The final series of
Holby City features a cast of characters working for the
National Health Service (NHS) on the surgical wards of
Holby City Hospital. Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge stars as
Josh Hudson, a first year
foundation doctor (F1) working on the
Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), and Tyler Luke Cunningham features as
Louis McGerry, an AAU
staff nurse.
Guy Henry plays
Henrik Hanssen, a consultant general surgeon, while
Jaye Jacobs appears as
Donna Jackson, a senior staff nurse on Keller.
Ramin Karimloo portrays Kian Madani, a consultant
cardiothoracic surgeon on Darwin, the cardiothoracic surgery ward.
Amy Lennox stars as
Chloe Godard, a cardiothoracic registrar, and
Jo Martin features as
Max McGerry, the hospital's
chief executive officer (CEO) and a consultant
neurosurgeon. Amy Murphy plays Kylie Madden, an AAU staff nurse, while
Vineeta Rishi portrays
Lucky Simpson, a
mental health nurse. Dawn Steele stars as Ange Godard, a consultant general surgeon and the clinical lead of the AAU.
Alex Walkinshaw plays
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, the
director of nursing services, who is later promoted to acting CEO. Chan Woo Lim appears as AAU F1 doctor
Jeong-Soo Han. Additionally, appearing in a recurring capacity are Jules Robertson and
Laila Rouass who play porter
Jason Haynes and
Sahira Shah, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon and the clinical lead of Darwin ward, respectively. Sahira's exit story features her being arrested after confessing to a crime that her son committed. After two years in the role, Karimloo decided to leave
Holby City during this series. The actor had only intended to stay for a single series, but decided to extend his contract due to how much he enjoyed the role. Kian is killed-off in the twelfth episode at the conclusion of his drug addiction story. On 7 September 2021, it was revealed that Lennox had left her role as Chloe and would be depart in episode 24. The character was listed as a potential death following an explosion at the hospital. Chloe was not killed off and instead left for a job in Switzerland. In a goodbye post on social media, Lennox joked that Chloe is enjoying a luxurious life in Switzerland and "lived happily ever after". Rishi departed her role as Lucky in episode 33 after a year on the serial. Her exit was confirmed following the episode's broadcast. made multiple guest appearances as
Bernie Wolfe in series 23. In July 2021, it was confirmed that episode 17 would feature the return of a former character. Their identity was concealed to maintain a surprise for the audience. In the episode,
Jac Naylor (
Rosie Marcel) was revealed as the returnee, following her departure in the previous series. The character returns as the new Director of Improvement for the hospital.
Digital Spy Dainty confirmed that the return was permanent. Robbie Nichols of the
Eastern Daily Press reported in August 2021 that Nic Jackman had reprised his role as junior doctor Cameron Dunn. The character returns in episode 21 after being released from prison to take part in an experimental trial. As part of the story,
Bernie Wolfe, portrayed by
Jemma Redgrave, was reintroduced in the next episode. Redgrave left the serial in
series 20 and the character was killed-off in the
following series, making her return a surprise for the audience. Jackman was excited about Redgrave's return since Cameron's "darker path" began with Bernie's death. Both Jackman and Redgrave departed the series in episode 24; Cameron was killed-off as part of his exit. To celebrate the show's history, producers invited former cast members to reprise their roles for the show's final episodes. He made his return during episode 28, and departed at the conclusion of his return stint in episode 37. As part of his exit scenes,
Camilla Arfwedson filmed a cameo appearance as
Zosia Self. Their return provided an update on their relationship as they become engaged and also explored the longstanding repercussions of Cameron's actions. In February 2022, the return of
Michael Spence, portrayed by
Hari Dhillon, was confirmed. He appears in episode 46, eight years after his last appearance.
John Michie reprised his role as
Guy Self, a character he played on-off between 2013 and 2020, in episode 47 for an "extended cameo" appearance. Three characters who were previously killed-off in the show returned for a guest appearance in episode 48:
Essie di Lucca (
Kaye Wragg),
Arthur Digby (
Rob Ostlere) and
Jasmine Burrows (
Lucinda Dryzek). They appear as part of a "ghostly dream sequence" as a terminally ill Jac considers her own mortality. The episode also features the return of actor
Paul Bradley as cardiothoracic consultant
Elliot Hope, who appears in the show's final three episodes. His return was kept under embargo until transmission. was cast in the series as Eli Ebrahimi. Actor Davood Ghadami's casting as Eli Ebrahimi was announced on 16 April 2021. Eli is billed as a "talented, if slightly idiosyncratic" consultant cardiothoracic surgeon who is hired as the new clinical lead of Darwin ward. Ghadami expressed his joy at joining
Holby City, which he praised for its "quality storytelling". Stephenson described her character as a "bubbly, vivacious, generous, warm person" on appearance, but with a "whole other dark side to her". Writers used the character of Jeni to explore the topic of
sexual exploitation.
Simon Slater made his first appearance as consultant general surgeon Russell "Russ" Faber in episode 28. He is introduced as an old friend of Hanssen and supports Oliver's return. The character makes his final appearance in episode five after being killed-off. five, continuing the role into this series. Actress
Doña Croll was cast as Sanya Morrison, the mother of Max and grandmother of Louis, and first appears in the opening episode. and she departs in the third episode when the character is killed off. Sonny Poon Tip also joined the recurring cast in episode one, portraying "troubled" cardiothoracic patient Andrei Tarpov. Writers incorporated the character into Kian's drug addiction story. He appears across multiple episodes, departing in episode twelve. She appears again in episode 40. guest starred in two episodes as Treve Harding. The appearances of Phoebe French and
Karl Collins, in the roles of Evie Fletcher and Treve Harding, were publicised on 29 April 2021. Collins' character is introduced as part of Max's story exploring the
BRCA1 gene. Treve is a locum consultant oncologist whose backstory states that he trained with Max. He appears in episodes eight and nine. Actor
Mark Jordon joined the guest cast in episode ten as Connor Coleman, a
social worker. Jordon confirmed that he would only appear in a "few episodes", but dubbed it "one of [his] favourite gigs".
Julia Deakin reprised her role as Carole Copeland, the mother of Dom, in the fifteenth episode; she has appeared in multiple episode arcs since series 17. The story team used the character to explore the issue of
vascular dementia over multiple episodes. The story also leads to the reintroduction of Donna's adoptive daughter, Mia Barron (Briana Shann), in episode 18. She made her first appearance in episode 26. Delainey Hayles appeared as Russ' daughter Billie Faber in episode 31. She then returned from episode 41. Juliet, the daughter of Nicky and Cameron, was introduced in episode 37 following the former's reintroduction. She was portrayed by Owusu's newborn daughter; the actress explained that she was pleased with the decision as she got to spend extra time with her daughter between takes. The character was central to a story about Nicky's maternal struggles.
Hamish Clark reprised his guest role as patient Ken Davies for the show's final two episodes.
Main characters •
David Ames as
Dominic Copeland •
Bob Barrett as
Sacha Levy • •
Clare Burt as Madge Britton (from episode 17) • Tyler Luke Cunningham as
Louis McGerry •
Davood Ghadami as Eli Ebrahimi (from episode 17) •
Guy Henry as
Henrik Hanssen •
Jaye Jacobs as
Donna Jackson •
Ramin Karimloo as Kian Madani (until episode 12) •
Amy Lennox as
Chloe Godard (until episode 24) •
Rosie Marcel as
Jac Naylor (from episode 17) •
Jo Martin as
Max McGerry • Amy Murphy as Kylie Madden •
Belinda Owusu as
Nicky McKendrick (from episode 37) •
Vineeta Rishi as
Lucky Simpson (until episode 33) •
Simon Slater as Russell "Russ" Faber (from episode 28) •
Dawn Steele as
Ange Godard •
Debra Stephenson as Jeni Sinclair (episodes 4–26) •
Alex Walkinshaw as
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher • Chan Woo Lim as
Jeong-Soo Han Recurring characters • Karen Ascoe as Regina Marriott •
Paul Bradley as
Elliot Hope • Lucy Briggs-Owen as Amelia Ebrahimi •
Julia Deakin as Carole Copeland • Phoebe French as Evie Fletcher • Delainey Hayles as Billie Faber • Jenny Howe as Lexy Morrell • Sonny Poon Tip as Andrei Tarpov • Jules Robertson as
Jason Haynes •
Laila Rouass as
Sahira Shah (until episode 5) • Richard Pepper as Rich Peterson • Briana Shann as Mia Barron
Guest characters •
Chizzy Akudolu as
Mo Effanga •
James Anderson as
Oliver Valentine •
Camilla Arfwedson as
Zosia Self • Delroy Atkinson as Delroy Jones •
Hamish Clark as Ken Davies •
Karl Collins as Treve Harding •
Doña Croll as Sanya Morrison •
Juno Dawson as Vicky Turner •
Hari Dhillon as
Michael Spence •
Lucinda Dryzek as
Jasmine Burrows • Ali Hadji-Heshmati as Abs Raza • Nic Jackman as Cameron Dunn •
Mark Jordon as Connor Coleman •
John Michie as
Guy Self •
Rob Ostlere as
Arthur Digby •
Hugh Quarshie as
Ric Griffin •
George Rainsford as
Ethan Hardy • Raad Rawi as Reyhan Shah •
Jemma Redgrave as
Bernie Wolfe •
Luke Roberts as
Joseph Byrne •
Catherine Russell as
Serena Campbell • Philippa Stanton as Flo Gallagher •
Michael Stevenson as
Iain Dean • Carol Walton as Elaine Hudson •
Kaye Wragg as
Essie di Lucca • James Bradwell as River Henderson == See also ==