8.0/1011 votes#1 - The Outsiders
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/2005
Chrissie visits Owen after taking a pregnancy test, fearing she may never be able to have children. Dean learns a lesson whilst shadowing Diane.
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- 7.8/1010 votes
#2 - Test Your Metal/A Great Leap Forward
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/2005
Parts three and four of a two-hour "Casualty@Holby City" special aired in four parts over consecutive weeknights. For parts one and two, see Casualty S20E09.
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- 8.4/1012 votes
#3 - Crimes and Misdemeanours
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2005
Lola discovers there is nothing wrong with asking for help. Mickie battles against rules and regulations only to find out that they are put there for a reason. Dean relises he can't put his personal pride before a patient.
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- 8.3/1011 votes
#4 - More Equal than Others
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2005
With her eye on the Clinical Lead job, the arrival of new consultant Elliot Hope turns Connie's world upside down. Lola struggles when her daughter decides to move in with her boyfriend.
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- 8.0/1010 votes
#5 - Butterfly Effect
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/2005
Mark is forced to leave the comfort of Darwin for the chaos of AAU. Elliot crosses Connie again and Donna oversteps the mark with disastrous results.
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- 8.3/1011 votes
#6 - Bird on a Wire
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2005
Ric performs extreme surgery on one of his patients, with disastrous consequences. Owen finally decides between Chrissie and Diane, and Matt bumps into a face from the past.
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- 8.3/1011 votes
#7 - Learning Curve
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2005
Diane passes her consultant's exam, but is she ready for promotion? Connie learns that Elliot can be a pillar of support. Meanwhile, Dean's future hangs in the balance.
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- 8.0/1010 votes
#8 - Comfort of Strangers
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2005
Lola finds Amy drinking heavily in an attempt to cause a miscarriage. Donna decides to contact social services, but the troubled teenager's stepfather has other ideas and secretly arranges for her to go to another hospital. Chrissie tells Owen she is leaving Holby, forcing him to finally make a choice between her and Diane.
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- 8.2/1011 votes
#9 - Prometheus Unbound
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2005
Abra returns to Holby with his nephew, who needs an urgent transplant. Ric is unable to operate because of the injury to his hand - but he relents when the patient's mother reveals a secret. Owen fears that he might get sacked for hitting Amy's stepfather, and that this could jeopardise his access to Katie. Diane tries to keep Laura from turning on her ex, but when she learns about his clandestine relationship with Chrissie, tragedy strikes.
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- 8.0/1010 votes
#10 - The Long Goodbye
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2005
Owen brings Katie to work to see the counsellor, as he is worried she is becoming too withdrawn. He also makes plans to spend Christmas with Chrissie, but when he overhears his daughter talking to Diane, he realises he must be clear about where his priorities lie. Amy is brought in for treatment following her miscarriage, and Nigel announces his intention to take legal action. However, Roz is beginning to suspect the truth about her husband.
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- 7.7/1011 votes
#11 - Deny Thy Father (2)
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/2005
Part two of a Casualty@Holby City crossover. For part one, see Casualty S20E17.
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- 8.3/1011 votes
#12 - Mother Love
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/2006
Two medics apply for the registrar's position, and Connie sees an opportunity to advance her own career when she learns one of the candidates has a very influential father (guest star Ronald Pickup). Mickie is offered a job as a nurse, but her mother urges her not to take it. Mark and Tricia reminisce about old times while treating a patient - but when it emerges that the woman was raped, bad memories come flooding back.
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- 8.3/1012 votes
#13 - Pride Before a Fall
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2006
Ric has plenty of problems on his hands as the new ward opens - the thermostat breaks down and he is forced to take charge of an operation personally. Diane and Chrissie get into a heated argument over Owen in front of a patient, while Donna applies for a new job. However, she is surprised to learn Mickie has already been appointed, and wonders why she didn't say anything.
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- 7.9/1015 votes
#14 - Yesterday Once More
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2006
Frank's life insurance company asks for his medical records, and Tricia is afraid Mark will find out her secret. Despite her best efforts to cover things up, she is ultimately forced to confess that Chrissie is not his daughter. Jac returns to the hospital and Ric advises Diane that she should take some time off to deal with her personal problems - though she's adamant that it isn't necessary.
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- 8.4/1012 votes
#15 - Brother's Keeper
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/2006
Jess returns to work after the death of her son but finds her newfound determination put to the test when young patient Archie presents with a lacerated spleen and she suspects possible child abuse. Meanwhile, Mark tries to deal with the news that Chrissie is not his daughter.
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- 8.0/1011 votes
#16 - Roots
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/2006
Connie's old school boyfriend Peter Holland arrives in the emergency department with a case of rheumatic fever and reveals childhood secrets about Connie. Mark and Lola become very involved in the treatment of two young brothers who have been beaten up. Elsewhere, Mickie loses her drunk patient Liz.
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- 8.2/1011 votes
#17 - I'll Be Back
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/2006
New nurse Kyla abandons a patient during a critical period and the rest of the team want answers. Meanwhile, in a bid to get Ric's support Jac and Diane go head to head in their procedures.
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- 8.0/1010 votes
#18 - Flight of the Bumblebee
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/2006
Sam performs a risky operation that he has never done before - to Connie's outrage. Elliot gets a new PA, but finds she cramps his style, while Chrissie receives a variety of Valentine's gifts from a secret admirer. Paul Nicholas guest stars as a patient whose vasectomy reversal goes horribly wrong.
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- 8.8/1010 votes
#19 - Out on a Limb
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/2006
Jac's determination to have Ric choose her as the new consultant has tragic consequences. Sam bends the rules again and is brought down to earth with a bump. A determined Lola fights to keep Princess at home.
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- 8.8/1010 votes
#20 - We Gave Her All Our Love
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/2006
A woman comes in for a heart transplant, and Connie persuades her to accept an experimental procedure that has never been tried before. Ric leaves Nick in charge while he is at the university, but Jac does not approve of his handling of a cancer patient's treatment and a past conflict between them resurfaces.
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- 8.8/1010 votes
#21 - Into Your Own Hands
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/2006
Mark gets over involved in a case which causes disastrous consequences. Meanwhile, Nick Jordan rocks Diane's world which may affect her relationship with Ric.
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- 8.6/1010 votes
#22 - Let it Shine
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/2006
When Nick learns that Ric is away from Holby for the day he is determined to get one over on him. Meanwhile, Kyla learns that the best way to be a leader is to be herself.
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- 8.8/109 votes
#23 - Leap in the Dark
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/2006
Matt's parents want him discharged from hospital to be treated at home, while Mark blames himself for the stabbing. Donna flirts with a handsome physiotherapist, though Kyla warns her to stay away from him. The treatment of a heart patient causes conflict, as Connie wants to try the manufactured pump she helped develop, but Elliot is adamant a transplant is required.
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- 8.6/1010 votes
#24 - Snake in the Grass
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/2006
Nick performs an unnecessary operation in his campaign for a transfer. However, when the patient's condition worsens, Jac is forced to take matters into her own hands. Matt and Dean undergo a student assessment with Lord Byrne, but may not be up to the challenge. Mark is plagued by his secrets as he treats a woman with problems similar to his own.
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- 8.7/1012 votes
#25 - Passing On
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 4/4/2006
Connie is devastated when her patient collapses and there's not enough time to arrange a heart transplant. Nick tries to get Diane on his side by letting her perform a difficult procedure for the first time, while Ric talks her into taking the research position full time. Kyla brings Max to work as he is a diabetic and she is worried about his blood sugar levels.
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The Best Episodes of Holby City Season 8
Every episode of Holby City Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Holby City Season 8!
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.
Genres:SoapDrama
Network:BBC One
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"The Outsiders" is the best rated episode of "Holby City" season 8. It scored 8/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/18/2005. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Test Your Metal/A Great Leap Forward".