Season 12

Faye struggles to cope when her son is admitted for another life-saving operation.

Everyone is left reeling when Archie dies unexpectedly. Vanessa suspects foul play.

Donna deals with the effects from her dad's will. Joseph compromises his professionalism.

Elliot is determined to prove he can cope running Darwin in Connie's absence.

Linden's daughter turns up at Holby and he realises he must face up to his tragic past.

While Joseph is away from the ward, a patient goes into crisis and Elliot has to step in.

Penny's struggles to prove to Elliot that she is good with patients.

Elliot's confidence in Joseph's professionalism unravels.

When Joseph suggests Lauren is responsible for Archie's death, he is accused of bullying.

Judith's son is admitted with alcohol poisoning, and Holly mistakenly calls her ex-husband

An old friend forces Linden to face his feelings of guilt over his wife's death.

Thandie risks her own reputation to force Lauren to tell the truth about Archie's death.

Faye tries to be brave for her first day back at work since Archie died.

Faye is worried she may be blamed for injuring Lauren.

Tragedy hits AAU, and Linden has to help Faye and Holly through the day from hell.

Donna has to make some tough decisions about the welfare of her five-year-old niece.

Ric's determination to push Thandie out of Holby nearly costs him a patient.

The strain of Penny's secret relationship with Scott get too much to bear.

Elliot struggles to save Charlie Fairhead's life, while the Home Office visit Ric.

Michael tries to convince Connie to return, but is she too happy at her new hospital?

Thandie's reunion with her brother is cut short when he asks her to help him to die.

When Faye realises Joseph's life is in danger, she prays to have her husband back.

Joseph and Daisha find themselves in a shooting incident.

Joseph realises something is going on between Faye and Linden.

When Mark lets his team down, he realises he must become a man of the people again.

Jac acts oddly around a patient, while Oliver plays dirty to curry favour with Connie.

Joseph's determined not to allow recent events to tempt his dark side from re-emerging.

Chrissie is rushed into theatre when she develops a life-threatening condition.

Chrissie finds Sacha's mother overwhelming and can't see herself as part of the family.

Jac's world is turned upside-down when her mother disappears.

Mark impresses Cunningham as he helps resolve the porters' strike that hits Holby.

Oliver shoulders too much responsibility and blows Penny's secret.

Mark must prove his leadership skills when the hospital is threatened with power failure.

Everyone turns to Mark for advice on the emergency flood situation.

Frank the porter causes chaos across the hospital on Mark's first day as CEO.

Things reach boiling point for Elliot, who has to justify his actions to a new registrar.

Greg and Joseph rub each other up the wrong way on a trip to London.

Faye learns she is expecting a boy and tries to keep the peace between Joseph and Linden.

Determined to keep his marriage break-up secret, Michael throws himself into work.

Mark cannot control his unease over Sacha, and misuses his power as CEO.

Linden's frustration gets the better of him, and he nearly compromises a patient's life.

Michael gets paranoid about Ric and Annalese, and is forced to agree to a divorce.

Linden wants a family with Faye, but finds himself being the subject of hospital gossip.

Ric worries about some test results and clashes with Michael over the Moyles Fund.

Ric tries to deflect his recent diagnosis by staging a domino kidney transplant.

Greg tries to take control of his sexual dynamic with Connie.

Michael is forced to face reality when his date becomes a patient twice in one day.

Ric struggles to keep his illness under the radar, but Michael makes that impossible.

Ric collapses in theatre, while Oliver ends up landing Greg in trouble with Connie.

Penny discovers Frieda's secret past, while Ric finally agrees to chemotherapy.

Jac learns to eat humble pie, while Greg gets his revenge on Oliver.

Linden returns from his religious retreat and struggles to cope with life back at Holby.

Michael struggles to cope with Ric and Connie, while Joseph worries about being a doormat.

Oliver wants to prove he's one of the team but ends up having to be bailed out by Frieda.

Despite Linden's attempts to leave Faye, their relationship ends up costing him his life.