Fri, Sep 9, 1988
The new Outpatients officer, Valerie Sinclair, fails to impress Ewart when she announces plans for budget cuts at the hospital, whilst Cyril revisits Holby having left during the "off-air" time. A security guard is assaulted by two would-be burglars, a female mechanic suffers a serious paralyzing injury and Duffy receives the worst news from her ex-boyfriends' sister. Most of the episode is spent with casual references to staff previously related to Holby who have moved on, tying up the loose ends and explaining the character shifts from the end of the last series to the beginning of this one.
Fri, Sep 16, 1988
A male social worker answering a domestic disturbance call is viciously assaulted by the drunken bully suspect, who continues his unruly behaviour towards his partner's hungry young boy after he calls out for food one too many times. A pick-pocket prisoner (Kenneth Cope) also attends the casualty department under police guard with a suspected heart attack, but the staff are unconvinced it is genuine; and an elderly woman suffering from a gangrenous foot is admitted to the hospital by her son who insists she receives private care.