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  • TV-PG
  • BBC-1
  • Apr 3, 2001
  • 1 h
  • TV-PG
  • BBC-1
  • Apr 3, 2001
  • 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: Mike Cocker

Written By: Colin Bytheway

  • TV-PG
  • BBC-1
  • Apr 3, 2001
  • 1 h
  • TV-PG
  • BBC-1
  • Apr 3, 2001
  • 1 h
Holby City
S3 • Episode 21
Snakes and Ladders
Air Date: Apr 3, 2001
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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 5, 2000 • 1 h
The Deep End
Episode 2 • Oct 12, 2000 • 1 h
Too Much Too Young
A young girl comes in with liver failure. Her father is a donor, but his liver is damaged due to alcohol abuse. He puts pressure on his son to donate to save her life. Victoria Merrick has been transferred to pediatrics.
Episode 3 • Oct 19, 2000 • 1 h
The Real Thing
Episode 4 • Nov 9, 2000 • 1 h
First Impressions
Episode 5 • Nov 16, 2000 • 1 h
Against All Odds
Kirsty goes behind Meyer's back and treats a dying patient with experimental drugs. Danny gets mugged in the parking lot. Barratt sings Karaoke at the staff party.
Episode 6 • Nov 23, 2000 • 8 m
Moving On
Kirsty saves a man having a heart attack on a scaffold. A runaway with possible tuberculosis goes missing from the hospital. Danny gets frustrated with an overbearing mother in pediatrics.
Episode 7 • Nov 30, 2000 • 1 h
The Trouble with the Truth
Jasmine spends far too much time with a dying patient and his wife and staff notice it. When a patient tells Mike a secret, Mike has to make a difficult decision, A heart patient who is going to miss her wedding is surprised by her fiance.
Episode 8 • Dec 14, 2000 • 1 h
A Christmas Carol: Part 1
Meyer has to operate on his mentor, but finds out that he himself has a debilitating illness. Julie's daughter becomes seriously ill and is admitted. One misbehaving boy in the children's ward is stealing Santa's chocolates.
Episode 9 • Dec 21, 2000 • 1 h
A Christmas Carol: Part 2
Julie begs Meyer to operate on her daughter Rosie, but he refuses as he needs time off due to his illness. A fireman comes in with smoke inhalation, only to find out he has lung cancer. Danny and Stan bring Santa to the hospital.
Episode 10 • Dec 28, 2000 • 1 h
Anyone Who Had a Heart
A young boy dies in a traffic accident, while another child needs a heart transplant, but the father of the deceased boy does not want to donate his son's heart.
Episode 11 • Jan 16, 2001 • 1 h
Extra Time
A teenage girl refuses treatment, and Janice gets in serious trouble over it.
Episode 12 • Jan 23, 2001 • 1 h
Runaway
Ranjet's gerbil escapes during his birthday party. Jamie sets fire to his house to get the insurance money for his father. Unfortunately. his father is in the house and gets injured. Jamie runs away and Steve and Jasmine look for him.
Episode 13 • Jan 30, 2001 • 1 h
Choices
A 37 year old man dies of a heart attack while he is having a gall bladder operation. His wife demands an inquest and Doctor Barratt is held responsible for his actions.
Episode 14 • Feb 6, 2001 • 1 h
Night Shift
Stan stands vigil over a dying Battle of Britain veteran. A girl Sophie gets a nurses costume and goes around the Otter ward in the night dispensing drugs and adjusting their monitors, almost killing two of the children.
Episode 15 • Feb 13, 2001 • 1 h
Winner Takes All
Episode 16 • Feb 20, 2001 • 1 h
For Better, for Worse
Liam is leaving to get married. Linda has liver problems caused by a transfusion. A recovering alcoholic is accused of drinking when a nurse finds his brother's bottle of whiskey under his bed.
Episode 17 • Feb 27, 2001 • 1 h
Tip of the Iceberg
Liam is back at work after being jilted at the altar. Tash tells her father she is a lesbian. A figure skater's career is over after bowel surgery.
Episode 18 • Mar 6, 2001 • 1 h
Borrowed Time
Jerome has cancer and his parents don't want him to know. He pressures Danny into telling him his test results. A girl has HIV and Kerry advises her to tell her boyfriend the truth. Danny decides to train to be a pediatric nurse.
Episode 19 • Mar 20, 2001 • 1 h
Private Lives, Public Faces
Alex goes into surgery to assist, only to be met by the woman he slept with last night. A young man who finds out he is dying of organ rejection, takes an overdose.
Episode 20 • Mar 27, 2001 • 58 m
Family Ties
An acquaintance from Nicky's past puts her in a difficult position, but will she do the right thing? A struggling Sacha finally opens up to a loved one.
Episode 21 • Apr 3, 2001 • 1 h
Snakes and Ladders
Danny has his interview for the pediatric nurse job. A patient with cancer is told she is pregnant which will halt her cancer treatment. She has to make a tough decision. Jasmine and Steve have a disagreement at Danny's birthday party.
Episode 22 • Apr 10, 2001 • 1 h
A Change Is Gonna Come
A mother sees Steve hugging her daughter, but when she asks her about it, she claims that Steve kissed her. Steve is charged with misconduct and suspended until an inquiry is held. Danny's first day as student nurse.
Episode 23 • Apr 17, 2001 • 1 h
Going Gently
Episode 24 • Apr 24, 2001 • 1 h
Release
Episode 25 • May 1, 2001 • 1 h
I'm Not in Love
Episode 26 • May 8, 2001 • 1 h
Getting Even
Episode 27 • May 15, 2001 • 1 h
The Mourning After
The staff are trying to handle the grief of the murder of Victoria. The police are all over the hospital questioning everyone. Alex points the finger at Guy, and he points it back at Alex.
Episode 28 • May 22, 2001 • 1 h
New Beginnings
Miranda is admitted with self harming wounds. The police take an interest in her. Alex and Guy are forced to work together. Jasmine has words with Julie. Sandy discovers what is wrong with a patient with severe symptoms.
Episode 29 • May 29, 2001 • 1 h
Hearts and Flowers
Julie and Martin are getting married today. Steve's wife Emma is in a road accident and is admitted. Steve is torn between her and Jasmine. After questioning, Miranda Locke seems to know more about Victoria's death than she is letting on.
Episode 30 • Jun 5, 2001 • 1 h
The Road Less Travelled
Dr. Mike Barratt is offered a job in New Zealand. New ward sister Chrissie starts today. Stan accidentally creates a power failure and Meyer and James Campbell get stuck in the lift. The murderer of Dr. Victoria Merrick is revealed.
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