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Delve into the history of Holby

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Series 19 (2004-2005)
48 Episodes, 11/9/04 - 20/8/05 watch the opening titles

Major Incidents
Fin's murder, hospital fire, Jim's death, Abs and Ellen's wedding, Bex's rape, Selena's stabbing, Pete's death, Claire's death.

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  • The staff search for two missing children, one of whom is found murdered.
  • Roxy quits to spend more time with her daughter.
  • Nina is shocked when her step-sister, Ellen, arrives and gets a job at Holby.
  • Selena returns. She discovers her husband, Will, has been sleeping with Bex... watch the clip
  • Fin saves his daughter from a fire.
  • Fin disappears and is found murdered by a railway line.
  • Fin's murderer commits suicide.
  • Comfort collapses at Fin's funeral with abdominal pains. Her baby later dies.
  • Ellen blackmails Abs into marrying her.
  • Comfort discovers Fin was a bigamist.
  • The hospital has an explosion at Christmas...watch the clip Jim dies trying to save Holby's Rosie... watch the clip
  • Ellen's lies are exposed...watch the clip
  • A loan shark asks Abs to repay Ellen's £15,000 debt and beats him up.
  • Charlie returns at new year.
  • Charlie celebrates his 50th birthday.
  • Sam is diagnosed with bi-polar.
  • Bex is raped by Pete.
  • In the aftermath, Bex makes up with Selena but falls out with Claire... watch the clip
  • Bex is horrified when Pete is found not guilty.
  • Woody nearly drowns while trying to save a boy.
  • Claire learns the truth about Pete.
  • Guppy discovers his father's illegal drug trial and suspects Harry.
  • Selena's stabbed... watch the clip Harry and Will keep a bedside vigil.
  • Will has an affair with Ellen.
  • Maggie's dad, Stan, is diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
  • Pete tries to rape Bex again but she pushes him down the stairs to his death.
  • Luke helps Bex escape abroad.
  • Claire finds CCTV footage of Pete's death in Luke's car.
  • Luke proposes to Claire but she storms off.
  • Claire goes off the rails and tries to drown Luke and Charlie in Plymouth harbour. But she succeeds only in drowning herself.
    Luke saves Charlie's life... watch the clip

  • The Patients
    A tramp with fleas; victims of the Holby explosion; a boy who'd deliberately burnt himself; a boy with a bolt stuck on his finger; a boating accident; McFly fans who get trapped trying to get a picture of them; a baby who is smothered by his dad; illegal immigrants with condoms inside them; a baby with a salt overdose because her mum had been feeding her burgers.

    Guest Stars
    Lucy Benjamin (EastEnders' Lisa) as Gina Taylor.
    Prunella Scales (Fawlty Towers' Sybil) as Jocelyn Anderson.
    Christopher Timothy (Doctors' Mac) as Karl Ackerman.
    McFly as themselves.
    Sarah Greene as Elsa Morrison.
    Nicola Stapleton (EastEnders' Mandy) Shirley Smith.
    Imogen Stubbs as Chloe Greer.
    Tom Butcher (Doctors Marc) as Tim Gaskill.
    Sasha Behar (Corrie's Maya) as Liz Marcart.
    Raji James (EastEnders' Ash) as Ajay Chaudry.
    Peter Amory (Emmerdale's Chris) as DS Jimmy Straker.

    Regular Characters
    Harry Harper (Consultant), Charlie Fairhead (Clinical Manager),
    Josh Griffiths (Paramedic), Tess Bateman (Clinical Nurse Manager), Comfort Jones (Paramedic), Luke Warren (Paramedic), Nina Farr (Technician).

    Characters Joining
    Ep1: Selena Donovan (Police Surgeon), Ep3: Ellen Zitek (Staff Nurse), Ep5: Sam Bateman (Receptionist), Ep8: Guppy Sandhu (SHO), Ep14: Woody Joyner (Paramedic), Ep22: Maggie Coldwell (Registrar), Ep45: Kelsey Phillips (Staff Nurse).

    Characters Leaving
    Ep3: Roxanne Bird (Student Nurse) Ep5: Finlay Newton (Paramedic) Ep17: Jim Brodie (Consultant Paediatrician) Ep44: Bex Reynolds (Receptionist) Ep48: Claire Guildford (Staff Nurse)

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