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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 1 - The Outsiders
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #1 - The Outsiders

    S8:E1

    Chrissie visits Owen after taking a pregnancy test, fearing she may never be able to have children. Dean learns a lesson whilst shadowing Diane.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Holby City Season 8 Episode 2 - Test Your Metal/A Great Leap Forward
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Test Your Metal/A Great Leap Forward

    S8:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Holby City Season 8 Episode 3 - Crimes and Misdemeanours
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Crimes and Misdemeanours

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

    #4 - More Equal than Others

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Holby City Season 8 Episode 5 - Butterfly Effect
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Butterfly Effect

    S8:E5

    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.

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

    #6 - Bird on a Wire

    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.

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

    #7 - Learning Curve

    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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  8. Holby City Season 8 Episode 8 - Comfort of Strangers
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Comfort of Strangers

    S8:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Holby City Season 8 Episode 9 - Prometheus Unbound
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Prometheus Unbound

    S8:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Holby City Season 8 Episode 10 - The Long Goodbye
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #10 - The Long Goodbye

    S8:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Holby City Season 8 Episode 11 - Deny Thy Father
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Deny Thy Father

    S8:E11

    Part two of a Casualty@Holby City crossover. For part one, see Casualty S20E17.

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

    #12 - Mother Love

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

    #13 - Pride Before a Fall

    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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  14. Holby City Season 8 Episode 14 - Yesterday Once More
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Yesterday Once More

    S8:E14

    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.

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

    #15 - Brother's Keeper

    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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  16. Holby City Season 8 Episode 16 - Roots
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Roots

    S8:E16

    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.

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

    #17 - I'll Be Back

    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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  18. Holby City Season 8 Episode 18 - Flight of the Bumblebee
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Flight of the Bumblebee

    S8:E18

    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.

    Director:Ian Barber
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #19 - Out on a Limb

    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)

    #20 - We Gave Her All Our Love

    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)

    #21 - Into Your Own Hands

    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 22 - Let it Shine
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Let it Shine

    S8:E22

    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.

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

    #23 - Leap in the Dark

    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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  24. Holby City Season 8 Episode 24 - Snake in the Grass
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Snake in the Grass

    S8:E24

    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.

    Director:Colin Teague
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Holby City Season 8 Episode 25 - Passing On
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Passing On

    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
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"The Outsiders" is the best rated episode of "Holby City" season 8. It scored 8.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, 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".