The BEST episodes of Holby City

Every episode of Holby City ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Holby City!

This series is a spin-off from the long running BBC medical drama Casualty. Set in the same hospital as its sister series, this show follows the everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of Holby City General Hospital.

Last Updated: 12/26/2023Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Casualty@Holby City (2)
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#1 - Casualty@Holby City (2)

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/28/2004

Crossover with Casualty; for part 1, see S19E17: Casualty@Holby City (1) Jim fights to help Rosie and the baby to safety. The drug addict leaves Bex for dead but she is rescued and manages to survive. While as the remaining victims of the explosion try to escape, Jim gives up his own life so Rosie can escape the hospital alive.

From Here to Maternity
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#2 - From Here to Maternity

Season 14 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/24/2012

When Mo goes into labour, she has to face up to the questions and consequences of her pregnancy; but who will support her when her birthing partner is delayed? Serena is struggling to meet targets under Hanssen's watchful eye, and comes up with a scheme that will change the face of the hospital. Eddi is determined to prove to Sacha that she is not in a bad mood about Luc, but is she protesting too much?

Ring in the New
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#3 - Ring in the New

Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/31/2013

Guy's failure to mend his relationship with Zosia has him finally admit defeat and accept his daughter's wish of keeping it purely professional. How long will it take until their feelings bubble to the surface? Serena is still blue from the humiliation she faced because of Edward's actions. With her morale at an all-time low, can she be brought back from the brink? Mary-Claire is finally putting the past behind her, but Harry just will not let it go. Will their friendship survive the recent Edward debacle?

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Life After Life
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#4 - Life After Life

Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/2014

Emma is about to have her surgery as Jac attempts to defeat her demons and be there to support her daughter. Arthur and Dominic continue to clash with some potentially disastrous consequences.

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Little Star
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#5 - Little Star

Season 16 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/18/2014

Jac and Jonny prepare for their day in court, both determined to win Emma. However, Jac's carefully-laid plans are thrown into disarray by a powerful force from her past. Even at death's door Paula proves she still has the power to tie Jac in knots - will Jac rise above her machinations? With his divorce finalised and living at home with his mum, Sacha isn't sure his day could get worse, but when news that he treated a Nazi war criminal hits the front pages, Sacha puts his own feelings aside to go to Essie's aid.

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Every Dog Has Its Day
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#6 - Every Dog Has Its Day

Season 16 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/26/2014

Elliot finds a kindred spirit when he treats a shanty-singing fisherman.

All Before Them
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#7 - All Before Them

Season 16 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/30/2014

Reeling from the news that Amy cheated on him, Raf demands that she take a paternity test.

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Captive
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#8 - Captive

Season 16 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/9/2014

Jesse's paranoia builds as Guy is on the verge of discovering his affair with Zosia.

A Heart Man
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#9 - A Heart Man

Season 16 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/22/2014

Elliot faces his fears about his brain surgery and decides to proceed despite complications, but his future at Holby may be in jeopardy along with his health. Raf resolves not to let what happened between Amy and Harry destroy his marriage. However, when he's asked to help advance Harry's career, he struggles with a painful decision. A disgruntled Herzig patient claims Elliot has been negligent. Jac effectively neutralises the problem, but in doing so has she protected his interests or helped undermine his position

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Happy Families
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#10 - Happy Families

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2004

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Trick or Treat
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#11 - Trick or Treat

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2003

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.

Directors: Colin Bucksey
An Eye for an Eye
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#12 - An Eye for an Eye

Season 17 - Episode 48 - Aired 9/8/2015

Guy is held hostage by a grieving widower looking for revenge.

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Good Day For Bad News
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#13 - Good Day For Bad News

Season 15 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/27/2013

Chrissie is nervous about her prognosis consultation while having to deal with the fall out of an RTA on AAU. She becomes emotionally involved with a patient case, reflecting on her own medical health. She reaches out to Sacha, wanting him to come home but then ultimately ends up pushing him away. Elliot is taken aback when the offer is laid on the table of a holiday with Sharon. He's reluctant at first but soon comes round, feeling that he wants to take their relationship further, opting for a three month sabbatical. He's pulled up short when working with Sharon, which makes him question whether he's doing the right thing. Serena feels harassed and tense working alongside her smooth-tongued ex-husband, Edward. He makes light of their unusual work set-up but when she secretly looks through a bag delivered by courier from his wife, she realises that he's been economical with the truth.

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All the King's Men
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#14 - All the King's Men

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/2004

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.

Directors: Indra Bhose
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Oedipus Wrecks
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#15 - Oedipus Wrecks

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2003

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 kill her mother again. Kath interrupts her and she chases her through the hospital until they are in a room alone together and Kelly stabs Kath.

Directors: Michael Offer
Writer: Andrea Earl
Read My Lips
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#16 - Read My Lips

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2003

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 requested DNR.

Directors: Richard Platt
Accidents Will Happen
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#17 - Accidents Will Happen

Season 5 - Episode 52 - Aired 9/30/2003

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. Meanwhile, Owen and Chrissie have a good time together.

Directors: Luke Watson
Just Getting By
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#18 - Just Getting By

Season 5 - Episode 51 - Aired 9/23/2003

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 snaps fall into the wrong hands.

Directors: Luke Watson
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House of Cards
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#19 - House of Cards

Season 5 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/12/2003

As Ric is appointed the new Clinical Director, Mubbs' parebts set him up on a blind date.

Directors: Dominic Keavey
Writer: Paul Coates
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Going It Alone
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#20 - Going It Alone

Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/6/2003

Lisa's first day working in AAU proves to be difficult and Chrissie can no longer stand living with her mother.

Directors: Keith Boak
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All My Sins
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#21 - All My Sins

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/2002

As Lisa breaks up with Mubbs, Alex prepare for his trial.

Directors: Indra Bhose
Writer: Joe Fraser
Episode 50
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#22 - Episode 50

Season 23 - Episode 50 - Aired 3/29/2022

As the reverberations of Jac’s surgery impact around Darwin and beyond, will life on Wyvern Wing ever be the same again? A wounded Dom feels more left out than ever after learning Josh and Ange have closed him out of their family crises. Donna and Hanssen rally around Lexy after bad news, but she’s determined to seize the day.

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For You May Be the Next to Die...
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#23 - For You May Be the Next to Die...

Season 19 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/20/2017

As Jasmine begins to investigate the past, She makes a shocking discovery, while a misunderstanding leaves a vulnerable Dom at odds with his new friend Lofty.

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Losing Control of the Wheel
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#24 - Losing Control of the Wheel

Season 17 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/30/2015

An exuberant new doctor on AAU puts Arthur to the test.

What We Pretend to Be
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#25 - What We Pretend to Be

Season 19 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/21/2017

Isaac's dark side comes to surface as his relationship with Dom reaches breaking point, and Serena's mentoring of Jasmine gives Morven cause for concern.