Holby City (series 3)
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.
| Holby City | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 5 October 2000 – 5 June 2001 |
| Series chronology | |
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
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "The Deep End" | Julie Edwards | Peter Jukes | 5 October 2000 | 7.79 |
| 27 | 2 | "Too Much, Too Young" | Jim Goddard | Michael Jenner | 12 October 2000 | 5.95 |
| 28 | 3 | "The Right Thing" | Jim Goddard | Jenny Lecoat | 19 October 2000 | 7.40 |
| 29 | 4 | "First Impressions" | Brett Fallis | Steve Lawson | 9 November 2000 | 6.47 |
| 30 | 5 | "Against All Odds" | Jim Shields | Maurice Bessman | 16 November 2000 | 6.47 |
| 31 | 6 | "Moving On" | Jim Shields | Lynne Dallow | 23 November 2000 | 5.65[4] |
| 32 | 7 | "The Trouble with the Truth" | Brett Fallis | Colin Bytheway | 30 November 2000 | <5.96[nb 1] |
| 33 | 8 | "A Christmas Carol: Part 1" | Adrian Bean | Peter Pallister | 14 December 2000 | 7.17 |
| 34 | 9 | "A Christmas Carol: Part 2" | Adrian Bean | Andrew Rattenbury | 21 December 2000 | 7.93 |
| 35 | 10 | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | Julie Edwards | Al Hunter Ashton | 28 December 2000 | 9.09 |
| 36 | 11 | "Extra Time" | Indra Bhose | Robert Fraser | 16 January 2001 | 8.33 |
| 37 | 12 | "Runaway" | Colin Bucksey | Kate Wood | 23 January 2001 | 8.09 |
| 38 | 13 | "Choices" | Colin Bucksey | Tony Lindsay | 30 January 2001 | 7.94 |
| 39 | 14 | "Night Shift" | Indra Bhose | Leslie Stewart | 6 February 2001 | 8.51 |
| 40 | 15 | "Winner Takes All" | Brian Kelly | Chris Webb | 13 February 2001 | 8.26 |
| 41 | 16 | "For Better, For Worse" | Brian Kelly | Steve Lawson | 20 February 2001 | 7.85 |
| 42 | 17 | "Tip of the Iceberg" | Susanna White | Colin Bytheway | 27 February 2001 | 8.18 |
| 43 | 18 | "Borrowed Time" | Kim Flitcroft | Tony Lindsay | 6 March 2001 | 8.38 |
| 44 | 19 | "Private Lives, Public Faces" | Kim Flitcroft and Susanna White | Al Hunter Ashton | 20 March 2001 | 8.74 |
| 45 | 20 | "Family Ties" | Susanna White | Jeremy Front | 27 March 2001 | 7.75 |
| 46 | 21 | "Snakes and Ladders" | Mike Cocker | Colin Bytheway | 3 April 2001 | 7.90 |
| 47 | 22 | "A Change is Gonna Come" | Mike Cocker | Lillie Ferrari | 10 April 2001 | 7.60 |
| 48 | 23 | "Going Gently" | Beryl Richards | Dan Sefton | 17 April 2001 | 8.25 |
| 49 | 24 | "Release" | Beryl Richards | Dan Sefton | 24 April 2001 | 7.86 |
| 50 | 25 | "I'm Not in Love" | Jim Shields | Leslie Stewart | 1 May 2001 | 8.14 |
| 51 | 26 | "Getting Even" | Jim Shields | Andrew Holden | 8 May 2001 | 7.14 |
| 52 | 27 | "The Mourning After" | Brett Fallis | Colin Wyatt | 15 May 2001 | 8.17 |
| 53 | 28 | "New Beginnings" | Brett Fallis | Ann Marie di Mambo | 22 May 2001 | 6.84 |
| 54 | 29 | "Hearts and Flowers" | Paul Wroblewski | Colin Bytheway | 29 May 2001 | 7.79 |
| 55 | 30 | "The Road Less Travelled" | Paul Wroblewski | Andrew Rattenbury | 5 June 2001 | 8.85 |
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.[5]
References
- "Holby City". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- Wells, Matt; Brown, Maggie (4 September 2000). "One hell of a drama". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 8 Oct 2000–10 Jun 2001". BARB. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- "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
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