The WORST episodes of Holby City
Every episode of Holby City ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - To Have and to Hold
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2009
Joseph leaves Thandie and Elliot to look after the ward as he attempts to get his hands on Archie's notes. Chrissie clashes with Judith after finding out that put Mark's job under threat. Oliver realises that he has to accept help something.
#2 - Reformation
Season 11 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/25/2009
Ric finds it hard to contain the press attention and has to decide if he want to be Director of Surgery or just a doctor. Joseph's paranoia about Faye continues.
#3 - Faithful
Season 11 - Episode 46 - Aired 9/1/2009
Connie wants the director of surgery job and is surprised when Jayne uses the affair with John against her. Jayne is able to persuade the board to give the job to Michael before resigning and leaving the hospital. Maria lets Donna down on her return to work. Maria ends up being hit by a car outside the hospital. Joseph finds out that Faye called Linden on the day of the wedding.
#4 - Long Day's Night
Season 11 - Episode 47 - Aired 9/8/2009
Following Maria's accident, Ric tries to save her life. Ric isn't happy when he finds out that Michael is the new director of surgery but they are forced to work together to help Maria.
#5 - Out of the Woods
Season 11 - Episode 48 - Aired 9/15/2009
Chrissie celebrates her birthday and Oliver invites her out for a drink. Chrissie finds out that she is pregnant and decides to have dinner with her father instead of going out with Oliver. A fracture is discovered in Maria's spine. When Maria wakes up she has no feeling in the lower part of her body.
#6 - Spin
Season 11 - Episode 49 - Aired 9/22/2009
Michael is not happy when Connie undermines him. Connie is given the green light for her robotic surgery project. Donna tries to lift Maria's spirits and tries to get her to make friends with another patient on the ward.
#7 - The Cost of Loving
Season 11 - Episode 50 - Aired 9/29/2009
Faye attempts to win over Joseph but when Archie becomes sick and is admitted to the hospital she finds her priorities changing. Linden is confronted by Joseph about the kiss he shared with Faye on their wedding day. Elliot manages to save Archie's life. Maria learns that she could be paralysed for life and that her only chance is an operation which could cost her everything.
#8 - The Uncertainty Principle
Season 11 - Episode 51 - Aired 10/6/2009
When Mark see Oliver flirting with Daisha he is not happy. Oliver learns that Chrissie is going to have his baby but she ends up miscarrying the baby. Ric and Henry Miller operate on Maria. Penny is given the chance by Connie to impress her but she ends up getting side tracked by Elliot.
#9 - The Spirit Dancing
Season 11 - Episode 52 - Aired 10/13/2009
Maria is determined to stay positive about her future. Connie attempts to impress Vanessa Lytton, the new CEO on her first day at work but she finds it hard to deal with a crisis on the ward. Mark tries to find a new man for Chrissie to date and she thinks he should get a date too.
#10 - The Hands That Rock the Cradle (1)
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2009
Faye finds it hard to cope after Archie's condition gets worse. Lauren the nurse who is looking after him makes a big mistake when she administers his medication. Vanessa is introduced to the team by Michael and he lays out his plans for the future. Mark wonders if the wards need a matron but he is soon won over. Judith begins to wonder if Mark is needed though.
#11 - The Hands That Rock the Cradle (2)
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2009
Vanessa suspects foul play after Archie suddenly dies. Connie, Ric and Faye are dismissed from the hospital so that there can be a full police inquiry. Mark is able to get Chantelle to confess to Maddy's murder.
#12 - Myself, Coming Back
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2009
Donna finds herself having to deal with Derek's meagre effects and sets off on a trip that ends with her having to confront some serious responsibilities. Joseph is determined to get to the bottom of Faye's suspension and he ends up confronting Lauren. Judith ends up realising that Mark is really needed at the hospital after he saves the day.
#13 - The Professionals
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2009
Elliot finds it hard to run the ward without Connie. Penny discovers that he is suffering with angina. Vanessa appoints a new locum registrar. Joseph, Faye and Faye's mother attend Archie's funeral. Judith is given bad news about her divorce settlement. Maria returns to work.
#14 - Home Truths
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2009
Linden's daughter, Holly, comes back into his life after her grandparents learn that she plans to leave college and move out. Jac manages to earn Oliver's respect. Penny decides to avoid Thandie and act on Elliot's advise.
#15 - The Blind Side
Season 11 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/18/2009
Lucy is allowed to go home following the success of Elliot and Tara's operation. Tara's contract is extends by Jayne and they work together on a case. After Elliot tells her the truth about his wife's death, Tara considers her future at the hospital. Mark thinks that Chrissie is too old for Oliver. Connie is determined to become the new director of surgery. When she ignores Ric's instructions and operates on a patient he ends up dying of complications caused by the surgery.
#16 - Break Away
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2009
Penny's plan to impress Elliot doesn't go the way she hoped. Oliver spots something crucial that Jac has missed when he works on a case with her.
#17 - And That's What Really Hurts
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2009
Joseph is determined to prove to both Vanessa and the police that potassium killed Archie. Elliot finds himself loosing confidence in Joseph. When Judith tries to improve the relationship between herself and Chrissie she ends up making thinks worse.
#18 - Now We Are Lonely
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2009
After Joseph accuses Lauren of being responsible for Archie's death he is accused of bullying of her by Vanessa and is threatened with a suspension. After he tells his theory that Archie died after being given potassium, it soon becomes clear that Lauren could be responsible after all. Vanessa manages to disappoint Michael.
#19 - Too Close for Comfort
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2009
Mark offers Judith his support after her teenage son is admitted to the hospital with alcohol poisoning. Elliot accuses Penny of being too close to Scott. Maria attempts to impress Daisha.
#20 - Stand by Me
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/22/2009
Linden and Holly makes plans for Christmas at home together. Their plans are ruined though when Linden's past memories come back to haunt him after Holly gives him a present. Linden tries to deal with not being able to have saved his wife's life. Before shes leaves for the Philippines, Dais ha gets cosy with Oliver. Chrissie announces that she is expecting a baby.
#21 - The Butterfly Effect (2)
Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/2010
Joseph appears to self-destruct after he and Daisha find themselves involved in a shoot out. Daisha ends up being fatally wounded. Will Daisha survive this? The team struggle to deal with two major incidents. Michael tells Vanessa that she must remove Toby Geddes or they will lose both Elliot and Jac. As Daisha's life hangs in the balance, Ollie finds it hard to cope.
#22 - Faith No More
Season 12 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/2010
Joseph works out that something is going on between Faye and Linden and he ends up attacking Linden. Mark finds his loyalty torn between Daisha and Judith and in the process loses both of them. Chrissie isn't too happy when she finds out that Sacha is back at the hospital.
#23 - Tipping Point
Season 12 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/23/2010
After Daisha says goodbye, Mark has to deal with a difficult shift. After Maria is sent home by Vanessa because of her back injury, Mark decides to try and get her some compensation. Faye and Elliot work out that Linden's injuries were caused by Joseph. After he begins to doubt Faye, Linden decides to end their relationship.
#24 - Enemies Closer
Season 12 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/30/2010
Jac hides the fact from the rest of the team that a new patient at the hospital is her mother. Jac has to break the news to her mother that she is going to need a new kidney. After arriving late for a session, Oliver is determined to impress both Connie and Elliot. New nurse, Roberta tells him a few home truths after he passes Penny's research off as his own. Mark decides to with the claim for compensation for Maria when he learns it could cost her career. Mark resigns after becoming fed up with Vanessa's interference.
#25 - For the Greater Good
Season 12 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/6/2010
After Michael finds out about Mark's resignation he accepts that Vanessa needs to go. His plan doesn't go to plan though when Vanessa makes him look stupid in a board meeting before she leaves the hospital. Joseph apologises to Linden and lets Faye move back into their flat in an effort to sort things out. Not everything goes to plan though and he ends up in somebody elses arms.