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Series 22 of Holby City ran between 7 January 2020 and 30 March 2021. This series comprised 44 episodes.

On 18 March 2020, the BBC announced that all filming for BBC Studios continuing dramas, including Holby City, had been postponed until further notice due to the spread of COVID-19. On 9 April, it was announced that the series would be going on an extended break, with the last episode airing on 14 April. The series recommenced on 2 June and ran until 11 August when it had exhausted all of its completed pre-suspension episodes. Following the news in July that production of the show had restarted, new episodes started being broadcast in November.

Overview[]

Suspension of production[]

On 18 March 2020, the BBC issued a statement on the effect of the worsening COVID-19 outbreak on BBC Studios' continuing dramas, such as Casualty and Holby City, and announced that all filming would be postponed until further notice. It was explained that "the decision was made after the latest government update".[1]

By 24 March, the producers of Casualty and Holby City were in talks with local NHS services to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) "and other useful medical items to assist them". Simon Harper said, "Casualty and Holby City are all about celebrating NHS heroism, so we are only too happy to help out and do what we can for the courageous and selfless real-life medics battling this situation."[2] Weeks prior to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, the Holby City production team purchased two work anaesthetic machines with ventilators for use on the show, but the team requested that the machines be offered to the NHS when demand began to dramatically increase. On 10 April, BBC Studios received confirmation that the machines had been received by NHS Nightingale Hospital London.[3][4]

On 27 July, it was announced that filming of Holby City had recommenced that day. It was stated that the series would return with a special episode focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospital, a theme that would be present in the series going forward. In order to produce the series in a "safe and responsible manner", the show's production team developed comprehensive production protocols and made sure that social distancing measures were adhered to in accordance to government guidelines. Consequently, the new episodes would only be 40 minutes long.[5][6]

On 29 October, a trailer promoting the return of the series and a press statement was released.[7]

Cast[]

Main characters[]

Recurring characters[]

Guest characters[]

  • Carmen Munroe as Alison Nelsson (episode 1)
  • James Quinn as Jeremy Purnell (episode 1)
  • Tom Xander as Ricus De Souza (episode 1)
  • Shaheen Jafargholi as Marty Kirkby (episode 2)
  • Lauryn Ajufo as Steph Shaw (episode 2)
  • George Jovanovic as Viktor Gorecka (episode 3)
  • John Wark as Steve Connor (episodes 3 & 6)
  • Susan Engel as Maria Edelman (episode 4)
  • Stephen Odubola as Owen Gayle (episode 4)
  • Anna O'Grady as Felicity "Fliss" Tape (episode 5)
  • Ben Moor as Gideon Spinks (episode 5)
  • Nish Nathwani as Harry Sadangi (episode 6)
  • Heather Bleasdale as Julia Parker (episode 6)
  • David Horovitch as Rabbi Stein (episodes 6 & 25)
  • Emily Bowker as Stacey Clarkson (episode 7)
  • Nitin Kundra as David McBride (episode 7)
  • Angela Bruce as Ursula Stork (episode 8)
  • Jensen Gray as Yolanda Christos (episode 8)
  • Faith Edwards as Rebecca Marsden (episode 8)
  • Francis Johnson as Dan Marsden (episode 8)
  • Alex Tregear as Annie Doherty (episode 9)
  • Joe Hughes as Thomas Dakins (episode 9)
  • Joy McAvoy as Olivia McGowan (episode 9)
  • Ione Brown as Tayo Oyeniyi (episode 10)
  • Frederick Szkoda as Leon Wright (episode 10)
  • Adrian Hood as Fraser Macalpine (episode 10)
  • Sue Holderness as Gloria Davidson (episode 10)
  • Kate Braithwaite as Siobhan "Shiv" Carter (episode 11)
  • Paul Clayton as Roger Ffolkes (episode 11)
  • Philippa Cole as Janet Garner (episode 11)
  • Gay Soper as Rose Highsmith (episode 11)
  • Jason Durr as David Hide (episodes 12 & 13)
  • Linda Marlowe as Kitty Montpellier (episodes 12 & 13)
  • Bobby Rainsbury as Lindsey Pope (episodes 12 & 13)
  • Chris Rogers as Billy Rice (episodes 12 & 13)
  • Amy Marston as Judith Rice (episodes 12 & 13)
  • Gillian Elisa as Grace Allan (episode 14)
  • Mark Lockyer as Carl Pryce (episode 14)
  • Ray Emmet Brown as Denis "Mac" McCall (episode 14)
  • Fraser Ayres as Alan Locke (episode 15)
  • Hywel Morgan as Hector Flint (episode 15)
  • Patrick Regis as Kwame Addo (episode 15)
  • Sandy Foster as Kellie Simmons (episode 15)
  • Howard Ward as Tony Meckler (episode 16)
  • Rhianna Hosmer as Millie Elsden (episode 16)
  • Georgina Lamb as Rachel Elsden (episode 16)
  • Witney White as Marnie Lindop (episode 16)
  • Veronica Roberts as Hannah Seymour (episode 17)
  • Adrian McLoughlin as Gerry Pedler (episode 17)
  • Joshua Glenister as Phoenix Bates (episodes 17 & 22)
  • Lynn Hunter as Brenda Connolly (episodes 18 – 20)
  • Ed Coleman as Harry Dobbs (episode 19)
  • Daniel Boyd as Logan Connolly (episode 20)
  • Matthew Mellalieu as Norman Robertson (episode 20)
  • Nicholas Khan as Noah Nayam (episodes 20 & 21)
  • Will Taylor as Jasper Geralds (episode 21)
  • Maarten Thomas Ketels as Stellan Schrader (episode 21)
  • Calum Macpherson as John Hurley (episode 21)
  • Viss Elliot Safavi as Jill Beach (episode 22)
  • Tim Berrington as Jim McNeish (episode 22)
  • Joe McFadden as Raffaello Di Lucca (episode 22)
  • Rachel Lumberg as Sheena Cummings (episode 23)
  • John Barrowman as Andrew Nicholson-Heath (episode 23)
  • Ania Marson as Cathy Thompson (episode 23)
  • Gwynfor Jones as Geoff Walmsley (episode 23)
  • Geoffrey MacCarthy as Isaac Mankattah (episode 24)
  • Debra Baker as Alison Gardner (episode 24)
  • John MacCormick as Owen Potter (episode 24)
  • Michael Rivers as Reece Potter (episode 24)
  • Aretha Ayeh as Abena Sekyere (episode 26)
  • Amy Louise Daws as Martha Ridgeway (episode 26)
  • Eugene Bernard McCoy as Carl Ritter (episodes 26 & 34)
  • Dean Williamson as Steven Midgley (episode 27)
  • Laila Zaidi as Christie O'Connor (episode 27)
  • Alexandra O'Neill as Annie Miller (episode 28)
  • Hannah McIver as Jess Taylor (episode 28)
  • Michael Smith-Stewart as Solomon Cole (episode 29)
  • Cara Chase as Linda Rodgers (episodes 29 & 38)
  • Ray Sesay as Billy Cooper (episode 29)
  • Che Walker as Terry Chase (episode 30)
  • Leah Haile as Zola Abebe (episode 31)
  • Anna Wilson-Jones as Briony Cove (episode 31)
  • Catherine Hannay as Delia Kelly (episode 31)
  • Al Coppola as Harry Thorn (episode 32)
  • Jake Davies as Jonah Green (episode 32)
  • Eve Polycarpou as Janice Green (episode 32)
  • Lauren Foster as Stacey Chandley (episode 33)
  • Matthew Durkan as Harvey Dean (episode 33)
  • Barry Aird as Gary Turnball (episode 34)
  • Martha Cope as Beverly Newton (episodes 35 & 36)
  • Lianne Harvey as Jude Puncheon (episodes 35 & 36)
  • Philip Correia as Remi Abraham (episodes 35 & 36)
  • Irene Marot as Dora Taylor (episode 37)
  • Sam Cox as Frank Taylor (episode 37)
  • Marcia Lecky as Joy Ellis (episode 37)
  • Paul Sloss as Harry Everitt (episode 39)
  • Zubin Varla as Rafi Raza (episode 39)
  • Hannah Saxby as Jenny Dawes (episode 41)
  • Ellie Piercy as Allegra Rankin (episode 41)
  • Stephanie Siadatan as Georgia Butler (episode 43)
  • Julian Moore-Cook as Nico Finefield (episode 43)
  • Sianad Gregory as Hannah Pickering (episode 44)
  • Theo St Claire as George Morgan (episode 44)
  • Debbie Korley as Michelle Brodey (episode 44)

Episodes[]

Episode #Series #TitleDirector(s)Writer(s)Original airdate
10091Episode 1009Jan BauerPatrick Homes7 January 2020
10102Episode 1010David Innes EdwardsKatie Douglas15 January 2020
10113Episode 101121 January 2020
10124Episode 1012Dermot BoydDavey Jones28 January 2020
10135Episode 1013Nick Fisher5 February 2020
10146Episode 1014Daikin MarshClaire Miller11 February 2020
10157Episode 1015Johanne McAndrew
Elliot Hope
18 February 2020
10168Episode 1016Waris IslamAlex Straker25 February 2020
10179Episode 1017Damian Mullen26 February 2020
101810Episode 1018Jamie AnnettIsla Gray10 March 2020
101911Episode 1019Ed Sellek24 March 2020
102012Episode 1020Steve Brett31 March 2020
102113Episode 1021Simon Norman7 April 2020
102214Episode 1022Griff RowlandJoe Ainsworth14 April 2020
102315Episode 1023Becky Prestwich2 June 2020
102416Episode 1024Jennie DarnellPhil Mulryne9 June 2020
102517Episode 1025Johnny Candon16 June 2020
102618Episode 1026David Innes EdwardsKatie Douglas23 June 2020
102719Episode 102730 June 2020
102820Episode 1028Dean ByfieldJulie Parsons7 July 2020
102921Episode 1029Ed Sellek14 July 2020
103022Episode 1030Karl NeilsonDavey Jones21 July 2020
103123Episode 1031Nick Fisher28 July 2020
103224Episode 1032Tracey RooneyLucia Haynes4 August 2020
103325Episode 1033Joe Ainsworth11 August 2020
103426Episode 1034Steve BrettPatrick Homes10 November 2020
103527Episode 1035Griff RowlandJoe Ainsworth17 November 2020
103628Episode 1036Ciara Conway24 November 2020
103729Episode 1037Paulette RandallAndy Bayliss1 December 2020
103830Episode 1038Ed Sellek8 December 2020
103931Episode 1039Steve BrettDamian Mullen15 December 2020
104032Episode 1040Katie Douglas5 January 2021
104133Episode 1041Jamie AnnettRebekah Harrison12 January 2021
104234Episode 1042Patrick Homes19 January 2021
104335Episode 1043Karl NeilsonJoe Ainsworth26 January 2021
104436Episode 10442 February 2021
104537Episode 1045Dean ByfieldCiara Conway10 February 2021
104638Episode 104616 February 2021
104739Episode 1047David Innes EdwardsMichelle Lipton23 February 2021
104840Episode 1048Becky Prestwich2 March 2021
104941Episode 1049Daikin MarshKatie Douglas9 March 2021
105042Episode 1050Andy Bayliss16 March 2021
105143Episode 1051Steve BrettEd Sellek23 March 2021
105244Episode 1052Lydia Marchant30 March 2021

References[]

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