Holby City (series 10)
Holby City series 10 | |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 53 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 16 October 2007 – 14 October 2008 |
Season chronology |
The tenth series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 16 October 2007, and concluded on 14 October 2008.
Episodes
Episode # |
Series # |
Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate | Viewers (in millions)[1] |
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368 | 1 | "Bitter from the Sweet" | Innes Edwards, DavidDavid Innes Edwards | Cairns, MarkMark Cairns | 16 October 2007 | 5.81 50 Seconds |
Lola reasserts her control over the AAU in the wake of Abra's departure. Kyla is caught drinking at work by Faye. Dan and Maddy continue to flirt, but the re-appearance of Louise strains relations between them. On the eve of Gina's death, James is shot by drug dealers, leaving Elliot to operate on his own son. Lola is promoted to Head of AAU by Jayne. | ||||||
369 | 2 | "The Last Throw" | Innes Edwards, DavidDavid Innes Edwards | Holden, AndrewAndrew Holden | 23 October 2007 | 5.63 |
Joseph tricks Jac into believing there is a vacant Consultancy available on the AAU. Dan plans to leave the country with Louise, and confesses their affair to Alex. Louise tells Dan she won't go away with him, so Maddy invites herself along instead. Ultimately, Dan leaves Holby alone, leaving Maddy heartbroken. James convinces Elliot to pay off his drug debt, and tricks him out of a further £500 with which to buy more heroin. Dan Clifford departs. | ||||||
370 | 3 | "No One Likes a Cry Baby" | Bennett, EdwardEdward Bennett | Hillier, MarthaMartha Hillier | 30 October 2007 | 6.18 |
Jac is interviewed for Dan's vacant Consultancy post, but is dismayed to find Lady Bryne is on the panel. She insinuates to Joseph that she is suffering from delayed concussion as a result of him hitting her, and unless he convinces his mother to support her application, she will report his violence. She discovers that Lady Byrne was in favour of her promotion anyway, however loses out due to Lola signing her off sick as a result of her headaches. James is arrested for attempted murder, and Maddy and Sam lose baby Grace. | ||||||
371 | 4 | "The Apprentice" | Bennett, EdwardEdward Bennett | Hillier, MarthaMartha Hillier | 6 November 2007 | 5.95 |
Kyla is drunk on the wards, and accidentally causes the deaths of two patients due to negligence. Faye and Ric endeavor to cover up for her, but quickly begin to lose their patience. Connie announces she intends to take a sabbatical to Hamburg, and her replacement, Stuart McElroy is introduced. He selects Joseph to act up in Connie's absence, and deems Sam too immature for the task. Mark promises Elliot he will stop using cocaine, and he and Chrissie reminisce on the one year anniversary of Tricia's death. | ||||||
372 | 5 | "Dust Off Your Wings" | MacLeod, BillBill MacLeod | Bown, AbiAbi Bown | 13 November 2007 | 6.08 |
373 | 6 | "Unfinished Symphony" | MacLeod, BillBill MacLeod | Wheats, SamSam Wheats | 20 November 2007 | 6.23 |
374 | 7 | "Someone To Watch Over Me" | Del Maestro, RobertRobert Del Maestro | Mitchell, GrahamGraham Mitchell | 27 November 2007 | 6.12 |
375 | 8 | "Mirror Man" | Del Maestro, RobertRobert Del Maestro | Riddell, JakeJake Riddell | 4 December 2007 | 6.27 |
376 | 9 | "The Reckoning" | Evans, RobRob Evans | Murray, ChrisChris Murray | 11 December 2007 | 5.91 |
377 | 10 | "Into the Void" | Evans, RobRob Evans | McHale, TonyTony McHale | 19 December 2007 | 5.16 |
9-year-old Izzy is in trouble when a donor heart for her is diverted by the police. Martha is injured when a madman goes on the loose with a crossbow, and James is tried at court. Elliot's life is crumbling because of all this. | ||||||
378 | 11 | "Elliot's Wonderful Life" | Innes Edwards, DavidDavid Innes Edwards | McHale, TonyTony McHale | 27 December 2007 | 6.91 |
Elliot considers suicide, but a strange old man named George changes history so Elliot never existed. Connie returns from her trip. | ||||||
379 | 12 | "For Your Consideration" | King, ChristopherChristopher King | Evans, MatthewMatthew Evans | 1 January 2008 | 6.15 |
Connie returns to the hospital and making enemies of the staff. Donna believes she is nominated for the nurse of the year award. | ||||||
380 | 13 | "Queen of Hearts" | King, ChristopherChristopher King | Hillier, MarthaMartha Hillier | 8 January 2008 | 6.04 |
Connie continues to exonerate her staff, but suddenly realises she needs them back on side. Fayes first day back and already she is in an intolerable situation. | ||||||
381 | 14 | "Stolen" | Henry, JamesJames Henry | Jameson, MartinMartin Jameson | 15 January 2008 | 6.18 |
New AAU Surgical Consultant Linden Cullen arrives and instantly clashing with Lola Griffin. Connie gets Stuart to sign Sam off sick for a week. | ||||||
382 | 15 | "Physician, Heal Thyself" | Henry, JamesJames Henry | Fainaru, DanaDana Fainaru | 22 January 2008 | 5.99 |
Joseph's comatose brother arrives in Holby. Faye finds out the truth and reveals a secret from her past. | ||||||
383 | 16 | "The Key is Fear" | Bhose, IndraIndra Bhose | Collin, LenLen Collin | 29 January 2008 | 6.07 |
Elliot returns from his holiday to Morroco. Connie holds a meeting with the Consultants to discuss Sam's current state of health. | ||||||
384 | 17 | "Final Cut" | Bhose, IndraIndra Bhose | Ainsworth, JoeJoe Ainsworth | 5 February 2008 | 6.47 |
Stuart holds Chrissie captive in Darwin theatre's but Connie disturbs him. | ||||||
385 | 18 | "The Extra Mile" | Cocker, MikeMike Cocker | Hillier, MarthaMartha Hillier | 12 February 2008 | 6.62 |
Connie plays detective to find out what was really happening in that theatre. Stuart is arrested and taken away by the police. Stuart McElroy departs. | ||||||
386 | 19 | "Complications Ensue" | Cocker, MikeMike Cocker | Lloyd, PeterPeter Lloyd | 19 February 2008 | 6.11 |
Phillip Lawlor is visiting the hospital and Connie does her best to get rid of Jac Naylor to him, but Joseph causes the plan to backfire. | ||||||
387 | 20 | "On A Mission" | MacDonald, FraserFraser MacDonald | Hillier, MarthaMartha Hillier | 26 February 2008 | 6.50 |
388 | 21 | "We Serve All Who Come To Us" | MacDonald, FraserFraser MacDonald | Cairns, MarkMark Cairns | 4 March 2008 | 5.74 |
Connie forgets her priorities when she and Elliot lock horns over a controversial case, leading to a potential personal disaster. Linden is still riddled with guilt over a young woman he was unable to treat, causing Mark to worry about the decisions he is making today. Meanwhile, Maria does her best to get her head around her relationship with Sam. | ||||||
389 | 22 | "No Cars Go" | Annett, JamieJamie Annett | Kershaw, IanIan Kershaw | 11 March 2008 | 5.99 |
Elliot comforts Connie while Grace lays in I.C.U. Linden operates on Chloe Baxter and continues to keep his past hidden making Maddy suspicious. | ||||||
390 | 23 | "Long Dark Night" | Annett, JamieJamie Annett | Jameson, MartinMartin Jameson | 12 March 2008 | 5.32 |
Grace has to have lung surgery. Chloe Baxter dies, leaving Linden upset. Connie and Sam have a vicious argument causing Sam to collapse with sepsis. | ||||||
391 | 24 | "12 Hour Nightmare" | MacLeod, BillBill MacLeod | McHale, TonyTony McHale | 18 March 2008 | 6.89 |
HolbyBlue crossover. Alan Clooney turns back up at the hospital. Linden later finds him on the landing with a pair of scissors poking through his chest, whilst Jac hangs around the background. Michael and Connie clash over Sam's treatment. Maria spends most of her day reading to Sam. | ||||||
392 | 25 | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | MacLeod, BillBill MacLeod | Henry, VeronicaVeronica Henry | 25 March 2008 | 6.46 |
Guest Appearance of Peter Wingfield as Dan Clifford | ||||||
393 | 26 | "All This Useless Beauty" | Leclerc, DominicDominic Leclerc | Thomas, GertGert Thomas | 1 April 2008 | 5.85 |
Chrissie finds out that Stuart has given her cheque for £25,000 in compensation. And after a patient she got close to dies, she decides to leave Holby for a while. Michael and Connie's rivalry continues. Chrissie Williams departs. | ||||||
394 | 27 | "Pants on Fire" | Leclerc, DominicDominic Leclerc | Ainsworth, JoeJoe Ainsworth | 8 April 2008 | 5.42 |
Joseph is suspicious when Faye rushes off to the police station to get her ex-husband's exhumation results. The heat turns up as Donna gets her claws into Michael. Donna is suspicious of Michael and Connie going for a drink after work. | ||||||
395 | 28 | "You're So Vain" | Cocker, MikeMike Cocker | Dodds, JeffJeff Dodds | 15 April 2008 | 5.94 |
Jayne gets Lady Byrne to take over the Byrne foundation as CEO. Ric and Connie take the mick out of Michael's dress sense. | ||||||
396 | 29 | "The Softest Music" | Cocker, MikeMike Cocker | Sefton, DanDan Sefton | 22 April 2008 | 5.19 |
Elliot is made the Medical Advisor of the Byrne foundation. Connie and Elliot battle to save two teenage heart transplant patients with tragic consequences. | ||||||
397 | 30 | "Battle of Who Could Care Less" | Jackson, IanIan Jackson | Evans, MatthewMatthew Evans | 29 April 2008 | 5.45 |
Daisha Anderson's boyfriend publicly dumps her and she is made ambassdor of the Byrne foundation. Connie becomes suspicious of Donna's necklace and Michael tries to explain the situation to Connie. Joseph treats and a troublesome couple. Percy 'Abra' Durant returns. | ||||||
398 | 31 | "Springflower" | Jackson, IanIan Jackson | Baczkiewicz, SebastianSebastian Baczkiewicz | 6 May 2008 | 5.04 |
399 | 32 | "TKO" | Del Maestro, RobertRobert Del Maestro | Ainsworth, JoeJoe Ainsworth | 13 May 2008 | 5.10 |
400 | 33 | "Any Port in a Storm" | Del Maestro, RobertRobert Del Maestro | Coulam, DaisyDaisy Coulam | 20 May 2008 | 5.11 |
401 | 34 | "Send No Flowers" | Evans, RobRob Evans | Bown, AbiAbi Bown | 27 May 2008 | 4.66 |
402 | 35 | "Natural Justice" | Evans, RobRob Evans | Smith, AlAl Smith | 3 June 2008 | 5.17 |
403 | 36 | "Love You" | Blackburn, FarrenFarren Blackburn | Jameson, MartinMartin Jameson | 5 June 2008 | 4.74 |
404 | 37 | "Doctor's Dilemma" | Blackburn, FarrenFarren Blackburn | Hillier, MarthaMartha Hillier | 18 June 2008 | 5.59 |
405 | 38 | "New Lands, New Beginnings" | MacDonald, FraserFraser MacDonald | McHale, TonyTony McHale | 23 June 2008 | 5.06 |
Joseph and Linden go to South Africa in order to save Faye. Is the information they are given too much too handle? | ||||||
406 | 39 | "Change of Heart" | Marsh, DaikinDaikin Marsh | Lawrence, DavidDavid Lawrence | 1 July 2008 | 5.04 |
407 | 40 | "Only Believe" | Marsh, DaikinDaikin Marsh | Lawrence, DavidDavid Lawrence | 8 July 2008 | 5.61 |
408 | 41 | "Crossing Borders" | Jackson, IanIan Jackson | Murray, ChrisChris Murray | 15 July 2008 | 4.88 |
409 | 42 | "On The Brink" | Jackson, IanIan Jackson | Lawrence, DavidDavid Lawrence | 22 July 2008 | 4.76 |
410 | 43 | "You Do It To Yourself" | Marsh, DaikinDaikin Marsh | Fainaru, DanaDana Fainaru | 29 July 2008 | 4.82 |
411 | 44 | "Eighteen and a Half" | Marsh, DaikinDaikin Marsh | Mitchell, GrahamGraham Mitchell | 5 August 2008 | 5.15 |
Percy 'Abra' Durant departs. | ||||||
412 | 45 | "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" | King, ChristopherChristopher King | O'Malley, DebbieDebbie O'Malley | 12 August 2008 | 5.12 |
Daisha's morning sickness is making her daily duties difficult and when Mark confronts her, thinking she's been out drinking the night before, she has to tell him she’s pregnant. Daisha says she wants a termination but when she learns that she's 25 weeks pregnant, she realises this is not a legal option. But Daisha is determined not to have the child and is intent on seeking illegal alternatives - much to Mark's disbelief. The Tan family have become a huge distraction for Linden and when Professor Adler arrives to oversee the move of the conjoined twins to London, Linden argues that they should stay at Holby with their parents. He seeks help from Ric and Connie, and Connie agrees to try to persuade Adler to perform the operation to separate the twins at Holby. But Jayne is not happy about Linden’s meddling - the procedure costs for the operation are something Holby could not afford. Faye treats an asthma attack patient who makes her rethink her relationship with Joseph. She later talks to him about her worries of a future together without children of their own but Joseph reminds her that, if they do get married, Archie will become his son. | ||||||
413 | 46 | "Hope, Faith & Charity" | King, ChristopherChristopher King | Young, JustinJustin Young | 26 August 2008 | 4.74 |
414 | 47 | "To Govern a Kingdom" | Larkin, JamesJames Larkin | Riddell, JakeJake Riddell | 2 September 2008 | 4.83 |
415 | 48 | "Whatever It Takes" | Larkin, JamesJames Larkin | Gawthorne, PhillipPhillip Gawthorne | 9 September 2008 | 5.28 |
416 | 49 | "Separate Lives" | Hindmarch, CarlCarl Hindmarch | Jameson, MartinMartin Jameson | 16 September 2008 | 5.14 |
417 | 50 | "Leave it to God" | Hindmarch, CarlCarl Hindmarch | Lawrence, DavidDavid Lawrence | 23 September 2008 | 5.30 |
418 | 51 | "No Breaks on the Midnight Express, Part I" | Blackburn, FarrenFarren Blackburn | McHale, TonyTony McHale | 29 September 2008 | 5.43 |
419 | 52 | "No Breaks on the Midnight Express, Part II" | Blackburn, FarrenFarren Blackburn | McHale, TonyTony McHale | 1 October 2008 | 5.29 |
420 | 53 | "Mad World" | Evans, RobRob Evans | Ainsworth, JoeJoe Ainsworth | 14 October 2008 | 5.60 |
Guest Appearance of Adrian Edmondson as Percy 'Abra' Durant. Final Appearance of Lola Griffin. |
Cast
Main characters
- Anne-Marie, Lady Byrne, chief executive officer, Byrne Foundation - Jane Asher (episodes 31-41, previously and continuesly recurring)
- Ric Griffin, director of surgery, clinical lead, consultant general surgeon, Keller - Hugh Quarshie
- Connie Beauchamp, clinical lead, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Darwin - Amanda Mealing
- Linden Cullen, clinical lead, consultant general surgeon, AAU - Duncan Pow (from episode 14)
- Elliot Hope, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Darwin - Paul Bradley
- Dan Clifford, consultant general surgeon, Keller - Peter Wingfield (until episode 2, episode 25)
- Michael Spence, consultant general surgeon, Keller - Hari Dhillon (from episode 6)
- Abra Durant, locum consultant general surgeon, Keller - Adrian Edmondson (episode 33 until episode 44, episode 53)
- Lola Griffin, consultant in critical/post-operative care, AAU/Keller - Sharon D. Clarke (until episode 53)
- Joseph Byrne, specialist registrar, cardiothoracic surgery, Darwin - Luke Roberts
- Jac Naylor, specialist registrar, general/cardiothoracic surgery, Keller/Darwin - Rosie Marcel
- Sam Strachan, specialist registrar, cardiothoracic/general surgery, Darwin/Keller - Tom Chambers
- Maddy Young, senior house officer, general surgery, AAU - Nadine Lewington
- Mark Williams, nurse consultant, AAU - Robert Powell
- Chrissie Williams, ward sister, Darwin - Tina Hobley (until episode 26)
- Faye Byrne, ward sister, Keller/Darwin - Patsy Kensit
- Daisha Anderson, staff nurse / ward sister, AAU/Keller - Rebecca Grant (from episode 24)
- Kyla Tyson, ward sister / staff nurse, AAU - Rakie Ayola
- Donna Jackson, staff nurse, Keller - Jaye Jacobs
- Maria Kendall, student nurse / staff nurse, Keller - Phoebe Thomas
Recurring characters
- Jayne Grayson, chief executive officer, Holby City NHS Trust - Stella Gonet
- Stuart McElroy, locum consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Darwin - Conor Mullen (episode 4 until episode 18)
- Paul Rose, head of anaesthetics, consultant anaesthetist, ITU - Andrew Lewis
- Keith Greene, head of intensive care, consultant anaesthetist, ITU - Alex Macqueen
- Jamie Norton, consultant anaesthetist, ITU - Dominic Colchester (from episode 39)
- Elizabeth Mills, relative, consultant psychiatric - Sandra Voe
References
- ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 21 Oct 2007–19 Oct 2008". BARB. Retrieved 8 February 2010.