The BEST episodes of Holby City season 13
Every episode of Holby City season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Holby City season 13!
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.
#1 - Second Coming
Season 13 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/29/2011
As pressure on him mounts, will Ric finally accept he has to go under the knife? Hanssen is insistent that he can save Ric's life in theatre, and puts forward a convincing argument to the team. Ric is less than pleased to find his case under discussion with his colleagues, but Hanssen cunningly manipulates Jess, Ric's heavily-pregnant daughter, into persuading Ric to go ahead with the operation.
#2 - Out on a Limb
Season 13 - Episode 38 - Aired 7/5/2011
Sahira is furious with Hanssen for snubbing the cardiac trauma unit before it has even got going. In an attempt to prove its worth, Sahira smuggles a patient into Holby without Hanssen's consent. Hanssen realises just how far she is willing to go to save Darwin, and he realises just how far he is willing to go to keep her at Holby. Dan is keen to keep as far away from Malick as possible. He certainly doesn't want to end up operating with him, so he ignores Malick's advice on his patient. But when the patient gets into trouble, he is forced to face the consequences - or at least the ones he admits to. Sacha can't help but be the nice guy, even if it means losing out for himself. He learns to put himself and his son first, but how will Chrissie take the new Sacha?
#3 - Rebound
Season 13 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/19/2011
Michael is determined to up his game, and not let Penny's death bring him down. In a bid to take a professional risk he aligns himself with an old classmate, but is he selling his soul to make a fast buck?
#4 - PS Elliot
Season 13 - Episode 52 - Aired 10/11/2011
Hanssen tries to stop his Holby empire from crumbling, and Michael fights to save his job.
#5 - Crossing the Line
Season 13 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/26/2011
Michael sees his plastic surgery bid as a way of getting his life back on track - but will he step over his colleagues to get it?
#6 - Tunnel Vision
Season 13 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/3/2011
Greg struggles to reconcile Ellie's bad feeling about the operation in the face of medical arguments to the contrary. Peter remains convinced that surgery is the best option for Ellie, and Greg finds it hard to speak up for her. Greg becomes more isolated when Jac decides to take him off the case. Will Greg do the right thing by Ellie and support her, or remain detached?
#7 - My Bad
Season 13 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/10/2011
New to Keller ward, Malick goes out of his way to impress Ric, but things soon go awry.
#8 - Step on Up
Season 13 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/17/2011
Elizabeth is brought up short by the arrival of her gravely ill estranged grandmother.
#9 - A Greater Good
Season 13 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/24/2011
Michael tries to impress Sir Fraser's representative. Sacha must toughen up to run AAU.
#10 - Damage Control
Season 13 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/31/2011
Dan must deal with the pressure of treating his best friend.
#11 - Rescue Me
Season 13 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/7/2011
Elizabeth has trouble keeping her birthday quiet when her mother unexpectedly turns up.
#12 - All About Me
Season 13 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/14/2011
Jac tries to secure a consultant's position at Holby, and Dan tries to avoid Malick.
#13 - In Between Days
Season 13 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/21/2011
Ollie struggles with grief, guilt and the burning question of his cheating past.
#14 - Hand in Glove
Season 13 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/12/2011
Recoiling from Malick's punch, a bruised Dan struggles to conceal the true circumstances surrounding the violent dispute, especially when Chrissie goes to Hanssen with her concerns, leaving Malick resolute that he will not lose his career over this. With his ego bruised by Sunil's dominance in their partnership, Michael sets out to prove his worth. But when he refuses to consult Sunil's expertise on a case, the initial success of his unlikely collaboration with Sahira is short-lived. Sacha is charmed by the attractive daughter of a patient, and gains a more secure relationship in his friendship with Eddi.
#15 - Going It Alone
Season 13 - Episode 40 - Aired 7/19/2011
With the future of cardiothoracics on Darwin resting heavy on her shoulders, Sahira must ensure the success of the trial. But when she is forced to contend with a less-than-supportive Jac, as well as a series of severely critical cases, Sahira's leadership begins to fracture. Malick, removed from all theatre lists, is convinced he is being informally punished for his run-in with Dan. Confronting Hanssen, Malick is overjoyed to be offered the chance to assist in an important operation. Racing through his ward round, Malick is up against it if he is to make it to theatre in time, especially when a vulnerable patient resorts to extreme tactics in his desperation. Looking for a new doctor to replace Penny, Sacha has to choose between pitbull Shirley and sweet-natured Lulu. But when Hanssen explains Lulu's privileged connections, as the daughter of Sir Fraser, Sacha's objectives are blighted by politics. Despite the running of his 'Doctor Idol' contest with sidekick and fellow judge Eddi, Sacha struggles to maintain an impartial contest.
#16 - Sirens
Season 13 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/26/2011
When Simone is transferred from St James's in a serious condition, Elizabeth forces Ric to do everything in his power to save her. The situation intensifies when Simone indicates that she doesn't want to be resuscitated if anything should go wrong in theatre. Aware that Elizabeth still blames him for his previous interference in the case, Ric must tread very carefully to ensure he does the right thing this time round.
#17 - Old Habits
Season 13 - Episode 42 - Aired 8/2/2011
Chrissie gets increasingly frustrated with Dan organising her life, and ends up telling him to back off when he accuses her of letting their personal differences cloud her professional judgement. Despite her denial, she knows she is in the wrong. When a patient has a crisis and Dan is forced to attempt a dangerous CT procedure, will Chrissie be able to put her feelings aside and stand by her man?
#18 - The Bottom Line
Season 13 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/28/2011
Darwin is on shaky ground, but Hanssen pushes Sahira to get behind the cardiac trauma unit in an effort to save the department and keep her job safe at Holby. After a visit from Sir Fraser, Hanssen chooses to showcase a multi-disciplinary operation. In doing so he ignores the real challenge, and when the showcase doesn't go his way he is forced to make some ruthless decisions about a way forward for the hospital. Chrissie is determined to do better at her studies for the nurse practitioner assessment. She snaps up Malick's offer of help. When Dan hears of their budding friendship he makes an effort to pull her back into his arms. But will Chrissie be so easily swayed? When Sacha hears that Chantelle is no longer required, he offers to be the one to tell her, fearing that Eddi might not have the tact he does. But Sacha soon realises that telling Little Miss Sunshine that she doesn't have a job anymore is not quite as easy as he had hoped.
#19 - Walk the Line
Season 13 - Episode 43 - Aired 8/9/2011
Greg tries to keep old friend and abuse victim Andy at a safe distance.
#20 - One of those Days
Season 13 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/16/2011
Malick must choose between a golden surgical opportunity and honouring a promise.
#21 - All Good Things
Season 13 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/23/2011
Following the death of her father, Frieda struggles to keep her focus under pressure.
#22 - Big Lies, Little Lies
Season 13 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/30/2011
When Frieda is scheduled to assist Michael in surgery, Lulu is determined to fight her for it. But will she get away with her risky strategy?
#23 - Who Needs Enemies
Season 13 - Episode 47 - Aired 9/6/2011
When Hanssen demands that a business plan for the plastics ward be on his desk by the next day, Michael is torn between the needs of Sunil and his daughter, Jasmine. When a former patient then turns up with complications following a procedure which Michael performed, will Michael cover his tracks or do the right thing? Lulu's relationship with Michael takes a Fatal Attraction-like twist - Holby style. Lulu is determined to meet Michael's daughter and take things up a gear, oblivious to the fact that Michael is desperate to get rid of her. In her desperation to impress him, Lulu manages to alienate not only Michael and his daughter, but all of AAU. Desperate to get back into Elizabeth's good books, Chantelle steps in to help her with a pervy patient. However while the their mutual dislike of the patient brings them closer together, it also lands them in trouble with Ric when a prank goes too far.
#24 - Night Cover
Season 13 - Episode 48 - Aired 9/13/2011
Dan struggles to keep focused while working on a night shift with Stephen, leading to the sloppy examination of a patient. Shaken by this and confused by Stephen's behaviour towards him, Dan makes a life-changing decision about his future with Chrissie. When Sahira becomes overly tired and emotional on night shift, Greg gallantly offers to cover for her. However, when Hanssen finds out what is going on and reads them the riot act, Greg realises the consequences of his actions. Unwilling to put up with the spoilt brat behaviour of a patient, Eddi decides that tough love is the best option. However, when she realises that her young patient is actually very vulnerable, Eddi changes tactics in order to get through to him.
#25 - Broken
Season 13 - Episode 49 - Aired 9/20/2011
Eddi's emotional involvement in Josh's recovery means that they both struggle with his transferral from Holby. Before he leaves, however, their friendship is threatened by Norah, Josh's girlfriend. When Eddi scares Norah away, how much will she risk to fix the situation? Michael is getting frustrated with Sunil doubting his surgical skill, but his confidence is rocked when a former patient comes in with a leaking implant. Could he have slipped up on yet another plastic surgery, or is there something more sinister going on? Elizabeth has been working non-stop, and Chantelle wants her to relax and have some fun. But when Elizabeth's mother comes into the ward and it becomes clear that her condition is very serious, their plans for a fun night out are abandoned.