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Holby City -LRB- styled as HOLBY CI+Y -RRB- is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One .. BBC. BBC. BBC One. BBC One. Holby. Holby. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty , and premiered on 12 January 1999 .. Tony McHale. Tony McHale. Mal Young. Mal Young. BBC. BBC. Casualty. Casualty ( TV series ). spin-off. Spin-off ( media ). It is set in the same hospital as Casualty , in the fictional city of Holby , and featured occasional crossovers of characters and plots with both Casualty -LRB- which featured dedicated episodes broadcast as Casualty@Holby City -RRB- and the show 's 2007 police procedural spin-off HolbyBlue .. Casualty. Casualty ( TV series ). HolbyBlue. HolbyBlue. spin-off. Spin-off ( media ). Holby. Holby. Casualty@Holby City. Casualty@Holby City. police procedural. police procedural. Its first executive producers were Young and Johnathan Young , who were succeeded by Kathleen Hutchison from 2002 to 2004 , Richard Stokes from 2004 to 2006 , McHale from 2006 to 2010 , Belinda Campbell from 2010 to 2011 , Johnathan Young from 2011 to 2013 , and Oliver Kent from 2013 .. Johnathan Young. Johnathan Young. Kathleen Hutchison. Kathleen Hutchison. Richard Stokes. Richard Stokes ( producer ). Since the show 's initial development , it has become a weekly fixture in the schedule .. Holby City airs once a week , all year round , and each series now contains 52 episodes .. Holby. Holby. The show follows the lives of medical and ancillary staff at the fictional Holby City Hospital .. Holby. Holby. Holby City Hospital. Holby City Hospital. It began with eleven main characters in its first series , all of whom have since left the show .. first series. Holby City ( series 1 ). New main characters have been both written in and out of the series since , with a core of around fifteen main actors employed on the serial at any given time .. In casting the first series , Young sought out actors who were already well known in the television industry , something which has continued throughout the show 's history , with cast members including Patsy Kensit , Jane Asher , Robert Powell , Adrian Edmondson and John Michie. first series. Holby City ( series 1 ). Patsy Kensit. Patsy Kensit. Jane Asher. Jane Asher. Robert Powell. Robert Powell. Adrian Edmondson. Adrian Edmondson. John Michie. John Michie. McHale was the show 's lead writer for several years , and was the first British writer ever to become the showrunner of a major prime time drama .. Under his tenure as executive producer , attempts were made at modernising the programme and appealing to a younger audience by taking on the filmizing technique and introducing musical montage segments into each episode .. filmizing. filmizing. Seventeen series of Holby City have aired , and the eighteenth began airing from 13 October 2015 .. Holby. Holby. The show has run for over 800 hour-long episodes .. It is filmed at the BBC Elstree Centre in Hertfordshire , and from 2004 to 2008 featured annual special episodes filmed on location abroad .. BBC. BBC. BBC Elstree Centre. BBC Elstree Centre. Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire. From October 2010 , Holby City moved to high definition broadcasting .. Holby. Holby. high definition. High-definition television. Holby City has attracted comparisons to other medical dramas , often unfavourable , and figures within the television and entertainment industry including Broadcasting Standards Commission director Paul Bolt have accused the BBC of squandering the television licence fee on the programme .. BBC. BBC. Holby. Holby. Broadcasting Standards Commission. Broadcasting Standards Commission. licence fee. licence fee. The series employs a team of researchers to ensure medical accuracy , and utilises surgeons from different disciplines to check scripts .. Cast members are taught to perform basic medical procedures , and given the opportunity to spend time on real hospital wards for research .. Holby City has , however , been criticised for its lack of realism , with the British Medical Association denouncing its portrayal of organ donation and unrealistic impression of resuscitation , and an accident and emergency nurse at the 2008 Royal College of Nursing conference accusing the show of fostering unrealistic expectations of the NHS and fuelling compensation culture .. Holby. Holby. British Medical Association. British Medical Association. accident and emergency. accident and emergency. Royal College of Nursing. Royal College of Nursing. Holby City has been nominated for over 100 television awards , of which it has won ten  : the 2008 British Academy Television Award for Best Continuing Drama , one BEFFTA Award , two Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards , two Music Video and Screen Awards , and four Screen Nation Awards .. Holby. Holby. British Academy Television Award. British Academy Television Award. Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards. Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy. Screen Nation. Screen Nation. The show 's first series averaged 9.27 million viewers , but apart from a rise in its fifth series , ratings declined year-on-year until 2009 , with the eleventh series averaging 5.44 million viewers .. first series. Holby City ( series 1 ). fifth series. Holby City ( series 5 ). eleventh series. Holby City ( series 11 ). The twelfth series saw a small rise to 5.62 million .. twelfth series. Holby City ( series 12 ). Later series have consistently drawn over 4 million viewers per week .