Holby City
A BBC One Original
Holby City follows the daily pressure of a busy hospital, where doctors, nurses, and trainees deal with medical crises, career ambitions, and complicated personal relationships. Each episode shifts between tense operations and quieter ward moments, showing how clinical decisions ripple through... Read more
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About Holby City
Holby City follows the daily pressure of a busy hospital, where doctors, nurses, and trainees deal with medical crises, career ambitions, and complicated personal relationships. Each episode shifts between tense operations and quieter ward moments, showing how clinical decisions ripple through staff lives and patients' families. The show balances emergency cases with long-running arcs about promotions, rivalries, romances, and loss, keeping focus on the human cost of healthcare work without revealing major plot twists or finales.
First broadcast in 1999 on BBC One, Holby City was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young and developed as a medical-drama spin-off. The production kept a rotating team of writers and directors and relied on a changing ensemble cast, which allowed storylines to evolve across many seasons.
Across its long run the series attracted industry attention, earning nominations at British television ceremonies for acting, writing, and production craft. Individual performers have been recognized for standout episodes and sustained contributions, and particular storylines were highlighted by critics and awards panels over the years.
As a staple of UK primetime, Holby City helped shape how hospital life appears on television and became part of public conversation about the National Health Service. Its recurring characters and memorable medical scenarios entered popular culture, and crossover episodes with Casualty strengthened a shared fictional medical world that many viewers came to follow closely.
Critical and audience response has been mixed at times, reflected in a viewer vote average of 5.8/10. Supporters point to strong ensemble work and ethical dilemmas that force tough choices, while detractors mention inconsistent plotting and soap-style melodrama. Major themes include the strain of professional ambition, the ethics of care, staff wellbeing under pressure, and how personal relationships influence clinical decisions.
Details
- Release Date
- January 12, 1999
- Episode Length
- 1h
- User Ratings
- 45 votes
- Type
- TV Series
- Seasons
- 23
- Episodes
- 1102
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- Genres
- Soap, Drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- External Links
- View on IMDB
Official Trailer
Cast
Bob Barrett
Sacha Levy
David Ames
Dominic Copeland
Rosie Marcel
Jac Naylor
Guy Henry
Henrik Hanssen
Jaye Jacobs
Donna Jackson
Alex Walkinshaw
Adrian Fletcher
Dawn Steele
Ange Godard
Jo Martin
Max McGerry
Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge
Josh Hudson
Chan Woo Lim
Jeong-Soo Han
Created by: Tony McHale, Mal Young
Seasons (23 seasons, 1102 episodes)
Season 1
9 episodes - 1999
Series2
16 episodes - 1999
Series 3
30 episodes - 2000
Series 4
52 episodes - 2001
Season 5
52 episodes - 2002
Series 6
52 episodes - 2003
Series 7
52 episodes - 2004
Series 8
52 episodes - 2005
Series 9
52 episodes - 2006
Series 10
53 episodes - 2007
Series 11
52 episodes - 2008
Series 12
55 episodes - 2009
Series 13
52 episodes - 2010
Series 14
52 episodes - 2011
Series 15
52 episodes - 2012
Series 16
52 episodes - 2013
Series 17
52 episodes - 2014
Series 18
52 episodes - 2015
Series 19
64 episodes - 2016
Series 20
52 episodes - 2018
Series 21
53 episodes - 2019
Series 22
44 episodes - 2020
Series 23
50 episodes - 2021
