Holby City is a British medical drama television series that was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 12 January 1999 and 29 March 2022.
[2][3] The show focuses on the lives, both professional and personal, of the medical and ancillary staff on the hospital's surgical wards.
[5] Young wanted to explore what happened to patients treated in Casualty once they were taken away to the hospital's surgical wards.
[6] A police procedural spin-off, HolbyBlue, began airing from 8 May 2007, running for two series before being cancelled due to poor viewing figures.
[48] It also features cast members from Holby City and Casualty discussing receiving their "TV breaks" on the dramas.
[46][47] David Chater of The Times listed Making It At Holby in the television highlights for its day of broadcast.