"Holby City" (1999) TV series 1999-????

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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

12 January 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

See how they operate.

Plot:

The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Patient | Doctor | Nurse | Betrayal

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Hugh Quarshie	...	Ric Griffin (252 episodes, 2001-2009)
Jaye Jacobs	...	Donna Jackson (217 episodes, 2004-2009)
Amanda Mealing	...	Connie Beauchamp / ... (211 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tina Hobley	...	Chrissie Williams / ... (205 episodes, 2001-2009)
Robert Powell	...	Mark Williams (178 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul Bradley	...	Elliot Hope (158 episodes, 2005-2009)
Luke Roberts	...	Joseph Byrne / ... (156 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rosie Marcel	...	Jac Naylor / ... (149 episodes, 2004-2009)
Phoebe Thomas	...	Maria Kendall / ... (129 episodes, 2003-2009)
Patricia Potter	...	Diane Lloyd (121 episodes, 2002-2007)
Sharon D. Clarke	...	Lola Griffin / ... (110 episodes, 2003-2008)
Patsy Kensit	...	Faye Morton / ... (110 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rakie Ayola	...	Kyla Tyson / ... (103 episodes, 2003-2008)
Tom Chambers	...	Sam Strachan (101 episodes, 2006-2008)

Also Known As:

Holby (UK) (informal short title)

Runtime:

50 min (season 1) | 60 min (season 2-)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

BBC Elstree Centre/ATV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Following the death of Laura Sadler who played Sandy Harper, the scriptwriters consulted her mother, Sonja Sadler, to find the most fitting way to write out the much-loved character and actress from the series. Mrs Sadler devised the storyline in which Sandy wins the lottery and secretly leaves the hospital to make a new life for herself in Australia, leaving money for her friends.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Lola Griffin: As my late lamented grandmother used to say...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "ShakespeaRe-Told: A Midsummer Night's Dream (#1.4)" (2005)

England's answer to Grey's Anatomy

This show came before Grey's Anatomy and will likely be on after that show ends. I only saw one episode last night but it's typical British soap fare. There is a Jamaican doctor who is taking care of orphaned baby Leeann until they locate her father. She suspects that he is a drug addict because of the physical symptoms and questions the authority. There are other members in the cast but the show doesn't exhibit anything but average writing, above average acting, and above average sets. I never saw Casualty so I can't tell the difference or the similarities. It was on after EastEnders so I watched it and it was watchable in my opinion but I wouldn't say excellent because I think the show needs to do more work in getting strong characters who will be memorable and writing that creates a sensation. Until then, Holby City will be the sister show of Casualty and while it follows EastEnders, it might get an audience leftover to keep it going. I think the show is good and worth watching.