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Holby City series 17

The seventeenth series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 14 October 2014 and ran for 52 episodes, ending on 6 October 2015. The series saw the returns of Oliver Valentine (James Anderson), Henrik Hanssen (Guy Henry), and Essie Harrison (Kaye Wragg). Former series regular Hari Dhillon returned as Michael Spence for a six-episode guest arc. Former cast member Olga Fedori reprised her role as Frieda Petrenko for a guest appearance.

Holby City
Series 17
No. of episodes52
Release
Original networkBBC One
BBC One HD
Original release14 October 2014 (2014-10-14) –
6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
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The series also saw several actors leave. Louise Delamere (Colette Sheward) made her exit in the fourth episode, later followed by Jules Knight (Harry Tressler) and Niamh McGrady (Mary-Claire Carter). Michael Thomson (Jonny Maconie) departed in episode 27, along with Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor), who made a temporary departure to have her first child. Towards the end of September, the series saw the departure of one of the longest serving characters Elliot Hope (Paul Bradley).

Production edit

The series began airing on Tuesday nights on BBC One from 14 October 2014.[1] Oliver Kent is the executive producer of the show, while Simon Harper serves as the series producer.[2]

The series saw the return of Hari Dhillon as Michael Spence for six episodes, while Debbie Chazen was introduced as consultant Fleur Fanshawe for a three-month guest stint.[3][4] Of her casting, Chazen commented, "I am thrilled to be joining Holby as the outrageous Fleur – she's going to be a lot of fun to play! I can't wait to stir things up on Keller Ward and am looking forward to being able to tell my family that I'm a doctor at last."[4] Dhillon and Chazen made their appearances in the first episode of the series "'Not Waving But Drowning'".[1] The second episode of the series saw a guest appearance from actress Wanda Ventham as Myrtle McKee, a patient who is treated by Dominic Copeland (David Ames). Myrtle is "an older lady of voracious appetites who leads a double life, meeting the needs of her husband before scurrying off to see her lover."[5]

In October 2014, it was announced that Louise Delamere, who plays Colette Sheward, would be leaving the show.[6] Delamere made the decision to leave "of her own accord" and Colette departed in the fourth episode on 4 November.[7] The fourth episode also saw guest appearances from Antony Costa and Georgia Moffett, as Matthew Pendleton and Briony Whitman, following their debuts in Holby City's sister show Casualty on 1 November 2014.[8] The fifth episode featured a storyline that helped commemorate the centenary of the beginning of World War I.[9] Nina Toussaint-White also made her first appearance as Sophia Verlaine, an agency nurse and Fleur's love interest.[10] Actress Anita Dobson guest starred as a terminally ill patient named Betty in the tenth episode.[11] Betty played "a pivotal role" in Zosia March's (Camilla Arfwedson) ongoing mental health storyline.[11]

This series saw the returns of Henrik Hanssen (Guy Henry), Oliver Valentine (James Anderson) and Essie Harrison (Kaye Wragg).[12] Henrik and Oliver were last seen in 2013, while Essie appeared on a recurring basis in 2014. She became a regular cast member upon her return in episode 26.[12][13] Henrik returns to the hospital after deciding that he wants to "bring his surgical brilliance back to Holby."[12] Henry expressed his delight at reprising his role, saying "I'm so pleased to be reunited with Mr. Hanssen. He's such a weird and wonderful character to play - I've missed him! And the cast and crew at Holby are such fun to work with - I've missed them too."[12] While Anderson was equally pleased to be back and said there would be "lots of surprises in store" for Oliver.[12] Oliver made his full-time return on 5 May 2015.[14][15]

The series' first standalone episode was broadcast on 6 January 2015, and focused on the Effanga sisters Mo (Chizzy Akudolu) and Adele (Petra Letang). They attended a family wedding, where a shared secret impacted on their futures.[16] Actress Angela Wynter began her semi-regular role as Ina Effanga, the mother of Mo and Adele, during the standalone episode.[17] The following month, it was announced that Nina Wadia had joined the cast as neurosurgeon Annabelle Cooper.[18] Wadia will make her first of five appearances from 21 April (episode 28).[19] February also saw Jules Knight (who plays Harry Tressler) confirm his departure. Knight left to concentrate on his music career.[20] Harry and Mary-Claire Carter (Niamh McGrady) departed in the 27th episode "Go the Distance" on 14 April 2015.[14][21] On 4 April 2015, it was announced that Michael Thomson (Jonny Maconie) had left Holby City.[22] He departed in episode 27, along with Rosie Marcel (Jac Naylor), who made a temporary exit for maternity leave, although they both made a guest appearance in episode 37.[23][24]

On 26 May 2015, it was announced former EastEnders actress Gillian Wright was to guest star as "troublesome" patient Lydia Rathbone during the episode broadcast on 2 June.[25] New nurse Cara Martinez (Niamh Walsh) made her debut during episode 36 which was broadcast on 16 June.[26] Two episodes later, Eleanor Fanyinka was introduced as new Foundation Year 1 doctor Morven Shreve.[27] Towards the end of the series, during episode 50, Elliot Hope (played by Paul Bradley) departed the show after ten years. His exit was kept a secret to surprise viewers.[28] The show's executive producer Oliver Kent commented, "We all adore Elliot Hope and we will miss him like crazy. Paul has been a fabulous member of the Holby City family for 10 years, and we thank him from the bottom of our hearts for all his incredible work."[28]

Reception edit

The first episode of the series attracted an overnight audience of 4.64 million, with a 22.4% share in its time slot, making it the show's highest rating since 13 May 2014.[29] This was surpassed in January 2015, when episode thirteen of the series attracted an overnight audience of 5.09 million, with a 23.4% share in its time slot, making it the show's highest figure since January 2014.[30]

A Liverpool Daily Post journalist praised Catherine Russell (Serena Campbell) and Sandra Voe (Adrienne McKinnie) for their performances during Adrienne's dementia storyline, saying they had "put us all through the emotional wringer for months".[31] Flynn Sarler from the Radio Times gave the thirteenth episode "Brand New You" a mixed review. Sarler thought that the issue of mental health was important, but the only emotion Guy and Zosia incited was boredom.[32] While he liked the Effanga wedding storyline, branding it "much more fascinating".[32] Sarler noted that the 26th episode "Squeeze the Pips" was "for those who want to see nurse Jonny Maconie finally get something he wants".[13] He also found Guy's discomfort around Jonny "a joy to watch".[13]

The show's production and editorial teams were nominated for the Achievement in Production accolade at the 2014 Creative Diversity Awards.[33] Holby City was nominated for Best Drama at the 2015 Inside Soap Awards.[34] The show also received a nomination in the Soaps and Continuing Series category at the Mind Media Awards for Zosia's bipolar storyline.[35] The fiftieth episode, "At First I was Afraid" by Julia Gilbert earned a nomination in the Best Long Running TV Series category at the 2016 Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.[36]

Episodes edit

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7361"'Not Waving But Drowning'"[1]Griff RowlandJulia Gilbert14 October 2014 (2014-10-14)4.59
Raf returns to AAU following his suspension. Michael Spence also returns to the hospital, while new consultant Fleur Fanshawe makes her presence felt on Keller when she clashes with Sacha over a patient. Jac is confronted with her daughter and she struggles with her emotions when a patient gives birth on the ward.
7372"Bounce Back"[38]Griff RowlandNick Fisher21 October 2014 (2014-10-21)4.40
Suffering from a lack of confidence, Raf struggles to deal with a difficult procedure, but support from Fletch helps him to bounce back. Guy and Jac clash over a patient when it becomes clear that they will both have to operate him in order to save his life. Dominic and Kyle's relationship comes to a halt when Dom suspects Kyle is cheating on him, but he soon realises that he has misread the situation.
7383"The Science of Imaginary Solutions"[39]Karl NeilsonRobert Goldsbrough28 October 2014 (2014-10-28)4.46
Jesse Law returns to Holby, as the consultant anaesthetist on Darwin. His first case is operating with Mo, who is out to prove herself by using an experimental technique. Serena's mother, Adrienne, is readmitted with pneumonia after going missing. On the ward, Serena's daughter discovers the true extent of her grandmother's illness. Sacha becomes desperate to prove Fleur wrong, but a surprise comes both their ways as they end up working on a case together.
7394"Chaos in Her Wings"[8]Karl NeilsonKate Verghese4 November 2014 (2014-11-04)4.49
Colette's loyalties are tested as Zosia spirals out of control straining her relationship with Guy, and after a day from hell Colette makes a decision regarding her future at Holby. Raf finds himself in trouble when Michael discovers he kissed his patient's fiancée. Adele initially suspects Jesse is spying for Guy, but they grow closer as they help a patient.
7405"'We Must Remember This'"[40]Richard PlattJoe Ainsworth, Elliot Hope and Johanne McAndrew11 November 2014 (2014-11-11)4.59
Michael and Fleur compete against each other to diagnose a patient who is constantly arresting, but at the end of the day it appears the competition against the surgeons is more than professional. An old soldier helps repair the strained relationship between Serena and Adrienne. Mo is impressed when she and Jesse successfully perform a transplant.
7416"Severed"[41]Richard PlattJoe Ainsworth18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)4.27
Adrienne asks Serena to help her end her life. Serena initially refuses, but later agrees that Adrienne is lucid enough to sign a DNR. Shortly after, Adrienne suffers a stroke and dies, leaving Serena devastated. Meanwhile, Adele struggles to balance her career and her coursework. Michael tries to extend his time at Holby, and he and Fleur work together on a double limb reattachment. After the successful operation, Michael ultimately decides to return to the US.
7427"'Flesh and Blood'"[42]Daniel WilsonJamie Crichton25 November 2014 (2014-11-25)4.12
Guy collects Zosia from the health clinic and presumes she is ready to work on the wards again. However, Guy faces a setback as Zosia loses control, forcing him to ask for a psyche assessment for his daughter. Elliot asks Jac for funding to enable him to build a prototype for his new device. She initially refuses, until she comes up with a solution. Serena reveals her feelings about her mother's death to Raf.
7438"I Am What I Am Not"[43]Daniel WilsonChris Lindsay2 December 2014 (2014-12-02)3.42[a][44]
Zosia attempts to demonstrate that she is able to perform on the wards, despite being on medication. But when her friend from the psyche unit, Lisa, arrives at the hospital, she convinces Zosia to stop taking her lithium tablets. Zosia begins treating a male patient, but misses vital signs and misdiagnoses him. Lisa begins hyperventilating in reception, requiring treatment from Jesse, but when she reveals she is faking her symptoms, Jesse discharges her – unaware of her unstable condition. Serena clashes with Angus Farrell, a chairman from the hospital board determined to introduce vicious cost-cutting proposals.
7449"Estel"[45]Jamie AnnettPatrick Homes9 December 2014 (2014-12-09)4.23
A 2-day-old baby with CDH is transferred to AAU, so she can receive ECMO therapy ahead of surgery. As Raf and Harry's working relationship improves, Raf asks Amy for a divorce. Amy goes into labour and delivers a son via caesarean, but she soon begins haemorrhaging. Dom tries to impress Fleur, so he will be asked to join her Los Angeles team, but Zosia's patient has the potential to harm his chances. Elsewhere, Mo struggles with her feelings for Jesse, while Jac kisses Guy.
74510"Star of Wonder"[46]Jamie AnnettJulia Gilbert16 December 2014 (2014-12-16)4.43
Zosia becomes emotionally involved with an elderly female patient, who entrusts her with many secrets. But when she attempts to decode everything she has been given, including a necklace, she becomes insistent her mother's spirit is inside her patient. Mo rejects Mr. Thompson as she decides to tell Jesse how she feels, but then witnesses him kissing Adele. Amy gets a paternity test, which reveals Harry is Callum's biological father. Amy later shocks Harry when she announces she is planning on moving back to Singapore.
74611"I Will Honour Christmas in My Heart"[47]Steve BrettJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope23 December 2014 (2014-12-23)4.48[a][48]
Oliver Valentine returns to Holby, but he is not in a good way having been attacked by a group of youths outside the hospital. Once inside, Jac and Elliot treat him for chest pains, caused by Chagas disease. Elliot realises Oliver needs an operation – although it is made tricky when he discovers Oliver is also suffering from cirrhosis of the liver. Determined not to let this discourage him, Elliot decides to push ahead and use his new device, despite Jac's refusal. Later, Jac allows him to use the device, even suggesting he calls it Kibo. The operation is a success. Meanwhile, Ric returns to AAU, but is shocked to learn Amy has handed in her resignation. Guy struggles to accept Zosia may never be the same again.
74712"Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot"[49]Steve BrettTony Higgins30 December 2014 (2014-12-30)4.78
Dom returns from LA and Serena and Ric are shocked to learn that three complaints were made against him during his time there. The pair warn Dom that he needs to put in more effort. Dom's day takes a turn for the worse, when Malick's fiancé, Nathan, is admitted after being knocked off his bike. Dom and Nathan become trapped in the lift, and Dom is forced to act swiftly in order to save Nathan's life. Meanwhile, Mo treats a surrogate mother diagnosed with angina, who discovers that she needs an operation on her heart if she has a chance of surviving the birth. After struggling to find a date to her sister's wedding, Mo settles on Mr T. Mary-Claire and Harry decide to spend New Year's Eve together.
74813"Brand New You"[50]Nigel DouglasRebecca Wojciechowski6 January 2015 (2015-01-06)5.08
The Effanga family prepare themselves for Celia's wedding day. Mo and Adele bring Mr T and Jesse as their escorts. During the reception, Mo's mother reveals an explosive family secret. Zosia's friend Lisa is brought in with a head injury after jumping from a bridge, prompting Zosia's return to Keller. Guy finally accepts his daughter's mental illness.
74914"Wages of Sin"[51]John HardwickJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope13 January 2015 (2015-01-13)5.09
Sacha struggles to take a step back when his daughter, Rachel, is admitted. He is further shocked to learn she has traces of amphetamines in her system. Harry and Mary-Claire work together on a tricky case and agree to a friends with benefits relationship. Jac is offered a job opportunity in the United States, while Mo is tasked with her first solo Herzig operation.
75015"Sucker Punch"[52]John HardwickMartin Jameson20 January 2015 (2015-01-20)4.79
Fletch's ex-wife Natalie and her friend Bex are brought into AAU after a drunken night out. Fletch later realises that Natalie's condition is far worse than he first thought and she later dies after surgery. Rachel sits a mock exam in the hospital, but her continuing sickness has Sacha worried. After conducting more tests, Arthur informs Rachel that she is pregnant. Elsewhere, Jonny tries to convince a monk to accept treatment, while dealing with the changes Guy has made to the theatre schedules.
75116"Good Girls Don't Lie"[53]Karl NeilsonKit Lambert27 January 2015 (2015-01-27)4.90
Mary-Claire tries to keep her relationship with Harry casual, but while they work together to diagnose a patient's condition, she realises that she has developed feelings for him. Sacha tries to be there for Rachel, but seeks help from her teacher, Mr Kerrigan. He soon works out that Mr Kerrigan is the father of Rachel's baby. When he tries to report him to the police, Rachel threatens to cut Sacha out of her life. Meanwhile, Adele suspects Mo has been avoiding her due to her feelings for Jesse, but soon learns that they are not sisters.
75217"The Beat Goes On"[54]Karl NeilsonJoe Ainsworth3 February 2015 (2015-02-03)4.99
Jonny is stuck in the middle of two warring parents when they cannot agree to donate their son's organs. Fletch promotes Mary-Claire for the day and she grows close to Pat, a homeless man, with serious injuries. Mary-Claire is later blamed for revealing details about the organ donor to a heart and lung recipient. When Pat dies, Mary-Claire is left questioning her relationship with Harry when he says no one will miss him. Elsewhere, Sacha forgets Rachel's birthday and enlists Dom's help in a bid to make it up to her.
75318"Love Divided by Three"[55]James LarkinMatthew Broughton10 February 2015 (2015-02-10)4.93
Triplets with a rare blood type bring problems to the wards when two of them need surgery. Rachel leaves the hospital to meet Mr Kerrigan, but collapses when her condition takes a turn for the worse. She later miscarries during surgery. Harry realises he has strong feelings for Mary-Claire, but learns that she is seeing someone else. Ma Effanga comes to the hospital to apologise to Mo and to give her a box of photos and papers, which may contain the identity of her real father.
75419"Be Bold, Be Bold"[56]James LarkinCatherine Johnson17 February 2015 (2015-02-17)4.98
While treating an agitated patient named James, Mary-Claire bonds with him over their relationship problems. James later holds Mary-Claire hostage in a store cupboard, demanding that she cut off a tattoo on his chest. When Mr. Kerrigan turns up at the hospital to see Rachel, Sacha punches him and tries to find a way to keep him and Rachel apart. Meanwhile, after seeing how badly the new theatre schedules are affecting the staff, Jonny begins a petition. But a patient ensures that his campaign goes viral.
75520"Domino Effect"[57]Dermot BoydKatie Douglas24 February 2015 (2015-02-24)4.74
Elliot's Kibo device is due to have its first official trial on patient Julie Kale, but the surgery has to be postponed. Guy insists the operation goes ahead, causing Jonny to confront him about the damage he is doing. Julie's operation goes well, but she later dies after her husband, who suffers from memory loss, changes the new battery for an old one. Mary-Claire's ex-boyfriend Tom brings in a patient to AAU and a job offer for Mary-Claire. Meanwhile, Arthur and Dom compete against each other during triage, but realise they are better together.
75621"Trust in Me"[58]Dermot BoydJon Sen3 March 2015 (2015-03-03)4.94
Guy and Ric launch an investigation into Julie's death, after Elliot says it was caused by human error. Guy suspects Jonny is at fault. Jonny is later caught fishing the new battery out of the bin and the police take him in for questioning. When a patient's boyfriend, Elijah, feels Harry is neglecting his work, he stages a protest on a window cleaner's cradle. Elijah collapses and Harry climbs onto the cradle to save him. A cable snaps causing Harry to fall to the ground, resulting in critical injuries. Elsewhere, Arthur tries to keep his break-up from Zosia, which makes Zosia feel like she is being sidelined on the ward.
75722"Blindside"[59]David Innes EdwardsAnna McPartlin10 March 2015 (2015-03-10)4.78
Harry's mother, Elizabeth, arrives at the hospital, as Harry wakes from his coma. She demands a second opinion about his treatment, but is forced to accept Raf's help when Harry's injuries cause him to go blind. Jonny is charged with murder. Jac helps deal with the fallout, while Elliot reminds the Darwin team that their patients come first. Meanwhile, Arthur struggles to choose a specialism.
75823"We Have the Technology"[60]David Innes EdwardsNick Fisher17 March 2015 (2015-03-17)4.81
While Mo and Adele are visiting Jonny in prison, Jonny tries to defend his cell mate, Khalid, from an attack. Both Jonny and Khalid are stabbed and taken to Holby. Jonny's condition worsens and Mo and Jac battle to save him. Harry struggles with his disfigurement and he refuses to give his consent for further treatment. After lashing out at everyone, Fletch's daughter, Evie, helps him overcome his issues. In order to help a patient, Zosia tells them about her bi-polar disorder.
75924"Rock and a Hard Place"[61]John HowlettJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope24 March 2015 (2015-03-24)5.07
Shortly before Harry's facial re-constructive surgery, Raf is informed by his brother, Giuseppe, that their mother has died. Instead of returning to Glasgow, Raf decides to go ahead with the surgery. Ina Effanga is admitted to Darwin, giving Mo an opportunity to talk to her about her father. Elsewhere, Arthur tells Serena that he wants to specialise in emergency medicine, but when he is given the chance to prove himself, he chooses to focus on what caused his patient's injuries and is outperformed by Dom.
76025"The Last Time I Saw You"[62]John HowlettJulia Gilbert31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)4.50
Guy is determined to have Jonny discharged and returned to prison. Jac tries to prevent it, believing Jonny is innocent. Steve Kale returns to the hospital and Mo walks him through the day of his wife's death, causing him to remember that he swapped out the new battery in the Kibo for an old one. Colette offers Mary-Claire a job working with Michael in Chicago. When Harry learns that Raf will not be performing anymore surgery on him, he decides to go to Chicago with Mary-Claire, but later decides he needs to stay at holby to get used to his face. Elsewhere, Arthur impresses Serena and wins a place on AAU.
76126"Squeeze the Pips"[13]Griff RowlandNick Fisher7 April 2015 (2015-04-07)4.86
Jonny returns to Holby after being released from prison. Despite blaming Guy for what happened, he gets straight back to work. Jonny's cellmate is admitted and he later dies in surgery, prompting Jonny to leave Holby along with Jac and their daughter. Arthur starts his first day on AAU and is pranked by Fletch and Raf. But he manages to impress them after diagnosing a patient with scurvy. Sacha welcomes Essie back to Keller, but things become awkward between them when he learns she met someone in Germany after they lost contact.
76227"Go the Distance"[24]Griff RowlandAlex Child and Andy Bayliss14 April 2015 (2015-04-14)4.70
With Jac on deferred maternity leave, Guy is under pressure from Darwin and the new supercentre. He later steps down as CEO and secures funding for a centre of Neurosurgery. Harry returns for his after-care treatment and Mary-Claire makes it clear that she felt rejected while he was away assessing his life. Before she leaves for Chicago, Harry proposes and the couple leave together. After Dom and Zosia discover Sacha stayed out all night, they speculate over where he went, which results in a misunderstanding between Sacha and Essie.
76328"All About Evie"[63]Paul MurphyJoe Ainsworth21 April 2015 (2015-04-21)4.69
Guy introduces neurosurgeon Annabelle Cooper to Keller and she immediately takes Zosia under her wing, allowing her to take the lead in the theatre. Fletch's daughter, Evie, is brought in after a school bus crash. Fletch orders an MRI scan for her, fearing she has a serious head injury like her mother. But he soon learns Evie was not on the bus, having got off to avoid being bullied. Fletch also becomes concerned for another pupil, Rosa, who exhibits signs of an eating disorder. Elsewhere, Adele finds Mo's father through his medical records.
76429"Small Disappointments"[64]Paul MurphyPatrick Homes28 April 2015 (2015-04-28)4.60
The staff on AAU expect Serena to be promoted to CEO, but when Angus Farrell is given too much morphine for a dislocated shoulder, he admits that the board have rejected her. Serena later discovers that Guy has been trying to hire a CEO that will help him and the neuro centre, so she gets her revenge by meeting with Henrik Hanssen. Mo contacts her birth father, Clifford, and invites him to the hospital under the pretext of conducting some medical research. When Clifford finds out the truth from Adele, he walks out. After working together on a tough neuro case, Zosia later finds Annabelle looking at a brain scan identical to the patient's. Unbeknownst to her, it belongs to Annabelle.
76530"Homecoming"[65]Dermot BoydDana Fainaru5 May 2015 (2015-05-05)4.62
A May Day march brings in many casualties, putting strain on all the wards. Oliver Valentine makes his full-time return to Holby, as the new registrar on Darwin. His first patient, Rosie, tests his patience, forcing Jesse to tell Oliver to sort himself out. Henrik Hanssen also returns to Holby as CEO and immediately clashes with Guy, who learns that the funding for his neuro centre has been withdrawn. Zosia discovers Annabelle has a brain tumour. Meanwhile, Fletch asks Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon to place a bet for him when he suffers financial strain.
76631"Lifelines"[66]Dermot BoydFiona Peek12 May 2015 (2015-05-12)4.63
Zosia learns Annabelle has been researching an experimental procedure and asks for Guy's permission to carry out human trials. But Guy is forced to halt Zosia's plans due to a lack of funding. Annabelle's condition start to put her patients at risk, and Zosia offers to help with her research. Raf tries to impress Hanssen in a bid to secure funding for his maxillofacial facility, but a patient's dog causes problems. Meanwhile, Adele tries to apologise to Mo and invites Clifford to watch her in surgery. Her plan works when Mo and Clifford bond.
76732"The Ides of March"[67]Jermain JulienPeter Mattessi19 May 2015 (2015-05-19)4.58
Annebelle collapses as her brain tumour worsens. Zosia is determined to perform the surgery she needs, but Guy stops her, fearing that the pressure might affect Zosia's bi-polar. Annabelle defends Zosia and Guy allows her to perform the surgery. She later tells him that she is transferring to Darwin. On AAU, Raf notices that his patient's daughter, Lucy, has had facial surgery and appears to have an infection. He tries to get her to talk to him and shows her photos of Harry's facial reconstruction, which lands him in trouble with Serena. Lucy eventually allows Raf to examine her face. Elsewhere, Mo gets Clifford a job as a porter, but struggles to tell him that she is leaving for Chicago for six weeks.
76833"All Coming Back to Me Now"[68]Jermain JulienKate Verghese and Sally Tatchell26 May 2015 (2015-05-26)3.01[a][69]
Oliver struggles with his return to the theatre where his wife died and makes a mistake in surgery, resulting in his patient needing another operation. Elliot tells Oliver that he expects more from him, while Hanssen offers him some good advice. Sacha invites Essie to meet his children and she confides in Dom that she is not ready. But after bonding with a patient's teenage daughter, Essie changes her mind. Elsewhere, Raf manages to convince Lucy to let him operate on her face and learns that her injury is the result of domestic violence.
76934"Tug of Love"[70]Jamie AnnettPatrea Smallacombe2 June 2015 (2015-06-02)4.49
Adele faints on the ward and suspects she is pregnant. The pregnancy test comes back positive, but Mr T informs Adele that she actually has an ovarian cyst. Jesse is distracted when Guy offers him a three month job opportunity in the United States, but he ultimately commits to Adele as she waits to learn whether the cyst is cancerous or not. Fletch tries to give Evie a good birthday despite his financial troubles. Meanwhile, Serena and Angus's romance comes to an end as they clash over a patient.
77035"When a Man Loves a Woman"[71]Jamie AnnettNick Fisher9 June 2015 (2015-06-09)4.26
Jesse tries to keep Adele away from his patient Talesha, leading her to suspect he has cheated on her. However, Talesha is a singer who serenades Adele as Jesse proposes. She initially turns him down, but after they talk, she accepts. A high-profile patient is admitted to Keller ahead of his live organ donation, prompting Essie to question his choice about surgery. Despite costing the hospital time and money, she wins approval from Hanssen. Fletch's car is clamped when he parks illegally to help a man with leg wounds. He tells Clifford about his debts and Clifford gives Fletch a bag of duty-free cigarettes to sell.
77136"The Children of Lovers"[72]Nigel DouglasLucia Haynes16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)4.40
Zosia is late for her first shift on Darwin, annoying Oliver, who is tasked with showing her the ropes. Oliver's mood is not improved when she makes a mistake in surgery and they clash over a father and daughter who need life saving surgery. Adele admits to Jesse that she has failed her nursing degree module. New nurse Cara Martinez starts work on AAU, while Lucy returns for her surgery. However, Cara believes Lucy is not ready and asks psychiatrist Sebastian Coulter to have a talk with her, putting the surgery at risk. Elsewhere, Dom assists Guy and Mr T with a neuro procedure on a pregnant woman.
77237"Spiral Staircases"[73]Nigel DouglasAndy Bayliss23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)4.40
Guy persuades Jesse to help him out with a risky transoral procedure. During the surgery, Guy removes the majority of the tumour, but goes against Hanssen's advice to close up, resulting in complications. On Darwin, Zosia and Oliver are confronted with a woman who believes she has a fictional parasitic disease. With her heart condition putting her life at risk, duty psychiatrist Seb is asked to help. He antagonises Zosia, but later asks her out on a date. With his mounting debts, Fletch considers Clifford's plan to steal pharmaceutical drugs.
77338"Losing Control of the Wheel"[74]Louise HooperJulia Gilbert30 June 2015 (2015-06-30)4.11
New F1 Morven Shreve starts her first day on AAU and Arthur is assigned to be her mentor by Serena. When his patient dies in surgery, Arthur struggles to cope and has a panic attack. Meanwhile, Fletch and his family are faced with eviction. Mo returns from Chicago, creating tension between Mr T and Clifford, who believes he is not the man for his daughter. Dom is surprised when his mother, Carole, turns up out of the blue. Dom desperately tries to get rid of her, while she befriends his colleagues and patients.
77439"Beneath a Mask"[75]Louise HooperJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope7 July 2015 (2015-07-07)4.33
After losing his home, Fletch and his children are forced to sleep in the hospital basement. Realising that he has reached breaking point, Fletch agrees to help Clifford with his plan to steal pharmaceutical drugs. Following another panic attack, Arthur takes medication from the drugs trolley. On Darwin, Elliot worries about Oliver and lack of love for life. Though he dismisses Elliot's concerns, Zosia is not as easy. Oliver and Mr T have a stand off over a patient who needs surgery for both a heart condition and fibroids. Elsewhere, Dom tries to get rid of Carole, but soon learns that she has secured a job at the hospital.
77540"U-Turn"[76]Jennie DarnellRebecca Wojciechowski14 July 2015 (2015-07-14)4.44
Fletch starts to have doubts about the pharmaceutical drugs heist and tries to pull out, until Clifford confesses that he is in debt to drug dealers, who know about Fletch and his children. Sacha's demanding family causes problems for Essie and results in her being unprepared for the Transplant Coordinator job. She later wins the job following a passionate speech in which she asks Hanssen to reconsider. Jesse and Adele clash when a patient asks for Jesse's help with a petition and Adele forges his signature.
77641"Family Fortunes"[77]Jennie DarnellJoe Ainsworth21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)4.38
When Clifford is unable to deliver the pharmaceutical drugs, the dealers threaten to harm Mo. However, they mistakenly attack Adele outside the hospital. Hanssen and Serena operate, but they admit that Adele's condition is touch-and-go. With his anxiety acting up, Arthur struggles to contain his temper with Morven and his patient. To help himself calm down, he self-medicates again. Meanwhile, Essie is affected by a terminally ill woman who is on the look out for a mother for her three children. She later tells Sacha that she wants a baby.
77742"Return to Innocence"[78]Jan BauerJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope28 July 2015 (2015-07-28)4.41
In an effort to cope with what happened to Adele, Mo tries to keep herself busy with work. When Adele's condition worsens, both Guy and Mo have to step in to save her. Fletch urges Clifford to go to the police to keep his children safe, but Clifford comes up with a solution and leaves Holby. Fletch is also suspicious of marks on a patient called Stephen Holting who suffers with ASD. An old friend of Serena's is admitted to AAU and proves to be a little too much for Arthur to handle. Morven encourages Arthur to lighten up and find his humorous side, resulting in a diagnosis.
77843"A Good Man"[79]Jan BauerPatrick Homes4 August 2015 (2015-08-04)4.31
Fletch tells Mo the truth about Clifford and the motive behind Adele's attack. Mo decides not to call the police on Fletch, knowing that his children will be orphaned, but tells him to leave Holby in a month. Raf offers Fletch help after he explains that he is bankrupt and cannot provide for his family. Adele wakes up, but Jesse worries about their future when a patient reminds him about his past relationships. Oliver tries to find out the status of Zosia's relationship with Seb, but they clash when he orders a psych evaluation for a patient.
77944"Speak True"[80]David TuckerKatie Douglas11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)4.45
Elliot's old friend Brigitte brings two patients from Pakistan with multi-drug resistant TB to the hospital. Elliot agrees to operate, but when Oliver's patient's condition deteriorates, he is given priority over Ayesha and Zayn. Brigitte then pretends to have called Mo to help, putting lives at risk. Elliot questions her ethics and Hanssen tells her that she is not welcome back at Holby. Sacha and Essie discuss having a baby, and Essie makes it clear that they both have to be on board with the plan. Elsewhere, Serena forces Morven to stand on her own two feet when she realises that Morven has become dependent on Arthur.
78045"Beautiful"[81]David TuckerJulia Gilbert18 August 2015 (2015-08-18)4.35
Dom is tasked with leading a tour of A level students around the hospital. He tries to use the opportunity to impress Hanssen and earn his respect. When one girl, Sadie, collapses, Dom diagnoses her with carotid artery disease. He later misses Sadie's surgery when he notices one of her bullies on the hospital roof. Lucy Mottica returns to AAU when her bone graft wound becomes infected. Cara questions Lucy's intentions towards Raf, and Lucy makes a formal complaint against her. Cara later witnesses Lucy deliberately making her wound worse. On Darwin, Elliot and Brigitte work together to save Zayn from a new crisis. While Hanssen offers Elliot a new role as Director of Research at Holby.
78146"Infallible"[82]Jermain JulienKate Verghese25 August 2015 (2015-08-25)4.21
Milly, an old friend of Guy's late wife, is admitted to AAU with a broken wrist. Guy discovers she has three Metastatic tumors in her brain and convinces her to let him operate. Jesse questions his motives, and after Milly dies, he and Guy fight. Sacha comes into conflict with pregnant drug addict Casey. He discovers that she has an aneurysm, and needs surgery which could put the baby's life at risk. The aneurysm later ruptures, leaving Sacha no choice but to operate. He later tells Essie that they should try for a baby. Meanwhile, Oliver and Zosia spend the day flirting, which worries Seb.
78247"Man of Conscience"[83]Jermain JulienTony Higgins1 September 2015 (2015-09-01)4.81
Clifford is brought into AAU following a car accident, along with Danny Jarvis, the drug dealer who attacked Adele. Clifford is soon rushed into theatre when Fletch realises that he has swallowed several packages of drugs. Clifford survives and makes up with Mo, while Danny dies from his injuries. Oliver and Zosia treat a young transgender boy with a heart murmur, who has been taking testosterone. Oliver and Seb fight when they disagree about the patient's wishes to have gender reassignment surgery without his father knowing. Guy and Jesse's friendship continues to suffer in the wake of their fight.
78348"An Eye for an Eye"[84]Nigel DouglasNick Fisher8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)4.37
Ron, the grieving husband of Milly, returns to the hospital with a box of photos to show Guy, and Fletch convinces him to come down to AAU. Ron forces Guy to hold a live grenade that he has just pulled the pin out of. The hospital is evacuated, but Fletch returns to talk Ron down. After Ron is shot by the police, Fletch throws the grenade outside, where it explodes. On Darwin, Elliot, Oliver and Zosia are forced to continue surgery on a patient during the evacuation. When Zosia discovers Guy is a hostage, she runs into AAU followed closely by Oliver. After the explosion, they share their first kiss. Elsewhere, Hanssen forces Dom to treat a pessimistic patient, who is in the middle of a malpractice suit against his previous doctor.
78449"Shockwaves"[85]Nigel DouglasDana Fainaru15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)4.27
Arthur struggles to control his anxiety and Morven catches him taking hospital medication. She tries to cover for him, but when Arthur makes a mistake, he blames her. Serena then sends Morven home, leading her to question her place at the hospital. Arthur confesses to stealing medication and, after Dom defends him to Hanssen, he is suspended for two weeks. Zosia tells Seb about her kiss with Oliver, leading to a confrontation between the two men. Seb admits to Zosia that he loves her, but she tells him that she does not feel the same way. Fran Reynolds, an old friend of Essie's, begins working on Keller. Sacha becomes insecure about his relationship when Fran tells him about Essie's wild past.
78550"At First I Was Afraid"[86]Julie EdwardsJulia Gilbert22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)4.31
Elliot is ready to accept his new role as Director of Research, until Brigitte makes a sudden return to Holby with Frieda Petrenko, who is suffering from multi-drug resistant TB. Elliot is determined to save her, but after she loses consciousness, she is rushed into theatre. Elliot, Oliver and Zosia struggle to save her, until Jac returns to help out. Brigitte and Elliot have a heart to heart about their past, while Jac points out that Elliot appears to be in love with Brigitte. Elliot decides to leave Holby and go to Pakistan with Brigitte. Dom takes Arthur to the family caravan, and is soon faced with his mother and homophobic father. Dom and Arthur's friendship is soon tested as Dom deals with his father's behaviour towards him.
78651"Cover Story"[87]Daikin MarshJoe Ainsworth29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)4.61
Cara's husband, Jed, turns up on AAU with a pregnant woman. When he refuses to tell her anything Cara becomes suspicious. When the husband of the patient, Sean Brady, arrives things get tense and Jed leaves with Sean and his wife, but not before the she reveals, to Cara, that the baby is Jed's! Adele comes back to work for the first time since her accident, and gets emotionally involved with a patient who she was friends with during her travel rep days. Also Jesse annoys Sacha and Dom when he say he doesn't want a work stag do.
78752"Ever After"[88]Daikin MarshJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)4.47
Adele and Jesse both end up at Holby City Hospital on the day of their wedding for separate reasons. Jed returns to AAU injured. Raf, Morven and Cara operate on him. After surgery Sean Brady returns and forces Jed to leave. Cara is determined that their marriage is over, but Jed just won't listen.

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Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Not reported in the weekly top 30 programmes for BBC One, so an overnight viewing figure is provided instead.

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The seventeenth series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 14 October 2014 and ran for 52 episodes ending on 6 October 2015 The series saw the returns of Oliver Valentine James Anderson Henrik Hanssen Guy Henry and Essie Harrison Kaye Wragg Former series regular Hari Dhillon returned as Michael Spence for a six episode guest arc Former cast member Olga Fedori reprised her role as Frieda Petrenko for a guest appearance Holby CitySeries 17No of episodes52ReleaseOriginal networkBBC OneBBC One HDOriginal release14 October 2014 2014 10 14 6 October 2015 2015 10 06 Series chronology PreviousSeries 16Next Series 18List of episodes The series also saw several actors leave Louise Delamere Colette Sheward made her exit in the fourth episode later followed by Jules Knight Harry Tressler and Niamh McGrady Mary Claire Carter Michael Thomson Jonny Maconie departed in episode 27 along with Rosie Marcel Jac Naylor who made a temporary departure to have her first child Towards the end of September the series saw the departure of one of the longest serving characters Elliot Hope Paul Bradley Contents 1 Production 2 Reception 3 Episodes 4 Cast 4 1 Main characters 4 2 Recurring characters 4 3 Guest characters 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksProduction editThe series began airing on Tuesday nights on BBC One from 14 October 2014 1 Oliver Kent is the executive producer of the show while Simon Harper serves as the series producer 2 The series saw the return of Hari Dhillon as Michael Spence for six episodes while Debbie Chazen was introduced as consultant Fleur Fanshawe for a three month guest stint 3 4 Of her casting Chazen commented I am thrilled to be joining Holby as the outrageous Fleur she s going to be a lot of fun to play I can t wait to stir things up on Keller Ward and am looking forward to being able to tell my family that I m a doctor at last 4 Dhillon and Chazen made their appearances in the first episode of the series Not Waving But Drowning 1 The second episode of the series saw a guest appearance from actress Wanda Ventham as Myrtle McKee a patient who is treated by Dominic Copeland David Ames Myrtle is an older lady of voracious appetites who leads a double life meeting the needs of her husband before scurrying off to see her lover 5 In October 2014 it was announced that Louise Delamere who plays Colette Sheward would be leaving the show 6 Delamere made the decision to leave of her own accord and Colette departed in the fourth episode on 4 November 7 The fourth episode also saw guest appearances from Antony Costa and Georgia Moffett as Matthew Pendleton and Briony Whitman following their debuts in Holby City s sister show Casualty on 1 November 2014 8 The fifth episode featured a storyline that helped commemorate the centenary of the beginning of World War I 9 Nina Toussaint White also made her first appearance as Sophia Verlaine an agency nurse and Fleur s love interest 10 Actress Anita Dobson guest starred as a terminally ill patient named Betty in the tenth episode 11 Betty played a pivotal role in Zosia March s Camilla Arfwedson ongoing mental health storyline 11 This series saw the returns of Henrik Hanssen Guy Henry Oliver Valentine James Anderson and Essie Harrison Kaye Wragg 12 Henrik and Oliver were last seen in 2013 while Essie appeared on a recurring basis in 2014 She became a regular cast member upon her return in episode 26 12 13 Henrik returns to the hospital after deciding that he wants to bring his surgical brilliance back to Holby 12 Henry expressed his delight at reprising his role saying I m so pleased to be reunited with Mr Hanssen He s such a weird and wonderful character to play I ve missed him And the cast and crew at Holby are such fun to work with I ve missed them too 12 While Anderson was equally pleased to be back and said there would be lots of surprises in store for Oliver 12 Oliver made his full time return on 5 May 2015 14 15 The series first standalone episode was broadcast on 6 January 2015 and focused on the Effanga sisters Mo Chizzy Akudolu and Adele Petra Letang They attended a family wedding where a shared secret impacted on their futures 16 Actress Angela Wynter began her semi regular role as Ina Effanga the mother of Mo and Adele during the standalone episode 17 The following month it was announced that Nina Wadia had joined the cast as neurosurgeon Annabelle Cooper 18 Wadia will make her first of five appearances from 21 April episode 28 19 February also saw Jules Knight who plays Harry Tressler confirm his departure Knight left to concentrate on his music career 20 Harry and Mary Claire Carter Niamh McGrady departed in the 27th episode Go the Distance on 14 April 2015 14 21 On 4 April 2015 it was announced that Michael Thomson Jonny Maconie had left Holby City 22 He departed in episode 27 along with Rosie Marcel Jac Naylor who made a temporary exit for maternity leave although they both made a guest appearance in episode 37 23 24 On 26 May 2015 it was announced former EastEnders actress Gillian Wright was to guest star as troublesome patient Lydia Rathbone during the episode broadcast on 2 June 25 New nurse Cara Martinez Niamh Walsh made her debut during episode 36 which was broadcast on 16 June 26 Two episodes later Eleanor Fanyinka was introduced as new Foundation Year 1 doctor Morven Shreve 27 Towards the end of the series during episode 50 Elliot Hope played by Paul Bradley departed the show after ten years His exit was kept a secret to surprise viewers 28 The show s executive producer Oliver Kent commented We all adore Elliot Hope and we will miss him like crazy Paul has been a fabulous member of the Holby City family for 10 years and we thank him from the bottom of our hearts for all his incredible work 28 Reception editThe first episode of the series attracted an overnight audience of 4 64 million with a 22 4 share in its time slot making it the show s highest rating since 13 May 2014 29 This was surpassed in January 2015 when episode thirteen of the series attracted an overnight audience of 5 09 million with a 23 4 share in its time slot making it the show s highest figure since January 2014 30 A Liverpool Daily Post journalist praised Catherine Russell Serena Campbell and Sandra Voe Adrienne McKinnie for their performances during Adrienne s dementia storyline saying they had put us all through the emotional wringer for months 31 Flynn Sarler from the Radio Times gave the thirteenth episode Brand New You a mixed review Sarler thought that the issue of mental health was important but the only emotion Guy and Zosia incited was boredom 32 While he liked the Effanga wedding storyline branding it much more fascinating 32 Sarler noted that the 26th episode Squeeze the Pips was for those who want to see nurse Jonny Maconie finally get something he wants 13 He also found Guy s discomfort around Jonny a joy to watch 13 The show s production and editorial teams were nominated for the Achievement in Production accolade at the 2014 Creative Diversity Awards 33 Holby City was nominated for Best Drama at the 2015 Inside Soap Awards 34 The show also received a nomination in the Soaps and Continuing Series category at the Mind Media Awards for Zosia s bipolar storyline 35 The fiftieth episode At First I was Afraid by Julia Gilbert earned a nomination in the Best Long Running TV Series category at the 2016 Writers Guild of Great Britain Awards 36 Episodes editNo overallNo inseriesTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateViewers millions 37 7361 Not Waving But Drowning 1 Griff RowlandJulia Gilbert14 October 2014 2014 10 14 4 59Raf returns to AAU following his suspension Michael Spence also returns to the hospital while new consultant Fleur Fanshawe makes her presence felt on Keller when she clashes with Sacha over a patient Jac is confronted with her daughter and she struggles with her emotions when a patient gives birth on the ward 7372 Bounce Back 38 Griff RowlandNick Fisher21 October 2014 2014 10 21 4 40Suffering from a lack of confidence Raf struggles to deal with a difficult procedure but support from Fletch helps him to bounce back Guy and Jac clash over a patient when it becomes clear that they will both have to operate him in order to save his life Dominic and Kyle s relationship comes to a halt when Dom suspects Kyle is cheating on him but he soon realises that he has misread the situation 7383 The Science of Imaginary Solutions 39 Karl NeilsonRobert Goldsbrough28 October 2014 2014 10 28 4 46Jesse Law returns to Holby as the consultant anaesthetist on Darwin His first case is operating with Mo who is out to prove herself by using an experimental technique Serena s mother Adrienne is readmitted with pneumonia after going missing On the ward Serena s daughter discovers the true extent of her grandmother s illness Sacha becomes desperate to prove Fleur wrong but a surprise comes both their ways as they end up working on a case together 7394 Chaos in Her Wings 8 Karl NeilsonKate Verghese4 November 2014 2014 11 04 4 49Colette s loyalties are tested as Zosia spirals out of control straining her relationship with Guy and after a day from hell Colette makes a decision regarding her future at Holby Raf finds himself in trouble when Michael discovers he kissed his patient s fiancee Adele initially suspects Jesse is spying for Guy but they grow closer as they help a patient 7405 We Must Remember This 40 Richard PlattJoe Ainsworth Elliot Hope and Johanne McAndrew11 November 2014 2014 11 11 4 59Michael and Fleur compete against each other to diagnose a patient who is constantly arresting but at the end of the day it appears the competition against the surgeons is more than professional An old soldier helps repair the strained relationship between Serena and Adrienne Mo is impressed when she and Jesse successfully perform a transplant 7416 Severed 41 Richard PlattJoe Ainsworth18 November 2014 2014 11 18 4 27Adrienne asks Serena to help her end her life Serena initially refuses but later agrees that Adrienne is lucid enough to sign a DNR Shortly after Adrienne suffers a stroke and dies leaving Serena devastated Meanwhile Adele struggles to balance her career and her coursework Michael tries to extend his time at Holby and he and Fleur work together on a double limb reattachment After the successful operation Michael ultimately decides to return to the US 7427 Flesh and Blood 42 Daniel WilsonJamie Crichton25 November 2014 2014 11 25 4 12Guy collects Zosia from the health clinic and presumes she is ready to work on the wards again However Guy faces a setback as Zosia loses control forcing him to ask for a psyche assessment for his daughter Elliot asks Jac for funding to enable him to build a prototype for his new device She initially refuses until she comes up with a solution Serena reveals her feelings about her mother s death to Raf 7438 I Am What I Am Not 43 Daniel WilsonChris Lindsay2 December 2014 2014 12 02 3 42 a 44 Zosia attempts to demonstrate that she is able to perform on the wards despite being on medication But when her friend from the psyche unit Lisa arrives at the hospital she convinces Zosia to stop taking her lithium tablets Zosia begins treating a male patient but misses vital signs and misdiagnoses him Lisa begins hyperventilating in reception requiring treatment from Jesse but when she reveals she is faking her symptoms Jesse discharges her unaware of her unstable condition Serena clashes with Angus Farrell a chairman from the hospital board determined to introduce vicious cost cutting proposals 7449 Estel 45 Jamie AnnettPatrick Homes9 December 2014 2014 12 09 4 23A 2 day old baby with CDH is transferred to AAU so she can receive ECMO therapy ahead of surgery As Raf and Harry s working relationship improves Raf asks Amy for a divorce Amy goes into labour and delivers a son via caesarean but she soon begins haemorrhaging Dom tries to impress Fleur so he will be asked to join her Los Angeles team but Zosia s patient has the potential to harm his chances Elsewhere Mo struggles with her feelings for Jesse while Jac kisses Guy 74510 Star of Wonder 46 Jamie AnnettJulia Gilbert16 December 2014 2014 12 16 4 43Zosia becomes emotionally involved with an elderly female patient who entrusts her with many secrets But when she attempts to decode everything she has been given including a necklace she becomes insistent her mother s spirit is inside her patient Mo rejects Mr Thompson as she decides to tell Jesse how she feels but then witnesses him kissing Adele Amy gets a paternity test which reveals Harry is Callum s biological father Amy later shocks Harry when she announces she is planning on moving back to Singapore 74611 I Will Honour Christmas in My Heart 47 Steve BrettJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope23 December 2014 2014 12 23 4 48 a 48 Oliver Valentine returns to Holby but he is not in a good way having been attacked by a group of youths outside the hospital Once inside Jac and Elliot treat him for chest pains caused by Chagas disease Elliot realises Oliver needs an operation although it is made tricky when he discovers Oliver is also suffering from cirrhosis of the liver Determined not to let this discourage him Elliot decides to push ahead and use his new device despite Jac s refusal Later Jac allows him to use the device even suggesting he calls it Kibo The operation is a success Meanwhile Ric returns to AAU but is shocked to learn Amy has handed in her resignation Guy struggles to accept Zosia may never be the same again 74712 Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot 49 Steve BrettTony Higgins30 December 2014 2014 12 30 4 78Dom returns from LA and Serena and Ric are shocked to learn that three complaints were made against him during his time there The pair warn Dom that he needs to put in more effort Dom s day takes a turn for the worse when Malick s fiance Nathan is admitted after being knocked off his bike Dom and Nathan become trapped in the lift and Dom is forced to act swiftly in order to save Nathan s life Meanwhile Mo treats a surrogate mother diagnosed with angina who discovers that she needs an operation on her heart if she has a chance of surviving the birth After struggling to find a date to her sister s wedding Mo settles on Mr T Mary Claire and Harry decide to spend New Year s Eve together 74813 Brand New You 50 Nigel DouglasRebecca Wojciechowski6 January 2015 2015 01 06 5 08The Effanga family prepare themselves for Celia s wedding day Mo and Adele bring Mr T and Jesse as their escorts During the reception Mo s mother reveals an explosive family secret Zosia s friend Lisa is brought in with a head injury after jumping from a bridge prompting Zosia s return to Keller Guy finally accepts his daughter s mental illness 74914 Wages of Sin 51 John HardwickJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope13 January 2015 2015 01 13 5 09Sacha struggles to take a step back when his daughter Rachel is admitted He is further shocked to learn she has traces of amphetamines in her system Harry and Mary Claire work together on a tricky case and agree to a friends with benefits relationship Jac is offered a job opportunity in the United States while Mo is tasked with her first solo Herzig operation 75015 Sucker Punch 52 John HardwickMartin Jameson20 January 2015 2015 01 20 4 79Fletch s ex wife Natalie and her friend Bex are brought into AAU after a drunken night out Fletch later realises that Natalie s condition is far worse than he first thought and she later dies after surgery Rachel sits a mock exam in the hospital but her continuing sickness has Sacha worried After conducting more tests Arthur informs Rachel that she is pregnant Elsewhere Jonny tries to convince a monk to accept treatment while dealing with the changes Guy has made to the theatre schedules 75116 Good Girls Don t Lie 53 Karl NeilsonKit Lambert27 January 2015 2015 01 27 4 90Mary Claire tries to keep her relationship with Harry casual but while they work together to diagnose a patient s condition she realises that she has developed feelings for him Sacha tries to be there for Rachel but seeks help from her teacher Mr Kerrigan He soon works out that Mr Kerrigan is the father of Rachel s baby When he tries to report him to the police Rachel threatens to cut Sacha out of her life Meanwhile Adele suspects Mo has been avoiding her due to her feelings for Jesse but soon learns that they are not sisters 75217 The Beat Goes On 54 Karl NeilsonJoe Ainsworth3 February 2015 2015 02 03 4 99Jonny is stuck in the middle of two warring parents when they cannot agree to donate their son s organs Fletch promotes Mary Claire for the day and she grows close to Pat a homeless man with serious injuries Mary Claire is later blamed for revealing details about the organ donor to a heart and lung recipient When Pat dies Mary Claire is left questioning her relationship with Harry when he says no one will miss him Elsewhere Sacha forgets Rachel s birthday and enlists Dom s help in a bid to make it up to her 75318 Love Divided by Three 55 James LarkinMatthew Broughton10 February 2015 2015 02 10 4 93Triplets with a rare blood type bring problems to the wards when two of them need surgery Rachel leaves the hospital to meet Mr Kerrigan but collapses when her condition takes a turn for the worse She later miscarries during surgery Harry realises he has strong feelings for Mary Claire but learns that she is seeing someone else Ma Effanga comes to the hospital to apologise to Mo and to give her a box of photos and papers which may contain the identity of her real father 75419 Be Bold Be Bold 56 James LarkinCatherine Johnson17 February 2015 2015 02 17 4 98While treating an agitated patient named James Mary Claire bonds with him over their relationship problems James later holds Mary Claire hostage in a store cupboard demanding that she cut off a tattoo on his chest When Mr Kerrigan turns up at the hospital to see Rachel Sacha punches him and tries to find a way to keep him and Rachel apart Meanwhile after seeing how badly the new theatre schedules are affecting the staff Jonny begins a petition But a patient ensures that his campaign goes viral 75520 Domino Effect 57 Dermot BoydKatie Douglas24 February 2015 2015 02 24 4 74Elliot s Kibo device is due to have its first official trial on patient Julie Kale but the surgery has to be postponed Guy insists the operation goes ahead causing Jonny to confront him about the damage he is doing Julie s operation goes well but she later dies after her husband who suffers from memory loss changes the new battery for an old one Mary Claire s ex boyfriend Tom brings in a patient to AAU and a job offer for Mary Claire Meanwhile Arthur and Dom compete against each other during triage but realise they are better together 75621 Trust in Me 58 Dermot BoydJon Sen3 March 2015 2015 03 03 4 94Guy and Ric launch an investigation into Julie s death after Elliot says it was caused by human error Guy suspects Jonny is at fault Jonny is later caught fishing the new battery out of the bin and the police take him in for questioning When a patient s boyfriend Elijah feels Harry is neglecting his work he stages a protest on a window cleaner s cradle Elijah collapses and Harry climbs onto the cradle to save him A cable snaps causing Harry to fall to the ground resulting in critical injuries Elsewhere Arthur tries to keep his break up from Zosia which makes Zosia feel like she is being sidelined on the ward 75722 Blindside 59 David Innes EdwardsAnna McPartlin10 March 2015 2015 03 10 4 78Harry s mother Elizabeth arrives at the hospital as Harry wakes from his coma She demands a second opinion about his treatment but is forced to accept Raf s help when Harry s injuries cause him to go blind Jonny is charged with murder Jac helps deal with the fallout while Elliot reminds the Darwin team that their patients come first Meanwhile Arthur struggles to choose a specialism 75823 We Have the Technology 60 David Innes EdwardsNick Fisher17 March 2015 2015 03 17 4 81While Mo and Adele are visiting Jonny in prison Jonny tries to defend his cell mate Khalid from an attack Both Jonny and Khalid are stabbed and taken to Holby Jonny s condition worsens and Mo and Jac battle to save him Harry struggles with his disfigurement and he refuses to give his consent for further treatment After lashing out at everyone Fletch s daughter Evie helps him overcome his issues In order to help a patient Zosia tells them about her bi polar disorder 75924 Rock and a Hard Place 61 John HowlettJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope24 March 2015 2015 03 24 5 07Shortly before Harry s facial re constructive surgery Raf is informed by his brother Giuseppe that their mother has died Instead of returning to Glasgow Raf decides to go ahead with the surgery Ina Effanga is admitted to Darwin giving Mo an opportunity to talk to her about her father Elsewhere Arthur tells Serena that he wants to specialise in emergency medicine but when he is given the chance to prove himself he chooses to focus on what caused his patient s injuries and is outperformed by Dom 76025 The Last Time I Saw You 62 John HowlettJulia Gilbert31 March 2015 2015 03 31 4 50Guy is determined to have Jonny discharged and returned to prison Jac tries to prevent it believing Jonny is innocent Steve Kale returns to the hospital and Mo walks him through the day of his wife s death causing him to remember that he swapped out the new battery in the Kibo for an old one Colette offers Mary Claire a job working with Michael in Chicago When Harry learns that Raf will not be performing anymore surgery on him he decides to go to Chicago with Mary Claire but later decides he needs to stay at holby to get used to his face Elsewhere Arthur impresses Serena and wins a place on AAU 76126 Squeeze the Pips 13 Griff RowlandNick Fisher7 April 2015 2015 04 07 4 86Jonny returns to Holby after being released from prison Despite blaming Guy for what happened he gets straight back to work Jonny s cellmate is admitted and he later dies in surgery prompting Jonny to leave Holby along with Jac and their daughter Arthur starts his first day on AAU and is pranked by Fletch and Raf But he manages to impress them after diagnosing a patient with scurvy Sacha welcomes Essie back to Keller but things become awkward between them when he learns she met someone in Germany after they lost contact 76227 Go the Distance 24 Griff RowlandAlex Child and Andy Bayliss14 April 2015 2015 04 14 4 70With Jac on deferred maternity leave Guy is under pressure from Darwin and the new supercentre He later steps down as CEO and secures funding for a centre of Neurosurgery Harry returns for his after care treatment and Mary Claire makes it clear that she felt rejected while he was away assessing his life Before she leaves for Chicago Harry proposes and the couple leave together After Dom and Zosia discover Sacha stayed out all night they speculate over where he went which results in a misunderstanding between Sacha and Essie 76328 All About Evie 63 Paul MurphyJoe Ainsworth21 April 2015 2015 04 21 4 69Guy introduces neurosurgeon Annabelle Cooper to Keller and she immediately takes Zosia under her wing allowing her to take the lead in the theatre Fletch s daughter Evie is brought in after a school bus crash Fletch orders an MRI scan for her fearing she has a serious head injury like her mother But he soon learns Evie was not on the bus having got off to avoid being bullied Fletch also becomes concerned for another pupil Rosa who exhibits signs of an eating disorder Elsewhere Adele finds Mo s father through his medical records 76429 Small Disappointments 64 Paul MurphyPatrick Homes28 April 2015 2015 04 28 4 60The staff on AAU expect Serena to be promoted to CEO but when Angus Farrell is given too much morphine for a dislocated shoulder he admits that the board have rejected her Serena later discovers that Guy has been trying to hire a CEO that will help him and the neuro centre so she gets her revenge by meeting with Henrik Hanssen Mo contacts her birth father Clifford and invites him to the hospital under the pretext of conducting some medical research When Clifford finds out the truth from Adele he walks out After working together on a tough neuro case Zosia later finds Annabelle looking at a brain scan identical to the patient s Unbeknownst to her it belongs to Annabelle 76530 Homecoming 65 Dermot BoydDana Fainaru5 May 2015 2015 05 05 4 62A May Day march brings in many casualties putting strain on all the wards Oliver Valentine makes his full time return to Holby as the new registrar on Darwin His first patient Rosie tests his patience forcing Jesse to tell Oliver to sort himself out Henrik Hanssen also returns to Holby as CEO and immediately clashes with Guy who learns that the funding for his neuro centre has been withdrawn Zosia discovers Annabelle has a brain tumour Meanwhile Fletch asks Kathleen Dixie Dixon to place a bet for him when he suffers financial strain 76631 Lifelines 66 Dermot BoydFiona Peek12 May 2015 2015 05 12 4 63Zosia learns Annabelle has been researching an experimental procedure and asks for Guy s permission to carry out human trials But Guy is forced to halt Zosia s plans due to a lack of funding Annabelle s condition start to put her patients at risk and Zosia offers to help with her research Raf tries to impress Hanssen in a bid to secure funding for his maxillofacial facility but a patient s dog causes problems Meanwhile Adele tries to apologise to Mo and invites Clifford to watch her in surgery Her plan works when Mo and Clifford bond 76732 The Ides of March 67 Jermain JulienPeter Mattessi19 May 2015 2015 05 19 4 58Annebelle collapses as her brain tumour worsens Zosia is determined to perform the surgery she needs but Guy stops her fearing that the pressure might affect Zosia s bi polar Annabelle defends Zosia and Guy allows her to perform the surgery She later tells him that she is transferring to Darwin On AAU Raf notices that his patient s daughter Lucy has had facial surgery and appears to have an infection He tries to get her to talk to him and shows her photos of Harry s facial reconstruction which lands him in trouble with Serena Lucy eventually allows Raf to examine her face Elsewhere Mo gets Clifford a job as a porter but struggles to tell him that she is leaving for Chicago for six weeks 76833 All Coming Back to Me Now 68 Jermain JulienKate Verghese and Sally Tatchell26 May 2015 2015 05 26 3 01 a 69 Oliver struggles with his return to the theatre where his wife died and makes a mistake in surgery resulting in his patient needing another operation Elliot tells Oliver that he expects more from him while Hanssen offers him some good advice Sacha invites Essie to meet his children and she confides in Dom that she is not ready But after bonding with a patient s teenage daughter Essie changes her mind Elsewhere Raf manages to convince Lucy to let him operate on her face and learns that her injury is the result of domestic violence 76934 Tug of Love 70 Jamie AnnettPatrea Smallacombe2 June 2015 2015 06 02 4 49Adele faints on the ward and suspects she is pregnant The pregnancy test comes back positive but Mr T informs Adele that she actually has an ovarian cyst Jesse is distracted when Guy offers him a three month job opportunity in the United States but he ultimately commits to Adele as she waits to learn whether the cyst is cancerous or not Fletch tries to give Evie a good birthday despite his financial troubles Meanwhile Serena and Angus s romance comes to an end as they clash over a patient 77035 When a Man Loves a Woman 71 Jamie AnnettNick Fisher9 June 2015 2015 06 09 4 26Jesse tries to keep Adele away from his patient Talesha leading her to suspect he has cheated on her However Talesha is a singer who serenades Adele as Jesse proposes She initially turns him down but after they talk she accepts A high profile patient is admitted to Keller ahead of his live organ donation prompting Essie to question his choice about surgery Despite costing the hospital time and money she wins approval from Hanssen Fletch s car is clamped when he parks illegally to help a man with leg wounds He tells Clifford about his debts and Clifford gives Fletch a bag of duty free cigarettes to sell 77136 The Children of Lovers 72 Nigel DouglasLucia Haynes16 June 2015 2015 06 16 4 40Zosia is late for her first shift on Darwin annoying Oliver who is tasked with showing her the ropes Oliver s mood is not improved when she makes a mistake in surgery and they clash over a father and daughter who need life saving surgery Adele admits to Jesse that she has failed her nursing degree module New nurse Cara Martinez starts work on AAU while Lucy returns for her surgery However Cara believes Lucy is not ready and asks psychiatrist Sebastian Coulter to have a talk with her putting the surgery at risk Elsewhere Dom assists Guy and Mr T with a neuro procedure on a pregnant woman 77237 Spiral Staircases 73 Nigel DouglasAndy Bayliss23 June 2015 2015 06 23 4 40Guy persuades Jesse to help him out with a risky transoral procedure During the surgery Guy removes the majority of the tumour but goes against Hanssen s advice to close up resulting in complications On Darwin Zosia and Oliver are confronted with a woman who believes she has a fictional parasitic disease With her heart condition putting her life at risk duty psychiatrist Seb is asked to help He antagonises Zosia but later asks her out on a date With his mounting debts Fletch considers Clifford s plan to steal pharmaceutical drugs 77338 Losing Control of the Wheel 74 Louise HooperJulia Gilbert30 June 2015 2015 06 30 4 11New F1 Morven Shreve starts her first day on AAU and Arthur is assigned to be her mentor by Serena When his patient dies in surgery Arthur struggles to cope and has a panic attack Meanwhile Fletch and his family are faced with eviction Mo returns from Chicago creating tension between Mr T and Clifford who believes he is not the man for his daughter Dom is surprised when his mother Carole turns up out of the blue Dom desperately tries to get rid of her while she befriends his colleagues and patients 77439 Beneath a Mask 75 Louise HooperJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope7 July 2015 2015 07 07 4 33After losing his home Fletch and his children are forced to sleep in the hospital basement Realising that he has reached breaking point Fletch agrees to help Clifford with his plan to steal pharmaceutical drugs Following another panic attack Arthur takes medication from the drugs trolley On Darwin Elliot worries about Oliver and lack of love for life Though he dismisses Elliot s concerns Zosia is not as easy Oliver and Mr T have a stand off over a patient who needs surgery for both a heart condition and fibroids Elsewhere Dom tries to get rid of Carole but soon learns that she has secured a job at the hospital 77540 U Turn 76 Jennie DarnellRebecca Wojciechowski14 July 2015 2015 07 14 4 44Fletch starts to have doubts about the pharmaceutical drugs heist and tries to pull out until Clifford confesses that he is in debt to drug dealers who know about Fletch and his children Sacha s demanding family causes problems for Essie and results in her being unprepared for the Transplant Coordinator job She later wins the job following a passionate speech in which she asks Hanssen to reconsider Jesse and Adele clash when a patient asks for Jesse s help with a petition and Adele forges his signature 77641 Family Fortunes 77 Jennie DarnellJoe Ainsworth21 July 2015 2015 07 21 4 38When Clifford is unable to deliver the pharmaceutical drugs the dealers threaten to harm Mo However they mistakenly attack Adele outside the hospital Hanssen and Serena operate but they admit that Adele s condition is touch and go With his anxiety acting up Arthur struggles to contain his temper with Morven and his patient To help himself calm down he self medicates again Meanwhile Essie is affected by a terminally ill woman who is on the look out for a mother for her three children She later tells Sacha that she wants a baby 77742 Return to Innocence 78 Jan BauerJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope28 July 2015 2015 07 28 4 41In an effort to cope with what happened to Adele Mo tries to keep herself busy with work When Adele s condition worsens both Guy and Mo have to step in to save her Fletch urges Clifford to go to the police to keep his children safe but Clifford comes up with a solution and leaves Holby Fletch is also suspicious of marks on a patient called Stephen Holting who suffers with ASD An old friend of Serena s is admitted to AAU and proves to be a little too much for Arthur to handle Morven encourages Arthur to lighten up and find his humorous side resulting in a diagnosis 77843 A Good Man 79 Jan BauerPatrick Homes4 August 2015 2015 08 04 4 31Fletch tells Mo the truth about Clifford and the motive behind Adele s attack Mo decides not to call the police on Fletch knowing that his children will be orphaned but tells him to leave Holby in a month Raf offers Fletch help after he explains that he is bankrupt and cannot provide for his family Adele wakes up but Jesse worries about their future when a patient reminds him about his past relationships Oliver tries to find out the status of Zosia s relationship with Seb but they clash when he orders a psych evaluation for a patient 77944 Speak True 80 David TuckerKatie Douglas11 August 2015 2015 08 11 4 45Elliot s old friend Brigitte brings two patients from Pakistan with multi drug resistant TB to the hospital Elliot agrees to operate but when Oliver s patient s condition deteriorates he is given priority over Ayesha and Zayn Brigitte then pretends to have called Mo to help putting lives at risk Elliot questions her ethics and Hanssen tells her that she is not welcome back at Holby Sacha and Essie discuss having a baby and Essie makes it clear that they both have to be on board with the plan Elsewhere Serena forces Morven to stand on her own two feet when she realises that Morven has become dependent on Arthur 78045 Beautiful 81 David TuckerJulia Gilbert18 August 2015 2015 08 18 4 35Dom is tasked with leading a tour of A level students around the hospital He tries to use the opportunity to impress Hanssen and earn his respect When one girl Sadie collapses Dom diagnoses her with carotid artery disease He later misses Sadie s surgery when he notices one of her bullies on the hospital roof Lucy Mottica returns to AAU when her bone graft wound becomes infected Cara questions Lucy s intentions towards Raf and Lucy makes a formal complaint against her Cara later witnesses Lucy deliberately making her wound worse On Darwin Elliot and Brigitte work together to save Zayn from a new crisis While Hanssen offers Elliot a new role as Director of Research at Holby 78146 Infallible 82 Jermain JulienKate Verghese25 August 2015 2015 08 25 4 21Milly an old friend of Guy s late wife is admitted to AAU with a broken wrist Guy discovers she has three Metastatic tumors in her brain and convinces her to let him operate Jesse questions his motives and after Milly dies he and Guy fight Sacha comes into conflict with pregnant drug addict Casey He discovers that she has an aneurysm and needs surgery which could put the baby s life at risk The aneurysm later ruptures leaving Sacha no choice but to operate He later tells Essie that they should try for a baby Meanwhile Oliver and Zosia spend the day flirting which worries Seb 78247 Man of Conscience 83 Jermain JulienTony Higgins1 September 2015 2015 09 01 4 81Clifford is brought into AAU following a car accident along with Danny Jarvis the drug dealer who attacked Adele Clifford is soon rushed into theatre when Fletch realises that he has swallowed several packages of drugs Clifford survives and makes up with Mo while Danny dies from his injuries Oliver and Zosia treat a young transgender boy with a heart murmur who has been taking testosterone Oliver and Seb fight when they disagree about the patient s wishes to have gender reassignment surgery without his father knowing Guy and Jesse s friendship continues to suffer in the wake of their fight 78348 An Eye for an Eye 84 Nigel DouglasNick Fisher8 September 2015 2015 09 08 4 37Ron the grieving husband of Milly returns to the hospital with a box of photos to show Guy and Fletch convinces him to come down to AAU Ron forces Guy to hold a live grenade that he has just pulled the pin out of The hospital is evacuated but Fletch returns to talk Ron down After Ron is shot by the police Fletch throws the grenade outside where it explodes On Darwin Elliot Oliver and Zosia are forced to continue surgery on a patient during the evacuation When Zosia discovers Guy is a hostage she runs into AAU followed closely by Oliver After the explosion they share their first kiss Elsewhere Hanssen forces Dom to treat a pessimistic patient who is in the middle of a malpractice suit against his previous doctor 78449 Shockwaves 85 Nigel DouglasDana Fainaru15 September 2015 2015 09 15 4 27Arthur struggles to control his anxiety and Morven catches him taking hospital medication She tries to cover for him but when Arthur makes a mistake he blames her Serena then sends Morven home leading her to question her place at the hospital Arthur confesses to stealing medication and after Dom defends him to Hanssen he is suspended for two weeks Zosia tells Seb about her kiss with Oliver leading to a confrontation between the two men Seb admits to Zosia that he loves her but she tells him that she does not feel the same way Fran Reynolds an old friend of Essie s begins working on Keller Sacha becomes insecure about his relationship when Fran tells him about Essie s wild past 78550 At First I Was Afraid 86 Julie EdwardsJulia Gilbert22 September 2015 2015 09 22 4 31Elliot is ready to accept his new role as Director of Research until Brigitte makes a sudden return to Holby with Frieda Petrenko who is suffering from multi drug resistant TB Elliot is determined to save her but after she loses consciousness she is rushed into theatre Elliot Oliver and Zosia struggle to save her until Jac returns to help out Brigitte and Elliot have a heart to heart about their past while Jac points out that Elliot appears to be in love with Brigitte Elliot decides to leave Holby and go to Pakistan with Brigitte Dom takes Arthur to the family caravan and is soon faced with his mother and homophobic father Dom and Arthur s friendship is soon tested as Dom deals with his father s behaviour towards him 78651 Cover Story 87 Daikin MarshJoe Ainsworth29 September 2015 2015 09 29 4 61Cara s husband Jed turns up on AAU with a pregnant woman When he refuses to tell her anything Cara becomes suspicious When the husband of the patient Sean Brady arrives things get tense and Jed leaves with Sean and his wife but not before the she reveals to Cara that the baby is Jed s Adele comes back to work for the first time since her accident and gets emotionally involved with a patient who she was friends with during her travel rep days Also Jesse annoys Sacha and Dom when he say he doesn t want a work stag do 78752 Ever After 88 Daikin MarshJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope6 October 2015 2015 10 06 4 47Adele and Jesse both end up at Holby City Hospital on the day of their wedding for separate reasons Jed returns to AAU injured Raf Morven and Cara operate on him After surgery Sean Brady returns and forces Jed to leave Cara is determined that their marriage is over but Jed just won t listen Cast editMain characters edit Chizzy Akudolu as Mo Effanga David Ames as Dominic Copeland James Anderson as Oliver Valentine episode 11 from episode 30 Camilla Arfwedson as Zosia March Bob Barrett as Sacha Levy Paul Bradley as Elliot Hope until episode 50 Louise Delamere as Colette Sheward until episode 4 Eleanor Fanyinka as Morven Shreve from episode 38 Don Gilet as Jesse Law from episode 3 Guy Henry as Henrik Hanssen from episode 29 Jules Knight as Harry Tressler until episode 27 Petra Letang as Adele Effanga Rosie Marcel as Jac Naylor until episode 27 episodes 37 and 50 Joe McFadden as Raf di Lucca Niamh McGrady as Mary Claire Carter until episode 27 John Michie as Guy Self Rob Ostlere as Arthur Digby Hugh Quarshie as Ric Griffin episodes 11 32 Catherine Russell as Serena Campbell Michael Thomson as Jonny Maconie until episode 27 episode 37 Alex Walkinshaw as Adrian Fletch Fletcher Niamh Walsh as Cara Martinez from episode 36 Kaye Wragg as Essie Harrison from episode 26 Recurring characters edit Macey Chipping as Evie Fletcher from episode 15 Geff Francis as Clifford George episodes 29 47 Hadley Fraser as Sebastian Coulter episodes 36 49 Ben Hull as Derwood Mr T Thompson Wendy Kweh as Amy Teo until episode 10 Lisa Marged as Lucy Mottica episodes 32 45 Alan Morrissey as Kyle Greenham until episode 12 Carli Norris as Fran Reynolds from episode 49 Sandra Voe as Adrienne McKinnie until episode 6 Angela Wynter as Ina Effanga episodes 13 52 Guest characters edit Imogen Byron as Rachel Levy episodes 14 19 Debbie Chazen as Fleur Fanshawe episodes 1 11 McKell David as Lloyd Kramer episodes 14 19 Sally Dexter as Brigitte Nye episodes 44 50 Hari Dhillon as Michael Spence episodes 1 6 Olga Fedori as Frieda Petrenko episode 50 Calum Finlay as Aiden Kerrigan episodes 14 19 Jamie Glover as Angus Farrell episodes 8 29 and 34 Jane Hazlegrove as Kathleen Dixie Dixon episode 30 Jody Latham as Jed Martinez from episode 51 Amy McCallum as Elinor Campbell episode 3 Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp episode 4 Nina Toussaint White as Sophia Verlaine episodes 5 11 Nina Wadia as Annabelle Cooper episodes 28 32 Notes edit a b c Not reported in the weekly top 30 programmes for BBC One so an overnight viewing figure is provided instead References editGeneral Final viewing figures Weekly Top 30 Programmes Broadcasters Audience Research Board Retrieved 14 October 2014 Specific a b c Series 17 1 Not Waving But Drowning Radio Times Retrieved 3 October 2014 Kilkelly Daniel 28 August 2014 Holby City bosses reveal storyline gossip in new video Digital Spy Retrieved 7 October 2014 Dainty Sophie 19 June 2014 Holby City Hari Dhillon to reprise role as Michael Spence Digital Spy Retrieved 2 October 2014 a b Double trouble at Holby as Hari Dhillon returns and Debbie Chazen arrives What s on TV 19 June 2014 Retrieved 2 October 2014 Lazarus Susanna 14 October 2014 Benedict Mumberbatch Wanda Ventham to appear on Holby City Radio Times Archived from the original on 15 October 2014 Retrieved 14 October 2014 Tyler Laura Jayne 18 24 October 2014 Guy and Jac could rule the world together Inside Soap 41 43 Kilkelly Daniel 28 October 2014 Holby City s Louise Delamere Colette s exit is sad Digital Spy Retrieved 28 October 2014 a b Series 17 4 Chaos in Her Wings Radio Times Retrieved 23 October 2014 Antony Costa and Georgia Moffett to guest star in BBC One s Casualty BBC Media Centre 14 July 2014 Retrieved 23 October 2014 Fleur s love shock Inside Soap 44 30 8 14 November 2014 a b Tyler Laura Jayne 6 19 December 2014 I feel emotional thinking about Angie Inside Soap 48 49 50 a b c d e Kilkelly Daniel 30 October 2014 Holby City Henrik Hanssen Oliver Valentine Essie Harrison to return Digital Spy Retrieved 30 October 2014 a b c d Series 17 26 Squeeze the Pips Radio Times Retrieved 25 March 2015 a b Tyler Laura Jayne 11 17 April 2015 I want to do Strictly Inside Soap 14 40 41 Anderson James 8 April 2015 Valentine is back Twitter Retrieved 16 April 2015 Oliver Kent and Simon Harper Interview BBC Online 28 August 2014 Retrieved 30 December 2014 Ellis Sarah 3 9 January 2015 This wedding is a bit of a blow for Mo Inside Soap 52 38 Kilkelly Daniel 4 February 2015 Holby City casts EastEnders star Nina Wadia as neurosurgeon Digital Spy Retrieved 4 February 2015 Kilkelly Daniel 14 April 2015 Holby City First look at EastEnders star Nina Wadia as neurosurgeon Digital Spy Retrieved 14 April 2015 Jefferies Mark 19 February 2015 Holby City hunk Jules Knight has quit to release his first solo music album Daily Mirror Retrieved 21 February 2015 Kilkelly Daniel 7 April 2015 Go the Distance Digital Spy Retrieved 14 April 2015 Why Holby City star and his character are quitting the hospital The Press 4 April 2015 Retrieved 5 April 2015 Kilkelly Daniel 8 April 2015 Michael Thomson on Holby City exit I couldn t be more excited Digital Spy Retrieved 8 April 2015 a b Series 17 27 Go the Distance Radio Times Retrieved 7 April 2015 Kilkelly Daniel 26 May 2015 EastEnders star Gillian Wright to guest on Holby City Digital Spy Retrieved 2 June 2015 Tyler Laura Jayne 13 19 June 2015 Holby s hot new nurse Inside Soap 23 21 Jones Allison 27 June 3 July 2015 Morven starts off at Holby right in the thick of it Inside Soap 25 38 39 a b Kilkelly Daniel 23 September 2015 Holby City producer Door wide open for Elliot Hope return Digital Spy Retrieved 23 September 2015 Kilkelly Daniel 15 October 2014 EastEnders 6 9m see Elaine Peacock arrival in Tuesday ratings Digital Spy Retrieved 28 October 2014 Kilkelly Daniel 7 January 2015 EastEnders New Year s aftermath seen by 7 8m on Tuesday Digital Spy Retrieved 7 January 2015 Holby City 8pm BBC1 We love drama Liverpool Daily Post 18 November 2014 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 1 January 2015 subscription required a b Sarler Flynn Series 17 13 Brand New You Radio Times Retrieved 6 January 2015 Farber Alex 27 October 2014 CDN Awards nominees revealed Broadcast Retrieved 27 October 2014 Dainty Sophie 14 July 2015 Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed Who s in line for Best Actor Actress and Newcomer Digital Spy Retrieved 16 September 2015 Kilkelly Daniel 16 September 2015 Coronation Street Emmerdale Hollyoaks and Holby City receive Mind Media Award nominations Digital Spy Retrieved 16 September 2015 Writers Guild 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Dean plot continues with 6 5m on Tuesday Digital Spy Retrieved 24 December 2014 Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot BBC Online Retrieved 10 December 2014 Brand New You BBC Online Retrieved 17 December 2014 Wages of Sin BBC Online Retrieved 24 December 2014 Series 17 15 Sucker Punch Radio Times Retrieved 7 January 2015 Series 17 16 Good Girls Don t Lie Radio Times Retrieved 14 January 2015 Series 17 17 The Beat Goes On Radio Times Retrieved 21 January 2015 Love Divided by Three Series 17 Episode 18 of 52 BBC Online Retrieved 3 February 2015 Series 17 19 Be Bold Be Bold Radio Times Retrieved 9 February 2015 Series 17 20 Domino Effect Radio Times Retrieved 17 February 2015 Trust in Me BBC Online Retrieved 24 February 2015 Blindside BBC Online Retrieved 3 March 2015 We Have Technology BBC Online Retrieved 10 March 2015 Rock and a Hard Place BBC Online Retrieved 17 March 2015 Series 17 25 The Last Time I Saw You Radio Times Retrieved 24 March 2015 Series 17 28 All About Evie Radio Times Retrieved 14 April 2015 Series 17 29 Small Disappointments Radio Times Retrieved 28 April 2015 Series 17 30 Homecoming Radio Times Retrieved 28 April 2015 Series 17 31 Lifelines Radio Times Retrieved 6 May 2015 Series 17 32 The Ides of March Radio Times Retrieved 13 May 2015 Series 17 33 All Coming Back to Me Now Radio Times Retrieved 19 May 2015 Kilkelly Daniel 27 May 2015 UK TV ratings Coronation Street s revenge plot continues with 7 6m Digital Spy Retrieved 28 May 2015 Series 17 34 Tug of Love Radio Times Retrieved 30 May 2015 Series 17 35 When a Man Loves a Woman Radio Times Retrieved 3 June 2015 Series 17 36 The Children of Lovers Radio Times Retrieved 9 June 2015 Sarler Flynn Series 17 37 Spiral Staircases Radio Times Retrieved 17 June 2015 Series 17 38 Losing Control of the Wheel Radio Times Retrieved 22 June 2015 Series 17 39 Beneath a Mask Radio Times Retrieved 1 July 2015 Series 17 40 U Turn Radio Times Retrieved 8 July 2015 Series 17 41 Family Fortunes Radio Times Retrieved 16 July 2015 Series 17 42 Return to Innocence Radio Times Retrieved 22 July 2015 Series 17 43 A Good Man Radio Times Retrieved 28 July 2015 Series 17 44 Speak True Radio Times Retrieved 3 August 2015 Series 17 45 Beautiful Radio Times Retrieved 6 August 2015 Series 17 46 Infallible Radio Times Retrieved 16 August 2015 Sarler Flynn Series 17 47 Man of Conscience Radio Times Retrieved 25 August 2015 Series 17 48 An Eye for an Eye Radio Times Retrieved 29 August 2015 Series 17 49 Shockwaves Radio Times Retrieved 6 September 2015 Series 17 50 At First I Was Afraid Radio Times Retrieved 11 September 2015 Series 17 51 Cover Story Radio Times Retrieved 19 September 2015 Series 17 52 Ever After Digital Spy 20 September 2015 Retrieved 20 September 2015 External links editHolby City series 17 at BBC Online Holby City series 17 at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holby City series 17 amp oldid 1216560953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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