The BEST episodes of Holby City season 18

Every episode of Holby City season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Holby City season 18!

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: 12/8/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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8.67
9 votes

#1 - The Hope That Kills

Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/2016

Guy's career continues to go from strength to strength but there is a cost. Essie lets her personal life affect her professional one as she attempts to deal with a difficult mother and son relationship.

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8.63
16 votes

#2 - Life in the Freezer

Season 18 - Episode 51 - Aired 9/27/2016

Mr T comes to Mo's rescue when she fears for her baby's life. Bernie makes a big decision about her future with Serena when an exciting opportunity arises. A big step in his relationship with Isaac puts Dom's friendship with Zosia at risk.

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Indefensible
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8.60
15 votes

#3 - Indefensible

Season 18 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/4/2016

Bernie faces an ethical dilemma when her wayward son arrives at the hospital.

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8.58
19 votes

#4 - I'll Walk You Home

Season 18 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/7/2016

Zosia begins to question where her loyalties lie as Arthur and Morven have a decision to make as Dom battles his guilt.

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8.55
22 votes

#5 - Protect and Serve

Season 18 - Episode 47 - Aired 8/30/2016

With Evie still recovering from her fall, Fletch commits to being a better dad.

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8.47
15 votes

#6 - Snakes and Ladders

Season 18 - Episode 52 - Aired 10/4/2016

An accident in rehab sets back Fletch's recovery, but it's his attitude that proves the biggest obstacle. Can he beat the doom and gloom before pushing away those who are trying to help him? Isaac wants to impress Ric and Dom wants to impress Isaac, but when Dom sidelines his own success to help make Isaac look good they both wind up in trouble. Mo tries to befriend Inga in light of her new role as best man. Her attempts prove futile when she puts her foot in her mouth repeatedly and winds up covered in wee, having made an enemy out of Inga instead.

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8.41
17 votes

#7 - The Sky Is Falling

Season 18 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/31/2016

Zosia finds herself having to chose between Arthur and her career as Dom finds his loyalty being tested by a familiar face as Bernie finds it hard to find her place on AAU.

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8.40
5 votes

#8 - Blue Christmas

Season 18 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/22/2015

Fran returns to the hospital and takes some drastic action to try and get Jac's attention.

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8.40
5 votes

#9 - Beginnings

Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/29/2015

It looks like Serena is going to spend another New Year's Eve alone but after some revellers at a gig are attacked, fate brings more than just a few casualties onto the hospital.

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8.40
15 votes

#10 - From Bournemouth with Love

Season 18 - Episode 42 - Aired 7/26/2016

Ollie questions his worth on the Darwin team.

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8.30
20 votes

#11 - Brave New World

Season 18 - Episode 48 - Aired 9/6/2016

Sacha's birthday celebrations don't go quite according to plan.

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Handle With Care
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8.27
11 votes

#12 - Handle With Care

Season 18 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/5/2016

Jason shows up on AAU with his seriously ill carer Allan and Serena’s personal involvement manages to affect her professional judgement as Dom tries to support Arthur following the news that his cancer has spread as Cara has her first day on Darwin.

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8.25
8 votes

#13 - Where We Belong

Season 18 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/15/2016

Bernie ends up having to question what she wants after her future at the hospital is put in doubt. Ollie and Zosia's world is blown apart after a former flame of his shows up.

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8.25
12 votes

#14 - On The Ropes

Season 18 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/8/2016

Operating on an old school teacher, Ric battles to remain in control as Mo learns that she hasn't won the role of consultant as Serena is worried about introducing Robbie to her family.

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8.25
8 votes

#15 - Cover Up

Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2015

Cara finds herself in a difficult position when Nicole is readmitted to the ward and in labour as Guy tries to cope following the explosion.

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8.24
17 votes

#16 - Little Acorns

Season 18 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/23/2016

Guy must face his past when an unexpected patient arrives at Holby.

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8.20
15 votes

#17 - Missing You Already

Season 18 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/16/2016

A major train accident sees Dom with the perfect opportunity to escape back into work mode. Bernie’s husband attempts to to play dirty in the divorce, as he turns her children against her.

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8.17
6 votes

#18 - Calling Time

Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2015

Cara faces awkward questions following Nicole's disappearance and turns to Jed to help as Mo faces giving William back to Brett.

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8.13
15 votes

#19 - Say a Little Prayer

Season 18 - Episode 49 - Aired 9/13/2016

Fletch is recovering from being attacked. Progress stalls when he loses feeling in his feet. As the paralysis spreads, Raf struggles to diagnose the cause. Will he make a breakthrough before it is too late? The passionate courtship of a patient and her beau reminds Zosia what she has lost with Ollie. In the dark about Ollie's relationship with Jasmine, Zosia begins to think about the possibility of reconciliation. A happily engaged patient and her partner present a vision of what might have been for Sacha and Essie. Have they made the right decision in breaking up?

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8.13
8 votes

#20 - Serenity

Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2016

After an army medic shows up on Darwin Ward, tensions increase for Guy and Ollie. Serena has to make a difficult decision following the discovery of a family secret.

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8.11
9 votes

#21 - Young Hearts, Run Free

Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/2016

Arthur ends up being pushed to the limit after he attempts to win Morven's affections. Zosia has the chance of a prestigious research internship in Edinburgh and has to tell Ollie.

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8.11
19 votes

#22 - Fractured

Season 18 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/25/2016

Jac returns from her break but gets a shock when she sees who is working on Darwin.

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8.10
10 votes

#23 - A Partnership, Literally

Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/2016

Somebody from from Dominic's past makes an unwelcome return and there are some traumatic consequences.

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8.10
10 votes

#24 - All Fall Down

Season 18 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/23/2016

Bernie starts her first day on the ward trying to put her army life behind her as Arthur's dream of becoming a life donor gets a set back as Serena has to make a decision regarding Jason.

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8.09
11 votes

#25 - Sins of Our Fathers

Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/2016

Hanssen gets ready to fly back to Sweden to see his family and becomes suspicious that Guy is attempting to wrest control of the hospital something which Guy later publicly announces. Serena looks for reassurance that Hanssen will stay and fight the battle.