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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 full episode list
Release Date:
12 January 1999 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
See how they operate.
Plot:
The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital. full summary
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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
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Cast

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Hugh Quarshie ... Ric Griffin (232 episodes, 2001-2009)
Jaye Jacobs ... Donna Jackson (197 episodes, 2004-2009)
Amanda Mealing ... Connie Beauchamp / ... (191 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tina Hobley ... Chrissie Williams / ... (184 episodes, 2001-2009)
Robert Powell ... Mark Williams (158 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul Bradley ... Elliot Hope (138 episodes, 2005-2009)
Luke Roberts ... Joseph Byrne / ... (136 episodes, 2005-2009)

Rosie Marcel ... Jac Naylor / ... (129 episodes, 2004-2009)
Patricia Potter ... Diane Lloyd (121 episodes, 2002-2007)
Sharon D. Clarke ... Lola Griffin / ... (110 episodes, 2003-2008)
Phoebe Thomas ... Maria Kendall / ... (109 episodes, 2003-2009)
Rakie Ayola ... Kyla Tyson / ... (103 episodes, 2003-2008)

Tom Chambers ... Sam Strachan (101 episodes, 2006-2008)
Nadine Lewington ... Maddy Young (99 episodes, 2007-2009)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Holby" (UK) (informal short title)
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Runtime:
50 min (season 1) | 60 min (season 2-)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Following the death of Laura Sadler who played Sandy Harper, the scriptwriters consulted her mother, Sonja Sadler, to find the most fitting way to write out the much-loved character and actress from the series. Mrs Sadler devised the storyline in which Sandy wins the lottery and secretly leaves the hospital to make a new life for herself in Australia, leaving money for her friends. more
Quotes:
Zubin Khan: Mrs Beauchamp, I have to admit that you have the leadership skills of an eight-year-old with a Kalashnikov. more

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Arresting stuff, 7 February 2000
Author: Dodger-9 from York

British hospital dramas can be cliched affairs and yet despite sticking to the well-worn rules, Holby City has managed to stand alone as much more than just a Casualty spin-off.

The formula of eager young surgeon kept in check by irascible veteran with a God complex works a treat here, thanks largely to the chemistry between Michael French (Nick Jordan) and the sublime George Irving as Anton Meyer.

Unlike French, Irving's lack of TV baggage has made his character here all the more believable. Roles in The Professionals, Bergerac, The Bill and Boon have given him a good grounding in TV drama and his current role as the self-assured Cardio-Thoracic Consultant Surgeon seems to have been tailor-made for the South Shields-born actor.

The second run has seen the character develop, largely thanks to the arrival of his old sparring partner Mike Barrett (Clive Mantle) who manages to keep Meyer in check while dispensing a few dreadful gags.

"I had this one patient who swallowed a spoon - I told her not to stir."

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