Holby City
Drama series depicting the frenetic daily lives of the doctors, nurses and patients in the hectic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital. The unit is run by the autocratic Consultant Surgeon Anton Meyer (George Irving) assisted by arrogant sidekick Registrar Nick (Michael French) who find themselves in a continuous running battle with Consultant Muriel McKendrick (Phyllis Logan) over beds with the rest of the staff caught in the cross-fire.
- 1999-2022
- 23 seasons
- Drama
- TV-PG
Drama series depicting the frenetic daily lives of the doctors, nurses and patients in the hectic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital. The unit is run by the autocratic Consultant Surgeon Anton Meyer (George Irving) assisted by arrogant sidekick Registrar Nick (Michael French) who find themselves in a continuous running battle with Consultant Muriel McKendrick (Phyllis Logan) over beds with the rest of the staff caught in the cross-fire.
Season 16 Episode Guide
52 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
If I Needed Someone
60 mins
Malick struggles to come to terms with the fact he is now a patient and that his career may now be over. Elliot struggles to manage new mentee Zosia when she starts carrying out psyche assessments on his patients and Sacha struggles to come clean to Chrissie about his kiss with Mo.
Episode 2
Friends Like You
60 mins
Harry has a difficult day when a childhood friend is admitted with a serious condition. Gemma brings her son to work once again but when he and medical drugs go missing she has to face the consequences with Ric. Meanwhile after clearing the air with Sacha, Mo tries to hide the fact she is online dating.
Episode 3
Flesh Is Weak
60 mins
Chantelle faces her first day back at work after the crash. Despite looking forward to the comfort of her job she discovers her expectations were not all they were cracked up to be. Elliot has more trouble with Zosia when she interferes in one of his cases.
Episode 4
Last Dance
60 mins
Malick feels as redundant as ever when his former mentor is booked into the hospital as a patient. Despite his injury it does not take long for him to start interfering on the case. Despite having booked the chapel for the vow renewal Sacha and Chrissie question if they have the commitment to make another go of things.
Episode 5
Arthur's Theme
60 mins
Chantelle faces her biggest fear when Cameron is again admitted onto the ward. When Digby confronts her with his true feelings she realises things have gone too far between them and she must leave to put it right. Mo is shocked to see her online date turn up at the hospital with chest pains. When Sacha serves Chrissie with divorce papers she turns to Michael for comfort.
Episode 6
Merry-Go-Round
60 mins
When Chrissie is offered the job of Director of Nursing it forces her to take stock of her life at Holby and comes to the decision to leave her past behind and make a clean break elsewhere. Meanwhile Digby struggles to manage an increasingly erratic Malick but will he be able to stand up to his mentor?
Episode 7
Sink or Swim
60 mins
Serena has her hands full when a major incident takes place but is later shocked to discover the new CEO, Guy Self, has arrived without her knowledge. Will they get off on the right foot? Malick is furious when he discovers Jake is working at Holby again but when a particular case takes them both to the edge he realises he must make a clean break away from Holby.
Episode 8
Fait Accompli
60 mins
Guy attempts to put his own stamp on Holby by hiring former colleague Colette Sheward as Director of Nursing. His clean break does not last long however when he is confronted by a case from his past. Jonny tries to lighten Jac's work load but can he keep across the extra cases? Serena faces a tough task impressing Guy when a particularly difficult patient arrives on AAU.
Episode 9
Heart of Hope
60 mins
Edward turns nasty with Mary-Claire when she threatens to reveal their affair to Serena. Guy press-gangs Elliot into performing the Herzig operation on a patient but when it doesn't go well he is left questioning his ethics. Zosia uses Arthur's obsession with Chantelle to earn herself the spare room in his flat.
Episode 10
Father's Day
60 mins
Fed up following his recent heartbreak Michael breaks all the rules to perform a transplant operation for a desperate father and his son. When Guy confronts him about it he walks away from Holby after being suspended. Under pressure from her sons father Gemma makes a crucial mistake with a patient and decides to quit to focus on her son. Edward continues to sideline Mary-Claire and blames her when a machine malfunctions.
Episode 11
All I Want for Christmas Is You
60 mins
When Mary-Claire stands up to Edward and exposes him for the alcoholic bully he is can she persuade Serena to believe her. With Elliot still reeling from Zosia's revelation that Guy is her father she is determined she won't allow him back into her life following the death of her mother. But will a present from beyond the grave make her change her mind?
Episode 12
Ring in the New
60 mins
When Guy continues to clash with Zosia he accepts their relationship is purely professional but is that what she really wants? Meanwhile on AAU both Serena and Mary-Claire face the difficult task of picking themselves up after being fooled by Edward.
Episode 13
Self Control
60 mins
When Jac goes into labour early everyone hopes that the baby will be alright. Meanwhile Ric goes to a school reunion and meets an old flame. Has he left it too late?
Episode 14
Intuition
60 mins
There is shock on Keller when doctor Dominic Copeland returns to Holby to retake his first year. Will Arthur forgive him for what he did to Malick? Mo's sister Adele joins AAU as the new healthcare assisstant but will there be trouble between them? Meanwhile Colette discovers Guy cut corners to give her the nursing job and now she must prove herself to somebody from HR.
Episode 15
Life After Life
60 mins
Jonny is shocked when Jac prioritises her patients over her daughter on the day of her big operation. Arthur attempts to sabotage Dominic in a bid to get him thrown out of Holby. Meanwhile Mo and Adele clash when Mo pulls rank when they deal with a difficult patient.
Episode 16
Prince Among Men
60 mins
New registrar Raf Di Lucca arrives on AAU and makes an impression when he takes on a revolutionary procedure. Sacha comes under pressure from Guy to help Zosia make it as a surgeon and Jac struggles to bond with Emma.
Episode 17
Things We Lost in the Fire
60 mins
Arthur is undermined by Dominic when they treat a patient with a mystery illness leading to a near fatal situation. Harry's father is admitted to Holby leading Serena to create an opportunity to impress Guy. When Jonny is cut out of the loop by Jac he teams up with Bonnie to make his voice heard.
Episode 18
Eat Your Heart Out
60 mins
Under pressure from Raf, Harry desperately tries to find his speciality when he stumbles across a bariatric patient. On the day of Emma's christening Jac is left with a difficult choice when a patient with a rare heart condition arrives at Holby.
Episode 19
Aftertaste
60 mins
Zosia is excited when she gets the chance to treat a psychiatrically vulnerable patient but will her own vulnerabilities be exposed? Harry tries to shake off his bariatric patient who is developing an obsession with him. And when Jac tells Jonny her salary gives her rights over Emma he vows to gain a promotion by exposing her as a bully to Colette.
Episode 20
Anything You Can Do
60 mins
Jonny faces a tough first day as clinical nurse manager when he has juggle a number of difficult patients and a grumpy Jac breathing down his neck. Guy and Zosia hit another snag in their relationship when she discovers his ulterior motive in allowing her to assist in a transplant operation. Raf continues to clash with Harry over his attitude to medicine.
Episode 21
Instinct
60 mins
In an attempt to impress Guy, Dominic takes on a case involving a patient from his past, but what will be revealed? Its Bonnie's 30th birthday but she is forced to re-evaluate her relationship with Jonny when he prioritises his work and Emma before her. Ric reaches out to Jess in an attempt to make up for lost time.
Episode 22
Exit Strategy: Part One
60 mins
Ric struggles to take a back seat on the day of Jess' operation but when he finds out her husband David is abusing her how will he react? Guy and Zosia clash when she questions his ethics when he operates on a patient in an attempt to keep the Tressler foundation funding. With their relationship under strain Jonny must make a big decision if he is to keep Bonnie in his life.
Episode 23
Exit Strategy: Part Two
60 mins
Ric is in deep trouble after covering for his daughter over the hit and run. When her husband takes a turn for the worse will he stand back or will the surgeon in him take over? Meanwhile Guy and Zosia's relationship hits an all time low when she backs a patients complaint about him. As news of Jonny and Bonnie's engagement breaks the real question is how will Jac react?
Episode 24
Green Ink
60 mins
New pharmacist Amy Teo arrives at Holby and attracts Harry's attentions unaware that she is already married. To Raf. It is the day of Bonnie's hen night but things turn sour when Jac turns up and questions why she is so desperate to get Jonny down the aisle. Arthur and Dominic continue to clash on Keller but how will they react when the patients are put at risk?
Episode 25
The Cruellest Month
60 mins
Its the day of Jonny and Bonnie's wedding but will Jac let him go? When they get stuck operating on a patient when he should be at the ceremony and with Bonnie increasingly anxious will the day end in tragedy? Zosia is struggling with anniversary of her mothers death but will she be able to cope?
Episode 26
The Win
60 mins
It's Bonnie's memorial service today and Johnny is not coping at work. Jac upsets him and he threatens to take Emma away from her.
Episode 27
Cold Heart, Warm Hands
60 mins
Raf and Amy find out today if their IVF treatment is successful. He wants to try cutting edge surgery and resurrect a dead man, but will he be able to support Amy when she needs him?
Episode 28
Battle Lines
60 mins
Jonny presents Jac with a visitation schedule for Emma and they end up at each other's throats. Digby has to diagnose a patient to get Guy's signature to move up a level. He bonds with Guy and Jesse in theatre.
Episode 29
Wild Child
60 mins
Jac's mother comes to Holby and asks to see Emma, Jac refuses and pays her money to leave. Jonny approaches her and she gives the money to him to help him fight Jac for custody. Raf and Amy have a fight and she ends up with Harry.
Episode 30
My Name Is Joe
60 mins
Zosia is given a patient to assess. In his delirium, he gives a German name. Her and Digby discover he is an ex SS soldier. He signs a DNR but when he arrests, she does not mention it to Sasha, and he resuscitates him. She gets sent home.
Episode 31
No Apologies
60 mins
Sasha comes to the conclusion that Joe is a Nazi. He shows Essie the evidence and she questions him. Joe tells her it's true, and then he dies. Adele takes Mo's identity on a radio show and Mo finds out that she is impersonating her.
Episode 32
Keeping Mum
60 mins
Elliot is showing signs of forgetfulness, but he is too young for dementia. Serena is looking after her mother when Guy makes her write a massive report, and she can't cope with both.
Episode 33
Crush
60 mins
Zosia is out of control so Dominic and Digby search her lab and find cocaine. Amy finds herself pregnant, but is it Harry's or her husband Raf's?
Episode 34
Collateral
60 mins
After confronting Adele about impersonating her, Mo gets the radio help line job, but it seems to go to her head. Zosia scores 22/100 on bedside manner from a patient survey and Guy orders her to improve.
Episode 35
Masquerade
60 mins
In an attempt to help Harry pass his assessment Amy covers for him when he makes a mistake diagnosing a diabetic patient. Jac is furious when she leaves Elliot in charge of Emma only for her to go missing. Meanwhile Arthur discovers Jesse and Zosia's relationship.
Episode 36
Little Star
60 mins
Jac hears some home truths from her mother on the day of her and Johnny's hearing over Emma. What will she do? Meanwhile Sacha and Estelle grow close after they go to the seaside in an attempt to hide from the press after the story about Joe hits the papers.
Episode 37
Every Dog Has Its Day
60 mins
Raf discovers the truth about Amy and Harry when he uncovers their lie about the diabetic patient. Elliot is forced to face up to his own medical problems when he treats an eccentric fisherman-cum-singer, whilst Colette warns Jesse off Zosia.
Episode 38
All Before Them
60 mins
Its the day of Harry's assessment but after the fallout from his affair with Amy will Raf allow him to pass? Jesse cools his relationship with Zosia following a stark warning from Colette and Elliot buries himself away with his Herzig project worried he will run out of time before its completion.
Episode 39
Captive
60 mins
When Jonny announces he intends to move back to Scotland with Emma, Mo makes it her mission to persuade him to stay. Guy offers Jesse a permanent contract but when the truth about his relationship with Zosia comes out will the offer still be on the table? Meanwhile Raf makes a momentous decision about the baby.
Episode 40
'The Spirit...'
60 mins
Elliot collapses from a tumor on the brain, and cannot demonstrate the Herzig heart at the launch. Jac is back. Serena's mother is discharged and in a fit of temper, punches Serena in the mouth.
Episode 41
A Heart Man
60 mins
Raf has to decide if he can give Harry the reference he needs to get a UCLA Fellowship. If he does, Harry will be out of their lives. Elliot goes into surgery today.
Episode 42
One Small Step
60 mins
After Zosia gets emotionally involved with s patient, she drowns her sorrows with almost disastrous consequences.
Episode 43
Affair of the Mind
60 mins
Serena's mother has taken another turn for the worse and she finds herself being confronted about it from all sides. A psychologist patient challenges her methods of dealing with Adrienne as her condition worsens, while Guy questions her ability to be a carer and a consultant at the same time, and seems determined to force her to make a choice. Arthur's concern for Zosia's wellbeing spirals with her incessant partying. When his girlfriend Maria is brought in with an infection, he finds that he doesn't even trust Zosia as a doctor when she's in such a fragile state. Arthur tries to look after Maria while sweeping up the trail of destruction that Zosia leaves behind her. Mo is breathing fire all over Darwin as the pressure of running the ward gets to her, so Adele, Jonny and Mr T conspire with a patient to burst her bubble and get her smiling again.
Episode 44
Star Crossed Lovers
60 mins
New nurse Fletch starts on the ward, and Elliot is back to work. Guy Self has to tell Elliot that Jac is the new thoracic surgeon.
Episode 45
The Art of Losing
60 mins
A patient recognizes Essie from the newspapers. Nurse Kirsty starts today. Sasha asks Essie to meet his daughters, and she thinks he is moving too fast.
Episode 46
'Going, Going...'
60 mins
A big charity event is coming up for Holby and Guy asks Arthur Digby to look after an old patient of his. Unfortunately, Zosia tries to show the patient a different time than Guy asked for, and Digby is responsible for him.
Episode 47
The Looking Glass
60 mins
Raf is upset that the baby will be a boy. He fears Harry will be involved in their lives now. A patient thinks she is Alice from Alice in wonderland. She wants the doctors to stop her from shrinking and growing every time she eats.
Episode 48
'Hoops'
60 mins
Fletch is jumping through hoops for Ric, but it isn't enough. Arthur is having a hard time leading his team, with them taking advantage of him. He has to report Zosia to her father Guy, but at what cost?
Episode 49
Forgive Me Father
60 mins
Raf confesses to a priest that he wants to kill Harry. He mixes up Harry's notes and his patient almost dies, then when Ric asks to see the notes, Raf has put them back. Harry is suspended for not reading the notes.
Episode 50
Mummy Dearest
60 mins
Serena has brought her mother back and Raf and Fletch notice bruising on her back and arms. They try to talk to Serena about it, but she won't talk. Dom runs into a nurse in a tiger suit that comes on to him. Should he date him?
Episode 51
Inside Out
60 mins
Kyle is back (without the tiger suit) with his ailing brother. Harry's hearing today and it doesn't look good until Raf confesses to Guy that he stole some of the patients info, then put them back in the notes.
Episode 52
True Colours
60 mins
Zosia is out of control again. Harry returns to work and Mary Claire is back from Ireland. Raf has been forced to take a leave of absence. Arthur and Dominic find Cocaine in Zoria's office.