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  • TV-PG
  • BBC-1
  • Jul 22, 2003
  • 1 h
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  • BBC-1
  • Jul 22, 2003
  • 1 h

Summary This series is a spin-off from the long running BBC medical drama Casualty. Set in the same hospital as its sister series, this show follows the everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of Holby City General Hospital.

Directed By: Ian Barnes

Written By: Ginnie Hole

  • TV-PG
  • BBC-1
  • Jul 22, 2003
  • 1 h
  • TV-PG
  • BBC-1
  • Jul 22, 2003
  • 1 h
Holby City
S5 • Episode 42
The Parent Trap
Air Date: Jul 22, 2003
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Summary This series is a spin-off from the long running BBC medical drama Casualty. Set in the same hospital as its sister series, this show follows the everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of Holby City General Hospital.

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Episode 1 • Oct 8, 2002 • 1 h
Perfect Day
Danny is pushed to the brink of despair when Kobie threatens to leave Holby for good. His troubles come to a tragic end when Kobie falls from the roof of the hospital during a bitter row between the two.
Episode 2 • Oct 15, 2002 • 1 h
Depths of Devotion
Diane and Danny each take a side on an abuse situation. Ed bullies a woman into donating her daughter's heart, and Ed almost gets fired over it. A homeless girl gives birth to twins and then leaves them.
Episode 3 • Oct 22, 2002 • 1 h
Facing Facts
Jess tackles a carjacker who turns out to be Robbie Waring. Tom is angry that Ric did an unnecessary surgery. Mubbs is disturbed that a woman had a baby for a gay couple.
Episode 4 • Oct 29, 2002 • 1 h
Repercussions
Episode 5 • Nov 5, 2002 • 1 h
Long Day's Night
The nurses bonfire night party turns into a house fire. Ed's father has an angina attack in prison and he confides in Chrissey as to why his dad is there.
Episode 6 • Nov 12, 2002 • 1 h
Lear's Children
Keri finds herself in deep trouble after over -medicating a patient. Danny finds comfort in the arms of Jazmin after Kobie's tragic death.
Episode 7 • Nov 19, 2002 • 1 h
Old Friends
When the patient Tom operated on is dumped outside the hospital by the drug dealers, Tom is panicked that he will wake up and recognize him. Lisa has a hard time coping with the fact her father is involved with Kath.
Episode 8 • Nov 26, 2002 • 1 h
Ladies Night
Chrissey and Ed are at it again while Owen waits to propose to her at home. A woman Mubbs slept with is in the hospital and she tells her boyfriend that she slept with Mubbs last night.
Episode 9 • Dec 3, 2002 • 1 h
Every Cloud...
Chrissie is torn over the proposal and a chance to be with Ed. Terry's cancer has spread and he is in grave condition.
Episode 10 • Dec 10, 2002 • 1 h
Leopard Spots
Tom turns his brother Martin in to the police. Kath agrees to marry Terry, then, that afternoon, finds out his cancer is terminal and he will only live for a few months.
Episode 11 • Dec 17, 2002 • 1 h
Sinners and Saints
Tom's old friend comes in for surgery, with fatal results and Tom is tempted to start drinking again. Kath questions her faith when the chaplain won't bless her marriage to Terry. Sandy sees Sean for what he is.
Episode 12 • Dec 26, 2002 • 1 h
Sins of the Father
Kath and Terry's wedding day. Ric gives them dismal news after the ceremony. Tom's father comes to visit and observes an operation while interfering and angering Tom. He can't reconcile with his father before he leaves and he takes a drink.
Episode 13 • Dec 31, 2002 • 1 h
Time to Kill
New Years eve party. Tom is drinking again and Ed catches him. Terry and Kath go to the beach house where Terry asks her to overdose him. Sean drugs Sandy and she wakes up naked in bed.
Episode 14 • Jan 7, 2003 • 1 h
Hair of the Dog
Episode 15 • Jan 14, 2003 • 1 h
Me and My Gal
Terry's funeral today. Tom collapses during surgery. Kath confesses to Danny. Owen asks Ed to be his best man. A young girl gives birth, and didn't know she was pregnant.
Episode 16 • Jan 21, 2003 • 1 h
A Right to Know
Terry left everything to Kath, and Lisa is suspicious. Owen's stag night. Mubbs finds out that Ed is the father of Chrissie's baby. Lisa calls the police on Kath after having a fight with Danny.
Episode 17 • Jan 28, 2003 • 1 h
'Til Death Do Us Part
The police question the staff and plan to exhume Terry's body. Kath is told there was an eye witness. Chrissie and Owen's wedding day.
Episode 18 • Feb 4, 2003 • 1 h
Beneath the Skin
Ric attends the autopsy, and he hides the prescription he gave Kath. They find a needle mark in Terry and Kath is arrested on suspicion of murder.
Episode 19 • Feb 11, 2003 • 1 h
A Kind of Loving
A crisis occurs when a power outage happens while Mubbs is operating. Kath pleads not guilty. Lisa takes it out on Danny. Ben goes off with another man at the Valentine's Day party.
Episode 20 • Feb 18, 2003 • 1 h
Dominoes Falling
Alex Adams returns to Holby to do a transplant operation and is offered Tom's job. Sean pesters Sandy for money and steals the ward fund. Ben cannot decide on moving in with Tony.
Episode 21 • Feb 25, 2003 • 1 h
Wonderland
Ed is frustrated that Alex accepted Tom's job. An old boyfriend of Ben's shows up and wants to reignite the relationship. Jess and Mubbs go for a drink, and a kiss. Chrissie's scan shows markers for Down Syndrome in the baby.
Episode 22 • Mar 4, 2003 • 1 h
When That Shark Bites
Tom Campbell-Gore is back. Sean pushes Sandy to steal money from sleeping patients. Cameras are installed on the ward, due to thefts. Tom confides in Alex about his alcoholism.
Episode 23 • Mar 11, 2003 • 1 h
One of Our Own
Ric sees the video of Jess and Mubbs. Tony needs a kidney and Ben offers to donate his. Mubbs tells Owen that Chrissie has been sleeping with Ed, and everyone at Holby knows. A dying old man gives Sandy all of his money.
Episode 24 • Mar 18, 2003 • 1 h
For Better, for Worse
Danny confronts Sandy about the thefts. Sandy gives Sean the money the old man gave her. He still threatens her for more. Owen sees Ed and Chrissie at his house, and loses his cool. Ric accepts a job in the private sector.
Episode 25 • Mar 25, 2003 • 1 h
A Tear in My Eye
Danny confronts Sean and he runs away. Chrissie's office is full of her belongings, courtesy of Owen. Owen catches Ed and Chrissie together in an embrace and goes wild. Ben breaks off with Tony.
Episode 26 • Apr 1, 2003 • 1 h
As the Day Is Long
A wife comes to see her husband only to find out he has a secret boyfriend visiting him. Diane agrees to go on a date with Steve. When a patient does not want to press charges of rape, Danny storms off because of the injustice of it.
Episode 27 • Apr 8, 2003 • 1 h
The One You Love: Part 1
At Kath's trial, the prosecution petitions the court to change the charge to murder, and she spends the night in the cells. Tom has feelings for his therapist Anita, and makes a pass at her. Steve and Diane have their official first date.
Episode 28 • Apr 15, 2003 • 1 h
The One You Love: Part 2
Kath is found not guilty. Steve won't let Robbie borrow his car. Robbie and his friend hot wire a car in the car park. Ben and Steve arrive to realize it's Ben's car, so they chase then in Steve's car and crash. Alex can't control the shaking in his hands with drugs anymore.
Episode 29 • Apr 22, 2003 • 1 h
Desperate Measures
Ben is seriously injured, but Steve's leg is trapped. Diane and Ric have to decide whether to amputate Steve's leg to get to Ben, or leave it as it is.
Episode 30 • Apr 29, 2003 • 1 h
Glass Half Empty
Alex receives a bad prognosis when he has tests for his shaking. Diane Lloyd has to tell Steve that Ben has died. Steve is reeling from the news and Ric convinces Robbie that he can save him from his grief.
Episode 31 • May 6, 2003 • 1 h
Going It Alone
Chrissie can't live with her mother anymore and decides to move out. Lisa has her first day in AAU and it is a lot tougher than she thought. Just as Steve Waring is about to leave Holby, he suffers a heart attack and dies.
Episode 32 • May 13, 2003 • 1 h
By Any Other Name
Rosie Sattar starts today in maternity because Ben left a void. Big surprise, Danny is back from Australia. Owen and Chrissie face complications with the baby.
Episode 33 • May 20, 2003 • 1 h
Think Again
Mubbs is surprised that Diane wants to terminate Steve Waring's baby.
Episode 34 • May 27, 2003 • 1 h
Seasons in the Sun
Chrissie's baby dies after an emergency Cesarean. Alex is inspired by a musician with Parkinson's. Diane's colostomy patient gets good news after surgery.
Episode 35 • Jun 3, 2003 • 1 h
Mum's the Word
Chrissie returns to work on the day of her baby's funeral. She forbids Owen to attend, but he hides in the background at the service.
Episode 36 • Jun 10, 2003 • 1 h
Endgame
Episode 37 • Jun 17, 2003 • 1 h
Private Lives
Zubin Khan's daughter shows up at the private clinic with a bleeding woman, and convinces her father to help her. He gets Ric and Tom to operate on her without telling them that she has been smuggled into the country. Tom is furious.
Episode 38 • Jun 24, 2003 • 1 h
Can't Always Get What You Want
Episode 39 • Jul 1, 2003 • 1 h
Loss of Faith
Nic Yorke's sister Kelly starts her first day as a nurse. Elizabeth Woods has an affair with Zubin. Her abusive husband beats and rapes her and makes her say it was Zubin who did it. The police take Zubin in for questioning.
Episode 40 • Jul 8, 2003 • 1 h
Crossing the Line
Zubin convinces Elizabeth Woods to tell the truth, and her husband is arrested. Ric is gambling again, this time with good results. Dr Merrick wants to do brain surgery on Alex Adams to stop his tremors.
Episode 41 • Jul 15, 2003 • 1 h
Eyes Wide Open
As Alex prepares for surgery on his brain, he and Diane get close. Chrissie's mother Tricia makes a pass at Owen. Ric gets betting advice from Nic and wins.
Episode 42 • Jul 22, 2003 • 1 h
The Parent Trap
Episode 43 • Jul 29, 2003 • 1 h
Carpe Diem
Leo is admitted with heroin in his system and is in withdrawal. Alex is happy to be back to work. Anita is tired of waiting for Tom to make a decision and she leaves. Tom races out of surgery and goes to the airport and leaves with Anita.
Episode 44 • Aug 5, 2003 • 1 h
Home
Episode 45 • Aug 6, 2003 • 1 h
On the Inside
Alex assists on Ed's patient in surgery and Ric is furious. Rosie's blood tests prove she is menopausal at 35 years old. Ric gets the job as Clinical Director. Chrissie confronts Owen on why he hasn't signed the divorce papers yet.
Episode 46 • Aug 12, 2003 • 1 h
House of Cards
Mubbs and Rosie have a patient with a difficult birth. Mubbs parents try to arrange a marriage for him. Chrissie comes home early and almost catches Tricia and Owen, but he escapes to the balcony dressed in a towel
Episode 47 • Aug 19, 2003 • 1 h
To Err Is Human
When a road traffic accident comes in, Zubin has flashbacks of his wife's death. Tricia transfers to be Ric Griffin's PA to get away from Owen.
Episode 48 • Sep 2, 2003 • 1 h
All That You Leave Behind
Rosie tries to set Mubb's up on a date with disasterous results. Kelly, who wants Kath's job, sets her up to fail in an interview for a better job.
Episode 49 • Sep 9, 2003 • 1 h
A Friend in Need
Sandy wins 150,000 pounds in the lottery and leaves the money to Jess, Ric and Kelly and pays off Lisa's mortgage, and then goes to Australia to hook up with Danny. Owen asks Tricia to go on a vacation.
Episode 50 • Sep 16, 2003 • 1 h
Love Nor Money
Ric realizes there is a bad side to being clinical director when a train crash has them flooded with patients. Zubin questions the methods of an "old school" surgeon who he thinks is incompetent.
Episode 51 • Sep 23, 2003 • 1 h
Just Getting By
Ric panics when Kellar ward has too many suspicious deaths. Owen and Trish's holiday photos fall into the wrong hands. Kath returns to find that Kelly Yorke is quite capable on her job.
Episode 52 • Sep 30, 2003 • 1 h
Accidents Will Happen
It's Jess's 21st birthday party and the gift Ric gives her is repossessed. The cause of the Kellar deaths is revealed, and Owen and Chrissie reunite.
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