Holby City (series 3)

The third series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 5 October 2000, and concluded on 6 June 2001.

Holby City
Series 3
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	30
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	5 October 2000 – 5 June 2001
Series chronology

Production

Following its second series run of 16 episodes, the third series of Holby City ran for an extended 30 hour-long episodes. The series initially aired on Thursday nights on BBC One, before moving back to its original Tuesday night timeslot.[1] The show's scope was expanded with the addition of a children's ward, allowing for greater diversification in patient storylines.[2] While the series was in production, creator Mal Young deemed Holby City "the first successful new BBC1 one-hour drama format", in contrast to the failed programmes Harbour Lights and Sunburn. Although Young had once favoured soap opera stars in his casting, he reversed his position, explaining: "We're all guilty of grabbing a face, but it's a short-term gimmick. Viewers see right through it. It's the scripts that count. On the other hand, the soaps are so prevalent it's hard to find someone who hasn't been in one."[2]

Reception

Matt Wells and Maggie Brown of The Guardian opined in September 2000, while the series was in production: "Series such as Holby are what the BBC really needs, the fresh but reliable mid-week regular drama that ITV is best at."[2]

Cast

Main characters

• Colette Brown as Sam Kennedy (from episode 19)
• Peter de Jersey as Steve Waring (from episode 2)
• Jeremy Edwards as Danny Shaughnessy
• Lisa Faulkner as Victoria Merrick (until episode 26)
• Angela Griffin as Jasmine Hopkins (until episode 30)
• Tina Hobley as Chrissie Williams (from episode 30)
• George Irving as Anton Meyer
• Thusitha Jayasundera as Tash Bandara
• Adrian Lewis Morgan as Liam Evans (from episode 15)
• Clive Mantle as Mike Barratt (until episode 30)
• Dawn McDaniel as Kirstie Collins (until episode 6)
• Anna Mountford as Keri McGrath (from episode 2)
• Jan Pearson as Kath Shaughnessy
• Siobhan Redmond as Janice Taylor (from episode 2)
• Laura Sadler as Sandy Harper (from episode 1)
• Jeremy Sheffield as Alex Adams (from episode 1)
• Nicola Stephenson as Julie Fitzjohn (until episode 29)

Recurring and guest characters

• Jan Anderson as Chloe Hill (episode 19)
• Paul Blackthorne as Guy Morton (episodes 18-30)
• Tilly Blackwood as Emma Waring (from episode 12)
• George Costigan as James Campbell (episodes 24-30)
• Hari Dhillon as Sunil Gupta (from episode 26)
• Kulvinder Ghir as Anil Banerjee (from episode 8)
• Marvin Humes as Robbie Waring (from episode 2)
• Dominic Jephcott as Alistair Taylor (episode 15)
• Kwame Kwei-Armah as Fin Newton (episodes 10 and 29)
• Andrew Lewis as Paul Rose (from episode 3)
• Deborah Poplett as Anna Chandler (from episode 17)
• Patrick Ryecart as Ewan Littlewood (episodes 3-30)
• Paul Shane as Stan Ashleigh (from episode 5)
• Sheridan Smith as Miranda Locke (episodes 25−30)
• David Soul as Alan Fletcher (episode 23)
• Simon Williams as Charles Merrick (episodes 8-27)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions) [3]
26	1	"The Deep End"	Julie Edwards	Peter Jukes	5 October 2000	7.79
27	2	"Too Much, Too Young"	Jim Goddard	Michael Jenner	12 October 2000	5.95
28	3	"The Right Thing"	Jim Goddard	Jenny Lecoat	19 October 2000	7.40
29	4	"First Impressions"	Brett Fallis	Steve Lawson	9 November 2000	6.47
30	5	"Against All Odds"	Jim Shields	Maurice Bessman	16 November 2000	6.47
31	6	"Moving On"	Jim Shields	Lynne Dallow	23 November 2000	5.65[4]
32	7	"The Trouble with the Truth"	Brett Fallis	Colin Bytheway	30 November 2000	<5.96[nb 1]
33	8	"A Christmas Carol: Part 1"	Adrian Bean	Peter Pallister	14 December 2000	7.17
34	9	"A Christmas Carol: Part 2"	Adrian Bean	Andrew Rattenbury	21 December 2000	7.93
35	10	"Anyone Who Had a Heart"	Julie Edwards	Al Hunter Ashton	28 December 2000	9.09
36	11	"Extra Time"	Indra Bhose	Robert Fraser	16 January 2001	8.33
37	12	"Runaway"	Colin Bucksey	Kate Wood	23 January 2001	8.09
38	13	"Choices"	Colin Bucksey	Tony Lindsay	30 January 2001	7.94
39	14	"Night Shift"	Indra Bhose	Leslie Stewart	6 February 2001	8.51
40	15	"Winner Takes All"	Brian Kelly	Chris Webb	13 February 2001	8.26
41	16	"For Better, For Worse"	Brian Kelly	Steve Lawson	20 February 2001	7.85
42	17	"Tip of the Iceberg"	Susanna White	Colin Bytheway	27 February 2001	8.18
43	18	"Borrowed Time"	Kim Flitcroft	Tony Lindsay	6 March 2001	8.38
44	19	"Private Lives, Public Faces"	Kim Flitcroft and Susanna White	Al Hunter Ashton	20 March 2001	8.74
45	20	"Family Ties"	Susanna White	Jeremy Front	27 March 2001	7.75
46	21	"Snakes and Ladders"	Mike Cocker	Colin Bytheway	3 April 2001	7.90
47	22	"A Change is Gonna Come"	Mike Cocker	Lillie Ferrari	10 April 2001	7.60
48	23	"Going Gently"	Beryl Richards	Dan Sefton	17 April 2001	8.25
49	24	"Release"	Beryl Richards	Dan Sefton	24 April 2001	7.86
50	25	"I'm Not in Love"	Jim Shields	Leslie Stewart	1 May 2001	8.14
51	26	"Getting Even"	Jim Shields	Andrew Holden	8 May 2001	7.14
52	27	"The Mourning After"	Brett Fallis	Colin Wyatt	15 May 2001	8.17
53	28	"New Beginnings"	Brett Fallis	Ann Marie di Mambo	22 May 2001	6.84
54	29	"Hearts and Flowers"	Paul Wroblewski	Colin Bytheway	29 May 2001	7.79
55	30	"The Road Less Travelled"	Paul Wroblewski	Andrew Rattenbury	5 June 2001	8.85

Notes

1. The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board only archive ratings for the 30 most-viewed programmes on BBC One each week. Holby City episode "The Trouble with the Truth" fell below the top 30, and no alternative sources are available. The least-viewed programme which still made the archived top 30 in the week ending 3 December 2000 was Have I Got News For You, with 5.96 million viewers.[5]

References

1. "Holby City". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
2. Wells, Matt; Brown, Maggie (4 September 2000). "One hell of a drama". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
3. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 8 Oct 2000–10 Jun 2001". BARB. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
4. "Ratings: Week ending 26 November - Peak Practice overtakes Casualty after slow start". Broadcast. EMAP. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
5. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 3 December 2000". BARB. Retrieved 17 January 2010.

External links

• Holby City series 3 (2000) at BBC Online
• Holby City series 3 (2001) at BBC Online
• Holby City series 3 at TV.com
• Holby City series 3 at the Internet Movie Database