Holby City series 3
| Holby City | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 5 October 2000 – 5 June 2001 |
| Series chronology | |
The third series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 5 October 2000, and concluded on 6 June 2001.
Production
Following its second series run of 16 episodes, the third series of Holby City ran for an extended 30 hour-long episodes. The series initially aired on Thursday nights on BBC One, before moving back to its original Tuesday night timeslot.[1] The show's scope was expanded with the addition of a children's ward, allowing for greater diversification in patient storylines.[2] While the series was in production, creator Mal Young deemed Holby City "the first successful new BBC1 one-hour drama format", in contrast to the failed programmes Harbour Lights and Sunburn. Although Young had once favoured soap opera stars in his casting, he reversed his position, explaining: "We're all guilty of grabbing a face, but it's a short-term gimmick. Viewers see right through it. It's the scripts that count. On the other hand, the soaps are so prevalent it's hard to find someone who hasn't been in one."[2]
Reception
Matt Wells and Maggie Brown of The Guardian opined in September 2000, while the series was in production: "Series such as Holby are what the BBC really needs, the fresh but reliable mid-week regular drama that ITV is best at."[2]
Cast
Main characters
- Colette Brown as Sam Kennedy (from episode 19)
- Peter de Jersey as Steve Waring (from episode 2)
- Jeremy Edwards as Danny Shaughnessy
- Lisa Faulkner as Victoria Merrick (until episode 26)
- Angela Griffin as Jasmine Hopkins (until episode 30)
- Tina Hobley as Chrissie Williams (from episode 30)
- George Irving as Anton Meyer
- Thusitha Jayasundera as Tash Bandara
- Adrian Lewis Morgan as Liam Evans (from episode 15)
- Clive Mantle as Mike Barratt (until episode 30)
- Dawn McDaniel as Kirstie Collins (until episode 6)
- Anna Mountford as Keri McGrath (from episode 2)
- Jan Pearson as Kath Shaughnessy
- Siobhan Redmond as Janice Taylor (from episode 2)
- Laura Sadler as Sandy Harper (from episode 1)
- Jeremy Sheffield as Alex Adams (from episode 1)
- Nicola Stephenson as Julie Fitzjohn (until episode 29)
Recurring and guest characters
- Jan Anderson as Chloe Hill (episode 19)
- Paul Blackthorne as Guy Morton (episodes 18-30)
- Tilly Blackwood as Emma Waring (from episode 12)
- George Costigan as James Campbell (episodes 24-30)
- Hari Dhillon as Sunil Gupta (from episode 26)
- Kulvinder Ghir as Anil Banerjee (from episode 8)
- Marvin Humes as Robbie Waring (from episode 2)
- Dominic Jephcott as Alistair Taylor (episode 15)
- Kwame Kwei-Armah as Fin Newton (episodes 10 and 29)
- Andrew Lewis as Paul Rose (from episode 3)
- Deborah Poplett as Anna Chandler (from episode 17)
- Patrick Ryecart as Ewan Littlewood (episodes 3-30)
- Paul Shane as Stan Ashleigh (from episode 5)
- Sheridan Smith as Miranda Locke (episodes 25−30)
- David Soul as Alan Fletcher (episode 23)
- Simon Williams as Charles Merrick (episodes 8-27)
Episodes
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261"The Deep End"Julie EdwardsPeter Jukes5 October 20007.79 272"Too Much, Too Young"Jim GoddardMichael Jenner12 October 20005.95 283"The Right Thing"Jim GoddardJenny Lecoat19 October 20007.40 294"First Impressions"Brett FallisSteve Lawson9 November 20006.47 305"Against All Odds"Jim ShieldsMaurice Bessman16 November 20006.47 316"Moving On"Jim ShieldsLynne Dallow23 November 20005.65[3] 327"The Trouble with the Truth"Brett FallisColin Bytheway30 November 2000<5.96[nb 1] 338"A Christmas Carol: Part 1"Adrian BeanPeter Pallister14 December 20007.17 349"A Christmas Carol: Part 2"Adrian BeanAndrew Rattenbury21 December 20007.93 3510"Anyone Who Had a Heart"Julie EdwardsAl Hunter Ashton28 December 20009.09 3611"Extra Time"Indra BhoseRobert Fraser16 January 20018.33 3712"Runaway"Colin BuckseyKate Wood23 January 20018.09 3813"Choices"Colin BuckseyTony Lindsay30 January 20017.94 3914"Night Shift"Indra BhoseLeslie Stewart6 February 20018.51 4015"Winner Takes All"Brian KellyChris Webb13 February 20018.26 4116"For Better, For Worse"Brian KellySteve Lawson20 February 20017.85 4217"Tip of the Iceberg"Susanna WhiteColin Bytheway27 February 20018.18 4318"Borrowed Time"Kim FlitcroftTony Lindsay6 March 20018.38 4419"Private Lives, Public Faces"Kim Flitcroft and Susanna WhiteAl Hunter Ashton20 March 20018.74 4520"Family Ties"Susanna WhiteJeremy Front27 March 20017.75 4621"Snakes and Ladders"Mike CockerColin Bytheway3 April 20017.90 4722"A Change is Gonna Come"Mike CockerLillie Ferrari10 April 20017.60 4823"Going Gently"Beryl RichardsDan Sefton17 April 20018.25 4924"Release"Beryl RichardsDan Sefton24 April 20017.86 5025"I'm Not in Love"Jim ShieldsLeslie Stewart1 May 20018.14 5126"Getting Even"Jim ShieldsAndrew Holden8 May 20017.14 5227"The Mourning After"Brett FallisColin Wyatt15 May 20018.17 5328"New Beginnings"Brett FallisAnn Marie di Mambo22 May 20016.84 5429"Hearts and Flowers"Paul WroblewskiColin Bytheway29 May 20017.79 5530"The Road Less Travelled"Paul WroblewskiAndrew Rattenbury5 June 20018.85
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Notes
- ^ The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board only archive ratings for the 30 most-viewed programmes on BBC One each week. Holby City episode "The Trouble with the Truth" fell below the top 30, and no alternative sources are available. The least-viewed programme which still made the archived top 30 in the week ending 3 December 2000 was Have I Got News For You, with 5.96 million viewers.[4]
References
- ^ "Holby City". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Wells, Matt; Brown, Maggie (4 September 2000). "One hell of a drama". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Ratings: Week ending 26 November - Peak Practice overtakes Casualty after slow start". Broadcast. EMAP. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 3 December 2000". BARB. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
External links
- Holby City series 3 (2000) at BBC Online
- Holby City series 3 (2001) at BBC Online
- Holby City series 3 at TV.com
- Holby City series 3 at the Internet Movie Database