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 - Whatever It Takes
Season 10 - Episode 48 - Aired 9/9/2008
Jac discovers a big secret whilst looking for dirt on Faye. Jayne finds herself in serious trouble when she has to face the board. Connie might be the only person able to save the day.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Bette Davis Eyes
Season 12 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/13/2010
Jac attempts to remain unaffected by her mother's situation. After her condition deteriorates though Jac is forced to admit to Michael and Joseph that she's the mother who left her. Jac ends up offering her mother a new kidney. After Chrissie goes into early labour she has to have an emergency C-section. Mark finally learns that Sacha is the father of the baby.
#12 - X-Y Factor
Season 12 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/20/2010
Chrissie finds it hard to embrace Sacha's family especially when his mother, Esther starts talking about wedding. Chrissie ends up telling Sacha they wont be a family but he will always be a father to the baby. Michael, Ric and Joseph battle to save Paula’ when the operation for the kidney transplant hits some problems. After Paula pulls through, Jac celebrates her birthday with her mother for the first time in many years. Michael isn’t happy when Cunningham says he wants him to share the Director of Surgery responsibilities with Connie. Michael attempts to convince him to let him job share with Ric instead
#13 - What Goes Around
Season 12 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/27/2010
Paula goes missing whilst Jac is caring for her at home. When Jac finds her she also meets also her grandfather and half-sister too. Jac realizes she has been conned by her mother and vows to move forward with her life without her family in it. When Faye finds out she is pregnant she has to decide whether to tell Linden or not
#14 - Apply Some Pressure
Season 12 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/4/2010
The porters have gone on strike and the hospital has come to a halt. Cunningham is impressed after Mark manages to sort the problem out single handily and he later suggests that Mark should consider applying for the CEO post at the hospital. Connie finds out about Ric and Michael's director of surgery job-share and she tries to get involved with Joseph's research project. Michael realises he has to let Ric in if he is to save his marriage.
#15 - Hope, Faith and Charity
Season 10 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/26/2008
Michael asks an old friend to help the Tan family. Daisha makes a decision about the baby. Ric receives some bad news.
#16 - To Govern a Kingdom
Season 10 - Episode 47 - Aired 9/2/2008
Ric is offered the Director of Surgery job just before he attends his son's funeral. Jac attempts to mess up Faye and Joseph wedding plans.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Separate Lives
Season 10 - Episode 49 - Aired 9/16/2008
The conjoined twins' separation is put into doubt following a surprise discovery. Ric has to make a difficult decision. Maria has an email relationship.
#19 - Leave It to God
Season 10 - Episode 50 - Aired 9/23/2008
There is a crisi involving the twins. Maddy has to ru the run the AAU without Linden. Daisha has a bad day when she is let down by the father of her child.
#20 - No Breaks on the Midnight Express (1)
Season 10 - Episode 51 - Aired 9/30/2008
The surgery to separate the twins gets under way. Maddy offers Kyla some advise. Linden and Jayne come up with a plan.
#21 - No Breaks on the Midnight Express (Part 2)
Season 10 - Episode 52 - Aired 10/1/2008
The surgery to try and seperate the twins continues. Kyla's love life doesn't go as she was hoping.
#22 - A Clean Slate
Season 11 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2009
After Joseph lets Faye down over the baby's christening he tries to convince her that he can be reliable. Tom, an ex druggie friend of Ric's son, joins the team as a medical student. Mark tries to help Daisha.
#23 - Take No Prisoners
Season 12 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/12/2010
Mark still wont apply for the CEO position because he is not happy with the politics involved. When he discovers a patient whose quality of life could be enhanced significantly by new laser treatment he has a change of heart about applying for the position. After Oliver gains a promotion things go wrong. Penny is moved back to AAU after it comes out that she slept with a patient. Maria has to cope on her own when Donna disappears for the whole day.
#24 - Time and Tide (1)
Season 12 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/18/2010
The hospital finds itself full of patients following a flash flood in the south west of the country. The basement is is danger of flooding. As Connie and Joseph operate on Elaine the back-up generator fails.
#25 - Time and Tide (2)
Season 12 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/19/2010
Mark finds himsef in demand when everyone turns to him for advice on the emergency flood situation. Donna and Maria are stuck in a lift with a critical patient following the power cut. Connie finds her patient going into crisis in theatre. A visiting doctor supports Penny.