Holby City

Holby City is a TV series broadcast on BBC1, which began in 1999. It is a spin-off from Casualty, and is named after the fictional Holby City Hospital in which Casualty is set, itself named set in the fictional city of "Holby". The show was originally only a series, on for a few weeks a year. However, since October 2001, it has been broadcast all year round.

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TV series - BBC1 - 1999 - Casualty

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The original ensemble cast included Lisa Faulkner, playing the part of Senior House Officer Dr. Victoria Merrick before her character was killed.

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Other characters in the original line-up included

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• Consultant Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon Anton Meyer (George Irving)
• Cardio-Thoracic Registrar Nick Jordan (Michael French)
• Cardiology Registrar Kirstie Collins (Dawn McDaniel)
• Medical Consultant Muriel McKendrick (Phyllis Logan)
• Ward Sister Karen Newburn (Sarah Preston)
• Nurse Practitioner Jasmine Hopkins (played by former Coronation Street star Angela Griffin)
• Nurse (later Ward Sister) Julie Fitzjohn (Nicola Stephenson)
• Senior Staff Nurse Ray Sykes (Ian Curtis)

In Series Two, the new Keller Ward is introduced along with some fresh faces

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• General Consultant Surgeon Mike Barratt (Clive Mantle)
• General Surgical Registrar Tash Bandara (Thusitha Jayasundera)
• Ward Sister Kath Shaughnesssy (Jan Pearson)
• Health Care Assistant Danny Shaughnessy (Jeremy Edwards)
 
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