| Holby City series 8 | |||
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||
| No. of episodes | 52 | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Original channel | BBC | ||
| Original run | 18 October 2005 – 17 October 2006 | ||
| Series chronology | |||
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The eighth series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 18 October 2005, and concluded on 17 October 2006.
| Episode # | Series # | Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate | Viewers (in millions)[1] |
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| 264 | 1 | "The Outsiders" | Fraser MacDonald | Anita Pandolfo | 18 October 2005 | 7.06 |
| 265 | 2 | "Test Your Metal"[nb 1] "A Great Leap Forward" |
Rob Evans | Suzie Smith | 26 October 2005 27 October 2005 |
4.57 5.64 |
| Part three and four of a Casualty@Holby City Halloween crossover. | ||||||
| 266 | 3 | "Crimes and Misdemeanours" | Rob Evans | Michael Jenner | 1 November 2005 | 7.02 |
| 267 | 4 | "More Equal Than Others" | Fraser MacDonald | Andrew Holden | 8 November 2005 | 7.81 |
| Elliot Hope arrives. | ||||||
| 268 | 5 | "Butterfly Effect" | Richard Platt | Elsa Cranworth | 15 November 2005 | 7.60 |
| 269 | 6 | "Bird on a Wire" | Richard Platt | Andrea Earl | 22 November 2005 | 6.75 |
| Jac Naylor arrives. | ||||||
| 270 | 7 | "Learning Curve" | Steve Finn | Andrew Cornish | 29 November 2005 | 6.82 |
| 271 | 8 | "Comfort of Strangers" | Steve Finn | Jonathan Myerson & Robert Fraser | 6 December 2005 | 6.85 |
| 272 | 9 | "Prometheus Unbound" | Julie Anne Robinson | Andrew Fraser | 13 December 2005 | 7.04 |
| 273 | 10 | "The Long Goodbye" | Julie Anne Robinson | Debbie O'Malley | 20 December 2005 | 6.07 |
| Owen Davies departs. | ||||||
| 274 | 11 | "Deny Thy Father, Part II" | Paul Harrison | Gaby Chiappe | 27 December 2005 | 8.86 |
| Part two of a two-hour-long Casualty@Holby City crossover special. Nick Jordan returns. | ||||||
| 275 | 12 | "Mother Love" | Claire Armspach | Tony McHale | 3 January 2006 | 7.61 |
| Sam Strachan and Joseph Byrne arrive. | ||||||
| 276 | 13 | "Pride Before a Fall" | James Erskine | Len Collin | 10 January 2006 | 7.02 |
| 277 | 14 | "Yesterday Once More" | Steve Kelly | Gaby Chiappe | 17 January 2006 | 7.14 |
| 278 | 15 | "Brother's Keeper" | Steve Kelly | Peter Lloyd | 24 January 2006 | 7.29 |
| 279 | 16 | "Roots" | Richard Platt | Tony McHale | 31 January 2006 | 7.46 |
| 280 | 17 | "I'll Be Back" | Richard Platt | Colin Bytheway | 7 February 2006 | 7.09 |
| Kyla Tyson arrives. | ||||||
| 281 | 18 | "Flight of the Bumblebee" | Ian Barber | Jeff Dodds | 14 February 2006 | 6.96 |
| 282 | 19 | "Out on a Limb" | Ian Barber | Mark Cairns | 21 February 2006 | 6.52 |
| 283 | 20 | "We Gave Her All Our Love" | Indra Bhose | Michael Jenner | 28 February 2006 | 7.88 |
| 284 | 21 | "Into Your Own Hands" | Indra Bhose | Stephanie Lloyd-Jones | 7 March 2006 | 6.40 |
| 285 | 22 | "Let it Shine" | Nick Jones | Len Collin | 14 March 2006 | 7.11 |
| 286 | 23 | "Leap in the Dark" | Nick Jones | Andrea Earl | 21 March 2006 | 6.84 |
| Justin Fuller arrives. | ||||||
| 287 | 24 | "Snake in the Grass" | Colin Teague | Johanne McAndrew | 28 March 2006 | 6.33 |
| 288 | 25 | "Passing On" | Colin Teague | Pete Hambly | 4 April 2006 | 7.26 |
| 289 | 26 | "Quality Time" | Simon Massey | Martin Jameson | 11 April 2006 | 7.13 |
| 290 | 27 | "Honesty" | Ian Jackson | Jenny Lecoat | 18 April 2006 | 6.64 |
| 291 | 28 | "Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged" | Ian Jackson | Paul Coates | 25 April 2006 | 5.86 |
| 292 | 29 | "Short Cuts" | Steve Finn | Veronica Henry | 2 May 2006 | 6.53 |
| 293 | 30 | "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" | Steve Finn | Debbie O'Malley | 9 May 2006 | 6.10 |
| 294 | 31 | "Games of Chance" | Jim Doyle | Peter Lloyd | 16 May 2006 | 6.37 |
| 295 | 32 | "One Tender Kiss" | Jim Doyle | Graham Mitchell | 23 May 2006 | 6.46 |
| Bradley Hume arrives. | ||||||
| 296 | 33 | "Abracadabra" | Indra Bhose | Joe Ainsworth | 6 June 2006 | 5.52 |
| 297 | 34 | "Invasion" | Indra Bhose | Len Collin | 7 June 2006 | 4.17 |
| 298 | 35 | "Promises to Keep" | Ian Barber | Nick Warburton | 29 June 2006 | 4.40 |
| 299 | 36 | "The Truth Will Out" | Ian Barber | Andrea Earl | 6 July 2006 | 4.86 |
| 300 | 37 | "Extreme Measures" | Colin Teague | Tony McHale | 11 July 2006 | 5.43 |
| Justin Fuller and Nick Jordan depart. | ||||||
| 301 | 38 | "I Am Not What I Am" | Peter Rose | Bradley Quirk | 18 July 2006 | 4.80 |
| 302 | 39 | "Looking After Number One" | Peter Rose | Alun Nipper | 25 July 2006 | 5.19 |
| 303 | 40 | "Conscience" | Rob Evans | Pete Hambly | 1 August 2006 | 5.80 |
| 304 | 41 | "Metamorphosis" | Rob Evans | Sasha Hails | 8 August 2006 | 5.96 |
| 305 | 42 | "Team Holby" | Ian Jackson | Debbie O'Malley | 15 August 2006 | 5.89 |
| 306 | 43 | "Horse to Water" | Ian Jackson | Michael Jenner | 22 August 2006 | 6.10 |
| 307 | 44 | "Bad Blood" | Richard Platt | Martin Jameson | 29 August 2006 | 6.55 |
| 308 | 45 | "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Lost" | Richard Platt | Sara Turner | 5 September 2006 | 6.79 |
| 309 | 46 | "Better the Devil You Know" | John Greening | Paul Coates | 6 September 2006 | 4.75 |
| 310 | 47 | "Star Maker" | John Greening | Johanne McAndrew & Elliot Hope | 12 September 2006 | 6.22 |
| Mickie Hendrie departs. | ||||||
| 311 | 48 | "Just Another Day" | Christopher King | Mark Cairns | 19 September 2006 | 5.96 |
| 312 | 49 | "Now or Never" | Christopher King | Andrew Holden | 26 September 2006 | 6.50 |
| 313 | 50 | "Taking Liberties" | Fraser MacDonald | Mark Catley | 3 October 2006 | 6.12 |
| 314 | 51 | "If The Heart Lies" | Fraser MacDonald | Peter Lloyd | 10 October 2006 | 6.14 |
| 315 | 52 | "Moondance" | Nigel Douglas | Tony McHale | 17 October 2006 | 6.83 |
| Bradley Hume and Reg Lund depart, Gina Hope dies. | ||||||
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