The BEST episodes of Holby City season 23

Every episode of Holby City season 23, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Holby City season 23!

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: 9/3/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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8.91
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#1 - 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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8.09
11 votes

#2 - Episode 48

Season 23 - Episode 48 - Aired 3/15/2022

Fletch makes a last-ditch attempt to find a surgeon to save Jac’s life. Kylie tries to persuade Jac to visit Madge at home to find out what is behind her betrayal of Holby.

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7.91
11 votes

#3 - Episode 36

Season 23 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/7/2021

Dom remains in denial about Carole’s ailing health, Eli and Amelia face a difficult choice, and Ollie is eager to return to work, but Hanssen has doubts.

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7.88
8 votes

#4 - Episode 21

Season 23 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/24/2021

Assisting in Eli’s experimental stent trial proves to be the hardest professional challenge of Chloe’s life. Can she overcome her fears? Donna’s teenage daughter Mia arrives drunk on the Holby doorstep after a party with Jeni’s dodgy clients, and as Carole’s dementia worsens, Jeong helps Dominic take her on an imaginary trip to the seaside.

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7.88
8 votes

#5 - Episode 26

Season 23 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/28/2021

Fletch confronts Jeni about what she did to Evie. With their latest round of IVF treatment scheduled for today, Amelia springs an awkward surprise on Eli. With Josh pushing himself at work and to be the perfect dad and partner to Ange, an unplanned visit from his mum Elaine leaves her worrying that he might be falling into old habits. What is Josh hiding?

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7.75
12 votes

#6 - Episode 44

Season 23 - Episode 44 - Aired 2/15/2022

Josh is tested when a familiar face is admitted to AAU. Max has her principles pushed to the limit. Eli wrestles with his conscience as Amelia presses him about Juliet’s future.

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7.75
12 votes

#7 - Episode 49

Season 23 - Episode 49 - Aired 3/22/2022

The team operate on Jac to try to save her life, Josh's relationship with Claudia resurfaces, and Lexy receives good news about a new kidney.

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7.73
11 votes

#8 - Episode 3

Season 23 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2021

Louis is trapped as Vicky’s blackmailing escalates, a desperate Dom tries to convince Ange to take his case on, and Kian leads Lucky on a merry dance as he tries to dodge a drugs test.

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7.73
11 votes

#9 - Episode 32

Season 23 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/9/2021

Amelia must break some devastating news to husband Eli, Ollie's shady past threatens to catch up with him, and will anyone notice that forgotten and forsaken Jeong is in desperate need of a friend?

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7.67
9 votes

#10 - Episode 25

Season 23 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/21/2021

As Jeni starts making plans to send Evie away, will Fletch and Donna find out the dark truth about what she did to their daughters before it’s too late? Jac refuses to listen to Max, who insists she starts looking into alternative treatment options for her tumour, and is new dad Josh really coping as well as Ange thinks he is?

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7.60
10 votes

#11 - Episode 30

Season 23 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/26/2021

On Josh’s birthday, a surprise celebration causes him to fall back into dangerous habits. Kylie tries a bold strategy to save Lucky, and Russ and Hanssen find themselves locked in a store cupboard together.

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7.50
8 votes

#12 - Episode 16

Season 23 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/20/2021

Dom is shocked when he discovers Carole’s secret, Hanssen is torn as to how to handle Abs’s secret, and can Josh prove to Ange that he’s up to the role of being a father?

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7.42
12 votes

#13 - Episode 46

Season 23 - Episode 46 - Aired 2/28/2022

Kylie believes Madge is the victim of domestic abuse, Dom receives a lucrative offer from a private hospital, and Russ needs to proritise being a father to Billie.

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7.36
11 votes

#14 - Episode 5

Season 23 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2021

The cause of Reyhan’s death comes into question, putting Hanssen and Sahira’s relationship at breaking point. Dominic’s new found optimism might be too much too soon. Kian continues to lie to Lucky, but is she about to work out what’s really going on?

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7.36
11 votes

#15 - Episode 31

Season 23 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/2/2021

Will Ollie be able to contain his deep-seated fears? Josh finds an unexpected reason to take the Green War of the Wards challenge seriously. Can Max and Kylie put aside their differences in order to save the planet?

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7.20
10 votes

#16 - Episode 29

Season 23 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/19/2021

Lucky asks Max for an impossible favour. Hanssen reluctantly agrees to mentor a new protege, despite their shared and painful history. Will Ange notice that Josh isn’t handling the pressure before it is too late?

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7.11
9 votes

#17 - Episode 45

Season 23 - Episode 45 - Aired 2/22/2022

Nicky confronts her demons once again after getting caught up in an attack. Will she find enough strength to be a mother to Juliet or give away her baby for good? As the hospital is forced to lock down, Hanssen has to help Billie deliver her baby, while AAU handles the overflow from Darwin - and before long Ange notices Madge's suspicious behaviour

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7.11
9 votes

#18 - Episode 28

Season 23 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/12/2021

When Lucky wakes from surgery, Max has to deliver some life-changing news. Josh tries to cope with the pressures of fatherhood and work, and Henrik is shocked when a familiar face returns to Holby.

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7.09
11 votes

#19 - Episode 38

Season 23 - Episode 38 - Aired 1/4/2022

Facing a visit from the regulatory body, Jac hopes a complex operation will show Holby at its best. During a surprise inspection, a patient comes into AAU with a suspicious motorbike injury. And can Hanssen and Russ persuade a reluctant patient to accept a lifesaving liver transplant?

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6.91
11 votes

#20 - Episode 42

Season 23 - Episode 42 - Aired 2/1/2022

Jac pushes Nicky to overcome her demons and become the doctor she knows she can be. But just how far is Nicky willing to go? Donna feels dejected when she gets no recognition from anyone.

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#21 - Episode 19

Season 23 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/10/2021

Holby’s new director of improvement is furious when Hanssen attempts to block their plans for AAU. Evie finds herself facing an impossible decision, and time is running out for Chloe to find a suitable candidate for Eli’s medical trial.

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#22 - Episode 47

Season 23 - Episode 47 - Aired 3/8/2022

It’s the moment of truth: will Holby finally get itself out of special measures? Meanwhile, Regina puts more pressure on Madge to betray Jac and the hospital.

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#23 - Episode 20

Season 23 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/17/2021

Evie struggles to cope as she is drawn deeper into Jeni’s world. Dom has doubts about mum Carole joining Darwin’s stent trial, and Kylie must overcome her issues with new nurse Mel for the sake of a desperate young patient.

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#24 - Episode 22

Season 23 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/31/2021

Hanssen trawls hospital CCTV for a potential threat. As Carole’s dementia worsens, taking part in the experimental stent trial becomes increasingly risky. Aleysa, another of Jeni’s girls, is admitted with a suspicious cut on her arm.

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#25 - Episode 23

Season 23 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/7/2021

Eli’s experimental stent trail looks like it will be over before it’s begun when his patient takes a turn for the worse. Ange prepares for the life-saving transfusion on her unborn baby, and Lucky uncovers the dark truth behind Jeni’s activities, but at what price?