Holby City (series 19)

Holby City series 19
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 52
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 11 October 2016 (2016-10-11) – present

The nineteenth series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 11 October 2016. The series will consist of 52 episodes.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [nb 1]
8401"Into the Abyss"[1]Steve BrettAilsa Macaulay11 October 2016 (11 October 2016)4.45
A hungover Jasmine works on a patient with Ric and Sacha, but when she starts getting personally involved with the patient she is called off the case by Ric. At the same time Tristan returns to Keller to check up on the ward. Jasmine speaks with Tristan and tells him she feels as though Ric is intimidating. Tristan reports Jasmine's claims to Hanssen and Ric is suspended. Elsewhere, Zosia initially struggles to connect emotionally with a patient who is terminally ill after he reminds her of Arthur. Raf is shortlisted for a surgeons scheme and Serena encourages him to progress with his career, but a female patient makes him question whether he should put his life before his job.
8412"Rocket Man"[2]Steve BrettPeter Mattessi18 October 2016 (18 October 2016)4.86
Zosia becomes determined to save a theatre on Darwin when Tristan voices his plans to remove one of the theatres from the ward. She works with Jac on a patient, but blood test results reveal the patient is not related to her father. Zosia accidentally reveals the news of the blood test results to her patient, and later puts her career in danger after she defies Jac during the operation. Jac later realises Zosia has not been treating her bipolar properly. Elsewhere, Essie becomes suspicious over a patient who is readmitted for the second day in a row after another fall, while Morven bonds with a flirtatious patient.
8423"Black Dog"[3]James BrycePatrick Homes25 October 2016 (25 October 2016)4.79
Hanssen receives a phone call from Sweden asking him to return home as the CEO of the hospital out there has died. He initially refuses to travel back to Sweden and calls Jac in to his office, asking her to and attend the funeral on his behalf, but when Jac reminds him that the CEO of the Swedish hospital raised his son, Hanssen realises it is time to return home. Meanwhile, on AAU Imelda Cousins returns to assess Serena's ability to run the ward, but it later transpires Imelda has epilepsy after suffering an absence seizure. Jac reveals to Ollie that Zosia is planning on moving hospitals, forcing Ollie to realise that it is Zosia he wants to be with, while Jasmine's lies land her in even more trouble, and she faces the possibility of losing her job if she tells the truth, ultimately leading to Hanssen covering for her.
8434"Somebody to Love"[4]James BryceEd Sellek1 November 2016 (1 November 2016)4.47
Guy helps Tristan out when his partner, Jemima, is admitted after suffering a head injury. Zosia becomes suspicious when it appears Jemima has been admitted under a different name, she has bruises on her arm and her previous medical records show she has been admitted several times with similar injuries. Morven becomes overconfident after saving a patient in a trauma case, and when the patient she has began to develop feelings for is readmitted, Raf questions whether Morven is treating the patient for the right reasons. Meanwhile, Isaac becomes annoyed with Dom's living habits, and when he learns that a letter informing him that he had a surgeon's scheme interview got mixed up in Dom's post, Isaac and Dom's relationship becomes strained.
8445"Song of Self – Part One"[5]Paulette RandallKate Verghese8 November 2016 (8 November 2016)4.64
A confident Guy prepares for the construction of his new neurosurgical ward, but he soon finds himself distracted by Jemima, who is readmitted onto Darwin after being hit by a car outside the hospital. When Jasmine reports to Guy that Jemima told the driver of the car to let her die, Guy asks Jemima why she is still in her abusive relationship with Tristan, but then it becomes apparent, Tristan raped Jemima, who is now pregnant with his baby. Guy is then given another shock when Jemima agrees to marry Tristan. Zosia later learns Jemima was raped and prepares to help Jemima flee the country, until Tristan finds Zosia trying to take Jemima's passport. Tristan then begins strangling Zosia, until she manages to get hold of a glass block and hit him over the head with it. Elsewhere, a paranoid Jasmine impresses Ric when she diagnoses a patient with dementia pugilistica.
8456"Song of Self – Part Two"[6]Paulette RandallKate Verghese15 November 2016 (15 November 2016)4.28
Zosia remains in shock following the night's events. Oliver returns to the hospital to find her in the staff room and prompts her to call the police about the incident. At the same time, Guy is asked to operate on Tristan. He does, unaware Tristan attempted to rape her. After the operation, Guy learns what Tristan did to Zosia. Guy prepares to take Tristan to the police, but is threatened by Tristan who explains that he knows all about Guy's past – and how he attempted to commit suicide years ago. Jac calls the police and they arrive, but Tristan dies from a bleed on the brain shortly before he is interviewed. Zosia has the charges against her dropped after Jemima speaks up about her ordeal, while following the night's events, Guy decides to hand in his resignation and leave to start a new career and a new life.
8467"The Kill List"[7]Toby FrowJeff Povey22 November 2016 (22 November 2016)TBD
Isaac is given a research grant by Ric, and is told that he needs to pick an assistant to help him with his research. A competitive Dom and Jasmine go head-to-head to win the assistant post, as Dom sabotages the other participants opportunity, while Jasmine composes a file with her ideas for the research grant. When Dom realises the battle for the post is finally between him and Jasmine, he sabotages Jasmine's file. Jasmine realises Dom's intentions and is irritated by his actions, until she is given the role of research assistant. Isaac later tells Dom he wants them to be together again. Elsewhere, Bernie returns from Ukraine, but Jason misinterprets Serena and tells Bernie she has moved on. As the pair's relationship remains strained, Jason and Fletch lock the pair in Serena's office and they reconcile, while Inga becomes paranoid over Mo and Derwood's friendship, and ends up lying to Derwood, telling him she is pregnant.
8478"Parasite"[8]Toby FrowSimon Norman29 November 2016 (29 November 2016)TBD
Jac is unimpressed by the late arrival of new locum registrar Matteo Rossini, who arrives at the hospital on a horse with a patient. Frustrated by Matteo's enthusiasm and artificial charm, Jac begins putting Matteo in his place, until he tells her he is not threatened by her. However, it is later Jac who has the upper hand when she discovers Matteo was sold the Digby stent from Guy, and used her device off as his, resulting in the Digby stent's downfall. Elsewhere, Bernie is surprised by the return of her son, Cameron, who reveals he is restarting his foundation year as a doctor. Both Serena and Bernie are impressed by Cameron's ability when he diagnoses a patient with a rare condition, while on Keller, Dom exposes a patient's lies to his friend.
8489"Glass Houses"[9]Jan BauerJohanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope6 December 2016 (6 December 2016)TBD
84910"Hallelujah"[10]Jan BauerBecky Prestwich and Nick Fisher13 December 2016 (13 December 2016)TBD
85011"The Nightmare Before Christmas"[11]David TuckerKatie Douglas20 December 2016 (20 December 2016)TBD

Production

The series began airing on Tuesday nights on BBC One from 11 October 2016.[1] Oliver Kent continues his role as the executive producer of the show,[12] while Simon Harper serves as the series producer.[13] Story conferencing for the series began on 15 March 2016.[12] The series will consist of 52 episodes.[1]

Cast

Overview

The series began with 16 roles receiving star billing. Guy Henry portrayed Henrik Hanssen, the hospital's chief executive officer and a consultant general surgeon on Keller ward. Hugh Quarshie played Ric Griffin, the clinical lead of Keller ward and a consultant general surgeon, who later acted as the hospital's CEO. Catherine Russell starred as Serena Campbell, the clinical lead of AAU ward and a consultant general surgeon, and Rosie Marcel acted as Jac Naylor, the clinical lead of Darwin ward and a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. John Michie portrayed Guy Self, a consultant neurosurgeon working on the Darwin ward, and Chizzy Akudolu played Mo Effanga, a consultant on the cardiothoracic surgery ward, Darwin. Bob Barrett starred as a consultant general surgeon and clinical skills teacher on Keller ward. James Anderson acted as Oliver Valentine, a specialist registrar on Darwin, and Joe McFadden played Raf di Lucca, a general surgical specialist registrar. Camilla Arfwedson and David Ames portrayed Zosia March and Dominic Copeland, doctors undergoing the second year of core training on Darwin and Keller wards respectively. Eleanor Fanyinka acted as Morven Digby, a doctor undergoing the second year of foundation training on AAU ward, and Lucinda Dryzek starred as Jasmine Burrows, a doctor undergoing the first year of foundation training on Keller ward. Alex Walkinshaw played Adrian Fletcher, the ward manager of AAU ward, and Kaye Wragg portrayed Essie Harrison, the transplant co-ordinator and a staff nurse on the general surgery ward, Keller.[1]

Michie and Jonathan McGuiness (who played semi-recurring character Tristian Wood) departed in episode broadcast on 15 November.[14] Christian Vit joined the cast as Matteo Rossini, a locum consultant on cardiothoracic surgery ward, Darwin. He made his first appearance in the episode broadcast on 29 November 2016.[15]

The series featured and will feature several recurring characters, and numerous guest stars. Tessa Peake-Jones reprised her role as Imelda Cousins, the former acting CEO of the hospital who last appeared in the fifteenth series, in episode three.[16] Ahead of her return, Peake-Jones said that returning to Holby City was "like returning home".[16] Mark Healy was revealed to be returning to his role as Robbie Medcalf, Serena's ex-partner on 13 September 2016.[17] He appeared in the episode broadcast on 8 November 2016.[5]

Main characters

Recurring characters

Notes

  1. ↑ Viewing figures represent the BBC One audience. Although the series is simulcast in HD, the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board only archive viewing figures for the top thirty rated programmes on BBC HD each week. As such, data for Holby City's simulcast audience is not consistently available.

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "S19–E1 Into the Abyss". Radio Times. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "S19–E2 Rocket Man". Radio Times. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "S19–E3 Black Dog". Radio Times. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "S19–E4 Somebody to Love". Radio Times. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "S19–E5 Song of Self – Part One". Radio Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "S19–E6 Song of Self – Part Two". Radio Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 "S19–E7 The Kill List". Radio Times. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "S19–E8 Parasite". Radio Times. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  9. 1 2 "S19–E9 Glass Houses". Radio Times. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hallelujah". BBC. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 "The Nightmare Before Christmas". BBC. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  12. 1 2 Oliver Kent [oliver_kent] (15 March 2016). "Excellent first day of story conference for #holbycity Series 19 is going to be cracking." (Tweet). Retrieved 16 March 2016 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Simon Harper [SharperSa] (21 September 2016). "interviewing new writers with @oliver_kent and Sophia Rashid our gorgeous Script Producer #HolbyCity" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 September 2016 – via Twitter.
  14. 1 2 Jones, Allison (12–18 November 2016). "I'm really happy with Guy's goodbye!". Inside Soap (45): 42–43.
  15. ↑ Tyler, Laura-Jayne (26 November – 2 December 2016). "Matteo is very charming – and a little bit naughty!". Inside Soap (47): 42–43.
  16. 1 2 Hassell, Katherine (22 October 2016). "Holby City's Tessa Peake−Jones: I would swap places for 24 with a paramedic". Express. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Holby City: Coming up this autumn...". BBC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Who's who?". Inside Soap (40): 83. 8–14 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Holby City". kaisahammarlund.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

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