Holby City is a popular UK hospital drama that has been running on BBC 1 for over ten years.

A dramatic medical fuelled soap opera, Holby City is a spin off show from the critically acclaimed emergency room drama Casualty and is set in the same fictional hospital – Holby City Hospital.

It was said in 1998 that viewers and fans were anxious to see the goings on and drama of other wards (beside the A&E ward in Casualty) in Holby City Hospital, and that was when creators Mal Young and Tony McHale put their creative heads together and created Holby City, a now BAFTA winning television success.

Holby City follows the lives of the staff at Holby City hospital and the patients that find themselves in need of their help. Although the doctors, nurses and surgeons alike are all played by regular actors, the patients are played by guest actors – some of which are already household names, such as radio and television personality Eric Sykes, comedian Phill Jupitus and Blue pop star, Lee Ryan.

Holby is set in the fictional county of Wyvern, which if real, would actually replace Bristol – which is where sister show Casualty was filmed up until recently – on the UK map. Although strong references to next door neighbour, Wales, are mentioned in the show, Holby City is actually filmed in Hertfordshire, in Elstree Studios – the same studio in which UK soap opera Eastenders is filmed.

Although the shows are closely linked, Casualty and Holby City rarely interlink their characters, although, on occasion this has been shown.

Mal Young, creator of Holby City explained that he wanted to show fans of Casualty where the patients end up after being examined in A&E and he has certainly achieved it with the award winning Holby City.

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The last few episodes of Holby City have really been episodes to marvel at and admire. The writers have carefully chosen story lines that a lot of people can relate to, and fans will find themselves reaching for the tissue box in the next coming weeks.

‘Future Perfect’ was an episode that aired last Tuesday on July 28th and it all kicked off with Elliot and Tara preparing to take part in a press conference.
The pair were invited to speak to the press and publications regarding an operation they performed on a girl over 25 years ago. As Elliot and Tara prepared to speak, a man and a woman walked in visibly angry and the episode soon revealed who they were. The mother and father of the girl they had operated on, Marcie and Rob.

The previous week, it was revealed that Donna’s father Derek’s cancer had spread, and a distraught Donna turned to friend and colleague Ric for a second opinion and advice.
Ric confirmed what the other doctors had as he tried to support Donna who asked if there was anything he could do. In episode ‘Future Perfect’, viewers saw an elated Donna being told by Ric that he would by pass the authorities and perform a procedure on her father that could save his life. He did warn, however, the survival rate wasn’t very promising.
Both Dad and daughter are positive and hopeful as Ric prepared for the op, but when the operation didn’t go as well as planned, Donna was faced with a difficult and heart wrenching decision.

Viewers who have missed these vital episodes of this fantastic hospital soap can catch up on the Holby City BBC website at their own leisure.

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UK soap Holby City is a sea of sad, comical and eye opening story lines in the next fortnight so fans should prepare themselves for tears of laughter and sadness – tissues at the ready!

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Next Tuesday’s episode will see Elliot and Tara preparing for their brave decision to perform a brave and experimental heart operation.
The pair are clearly excited and anxious, but shockingly, Elliot has second thoughts and loses his bottle and backs out.
Tara is horrified as she doesn’t want to go it alone, but Joseph tells her that he will step in. As the pair are preparing, Elliot has a change of heart and realises he will live to regret changing his mind and assures Tara he will be there to perform the surgery with her.

Over the last few weeks, Holby City fans have seen Donna remain truly optimistic regarding her father’s recent cancer diagnosis.
Last week, Ric performed a complicated and controversial operation that could potentially save his life, but next week, Donna’s father is still unconscious.
Attempting to take her mind off the fact that her Dad may never come around, Donna embarks on a non stop shift of work, but after test results make her realise the reality of the situation, it seems her father is not responding at all. Donna then makes the heart wrenching decision to turn off her father’s life support machine which ends in a painful and tearful goodbye.

Holby City character Oliver has had his fair share of drama but fans will be giggling at their screens next week when he accidently sends a rude email to Chrissie.
To apologise, he takes her for a drink and after a few drinks and laughing fits, the pair shockingly kiss and set off to Oliver’s! Could this be romance for the unlikely pair?

With a hoard of touching story lines covered by UK soap Holby City, it’s no wonder this BAFTA award winning soap just keeps getting bigger and better.

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The soap opera Holby City has certainly been a tear-jerker these past few weeks with soap tv character Donna discovering her father’s terminal cancer. After confiding in the doctor, Ric, in the last Holby City episode, Ric informed Donna of an option – he could operate on her father Derek, but there was no guarantee it would work or Derek would survive. After discussing the situation, Derek and Donna agree to go ahead with the operation and Ric riskily bypassed the approval from the powers that be and agreed to do it.

In next week’s episode of the soap tv show Holby City, Donna will be seen trying her hardest to keep her father’s spirits high, whilst attempting to stay strong herself just hours before Derek is due to go under the knife. But Holby City insiders have said that Derek somehow puts his only chance of surviving the life threatening disease in jeopardy which causes Donna to step in and tell her father some home truths in a heated discussion. Will Derek make it to the operating table or does he have other ideas? Donna is certainly in for some trying times but surgeon Ric remains extremely positive.

In the next couple of weeks, soap tv viewers will see the date that Elliot and Tara have been waiting for come around – the day of the heart operation. Despite his recent attitude, Elliot loses his bottle and has second thoughts about going through with the procedure which causes Joseph to step in. Whilst all is serious in the hospital, Oliver accidently sends a cheeky email to Chrissie and takes her out after work to apologise and gets much more than he bargained for – a kiss!

Is there a new romance on the cards for Holby City and will Derek and Donna walk happily into the sunset? Soap TV viewers will be on the edges of their seats these coming weeks.

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