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The Best Episodes of Holby City Season 8

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Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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
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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
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  3. 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
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  4. 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
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  5. Holby City Season 8 Episode 3 - Crimes and Misdemeanours
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    S8:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Holby City Season 8 Episode 15 - Brother's Keeper
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    S8:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. 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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  8. 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
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  9. Holby City Season 8 Episode 35 - Promises to Keep
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    S8:E35

    Elliot lets his personal feelings get the better of him when Gina is re-admitted. Sam is put on report but continues to do things on his own terms - will he learn his lesson?

    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 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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  11. 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
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  12. 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.

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  13. Holby City Season 8 Episode 4 - More Equal than Others
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S8:E4

    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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  14. Holby City Season 8 Episode 6 - Bird on a Wire
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S8:E6

    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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  15. Holby City Season 8 Episode 7 - Learning Curve
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S8:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Holby City Season 8 Episode 12 - Mother Love
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S8:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Holby City Season 8 Episode 13 - Pride Before a Fall
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    S8:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Holby City Season 8 Episode 17 - I'll Be Back
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    S8:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Holby City Season 8 Episode 19 - Out on a Limb
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    S8:E19

    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.

    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Holby City Season 8 Episode 20 - We Gave Her All Our Love
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    S8:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Holby City Season 8 Episode 21 - Into Your Own Hands
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    S8:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Holby City Season 8 Episode 23 - Leap in the Dark
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    S8:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. 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
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  24. Holby City Season 8 Episode 25 - Passing On
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    S8:E25

    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.

    Director:Colin Teague
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Holby City Season 8 Episode 37 - Extreme Measures
    8.7/10(17 votes)

    S8:E37

    Jordan helps Connie save the day when a black tie charity dinner turns into a disaster zone. In an attempt to ingratiate himself with Kyla, Justin offers to look after Max.

    Director:Colin Teague
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Taking Liberties" is the best rated episode of "Holby City" season 8. It scored 9.8/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/3/2006. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Metamorphosis".