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Hasina Haque joins the cast as nurse Mads, who struggles to understand the stronger regional accents of her colleagues in her first job since leaving Pakistan, with serious repercussions. Two patients are admitted separately after being shot with ball bearings fired from an air rifle, but Noel's discovery of sinister footage on the internet suggests the two cases may be linked and more attacks are imminent. The incident comes to a head at Holby College, bringing terror into the heart of the fully stretched ED. Guest starring Michelle Collins (Rock Rivals), and featuring an appearance by Holby City actress Jaye Jacobs
The ED is under attack from the Press and public following the college shooting, and Jordan bears the brunt of it. A war veteran and a boy are admitted with wounds caused by an explosion, but their actions lead to the hospital being evacuated, and Ruth eagerly awaits news regarding her application for a surgical job
Jordan has to rally the team after introducing an unpopular new policy, while Zoe suspects a boy who fell from a school building had been taking LSD, which head teacher Mrs Haines claims he has been supplying to other pupils. Kirsty suspects a shooting victim's return to hospital after falling down the stairs is due to deeper psychological issues, and Ruth plans a night of intimacy with her new husband Edward. Guest starring Josie Lawrence (EastEnders' Manda Best) and Michelle Collins (Rock Rivals)
Jordan declares the Clinical Decisions Unit open for business, but the new system leaves Adam struggling to keep up - and some poor decision-making only adds to the chaos. Meanwhile, Yuki and Mads form an unlikely partnership and Edward tries to apologise to Ruth by taking her to dinner. Long-running medical drama, starring Michael French, Tristan Gemmill and Georgia Taylor
Cleaning duties are assigned to the staff in preparation for the impending inspection. However, a visit from Chrissie leaves Lenny distracted, resulting in his losing an elderly Alzheimer's patient and forgetting to tidy his designated area. His day deteriorates further when more negative press about the ED leads to a discovery about his new girlfriend. Meanwhile, Yuki realises Adam has made an incorrect diagnosis. Guest starring David Calder (The Last Enemy) and Serena Evans (The Thin Blue Line)
Jordan tries to improve public perceptions of the department, but Jeff is uncomfortable with the news that he will play a central role in the plans. As the pressure of being hailed a hero becomes too much to bear, he finds it increasingly difficult to keep his emotions under control. Meanwhile, Simone returns to the ward after collapsing in the park - giving her mother another opportunity to vent her anger at the staff, particularly Kirsty. Hospital drama, starring Michael French and Matt Bardock, with Michelle Collins (Rock Rivals) and Anna Carteret (Juliet Bravo)
The senior members of staff attend the memorial service for those killed in the college attacks, leaving Ruth determined to prove she can adeptly manage the department in their absence. However, she struggles to cope when the teenager responsible for the shootings is brought into the hospital from prison, and the situation is complicated further by the admittance of victim Simone, who is forced to face her demons. Meanwhile, Kirsty and Adam's mutual attraction grows, and Jeff tries to come to terms with his feelings
Ruth is determined to prove she is the perfect candidate for the role of Jordan's deputy and sets out to win over the staff by implementing an employee of the week scheme, but her efforts are met with opposition. Charlie is left to care for his baby grand-daughter in the ED when Shona disappears, but his struggle to balance work with personal responsibilities has dire consequences. Meanwhile, Polly becomes frustrated with Jay's apprehension over making their relationship public. Starring Georgia Taylor and Derek Thompson
Jordan attempts to rallies the troops as they have an inspection due any time in the next two weeks. Big Mac and Noel ends up theorising with Mads that the inspector might take the form of a "mystery shopper". Kirsty takes a tablet t help her sleep but she had mistaken the time and receives a call that she is due at work. Kirsty struggles to stay at work and after taking some more drugs she ends up collapsing.
Jordan attempts to rally everyone as the day of the inspection arrives. Jordan ids a bit worried though when he recognises Charlotte, the inspector. Jay is concerned when his grandmother is admitted to the hospital as he he lied to her by telling her that he is a doctor. Jay is able to persuade Ruth to do a job swap and pretend she's a nurse but things don't go quite to plan. Ruth ends up realizing that she still cares for Jay but before she can tell him she sees him kissing Polly. Jordan ends up offering to resign but has a chance to prove himself and the teams worth.
As Ruth's marriage slowly falls to pieces, does Charlie hold the key in stopping her from making yet another reckless desicion? or will he end up a victim of budget cuts. Kirsty's working day continues to be disturpted by her husband's mind games but just what is his secret and will it explain some brusies on Kirsty's arm that Adam has spotted? Polly and Jay's romance hits the rocks.
In an Episode directed by Casualty stars Sunetra Sarker & Suzanne Packer, The gang confront Ruth about her decsion to make Charlie a victim of budget cuts but can anything save his job and will Ruth finally confront her husband about his affair. Lenny vists a woman named Helen and discovers that she is his sister but when he then finds that she needs a bone marrow transplant, will he give her the chance to cling to life?
Kirsty's husband and daughter are rushed into the department following a car crash but is Warren catching on about the tension between Adam & Kirsty? The ED is thrown into dissaray by a patient-flow advisor. Is Ruth about to give her marriage to Edward another chance?
Ruth takes pleasure in revealing the results of a time and motion study but when she then plans a trip to the races in order to boost morale will she be sidelined yet again? Lenny introduces his sister to the gang but will he forced to face feelings he'd rather not face. Jeff returns to work.
Jeff takes the law into his own hands.Mads becomes torn between her own beliefs and the department's.Will Lenny be forced to dash his sister's hopes when he finds out he isn't a suitable donor match?
Jordan returns and goes head to head with Ruth over her polices but will he be forced to put his ambitions on the back burner in order to keep her in line? Lenny and Yuki go to extreme lengths to find a donor for Lenny's sister but when Ruth finds out, Yuki takes the blame but then goes on to drop a bombshell.Warren's violent colours come back to the boil when he reads a text that Kirsty has sent to Adam.
Ruth's sham marriage to Edward continues but when she and his lover James are forced to work together, they clash which to a very fatal drugs mishap. Kirsty continues to struggle to work with Adam but can she put her personal feelings to one side? Mads and Noel host a christmas party for all the patients in the ED.
When Jordan finds himself late for an important meeting, he decides to drive despite his ban – with fatal consequences.
Adam suspects Warren is being physically abusive toward Kirsty, and a tense confrontation between the two men leads to brutal consequences for her. Jordan is kidnapped at knife point and forced to treat a stab wound on Britney Carter, the cyclist who was injured in the car accident. Meanwhile, Tess tries to convince the others they should support Ruth following her difficulties with Edward.
Ruth's fragmented memories of a drunken night point to the possibility she was raped, and she struggles to control the ED in Jordan's absence. The situation grows even more traumatic when a suspected victim of domestic abuse is admitted, and she recognises him as the man who may have attacked her. Meanwhile, a woman's attempts to stop her intoxicated father from driving end in disaster.
Ruth's manic behaviour is exacerbated by the arrival of a mentally ill patient.
After her last beating, Kirsty decides that enough is enough, and it is time to leave.
Ruth finds herself sectioned in a specialist psychiatric unit after she refuses to talk to consultant Andrew Brookfield and she lashes out at Charlie. There are a series of flashbacks involving Ruth. Ruth ends up finding a bond with patient Jim.
Jordan finds his authority being threatened when the hospital's Director of Surgery, Henrik Hanssen, shows up to check out work efficiencies. Mads finds herself being forced to make an official complaint about Lenny. A Royal princess ends up being brought in for treatment.
Warren wakes from his coma and his mother reveals Kirsty's infidelity, leading him to confront Adam about the affair, but the stress proves too much for him to handle. Jordan is reintroduced to former mentor Miriam Turner, the new joint clinical lead, who clashes with him over the treatment of a pregnant Jehovah's Witness, and Jay tries to charm an attractive patient, only for her to assume he is gay. Medical drama, starring Stephen Lord, Lucy Gaskell, Tristan Gemmill and Michael French.
Kirsty and Adam both have to face some unwelcome inquiries from the police. Jay's preoccupation with his health ends up judging his judgment. Kirsty grows more concerned about Nita.
After Nita runs away, Kirsty is worried and she's not the only one, as Jay also has to face up to his own problems.
Jordan is interviewing for Ruth's replacement and Miriam thinks she knows just the person, but her old friend Dr Dylan Keogh seems reluctant to apply. However, when he hops onto a bus to come and meet her, it crashes, and he soon finds himself assisting in the ED. Jay's ultrasound reveals he has cancer, prompting him to admit defeat and tell his grandmother Maryam she is going into a home, and Ruth escapes from the psychiatric ward.
The arrival of a drug trafficker and his sick girlfriend in the ED proves a welcome distraction for Jay, whose surgery is only hours away, while Mads mistakenly believes that Lenny has asked her out on a date. Miriam and Jordan's constant bickering forces Hanssen to admit there should only be one clinical lead, but his revelation that both doctors can apply for the position is an unwelcome one. Ben Turner stars.
Ruth struggles to accept her bipolar diagnosis, but the discovery that former mentor Sarah Evans has OCD and is still a functioning doctor causes her to realise the illness need not spell the end of her career. New member of staff Dylan Keogh perseveres with a patient's treatment despite being threatened with a lawsuit, while a woman suspects her daughter may have mental health problems.
Jay struggles to cope with work as he returns from his operation, and when his grandmother is brought into the ED following a fall at her care home, he lashes out at the assistant he believes is responsible for the incident. Meanwhile, Polly decides she wants to become a counsellor, and Lenny realises the strength of his feelings for Mads. Ben Turner and Steve Miller star.
The competition between Jordan and Miriam intensifies after it is revealed the board will take into account the candidates' appraisals when appointing a sole clinical lead. Meanwhile, Jay is apprehensive about opening his cancer test results and, following a phonecall from Charlie berating him for a lack of commitment to Ruth, he visits her in the psychiatric ward. Starring Ben Turner and Michael French.
Nita scales a fire tower and forces Kirsty to tell her the truth about Warren.
Polly's life hangs in the balance in this special real-time episode.
Jordan is forced to deal with the aftermath of Polly's death on his last shift as joint clinical lead, and the gang tries to hold things together for the sake of the patients. Meanwhile, Miriam is faced with the possibility of a family reconciliation when her eight-year-old step-grandson visits her in the hospital, and she realises she must choose between her loved ones and her job. Starring Michael French and Cheryl Campbell.
An administration error sees the life of a young boy hanging in the balance and leads to Adam and Tess clashing but should they be pulling together in a time of crisis? Lenny is shocked when Mads reveals that she's engaged but when she and Lenny come close to kissing and she then hails a taxi, has she made a decision that she will regret? Ruth (with Charlie's support) makes a surprise return to the department but during all the chaos, will she fail at the first hurdle?
Tess treats a teenage paitent who used to be friends with her son and when it is revealed that he cannot have a new liver due to his drinking Tess takes drastic action but when Henry finds out and forces her to take the blame for a another paitent death, she refuses and makes a stand against bureaucracy but will the rest of the department support her?
Following Tess's depature the previous week Linda Andrews (Christine Tremarco) who is a friend of Adam's ex wife joins the overworked staff at the department. Mads is confronted by the man who forced himself on her in a taxi but will she report the incident to the police in the wake of his behaviour.
Linda struggles to get the team on-side on her first as clinical nurse manager and she is shocked when her one night stand turns up at the hospital with a bombshell. Dylan returns to the hospital for the first time since Polly's death and ends up helping to solve a mysterious patient case.
Adam is worried that he is becoming too detached from his patients and tries to give a patient with terminal cancer a dignified death at home but incurs Jordan's wrath in the process. Dixie has reservations when Jeff agrees to let Karl Fontayne shadow them and her fears soon prove correct when Karl's friend turns up at the ED and trouble soon brews.
Ruth has an interview to determine whether she will be fully reinstated as a doctor, but despite appearing confident, she buckles under the pressure when a stroke victim is brought into the ED. A hung-over Linda clashes with Tess over management styles, and a run-in with a grieving patient prompts her to reassess her attitude. Meanwhile, Jeff continues to mentor troubled teen Karl despite everyone considering him a lost cause.
Sex offender Matthew is brought into the hospital after being attacked former victim's father. Adam is tempted to help him when he says he wishes he was dead especially after a talk with Matthew’s ashamed mother, Goldie. Mads is upset when she finds out that her new friend is the wife of her attacker.
Brothers Michael and Daniel are due in court. Daniel is has asbestos poisoning and is dying, a condition brought on by working for the family business. Michael ends up taking action to stop Daniel from testifying. Dylan is fed up with the Clinical Decision Unit and wants more exciting and unusual problems to solve.
A couple who run a pharmacy take dramatic action against a heroin addict who have been terrorising them with shocking concequences. Jordan is furious when he finds out that the girl that Dylan lent a bed to is underage. A terrifed Mads continues to live in fear of her attacker Ash but can Lenny persuade her to go to the police.
Adam's moralistic attitude leads to him clashing with Kirsty which ends with the truth about Warren's abuse being revealed to the entire staff in the department. Jordan allows Ruth to return to the department on a probationary period but her first day is anything but easy.
Adam finds himshelf under investigation from Jordan as his past medical errors finally begin to catch up with him after a paedophle is admitted into the hopsital. Mads helps to mend the rift between a father and son. Kirsty is given the courage to make a drastic decsion about her future by a patient.
An explosion at an airport sends shock waves through the ED. The gang are pushed to their limits, and Adam is given a chance to atone for his sins - is it too little, too late?
