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HolbyBlue
A still from the opening title sequence of HolbyBlue
GenreDrama
Created byTony Jordan
Written by
Directed by
  • Martin Hutchings
  • Bryn Higgins
  • Barnaby Southcombe
  • Sarah O'Gorman
  • Toby Haynes
  • Jim Loach
  • Menhaj Huda
Starring
ComposerMark Hinton-Stewart
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Tony Jordan
  • Karen Wilson
ProducerClaire Phillips
Cinematography
  • Ian Liggett
  • John Daly
  • Stephan Pehrsson
Editors
  • Jeremy Strachan
  • Jim Hampton
  • Scott Flyge
  • David Barrett
  • Xavier Russell
  • John Gow
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release8 May 2007 (2007-05-08) –
5 June 2008 (2008-06-05)
Related

Holby Blue (originally styled HolbyBlue[1]) is a British police drama series that aired on BBC One from 2007 to 2008. Produced by the BBC, Red Planet Pictures and Kudos for BBC One, it is a spin-off of the BBC One medical drama Holby City, itself a spin-off of the long-running series Casualty.

The first series was eight episodes long, and broadcast between 8 May and 26 June 2007. A second series of twelve episodes broadcast from 20 March to 5 June 2008. The BBC announced in August 2008 that due to poor ratings, they had dropped the show and it would not be returning for a third series.

Synopsis

Main article: List of HolbyBlue episodes

In the first series of Holby Blue, DI John Keenan learns that his estranged wife Kate is dating a new man, and begins a relationship with CPS worker Rachel Barker.[2] Kate is hired as a receptionist at Holby South,[3] but jeopardises her position by hitting Rachel.[4] John and his new partner, DS Luke French, attempt to convict drugs baron Neculai Stenga,[2][3] but discover that Stenga has an informant within their team.[5] Unaware that the informant is DCI Harry Hutchinson,[6] John accuses PC Billy Jackson.[7] Although Billy is cleared by witness testimony he briefly quits the force,[8] returning in the following episode.[4] New recruit PC Lucy Slater is stabbed on duty,[5] but recovers and unwittingly begins dating a drug dealer. Her partner, PC Robert Clifton, discovers her boyfriend's criminal reputation and forces him to break up with her.[8] Luke and his wife Mandy fail their second attempt at IVF, and argue over his divided priorities between her and his terminally ill mother.[5] Luke agrees to place his mother in a care home,[8] but is heartbroken when she dies following a fall.[4] PC Kelly Cooper experiences financial difficulties and considers stealing money she finds on duty.[5] Inspector Jenny Black's marriage ends when her husband Alex discovers she has been having an affair.[7] PC Neil Parker is offered a promotion to CID, but is dismayed to learn it is a political, rather than merit-based appointment.[8] John discovers Harry is the mole,[4] and confronts him in the series finale. Harry double-crosses Stenga, who takes Kate and the Keenan children hostage. They are rescued by John and Luke, who are shot in the process but survive. Stenga is also shot, but dies, and Harry is arrested. John reconciles with Kate and Luke discovers that Mandy is pregnant.[9]

Series 2 had a few long-running crime storylines: Episode 1 featured Jac Naylor from Holby City, who had been arrested for murder, although it turned out she was innocent. Three episodes were spent investigating the case of Sean Burrows, a youth worker who had beaten his wife and son. The most major villain was John's father, who John visited in prison and later appeared at the end of the series suspected of abusing prostitutes.

Cast and characters

Zöe Lucker (pictured) stars as Kate Keenan.

The first series of Holby Blue featured thirteen main roles. Tim Pigott-Smith appeared as Detective Chief Inspector Harry Hutchinson, and Cal Macaninch starred as Detective Inspector John Keenan. Zöe Lucker played John's wife, Kate, Richard Harrington played his partner, Detective Sergeant Luke French, and Sara Powell played his girlfriend, Crown Prosecutor Rachel Barker. Kacey Ainsworth appeared as Inspector Jenny Black, and David Sterne and James Hillier played Sergeants Edward "Mac" MacFadden and Christian Young respectively. Kieran O'Brien, Chloe Howman, Jimmy Akingbola, Joe Jacobs and Elaine Glover featured as Constables Robert Clifton, Kelly Cooper, Neil Parker, William "Billy" Jackson and Lucy Slater.[10] Each of the main cast except Piggot-Smith returned for series two, which also starred Oliver Milburn as Harry's replacement, DCI Scott Vaughan,[11] and James Thornton as PC Jake Loughton.[12]

The programme also featured several recurring characters, including Velbor Topic as drugs baron Neculai Stenga, and Julie Cox (series one) and Stephanie Langton (series two) as Luke's wife Mandy French. Guest stars included Casualty's Derek Thompson as nurse Charlie Fairhead,[13] Holby City cast members Rosie Marcel, Sharon D. Clarke and Luke Roberts as their characters Jac Naylor, Lola Griffin and Joseph Byrne, Kevin Doyle and Amanda Drew as Sean and Judy Burrows, Kenneth Colley as John's father, John Keenan Senior and Chris Coghill as Roger Cooper.[14]

Series 1

Series 2

Production

Creation

On 27 April 2006, the BBC announced the commissioning of Holby Blue, a police procedural spin-off from the medical drama Holby City. Holby City, which launched in 1999, is itself a spin-off of the BBC's Saturday night medical drama Casualty, which began in 1986. Holby Blue was created by Life on Mars and Hustle executive Tony Jordan, and produced by the BBC in conjunction with Kudos and Jordan's production company Red Planet Pictures.[15][16] John Yorke, Controller of BBC Drama Production stated: "Whilst revealing a different side to the city of Holby, HolbyBlue still has the warmth and wit of the much loved Casualty and Holby City brands; the characters have to deal with the personal problems that occur in everyday life as well as keeping a cool head as they fight crime on the streets of Holby."[17]

Jordan was approached by the BBC about creating a new police drama in 2006. He was initially conflicted between emulating Dixon of Dock Green, with "a set of flawless characters roaming the streets dispensing justice and words of wisdom", or creating a more modern drama, with characters who would "snort a line of coke, beat up the missus on the way out and shag each other in the locker rooms". He researched the project by spending time with serving police officers, who "portrayed a world of endless, statistic-led red tape." Jordan explained: "I was left with an image not of a modern-day police force, fighting crime on the streets and keeping us all safe, but some kind of unwieldy, top-heavy administrative process, more concerned with public opinion than dispensing justice." The impression of the police force that Jordan took away for Holby Blue was one of officers wanting to do their jobs, as in the days of Dixon of Dock Green, but hindered by modern initiatives.

Jordan felt that the key to a successful police drama was its ability to reflect the society in which it existed, and was aided by Jane Featherstone, head of Kudos, who pointed out that Holby Blue would be the first British police procedural launched since the September 11 attacks. As a result, Jordan created a drama in which his characters would be forced to deal with limited resources and bureaucracy stemming from the war on terror, whilst trying to combat domestic crime. Jordan emulated the American police dramas Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, with "flawed characters, who still managed to be heroes", aiming "to accurately reflect society, to be of its time and [...] to be as sexy as hell." When the BBC suggested that Jordan use the Holby brand, he contemplated that "soap snobs" may hold the series in disdain, but concluded: "After much thought, I remembered who I was as a writer, the joy I take from surprising an audience, by subverting expectation - and HolbyBlue was born."[1]

Development and broadcast

Filming for Holby Blue began in January 2007.[17] The Guardian reported that the series would air on Wednesdays,[18] with John Plunkett suggesting that the show could be used to solve what he described as "the channel's long-running ratings black hole on Wednesday nights". Plunkett noted that every other weekday evening on BBC One had a high-rating show scheduled, with Holby City on Tuesdays, and the soap opera EastEnders on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. However, he also observed that scheduling Holby Blue in the 8 pm Wednesday timeslot would put it up against the established ITV police drama, The Bill.[15] In the event, the first series was broadcast on Tuesday nights at 8 pm, in the regular timeslot of Holby City, which was moved to Thursdays for the duration of Holby Blue's initial run.[19] The show was originally scheduled to begin on 1 May 2007, but was postponed by a week until 8 May.[20] The first series was released as a two-disc box set on Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2008.[21] In Australia, where the show is broadcast on 7Two,[22] it was released on Region 4 DVD on 5 March 2009.[23]

A second series of twelve episodes was commissioned in June 2007 for transmission in 2008, with filming running until March 2008.[24][11] Jordan deemed the series' renewal "a huge boost for both HolbyBlue and Red Planet Pictures", while Yorke stated: "Tony has managed to successfully bring to life a previously unseen side to the city of Holby. It is not only difficult to reinvent a well-trodden genre but to do it under the Holby umbrella makes it a doubly difficult task but he has done it brilliantly. BBC One is the perfect home for well-written, stylish and popular drama and we are proud to once again have HolbyBlue as a key pre-watershed drama in our schedule for next year."[24]

The second series featured a crossover with Holby City.[25] Yorke said of the crossover: "Loads of questions are asked in the Holby City episode that are answered in the HolbyBlue episode. That is exciting. It is something the Americans have done for years with shows like CSI and I really like it. You really believe it’s a world."[26] The crossover episodes were co-written by Holby City creator Tony McHale, and HolbyBlue creator Tony Jordan.[25]

Cancellation

In August 2008, the BBC announced that due to declining ratings, Holby Blue would not be recommissioned for a third series.[27] While the second series attracted 5.6 million viewers with its opening episode, by the end of May 2008 viewership had fallen to 2.5 million.[28] Producer Claire Phillips stated: "We are extremely proud of the 20 hours of Holby Blue that we produced but following discussions with the BBC, the decision has been made not to make a third series. Red Planet Pictures' focus is now on developing shows which will live up to those high standards set out on Holby Blue."[16]

Episodes

Main article: List of HolbyBlue episodes

The HolbyBlue logo above five characters.
The cover of the DVD for the first series of HolbyBlue

HolbyBlue is a British police procedural drama which was created by Tony Jordan.[29] The show is set in the fictional city of Holby, and focuses on the daily lives of police officers working at Holby South police station. The show's ensemble cast for series one consisted of Jimmy Akingbola, Joe Jacobs, David Sterne, Cal MacAninch, James Hillier, Kacey Ainsworth, Richard Harrington, Zöe Lucker, Chloe Howman, Kieran O'Brien, Tim Pigott-Smith and Elaine Glover.[30] Pigott-Smith departed the drama in the final episode of the first series at the conclusion of his character's storyline.[31] Actors Oliver Milburn and James Thornton joined the drama for series two.[32][33]

The creation of HolbyBlue was announced on 27 April 2006 by the BBC. It was revealed that the show would have links to British medical drama Holby City. Tony Jordan was recruited to write scripts for the show and work out "how storylines between the police station and the hospital could be intertwined."[34] The first series began filming at the end of January 2007,[35] commenced airing on 8 May 2007 at 8 pm, one week later than scheduled for unknown reasons,[36] and concluded on 26 June 2007.[37] On 21 June 2007, it was announced that HolbyBlue would air a second series in 2008, this time for an extended run of twelve episodes.[38] Filming recommenced in late 2007 in Surrey,[38] and the second series began airing on 20 March 2008, concluding on 5 June 2008.[39] Two series of HolbyBlue aired in total.[39]

On 6 August 2008, the BBC revealed that HolbyBlue would not be recommissioned for a third series, due to a decline in viewership. The second series started with 5.6 million viewers, but by the end of May had fallen to 2.5 million.[40] Upon the cancellation of the show, Red Planet Picture's drama executive Claire Phillips stated that "HolbyBlue set new standards for 8 pm dramas, in terms of production values, storytelling and casting."[41] At the 2007 and 2008 Inside Soap Awards, HolbyBlue was nominated under the Best Drama category.[42][43] Ainsworth and Lucker both received nominations for Best Actress at the TV Quick & TV Choice Awards in 2007, while HolbyBlue was nominated under the Best New Drama Series category.[44] Akingbola was put forward for Best Male Performance in TV at the 2008 Screen Nation Awards.[45]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
188 May 2007 (2007-05-08)26 June 2007 (2007-06-26)
21220 March 2008 (2008-03-20)5 June 2008 (2008-06-05)

Series 1 (2007)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Martin HutchingsTony Jordan8 May 2007 (2007-05-08)5.46[46]
Detective sergeant Luke French begins his first shift at Holby South police station. Luke is surprised by his mentor, detective inspector John Keenan, who uses unorthodox methods to help him catch criminals. The team investigate a suspected paedophile and child molester who has been released on bail following a lack of evidence to bring the case to trial. However, when new police officer Lucy Slater discovers a new piece of evidence which proves the paedophile's involvement in his crime, she makes her first arrest, and is delighted. John is devastated upon learning his estranged wife, Kate Keenan, has a new boyfriend. He has sex with Rachel, who works for the Crown Prosecution Service.
2"Episode 2"Martin HutchingsTony Jordan15 May 2007 (2007-05-15)5.16[47]
Kate is offered a job as a receptionist at the police station, and she accepts. John becomes confused by Kate when she begins flirting with him. He decides he is ready for a reconciliation, but then Rachel reveals that she has been having sex with John. Whilst on shift, John learns that PC William Jackson has been approached by Louise, who is John's enemy, drug baron Neculai Stenga's girlfriend. John has been determined to arrest Neculai, but never found enough evidence to. Louise reveals she is ready to testify against Neculai after believing he is responsible for the death of a prostitute.
3"Episode 3"Bryn HigginsJames Payne22 May 2007 (2007-05-22)4.42[48]
John learns that there is an informant within the police station when an attempt to catch Neculai in a drugs raid goes wrong; he is unaware that the informant is Harry Hutchinson. Lucy and Mac tend to a delicate situation when an agitated man in custody holds the pair hostage. Lucy and Mac work together to try and calm the man; although it results in Lucy being stabbed. Kelly finds herself in a moral dilemma when she finds a large sum of money. She initially steals £200, although later gives it back when her conscience gets the better of her. Luke and Mandy learn that their second attempt at IVF has failed; they are both heartbroken. Luke later gets a call from his terminally ill mother, which strains his and Mandy's relationship as he is forced to divide his priorities between his relationship and caring for his mother. Rachel continues make a point over her and John's one-night stand.
4"Episode 4"Bryn HigginsSarah Phelps29 May 2007 (2007-05-29)—
Harry finds himself trapped when he realises that if he fails to follow Neculai's demands he could risk his retirement going to plan. Neculai requests that Harry finds out which safe house Louise is staying at, and he does. Neculai then has a thug who ran over Louise murdered. John finds himself questioning William when he spots him hanging out with Louise and her brother. Kate tells John that his obsession in trying to track Neculai down is causing him to isolate himself from his peers. Robert finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when Neil and Kelly arrest a burglar, whose sister turns out to be one of Robert's ex-girlfriends, of which he is the father to her child.
5"Episode 5"Barnaby SouthcombeJeff Povey5 June 2007 (2007-06-05)4.10 (overnight)[49]
Louise flees the safe house after Neculai visits her. John begins to believe that Neculai is gaining information from a police officer who is working at the police station, and confides in Harry about his suspicions. Harry uses John's worries to his advantage, as he scapegoats William, who is arrested and put in a cell. Lucy is released from hospital following her stabbing. Jenny's husband, Alex, is called into the police station for questioning by Luke after a number of raids on a suspected paedophile ring. It is later revealed that it is Jenny who is having an affair when Luke watches video footage from Alex. Alex is heartbroken when he learns Jenny has no intentions of ending her affair. Jenny ends their marriage. Kate continues to be antagonised by Rachel.
6"Episode 6"Barnaby SouthcombeRichard Davidson12 June 2007 (2007-06-12)4.00 (overnight)[50]
Lucy delights in finding herself a new boyfriend, but Robert recognises him as a drug dealer, and forces the pair to separate. Lucy and Robert also find a witness which proves William is not the informant. William is disgusted by his arrest, and hands in his resignation. Neil is thrilled upon learning he has been promoted to the criminal investigation department, although his happiness is short-lived when he learns that his promotion was political as opposed to merit-based. Luke makes amends with Mandy and ultimately decides to place his mother in a care home. Robert grows close with a woman involved in a suspected racist attack, but Luke and John realise he is in danger, and rescue him.
7"Episode 7"Martin HutchingsMarc Pye19 June 2007 (2007-06-19)4.13[51]
Luke is grief-stricken when he learns that his mother has died following a fall in the care home. He seeks support in Mandy, which brings the pair closer together. William decides to return to work following his resignation, and decides to remain at the police station. Robert recovers in hospital after having boiling water poured on his genitals by a murder suspect. Harry learns that Neculai is receiving a big shipment of drugs. John discovers that Harry is the informant after catching him leave the warehouse. Rachel provokes Kate into hitting her by stealing a letter from Jenny's mailbox. Kate tenders her resignation, but has her mind changed by John.
8"Episode 8"Martin HutchingsTony Jordan26 June 2007 (2007-06-26)4.36[52]
John confronts Harry over his deception at the police station. Harry realises he has to save himself; he offers John and Luke indisputable evidence on Neculai in an attempt to secure his freedom. Neculai realises he has been deceived by Harry, and holds Kate and her children hostage. John and Luke rush to the warehouse and desperately attempt to talk Neculai out of killing his family, which results in John and Luke being shot, and Neculai being killed. John and Luke survive their injuries, and John decides he is happy with Kate, although he continues to put his work life before his family. Luke is ecstatic to learn that Mandy is pregnant. At Harry's retirement party, Kelly and Neil almost share a kiss, while Harry is arrested.

Series 2 (2008)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
9"Episode 1"Sarah O'GormanTony Jordan20 March 2008 (2008-03-20)5.62[53]
John and Luke find themselves questioning Holby City's registrar Jac Naylor on suspicion of the murder of serial rapist Alan Clooney. Luke has little success in pressuring Jac to confess to the murder, as she is adamant she is not responsible. The pair find themselves in a losing battle as Jac continues to fight her innocence. When a young girl who has been badly attacked is brought into the station for questioning, she reveals she was also a victim of Alan Clooney, and stabbed him with Jac's scissors in self defence. Jac is released following the young girl's revelation. Luke becomes a father for the first time. DCI Scott Vaughan begins his first shift at Holby South as Harry's replacement. Kate is surprised upon realising that Scott is the same man that she flirted with at a party the previous evening. Jenny learns she is pregnant.
10"Episode 2"Sarah O'GormanBen Vanstone27 March 2008 (2008-03-27)4.43[54]
Scott receives a call informing him that three students have been found dead. John and Luke rush into action and work together in an attempt to get the batch of drugs off the street. Lucy and Robert investigate when a neighbour calls them out over concerns for the welfare of a baby. The case makes Robert realise that he wants to be a part of his estranged son's life again, and with support from Lucy, Robert attempts to make amends with his son and ex-girlfriend. Rachel grows tired of Christian's wayward policing behaviour. She makes a complaint, without him knowing.
11"Episode 3"Toby HaynesJeff Povey3 April 2008 (2008-04-03)3.80 (overnight)[55]
Jenny conducts an investigation into the complaint made against Christian. She soon learns that it was Rachel who made the complaint, and berates her. Robert is delighted when he manages to convince his ex-girlfriend that he has changed, and wants to build on his relationship with his son. He is told that he can see his son at the end of his shift. Robert and Lucy are called out to inform a teenager that his brother has fallen to his death during a police chase with William. The teenager does not take the news well, and it results in Robert being fatally shot. Lucy is heartbroken. Kelly returns from her training course, but tension continues to linger between her and Neil.
12"Episode 4"Toby HaynesDebbie O'Malley10 April 2008 (2008-04-10)3.50 (overnight)[56]
Lucy struggles to cope with her emotions in the aftermath of Robert's death. She becomes determined to prevent another one of her colleagues from dying, and does whatever it takes to catch a teenage joyrider in a stolen vehicle. After her shift, Lucy decides to resign. John and Luke work together to track down a gang responsible for an unprovoked attack on a young man. Jenny persuades Christian to continue working at the police station. Neil and Kelly deal with a domestic dispute between a man and his ex-girlfriend.
13"Episode 5"Martin HutchingsSarah Phelps17 April 2008 (2008-04-17)3.40 (overnight)[57]
Mac visits Lucy at her family home in Yorkshire and convinces her to return to policing. Neil tells Kelly that he is in love with someone, but Kelly is unaware that she is the person he is on about. Scott removes John from a domestic violence case when he uses pressure to try and get the victim to speak up. This irritates John, who takes his frustration out on Kate. Scott senses friction between the couple, and suggests to Kate that she is transferred to another police station in order to save their marriage. Kate is furious at Scott's recommendation, and threatens him with a tribunal if he tries to remove her from the station. John decides to visit his father in prison.
14"Episode 6"Martin HutchingsSarah Phelps24 April 2008 (2008-04-24)3.60 (overnight)[58]
John's visit with his father in prison does not go to plan. Before John is able to leave, his father presents him with pictures of Kate and his children. John confronts Kate over his father's obtainment of the photos, to which Kate reveals she sent them to him in the post in the hopes that the pair would reconcile. John loses his temper with Kate, and she sees a new side to him when he almost hits her. Luke uses a new tactic to uncover more information from the ongoing domestic violence case, and ultimately helps the victim speak out about her abuse. Kelly is surprised when Neil reveals that he fancies her; she is then shocked when he tries to kiss her.
15"Episode 7"Jim LoachDebbie O'Malley1 May 2008 (2008-05-01)—
Lucy is partnered with new PC Jake Loughton for his first shift at Holby South. Lucy finds herself struggling to get along with Jake, having been paired up with him so soon after Robert's death. Lucy and Jake join John and Luke in helping to try and catch the burglars of a smash and grab robbery, which leads them to the missing case of a two-year-old. William is embarrassed when his estranged mother is brought into the police station after getting involved in a brawl outside a nightclub. Jenny, Kate and Mandy go out for a drink after their shift; they are surprised when they find Scott at the pub as well following a disastrous blind date. Kelly tells Neil that nothing will happen between them.
16"Episode 8"Jim LoachBen Vanstone8 May 2008 (2008-05-08)3.20 (overnight)[59]
Jake becomes defensive when Lucy questions him over his transfer to Holby South. After secretly investigating Jake's past, Lucy learns that Jake was demoted from sergeant. John tries to fix his relationship with Kate by sending her flowers. Jenny is horrified by a pregnancy scare, and immediately quits the police force. She informs Christian that he will be taking over at the station in the role of acting inspector. She then leaves, without saying goodbye to her colleagues. Kelly is happy that her and Neil's friendship is back on track. However, the pair's friendship is soon made awkward once more when Neil begins flirting with Kelly once again.
17"Episode 9"Menhaj HudaJake Riddell15 May 2008 (2008-05-15)2.90 (overnight)[60]
Christian starts his new role as acting inspector, and is quick to reassure his colleagues that he will not change. When Christian's friend, Miranda, arrives at the police station following a release from a drug rehabilitation clinic, he provides Miranda with support, as she informs him that she has received a job interview for a drugs referral worker. As Christian helps Miranda prepare for her interview, it becomes obvious that there is the potential for a relationship between the pair. John and Kate's relationship loses stability once more when he overhears Kate talking to Mandy about recent events between the pair. John and Luke investigate a vicious attack on a local drug dealer, while Kelly, Neil and William investigate a series of burglaries on an estate.
18"Episode 10"Menhaj HudaGraham Mitchell22 May 2008 (2008-05-22)2.80 (overnight)[61]
Luke is heartbroken when Mandy dies unexpectedly following a roadside incident whilst she is out on duty. John desperately tries to mend his relationship with Kate once more, and pulls her into a room, before attempting to seduce her. Scott is angry upon learning what John has done whilst on duty. Lucy and Jake attend an incident at a bank, but are surprised when they find the branch manager has been shot. Christian and Miranda's relationship continues to strengthen.
19"Episode 11"Martin HutchingsSimon Booker29 May 2008 (2008-05-29)2.60 (overnight)[62]
Luke receives support from his colleagues following Mandy's funeral. However, Luke is struggling when he leaves baby Ruby at Mandy's mother's house before work, and shows no intention of going back. Luke later realises he needs to take time off work, and returns home with Ruby. John's father is released from prison and John is informed that his father is the prime suspect in a new investigation, led by Luke, on a prostitute who has been assaulted. John returns home from his shift, and is shocked to find his father in his house. John kicks his father out, and learns that he was never actually a suspect in the prostitute case, and was actually playing mind games. Christian and Miranda go on their first date together.
20"Episode 12"Martin HutchingsTony Jordan5 June 2008 (2008-06-05)—
Jake and Lucy are called out to a hoax call, where they end up in a snipers lair. Lucy learns that the sniper blames Jake for the accidental death of his son, but when she learns that Jake is not to blame, the pair find a way to talk the gunman around. It is Kelly's birthday, but she receives a nasty surprise whilst reviewing CCTV footage when she notices her husband cheating. Kelly ends her relationship with her husband, and seduces Neil in the locker room. Miranda finds a stash of drugs, but she resists temptation, and joins Christian at Kelly's birthday party. John and his father have a violent showdown at the top of a multi-storey carpark, which results in John's father almost dying. John later returns home, but is devastated when he learns that Kate has left him.

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Reception

Critical response

The Observer's Rachel Cooke reviewed the first episode negatively, criticizing the acting and unoriginal characterisation. Cooke predicted that Holby Blue would be a ratings success, but found the series' lack of originality inexcusable given that the BBC is funded by the television licence fee.[1] The Times' Andrew Billen commented that John Keenan was "such a cliché that his new deputy Luke French told him that he was a cliché while admitting that, as a graduate recruit, he was a cliché himself". Billen wrote that the most that could be said for the show was that it had a healthy pace, and occasionally well-written dialogue.[2] Times critic David Chater also commented on the unoriginality of the characterisation, but praised the "high energy level" and casting. He found it "watchable enough", and suggested that it would prove strong competition to The Bill.[3] Andre Pettie of The Daily Telegraph disliked the pacing, observing that the script moved so fast it was hard to judge the quality of the series, concluding that it was overall unsatisfactory.[4] In contrast, The Guardian's Nancy Banks-Smith reviewed the episode positively, calling it "fast and funny and punctuated with poignancy",[5] and Jod Mitchell of The Daily Telegraph praised the intelligent writing and fast direction, writing that despite its familiarity, the series injected "pace and verve" into the BBC One schedule.[6]

The Guardian's Gareth McLean observed that the opening episode contrasted the typical "cosiness" of Holby City and Casualty, and described Holby Blue as "somewhere between the excellent City Central and the appalling Mersey Beat".[7] McLean later deemed Keenan "two-dimensional", but still found him to be an improvement on the series' female characters, who he felt were extremely under-written.[8] In February 2008, McLean described Holby Blue as "far from perfect",[9] but went on to review the sixth episode of series two positively, commenting that the previously disappointing programme had finally improved, with "a compelling and tense episode that both pleases series regulars and delivers a powerful hour of stand-alone drama." McLean felt that the episode tackled the issue of domestic violence intelligently, and praised "sterling performances" by Macaninch, Lucker, Colley and Drew.[10]

The crossover episode in which Holby City's Jac Naylor is interrogated by the Holby Blue police officers attracted mixed reviews. Helen Rumbelow of The Times reviewed the episode favourably compared to season premiere episodes of House and Grey's Anatomy which aired on the same evening. Rumbleow praised Holby Blue's superior pacing, writing that while it had "clumsy, absurd and predictable" moments, and seemed "amateurish, unsophisticated and old-fashioned" compared to the US dramas, it was still good, with "moments of light and dark in the right place, the characters perfectly introduced and just the right amount of intrigue seeded."[11] In contrast, The Guardian's Sam Wollaston stated that he was still unconvinced by HolbyBlue, deeming it inferior to The Bill.[12] McLean was also unimpressed, writing,

Should the appearance of Holby City's spiky Jac in HolbyBlue, on suspicion of attempted murder, be greeted with interest or indifference? Certainly, the dull cop show needs all the help it can get as, entering its second series, none of the problems of the first have been worked out. The police are still a thoroughly passive bunch who don't so much solve crime as stand around and wait for crimes to be solved by way of coincidence and happenstance. And Jac's plot is so well signposted that you're left not anticipating its resolution but frustrated that it took so long.

— Gareth McLean, The Guardian[13]

Mark Wright of The Stage was a frequent reviewer of Holby Blue. He found the opening episode "boring",[14] deeming it "a cliché-ridden disaster with some duff casting decisions and bizarrely clunky dialogue".[15] Wright criticised the decision to launch the show under the Holby moniker, opining that it is not a true brand as Casualty and Holby City both possess "distinct personalities". He noted that he loathes the former and loves the latter, but concluded that despite differing audience demographics, they are both hospital dramas and it does not follow that their audiences would also enjoy a police procedural.[15] Despite his criticism, Wright was pleased when the programme was recommissioned for a second series, hoping that an increased number of episodes would allow the production team to fix issues with Holby Blue and further develop its format.[15] Following the programme's cancellation, Wright gave Holby Blue a mixed review. He described the first series as "disastrous", writing that it was largely unoriginal and impeded by the Holby brand, but deemed series two "a great improvement, with some excellent and quite engrossing character drama".[16]

Ratings

The first episode of Holby Blue was watched by 5.46 million viewers, making it the fifteenth most-watched programme on BBC One for the week of broadcast.[17] It attained almost a 25% audience share, and was the second most-watched show of the day in the 8 pm timeslot.[18] Despite frequent advertising by the BBC, viewership was down on the 6 million plus typically attained by Holby City in the same timeslot.[19] The second episode drew 5.16 million viewers, declining to seventeenth in the channel's weekly programme rankings.[20] Its audience share increased to 26% however, and it was the most-viewed programme in its timeslot.[21] The following episode dropped to 4.42 million viewers and twenty-fifth in the weekly rankings.[22] Despite a decreased 23% audience share, it continued to lead in its timeslot.[23] By episode five, viewership had declined 4.1 million and a 21% audience share, but the show remained the most-watched at 8 pm.[24] The same was true of episode six, watched by 4 million viewers with a 20% audience share.[25] Viewership for episodes four to six fell below the channel's top thirty in the weekly rankings.[26] The final two episodes of series one experienced an increase in viewership, to 4.13 and 4.36 million respectively, ranking Holby Blue twenty-sixth then twenty-fourth in the channel ratings for the weeks of broadcast.[27] Following the conclusion of the first series, The Guardian's Leigh Holmwood described Holby Blue as one of only two recent midweek 8 pm dramas, alongside Waterloo Road, to have performed in the ratings, at a time when several other BBC dramas were facing cancellation.[28] However, Wright noted that throughout its first series, Holby Blue underperformed in Holby City's Tuesday timeslot, attaining around 2 million fewer viewers.[15]

When Holby Blue returned for a second series in 2008, characters from the drama appeared in Holby City on Tuesday 18 March, before the new Holby Blue episode premièred on Thursday 20 March. The Holby City episode was watched by 6.89 million viewers, and Holby Blue by a series high of 5.62 million.[29] Both serials lead in the ratings in their timeslot,[30][31] with Holby City ranking sixth in the channel's weekly ratings, and Holby Blue twelfth.[29] The following episode attracted 4.43 million viewers,[32] with Holby Blue slipping from a 23% audience share to 18%, beaten in its timeslot by The Bill on ITV1.[33] Holby Blue ranked thirtieth in the channel's weekly ratings,[32] marking the last time the programme would appear in the top thirty.[34] Ratings then began a near continuous decline. Episode three was watched by 3.8 million viewers, attaining an 18% audience share, again beaten in its timeslot by The Bill.[35] Episodes four and five were watched by 3.5 and 3.4 million respectively, both beaten by The Bill,[36][37] and while episode six saw a slight rise in viewership to 3.6 million, The Bill lengthened its lead against Holby Blue, attaining a 23% audience share to Holby Blue's 16%.[38] By episode eight, Holby Blue had fallen to 3.2 million viewers. It maintained its 16% share, while The Bill's increased to 26%.[39] With its ninth episode, the series fell to 2.9 million viewers, and its audience share decreased to 14%.[40] Episodes ten and eleven were watched by 2.8 and 2.6 million viewers respectively,[41][42] with viewership declining to 2.5 million by the time of the series' cancellation.[43]

Accolades

Holby Blue was nominated for the "Best Drama" award at the 2007 and 2008 Inside Soap Awards.[44][45] The series was nominated in the "Best New Drama Series" category at the 2007 TV Quick and TV Choice Awards, and Ainsworth and Lucker were both nominated for the "Best Actress" award for their roles as Jenny and Kate respectively.[46] In 2008, Akingbola was nominated for the "Best Male Performance in TV" award at the Screen Nation Awards for his role as Neil.[47]

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