Holby City series 19
| Holby City series 19 | |
|---|---|
| Series 19 | |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 11 October 2016 – present |
| Series chronology | |
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 | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 840 | 1 | "Into the Abyss"[1] | Steve Brett | Ailsa Macaulay | 11 October 2016 | 4.45 |
| 841 | 2 | "Rocket Man"[2] | Steve Brett | Peter Mattessi | 18 October 2016 | 4.86 |
| 842 | 3 | "Black Dog"[3] | James Bryce | Patrick Homes | 25 October 2016 | 4.79 |
| 843 | 4 | "Somebody to Love"[4] | James Bryce | Ed Sellek | 1 November 2016 | 4.47 |
| 844 | 5 | "Song of Self – Part One"[5] | Paulette Randall | Kate Verghese | 8 November 2016 | 4.64 |
| 845 | 6 | "Song of Self – Part Two"[6] | Paulette Randall | Kate Verghese | 15 November 2016 | 4.28 |
| 846 | 7 | "The Kill List"[7] | Toby Frow | Jeff Povey | 22 November 2016 | N/A |
| 847 | 8 | "Parasite"[8] | Toby Frow | Simon Norman | 29 November 2016 | N/A |
| 848 | 9 | "Glass Houses"[9] | Jan Bauer | Johanne McAndrew and Elliot Hope | 6 December 2016 | N/A |
| 849 | 10 | "Hallelujah"[10] | Jan Bauer | Becky Prestwich and Nick Fisher | 13 December 2016 | N/A |
| 850 | 11 | "The Nightmare Before Christmas"[11] | David Tucker | Katie Douglas | 20 December 2016 | N/A |
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
- Henrik Hanssen, chief executive officer, consultant general surgeon, Keller – Guy Henry[1]
- Ric Griffin, acting chief executive officer, clinical lead, consultant general surgeon, Keller – Hugh Quarshie[1]
- Serena Campbell, co-clinical lead, consultant general surgeon, AAU – Catherine Russell[1]
- Bernie Wolfe, co-clinical lead, trauma surgeon, consultant general surgeon, AAU – Jemma Redgrave[17] (from episode 7)[7]
- Jac Naylor, clinical lead, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Darwin – Rosie Marcel[1]
- Guy Self, consultant neurosurgeon, Darwin – John Michie[1] (until episode 6)[14]
- Mo Effanga, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Darwin – Chizzy Akudolu[1]
- Sacha Levy, clinical skills teacher, consultant general surgeon, Keller – Bob Barrett[1]
- Matteo Rossini, locum consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Darwin – Christian Vit (from episode 8)[8]
- Oliver Valentine, specialist registrar, cardiothoracic surgery, Darwin – James Anderson[1]
- Raf di Lucca, specialist registrar, general surgery, AAU – Joe McFadden[1]
- Zosia March, core training year 2, Darwin – Camilla Arfwedson[1]
- Dominic Copeland, core training year 2, Keller – David Ames[1]
- Morven Digby, foundation training year 2, AAU – Eleanor Fanyinka[1]
- Jasmine Burrows, foundation training year 1, Keller – Lucinda Dryzek[1]
- Adrian Fletcher, ward manager, AAU – Alex Walkinshaw[1]
- Essie Harrison, transplant co-ordinator, staff nurse, Keller – Kaye Wragg[1]
Recurring characters
- Derwood Thompson, consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist – Ben Hull[18]
- Jason Haynes, relative, clinical audit assistant / porter – Jules Robertson[3]
- Tristan Wood, chairman, Holby City NHS Foundation Trust – Jonathan McGuiness (until episode 6)[1]
- Isaac Mayfield, specialist registrar, general surgery, Keller – Marc Elliott[1]
- Inga Olsen, bank nurse − Kaisa Hammarlund[19]
- Kim Whitfield, patient – Louisa Clein (from episode 1)[1]
- Parker Whitfield, relative – Louis Davison (from episode 2)[2]
- Imelda Cousins, observer/former CEO – Tessa Peake-Jones (episode 3)[3]
- Patsy Brassvine, innovations consultant – Caroline Lee-Johnson (episode 4)[4]
- Jemima Chase, patient – Laura Rogers (episodes 4−6)[4]
- Robbie Medcalf, detective inspector – Mark Healy (episode 5)[5]
- Cameron Dunn, foundation training year 1, AAU − Nic Jackman (from episode 8)[8]
- Emma Naylor-Maconie, relative – Darcey Burke (from episode 9)[9]
- Lee Cannon, patient – Jamie Nichols (episode 11)[11]
Notes
- ^ 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
- Final viewing figures: "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "S19–E1 Into the Abyss". Radio Times. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b "S19–E2 Rocket Man". Radio Times. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "S19–E3 Black Dog". Radio Times. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "S19–E4 Somebody to Love". Radio Times. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "S19–E5 Song of Self – Part One". Radio Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "S19–E6 Song of Self – Part Two". Radio Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b "S19–E7 The Kill List". Radio Times. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "S19–E8 Parasite". Radio Times. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ a b "S19–E9 Glass Houses". Radio Times. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Hallelujah". BBC. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b "The Nightmare Before Christmas". BBC. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Jones, Allison (12–18 November 2016). "I'm really happy with Guy's goodbye!". Inside Soap (45): 42–43.
- ^ Tyler, Laura-Jayne (26 November – 2 December 2016). "Matteo is very charming – and a little bit naughty!". Inside Soap (47): 42–43.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Holby City: Coming up this autumn..." BBC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Who's who?". Inside Soap (40): 83. 8–14 October 2016.
- ^ "Holby City". kaisahammarlund.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.