Seasons & episodes

Marty plays counsellor for a couple who having problems with their relationship. After a busy and fulfilling day - treating patients including a girl involved in a hit and run accident, and two women who are attacked in a nightclub - Iain feels that his work with Ruby is done. Elsewhere, Dylan sees maggots cleaning a wound and gets an idea, and Ruby moves in with Jade and Marty.

A cyber-attack rocks Holby hospital at the worst possible time. Meanwhile, Ruby learns to trust her instincts as Iain’s life hangs in the balance.

The aftermath of Iain's attempted suicide ripples its way through the emergency department. Gemma struggles to come to terms with what has happened, and makes it her mission to piece together why Ian attempted suicide. Meanwhile, wracked with guilt, Ruby goes out of her way for a patient, and Connie tells Elle off for addressing the team about Iain's progress.

Duffy finally lets Charlie in on her big secret and tells him about her Vascular dementia diagnosis. Charlie decides that it may be best to pull her from the night shifts, when symptoms are most likely to appear. Meanwhile, new registrar Archie Hudson is thrown into the deep end on her first day after leaving her hospital induction early, and Connie reluctantly praises Elle's success.

Archie butts heads with charming paediatric locum registrar Will Noble when they meet in the car park. Will reconnects with old university friend Ethan and ingratiates himself with the staff by treating them to coffees and getting to know them. Archie is not fooled by his charm offensive and keeps a close eye on Will. Elsewhere, Jade learns she's passed her exams by the skin of her teeth, and Gem thanks Jan and Ruby for their help.

Charlie snaps under the pressure of keeping Duffy's ill health a secret, and Rash puts aside his dreams of travelling the world to stick by Gem. Connie is shocked when a paramedic is attacked by an unknown assailant. Meanwhile, Dani arranges to meet with Ruby, and secretly activates a tracker on Ruby's phone.

Connie comes face to face with her attacker, and Will goes above and beyond what is expected of him, but his actions only make things worse. Meanwhile, Ruby starts to feel uncomfortable when Dani keeps turning up out of the blue, Jade's nursing registration comes through, and Jan and Ruby discuss Iain's return.

With Gem’s help, Rash makes the choice to follow his dream of travelling. Will risks Connie’s wrath to help a patient, Charlie realises that he has underestimated Duffy, and Jade is excited to finally be a registered nurse.

Working as a 999 call handler helps Iain learn to open up, though he feels frustrated not to be out in the field.

Iain goes above and beyond on his first day back as a paramedic after his suicide attempt, and Duffy starts to doubt whether she should have been so open about her diagnosis. Meanwhile, Connie offers Will another interview, and Elle is left feeling hurt when Connie doesn't react to her choice to take a new job.

Will faces the biggest medical dilemma of his career when Toby returns to the ED. Ruby continues to keep Dani a secret, allowing her to get even closer. Charlie and Duffy renew their vows, and Marty returns to the ED from secondment to find Jade miffed that he didn’t keep in touch

Elle learns the truth about her new job and confronts Connie to find out if she gave her a glowing reference to get her out of the emergency department on purpose. Meanwhile, Jacob makes a shocking discovery about his mother leaving psychiatric care, and Ruby continues to hide the truth from Dani and her team.

Iain steps up and offers his support to Jan. Trouble shooter Ciaran arrives in the Emergency Department. With just three months to turn things around, he is determined to shake things up, much to Connie's dismay. Meanwhile, Jacob decides to confront Jet in an effort to fight for his mother's wellbeing.

Ruby plucks up the courage to confess about Dani, Jade finds someone who believes in her and starts to believe in herself, Ciaran is tested by the team and discovers he’s got a battle on his hands, and Archie and Will bond over making fun of Ciaran’s productivity charts.

Connie’s worst fears are realised when she comes back from her conference to find Ciaran has taken over her ED and her office. Everything important to her is slipping away. Meanwhile, Jacob uncovers the truth about his mother and vows to protect her.

Duffy makes the tough decision to hang up her uniform. Jacob discovers a truth from his past. Connie is furious with Ciaran when she finds out that Duffy has stepped down.

Jacob says a final goodbye to Omo, and a desperate Archie turns to Ciaran for help.

Iain learns to put patients first without compromising his mental health. Jade is gutted when she discovers Marty has won the bursary, until she hears about all the obstacles he has overcome to get to where he is. Gem considers joining Rash on his travels, but decides to stay for Iain's sake.

Connie takes the opportunity to prove herself, but it ends in disaster. Duffy proves her worth in the ED but gets caught in the middle of Connie's mistake.

Reliving the events of the previous day and unable to escape her own guilt, Connie schemes to save herself by planting a seed of doubt in Duffy's mind. Meanwhile, New porter Rosa makes quite the first impression in the emergency department. As she goes beyond the requirements of her role and gets involved with the patients, David thinks she is overstepping the mark.

When David sees that Charlie is struggling to cope, he intervenes and tries to remind Charlie that he is not alone, with his work 'family' there to help him every step of the way. Meanwhile, Marty's mother is rushed into the emergency department, and he and Jade have to keep up the pretence of being boyfriend and girlfriend in front of his family. Elsewhere, Connie continues to cover her tracks as Ciaran and Archie decide to keep an eye on her, hoping to catch her out.

The walls start to close in on Connie when the hospital board notices the high rate of benzodiazepine prescriptions in the emergency department, and she is forced to choose between her addiction and her career. Meanwhile, Iain takes a stand as he defends the paramedics in the emergency department, and Duffy learns that she does not need to be a nurse to be able to help others.