Holby City: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Holby City Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Perfect Day
Oct 8, 2002
Lisa assists with a home birth in the country, giving her an opportunity to enjoy her new car. However there are problems and Lisa has no choice but to take the woman to Holby. She
Depths of Devotion
Oct 15, 2002
Tom has to lay down the law after Ed tries to ensure that a young patient gets a new heart. Danny and Diane's relationship is put to the test when they have to treat a suspicious a
Facing Facts
Oct 22, 2002
Jess witnesses a car-jacking while jogging to work and she runs over to help the victim. She kicks one of the perpetrators and they run off. Jess then brings the victim to Holby wh
Repercussions
Oct 29, 2002
As Tom and Ric both compete for the post of Clinical Director, Toms drg addict brother shows up in need of a heart operation. Diane feels guilty about how she treated him at the pa
Long Day's Night
Nov 5, 2002
When Danny, Lisa and Sandy host a Bon Fire night party at their flat, it soon turns to tragedy when a drunk Sandy accidentally sets fire to the flat. Ben has to be admitted to the
Lear's Children
Nov 12, 2002
Lisa is furious when she discovers that she can't claim insurance because Sandy hasn't been paying the premium.
Old Friends
Nov 19, 2002
Terry Fox takes Kath Shaughnessy into work, his daughter Lisa Fox is less than pleased when she sees them kissing eachother goodbye. Danny Shaughnessy is very shocked and disturbed
Ladies Night
Nov 26, 2002
Mubbs Hussein is in trouble after a night out on the town when he seduced a drunk lady, Gina Wilson. The next day she appears at the hospital as a patient in for a hysterectomy, bu
Every Cloud...
Dec 3, 2002
Kath Shaughnessy and Terry Fox's plans to have a Christmas are wrecked by terrible news. When he starts suffering severe abdominal pains Kath takes him to see Ric Griffin at Holby.
Leopard Spots
Dec 10, 2002
Terry Fox proposes to Kath Shaughnessy, But changes his mind once Ric Griffin tells him he has terminal cancer. Marty Campbell-Gore comes back to Holby, which leads to a revelation
Sinners and Saints
Dec 17, 2002
Chrissie Williams and Kath Shaughnessy show their engagement rings to the other staff. Kath is busy trying to arrange the wedding for as soon as possible. An old flame of Tom Campb
Sins of the Father
Dec 26, 2002
Tom Campbell-Gore's parents turn up at Holby, and his father is pushed into watching one of his sons operations. A pair of lungs become availible but can only go to one of two brot
Time to Kill
Dec 31, 2002
Holby is getting ready to See in the New Year, But Tom Campbell-Gore has returned to drink. When Ed Keating cathces him drinking before an operation, he stops Tom from operating. K
Hair of the Dog
Jan 7, 2003
At her Boyfriend Seans party, Sandy Harper is drugged and raped by Seans friend, Sean gave her the drug in a drink for part-payment to his friend. Lisa Fox and Kath Fox are startin
Me and My Gal
Jan 14, 2003
Tom continues his drinking habits despite Ed's pleas. Tom is later called into theatre for an emergancy operation where he collapses from severe intestinal bleeding. When Ric disco
A Right to Know
Jan 21, 2003
On the night of Chrissie's bachelorette party and Owen's Bachelor party, Sandy is left in charge of the ward and Lisa becomes more suspicious about her Fathers death and calls the
'Til Death Us Do Part
Jan 28, 2003
On the day of Owen and Chrissies wedding, Chrissie asmits her true feelings to Ed and Owens daughter is aginst the wedding. At the hospital, Kath gets worried when the police ask h
Beneath the Skin
Feb 4, 2003
As the police exhume Terry's body, Lisa has doubts as to whether she made th right desicion. The police start to interview Kath and charge her with Terry's murder.
A Kind of Loving
Feb 11, 2003
In a very Intense episode Kath Fox is standing in court on a reduced charge of Assisted Suicide of her husband Terry. Ben Saunders attends a home birth on behalf of Lisa Fox, as a
Dominoes Falling
Feb 18, 2003
Sean Hunt comes to Holby to get money from Sandy but when she can't givr it to him, he starts stealing it from patients in the hospital.
Wonderland
Feb 25, 2003
Alex's first day back proves to be stressful and Sandy continues to steal from the patients under the command of Sean Hunt.
When That Shark Bites
Mar 4, 2003
Sean Hunt continues to force Sandy to steal money for him from the hospital.
One of Our Own
Mar 11, 2003
It's relationship chaos for the staff at Holby this week. Owen discovers the truth about Chrissie; Mubbs and Jess's secret's out; and Tony wakes up to the reality about his relatio
For Better, for Worse
Mar 18, 2003
Secrets and lies abound in Holby City this week. Tension mounts between Owen and Mubbs in theatre—Owen's bitter and confused about Mubbs' recent accusation and takes his frustrat
A Tear in My Eye
Mar 25, 2003
Chrissie's homeless, Owen's still fuming and Ben's got some bad news for Tony. Chrissie's been off work for days, and she's alarmed when she returns to find all her worldly belongi
As the Day Is Long
Apr 1, 2003
Tom's finding his sessions with Dr Forbes extremely therapeutic—he fancies her but he's careful not to disclose too much about his turbulent past. When he plucks up the courage t
The One You Love (1)
Apr 8, 2003
Kaths trial for the assistance of Terry's suicide begins and everyone is surprised when she is charged with murder.
The One You Love (2)
Apr 15, 2003
Kath's trial continues with unflattering revelations about the pasts of her and her son. Chrissie gives her a good character reference and she is let off on all charges.
Desperate Measures
Apr 22, 2003
After the crash, Ben and Steve are trapped in a car severly injured. When the medics get to the scene, Ric realises that Steves leg is too damaged to save and they can't get to Ben
Glass Half Empty
Apr 29, 2003
While Kath starts her first day back after the trial, Lisa's Plans to go to Ben's funeral are thwarted.
Going It Alone
May 6, 2003
Lisa's first day working in AAU proves to be difficult and Chrissie can no longer stand living with her mother.
By Any Other Name
May 13, 2003
Things get serious for Chrissie and Owen when the pregnancy runs into complications and a new midwife, Rosie Sattar starts her first day of work. Meanwhile, Danny returns from Aust
Think Again
May 20, 2003
Diane discovers that she is carrying the late Steve Waring's baby and requests for an immediate termination.
Seasons in the Sun
May 27, 2003
Alex refuses to take treatment for his tremor until he is persuade to by Diane who is back on her first day after her termination.
Mum's the Word
Jun 3, 2003
On the day of the funeral of Chrissies baby, she asks Tricia to do the planning but asks her and Owen not to come, but they do.
Endgame
Jun 10, 2003
The New health care assisstant Nic Yorke starts on his first day and gets a lot of attention from the female nurses but the only one that really catches his eye is Sandy Harper.
Can't Always Get What You Want
Jun 24, 2003
As Chrisie attends her daughters funeral, Elizabeth Woods is admitted to Holby where the attraction between her and Zubin grows.
Loss of Faith
Jul 1, 2003
A new nurse Kelly Yorke starts work in Keller and Elizabeth Woods is admitted after a suppossed mugging. Her husband tries to convince her to say that Zubin raped her. When she doe
Crossing the Line
Jul 8, 2003
While Tom juggles Anita and Diane, Alex has to decide if he should have Charles Merricks operation. Kath gets suspicious when she notices that Elizabeth Wood's Husband won't leave
Eyes Wide Open
Jul 15, 2003
Charles Merrick operates on Alex Adas and Diane comes along for support. Meanwhile, Sammi Sattar is in for a sperm test to see why they aren't able to conceive.
The Parent Trap
Jul 22, 2003
Tricia is assigned to be Owens PA but she annoys Rosie and Tom tries dating both Diane and Anita and he tries to persuade Anita to turn down the job at Columbia University.
Carpe Diem
Jul 29, 2003
Tom stands up Diane to do something romantic for Anita and Ric's son Leo is admitted with pneumonia and is discovered to have traces of heroin in his blood.
Home
Aug 5, 2003
Alex Adams feels more deppressed about his Parkinsons when he attends his father's funeral and meets his estranged family.
On the Inside
Aug 6, 2003
Alex Adams returns to Holby and Ric is told unoficially that he is going to get the job of Clinical Director. Meanwhile Owen finalises his divorce papers with a bit of encouragemen
House of Cards
Aug 12, 2003
As Ric is appointed the new Clinical Director, Mubbs' parebts set him up on a blind date.
To Err Is Human
Aug 19, 2003
Tricia applies to be Ric's PA in order to put some distance between her and Owen. Ric and Zubin become increasingly nervous when it is discovered that the recent enexplained death
All That You Leave Behind
Sep 2, 2003
The health inspectors' report is far from positive, so Helen decides to question the nurses over who is responsible for the gross negligence. Kelly brings up her displeasure with t
A Friend in Need
Sep 9, 2003
Mubbs was out to impress Rubinda who was on a placement shadowing Rosie. He showed off during an operation and put himself at risk of an HIV infection. Meanwhile, Owen asked Tricia
Love Nor Money
Sep 16, 2003
In a neat cossover, the wards of Holby City are bulging with patients from the train crash featured in Casualty's epic season-opener. So, back is Jason, the bitter widowed father o
Just Getting By
Sep 23, 2003
Griffin struggles to cope when Keller comes under the spotlight for its recent suspicious deaths. Owen's plan to keep his relationship with Tricia secret is endangered when holiday
Accidents Will Happen
Sep 30, 2003
It is Jess's 21st birthday, and Ric is worried he cannot afford to buy her a decent present. But when the cause of the recent Kellar deaths is discovered, Ric is left reeling. Mean