List of HolbyBlue episodes

The HolbyBlue logo above five characters.
The cover of the DVD for the first series of HolbyBlue

HolbyBlue is a British police procedural drama which was created by Tony Jordan.[1] The show is set in the fictional city of Holby, and focuses on the daily lives of police officers working at Holby South police station. The show's ensemble cast for series one consisted of Jimmy Akingbola, Joe Jacobs, David Sterne, Cal MacAninch, James Hillier, Kacey Ainsworth, Richard Harrington, Zöe Lucker, Chloe Howman, Kieran O'Brien, Tim Pigott-Smith and Elaine Glover.[2] Pigott-Smith departed the drama in the final episode of the first series at the conclusion of his character's storyline.[3] Actors Oliver Milburn and James Thornton joined the drama for series two.[4][5]

The creation of HolbyBlue was announced on 27 April 2006 by the BBC. It was revealed that the show would have links to British medical drama Holby City. Tony Jordan was recruited to write scripts for the show and work out "how storylines between the police station and the hospital could be intertwined."[6] The first series began filming at the end of January 2007,[7] commenced airing on 8 May 2007 at 8 pm, one week later than scheduled for unknown reasons,[8] and concluded on 26 June 2007.[9] On 21 June 2007, it was announced that HolbyBlue would air a second series in 2008, this time for an extended run of twelve episodes.[10] Filming recommenced in late 2007 in Surrey,[10] and the second series began airing on 20 March 2008, concluding on 5 June 2008.[11] Two series of HolbyBlue aired in total.[11]

On 6 August 2008, the BBC revealed that HolbyBlue would not be recommissioned for a third series, due to a decline in viewership. The second series started with 5.6 million viewers, but by the end of May had fallen to 2.5 million.[12] Upon the cancellation of the show, Red Planet Picture's drama executive Claire Phillips stated that "HolbyBlue set new standards for 8 pm dramas, in terms of production values, storytelling and casting."[13] At the 2007 and 2008 Inside Soap Awards, HolbyBlue was nominated under the Best Drama category.[14][15] Ainsworth and Lucker both received nominations for Best Actress at the TV Quick & TV Choice Awards in 2007, while HolbyBlue was nominated under the Best New Drama Series category.[16] Akingbola was put forward for Best Male Performance in TV at the 2008 Screen Nation Awards.[17]

  1. ^ "Police spin-off planned for Holby". BBC News. BBC. 27 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Characters & Actors". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Series 1, Episode 8". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ Hilton, Beth (17 October 2007). "Oliver Milburn joins cast of 'Holby Blue'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "James to join HolbyBlue". Metro. DMG Media. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Police spin-off planned for Holby". BBC News. BBC. 27 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. ^ Green, Kris (31 January 2007). "Filming begins on 'HolbyBlue'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. ^ Green, Kris (17 April 2007). "'HolbyBlue' pushed back a week". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Series 1 Episode Guide". BBC One. BBC. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b Green, Kris (21 June 2007). "'HolbyBlue' picked up for extended second run". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Episode Guide". BBC One. BBC. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  12. ^ "BBC axes police drama Holby Blue". BBC News. BBC. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  13. ^ Conlan, Tara (6 August 2008). "BBC pulls the plug on Holby Blue". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  14. ^ Kevan, Paul (3 July 2007). "Inside Soap TV award nominations in full". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  15. ^ "The Bill triumphs at Inside Soap Awards". Talkback Thames. Bertelsmann. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ "Welcome to the TVQuick & TVChoice Awards 2007!". TV Quick. Bauer. Archived from the original on 3 June 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ "Jimmy Akingbola". hamiltonhodell.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.