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The Best Episodes of Holby City

Every episode of Holby City ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Holby City!

Best episode
S8E50 Taking Liberties
9.884 votes
Worst episode
S16E23 Exit Strategy (2)
4.513 votes
Top season
Season 7
8.7avg
Binge time
45d 6h
1102 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Holby City Season 8 Episode 50 - Taking Liberties
    9.8/10(84 votes)

    S8:E50

    Gina puts Connie in a difficult position when she asks her for help behind Elliot's back. Connie must then decide where her loyalties lie. Ric's skills are tested when he has to operate on an obese woman. Matt and Reg find more evidence of drug tampering.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Holby City Season 8 Episode 41 - Metamorphosis
    9.7/10(75 votes)

    S8:E41

    Michael faces his appeal hearing, and uses the opportunity to try to patch things up with Connie, while Sam shares a secret with Chrissie. Lola discovers Leanne's father Steve has been admitted, and becomes convinced he is a drug user.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Holby City Season 8 Episode 51 - If the Heart Lies
    9.2/10(693 votes)

    S8:E51

    Gina again asks Connie for advice. Connie feels stuck between her friendship with Elliot and her proffesional duties. After discovering some of Bradley's actions, Ric is determined to get to the bottom of the drug tampering case. Bradley decided to help out Ric.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Holby City Season 8 Episode 38 - I Am Not What I Am
    9.0/10(692 votes)

    S8:E38

    Matt tries to raise some money by signing up for clinical trials, after his landlord evicts him over unpaid rent , and Lola is angry when she receives a postcard from her globe-trotting daughter. Donna helps with a drugs audit, but ends up flirting with Bradley.

    Director:Peter Rose
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Holby City Season 7 Episode 27 - It's Kinda Rock 'n' Roll
    9.4/10(47 votes)

    S7:E27

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Holby City Season 8 Episode 40 - Conscience
    8.9/10(692 votes)

    S8:E40

    Lola makes a drastic decision regarding baby Leeanne's care. Reg wonders if Bradley's intentions towards Donna are honourable. Jac works closely with Joseph.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Holby City Season 8 Episode 32 - One Tender Kiss
    8.9/10(689 votes)

    S8:E32

    Diane is told to work under Ric's supervision when she is blamed for Helen's death, but she is determined to clear her name and attempts to secretly record Nick confessing to his error. A new assistant general manager starts work at the hospital, and soon invites Donna to the May ball, while Matt gets a second job in the admin department to pay off his debts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Holby City Season 8 Episode 39 - Looking After Number One
    8.9/10(687 votes)

    S8:E39

    Bradley outlines his cost-cutting plans for the hospital, dividing opinions among the staff, especially when he suggests they could perform more operations to earn a £3million bonus. Joseph returns to the wards, but it is clear his OCD is not under control when he insists on scrubbing his hands repeatedly and fumbles a simple procedure.

    Director:Peter Rose
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Holby City Season 8 Episode 43 - Horses to Water
    8.9/10(682 votes)

    S8:E43

    Matt arrives for his first day in the hospital as a doctor, but soon realises how hard the role will be when he begins to suspect an elderly woman is being bullied by a foster child, while Elliot meets Gina when she arrives for an appointment. Reg becomes flustered when he sees Donna walking out of the staff shower, and grows increasingly jealous of her relationship with Bradley.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Holby City Season 8 Episode 52 - Moondance
    8.8/10(659 votes)

    S8:E52

    Connie accompanies Gina to Switzerland for her assisted suicide, but cannot bear the thought of Elliot not being there and calls the doctor, who immediately flies over. Bradley finalises his move to St Luke's, but angers Donna by referring to her as an 'ally', and a drug-abusing patient reminds Joseph of his own problems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Holby City Season 8 Episode 42 - Team Holby
    9.2/10(31 votes)

    S8:E42

    Connie's heart battles her mind as she wonders if she should stay at Holby. Mark learns to respect the way Tricia wants to handle her cancer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Holby City Season 7 Episode 51 - Days of Repentance
    9.0/10(42 votes)

    S7:E51

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Holby City Season 7 Episode 50 - All the Perfume in Arabia
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    S7:E50

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Holby City Season 7 Episode 47 - View from the Side Line
    9.0/10(38 votes)

    S7:E47

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Holby City Season 7 Episode 52 - Do the Right Thing
    8.9/10(44 votes)

    S7:E52

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Holby City Season 7 Episode 28 - Not Just a River in Egypt
    8.9/10(42 votes)

    S7:E28

    Jess and Zubin talk and Sean realises she does not love him, so they decide to end their relationship and call off the wedding. Meanwhile, Chrissie persuades Connie to consider Mark for a permanent position, and she says she will interview him that afternoon. Mark says he will go but he later changes his mind and tells Connie he does not want the job. Connie is furious and berates Chrissie. Chrissie storms into the bar where Lisa and Mark are drinking and tells Mark she wants nothing more to do with him. Dominic Fryer starts work as the new teaching consultant but Diane is shocked to see him. One of his students, Emma, turns up, and they argue and she attacks him. Dominic collapses and discovers he has a hernia, so Ric agrees to operate on him later. Diane questions Emma on her relationship with Dominic. She asks if he forced himself on Emma and reveals he did the same to her. Dominic says he wants to be awake during his operation. During the procedure, Dominic and Diane start to argue

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Holby City Season 7 Episode 44 - The Innocents (1)
    8.9/10(41 votes)

    S7:E44

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Holby City Season 7 Episode 45 - The Innocents (2)
    8.9/10(41 votes)

    S7:E45

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Holby City Season 7 Episode 46 - Thinking Outside the Box
    8.9/10(41 votes)

    S7:E46

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Holby City Season 7 Episode 48 - Great Expectations
    8.9/10(39 votes)

    S7:E48

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Holby City Season 7 Episode 34 - Patience
    8.9/10(38 votes)

    S7:E34

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Holby City Season 23 Episode 50 - Episode 50
    8.9/10(33 votes)

    S23:E50

    As the reverberations of Jac’s surgery impact around Darwin and beyond, will life on Wyvern Wing ever be the same again? Series Finale

    Director:David Innes Edwards
    Writer:Joe Ainsworth

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  23. Holby City Season 7 Episode 42 - Soft Centred
    8.8/10(41 votes)

    S7:E42

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Holby City Season 7 Episode 35 - Pleasant Surprises
    8.8/10(40 votes)

    S7:E35

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Holby City Season 7 Episode 41 - Best Laid Plans
    8.8/10(40 votes)

    S7:E41

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Taking Liberties" is the best rated episode of Holby City. It scored 9.8/10 from 84 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on October 3, 2006. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Metamorphosis".

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