Holby City (Seasons 1–23)

Holby City (1999) is a BBC medical drama series you can watch online on iFILM. Set in the wards of a fictional British hospital, it follows surgeons, nurses, and administrators through the relentless rhythm of an NHS working week. Patients come and go; the staff carry everything forward.

The early seasons orbit the cardiology department under the demanding and imperious Anton Meyer, whose clashes with colleagues set the tone. Over 23 years the show cycled through dozens of characters and storylines — Bob Barrett, David Ames, Rosie Marcel, and Guy Henry among the long-running faces. The series ended in January 2022 after BBC One made the decision to close it, concluding a run that started as a spin-off from Casualty.

Where American hospital dramas race on adrenaline, Holby City worked at a slower, more recognisably human pace — decisions with real consequences, careers built and broken, relationships that lasted seasons. That restraint turned it into a fixture of British television for a generation of viewers. Watch all seasons of Holby City online on iFILM.