Holby City (series 8)

Holby City series 8
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 52
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 18 October 2005 (2005-10-18) – 17 October 2006 (2006-10-17)

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

Episodes

Episode
#
Series
#
Title Director Writer Original airdate Viewers
(in millions)[1]
2641"The Outsiders"MacDonald, FraserFraser MacDonaldPandolfo, AnitaAnita Pandolfo18 October 20057.06
2652"Test Your Metal"[nb 1]
"A Great Leap Forward"
Evans, RobRob EvansSmith, SuzieSuzie Smith26 October 2005
27 October 2005
4.57
5.64
Part three and four of a Casualty@Holby City Halloween crossover.
2663"Crimes and Misdemeanours"Evans, RobRob EvansJenner, MichaelMichael Jenner1 November 20057.02
2674"More Equal Than Others"MacDonald, FraserFraser MacDonaldHolden, AndrewAndrew Holden8 November 20057.81
Elliot Hope arrives.
2685"Butterfly Effect"Platt, RichardRichard PlattCranworth, ElsaElsa Cranworth15 November 20057.60
2696"Bird on a Wire"Platt, RichardRichard PlattEarl, AndreaAndrea Earl22 November 20056.75
Jac Naylor arrives.
2707"Learning Curve"Finn, SteveSteve FinnCornish, AndrewAndrew Cornish29 November 20056.82
2718"Comfort of Strangers"Finn, SteveSteve FinnMyerson, JonathanJonathan Myerson & Fraser, RobertRobert Fraser6 December 20056.85
2729"Prometheus Unbound"Robinson, Julie AnneJulie Anne RobinsonHolden, AndrewAndrew Holden13 December 20057.04
27310"The Long Goodbye"Robinson, Julie AnneJulie Anne RobinsonO'Malley, DebbieDebbie O'Malley20 December 20056.07
Owen Davies departs.
27411"Deny Thy Father, Part II"Harrison, PaulPaul HarrisonChiappe, GabyGaby Chiappe27 December 20058.86
Part two of a two-hour-long Casualty@Holby City crossover special. Nick Jordan returns.
27512"Mother Love"Armspach, ClaireClaire ArmspachMcHale, TonyTony McHale3 January 20067.61
Sam Strachan and Joseph Byrne arrive.
27613"Pride Before a Fall"Erskine, JamesJames ErskineCollin, LenLen Collin10 January 20067.02
27714"Yesterday Once More"Kelly, SteveSteve KellyChiappe, GabyGaby Chiappe17 January 20067.14
27815"Brother's Keeper"Kelly, SteveSteve KellyLloyd, PeterPeter Lloyd24 January 20067.29
27916"Roots"Platt, RichardRichard PlattMcHale, TonyTony McHale31 January 20067.46
28017"I'll Be Back"Platt, RichardRichard PlattBytheway, ColinColin Bytheway7 February 20067.09
Kyla Tyson arrives.
28118"Flight of the Bumblebee"Barber, IanIan BarberDodds, JeffJeff Dodds14 February 20066.96
28219"Out on a Limb"Barber, IanIan BarberCairns, MarkMark Cairns21 February 20066.52
28320"We Gave Her All Our Love"Bhose, IndraIndra BhoseJenner, MichaelMichael Jenner28 February 20067.88
28421"Into Your Own Hands"Bhose, IndraIndra BhoseLloyd-Jones, StephanieStephanie Lloyd-Jones7 March 20066.40
28522"Let it Shine"Jones, NickNick JonesCollin, LenLen Collin14 March 20067.11
28623"Leap in the Dark"Jones, NickNick JonesEarl, AndreaAndrea Earl21 March 20066.84
Justin Fuller arrives.
28724"Snake in the Grass"Teague, ColinColin TeagueMcAndrew, JohanneJohanne McAndrew28 March 20066.33
28825"Passing On"Teague, ColinColin TeagueHambly, PetePete Hambly4 April 20067.26
28926"Quality Time"Massey, SimonSimon MasseyJameson, MartinMartin Jameson11 April 20067.13
29027"Honesty"Jackson, IanIan JacksonLecoat, JennyJenny Lecoat18 April 20066.64
29128"Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged"Jackson, IanIan JacksonCoates, PaulPaul Coates25 April 20065.86
29229"Short Cuts"Finn, SteveSteve FinnHenry, VeronicaVeronica Henry2 May 20066.53
29330"Lead Us Not Into Temptation"Finn, SteveSteve FinnO'Malley, DebbieDebbie O'Malley9 May 20066.10
29431"Games of Chance"Doyle, JimJim DoyleLloyd, PeterPeter Lloyd16 May 20066.37
29532"One Tender Kiss"Doyle, JimJim DoyleMitchell, GrahamGraham Mitchell23 May 20066.46
Bradley Hume arrives.
29633"Abracadabra"Bhose, IndraIndra BhoseAinsworth, JoeJoe Ainsworth6 June 20065.52
29734"Invasion"Bhose, IndraIndra BhoseCollin, LenLen Collin7 June 20064.17
29835"Promises to Keep"Barber, IanIan BarberWarburton, NickNick Warburton29 June 20064.40
29936"The Truth Will Out"Barber, IanIan BarberEarl, AndreaAndrea Earl6 July 20064.86
30037"Extreme Measures"Teague, ColinColin TeagueMcHale, TonyTony McHale11 July 20065.43
Justin Fuller and Nick Jordan depart.
30138"I Am Not What I Am"Rose, PeterPeter RoseQuirk, BradleyBradley Quirk18 July 20064.80
30239"Looking After Number One"Rose, PeterPeter RoseNipper, AlunAlun Nipper25 July 20065.19
30340"Conscience"Evans, RobRob EvansHambly, PetePete Hambly1 August 20065.80
30441"Metamorphosis"Evans, RobRob EvansHails, SashaSasha Hails8 August 20065.96
30542"Team Holby"Jackson, IanIan JacksonO'Malley, DebbieDebbie O'Malley15 August 20065.89
30643"Horse to Water"Jackson, IanIan JacksonJenner, MichaelMichael Jenner22 August 20066.10
30744"Bad Blood"Platt, RichardRichard PlattJameson, MartinMartin Jameson29 August 20066.55
30845"Nothing Ventured, Nothing Lost"Platt, RichardRichard PlattTurner, SaraSara Turner5 September 20066.79
30946"Better the Devil You Know"Greening, JohnJohn GreeningCoates, PaulPaul Coates6 September 20064.75
31047"Star Maker"Greening, JohnJohn GreeningMcAndrew, JohanneJohanne McAndrew & Hope, ElliotElliot Hope12 September 20066.22
Mickie Hendrie departs.
31148"Just Another Day"King, ChristopherChristopher KingCairns, MarkMark Cairns19 September 20065.96
31249"Now or Never"King, ChristopherChristopher KingHolden, AndrewAndrew Holden26 September 20066.50
31350"Taking Liberties"MacDonald, FraserFraser MacDonaldCatley, MarkMark Catley3 October 20066.12
31451"If The Heart Lies"MacDonald, FraserFraser MacDonaldLloyd, PeterPeter Lloyd10 October 20066.14
31552"Moondance"Douglas, NigelNigel DouglasMcHale, TonyTony McHale17 October 20066.83
Bradley Hume and Reg Lund depart, Gina Hope dies.

Notes

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

References

  1. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 23 Oct 200522 Oct 2006". BARB. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. "Holby City". BBC Online. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  3. Riley, Chris; Horsford, Simon; Warman, Matt (24 October 2005). "Today’s TV choices". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
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