Holby City 1999
What is Holby City?
Holby City is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. Created by Tony McHale and Mal Young, the program served as a spin-off from the established medical drama Casualty.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 1,102
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 12, 1999
- Last aired
- Mar 29, 2022
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Soap, Drama
- Updated
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Overview
Holby City is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. Created by Tony McHale and Mal Young, the program served as a spin-off from the established medical drama Casualty. The series ran from 12 January 1999 until 29 March 2022. On-screen, the title is stylized as HOLBY CI+Y. The show follows the lives of the staff and patients within the wards of the fictional Holby City General Hospital. Much of the narrative focus is placed on the frenetic cardiac unit, where doctors and nurses navigate the highs and lows of their professional and personal experiences. The cast has included actors such as Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, and Bob Barrett. The drama examines the everyday lives of those who find themselves in the hospital for various reasons. As a long-running production, the series maintained a consistent focus on the medical environment and the interpersonal dynamics of the hospital staff throughout its twenty-three-year tenure on television.
Should you watch it?
“This long-running drama follows the professional and personal lives of staff and patients at Holby City Hospital.”
- explores hospital staff dynamics
- focuses on patient stories
- features intense medical environments
Watch it if you enjoy character-focused dramas centered in a hospital setting.
The series depicts the highs and lows of life within a hospital environment.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Whose Heart Is It Anyway? Mytharc Jan 12, 1999
- E2 Happy Families Core Jan 19, 1999
- E3 Kill or Cure Core Jan 26, 1999
- E4 Love and Death Core Feb 2, 1999
- E5 Never Judge a Book... Core Feb 9, 1999
- E6 Brave Heart Core Feb 16, 1999
- E7 Take Me with You Core Feb 23, 1999
- E8 Staying Alive (1) Mytharc Mar 2, 1999
- E9 Staying Alive (2) Mytharc Mar 9, 1999
Season 2 · 16 episodes
- E1 Search for the Hero Mytharc Nov 25, 1999
- E2 Puppy Love Core Dec 2, 1999
- E3 Destination Unknown Core Dec 9, 1999
- E4 You Can Choose Your Friends Core Dec 16, 1999
- E5 Knife Edge Core Dec 23, 1999
- E6 Tidings of Comfort and Joy Core Dec 30, 1999
- E7 Chasing the Dragon Core Jan 7, 2000
- E8 A Marriage of Convenience Core Jan 13, 2000
- E9 A Life Worth Saving Core Jan 20, 2000
- E10 Staying Out Core Jan 27, 2000
- E11 Trust Core Feb 3, 2000
- E12 Faith Core Feb 10, 2000
- E13 Letting Go Core Feb 17, 2000
- E14 Dispossessed Core Feb 24, 2000
- E15 Taking It on the Chin Mytharc Mar 2, 2000
- E16 Into the Woods Mytharc Mar 9, 2000
Season 3 · 30 episodes
- E1 The Deep End Mytharc Oct 5, 2000
- E2 Too Much Too Young Core Oct 12, 2000
- E3 The Real Thing Core Oct 19, 2000
- E4 First Impressions Core Nov 9, 2000
- E5 Against All Odds Core Nov 16, 2000
- E6 Moving On Core Nov 23, 2000
- E7 The Trouble with the Truth Core Nov 30, 2000
- E8 A Christmas Carol (1) Core Dec 14, 2000
- E9 A Christmas Carol (2) Core Dec 21, 2000
- E10 Anyone Who Had a Heart Core Dec 28, 2000
- E11 Extra Time Core Jan 16, 2001
- E12 Runaway Core Jan 23, 2001
- E13 Choices Mytharc Jan 30, 2001
- E14 Night Shift Core Feb 6, 2001
- E15 Winner Takes All Mytharc Feb 13, 2001
- E16 Silent Witness Core Feb 20, 2001
- E17 Tip of the Iceberg Core Feb 27, 2001
- E18 Borrowed Time Mytharc Mar 6, 2001
- E19 Private Lives, Public Faces Core Mar 20, 2001
- E20 Family Ties Core Mar 27, 2001
- E21 Snakes and Ladders Core Apr 3, 2001
- E22 A Change Is Gonna Come Core Apr 10, 2001
- E23 Going Gently Core Apr 17, 2001
- E24 Release Core Apr 24, 2001
- E25 I'm Not in Love Core May 1, 2001
- E26 Getting Even Core May 8, 2001
- E27 The Mourning After Core May 15, 2001
- E28 New Beginnings Core May 22, 2001
- E29 Hearts and Flowers Mytharc May 29, 2001
- E30 The Road Less Travelled Mytharc Jun 5, 2001
Season 4 · 52 episodes
- E1 Rogue Males Mytharc Oct 9, 2001
- E2 Ghosts Core Oct 16, 2001
- E3 Men Are From Mars... Core Oct 23, 2001
- E4 Things Can Only Get Better Core Oct 30, 2001
- E5 Reflected Truth Core Nov 6, 2001
- E6 Starting Over Core Nov 13, 2001
- E7 Mother Knows Best Core Nov 20, 2001
- E8 Forgiveness of Sins Core Nov 27, 2001
- E9 Woman in the Dark Core Dec 4, 2001
- E10 Care Core Dec 11, 2001
- E11 It's a Family Affair Core Dec 18, 2001
- E12 'Twas the Night... Mytharc Dec 23, 2001
- E13 Shadow of a Doubt (1) Core Dec 31, 2001
- E14 Shadow of a Doubt (2) Mytharc Jan 8, 2002
- E15 Trust Core Jan 15, 2001
- E16 Hello Goodbye Core Jan 22, 2002
- E17 Life Goes On Core Jan 29, 2002
- E18 All My Sins Core Feb 5, 2002
- E19 Secrets and Lies Core Feb 12, 2002
- E20 The Love That Binds Core Feb 19, 2002
- E21 Choose Life Core Feb 26, 2002
- E22 To Have and Have Not Core Mar 5, 2002
- E23 Fathers and Sons Core Mar 12, 2002
- E24 Cruel to Be Kind Core Mar 19, 2002
- E25 Gamblers Core Mar 26, 2002
- E26 Birthday Core Apr 2, 2002
- E27 Change of Heart Core Apr 9, 2002
- E28 We Band of Brothers Core Apr 16, 2002
- E29 Letting Go Core Apr 23, 2002
- E30 Second Chances Core Apr 30, 2002
- E31 Hearts and Minds Core May 7, 2002
- E32 Lives Worth Living Core May 14, 2002
- E33 Touch and Go Core May 21, 2002
- E34 Coming Home Core May 28, 2002
- E35 Sweet Love Remembered Core Jun 4, 2002
- E36 Calculated Risks Core Jun 11, 2002
- E37 Taking Cover Core Jun 18, 2002
- E38 Love and Devotion Core Jun 25, 2002
- E39 High Risk Core Jul 2, 2002
- E40 Winner Takes It All Core Jul 9, 2002
- E41 From This Moment On Core Jul 16, 2002
- E42 Design for Living Core Jul 23, 2002
- E43 Judas Kiss (1) Core Aug 1, 2002
- E44 Judas Kiss (2) Core Aug 6, 2002
- E45 New Hearts, Old Scores Core Aug 13, 2002
- E46 Pawns in the Game Core Aug 20, 2002
- E47 A Second Chance Core Aug 21, 2002
- E48 The Private Sector Core Sep 3, 2002
- E49 Ghosts Core Sep 10, 2002
- E50 Pills and Frills Core Sep 17, 2002
- E51 Last Chances Mytharc Sep 24, 2002
- E52 Torn Mytharc Oct 1, 2002
Season 5 · 52 episodes
- E1 Perfect Day Mytharc Oct 8, 2002
- E2 Depths of Devotion Core Oct 15, 2002
- E3 Facing Facts Core Oct 22, 2002
- E4 Repercussions Core Oct 29, 2002
- E5 Long Day's Night Core Nov 5, 2002
- E6 Lear's Children Core Nov 12, 2002
- E7 Old Friends Mytharc Nov 19, 2002
- E8 Ladies Night Core Nov 26, 2002
- E9 Every Cloud... Core Dec 3, 2002
- E10 Leopard Spots Core Dec 10, 2002
- E11 Sinners and Saints Core Dec 17, 2002
- E12 Sins of the Father Core Dec 26, 2002
- E13 Time to Kill Core Dec 31, 2002
- E14 Hair of the Dog Core Jan 7, 2003
- E15 Me and My Gal Core Jan 14, 2003
- E16 A Right to Know Core Jan 21, 2003
- E17 'Til Death Us Do Part Core Jan 28, 2003
- E18 Beneath the Skin Core Feb 4, 2003
- E19 A Kind of Loving Core Feb 11, 2003
- E20 Dominoes Falling Core Feb 18, 2003
- E21 Wonderland Core Feb 25, 2003
- E22 When That Shark Bites Core Mar 4, 2003
- E23 One of Our Own Mytharc Mar 11, 2003
- E24 For Better, for Worse Core Mar 18, 2003
- E25 A Tear in My Eye Core Mar 25, 2003
- E26 As the Day Is Long Core Apr 1, 2003
- E27 The One You Love (1) Core Apr 8, 2003
- E28 The One You Love (2) Core Apr 15, 2003
- E29 Desperate Measures Mytharc Apr 22, 2003
- E30 Glass Half Empty Core Apr 29, 2003
- E31 Going It Alone Core May 6, 2003
- E32 By Any Other Name Core May 13, 2003
- E33 Think Again Core May 20, 2003
- E34 Seasons in the Sun Core May 27, 2003
- E35 Mum's the Word Core Jun 3, 2003
- E36 Endgame Mytharc Jun 10, 2003
- E37 Private Lives Core Jun 17, 2003
- E38 Can't Always Get What You Want Core Jun 24, 2003
- E39 Loss of Faith Core Jul 1, 2003
- E40 Crossing the Line Core Jul 8, 2003
- E41 Eyes Wide Open Core Jul 15, 2003
- E42 The Parent Trap Core Jul 22, 2003
- E43 Carpe Diem Core Jul 29, 2003
- E44 Home Core Aug 5, 2003
- E45 On the Inside Core Aug 6, 2003
- E46 House of Cards Core Aug 12, 2003
- E47 To Err Is Human Core Aug 19, 2003
- E48 All That You Leave Behind Core Sep 2, 2003
- E49 A Friend in Need Core Sep 9, 2003
- E50 Love Nor Money Core Sep 16, 2003
- E51 Just Getting By Mytharc Sep 23, 2003
- E52 Accidents Will Happen Mytharc Sep 30, 2003
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of the show?
The show follows the lives of staff and patients at Holby City Hospital.
What kind of series is this?
It is a drama series.
Does the show focus on medical cases?
The series focuses on the lives of both staff and patients on the hospital wards.
What is the setting of the program?
The show is set at Holby City Hospital.
Who are the main characters?
The series follows the staff and patients of the hospital.