Holby City (series 3)
| Holby City series 3 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 5 October 2000 – 5 June 2001 |
| Season chronology | |
The third series of the British medical drama television series Holby City commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 5 October 2000, and concluded on 6 June 2001.
Production
Following its second series run of 16 episodes, the third series of Holby City ran for an extended 30 hour-long episodes. The series initially aired on Thursday nights on BBC One, before moving back to its original Tuesday night timeslot.[1] The show's scope was expanded with the addition of a children's ward, allowing for greater diversification in patient storylines.[2] While the series was in production, creator Mal Young deemed Holby City "the first successful new BBC1 one-hour drama format", in contrast to the failed programmes Harbour Lights and Sunburn. Although Young had once favoured soap opera stars in his casting, he reversed his position, explaining: "We're all guilty of grabbing a face, but it's a short-term gimmick. Viewers see right through it. It's the scripts that count. On the other hand, the soaps are so prevalent it's hard to find someone who hasn't been in one."[2]
Reception
Matt Wells and Maggie Brown of The Guardian opined in September 2000, while the series was in production: "Series such as Holby are what the BBC really needs, the fresh but reliable mid-week regular drama that ITV is best at."[2]
Episodes
"Episode #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Series #" refers to the episode's number in this particular series.
| Episode # |
Series # |
Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate | Viewers (in millions)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "The Deep End" | Edwards, JulieJulie Edwards | Jukes, PeterPeter Jukes | 5 October 2000 | 7.79 |
| 27 | 2 | "Too Much, Too Young" | Goddard, JimJim Goddard | Jenner, MichaelMichael Jenner | 12 October 2000 | 5.95 |
| 28 | 3 | "The Right Thing" | Goddard, JimJim Goddard | Lecoat, JennyJenny Lecoat | 19 October 2000 | 7.40 |
| 29 | 4 | "First Impressions" | Fallis, BrettBrett Fallis | Lawson, SteveSteve Lawson | 9 November 2000 | 6.47 |
| 30 | 5 | "Against All Odds" | Shields, JimJim Shields | Bessman, MauriceMaurice Bessman | 16 November 2000 | 6.47 |
| 31 | 6 | "Moving On" | Shields, JimJim Shields | Dallow, LynneLynne Dallow | 23 November 2000 | 5.65[4] |
| 32 | 7 | "The Trouble with the Truth" | Fallis, BrettBrett Fallis | Bytheway, ColinColin Bytheway | 30 November 2000 | <5.96[nb 1] |
| 33 | 8 | "A Christmas Carol: Part 1" | Bean, AdrianAdrian Bean | Pallister, PeterPeter Pallister | 14 December 2000 | 7.17 |
| 34 | 9 | "A Christmas Carol: Part 2" | Bean, AdrianAdrian Bean | Rattenbury, AndrewAndrew Rattenbury | 21 December 2000 | 7.93 |
| 35 | 10 | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | Edwards, JulieJulie Edwards | Hunter Ashton, AlAl Hunter Ashton | 28 December 2000 | 9.09 |
| 36 | 11 | "Extra Time" | Bhose, IndraIndra Bhose | Fraser, RobertRobert Fraser | 16 January 2001 | 8.33 |
| 37 | 12 | "Runaway" | Bucksey, ColinColin Bucksey | Wood, KateKate Wood | 23 January 2001 | 8.09 |
| 38 | 13 | "Choices" | Bucksey, ColinColin Bucksey | Lindsay, TonyTony Lindsay | 30 January 2001 | 7.94 |
| 39 | 14 | "Night Shift" | Bhose, IndraIndra Bhose | Stewart, LeslieLeslie Stewart | 6 February 2001 | 8.51 |
| 40 | 15 | "Winner Takes All" | Kelly, BrianBrian Kelly | Webb, ChrisChris Webb | 13 February 2001 | 8.26 |
| 41 | 16 | "For Better, For Worse" | Kelly, BrianBrian Kelly | Lawson, SteveSteve Lawson | 20 February 2001 | 7.85 |
| 42 | 17 | "Tip of the Iceberg" | White, SusannaSusanna White | Bytheway, ColinColin Bytheway | 27 February 2001 | 8.18 |
| 43 | 18 | "Borrowed Time" | Flitcroft, KimKim Flitcroft | Lindsay, TonyTony Lindsay | 6 March 2001 | 8.38 |
| 44 | 19 | "Private Lives, Public Faces" | Flitcroft, KimKim Flitcroft and White, SusannaSusanna White | Hunter Ashton, AlAl Hunter Ashton | 20 March 2001 | 8.74 |
| 45 | 20 | "Family Ties" | White, SusannaSusanna White | Front, JeremyJeremy Front | 27 March 2001 | 7.75 |
| 46 | 21 | "Snakes and Ladders" | Cocker, MikeMike Cocker | Bytheway, ColinColin Bytheway | 3 April 2001 | 7.90 |
| 47 | 22 | "A Change is Gonna Come" | Cocker, MikeMike Cocker | Ferrari, LillieLillie Ferrari | 10 April 2001 | 7.60 |
| 48 | 23 | "Going Gently" | Richards, BerylBeryl Richards | Sefton, DanDan Sefton | 17 April 2001 | 8.25 |
| 49 | 24 | "Release" | Richards, BerylBeryl Richards | Sefton, DanDan Sefton | 24 April 2001 | 7.86 |
| 50 | 25 | "I'm Not in Love" | Shields, JimJim Shields | Stewart, LeslieLeslie Stewart | 1 May 2001 | 8.14 |
| 51 | 26 | "Getting Even" | Shields, JimJim Shields | Holden, AndrewAndrew Holden | 8 May 2001 | 7.14 |
| 52 | 27 | "The Mourning After" | Fallis, BrettBrett Fallis | Wyatt, ColinColin Wyatt | 15 May 2001 | 8.17 |
| 53 | 28 | "New Beginnings" | Fallis, BrettBrett Fallis | di Mambo, Ann MarieAnn Marie di Mambo | 22 May 2001 | 6.84 |
| 54 | 29 | "Hearts and Flowers" | Wroblewski, PaulPaul Wroblewski | Bytheway, ColinColin Bytheway | 29 May 2001 | 7.79 |
| 55 | 30 | "The Road Less Travelled" | Wroblewski, PaulPaul Wroblewski | Rattenbury, AndrewAndrew Rattenbury | 5 June 2001 | 8.85 |
Notes
- ↑ The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board only archive ratings for the 30 most-viewed programmes on BBC One each week. Holby City episode "The Trouble with the Truth" fell below the top 30, and no alternative sources are available. The least-viewed programme which still made the archived top 30 in the week ending 3 December 2000 was Have I Got News For You, with 5.96 million viewers.[5]
References
- ↑ "Holby City". British Film Institute. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 Wells, Matt; Brown, Maggie (4 September 2000). "One hell of a drama". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 8 Oct 2000–10 Jun 2001". BARB. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ↑ "Ratings: Week ending 26 November - Peak Practice overtakes Casualty after slow start". Broadcast. EMAP. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ↑ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes: Week Ending 3 December 2000". BARB. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
External links
- Holby City series 3 (2000) at BBC Online
- Holby City series 3 (2001) at BBC Online
- Holby City series 3 at TV.com
- Holby City series 3 at the Internet Movie Database