Holby City (series 8)

Holby City
	Series 8
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	52
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	18 October 2005 –; 17 October 2006
Series chronology

The eighth series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 18 October 2005, and concluded on 17 October 2006.

Cast

Main characters

Kelly Adams as Mickie Hendrie (until episode 47)
Rakie Ayola as Kyla Tyson (from episode 17)
Adam Best as Matt Parker
Paul Bradley as Elliot Hope (from episode 4)
Tom Chambers as Sam Strachan (from episode 12)
Sharon D. Clarke as Lola Griffin
Ade Edmondson as Abra Durant (from episode 33)
Michael French as Nick Jordan (episodes 11-37)
Paul Henshall as Dean West
Tina Hobley as Chrissie Williams

Jaye Jacobs as Donna Jackson
Verona Joseph as Jess Griffin (episode 15)
Rosie Marcel as Jac Naylor (from episode 6)
Sharon Maughan as Tricia Williams
Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp
Mark Moraghan as Owen Davis (until episode 10)
Patricia Potter as Diane Lloyd
Robert Powell as Mark Williams
Hugh Quarshie as Ric Griffin
Luke Roberts as Joseph Byrne (from episode 12)

Recurring and guest characters

Scott Adkins as Bradley Hume (episodes 32–52)
Gillian Bevan as Gina Hope (episodes 23–52)
Martin Hancock as Reg Lund (until episode 52)
Andrew Lewis as Paul Rose
Alex Macqueen as Keith Greene
Ben Richards as Justin Fuller (episodes 23–37)
Patrick Toomey as Christopher Sutherland (from episode 25)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions) [1]
264	1	"The Outsiders"	Fraser MacDonald	Anita Pandolfo	18 October 2005 (2005-10-18)	7.06
265	2	"Test Your Metal"[nb 1] "A Great Leap Forward"	Rob Evans	Suzie Smith	26 October 2005 (2005-10-26) 27 October 2005 (2005-10-27)	4.57 5.64
Part three and four of a Casualty@Holby City Halloween crossover.
266	3	"Crimes and Misdemeanours"	Rob Evans	Michael Jenner	1 November 2005 (2005-11-01)	7.02
267	4	"More Equal Than Others"	Fraser MacDonald	Andrew Holden	8 November 2005 (2005-11-08)	7.81
Elliot Hope arrives.
268	5	"Butterfly Effect"	Richard Platt	Elsa Cranworth	15 November 2005 (2005-11-15)	7.60
269	6	"Bird on a Wire"	Richard Platt	Andrea Earl	22 November 2005 (2005-11-22)	6.75
Jac Naylor arrives.
270	7	"Learning Curve"	Steve Finn	Andrew Cornish	29 November 2005 (2005-11-29)	6.82
271	8	"Comfort of Strangers"	Steve Finn	Jonathan Myerson & Robert Fraser	6 December 2005 (2005-12-06)	6.85
272	9	"Prometheus Unbound"	Julie Anne Robinson	Andrew Holden	13 December 2005 (2005-12-13)	7.04
273	10	"The Long Goodbye"	Julie Anne Robinson	Debbie O'Malley	20 December 2005 (2005-12-20)	6.07
Owen Davies departs.
274	11	"Deny Thy Father, Part II"	Paul Harrison	Gaby Chiappe	27 December 2005 (2005-12-27)	8.86
Part two of a two-hour-long Casualty@Holby City crossover special. Nick Jordan returns.
275	12	"Mother Love"	Claire Armspach	Tony McHale	3 January 2006 (2006-01-03)	7.61
Sam Strachan and Joseph Byrne arrive.
276	13	"Pride Before a Fall"	James Erskine	Len Collin	10 January 2006 (2006-01-10)	7.02
277	14	"Yesterday Once More"	Steve Kelly	Gaby Chiappe	17 January 2006 (2006-01-17)	7.14
278	15	"Brother's Keeper"	Steve Kelly	Peter Lloyd	24 January 2006 (2006-01-24)	7.29
279	16	"Roots"	Richard Platt	Tony McHale	31 January 2006 (2006-01-31)	7.46
280	17	"I'll Be Back"	Richard Platt	Colin Bytheway	7 February 2006 (2006-02-07)	7.09
Kyla Tyson arrives.
281	18	"Flight of the Bumblebee"	Ian Barber	Jeff Dodds	14 February 2006 (2006-02-14)	6.96
282	19	"Out on a Limb"	Ian Barber	Mark Cairns	21 February 2006 (2006-02-21)	6.52
283	20	"We Gave Her All Our Love"	Indra Bhose	Michael Jenner	28 February 2006 (2006-02-28)	7.88
284	21	"Into Your Own Hands"	Indra Bhose	Stephanie Lloyd-Jones	7 March 2006 (2006-03-07)	6.40
285	22	"Let it Shine"	Nick Jones	Len Collin	14 March 2006 (2006-03-14)	7.11
286	23	"Leap in the Dark"	Nick Jones	Andrea Earl	21 March 2006 (2006-03-21)	6.84
Justin Fuller arrives.
287	24	"Snake in the Grass"	Colin Teague	Johanne McAndrew	28 March 2006 (2006-03-28)	6.33
288	25	"Passing On"	Colin Teague	Pete Hambly	4 April 2006 (2006-04-04)	7.26
289	26	"Quality Time"	Simon Massey	Martin Jameson	11 April 2006 (2006-04-11)	7.13
290	27	"Honesty"	Ian Jackson	Jenny Lecoat	18 April 2006 (2006-04-18)	6.64
291	28	"Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged"	Ian Jackson	Paul Coates	25 April 2006 (2006-04-25)	5.86
292	29	"Short Cuts"	Steve Finn	Veronica Henry	2 May 2006 (2006-05-02)	6.53
293	30	"Lead Us Not into Temptation"	Steve Finn	Debbie O'Malley	9 May 2006 (2006-05-09)	6.10
294	31	"Games of Chance"	Jim Doyle	Peter Lloyd	16 May 2006 (2006-05-16)	6.37
295	32	"One Tender Kiss"	Jim Doyle	Graham Mitchell	23 May 2006 (2006-05-23)	6.46
Bradley Hume arrives.
296	33	"Abracadabra"	Indra Bhose	Joe Ainsworth	6 June 2006 (2006-06-06)	5.52
297	34	"Invasion"	Indra Bhose	Len Collin	7 June 2006 (2006-06-07)	4.17
298	35	"Promises to Keep"	Ian Barber	Nick Warburton	29 June 2006 (2006-06-29)	4.40
299	36	"The Truth Will Out"	Ian Barber	Andrea Earl	6 July 2006 (2006-07-06)	4.86
300	37	"Extreme Measures"	Colin Teague	Tony McHale	11 July 2006 (2006-07-11)	5.43
Justin Fuller and Nick Jordan depart.
301	38	"I Am Not What I Am"	Peter Rose	Bradley Quirk	18 July 2006 (2006-07-18)	4.80
302	39	"Looking After Number One"	Peter Rose	Alun Nipper	25 July 2006 (2006-07-25)	5.19
303	40	"Conscience"	Rob Evans	Pete Hambly	1 August 2006 (2006-08-01)	5.80
304	41	"Metamorphosis"	Rob Evans	Sasha Hails	8 August 2006 (2006-08-08)	5.96
305	42	"Team Holby"	Ian Jackson	Debbie O'Malley	15 August 2006 (2006-08-15)	5.89
306	43	"Horse to Water"	Ian Jackson	Michael Jenner	22 August 2006 (2006-08-22)	6.10
307	44	"Bad Blood"	Richard Platt	Martin Jameson	29 August 2006 (2006-08-29)	6.55
308	45	"Nothing Ventured, Nothing Lost"	Richard Platt	Sara Turner	5 September 2006 (2006-09-05)	6.79
309	46	"Better the Devil You Know"	John Greening	Paul Coates	6 September 2006 (2006-09-06)	4.75
310	47	"Star Maker"	John Greening	Johanne McAndrew & Elliot Hope	12 September 2006 (2006-09-12)	6.22
Mickie Hendrie departs.
311	48	"Just Another Day"	Christopher King	Mark Cairns	19 September 2006 (2006-09-19)	5.96
312	49	"Now or Never"	Christopher King	Andrew Holden	26 September 2006 (2006-09-26)	6.50
313	50	"Taking Liberties"	Fraser MacDonald	Mark Catley	3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)	6.12
314	51	"If The Heart Lies"	Fraser MacDonald	Peter Lloyd	10 October 2006 (2006-10-10)	6.14
315	52	"Moondance"	Nigel Douglas	Tony McHale	17 October 2006 (2006-10-17)	6.83
Bradley Hume and Reg Lund depart, Gina Hope dies.

Notes

While standard episodes of Holby City are 59 minutes in length,[2] the second half of the October 2005 Casualty@Holby City crossover was split into two 30-minute segments, broadcast over two nights as "Test Your Metal" and "A Great Leap Forward".[3]

References

"Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 23 October 2005 – 22 October 2006". BARB. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
"Holby City". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
Riley, Chris; Horsford, Simon; Warman, Matt (24 October 2005). "Today's TV choices". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

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[4] While standard episodes of Holby City are 59 minutes in length,[2] the second half of the October 2005 Casualty@Holby City crossover was split into two 30-minute segments, broadcast over two nights as "Test Your Metal" and "A Great Leap Forward".[3]

[1] "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 23 October 2005 – 22 October 2006". BARB. Retrieved 9 February 2010.

[2] "Holby City". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[3] Riley, Chris; Horsford, Simon; Warman, Matt (24 October 2005). "Today's TV choices". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2010.