#BBC Holby

[friedaaaaaaargh]

Hecate Hardbroom - The Worst Witch (2017-2020)

Melisha Tweedy - Chicken Run (2000) / Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Frieda Petrenko - Holby City (1999-2022)

Appreciation for three iconic characters, all with black hair, and an iconic bun.

[grimdarknokia]

OMG FAITH SIOBHAN AND STEVIE GIRLS NIGHT

[midwest-lndigo]

nothing has been ok since berena left

[and-to-you-its-just-words]

So I’m finally watching the last season of Holby City in its entirety and while I’m throughly enjoying some of the storylines, it feels very much like they are trying to get too many storylines done. Dom’s mom got sick but then he and Carole disappeared for like 10 episodes while the Jenni/Evie trafficking story happened and then that was dropped. Jac is dying but it doesn’t get mentioned for almost 10 episodes and then she’s suddenly having panic attacks in the stairwell. They’re trying to establish Henrik and Russell (which I am very much here for) but it’s getting buried under everything else. Josh’s eating disorder is a great storyline but again it’s starting to feel like it’s getting lost. Not to mention whatever is going on with Eli and Amelia and we still haven’t got Nicky back yet.

And for some god forsaken reason they’ve brought Oliver Valentine back and expect me to give a shit.

[queermediacollector]

Anyone know of any other places I can watch holby. The one drive link has most episodes but a few are missing and some have no audio

[nooneyouknow2143]

where is holby supposed to be. ive always thought Bristol area and that what comes up when you search it.

however, while looking thru the casualty intra I saw a vid full of Iains jokes and stuff and he says "but there's a B&Q in Sheffield". to me mentioning Sheffield, somewhere 4+ hours away from Bristol seems random. Sheffield isn't the biggest or most well known place and it just seems like a random place to mention.

am I digging to deep into this ? most likely. if anyone has any theories lmk.

[thetrashqueeeen]

Hey so I’m back on my bullshit but people often give love the way they would also like to receive it so when Faith ‘had cancer’ and Stevie started helping her out more and then when it came out she was an addict and Stevie moved in to support her we can reasonably assume when Stevie was having her public and protracted breakdown she wanted someone to come in and help take care of her and actually all that happened was she sat in her flat and cried alone. Have fun with that!😀

[naylormarch]

hello my fellow stevie nash stans,

with an extra special mention for my fellow autistic girl kisser stevie nash truthers,

i was wondering if any of you have made any stevie nash vibes playlists anywhere like spotify? or have any good song ideas for one?

i’m trying to make one, and other than the typical songs that pop up on a few of my other character playlists, i am struggling to capture the essence of stevie..

[maraudersmary]

anyone who watches casualty:

firstly are they gonna go down an autism route with dylan - i really hope so it’s about time

secondly does anyone else want ngozi and nicole to kiss xoxox

also can we get another holby character down to the ed please bernie could turn that place around in an instant (for selfish reasons i just need her on my screen again)

[blackbloodedisabel]

you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

[friedaaaaaaargh]

Frieda Petrenko in Holby City, Series 19, Episode 63: We Need to Talk About Fredrik

'I went to St Francis because there are... ghosts here I wanted to avoid.'

One of my favourite Holby episodes, I miss this show, and I wish it got more mainstream recognition.

[tornadotree]

Love how soaps have like…marquee disaster episodes. Like, Corrie tram crash, Casualty helicopter crash, Emmerdale plane crash (????)…it’s like a rule you GOTTA have some massive disaster happen.

[midwest-lndigo]

what do I have to do for Sacha Levy to come back to me

[willowandlily]

hello berena fandom if you're interested:

I had an idea for a college au (uni) where berena met at albies and serena became an honourary flatmate to bernie raf and fletch (in this world she lives at home, with adrienne). It would be a slow bern, the kind where it's a friendship with blurred lines, that ties in some of the canon but I'm not sure how much yet. The issue is that I really love berena but have not seen holby city, and as such am worried about continuity and character relationships and behaviours and such. therefore I have been working on an angsty little one-shot within this world but focusing on just the two of them, which I will post a bit of below the cut. Was just wondering if anyone with better knowledge of the wider context of the show would like to pick my brain on this idea/ work off of it/ some third option? If so do let me know! Also let me know if I should finish the one shot? (It may also be good daydreaming/headcannon material, idk)

...

"H-Hello?"

"Hi? Serena, it's Bernie. You... you called me? Oh shit was it a pocket-dial, have I woken you up?"

"Um...no, I-I meant to call you. I hoped you'd be up, but when you didn't answer I thought maybe-"

"I'm up, sorry, my phone was on silent. What's up, are you okay?" Bernie could hear shaky breathing on the other end of the line.

"Um... well... no, not really."

"Shit, 'Rena, has something happened?! Are you hurt??"

The pause that followed made Bernie's heart drop to her stomach.

"Can you let me in? I'm outside the flat."

Bernie instantly put down her plate and rushed (quietly so as not to wake anyone( to the door, hanging up as she reached it. Pulling it open revealed a shivering Serena sat on the doorstep, arms crossed around herself. Upon seeing Bernie, she began to speak, in a harsh voice. "I'm sorry, I didn't know where else to go." To Bernie's horror she began to cry silently, tears spilling down her cheeks. She dropped to her knees and took Serena's cold face in her hands, thumbs stroking her cheeks as her eyes roamed her body, searching for any visible injuries. Upon finding none, she straightened up, holding out a hand to get the other woman up, helping her to her feet and leading her back into the communal kitchen.

Bernie didn't let go of Serena's hand until they were both sitting on the sofa, facing each other. She desperately wanted to ask what the matter was, but Serena's body language was telling her not to push. The other woman was slightly hunched over where she sat, her back not touching the sofa, as though she were afraid of taking up space, something Bernie had never seen from her before. Serena was wringing her hands in her lap, something Bernie had only seen her do when approached by creepy guys in bars, something that unfortunately happened quite regularly. Well, of course they would want her, Serena was gorgeous. Even with eyes red from crying Bernie still found her the most beautiful woman she had ever met.

"I don't want to go home tonight."

Serena's voice was gravely, and as she spoke she seemed to shrink impossibility further into herself. Bernie couldn't help it: she felt an intense need to comfort her best friend, and reached out to rub her shoulder in an attempt to convey support. The second her palm met the fabric of Serena's top, she let out a small yelp and flinched away. It was a sound of pain, not discomfort, and Bernie was immediately back on red alert. She motioned for Serena to turn so she was facing away from her on the sofa, and as she did so Bernie couldn't contain her gasp at the spots of blood that had seeped through the thin material of her shirt. Serena spun back, refusing to make eye contact, her head lowered. "It's not as bad as it probably looks."

"Serena, who did this to you?"

"I can't, Bern. Please."

"Serena's tone was pleading, and as she spoke she made direct eye contact with Bernie. That, combined with the pet name, signaled her earnestness.

"Okay. We won't talk about it right now. But will you let me look at that for you? I'm not exactly a doctor but I want to help."

...

[elle-gardner]

Holby-Verse Plotline Tournament!

hello! ive been wanting to do a poll for ages, and i haven't seen any casualty ones so i thought why not make one!! this tournament is a showdown of plotlines from the shows to find the best/most important/favourite! see bottom of this post for the submission form!

rules:

plotlines can be from any holby-verse show, be it holby city, casualty, and any of the spin offs or cross-overs!

the plotlines can be as long or short, popular or obscure as you like, affecting just one, or multiple characters. i think shows like holby and casualty are very plotline driven so most things would fit, but i think for this, a plotline would need to be at least 1 episode long (or the subject of an entire episode), with one or more of the regular or semi-regular characters (for that era of the show) involved.

plotlines can be submitted based on how much you like them, how important you think they were, the impact they had on characters, etc.

please don't spam the form with the same plotline! the same plotline can be submitted by different people, and the same person can submit multiple plotlines, but not the same plotline by the same person please!

i think there will be 128 entries, but we'll see how it goes!

entries will be selected by whichever submissions make it in before i close the form

propaganda will be allowed once the tournament starts but please be nice!

these rules may change a bit and more may be added once i figure out how running a tournament works, but i will try to keep any changes reasonable, and will try to post them to see what people think before changing them

once polls start, ill figure out a tag system that can be used to track polls, results, propaganda, and miscellaneous things which, when created can be found here.

submission form:

[which-hospital]

merry christmas episode and a happy new (mini)series from them and the final scene of S1, which happens a few days after christmas and was apparently filmed when they still weren’t definitely getting a second series <3