The on-call room? Since when did that have a desk, chair, etc? It also seems to be twice the size it was!
"You're that Doctor who got shot in the head!" Lofty's gran is as bad as he is for saying appropriate things!:laughing:
Chemistry between Fletch and Jac.
New Registrar is very handsome...and he knows it!
Polycystic Ovary lady is pregnant!
Blimey, Nicki is a bit useless.
Would patients just be able to walk into an Operating Theatre like that?
Sheilagh and Ollie are a great double act!:laughing:
The baby has been born...and is very noisy!:laughing: And very cute!:heart_eyes:
Sheilagh is having another stroke!
New Registrar (aka Xavier) is throwing his weight around.
Cute baby is acting her socks off!
Why did Essie mention that Jac was going to quit? I don't get that.
Poor Serena is frazzled.
Ollie was right about the stroke.
Why is Jac's change of heart (re: leaving) any of Fletch's business?
Cute (and rather large for a newborn) baby takes centre stage...and now has some 'baby stuff' to get her started.
Nicki was wrong about Xavier.
All in all, a good ep (apart from the lack of Lofty). Poor Lofty is going to be upset when he finds out about his gran.:cry:
Incidentally, next week's ep is on WEDNESDAY!
I always laugh at 'new born' babies on TV. They all look at least three months old! No wrinkled faces, all beautifully smooth. :laughing:
Magic magnets? Sounds like something you'd see in Harry Potter!
Lofty on AAU? I'm confused!
Couldn't Jac be forced to take time off?
Ollie interfering with the treatment of other patients.
Nice Serena/Lofty interaction. Lofty is worried about his gran.
Jac isn't being fair to Freida.
Ollie getting increasingly frustrated with his condition and Roxanne broaching the subject of the magic magnets.
Freida standing up to Jac.
Ollie on a wheeled walking frame. "I was shot in the head!" :laughing:
Sheilagh being feisty - "Go and profess somewhere else!" :laughing:
Donna
Lofty talking to Dom about his gran...and about how he and Dom 'snogged'! She doesn't have a house to sell and Lofty doesn't have any spare money lying around. Oh dear. Actually, what would happen in that case?
Hanssen! I've missed him.
Jac lying on the floor of the storeroom. "Put it out!" :laughing:
Sheilagh getting straight to the point with Dom. "Are you in love with him, or is it a sex thing?" :laughing:
Hanssen looking sharp...and undertaker-like! Aww, he can't go in. :white_frowning_face:
Dom wants to help Sheilagh and Lofty.
Jac was right about the patient's son!
Ollie interrupting another operation - he's making a habit of this.
Patient's mum being unmaternal and moaning that he's having her operation.
Dom offering to let Lofty and his gran move in with him, and Lofty (unsurprisingly) getting a bit freaked out by that!
Sheilagh - "I can't stand old people!" :laughing:
Blimey, that syringe looks nasty! :grimacing:
The effects of that syringe of painkiller are now kicking in!
The patient is apologising to her son (who had her op).
Dom asking Lofty out on a date, after Lofty stumbles over his words. "I have a couple of Mary Berrys to watch!" :laughing:
Creepy Doctor Who - style opening scene - I half expected a Dalek to appear then! :laughing:
Gaskell is still playing God! :unamused:
Serena just referred to Prof G as 'The Messiah'! :laughing:
Ric's trial starts in two weeks! :hushed:
Fiona (aka Prof G's patient) is ill. Is the spaghetti transplant not working?
Jac's cheerful - is she still injecting that pain-killer?
Uh-oh - Xavier has been left in charge, despite only having worked at the hospital for 5 minutes!
Ollie's watching youtube vids (I think) - Norway's Best Bloopers! Now Lofty's joining in with the viewing.
Dom is mooning over Lofty and Sacha wants the goss! :laughing:
Oh dear - Dom has sent Lofty a text and is awaiting a response....which has yet to be sent.
Fiona has collapsed! She's rejecting the spaghetti!
Lofty being cagey about how he got home. I wonder why?
Prisoner: Cell Block Holby - Ric looks like a serial killer, standing behind that barred door!
Fletch worrying about Jac.
Is Jac's patient going to die on the operating table? It would seem, not.
Gaskell is getting obsessive about Fiona. Not good.
Jason wants to go to the police!
"I'm so glad you found yourself!" I love Jason! :laughing:
The spaghetti is infected (and we just got a close-up :confounded: )
Gaskell is ignoring Roxanna's advice. Not good.
Jac's patient survived his op...and his joking comment clearly isn't far off the mark!
Xavier is supervising Nicki and is giving her a hard time. Luckily Serena arrived in the nick of time.
Serena giving Xavier a slap-down! Excellent! :smile:
Gaskell on the edge - the implant has failed!
Is Gaskell giving Essie false hope, re: the implant?
Fiona is in VF - Gaskell is losing it! Now Fiona has died. Will Gaskell find another victim patient?
Detective Serena is on the case for Ric!
Gaskell wants a seat on the Board (Director of Medicine?)
Hanssen lurking in the carpark in his black (obviously) car!
Lofty hasn't replied to Dom's text - and that was a very coy look from Lofty.
Fletch has figured out that Amira was on duty that night.
Dom and Lofty finally talking. "I'm not him!" Aww! :blush: Now they're kissing! :kissing_heart:
Amira has left nursing and Fletch is struggling to find her. Has he not heard of Social Media?
Gaskell is lurking in the mortuary...is that the first time we've seen it?
A really good episode. With Casualty I was often marking time until Lee appeared, but I was hooked by all the scenes tonight. I love Jason too. Frieda's hair looked so cute. Gaskell spooks me, to be honest. As for the Dofty... just perfect. And Lee looked extra gorgeous.
When Lofty said "I'm not him!" - that was so poignant.
It really was. Another example of Lee's understated but heartfelt acting.
We're starting with another arty farty/poetic scene
Dom admitting that he loves Lofty...as Lofty's gran is moved yet again (to Darwin, this time)
Freida's bedside manner is shining through once again :laughing:
Dom offering to keep an eye on Lofty's gran for him. Where is Lofty's dad in all of this?
What on earth is that on Ollie's head? It looks like a deflated beach ball! :laughing:
Donna looking for Amira - how hard can it be to find her on social media?
Serena making it clear to Xavier who's boss!
The deflated beach ball is working its magic on Ollie
Sheilagh knows that Dom is in love with Lofty, despite his protestations
Sheilagh is putting Dom in a very difficult position, making him discuss her condition, resuscitation, etc
Sheilagh wants a DNR - blimey!
Sacha just referred to Prof Gaskell as 'The Great & Powerful Oz' :laughing:
Fletch has found an email address for Amira
Now Ollie has a giant jigsaw piece stuck to his forehead! :laughing:
Sheilagh is being really unfair - Lofty has a right to know what she's decided, and she shouldn't be putting Dom in this position
"They're unlike any family I've ever met...they like each other!" :laughing:
Amira!
Ollie trying to talk to Sheilagh
Donna getting heated with Amira
Prof Gaskell trying to take over Ollie's care
Oops, Ollie thinks he and Roxanne were in love...I think?
Dom has given Sheilagh a DNR form
Sheilagh struggling to breathe...and being given oxygen...which is against her wishes
Why did Sheilagh put the DNR form in her bag? Now Lofty knows about the form, but has got the wrong end of the stick, thanks to what Sheilagh just said
Hanssen is investigating the shooting...and feeling guilty about his treatment of Fredrik
Oh no - Dom and Lofty arguing :hushed:
Why is Hanssen's home so dark? I've just noticed - it doesn't help that the walls appear to be painted navy blue!
Ollie finally remembers that it's Zosia that he was in love with!
Amira is going to help Ric
Poor Lofty - again, where is his dad? Surely he should be sharing the load with Lofty - Sheilagh is his mother, after all!
Why did Fredrik target Roxanna?
Xavier being an arrogant git again!
Sacha has Gaskell pegged! :laughing:
Sheila has torn up the DNR - thank goodness!
Two random extras singing Karaoke
Dom finally admitted he's in love with Lofty! I wonder how long it will be before Lofty says it back?
Ending with more arty fartyness!
Roxannea's note to Hanssen at the end was a nice touch.
No Lofty this week.
Looks like Ric's trial is starting - and we're getting a flashback sequence.
Ollie wants to be discharged today...blimey!
Jac is being discharged...on leave.
More flashback.
Jac and Fletch - will they or won't they?
More flashback.
Ollie still wanting to be discharged.
"Who is this...cow?" :laughing:
Will Ollie be able to climb the stairs unaided? He's managed the first lot!
Jac/Fletch again.
Amira testifying for the prosecution?
Ollie's locker - I wonder what show the tickets were for?
Amira is struggling.
Jac in pain - lashing out at Frieda.
Ollie going home complete with rubber glove balloon bedecked walker!
Amira basically admitting that she was at fault.
Why isn't Jeremy at the trial? Odd.
Ollie's had an accident!
Ric's testimony - we're getting more about what happened with Jason.
Ollie tripped in his flat.
Frieda plying hardball with Jac.
Blimey, that baby started crying before it was out! :laughing:
More about what happened during the time Ric was absent from the hospital.
Jac operating when she shouldn't be...and Freida stopping her.
Jac and Fletch having a 'moment'.
Ollie telling Jac a few home truths.
Hanssen being a character witness for Ric. Blimey, he looks like a giant in the witness box!
Well said by Hanssen!
Gaaahhhh! Just as the verdict was about to be delivered! :astonished:
Overall, a good ep, I thought.
Ooh, Ric got off!
"Somebody died...what are they so happy about?" I love Ollie 2.0!:laughing:
More celebrations re: Ric on Darwen - is that a bottle of Shiraz?
Hanssen and Gaskell - does Hanssen ever wear any other colour than black?
Frieda covering for Jac.
"Professor Gaskell is a fraud!" I'll say it again, I LOVE Ollie 2.0! :laughing:
The Prof: "Let me worry about this" Translation: "Leave me alone to get on with my creepy experiments!"
Whose medical file is Hanssen looking through? Aahh, it's Ollie's!
'The Jacqui fanclub' - Frieda is great!
Hanssen telling it like it is, re: Ollie!
Hot chemo - sounds like a 1970s dance troupe! :laughing:
Ollie going OTT in the meeting.
Eeewww, that stuff being removed from the patient looks like an alien life-form! :confounded:
Ollie's invaded the operating theatre!
Why isn't Gaskell in the operating theatre?
Why should Meena have used blue staples instead of green?
Sacha and Essie being nice to Meena (and rightly so).
Ollie watching the op on a tablet. No wonder he didn't want that tuna sandwich! :confounded: :laughing:
Ollie interrupting the op again to ask Hanssen about takeaway choices! :laughing:
Gaskell fobbing Essie off!
Ollie making Hanssen twitchy!
They've just removed what looks like a giant caterpillar from the patient being operated on! :confounded:
Ollie having a go at Hanssen!
Now Fletch is having a go at him!
Hanssen having a melt-down.
Gaskell standing behind Essie - creepy! :confounded:
Sacha being nice to Essie. Is she leaving?
Nice scene between Ollie and Hanssen.
Hot Chemo...looks...er...interesting :confounded:
Is Ollie leaving?
Another good ep.
Ric thought the TV crew were there for him, but they are there for Gaskell!:laughing:
Blimey, now Gaskell is trying to cure addiction! What next? Raise the dead?
New staff member, who is the new CEO. Is Hanssen leaving?
Ric's back on AAU, and Jason has backed him a coffee and beetroot cake! :unamused:
Gaskell's new guinea pig!
Nasty leg wound! :confounded: A repeat of what happened with Ric's patient who died?
Blimey, Gaskell's op sounds drastic - no more emotions?
Abigail (CEO) is a superfan of Ric...and is already annoying me!
Blimey, patient Jacob's mum (leg wound) is a barrel of laughs!
"Most people have problems adjusting to life outside after a period of incarceration!" Jason is priceless! :laughing:
Jacob's leg has to be am****ted!
Gaskell trying to persuade his jittery patient to go through with the operation. Somehow, I don't think he has the patient's best interests at heart.
Fletch's patient is his daughter's art teacher?
Roxanne unwittingly doing Gaskell's dirty work!
Jacob's mum going down the 'second opinion' route. Blimey, she's a pain! Now she's playing Serena and Ric off against each other.
Abigail is still annoying me.
Gaskell doing experimental surgery on his patient's brain. He's giving off a 'Mad Doctor' vibe.
Roxanne deciding that she doesn't want to be part of the Mad Prof's 'experiments'!
Jacob's mum being pushy...and his leg is now bleeding.
Ric putting Abigail in her place.
Gaskell's patient might be worse off as a result of the surgery!
Abigail is winning her patient round.
Gaskell trying to persuade Roxanne to work with him again.
Jacob's pushy mum getting upset because Jacob doesn't want to follow in his dad's footsteps.
Gaskell is 'working on a solution' to the botched op. Oh dear!
Jason WILL make sure that Ric has a piece of cake! :laughing: Ooh, he's a fan of Bake-Off! He should hook up with fellow B-O fans Dom and Lofty!:laughing:
'Blue Sky Ideas' - Pretentious Management Babble! :laughing:
"Burke & Hare" :laughing:
Gaskell is determined to get his hands on that poor man's brain!
Sacha trying to get info from Gaskell about the pitches.
Now Ric's trying to get in on the pitching.
Gaskell worried about losing 60% of the funding for his 'experiments'...and now he's telling Roxanna to keep quiet about it!
What did cause Fiona's (Prof Gaskell's first guinea pig) death? I don't believe Gaskell's explanation.
Frieda's patient has never had a period. Interesting.
Ric and Sacha outside the boardroom, like naughty schoolkids outside the Headteacher's office! Oops, Sacha nearly choked on his water! :laughing:
Don't they have visiting hours in Holby? Patients' relatives seem to randomly turn up any time of the day (or evening), and they always seem to find their way straight to the right ward...no walking around the maze of corridors for what seems like hours, desperately trying to find the right ward!
Who's the random smarmy bloke in the boardroom?
Gaskell's patient's daughter is worried about her dad. Perhaps she should be having this conversation with her dad instead of Roxanna?
I wonder if Frieda's patient is intersex?
"Is she going to be a problem?" When Gaskell said that, it sounded as if he had ideas about bumping her off! :fearful:
Abigail V Gaskell...who will win?
Patient's daughter V Gaskell!
Gaskell's been caught out by Roxanna...will he panic and do something really stupid?
Frieda's patient has collapsed in the carpark...and has been revived!
That music in the operating theatre reminds me of Hannibal Lecter in Silence Of The Lambs...which considering that Gaskell is the surgeon leading the op, seems creepily apt!
When Gaskell went to 'switch on' the electrode, I half expected him to scream "It's alive!" :laughing:
Blimey, imagine waking up from an op and seeing Gaskell looming over you! :fearful:
Gaskell 'performing' in front of the media.
Why was there a shot of that BIOHAZARD sign on the Wet Lab door? Forshadowing perhaps?
Fletch and Abigail calling a truce.
That creepy classical music again...and the mad doctor is looking pleased with himself!
Frieda being lovely with her patient. Ooh, she just mentioned intersex!
Blimey, Ric's pitch was successful! Except he has to share his findings with Gaskell! Hmmmm. Does that mean Ric is disappearing for a while?
Gaskell's face at the end...Lord Smug Of Smuggington! :sunglasses:
Little Nicki operating on her teddies! :laughing:
"Imagine yourself as Plankton!" Err, what? :confused:
Gratuitous male toplessness! Xavier is good looking and he knows it!
Sacha studying mould! :laughing:
I wonder if 'Medical Crowd Funding' is actually a thing?
Oh dear, Sacha hasn't got any donations yet.
Xavier trying to butter up Serena and it isn't working!
"Can you get me out of here?" I love Sheilagh!:laughing:
Frieda looks thrilled to be Nicki's mentor! :laughing:
Prof FrankenGaskell is blinding us with medical terms in his first scene!
"Know every inch of the ward!" Frieda trying to get Nicki off her back.
'Chippocratic Oath' :laughing:
"Motor Drift - is that a car chase movie with Vin Diesel?":laughing:
So Xavier's last name isn't Duval?
Dom's in paeds? What's he doing there?
Draining an abscess - Meena gets all the glamorous jobs! :laughing:
'Gills' - an underwater Indiana Jones :laughing:
'Bus Driver's Bum' :laughing:
Chip Van Man can read minds! :laughing:
Will Prof FrankenGaskell save the day? With Nicki's help, he just has!
"He's not a God" - no, but he thinks he is!
Blimey, Xavier making a sweeping generalisation about gay people! And Lofty is being evasive again about his living arrangements.
"It's small, it's a redhead, very *****ly..." :laughing:
Xavier was in an advert for rice cakes? :laughing:
Meena's being a bit of a cow to Nicki.
Bilateral Femoral Graft...blimey, that's a mouthful!
Lofty used to dress up as the character Xavier pla*** in his TV ad and sing the song! :laughing:
Ooh, that stir fry looks good!
"What does you being good in bed have to do with my gran?" :laughing:
Roxanna is worried about Gaskell...she's not the only one!
Little Nicki is so cute!
Blimey, Frieda looks different without her make-up!
"I wasn't really interested in your cooking this morning!":laughing:
Frieda's 'friend' looks like a serial killer!
Eww, that injury looks nasty!:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
Lofty and Dom doing a terrible job of keeping their relationship secret! :laughing:
"You seem far too sweet to be interesting" - why am I thinking she's wrong? She's also incredibly patronising.
Sacha checking his crowdfunder donations, and he still doesn't have any donations...now he does have one...from his mum!:laughing:
Hanssen not wearing black!
ISAAC!!! :astonished: :imp:
A patient on Dawin with TB!
I remember that scene (Isaac punching Dom) - it was really shocking at the time.
It's weird seeing Hanssen not as CEO.
"This is our time...he's not having any of it!":heart_eyes:
Patient Ish has Sacha sussed.
Poor Dom - that woman is either completely oblivious (which actually makes her a bad journalist/writer) or is a nasty piece of work.
Blimey, Dom is googling (or whatever search engine they use in Holby) Isaac!
Lofty trying to talk Dom down...and he's right.
Aww, poor Lofty.:sob:
Where is that staircase supposed to be? It looks very ornate!
Nicki putting her job on the line to treat Frieda's friend.
Dom's cut himself! :astonished:
"Couldn't the Big Cheese do it?" :laughing:
Blimey, this writer woman is a real piece of work!
Ooh, she's collapsed!
A medical procedure via Skype! How very 21st Century!
Sacha having a chat with the 'Big Cheese' (who isn't, any more)
Back to Skype Surgery!
Blimey, Nicki's going above and beyond, covering for Frieda on top of everything else!
Isaac is a reformed character...yeah, right!
"One who acts with love is greater than one who acts from fear!" Wise words from Sacha (and the Talmud):relieved:
Hanssen does 'informal'!
Ooh, Sacha has an anonymous donor!
Lofty shredded the manuscript! :laughing: :smiling_imp:
Aww, sweet kiss and make up moment!:heart_eyes:
And a nice moment of bonding with Frieda and Nicki!
A really good ep, though it left me longing for Lofty and Isaac to meet...mainly so that Lofty could tell Isaac exactly what he did with his manuscript! :laughing:
Senior staff nurse position? I wonder who will be applying?
Someone being sick (complete with sound effects. Lovely! :confounded:
Meena opening Nicki's mail!
Aggressive patient alert!
Sheila has picked up an infection on HCOP ward!
Blimey, CEO woman is a bit of a jobsworth! I miss Hanssen!
Sheila singing Xavier's TV ad jingle.
I wonder if Nicki was with Xavier last night?
Sheila used to date a Lord of the Manor - blimey! :astonished:
Fletch's son is brilliant!
Dom mention - he's at his mum's.
Aggressive patient is locking horns with Xavier.
Sacha asking Xavier for an autograph! :laughing:
Aww, Fletch inviting Lofty to come home with him for a meal after work. :heart_eyes:
Would you be allowed to bring a Pizza into a hospital?
Dom's been writing to Sheila.
Sheila giving Lofty and Fletch's son some advice.
Fletch's son being cheeky to Serena:laughing:
Sheila has fluid on her lungs and needs surgery.
Aggressive patient taking his obnoxiousness to a whole new level.
Hanssen giving some wise advice to Xavier.
Fletch's son 'having a parlez' with the CEO! He'd make a great artful dodger in 'Oliver!'
Sheila telling Lofty to sell her knick knacks and use the money to take Dom on the trip of a lifetime.
Xavier offering to pay Nicki's £12,000 debt! Blimey! :astonished:
Sheila has come through her operation!
Fletch 'having it out' with CEO woman.
Why is it Meena's business where Xavier was last night?
There's still no mention of Lofty's dad - just how worried Sheila is about Lofty. Why does she never mention her son?
It does make me wonder if there's a rift between Sheilagh and her son. I'd love to find out more.
Maybe Sheilagh fell out with her son over his treatment of Lofty?
Professor FrankenGaskell is looming over an unconscious patient. Is that supposed to be Holby? No it isn't - Gaskell flew there.
Poor Dom - stopped from treating a patient.
Gaskell's parking is like him - practically perfect! :laughing:
What's wrong with Lofty?
Sacha is on AAU!
Odd patient. Is he attracted to Dom?
Blimey, Donna has had her interview already?
Gaskell's latest victim guinea pig.
Carp Carp! :laughing:
Ooh, is that call about Dom's results?
Dom has Hep C. Blimey, 6 months to wait to see if it clears up naturally!
"Do you trust him?" My answer would be "Not as far as I can throw him!"
That patient is nosey. I'd be telling him it's none of his business!
Gaskell - call from Portugal.
Dom worried about how Lofty will deal with the news of his Hep C.:disappointed:
Gaskell's patient has an infection.
Dom and Lofty :cry: Just tell him!
Lofty's been talking to Dom's patient.
Gaskell wants to go ahead with the operation. Oh dear! :fearful:
Fletch's patient's dad wants to lodge a complaint. Not good.
Gaskell on the phone to Portugal.
Dom worrying about Lofty and Xavier being a git!
Hanssen! Wearing a sweater! He looks odd - I prefer his black suits!
Hanssen knows about Dom and Lofty?
Gaskell's victim guinea pig telling him and Roxanna all about what happened to her.
"I'm not some sort of gay wizard...!" :laughing:
Dom's patient is Lofty's music teacher! Lofty plays saxophone! :grinning:
Gaskell is operating on his victim guinea pig!
Hannah's dad is a pain in the bum!
Classical music in the operating theatre. The victim guinea pig has gone into cardiac arrest...and now she's back in the room!
Nice little Dom/Lofty scene. Lofty's a 'big wally' and Dom is OK with him practicing his sax at his place. Lofty is supportive of Dom over the Hep C. :heart_eyes:
Dom's patient likening Lofty to a pie! :laughing:
Gaskell's victim guinea pig has come through the op! She can feel her feet itching. Is this procedure going to be successful?
Hannah's dad thawing towards Amelia.
Amelia is prepared to endorse Donna's appointment as Senior Staff Nurse.
Dom and Lofty sharing a little moment (interrupted by Donna's reaction to her good news!).:heart_eyes:
Gaskell being creepy - "I WILL save her!" Blimey!:astonished:
That dropping of bedpans was fake - like a 'Where There's Blame, There's A Claim' advert! :laughing:
Ooh, Ric's back!
Problems with agency nurses - Lofty will be getting flashbacks!
Dom frustrated that he can't be 'hands on' at work.
Hanssen throwing shade at Gaskell! I love Hanssen! :heart_eyes:
Dom being a bit gobby with Hanssen - he's being a bit of a diva, TBH.
Fletch locking horns with the head of the Agency - who is the daughter of a patient who left him loads of money.
Sacha on Darwin?
Sacha's scarf - is he auditioning to be the next Doctor Who?
Mikey (Fletch's son) blagging a day off school!
Gaskell making excuses for his regular absences from work.
Hanssen's patient is Dyspraxic.
Hanssen has looked over everyone's notes! Blimey!
The 'pushed off bus' patient's 'best friend' has turned up. Is that the boy who pushed him?
Sacha's mould! :confounded: Is that a staff fridge with food and stuff in it? :confounded:
Sacha has donated to his own crowdfunding for the mould!
CEO giving Fletch a telling-off.
Roxanna having a go at Hanssen over Dom?
'pushed off bus' patient's friend is still hanging around - I think he did push him, and Mikey witnessed it, but is too terrified to say anything.
Fletch standing his ground over the agency nurse thing.
Nicki telling Sacha that she wants to work on Gaskell's 'trial'.
Did Mikey push the 'pushed off bus' patient?
Sacha's daughter is too busy to see him at the weekend.
Mikey laughing with the bully?
Fletch having a go at the bully, who is trying the "He grabbed me!" tactic. Fortunately, Donna and Lofty saw what happened.
Mikey did push the patient off the bus.
Nice little scene with Mikey and Fletch.
Why am I thinking that Sacha's project is going to be a huge success?
Mikey apologising to the patient...who has now been rushed to the operating theatre.
Hanssen's patient has been taking growth hormone, which has caused his pancreatitis.
Roxanna having a go at Hanssen again. Is she going to tell Abigail?
Now, Dom is having his turn. Why is everyone talking to Hanssen like he's their best mate?
'pushed off the bus' patient has a tumour on his arm.
Hanssen standing in front of the weird statue, and Sacha taking over the 'best mates' chat.
Another Mikey/Fletch chat - everyone's being 'touchy/feely' tonight!
Now, Hanssen is having a 'touchy/feely' chat with his patient!
Fletch and the agency boss finally sorting out their differences.
Hanssen has decided to have counselling.
Fletch taking the bully down a peg or two.
Nicki has changed her mind about being a part of Sacha's project.
Gaskell is being an oily git.
A celebration for Donna's promotion.
Abgail and Fletch kissing! Blimey!:flushed:
Nicki wanting to be on Gaskell's team for his 'experiments'?
Jason and Greta moving in with Serena? What could possibly go wrong?
Frieda's ex has turned up. He still looks like a serial killer! :scream:
Nicki has decided to go with Sacha's mould experiments.
Frieda's ex wants her to go home with him. I thought he'd fled the Ukraine?
Suturing assessment!
Stuffed Goblins! :laughing:
Dom is still down about his Hep C. That sweater makes him look like a humbug! Why isn't he wearing scrubs?
Necrotising Fasiitus (sp?)...ewwww :confounded:
Fletch and Abigail. Ooh, was Fletch thinking he'd just seen Jac?
I wonder if Sacha's mould will cure the Necrotising whatsit?
Frieda's ex has been admitted.
Nicki and Meena being ridiculous. Wouldn't they be on separate wards for their training?
That stuffed Gnome does look like a Goblin! :confounded: :laughing:
Greta wants Jason and the baby to live with her.
Nicki and Meena being ridiculous again.
Frieda's ex has an infected wound. Ewwww! :confounded:
Dom was treated badly by some mates in the pub. Did they think you can catch Hep C by hugging someone who has it?
Lofty being sweet to Dom.
Frieda's patient is a racist. :zipper_mouth_face:
Baby Rodney? Oh no, it was the Gnome! :laughing:
Nicki and Meena's patient shouldn't have been allowed outside the hospital building.
Frieda's ex still wanting her to go with him.
Meena trying to drop Nicki in it!
The tunnel of doom!:laughing:
Eeeewwwwwww, worms!!! :confounded:
Frieda's ex still pestering her.
Eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww, more worms!!! :confounded: Blimey, no wonder that poor woman was feeling ill!
Serena being over-protective towards Jason and Greta.
Aww, that stuffed toy was Elinor's. :cry:
The patient with worms has gone into IF.
Racist patient trying to backtrack as he's about to go into the operating theatre.
Great little speech by Frieda!
Patient with worms has died! :cry:
Meena full of self-pity while Nicki talks sense.
Jason being calm about what's happening with the baby.
Nicki being lovely towards the deceased patient's friend.
Frieda going after Roman (her ex).
Moving little scene with Donna and Serena.
Meena and Nicki finally doing their sutering test.
Jason moving in with Greta.
Serena missing Bernie.
Watching the 'bits from previous eps' bit, I stand by my initial thought that Roman looks like a serial killer!
Holby FM - I'm sure that's the same female voice from 'Forever FM' (the radio station in Car Share)!
People in a TV medical drama watching a medical drama? :laughing:
Lofty rocking the 70s porn star ...oh, he's supposed to be Mexican! :laughing:
Oops, Dom punctured the blood bag!
Xavier showing his arrogance.
Lofty wants to have a Mexican night!
"You've got a face like a slapped bum!" Never a truer word spoken! :laughing:
Tortoise? Come to think of it, Dom does look a bit like one!
'Moustache Man' :laughing:
I wonder what Lofty was going to tell Dom?
Ooops, Dom has now dropped his phone! He's been infected with Loftyitis!
Frieda answering the door without asking who it is? It could be a serial killer...well, it's Roman, who looks like one! :laughing:
Sacha being lovely to the cleaner. He's so sweet! <3
Blimey, Lofty offering to repair Dom's phone screen. He's lovely! <3
Roman's brought someone with him...another serial killer?
Rude welsh woman!
Who is this random woman with Roman?
Random woman is injured. Was she trafficked like Roman?
Sacha being lovely to the cleaner again!
"My French is smaller then me!" :laughing:
Blimey, the cleaner is really taking the complaint about the cleaning seriously!
Don't trust him, Frieda!
Why did Random Woman take that knife? Now she's coming out with a sob story.
Eww, Rude Welsh Woman's leg is impaled on the railings.
Why doesn't Dom just go? In the time the stupid woman is kicking up a fuss about him leaving, he could have gone for help!
Sacha bonding with the cleaner (Patricia).
Frieda is bonding with random woman.
Why doesn't Dom just go and get help? This is ridiculous!
Random woman was people trafficked.
Patricia knows her stuff when it comes to self-defence!
What is Sacha wearing? Oh, he's dressed as a cleaner!
An Auto Rotary Scrubber - that looks a bit like those polisher things they used to polish floors in schools!
Dom has finally got the wretched phone!
Ooh, Random Woman has just told Frieda not to trust Roman!
Blimey, it's gone dark quickly! Finally, Dom has called an ambulance!
Sacha dancing as he cleans! :laughing:
Rude Welsh Woman is in love with her (female) best mate. God she's really getting on my nerves now!
What's up with Patricia? Oh, it's an Umbilical Hernia. Luckily she had a doctor with her when she collapsed! :laughing:
The theme of tonight's ep is obviously 'DIY Surgery'!
Finally, the ambulance has arrived for Rude Welsh Woman.
Roman was working for the gangmasters!
Patricia is enjoying the morphine (I remember my dad tripping on that stuff when he had his hips done! :laughing: )
Rude Welsh Woman is in hospital...and now she's talking about Chelsea (the bride to be, who she's in love with).
Random Woman is also in hospital, thanks to Frieda. Well done, Frieda! :relieved:
Aww, Lofty came to the hospital when he heard that Dom was there.
There's a photo of Dom and Lofty as Dom's screensaver - did Lofty do that, or was it there already?
God, what's up with Dom now? Apart from not feeling sexy?
Roman is dressed as a burgler! Frieda still loves him. Lord knows why!
Dom and Lofty on the roof. Ooh, Dom put the screensaver there!
Dom has been accepted on a special treatment programme for his Hep C!
Lofty has said "I Love You!" :heart_eyes:
Watch out, Fletch - Roman might reappear from the shadows!
Dom and Lofty dancing - complete with that female DJ's voice-over and a little hint of singing from Lofty. Sweet! :heart_eyes:
I really liked this episode but do agree with somebody on Digital Spy that Lofty's persistence was irritating. He meant well but sometimes when we're scared or worried, we want to withdraw into our shell (there's that tortoise connection again) and either work things out, or have a good sleep. I find a sleep a huge help when I'm worried. Although a silent cuddle at times like that is wonderful.
Dom did mess about a bit regardng the injured woman. I actually felt sorry for her because of the reason why she was so *****ly.
No Gaskell! Hooray! No Roxanna! Hooray!
No Jac! Now that's different. I'm missing Jac.
When I'm out and about I get very annoy e d when members of staff carry on a conversation amongst themselves whilst dealing with me - hello, I'm not the invisible woman! - so if I had been the patient while Lofty was trying to talk Dom into having the Mexican evening, I would have been extremely cross. It seemed very unprofessional (of course, it could have been that said patient was too ill to care!).
I forgot that bit. Bad Lofty! (But it's good to know he's not quite perfect.)
"I can't stand old people!" That line still makes me :laughing:
Blimey, a hospital carpark with empty spaces - this obviously isn't real life! :laughing:
Does Fletch just abandon his kids to spend time with Abigail, or does he get jiggy with her in his house, with the kids around? :confounded:
Professor FrankenGaskell - he's an expert on progeria now? Is there anything he's not an expert on?
Dom wants to take Lofty away for the weekend - will Lofty be digging his wheeled suitcase out again?
Oooh, Jac! I like her hair!
Sheilagh might be able to go home today. Lofty's worried.
Jac wants to be part of the mad Prof's trial. Don't do it Jac!:scream:
Dom has invited Lofty to a house party? Lofty doesn't look too sure...is it because he's worried about his nan, or worried about spending the weekend in a cottage in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of strangers?
Hannah (now known as Han) is scheduled to have a Batista (a heart op, but it sounds more like an upmarket clothes shop :laughing: )
Sacha's mould experiment is going well! Gaskell wants Sacha to try and talk Jac out of being one of his victims guinea pigs.
Sheilagh being a bit unfair there - 'they' are trying to help her keep her independence. I wonder what's in that box?
Gaskell still reluctant to take Jac on the trial...I wonder why?
Jac still popping pain killers. Sacha is lovely! :heart_eyes:
"Like sending a lamb in to deal with a landmine!" :laughing:
Fletch worrying about Jac dying. Forshadowing?
How many people does it take to do an assessment? Those three extras don't seem to be doing much.
Jac having second thoughts about the trial.
Sheilagh isn't quite right, but she's trying to hide it from Lofty.
Jac could be using a wheelchair within a year if she doesn't take part in the trial!
Lofty worried about his gran.
Sheilagh has been discharged! She was cheating on the test!
Fletch trying to give Jac some advice. Ooh, Jac has just found out about Fletch and Abigail!
Lofty offering to go part time to look after Sheilagh, but she's still refusing help. Why don't her son and daughter-in-law (Lofty's parents) help? There's still no mention of them!
Ooh, Lofty bursting in on the meeting with the three non-speaking extras!
One of Gaskell's victims patients giving him a pep talk!
Abigail giving off slightly unhinged vibes.
Sheilagh is being readmitted. Nice little scene with Lofty.
Jac wants to go ahead with Gaskell's treatment!
The weekend in Wales is off, but Lofty and Dom will be spending the weekend together.
Were Gaskell's results in Morocco faked? Hmm, I wonder...
Frieda is leaving? Blimey!
Jac is going through with the surgery! I wouldn't trust Gaskell as far as I could throw him!
Loving Serena's multi-coloured knitting wool!
Bernie!
Meena's jacket is...er...interesting! :laughing:
Bernie wants Serena to go to Nairobi with her.
Dom in sarky mode :laughing:
Prof FrankenGaskell droning on about Jac's op.
Sacha in nosey mode. Obviously, you can't have a private life in Holby! :laughing:
Prof Gas Kill! Brilliant! :laughing:
The man that Gaskell is talking to online has a voice like a super villain. Maybe he's the Mad Prof's Henchman! :laughing:
Meena obviously getting frustrated by Gaskell...who only has to purr a few choice words to get her back onside!
Star Gazer Lillies - they were featured in one of those funeral plan ads!
Jac getting snippy with Meena. I like it! :grin:
One of Gaskell's victims' patients' files is missing. Hmmm.....
Meena's bedside manner needs some work.
Prof Gaskell keeps the files in his lab...hmmm...
Meena taking a call she shouldn't be taking.
Cactus Jac needs some water.
Blimey, Sacha is nosey!
Hanssen discussing Jac's op with Gaskell.
Meena passing the message on to Gaskell. Now he knows why she was in his lab when the phone rang. He sounded like a Super Villain when he spoke to her then!
Jac looking surprisingly wel to say she's about to become one of Prof Gaskell's victims patients.
Greta (Jason's g/f) has been admitted with stomach cramps. Baby on the way? It appears not - she's been eating lots of cheese! :laughing:
Meena's found an issue with the info in one of the victim patient files!
Bernie wanting to know why Serena hasn't committed to her.
Oh dear...the patient on Keller who Meena was supposed to be getting info from has collapsed. I wonder if she did have a temperature (Meena put down that she didn't)?
Meena is questioning Gaskell...this won't end well!
Aahhh, the poor patient did have a temperature!
Meena is getting to the bottom of what Gaskell has been doing to his victims patients!
Meena going to Xavier for advice. Not sure his advice is right.
A round of applause after an op. :laughing:
Keller patient Anne is going to be OK.
A Bernie and Serena <3 to <3
It's time for Jac to become Gaskell's next victim patient!
Greta is in labour!
Gaskell threatening Meena!
Next week's Holby on WEDNESDAY!!!
Guy Self in the 'story so far' clips!
Prof Gas Kill is talking to himself - not a good sign!
Jac giving the bad good Prof a rollicking!:laughing:
A random doc allowed to watch Jac's op? Why don't they just sell tickets!
Random doc massaging Gas Kill's ego.
Fleur Fanshawe (who was in the Guy Self clip)
Roxanna wanting to speak to Gas Kill now - he's getting twitchy.
A meeting about microbiology - sounds riveting.
Meena has flagged up her concerns to Gas Kill...brave girl!
Who was Gas Kill talking to then? It sounded like they were on life support (you could hear the breathing)
Greta not wanting a C section.
Gas Kill skyping with the doctor from Tunisia.
Gas Kill wanting to proceed with Jac's op, and telling Meena to keep her mouth shut.
Bernie is irritating me in this ep.
Random doc asking questions while the op is going on - and also being irritating.
Sacha dropping Fletch in it with Abigail. Has he been taking stupid pills?
Gas Kill lurking in the Wet Lab...has the op finished? Now Hanssen is questioning him.
I'm now completely confused by what is going on with this Gas Kill storyline. Now he's back talking to the patient on life support.
Sacha's mould experiments are yielding promising results. Will he get funding from the hospital?
Shouldn't Fleur be working? There's a baby to be delivered!
Jac is out of surgery.
Did Gas Kill just lie to Roxanna?
Sacha putting his case in the boardroom, using veiled references to Fletch and Abigail :laughing:
Poor Ric is confused...he's not the only one!
Bernie and Serena swapping birthing stories.
Fletch and Abigail having a heart to heart. Poor Ric is anno***!
Blimey, Gas Kill thinks it's 'unfortunate' that Jac can't feel her left leg! Gas Kill has bottled out of the second part of the procedure!
Are Bernie and Serena breaking up?
Aww, baby has arrived! :heart_eyes:
More medical jargon - blimey, it feels like the scriptwriter swallowed a medical dictionary! :laughing:
Jasmine mention.
That baby looks about three months old.
Fleur is talking sense. Listen, Serena!
Bernie and Serena no longer breaking up! Yay!
Jac wants to go ahead with the second stage of the procedure.
Blimey, Gas Kill looked evil then when he glanced at Hanssen!
Jac has come through the op.
Random doc still talking...does he ever stop for breath? :laughing:
Gas Kill looking creepy...and he's dumped Meena from his research project.
Now he's talking to Life Support patient. Brrr, creepy! :confounded:
Arty Farty sequence to begin. Gas Kill is with the mystery patient in Portugal (?)
Gas Kill is supposed to be in Holby operating on another patient!
Nicki is hung over and Meena is obsessing over Xavier.
Can Gas Kill look cheerful? He always looks positively funereal!
Luscious Lads :laughing: Something tells me that if the present was for Lofty's grandad, they wouldn't be presenting him with a book full of pics of topless women!
I feel sorry for Lofty - his gran doesn't mean to, but she does seem to spend a lot of time patronising him.
Gas Kill still AWOL.
Fletch visiting Jac.
Gas Kill is all about 'fast healing' - tell that to the patients who've died! :face_with_thermometer:
A bile duct op - sounds fascinating. :disappointed:
Gas Kill is still AWOL!
Nicki's patient has been watching medical programmes on TV :laughing:
Roxanna's in the Mad Prof's lair the wet lab.
Blimey, that phone call was answered quickly! Ooh, she's just found out that the Tunisian patient died! :astonished:
Ewww, what's in that bottle?
Roxanna in snooping mode. She's using Whippet (Holby's answer to Google)
Nicki's assessment isn't going too well.
Gas Kill is still AWOL
That bottle contains Ecoli! :o Or does it?
Sacha doesn't know what's in the bottle! :laughing:
Toxic Germ Dungeon :laughing:
Doesn't Roxanna have any other patients? She's back on Whippet again.
The bile duct op. Dom is going to make notes.
Nicki and Xavier are still trapped in the Toxic Germ Dungeon!
Xavier is right about Nicki's drinking.
How have they suddenly got on to Meena?
Back at the bile duct op. Dom is umming and aahhhhing about going to Sheilagh's birthday party.
I wish Sheilagh would tell Lofty what she likes and doesn't like instead of moaning when he gets it wrong because he doesn't know she dislikes something.
Nicki communicating with her patient via her phone.
Paying Nicki's debt was very kind of Xavier! Ooh, his brother died!
Dom has finally arrived at the party.
Infection Control have arrived, looking like forensics bods!:laughing:
Gas Kill is still AWOL!
Xavier has dumped Meena?
Roxanna has travelled to Portugal?
We now know Gas Kill's mystery patient's name.
Dom and Sheilagh. Lofty is a 'goody two shoes'? But that makes Dom love him more.
Roxanna now knows about the patient deaths.
Meena throwing a strop at Nicki.
Blimey, Jac is going home already!
Gas Kill is getting over excited about his trial (I think).
Major Incident declared!
Xavier coming across all macho with his little NHS voice over!
Why are Xavier, Donna and Random Extra ignoring that patient? Odd.
Aww, Ignored Patient has died! :cry:
Nicki is Jac's new F1!
Not entirely sure about Xavier's bedside manner.
A patient from Serena's past!
Heart Transplant! Blimey, it's all happening tonight!
What's a House Officer? What we'd now know as a Registrar?
Jac and Abigail locking horns over the Heart Transplant.
"Oi, Foetus!" :laughing: To be fair, Nicki does look like she's barely out of Secondary School!
Whinging patient.
Sheilagh is being discharged!
Nice little scene with Sheilagh and Lofty.
Whinging patient getting tetchy.
Sheilagh and Hanssen. Nice little exchange.
Man asking about his wife. Is she the patient Lofty wheeled in?
Tetchy patient has attacked Xavier, and been brought down by Serena's Patient From The Past!
Tetchy patient getting a much needed lecture from Ric!
The missing wife has been found, and brought to Darwin.
Xavier struggling to deal with the assault. Thanking Lenny (Serena's patient).
Lenny has collapsed!
Heart Transplant patient not wanting to go through with it.
Lenny going into surgery.
Sheilagh has gone AWOL! She's in the boardroom! :laughing: It's good to know that security at Holby is so good that patients can wander into the boardroom!
Lenny has flatlined!
Sheilagh and Hanssen discussing the NHS.
Blimey, Sheilagh's had every disease going!
Ooh, Sick Wife has been moved up the transplant list!
Ric and Serena working on the bowel, which resembles a ***berland sausage! :confounded:
Heart Transplant Patient wants Sick Wife to have the transplant.
Xavier apologising to Donna!
Sick Wife is getting the transplant!
Lenny is awake, and his daughter has arrived to visit. Aww, her name is Serena!
Dom has found Sheilagh.
"Can you see you and Piglet as an old couple?" Dom and Lofty in 50 years - that I'd love to see! :laughing:
Aww, Sheilagh has given Lofty his granddad's ring! :heart_eyes:
Ric and Serena partying alone.
Dom is going home with Sheilagh and Lofty!
"NHS Airmiles"! :laughing:
"Bad Korma"! :laughing:
Is Abigail breaking up with Fletch?
Ric and Serena are still in Albie's...and they've been locked in! :laughing:
"Why do I love the NHS? None of your business!" Brilliant!:laughing:
That was a Doctor Who moment - I half expected a Dalek to appear when the camera zoomed out! :laughing:
Cheerful Gas Kill...scary! :astonished:
Donna is moving out of Ric's place.
ED is full to capacity.
Essie! She's ill.
Raf's dad!
Ethan (from Casualty)! His poor patient is being treated by Professor Gas Kill! :anguished:
Ethan was one of the candidates for Gas Kill's medical trial? He had a lucky escape!
Essie has an obstructed bowel!
Gas Kill's patient in Morocco has died! :cry:
Donna is struggling to find a house she can afford.
Roxanna is questioning Gas Kill. Brave woman!
Hanssen preparing to deliver news to Essie.
Donna's patient has pain at the site of a liposuction procedure.
Essie has ovarian cancer! :anguished:
Roxanna is starting an investigation of Gas Kill's patients.
Massaging peoples' feet! :confounded:
Raf's dad and Hanssen - touching little scene by the memorial statue.
Ethan's patient has Huntingdon's? Now she's convulsing!
Essie is panicking about her treatment. Now she's blaming herself for Raf's death.
Roxanna still on the case.
Donna's patient is discussing the merits of internet dating.
Hanssen is struggling with his 'Feelings Sheet'
Roxanna is confronting Gas Kill - is she putting herself in danger?
Nice little scene between Essie and Donna.
Donna's patient is in pain - injury caused by the liposuction device.
Gas Kill trying to stop Roxanna from shutting down the trial. Gas Kill being creepy!
Hanssen reassuring Essie before her operation.
Essie's operation looking dicey.
Roxanna and Ethan discussing his condition.
"Everyone says he's a genius!" Run, Ethan
Roxanna not getting straight to the point with Hanssen - just tell him, woman!" :rage:
Roxanna thinks she knows what's wrong with Ethan's patient.
Essie has survived the operation.
Ric is right about the 'surgeon' who did Donna's patient's op.
Essie breaking down in front of Dom.
Roxanna trying to break the news to Jac about Gas Kill's trial patient who died, and Jac not wanting to know the details!
Ethan's patient is suffering from lead poisoning from the lead piping in her new, old house!
I think the writing for Ethan has been done well by the Holby write
Donna giving her patient a manicure.
Roxanna telling Gas Kill what she knows, and agreeing to go on with the trial!
Hanssen finally filling in his 'Feelings Sheet'.
Roxanna doing the Doctor Who screaming thing!
Gas Kill looming creepily over Essie!
Eeewwww, what's that green stuff in the blender? :confounded:
Sacha giving himself a 'thumbs up' in the mirror...as you do :laughing:
Meena being a cow to Nicki...no change there then.
Love In The Time Of Windmills - is that a real book? Perhaps Sacha should have got her a copy of the Luscious Lads book that Dom bought for Sheila! :laughing:
Nicki being very perky...and Meena has turned up on Darwen.
Board meeting - those usually aren't good news in Holby!
Is this 'Injecting' business an actual thing? Botox? Fillers? Blimey!
Sacha is late for the board meeting.
"Having an operation under general anaesthetic wouldn't be on my bucket list! :confunded
Sacha is hiding in the operating theatre.
Nicki and Meena being ridiculously competitive.
Is that the French cleaner (Pauline) that Sacha spotted outside the hospital?
"I'm really glad this happened to your friend!" Jason's bedside manner is...interesting! :D
Donna trying to rope Dom into her dodgy sounding injectables business.
Sacha being lovely to Pauline. <3
Is Xavier's patient wearing one of Sheila's cardigans?
Xavier volunteering for Donna's dodgy injectables business.
Sacha has pulled the plug on his mould?
Nicki and Sacha having a sweet chat.
Donna's dodgy injectables business is botox.
Pauline has been rushed to theatre for an emergency op.
Nicki and Meena arguing. Blimey, Meena is a cow!
Pauline's small bowel has ruptured! :confounded:
"Refill the stapler!" For some reason, that amuses me. I have visions of Lofty fiddling with a box of staples and trying to get them into the stapler without them ending up all over the floor! :D
Donna is still trying to find a prescriber for her dodgy injectables business.
Aww, Lofty complementing Sacha :)
Nicki and Meena getting a bit too excited about the possibility of their patient needing a lung transplant!
Sacha and Essie.
Oh no, Sacha's daughter can't make it for the weekend.
Nicki and Meena have broken the news to their daughter.
Sacha asking Pauline out. Slightly odd, considering he's just been fiddling with her small bowel.
Blimey, that was a bit harsh from Sacha!
Blimey, Nicki metaphorically stepping on Meena's toes, there.
Sacha making a blunder with Jason. "I wanted some advice on car seats!" :D
Lofty figuring out what happened between Sacha and Pauline.
Where did Xavier get that glass from?
Xavier talking sense!
Essie and Sacha having a talk.
Nicki admitting to Jac that she lied to Meena. Jac telling her it's OK.
Meena trying to apologise to Gas Kill.
What were those pills in Sacha's locker?
Meena is such a cow!
Poor Sacha! :worried:
I've just read the 'What's On TV' article about Tuesday's ep! Blimey, it sounds like it's going to be good! Could Lofty be any more adorable?:heart_eyes:
Dom and Lofty - is 'banana yoghurt' a euphimism? :laughing:
Donna's found out about Lofty wanting pop the question - it'll be all over the hospital by lunchtime! :laughing:
Frodo - that ring does look a bit like the one in LOTR, and Lofty looks a bit like a hobbit!
Gas Kill looking suitably sinister.
Dom is planning a getaway with Lofty to Italy.
It's Essie's last day in the hospital.
Essie asking Jac's advice about returning to work after illness/treatment.
Hanssen singing...and wearing aftershave! :laughing:
Dom finding his patient...and being distracted by Lofty, who is lurking by the door!
Carole! "Being summoned back to the hospital has put the willies up me!" :laughing:
Lofty asking Carole's permission to marry Dom. Carole's reaction! :laughing:
"Are you two...er…." :laughing:
"Do you think he's the marrying type?" "Do you?" "Not at all!" :laughing:
Another reference to Lofty not being interesting. Forshadowing?
Gas Kill and Jac locking horns!
"What will it be like when it's just our souls?" "Pardon?" :laughing: This Lofty/Carole scene is brilliant!
Xavier and Donna are still going ahead with the beauty thing. "You should be able to tell that woman that she needs a new head!" :laughing:
Xavier telling Dom his mum's in the hospital!
Gas Kill and Jac have taken their disagreement to Ric. Is he acting CEO?
Carole hiding (unsuccessfully) from Dom! :laughing:
"It's not that thing when dad eats too many prawns...?" :laughing:
Jac's patient's wife wants the spinal surgery done first, but Jac disagrees.
Dom's patient watching Roxanna/Hanssen/Ric chatting and (accurately) analysing them.
Dom's patient has deranged liver function.
Hanssen checking out Roxanna. Dom's patient telling him some home truths.
Dom interrogating his mum, who promptly spills the beans! :laughing:
Gas Kill desperate to get his hands on Jac's patient in the operating theatre.
Carole telling Lofty that she told Dom about Lofty's proposal.
"What kind of surprised? Happy Birthday surprised? I've been arrested surprised?" :laughing:
Essie bonding with Dom's patient.
Dom discussing Lofty's intended proposal with Essie. "I feel like I've swallowed a hedgehog!" :laughing:
Lofty has turned the hospital carpark into Tuscany!
Xavier trying to 'sell' the beauty treatments to Carole, who has given him short shrift!
Dom's patient knows Sacha from Synagogue!
Dom is a bit distracted by the thought of Lofty proposing to him.
Jac's patient's girlfriend is creepy!
Lofty babbling to Ric! Security want Lofty to remove Tuscany from the carpark!
Dom is confused about the proposal.
Essie getting ready to go home.
Jac unhappy about having to prove herself again.
Hanssen interrogating Dom and turning into the Love Doctor! :laughing: He's basically told Dom to 'go for it' re: the proposal!
Gas Kill examining Jac's signature on a paper, and surmising that she's struggling with her motor skills.
Lofty is dismantling Tuscany! :anguished:
Aww, Dom and Lofty proposing to each other! :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:
The one liners were coming thick and fast in that ep! It was a real cracker!
It was a brilliant ep, wasn't it? Lofty and Dom's mum were an absolute hoot together! Then it was so sweet in 'Tuscany' when they proposed to each other!
What next for them, though? We all know Holby weddings don't go smoothly …….
Fletch pushing his car while Jac steers! :laughing:
A reference to Fletch once being a mechanic.
"What's your excuse for looking rougher than a badger's backside?" :laughing:
Brain surgery! The patient is Mrs Bloom (who was on Keller last week with Essie.
Fletch's son has trapped his fingers in a door.
A box of fake hands.
Hanssen clumsily trying to chat Roxanna up.
Dom, Lofty and Essie discussing Dom and Lofty's engagement party. I thought Essie had gone home?
Mrs Bloom is coming round after her surgery.
So that's what the fake hands are for - training the F1s.
Evie being a stroppy little madam.
Ric is teaching the F1s. Meena interrupting Ric.
Serena taking Meena and Nicky down a peg or two.
Mrs Bloom and Essie chatting.
Fletch's dad. He was at the house when Theo had his accident.
Dom thanking Hanssen for his help in getting him to sort things out with Lofty (and propose) last week.
Fletch confronting his dad and telling him to stay away from his family.
Mrs Bloom has to stop her cancer treatment for a few months.
Blimey, Fletch told his kids their granddad was dead!
I don't think a bit of lipstick is going to make much difference. Blimey, she's just collapsed!
Another test for the F1s. Meena is using a 'Risk Assesment' ap. I wonder if that's an actual thing?
Silver Needle tea? Hmmmm.
Essie has figured out that Hanssen is in love with Roxanna.
Jac has arranged a nanny for Fletch's kids.
Mrs Bloom's son. He's on crutches.
I wonder what the story is with Fletch's dad?
Hanssen has a present for Roxanna. Blimey, Roxanna's reaction was a bit...emotional.
Fletch's dad giving his side of the story.
Ric and Serena discussing Meena and Nicky.
Meena and Nicky bonding.
Evie being a bit naïve about her granddad.
Roxanna thanking Hanssen for his gift. They both need to chill out.
It sounds like Fletch's dad walked out when he was a child. Fletch doesn't trust him.
The engagement party. Nice little moment between Dom and Lofty.
Serena and Ric sitting across from Meena and Nicky.
A bit of 'dad dancing' from Lofty :laughing:
Hanssen on his own in his office.
Fletch's dad weedling his way back into the family.
Holby is on WEDNESDAY next week!
A 'flashback' ep - I wonder who's in the hospital bed?
Evie (Fletch's daughter) is back at the hospital doing work experience (or that's what she's claiming).
Essie and Mrs Bloom.
Surprise package for Dom - a wedding book from Dom's mum! :D
Evie is supposed to be grounded - so she lied about the work experience. She's still going on about her grandad.
Essie's cancer is in remission - that's quick! Sacha is getting emotional.
Patient in Darwin refusing to give personal information.
Patient on AAU has MRSA! There were three other patients sharing Mr Woo's bay and Lofty transferred them to...goodness knows where! Surely there'd be a record of the transfer.
Evie is annoying me again.
Gas Kill is observing Mrs Bloom's son negotiating the stairs.
Mystery Darwin patient still not giving up any information (beyond that he's been working on a building site.
Mrs Bloom might have an infection...hope it isn't MRSA!
Fletch's dad has arrived, and is being a pain. Evie obviously takes after him!
Gas Kill is being effortlessly sinister! Watch your back, Essie!
Dom getting stressed about the MRSA situation and the wedding planning!
Fletch taking yet more time out of his busy day to talk to Evie. Sorry, but she's getting right on my t*ts now! And now Grandad has arrived, just to up the annoyance factor!
Tom (Darwin patient) is now refusing surgery! He's a squatter! I wonder if he's got a dodgy past?
Essie and Mrs Bloom's son discussing grief.
Fletch's dad...again! I really hope Fletch doesn't make up with him!
Dom still trying to find the three mystery patients. I can't believe there'd be no records of transfers!
Essie and Gas Kill talking about grief...blimey, tonight's ep is cheerful!
Donna's sketch of the final mystery patient :laughing: Lofty thinks he recognises him! :laughing:
Gas Kill and Essie still talking!
"You've got a backbone...use it!" Sound advice from Jac.
Dom having a go at Lofty...and now he's upset him!
Oh God, now Evie has dragged Fletch away from work again! I'm at the point of wanting to throw something at the TV screen!
Essie and Mrs Bloom.
Dom and Lofty having a chat about compromise.
Fletch and Jac having a discussion now...what has just turned into a row!
Gas Kill is considering Mrs Bloom's son for his next victim guinea pig!
Fletch has sorted out accomodation for Tom (mystery patient).
The other three patients from AAU are clear of MRSA.
Essie and Mrs Bloom's son discussing whether he should be part of Gas Kill's trial!
Fletch's dad telling his story. He was 14 when Fletch was born!
Fletch wants his dad to get a job at the hospital as a porter!
Roxanna is unhappy with Gas Kill making Mrs Bloom's son his next victim guinea pig.
Dom and Lofty discussing their wedding plans. Small, intimate with friends, family and candles!
Jac's collapsed! Caused by the Gas Kill trial?
Arty farty shots of people working on Jac...which turn out to be Roxanna's dream!
Right on cue, Gas Kill arrives!
Jac in an induced coma.
Now Fletch's dad has arrived.
Gas Kill is mumbling he needs to speak up!
Fletch and Essie having a chat. We don't often see that.
Serena has been burning the midnight oil - helping to look after Jason and Greta's baby.
Jason telling Steve (Fletch's dad) off...well done Jason!
"With Bernie gone, it's not like you've got anything better to do!" :laughing: I love Jason!
Roxanna and Sacha discussing Jac's condition.
Man with a wooden leg stuck to his arm...because Steve dared him to stick his arm into the...er...leg! :laughing:
More Roxanna and Gas Kill talk. It seems like they're always having the same conversation.
Staff appraisals for the nurses.
Steve is getting on my wick and we're only 13 minutes in! :white_frowning_face:
Hanssen fussing over Roxanna.
Jac regaining consciousness.
Steve trying to charm Serena...and failing.
Essie back in scrubs. Oddly, they look like ED scrubs.
Fletch's patient is anxious. He wants to take blood from the patient instead of Nicki doing it.
Jac needs an op...and Gas Kill wants Essie as the scrub nurse.
Roxanna talking medical jargon. Something about sepsis.
Steve and Fletch having a father/son discussion.
Jac has come through her op and now Gas Kill wants to get back to the Wet Lab.
Jac looks rough - the make-up bods have done well.
The corridor leading to the Wet Lab is creepy!
Jac is tachycardic!
Wooden leg man has gangrene? No, it's a 'joke' by Serena. I bet he really does have something wrong with him.
SURS? Gas Kill has finally appeared and is now bickering with Roxanna.
Now Gas Kill has to go to the ED, so Roxanna is taking Jac back to the operating theatre.
It would seem that both Fletch and Nicki are right about Summer (the patient).
Blimey, Summer has a syringe!
Hanssen explaining the Jac situation to everyone on Keller.
Fletch trying to talk Summer into relinquishing the syringe. Oh great, now Steve has blundered in!
Fletch has managed to get Summer to give up the syringe.
Jac has gone into cardiac arrest.
Gas Kill is losing the plot.
Now, Steve, Fletch and Nicki are arguing.
Roxanna and Hanssen are out of theatre and looking grim.
Jason asking Serena's advice about the baby.
Wooden leg man has rickets!
Jac made it!
Roxanna and Gas Kill arguing again! This is getting tedious!
Steve almost ran Serena down with a bed!
Roxanna bottling out of telling Hanssen about Gas Kill.
Summer has had a chat with a psych bod. She has benign tumours, which have been causing her psychosis.
Roxanna and Gas Kill again! Blimey, he looks creepy!
Now it's Steve and Fletch...again!
Serena is going to spend tomorrow in bed! :laughing:
Fletch visiting Jac, who's awake. Nice little moment.
I've just seen that it was on this day 7 years ago, that Lee made his 'Casualty' debut, guest-starring as a teaching assistant called Harry Timms!:relaxed:
Another 'arty farty' start. I misheard that voice over at first - I thought Hanssen was saying that Essie had worms! :laughing:
Xavier snogging some random woman...who apparently works in Occupational Therapy!
Donna having a go (rightly) at Xavier for sleeping with clients. How old is Xavier supposed to be?
Mrs Bloom and her son, doing a Hakka chant...as you do!
The new patient is Donna's former Head Teacher...and she's being feisty.
Josh Bloom is having a scan.
Roxanna is back - and not happy that Gas Kill is about to get his hands on Josh!
Donna persuading Head Teacher to let her examine her leg.
Roxanna and Gas Kill arguing...again! :disappointed:
Head Teacher has a clot in her leg and needs surgery.
Gas Kill has backed out of operating on Josh.
Roxanna asking Meena to keep an eye on Gas Kill - surely that's outside Meena's remit!
Nice little scene between Donna and Head Teacher.
Gas Kill telling Meena he doesn't want her on neuro any more.
Sacha and Essie talking about weevils!
Meena has been banished to AAU.
Looks like Gas Kill is getting Essie on side.
Slurry...eeewwwww!:confounded:
Essie giving Josh a pep talk.
Roxanna and Gas Kill...again! :disappointed:
Now it's Ric giving Xavier a pep talk in the operating theatre.
Gas Kill taking advantage of Josh's mum. His eyes lit up when she said she didn't care about the law!
Roxanna getting twitchy seeing Gas Kill and Essie deep in conversation.
Josh's mum signing consent forms for embryo donation.
Roxanna warning Essie about Gas Kill.
Donna and Xavier - Is it me or does 'prescriber' sound dodgy?
Essie reading up on what Gas Kill is doing.
Donna on staff relationships - "This place is the kiss of death to that sort of thing" :laughing:
Essie talking to Hanssen about her dilemma.
Now Essie is talking to Gas Kill, who seems scarily calm about it all.
Now Roxanna is talking to Hanssen about Gas Kill...and now is going to be talking time off at the drop of a hat.
Essie telling Josh and his mum that the treatment is off.
Donna and Xavier getting back on track...and Meena being a b*tch to Donna.
Josh is being operated on.
Hmmm. Has Gas Kill destro*** the paperwork re: the embryos? I'm not sure I believe him!
Meena on the phone to her dad.
Xavier offering Donna the use of Nikki's flat for her clients.
Roxanna on the way to the airport.
Hanssen on about Essie having worms again.
Gas Kill has the embryos!
A Hanssen/Sacha chat.
40 units of blood? Blimey! This camera work is making me feel dizzy!
First rule of being a medical bod - don't make promises to patients!
'Game Of Crohnes' :laughing:
Sacha trying to be 'down with the kids'... :confounded: :laughing:
Sacha telling Ric about his depression.
Medical card game! :laughing:
Raf and Essie? This must be before the shooting.
Connor in the toilets at Albie's.
Why is Sacha saying all this to a patient?
Ric (rightly) calling Sacha on using a patient as an 'emotional crutch'.
Jac having a melt-down - when was that?
Prisoner Cell Block Holby
I remember that scene with Essie and Dom/Lofty.
This Sacha/Connor thing is a bit odd.
Talking to the media after the shooting.
French language app on Sacha's phone.
Sacha having a go at Ric...and Ric having a go back.
"Man up a bit!" Oh dear, that's not the way to handle it.
Sacha taking out his anger and frustration on the lift.
Sacha having a go at Lofty.
Connor's friend Tyler is now ill.
Poor Tyler - what a way to find out that his friend is dead! :cry:
Sacha's daughter hasn't called him since he left that angry voicemail?
Flashback scene to giving Connor the news about his operation.
Sacha is attending the Post Mortem?
Flashback to Connor's death.
Poor Sacha :cry:
Nice little scene between Sacha and Dom. Though what Sacha just said sounds worrying. Oh, and now he's saying goodbye to Jac.
Serena talking sense to Ric.
Sacha saying his farewells to Essie, but avoiding saying it outright.
Why doesn't Ric just call Sacha?
Oh blimey, this is bringing out my vertigo! I'm terrible with heights, so this rooftop scene is giving me the heebe jeebees! :confounded:
Yay, Ric! Well done! :clap:
Connor bought Sacha a loud shirt!
Tyler telling Sacha how much he helped Connor, and asking for Sacha's help.
Sacha saying he'll help.
Good ep! Excellent performance from Bob Barrett.
What an episode. Lofty was in it more than I expected but even if he hadn't shown up at all that episode would have been a winner. I got a bit snivelly, did anybody else?
My eyes did get a bit moist. The end scenes on the roof did remind me how much I dislike heights!
A vertigo inducing opening shot - a tribute to last week?
Hanssen and Serena.
Meena has a new car? Blimey, that looks fancy!
Josh is going to be operated on by Gas Kill? I thought that was off!
Elderly patient who knows Hanssen.
So Josh is having an op, but not the stem cell thingy? I'm confused!
Hanssen trying to get Roxanna on the phone.
Abigail! Where has she been?
Hanssen knows the elderly lady through a bereavement group.
The elderly lady injured herself at a sky diving centre!
Fletch's ringtone - The Final Countdown! :laughing:
Blimey, is Roxanna still off on her fact-finding mission?
Evie (Fletch's daughter) hanging around the hospital again.
Rugby balls used to be made of pigs' bladders - Holby is educational! :laughing:
The Wet Lab - I wonder why they call it that? Is there a Dry Lab somewhere?
Meena's found a credit card - I hope she doesn't steal it.
Evie being annoying...again!
Hanssen probing Essie for information about Josh's op and Gas Kill.
Fletch's patient is in foster care.
"10,000 feet...does that seem high to you?":laughing:
A file marked STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL - which Hanssen promptly purloins.
Meena being bossy, but I suspect she's right.
Evie has found something in the bin...and has picked it up :confounded:
It's 'poppers'. Evie might have just saved her life.
Hanssen still watching what Gas Kill is doing.
Meena's patient has an abscess. Now his condition has taken a turn for the worse.
Fletch's patient needs surgery.
Hanssen's elderly patient is afraid of heights. She wants to go up on the roof! Blimey, after last week, is that really a good idea?
Evie is throwing another strop!
Hanssen's elderly patient is passing out on the steps!
Abigail and Fletch chatting over an operation.
Hanssen's elderly patient has a peritonitic duodenal ulcer!
Meena being told off by Serena.
Evie wants to move in with her granddad.
Josh has survived his operation.
Fletch and Evie having a chat.
Hanssen and Gas Kill - can Gas Kill raise his voice above a mumble?
A surprise birthday party for Meena...with the tiniest cake! :laughing:
Hanssen and Gas Kill again...discussing Roxanna.
Fletch and his dad. His dad has offered to let Evie live with him.
Roxanna bursting into Hanssen's office with her wheeled suitcase and a startled expression on her face.
Fletch offering to help his patient with her dad.
Roxanna getting very angry about Gas Kill.
Meena getting drunk in Albie's and Xav talking sense.
Hanssen's elderly patient has come through her op and seems to be fighting fit.
Roxanne and her wheeled suitcase.
Evie is going off to stay at her granddad's.
Meena and Xav still in Albie's, getting drunk. Now they're kissing.
Roxanna trying to get in touch with Lazlo about Gas Kill. She won't let it drop.
Getting tired of the Gas-kill saga now.
The autumn trailer looks exciting, though:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06k7tfd
Just watching the 'previously' bits - why does Gas Kill always sound sinister when he speaks?
Frieda! Blimey, that suitcase is huge!
Roxanna and Hanssen - a sparrow and a crow having a conversation! :laughing:
What was that about Whales? Is that what Gas Kill is hiding in the Wet Lab?:laughing:
Meena has pranged her car - she shouldn't have been staring at her phone!
Fletch welcoming Frieda back.
Roxanna questioning Meena - what was that about a sequence?
Who's the boy in Frieda's photo?
Jac's back!
Jac and Frieda verbally scrapping over "Who's Boss?"
Meena's late again. Ooh, it was Serena's car she pranged!
"Accidents happen...especially around here!" :laughing:
Frieda being Jac for the day.
Sylvester McCoy!!!
Duane - A patient with headaches...who is blaming a mobile phone mast for his headaches!
Sylvester McCoy is a riot! Trying to smoke on the ward! :laughing:
Frieda letting Xav know who's boss!
Meena's patient is an old school-mate.
Roxanna has sneaked 'Patient Zero' into the hospital. So much for security!
Frieda questioning mystery patient McCoy. His name is Clive.
Meena's patient is pregnant.
Duane (Headache patient) is having a nosebleed...and complaining about mobile phones.
Meena's patient has an ectopic pregnancy.
Duane is getting frustrated. Roxanna reckons that his headaches are psycho-sematic. Oh no...Gas Kill has arrived.
"I enjo*** my trip to the theatre!" :laughing:
Frieda's scream made me jump!
Gas Kill sounding sinister again!
Roxanna has spotted something odd about Duane's fingers.
Falling down the stairs like a skeleton bob! :laughing:
Frieda and Xav having a disagreement.
Lofty delivering a mysterious brown envelope to Roxanna, who has now headed down to the Wet Lab.
Gas Kill is walking down the corridor - run, Roxanna!
Meena's patient is doubled up in pain.
Jac and Frieda having words. Jac telling Frieda a few home truths.
Meena's patient is in theatre and is bleeding heavily.
'Darth Naylor' :laughing:
Xav talking to Frieda. Now she's sharing about what happened in Pakistan.
Duane is suffering from a rare genetic condition...with a very long name.
Meena's patient has survived surgery, but has lost a fallopian tube.
Serena telling Meena that she shouldn't blame herself for what happened with her patient.
Patient Clive needs an operation urgently.
Roxanna apologising to Gas Kill? Oooh, Lazlo (Patient Zero) didn't have MND in the first place...he had something with a really long name. She's now trying to get Gas Kill to stop his treatment of patients.
Frieda and Xav working together on patient Clive.
Gas Kill sounding increasingly obsessive and unhinged.
Blimey, how many patients have died at Gas Kill's hands?
Frieda and Jac are back on track.
Xav giving Meena the brush-off.
Gas Kill trying to make Roxanna believe that she's mentally ill...and paranoid!
Clive's come through his op! "I'll make it my business to be a burden!" :D
Meena envious of Nicki and her friends.
Gas Kill getting desperate....run Roxanna!
Blimey, Meena knocked Roxanna down! Is she dead?
I think they might have killed off Roxanne. Rosie Marcel (Jac) did mention in an interview a little while ago that one of the current cast members was going out of the series, could be her; we'll see next week.
Or will Gaskell finally get his come uppance?!
Is that a young Roxanna?
Young Gas Kill rocking a 'Lofty' hair-do!
Young Hanssen looking like Harry Potter!
So if Hanssen is Harry Potter, Roxanna is Hermione and Gas Kill is Voldemort!
Roxanna is from Reading? Random.
The other students are a bit rude.
Voldemort Gas Kill is in his lab!
Hermione Roxanna is a swot!
"Sometimes we joke that he must be from the ***ure" :laughing:
Gas Kill was just as much of a git when he was young!
The days must have flown by when Hermione Roxanna was at Hogwarts Medical School.
Aaand we're back in 2018! Hanssen and Gas Kill are bickering in the operating theatre.
Roxanna has no family?
Dom offering to help with Hanssen's workload.
What's in the box?
Poor Meena is upset. Xavier is right - Hanssen needs to hear the voicemail.
Aahh, the thing in the box is a spinal needle.
Wise words from Dom.
Lofty dropping Meena in it with Hanssen.
Why didn't Xavier tell Hanssen about the message?
Hanssen and Gas Kill bickering again!
Meanwhile, back in 1987.....
Hanssen's mother drowned herself?
Ooh, Hanssen is going to be a father to a baby boy...who will be named Frederik and will grow up to become a killer!
Terence Trent D'Arby song again.
Hanssen and Roxanna in Hogwarts the Uni library.
Topless Gas Kill!
It's 2018 again.
It's Patient Zero! Has he been waiting all this time?
Gas Kill not telling Patient Zero about Roxanna being knocked down by the car.
Now we're back at the beginning of the first 'present day' bit we saw. This is confusing! :confounded:
Gas Kill in creepy mani****ting mode with poor Meena!
Gas Kill now telling Meena that Roxanna 'wasn't well'...very creepy!:fearful:
Gas Kill now recruiting Steven to help him get his hands on the CCTV. Why am I thinking there's another camera somewhere?
Gas Kill is back in the operating theatre.
Now another bit (Hanssen bursting into the operating theatre to try and stop Gas Kill doing the operation).
That scar looks nasty! :confounded:
Xavier and Gas Kill. Ooh, Xavier is telling Gas Kill about the message.
Now Gas Kill is threatening Xavier!
The sketch...which we haven't seen since Gas Kill's first eps.
Why has Gas Kill asked for Roxanna to be prepped for theatre again?
Why doesn't Meena just go to Hanssen?
Patient Zero.
Gas Kill crying!
Back in 1987...…
Gas Kill and Hanssen are both topless...a sentence I never thought I'd write! :laughing:
Gas Kill stole Roxanna's work at Uni!
Back in 2018...
What's Gas Kill doing to Roxanna ? Blimey is he doing something to her brain to make her 'locked in'? :scream:
Poor Roxanna! :cry:
Blimey, that's a truly shocking end to the ep!:scream:
I wasn't sure what to make of this ep. I found the flashback parts boring, I'm afraid, but could see why they were there - they just went on a bit!
Gas-kill is seriously unhinged, but I was totally shocked at what he did to Roxanna … that ending was the stuff of nightmares!!!:scream:
To be brutally honest my thoughts after that programme were "Well that's an hour I'll never get back." Yes it was a good strong storyline but it happened to focus on two characters who bore me. I'd expect non-Dfty fans to feel the same if it was an all Dofty episode, much as I'd love it. It's always better to mix the characters, and it doesn't detract from the main storyline. It just breaks it up a little.
I agree with you in principle, Tanith but - HOLY CRAP!!!! That Gaskell is sooooooo creepy!!!!
But how amazing it would be to have a backstory for Lofty!
