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Holby City Series 6
The sixth series of the British medical drama television series ''Holby City'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 7 October 2003, and concluded on 12 October 2004. Reception The British Medical Association denounced a January 2004 episode of the series which portrayed organ donation being carried out despite withdrawal of consent by the patient's relatives. Dr. Michael Wilks, chairman of the Medical Ethics Committee stated: "This simply would not happen, but its portrayal, even in a drama, is totally irresponsible and risks causing huge damage to the already struggling transplant programme." Cast Main characters * Kelly Adams as Mickie Hendrie (from episode 24) * Ian Aspinall as Mubbs Hussein *Luisa Bradshaw-White as Lisa Fox *Tina Hobley as Chrissie Williams *Noah Huntley as Will Curtis (from episode 29) * Jaye Jacobs as Donna Jackson (from episode 24) *Verona Joseph as Jess Griffin * *Art Malik as Zubin Khan *Rocky Marshall as Ed Keating (un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrissie Williams
Christine "Chrissie" Williams (also Levy) is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Holby City'', played by Tina Hobley. She first appeared in the third series episode "The Road Less Travelled", broadcast on 5 June 2001. Hobley decided to leave ''Holby City'' and Chrissie's final appearance occurred in the sixteenth series episode "Merry-Go-Round", which was broadcast on 19 November 2013. Development Chrissie first appeared in the final episode of the third series of ''Holby City''. The episode was titled "The Road Less Travelled" and was originally broadcast on 5 June 2001. Executive producer Mal Young approached Hobley about the possibility of joining ''Holby City'' and she stated her interest. Young created the role especially for Hobley because he thought a "bitchy" role was suited to her. Chrissie was also created to replace the vacant Ward Sister role following the departure of Julie Fitzjohn (Nicola Stephenson). Chrissie is introduced via the show's cardiothor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Maughan
Sharon Patricia Maughan (born 22 June 1950) is a British actress. She became internationally recognised in the 1980s from the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé instant coffee, (Taster's Choice in the United States) alongside actor Anthony Head. Her credits include '' She's Out of My League'', ''MacGyver'', ''Inspector Morse'', '' Hannay'', ''Murder, She Wrote''. She made it to the semi-final of '' Celebrity MasterChef'' in 2011. Early life Sharon Maughan was born in Liverpool, to a working class family, and raised in Kirkby, Lancashire, with her four siblings. She got her first taste of acting in plays at the all-girl Catholic Comprehensive School, St Gregory's School in Southdene, Kirkby. At the age of 17, she was awarded a scholarship to study acting at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1971 with an Acting (RADA) Diploma. She later changed her professional surname to "Maughan". Career Maughan's acting career began playing Ophelia in an Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Keating
Ed Keating is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Holby City'', played by actor Rocky Marshall. He first appeared in the series four episode "New Hearts, Old Scores", broadcast on 13 August 2002. Ed arrives at Holby City hospital to work as a cardiothoracic registrar. Ed is characterised as an ambitious "working class" man who learns how to survive hospital politics. He is "extremely loyal" but his aggressive tempter sometimes leads him into trouble. Producers introduced him alongside Tom Campbell-Gore (Denis Lawson) and Ed becomes his protégé. Writers concocted various surgical dilemmas involving organ transplants, which the duo solve in unorthodox ways. Their continued rule breaking sets them both on a journey to disgrace. They forge test results, lie to patients, carry out organ transplants without any consent and Ed lets Tom operate under the influence of alcohol. Producers introduced Ed's father George Keating (Garry Cooper), who had gone to prison for a cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Marshall
Rocky Marshall (born ) is an English television and film actor, living near Battersea Park. Biography Rocky Marshall trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and was taught by Sam Kogan for the first 2 years there. He has starred in movies such as ''Hart's War'', '' Re-Kill'', ''Mean Machine'', Remainder and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' as Colonel Datoo. He has also appeared on several television programmes in both guest roles and starring roles, including ''Family Affairs'', ''Casualty'', '' Band of Brothers'', ''Rome'', ''Holby City'' (as registrar Ed Keating), ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' (BBC TV series), '' Law & Order: UK'', '' Waking the Dead'' (BBC TV series), ''Silk'' (BBC TV series), '' Bostock's Cup'' and ''The Bill.'' He has also appeared in many plays,varying from fringe productions to the West End. These include: Piaf, Faustus, Macbeth, Rabbit, Realism, The Love Girl and the Innocent. In 2014, Marshall appeared in ''Emmerdale'' as the recurring character DI Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubin Khan
Zubin Khan is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Holby City'', played by actor Art Malik. He first appeared in the series five episode "Private Lives", broadcast on 17 June 2003. Zubin arrives at Holby City hospital as a consultant anaesthetist. The BBC's drama controller Mal Young approached Malik with the offer of joining the show. He let Malik have control over Zubin's characterisation and as a result Zubin became a Muslim man with an "honourable" persona. The actor also accepted the role because he believed that ''Holby City'' positively featured many multiracial characters. To prepare for the role Malik consulted with his real-life family of surgeons and took work experience in a hospital. Writers planned a series of dramatic affairs for the character, the first being with patient Elizabeth Woods (Emma Samms) who is also married. She becomes obsessed with Zubin, stalks him, and makes a false sexual assault allegation against him. He then proves his innocence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Malik
Athar ul-Haque Malik (; born 13 November 1952), known as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-British actor. He achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and supporting roles in assorted British television serials and films. His breakout role was as Hari Kumar in the television serial '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984), which earned him a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best Actor. Malik starred as Zubin Khan on the BBC One medical drama ''Holby City'' (2003-2005), Francesc Gacet on ''Borgia'' (2011-14), and Bunny Latif on ''Homeland'' (2014-20). He is also well-known for his roles as Kamran Shah in the James Bond film '' The Living Daylights'' (1987) and the villain Salim Abu Aziz in the action comedy film ''True Lies'' (1994). Early life Malik was born Athar ul-Haque Malik on 13 November 1952 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, the son of Zaibunisa and Mazhar ul-Haque Malik, a doctor who worked as an ophthalmic surgeon in Britain. When his father got a job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Campbell-Gore
''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. It is set in the same hospital as ''Casualty'', Holby General, in the fictional city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with both ''Casualty'' (in episodes broadcast as ''Casualty@Holby City'') and the show's 2007 police procedural spin-off ''HolbyBlue''. ''Holby City'' follows the professional and personal lives of surgeons, nurses, other medical and ancillary staff and patients at Holby General. It features an ensemble cast of regular characters, and began with 11 main characters in its first series, all of whom have since left the show. New main characters have been both written in and out of the series since. In addition, ''Holby City'' features guest stars each week, as well as recurring guests that take part in story ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Lawson
Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy (1977–1983) and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries ''Bleak House'' (2005), the latter of which earned him BAFTA Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also appeared in the television series ''The Kit Curran Radio Show'' (1984–1986), ''Holby City'' (2002–2004, 2019), and ''New Tricks'' (2012–2015), and reprised the role of Antilles in the film '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). On the stage, he is a three-time Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical nominee, winning in 1983 for ''Mr Cinders''. Early life Lawson was born on 27 September 1947 in Govan, Glasgow, but grew up in Crieff, Perthshire, after his family moved there when he was three years old. He is the son of Phyllis Neno (née Stamper), a merchant, and Laurence Lawson, a watchmaker. Lawson was educated at Crieff Public Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Griffin
''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty''. It is set in the same hospital as ''Casualty'', Holby General, in the fictional city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with both ''Casualty'' (in episodes broadcast as ''Casualty@Holby City'') and the show's 2007 police procedural spin-off ''HolbyBlue''. ''Holby City'' follows the professional and personal lives of surgeons, nurses, other medical and ancillary staff and patients at Holby General. It features an ensemble cast of regular characters, and began with 11 main characters in its Holby City series 1, first series, all of whom have since left the show. New main characters have been both written in and out of the series since. In addition, ''Holby City'' features guest stars each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona Joseph
Verona Joseph (born 23 April 1974) is a British actress. She played the role of Jess Griffin in the BBC drama series ''Holby City'' between 2002 and 2007 and continued to appear as a recurring character from time to time. In 2004, she appeared in the first series of the BBC dancing competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with her professional dance partner Paul Killick. She appeared in the first episode of series four of ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...'' as Penny, a journalist. Joseph married director Farren Blackburn in 2004. She has a son Terrell and two daughters Elsie-Mae and Ruby Rose. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Verona 1974 births Living people British actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Jackson
Donna Jackson is a fictional character from BBC medical dramas ''Holby City'' and ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', played by actress Jaye Jacobs. Donna entered ''Holby City'' in its Holby City series 6, sixth series as a Nursing in the United Kingdom#Hierarchy and roles, staff nurse, characterised as a wild-child with a chaotic personal life. During her tenure, she grew to take her work more seriously, becoming a Nursing in the United Kingdom#Hierarchy and nursing roles, ward sister and accepting more personal responsibilities by adopting her half-niece Mia (Jada Wallace-Mitchell). A tart with a heart character, Donna had many romantic liaisons with her colleagues, including a one-night stand with midwife Mickie Hendrie (Kelly Adams). She ultimately fell in love with agency nurse Kieran Callaghan (Barry Sloane), and departed to be with him after he was injured in Afghanistan as part of the Territorial Army (United Kingdom), Territorial Army. Jacobs' casting was chronicled in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
