Holby City: Series 6
Season 6 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 5.
- 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
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Façade
Oct 7, 2003 · 60 min
As DI Jane Archer investigates the recent deaths on Keller, Ric gambles away a small fortune to try and repair his relationship with his daughter. A patient is brought in who needs
Read My Lips
Oct 14, 2003 · 60 min
As the police invstigations into the suspicious deaths continues, Stan Ashleigh is admitted to Holby with heart problems. In theatre Ric Griffin and Diane Lloyd ignore his requeste
End of the Line
Oct 21, 2003 · 60 min
Chrissie finaly finds out about the relatioship between Owen and her mother and after a fight between the two, they both get suspended. As the police investigations continue a fore
Trick or Treat
Oct 28, 2003 · 60 min
Ric is served with a reposession notice as he gambles away more od his money and Nic Yorke is still being held at the police station for the murder of two.
Know When to Fold
Nov 4, 2003 · 60 min
As Jess and Kelly go to visit Nic at the police station, Ric tries to hide his gambling debts and the fact that his home has been repossessed.
Keep It in the Family
Nov 11, 2003 · 60 min
Having lost his home, Ric Griffin has been sleeping in his office.
The Devil You Know
Nov 18, 2003 · 60 min
When the police realise that Nic couldn't have been the murderer, he is released. Meanwhile, Rosies daughter is admitted to AAU after overdosing on her mother's iron tablets.
Understanding
Nov 25, 2003 · 60 min
Jess finds out that her father has been sleeping in his office and she insists that he stays with her. Ric defends Kath from the board who want to suspend her and she is arrested.
Sixty Minutes
Dec 2, 2003 · 60 min
Kelly wants Nic to run away with her, she finaly tells him the truth.
Oedipus Wrecks
Dec 9, 2003 · 60 min
Nic and Kelly's mother is admitted with severe stab wounds and Nic thinks Kelly is responsible. Kelly promises that she will hand herself in to the police but later she trie to kil
Full Circle
Dec 16, 2003 · 60 min
Zubin Khan finds Kath bleeding to death in a room and Nic's mother finaly confesses to him.
In the Bleak Midwinter
Dec 23, 2003 · 60 min
There's a dramatic start to the festive season in Holby following the gas explosion, which has left siblings Nic and Kelly fighting for their lives. The pair are rushed into hospit
Never Can Say Goodbye
Dec 30, 2003 · 60 min
As Nic's condition worsens, he asks to see his sister before she is moved to a secure hospital. When he deteriorates he must be taken to theatre but cannot be saved.
All the King's Men
Jan 6, 2004 · 60 min
Chrissie and Mubbs wake up together after their one night stand and Ed Keating finds out that his father will be released in a few weeks.
A Twist of Fate
Jan 13, 2004 · 60 min
Ric performs a very high risk operation on a cancer patient and Diane thinks that it is for money. She decides to tell Tom about it and Ric is left feeling betrayed by her. Ric lat
The Buck Stops Here
Jan 20, 2004 · 60 min
After gambling with the life if a patient, Zubin asks Ric to see a psychyatrist. Jess considers not going to Nic Yorke's funeral.
Forgive and Forget
Jan 27, 2004 · 60 min
At Nic's funeral Jess is the only person from the hospital to be there. Nic's mother and a depressed Kelly are also there. Jess visits Kelly after the funeral but it doesn't go ver
You Can Choose Your Friends
Feb 3, 2004 · 60 min
After a bad day for Tricia and Kath, Tricia invites Diane and Kath to the bar to get drunk. In maternity a young pregnant woman wants to give her baby for adoption immediately desp
What He Would Have Wanted
Feb 10, 2004 · 60 min
Tom and Ed are caught in a dilemma over a transplant, whilst Rosie fears that her relationship with Mubbs has alienated her children. A quirky but handsome new arrival brightens Ka
Protection
Feb 17, 2004 · 60 min
A shock admission to Darwin finds Chrissie struggling to keep a secret from Ed, and Ric has some surprising news for Jess.
Honour Thy Father
Feb 24, 2004 · 60 min
George's condition pushes Ed and Tom's professional relationship to the brink. And Rick and Diane get close over a case.
Kindness of Strangers
Mar 2, 2004 · 60 min
The custody battle draws near for Rosie. Ed could face Tom's wrath once more. Alarm bells ring for Diane as she talks to a young girl and her father.
The Heart of the Matter
Mar 9, 2004 · 60 min
Mubbs discovers where he really stands with Rosie. Ed throws out the rule book for his dad. And Diane is working with her new flame.
Baptism of Fire
Mar 16, 2004 · 60 min
Keller's new nurse spells trouble for Diane and Owen finds his hands full with her best mate. Jess finds it hard to resist a patient.
Under Pressure
Mar 23, 2004 · 60 min
Ric does not approve of his daughter's new boyfriend Robert Pullman and Kath and Chrissie compete for the job of Clinical Matron. Ric discovers a rare cancer in Jack Fenton which h
Pastures New
Mar 30, 2004 · 60 min
Kath has doubts about taking up her new job and decides to do something different. She has a leaving party at the bar where she tells Lisa about how her father died. Meanwhile, Ros
Past Caring
Apr 6, 2004 · 60 min
Tom and Ed treat young woman with a strangely high blood pressure and heart problem and Robert Pullman is readmitted with a bicycle accident injury but Ric doesn't belive him.
When Lightning Strikes Twice
Apr 13, 2004 · 60 min
When Mubbs considers leaving his job, Rosie tells him that she loves him. Tom performs an operation on a high risk patient against Zubins wishes and a woman has a miscarriage which
In the Line of Fire
Apr 20, 2004 · 60 min
Diane Lloyd goes to an army hospital to advise on surgical techniques during a live-fire exercise. While she is there a soldier is shot and she must save him. A pregnant woman with
Night Fever
Apr 27, 2004 · 60 min
As Ric attends his bankruptcy court hearing, Jess goes home after a stressful day and reluctantly lets Robert Pullman accompany her. Things get violent when he admits that he stole
Out of Control
Apr 4, 2004 · 60 min
The new, almost arrogant registrar, Will Curtis arrives on his first day and he doesn't go un-noticed.
The Eleventh Commandment
May 11, 2004 · 60 min
After he tries to get a transplant patient to the top of the list Ed is suspended. Sammi is admitted to AAU with a bleeding ulcer and Rosie goes to see him after Mubbs proposes to
If You Can't Do the Time
May 18, 2004 · 60 min
At Ed's suspension hearing, Chrissie refuses to cover for him and Tom, Ric and Zubin try to separate conjoined twins. When problems arise, Tom tries to get the permission of the pa
Striking a Chord
May 25, 2004 · 60 min
On the first anniversary of the death of Chrissie's baby, Mubbs tells her that Owen was the father and Lisa Fox starts her first day in charge of Keller ward with her hands full.
In at the Deep End
Jun 1, 2004 · 60 min
The new cardiothoracic consultant Connie Beauchamp arrives and is greated by the not very welcoming attitude of Will who is not very happy that he now has a female boss. And after
We'll Meet Again
Jun 8, 2004 · 60 min
Diane's pregnant sister is brought in to Holby after being in a car crash. As she deteriorates, her and her unborn baby's life are hanging in the balance.
Holding On
Jun 22, 2004 · 60 min
Rosie gets some good news but Mubbs does not seem as enthusiastic about it. Meanwhile, Diane's sister's condition worsens and her baby must be delivered by cesarean. After the baby
Letting Go
Jun 29, 2004 · 60 min
Diane struggles on her first day back after her sister's death. Will's bedside manner needs improving, and Connie digs around in his past.
Deception
Jul 6, 2004 · 60 min
Ric is shocked when he sees Connie working her magic with Zubin and even more so after seeing her flirting with Mubbs. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to convince Mickie and Donna to stop be
Conflict of Interest
Jul 13, 2004 · 60 min
Mickie and Donna wake up in bed together after their night of passion but it is later discovered that it meant more to Mickie. Meanwhile, Zubin is upset when he finds out that Conn
Inside Out
Jul 20, 2004 · 60 min
Diane's babysitter calls in sick and Diane is forced to take the baby in to work with her which doesn't go down well with Connie who tells her that she must choose between a child
While the Cat's Away...
Jul 27, 2004 · 60 min
Connie organizes an evening of cricket for the men in order to build their abilities to work in a team, but they abandon that plan and decide to play some drinking games instead. M
Under the Thumb
Aug 3, 2004 · 60 min
As Zubin starts making plans for the hospital, Donna confides her problems in Chrissie who is very upset after being set up with Carlos by Tricia. Meanwhile, Diane discovers that J
Hard Lesson to Learn
Aug 10, 2004 · 60 min
Zubin and Ric give a lecture at Holby City University which is attended by Ric's son, Leo and his pregnant girlfriend who happens to be a drug addict. She goes into premature labor
One More Chance
Aug 17, 2004 · 60 min
Connie observes Will for the day after receiving numerous complaints from patients about his attitude. The situation is made worse when a patient makes a complaint to the board.
Truth Will Out
Aug 31, 2004 · 60 min
Will's disciplinary hearing puts his career in question but will Connie come to save him? Tricia and Carlos' relationship progresses.
Smoke and Mirrors
Sep 7, 2004 · 60 min
Jess confides in Donna that she has a crush on an older man but Donna is soon telling everyone. Mubbs is not supportive of Mickie's dream to go to medical school and Owen asks Dian
Thicker than Water
Sep 14, 2004 · 60 min
At Ric's 50th birthday party, both personal and professional relationships are tested. Chrissie's attempts to stop Owen's relationship with Diane backfire and Connie proves that sh