Holby City (series 4)

The fourth series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 October 2001, and concluded on 1 October 2002. The episode run for this series was actually commissioned for 26 episodes, however a further 26 episodes were given the go ahead and were bolted onto the end of Series 4 resulting in a 52 episode series run. In essence, it is a combination of two separate series, but classed as one. From here on, each series was commissioned as a full 52-episode run.

Holby City
Series 4
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	52
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	9 October 2001 – 1 October 2002
Series chronology

Reception

In 2002, the BBC was condemned by critics who felt that the network "no longer believed it had a duty to shape public taste." David Cox of the New Statesman commented that this became clear during the 2001 Christmas schedule, when BBC One scheduled Holby City against a contemporary version of Othello. On this basis, Cox advocated the abolition of the licence fee, explaining: "The BBC was invented in a period when the elite decided what the population should know. If that has gone, then the licence fee should go too."[1]

Cast

Main characters

• Ian Aspinall as Mubbs Hussein (from episode 8)
• Luisa Bradshaw-White as Lisa Fox (from episode 13)
• Colette Brown as Sam Kennedy (until episode 45)
• Peter de Jersey as Steve Waring
• Jeremy Edwards as Danny Shaughnessy
• Tina Hobley as Chrissie Williams
• George Irving as Anton Meyer (until episode 46)
• Thusitha Jayasundera as Tash Bandara (until episode 37)
• Dominic Jephcott as Alistair Taylor (episodes 1−46)
• Verona Joseph as Jess Griffin (from episode 15)
• Denis Lawson as Tom Campbell-Gore (from episode 45)
• Adrian Lewis Morgan as Liam Evans (until episode 35)
• Rocky Marshall as Ed Keating (from episode 45)
• Mark Moraghan as Owen Davis (from episode 3)
• Anna Mountford as Keri McGrath (until episode 41)
• David Paisley as Ben Saunders (from episode 17)
• Jan Pearson as Kath Shaughnessy
• Patricia Potter as Diane Lloyd (from episode 39)
• Hugh Quarshie as Ric Griffin (from episode 1)
• Siobhan Redmond as Janice Taylor (until episode 44)
• Laura Sadler as Sandy Harper
• Jeremy Sheffield as Alex Adams

Recurring characters

• Andrew Dunn as Simon Shaughnessy (episodes 8−52)
• Ian Kelsey as Patrick Spiller (episode 11)
• Martin Ledworth as Father Michael (episodes 8-33)
• Ana Sofrenovic as Marija Ovcar (episodes 1-16)
• Kulvinder Ghir as Anil Banerjee
• Tilly Blackwood as Emma Waring (until episode 10)
• Marvin Humes as Robbie Waring
• David Soul as Alan Fletcher (episode 27)
• Denise Welch as Pam McGrath (episodes 36-41)
• Jan Anderson as Chloe Hill (episode 1)
• Hari Dhillon as Sunil Gupta
• Deborah Poplett as Anna Chandler
• Christopher Colquhoun as Simon Kaminski (episode 43)
• Christine Stephen-Daly as Lara Stone (episodes 28 and 31)
• Zita Sattar as Anna Paul (episode 28)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions) [2]
56	1	"Rogue Males"	Nigel Douglas	Al Hunter Ashton	9 October 2001	8.92
57	2	"Ghosts"	Mike Cocker	Tony McHale	16 October 2001	8.06
58	3	"Men Are from Mars"	Nigel Douglas	Colin Wyatt	23 October 2001	7.66
59	4	"Things Can Only Get Better"	John Alexander	Joe Fraser	30 October 2001	8.42
60	5	"Reflected Truth"	John Alexander	Martin Jameson	6 November 2001	8.52
61	6	"Starting Over"	Mike Cocker	Lisa Evans	13 November 2001	8.32
62	7	"Mother Knows Best"	James Cellan Jones	Dan Sefton	20 November 2001	8.24
63	8	"Forgiveness of Sins"	James Cellan Jones	Nick Warburton	27 November 2001	8.06
64	9	"Woman in the Dark"	Ian Knox	Andrew Holden	4 December 2001	8.81
65	10	"Care"	Jim Goddard	Rob Fraser	11 December 2001	8.33
66	11	"It's a Family Affair"	Julie Anne Robinson	Chris Jury	18 December 2001	8.45
67	12	"'Twas the Night..."	Jim Goddard	Jane Hollowood	23 December 2001	7.69
68	13	"Shadow of a Doubt, Part One"	Keith Boak	Neil McKay	31 December 2001	6.57
69	14	"Shadow of a Doubt, Part Two"	Keith Boak	Neil McKay	8 January 2002	8.47
70	15	"Trust"	Ian Knox	Stuart Morris	15 January 2002	8.04
71	16	"Hello Goodbye"	Julie Anne Robinson	Helen Greaves	22 January 2002	7.62
72	17	"Life Goes On"	Indra Bhose	Anji Loman Field	29 January 2002	7.62
73	18	"All My Sins"	Indra Bhose	Joe Fraser	5 February 2002	7.70
74	19	"Secrets and Lies"	Jim Goddard	James Stevenson	12 February 2002	8.00
75	20	"The Love that Binds"	Jim Goddard	Sharon Morris	19 February 2002	7.21
76	21	"Choose Life"	Russell England	Al Hunter Ashton	26 February 2002	7.07
77	22	"To Have and Have Not"	James Strong	Janys Chambers	5 March 2002	6.99
78	23	"Fathers and Sons"	James Strong	Nick Warburton	12 March 2002	6.96
79	24	"Cruel to Be Kind"	Russell England	Andrew Holden	19 March 2002	6.53
80	25	"Gamblers"	Julie Anne Robinson	Al Hunter Ashton	26 March 2002	7.59
81	26	"Birthday"	Julie Anne Robinson	Martin Jameson	2 April 2002	6.51
82	27	"Change of Heart"	Keith Boak	Julie Weston	9 April 2002	5.92
83	28	"We Band of Brothers"	Keith Boak	Neil McKay	16 April 2002	6.06
84	29	"Letting Go"	Simon Massey	Susan Martin	23 April 2002	6.38
85	30	"Second Chances"	Simon Massey	Nick Warburton and Susan Martin	30 April 2002	7.52
86	31	"Hearts and Minds"	Russell England	James Stevenson	7 May 2002	7.70
87	32	"Lives Worth Living"	Russell England	Martin Jameson	14 May 2002	6.85
88	33	"Touch & Go"	Indra Bhose	Andrew Holden	21 May 2002	8.61
89	34	"Coming Home"	Indra Bhose	Marc Pierson	28 May 2002	8.18
90	35	"Sweet Love Remembered"	Jane Powell	Dawn Harrison	4 June 2002	8.22
91	36	"Calculated Risks"	Jane Powell	Nick Warburton	11 June 2002	7.61
92	37	"Taking Cover"	Simon Massey	Andrew Holden	18 June 2002	7.28
93	38	"Love and Devotion"	Simon Massey	Neil McKay	25 June 2002	7.32
94	39	"High Risk"	John Alexander	Maria Jones	2 July 2002	7.58
95	40	"The Winner Takes it All"	John Alexander	Suzie Smith	9 July 2002	7.62
96	41	"From This Moment On"	Rob Evans	Gaby Chiappe	16 July 2002	7.01
97	42	"Design for Living"	Rob Evans	Marc Pierson	23 July 2002	7.49
98	43	"Judas Kiss: Part 1"	James Strong	Stuart Morris	1 August 2002	6.26
99	44	"Judas Kiss: Part 2"	James Strong	Stuart Morris	6 August 2002	7.05
100	45	"New Hearts, Old Scores"	Keith Boak	Martin Jameson	13 August 2002	7.30
101	46	"Pawns in the Game"	Keith Boak	Julia Weston	20 August 2002	7.19
102	47	"A Second Chance"	Bill Britten	Dawn Harrison	21 August 2002	5.52
103	48	"The Private Sector"	Bill Britten	Andrew Holden	3 September 2002	7.26
104	49	"Ghosts"	Simon Massey	Neil McKay	10 September 2002	6.74
105	50	"Pills and Frills"	Simon Massey	Joe Fraser	17 September 2002	7.83
106	51	"Last Chances"	Julie Anne Robinson	Peter Bowden	24 September 2002	8.03
107	52	"Torn"	Julie Anne Robinson	Nick Warburton	1 October 2002	8.31

References

1. Hellen, Nicholas (3 November 2002). "Focus: Could this man zap the BBC for £2.5 billion?". The Times. London: News Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
2. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 14 Oct 2001–6 Oct 2002". BARB. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

External links

• "Design for Living" shooting script at BBC Writers Room