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

Seasons:

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

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:

Troubled Staff And Patients | Family | Betrayal | Marriage | Hospital

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Hugh Quarshie	...	Ric Griffin (194 episodes, 2001-2008)
Tina Hobley	...	Chrissie Williams / ... (164 episodes, 2001-2008)
Amanda Mealing	...	Connie Beauchamp / ... (153 episodes, 2001-2008)
Jaye Jacobs	...	Donna Jackson (153 episodes, 2004-2008)
Patricia Potter	...	Diane Lloyd (121 episodes, 2002-2007)
Robert Powell	...	Mark Williams (118 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sharon D. Clarke	...	Lola Griffin / ... (106 episodes, 2003-2008)
Paul Bradley	...	Elliot Hope (98 episodes, 2005-2008)
Luke Roberts	...	Joseph Byrne / ... (97 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rakie Ayola	...	Kyla Tyson / ... (91 episodes, 2003-2008)
Rosie Marcel	...	Jac Naylor / ... (90 episodes, 2004-2008)
Tom Chambers	...	Sam Strachan (89 episodes, 2006-2008)
Sharon Maughan	...	Tricia Williams (89 episodes, 2003-2006)
Verona Joseph	...	Jess Griffin (84 episodes, 2002-2007)
Ian Aspinall	...	Mubbs Hussein (80 episodes, 2001-2005)

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:

Holby City is filmed in what used to be a BBC office at Elstree Studios: Top of the Pops staff were moved out and hospital wards were brought in.

Quotes:

Zubin Khan: For the first time ever, the NHS has more managers than beds. Did you know that?
Helen Grant: Your point?
Zubin Khan: I've got a rather revolutionary idea. You can take it to your next Trust meeting if you like. Get the managers down on all-fours, throw blankets over them - and hey presto!
Ric Griffin: [to Helen Grant] People management. Not really your forté, is it?

Movie Connections:

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

A good drama

I have been watching Holby City since it began, although it suffers slightly from the story lines revolving too much around the staff the show does give us some intense drama when it wants to. I would recommend watching this to anyone who loves a good drama based around the setting of an hospital. Holby City also has some great characters like the wonderful newcomer Amanda Mealing who plays Connie. Here's to the future of Holby City - may it be long and prosperous and continue to flourish. I don't think Holby is as good as it once was however but it's still a top notch drama and one that the BBC should be very proud to air.