"Holby City" (1999) TV series 1999-????

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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

12 January 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

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.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Patient | Doctor | Nurse | Betrayal

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Hugh Quarshie	...	Ric Griffin (252 episodes, 2001-2009)
Jaye Jacobs	...	Donna Jackson (217 episodes, 2004-2009)
Amanda Mealing	...	Connie Beauchamp / ... (211 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tina Hobley	...	Chrissie Williams / ... (205 episodes, 2001-2009)
Robert Powell	...	Mark Williams (178 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul Bradley	...	Elliot Hope (158 episodes, 2005-2009)
Luke Roberts	...	Joseph Byrne / ... (156 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rosie Marcel	...	Jac Naylor / ... (149 episodes, 2004-2009)
Phoebe Thomas	...	Maria Kendall / ... (129 episodes, 2003-2009)
Patricia Potter	...	Diane Lloyd (121 episodes, 2002-2007)
Sharon D. Clarke	...	Lola Griffin / ... (110 episodes, 2003-2008)
Patsy Kensit	...	Faye Morton / ... (110 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rakie Ayola	...	Kyla Tyson / ... (103 episodes, 2003-2008)
Tom Chambers	...	Sam Strachan (101 episodes, 2006-2008)

Also Known As:

Holby (UK) (informal short title)

Runtime:

50 min (season 1) | 60 min (season 2-)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

BBC Elstree Centre/ATV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Lola Griffin: As my late lamented grandmother used to say...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "ShakespeaRe-Told: A Midsummer Night's Dream (#1.4)" (2005)

Very arresting.

I like both Casualty and Holby City, though despite their quite short episodic lengths, both do suffer from some problems with pacing- it is a bit slow, and perhaps not very easy to stick your teeth into. However, it is decently acted, I enjoy the performances of Amanda Mealing, Paul Bradley, Robert Powell and Hugh Quarshie, and when he was in it, Tom Chambers as Sam. I will confess that despite Richard Briers being on the show for the Christmas episode, that particular episode was a departure from the usual thing we come to expect from Holby City. The scripts are good, and the story lines are quite intriguing, if perhaps predictable at times. Overall, quite arresting stuff. 8/10 Bethany Cox