overtaken by unknown people.

Episode 17

Spence's Choice: Part One

60 mins

A RTA involving a toddler, his mother and her boyfriend divides Michael's team as a suspected case of child abuse rears its ugly head. Elsewhere, Oliver asks Tara to move in with him.

Episode 18

Spence's Choice: Part Two

60 mins

Serena's mother, Adrienne McKinnie, is admitted to Holby - Serena oversteps the mark by getting involved in the treatment much to Ric's annoyance. Elsewhere, the suspected child abuse case takes a different turn when the mother is diagnosed with suspected brittle bone disease which her son could also have inherited.

Episode 19

Ask Me No Questions

60 mins

Luc Hemingway's former patient, Dean Delaney, returns to Holby looking for Luc and his ex-wife but when he finds that Luc has left and access is denied to his wife he takes Gemma hostage. Malick passes his consultancy exams but finds it difficult to acknowledge his relationship with Nathan Hargreave. Ollie asks Tara to go for an exploratory scan but Tara rebels and tells him she wants to do things her own way.

Episode 20

Unravelled

60 mins

Serena's mum, Adrienne McKinnie, is back in Holby for her operation. After her operation and due to staff shortages she remains unchecked and suffers a stroke - which puts Chantelle in Serena's firing line. Gemma visits the Holby psychiatrist in order to continue her rotation. Although Gemma feels fine she goes back to work even though she has not been signed back and she has a a meltdown when treating a patient and later suffers a panic attack.

Episode 21

Recovery Position

60 mins

Jac returns from Japan after six weeks but the relationship between her and Jonny deteriorates almost immediately but a later incident brings them closer and Jac confesses her love for him. Malick's former college girlfriend, Anna Patterson, turns up in Holby complaining of stomach pains and also looking for their missing son Jake. A subsequent operation reveals cancer cells and a review that she has advanced bile duct cancer and secondary tumours on her liver. Ric advises her that she has weeks to live and tells Malick to make amends with his estranged son. Serena makes her feelings on her mothers care at Holby clear to Henrik.

Episode 22

Not Aaron

60 mins

Episode 23

Holby's Got Torment

60 mins

Jac undergoes gynae surgery and discovers she has endometriosis and deals with it in her own usual gnarly way. But she finally gets a chance to do her pioneering surgery work and impresses Henrik who grants her funding. Malick and Jake attend Anna's funeral but afterwards Jake gets into a fight with a friend who is hospitalised. Sacha calls the police and Jake is charged with GBH. Malick tells him he has to move in with him. Elsewhere, Chrissie's scan results come back clear but relations between Chrissie and Sacha start to unravel.

Episode 24

Journey's End

60 mins

Tara collapses again from a seizure and afterwards begins to doubt herself and her health and if she can successfully complete a Hertzig operation for Elliott. Elsewhere, Sacha and Chrissie's relationship is uneasy but she gains an ally in her step-daughter Rachel who gives her a better insight into their fractured relationship. Meanwhile, Chantelle believes everyone has forgotten her birthday.

Episode 25

The End of the Beginning

60 mins

An anxious Chantelle awaits the hearing on the treatment of Serena's mother. Down in A&E Serena comes face to face with a journalist who's intent in ferreting out information on her action against the Holby Trust. The F1 prize deadline puts Gemma and Arthur on a high. Tara returns to Holby, even though she's on extended sick leave, but Elliott allows her to continue her research but not take on any doctoral rounds or procedures. Tara is forced to go to see a consultant neurologist but refuses to consider brain surgery to reduce the mass. But after a meltdown in the car-park she reconsiders and advises the staff by email of her condition.

Episode 26

Promises, Promises

60 mins

Alan McLaren, a hot-shot consultant surgeon from Newcastle, descends on Holby to carry out a risky trial procedure on a very ill patient and threads on Ric's toes but in the process impresses Malick. Malick considers applying for a consultant general post in Newcastle but issues with Jake might throw process in jeopardy. Elsewhere, the son of a patient, arrives in Holby but he turns out to be a stalker of Gemma's who was warned to stay away from her. Elsewhere, Ollie and Tara decide to get married on the eve of her operation.

Episode 27

Great Expectations

60 mins

Tara and Oliver get married and Tara opts for surgery performed by top neuro-surgeon Roxanna MacMillan. However, during surgery Tara develops a series of bleeds and dies on the table. Elsewhere, Gemma is drawn into the aftermath of a school shooting just as she prepares to leave Holby. Meanwhile, Malick comes clean to Jake about his relationship status.

Episode 28

Second Life

60 mins

Episode 29

Time Has Told Me

60 mins

Episode 30

Only Human

60 mins

Amanda Layton, the jailed girlfriend of a convicted murderer, is admitted to Holby with stab wounds unaware that her boyfriend has taken his own life. Elsewhere, Sacha's daughter Rachel is admitted after returning from holiday and after a number of tests Ric suspects that she may have leukemia. Meanwhile, Jac is having a day of hell with a frequent flyer patient but it leads to some surprising news for Jac - she's pregnant.

Episode 31

The More Deceived

60 mins

Gemma gets bitten by a goth patient and in the process of chasing up a psych consult on the patient meets new CT consultant Harry Tresler. Meanwhile, Malick meets with the mother of one of Amanda Layton's possible victims. Elsewhere, Mo pushes Jac to tell Jonnie about the baby.

Episode 32

Divided We Fall

60 mins

Sacha's daughter Rachel gets bad news and now must look towards a bone marrow donor; Jac struggles with whether she should tell Jonny that she is pregnant; Arthur tries to woo Chantelle with an old-style mixed cassette tape but he just cannot pull it off and Harry continues to needle Gemma.

Episode 33

Back from the Dead

60 mins

Jonny and Jac continue to bicker over the welfare of their unborn baby. Sacha and Rachel await the bone marrow results but when the results disappoint Sacha turns to Daniel - his young son - much to Chrissie's consternation. Malick tries to cover his tracks over his non-psych referral of Amanda Layton but when Hanssen uncovers the truth Malick's career hangs in the balance.

Episode 34

Home

60 mins

Malick attends the inquest into Amanda Layton's death at Coroners Court. But a jealous Dominic does a great deal of damage to him as the coroner hears his testimony. Despite this Malick continues in his pursuit of finding the body of Susannah Harris's daughter. Following his lead DCI Malcolm Green locates the body at Amanda's childhood home. Elsewhere, Gemma is having a nightmare day and her son Finn is the cause of many of her problems. But Harry comes to the rescue and Gemma has to reassess her assessment of him.

Episode 35

All Tomorrow's Parties

60 mins

It's Sacha's birthday but Sacha is not in the mood to celebrate as he and Chrissie await to hear how suitable a match Daniel might be. When Sacha finds out information that could hinder the donation he withholds the news from Chrissie. Elliott discovers Oliver sleeping in the on-call room and attempts to send him home. But Oliver pleads for leniency and Elliott puts him on a minor case with Harry. Meanwhile, Michael's daughter Jasmine arrives from the US but he has to postpone plans to be with her when a young terminal patient presents in Holby and he is asked to operate to prolong his life.

Episode 36

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

60 mins

Alexandra Morrell, a Herzig recipient patient, re-presents in Darwin after collapsing at home. Daniel is admitted for his bone marrow procedure and Sacha attempts to hide Daniel's condition from Chrissie - who is already highly agitated. When she does find out it spells disaster for Sacha and Chrissie. Meanwhile, Ollie goes over the edge after being forced to confront his emotions over Tara and takes his ire out on Elliott.

Episode 37

Break

60 mins

Gemma volunteers for the night shift on Darwin as it's on her next rotation. But it doesn't go as smoothly as planned. Chrissie and Sacha reach breaking point and Oliver makes a decision after his erratic behaviour endangers a patient. Elsewhere, several patients gang up on Arthur to get him to ask Chantelle out.

Episode 38

The Journey Home

60 mins

Sacha is all over the place since Chrissie left for a visit to her dad in Australia. Gemma and Harry have to work together and sparks fly between them but on the advice of a patient Harry goes easy on her. Sharon asks Elliott out to the opera but after a needling from his colleagues he cancels and then un-cancels after she helps his patient out. Michael's daughter Jasmine prepares to fly back to the US and Michael's terminal patient Seb takes a turn for the worse.

Episode 39

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

60 mins

Oliver seems to be resolute in the destruction of his career and also risks betraying his late wife Tara. Harry gives Gemma credit for his diagnosis of a patient to get her back in Serena's good books. Oliver and Harry go head to head for the Darwin C2 position. Antoine returns and works with Digby to save a blind woman's bowel and stop her becoming an invalid.

Episode 40

Make or Break

60 mins

Arthur lands top of the F2 class exams so Antoine and Michael put him in charge of Keller for the day. But in doing so his friendship with Chantelle deteriorates. At the end of shift Arthur attempts to apologies to Chantelle but they are both mugged. Sacha finds out the results of Rachel's bone marrow tests. Jac's scheduled scan outside of Holby is cancelled so Jonny arranges for her to have it in Holby.

Episode 41

A Night's Tale

60 mins

In the midst of planning a trip away with his friends Harry forgets that it is Mary-Claire's 30th birthday. But when Mary-Claire overhears Gemma and Harry talking she exacts her revenge - a pricey night out courtesy of Harry's credit card. Arthur struggles after the mugging as Chantelle returns to work. But Chantelle's determination to move on is threatened by a difficult patient and which makes her turn to Arthur. Meanwhile, Mo tries to get through William's first birthday but it is not made easy by the arrival of the daughter of an ex-patient's mother - who's determined her daughter is not going to suffer the same fate as her son.

Episode 42

Never Let Me Go

60 mins

Mo's patient Hattie deteriorates and Mo goes to desperate lengths to secure a heart for her. Jonny is far from happy with her decision especially after the donor's mother withdraws consent. Arthur diagnoses Wilson's disease in a patient under the watch gaze of Henrik and his former love, Maja Johansson. Henrik tells Arthur he is considering entering him for the National Junior Doctor's Award. Maja tells Henrik that his son Fredric is about to become a dad and she wants him to finally meet his son. Harry takes the lead in a case of a young man with a screwdriver in his chest and Mary-Claire is floating after her magic date with Harry - but her bubble is about to be burst.

Episode 43

Digby Dog

60 mins

Arthur gets jealous of Chantelle's attention to his Wilson's disease patient Charlie. Serena's ex-husband Edward Campbell begins a stint in Holby and battle lines are immediately drawn. Meanwhile, Elliott's dog Samson is knocked down by Sharon. After Samson is operated on Elliott discovers he has bone cancer and has no option but to have him put down.

Episode 44

Old Wounds

60 mins

Chrissie attends her latest scan but can she now lean on Sacha after all they've been through with Daniel and Rachel? Mo's decision to proceed with Hattie's heart transplant comes to the fore and she is made to face the consequences of her actions. Elsewhere, Serena is desperate to find a plus one for a high-ranking dinner after she finds out that Edward is also going to it.

Episode 45

All at Sea

60 mins

Chrissie and Sacha's relationship becomes very strained and it comes to a head at his daughter Rachel's fund-raiser when he thumps an over-attentive Michael. Chrissie finally tells him she has cancer. Elsewhere, Serena's mum is re-admitted to hospital and has to face the facts that she may have to move in with Serena. Meanwhile, Elliott and Sharon look to going away until she tells him she is pursuing a PhD back in the US.

Episode 46

Good Day for Bad News

60 mins

Sharon's last day in Holby is bittersweet for Elliott. Chrissie asks Sasha to go with her when she gets her scan results from Nathan. Nathan tells her that she has Stage 1 cancer and that her lymph nodes are clear. Serena finds out that Edward is going through a nasty divorce and eventually agrees him to join Ric's new surgical team.

Episode 47

Point of Impact

60 mins

Chantelle's mediation with her mugger clashes with Arthur's stint as clinical lead of an appendectomy patient and he must choose which is more important. Ric calls out Harry and challenges him to prove himself but in doing so Harry endangers his colleagues' lives with his maverick approach to a patient with a rocket flare in his chest. An unexpected visitor to Darwin brightens up Elliott's day.

Episode 48

The Kick Inside

60 mins

Jake Thompson gives Jac her 20-week scan but she gets bad news when he tells her that her baby has a diaphragmatic hernia. Edward encourages Mary-Claire to try and get into Ric's good books but when a mistake is made in theatre it rocks her confidence. Elsewhere, Arthur learns that being nominated for Doctor of the Year brings is not plain sailing. Meanwhile, new F1 Zosia March doesn't make a good impression with either her colleagues or her patients.

Episode 49

Contra Mundum

60 mins

Still in shock after finding out about their unborn baby's diagnosis Jac and Jonny deal with the fallout in different ways. Malick asks Hanssen about becoming a consultant but Hanssen feels Malick hasn't proved himself yet and working with new F1 Zosia probably won't help his case. Chrissie starts her first radiotherapy session and finds a friend in fellow cancer patient Tim.

Episode 50

Fredrik

60 mins

Chrissie's cancer treatment is affecting her and Sacha and Tim's conflicting advice doesn't help the situation. Hanssen asks Malick to work on a case with him despite his previous bad behaviour but with his estranged son Fredrik on his mind will Hanssen be able to lead by example? Jac is keen for everything to continue as normal until the birth of her baby and asks that Elliot and Mo respect her decision but a suggestion from Jonny could throw more problems in her way before she is ready to deal with them.

Episode 51

The Cost of Loving

60 mins

Malick starts his first day on the job as a consultant and Serena celebrates her birthday but both are in for unwanted surprises. Sacha confides in Mo as he tries to remain optimistic about Chrissie's radiotherapy. Hanssen learns that he's become a grandfather but Chantelle's niceness to him and her dealings with a pregnant patient pushes him over the edge and he gives her a disciplinary warning. But Arthur tries to stand up for Chantelle as they head for the Young Doctor of the Year award but tragedy strikes on their way?

Episode 52

Like a Prayer

60 mins

Chantelle is taken critically ill after the car accident and Hanssen is forced to switch operations and try to save Chantelle's life. Elsewhere, Jonny and Jac have to deal with a patient who is being dragged down by his overbearing mother and spoilt fiancée. When Bonnie Wallis, an old friend of Jonny's, swoops in as an agency nurse to assist them, will Jac appreciate the help? Later, Hanssen meets his grandchild.