History Series / HolbyCity

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* CharacterOutlivesActor: Sandy Harper is still alive off-screen in Australia, despite the 2003 death of actress Laura Sadler.
* CrossOver: With its parent show ''{{Series/Casualty}}''. Done as the mini-series ''Casualty@Holby City'' in 2004 and 2005. A similarly large-scale one occurred in 2019, focused on a cyber-attack. As the two are set in the same building, however, many smaller incidents have occurred, with occasional permanent character moves.

* TheCameo: Creator/AmyAcker made two voiceless uncredited cameos, presumably as Samantha Groves aka Root, her character from ''Series/PersonOfInterest''.
* {{Canon}}: Shares canon with ''{{Series/Casualty}}''.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Always happens. Worth watching on the BBC iPlayer if you live in the UK just to see.
** It's one reason [[PeripheryDemographic the show is popular!]]

* PrejudiceAesop: The show has this an OmnipresentTrope in its LongRunner history (21 years), so listing all the examples would take up too much room, but this [[AnAesop aesop]] is more of an EnforcedTrope due to [[ExecutiveMeddling the BBC's public service commitments]].

* {{Troperrific}}: Some of the writers like using this tactic. Jane Wallbank the producer is particularly notorious for making the show this way since the beginning of 2010.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: As per ''{{Series/Casualty}}''. Happens ''a lot''.
** A particularly bad one: A deaf patient was having an argument with her non-deaf girlfriend who was trying to interpret for her. She signed something [[CountryMatters incredibly rude]] [[note]]Her hands were below the frame of the screen, but given that that sign is basically the only one that involves thrusting the hands aggressively at the listener, it couldn't have been anything else.[[/note]] The girlfriend just said "I'm not even going to repeat that."

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Elliott Hope, who plays this trope straight at times, then inverts and subverts it.
* [[AsHimself As Herself]]: Music/KatyPerry was rumored to appear in mid-2013 to quote from British tabloids and football forums.
* AnAesop: Plays the trope straight, particularly from 2007 onwards.
** Often [[AnAesop the moral message conveyed]] takes [[{{Anvilicious}} weeks to get across]].
* AscendedExtra: More recently, Joanna Higson who played recovering alcoholic Rachel got promoted to a semi-regular character.
* BottleEpisode: Subverted. However, it is mainly confined to a single ward.
* BrickJoke: Played straight on multiple occasions. Not the same as in ''Film/JohnnyEnglish''.
* BritishBrevity: Like ''{{Series/Casualty}}'', purposefully averted, unlike most British shows..

* GhostExtras: See above, in the EnsembleDarkHorse section.

* IsItAlwaysLikeThis: Some characters think this way. But that's TruthInTelevision, given the setting, and [[JustifiedTrope justified]].

* JokerImmunity

* LockedInARoom: Getting stuck in a lift with a patient on a trolley has happened ''at least'' once.

* [[MetaGuy Meta Girl]]: Jac Naylor.
* MorePopularSpinOff.
* MsFanservice: Rachelle Lynne and Kate Webb [[{{AsHimself}} named as themselves on-screen with their name-tags showing]]), and Jenny Elwood (Louise Houghton).
*** OnceAnEpisode a NoodleIncident occurs, making it sometimes a RiddleForTheAges, but it's ''always'' plot-relevant.
* OddlySmallOrganization: For the management, on-screen, at least.

* [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen She Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Tracey Lang, a frequently-mentioned character. Fans of the show often wonder why she isn't shown on-screen.
** Also Gemma Oddi, a name referenced ''multiple times'' on computer monitors on the show since 2008-2009, but her face has always been obscured or the camera pans too fast for the viewer to see it.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Luc Hemingway, supposedly from Sierra Leone.
* ShownTheirWork
* SpaceWhaleAesop: Happens sometimes, but mainly to show that such consequences are rare in real life (and this is where they have ShownTheirWork).

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Henrik Hanssen, who made severe budget cuts.
* UltimateJobSecurity: Well, for Jac Naylor, Marie-Claire, Elliott Hope, Nick Jordan, Ric Griffin, the un-named tan-skinned nurse and Nikki, this trope is played straight.
* VerySpecialEpisode: This show proves it is no longer a DiscreditedTrope or even a DeadHorseTrope, despite the subjects covered being sensitive, well, there are very special episodes - and not parodies of the genre. The VerySpecialEpisode are 2 or 3 parts.

* TooSoon: Deliberately invoked by [[DeadpanSnarker Jac Naylor]] the week after Linden's death, by interrupting an AwkwardSilence with a "Who died?" remark.

* BareYourMidriff: On more than a few occasions, sometimes even Jac does it.
** We can only hope Jac does so soon...
* BatmanGambit: Used on occasion. A lot of the time, Jac does this.
* BlackComedy: What this show sometimes falls into becoming.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: Henrik Hanssen has shown this a lot recently.
* {{Continuity}}: As per above. ''Well, it is the same hospital, different wing!''
* ContinuityNod
* ContractualImmortality: The EnsembleDarkHorse / FanService / BreakoutCharacter characters.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Happens on multiple occasions. A frequently-used trope.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Jac Naylor (played by Rosie Marcel)

** [[WildMassGuessing Speculation]] reigns as to whether Joanne Kelly's supposed appearance in it will mean her being [[{{Typecasting}} a police officer/agent character again]], a la ''{{Series/Warehouse 13}}''. Doesn't help [[NewMediaAreEvil that "showbiz gossip" sites perpetrate this]]...

* LampshadeHanging: This show does it multiple times, with Jac Naylor being the occasional MetaGuy on occasions.
* LivingProp: Often [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the characters, ''especially'' Elliott and Jac.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Obvious, for a show like this.

* NoodleIncident: "Remember that time we put Nikki in the store-cupboard with Donna...."
** A few [[NoodleIncident Noodle Incidents]] happen on this show, which [[FridgeBrilliance makes you wonder if the nurses actually do work or not]]. But it is to some degree, TruthInTelevision.

* OnlySaneMan: Henrik Hanssen. Also, Mark Williams as well.
* ThePlan: ''Holby City'' has characters who use this trope to extremes.
** Namely Jac, Sacha, Frieda Petrenko

* RefugeInAudacity: Makes up most of the show's existence. Also, TruthInTelevision in Britain, as far as medicos are concerned.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Some of the nurses' outfits, particularly Jac Naylor, Penny and also Donna Jackson, and the female nurses' extras outfits.
** Jac Naylor is deliberately seen as MsFanservice for this reason.
* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Three Girls]]: Nikki, Kate (two blonde girls) and a tan-skinned AmbiguouslyBrown woman (not sure if she's half-Indian, Portuguese/Hispanic or some other race - picture on the left [[http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2990/holbyunknownntan1.jpg here]], who looks in her mid-30's. They '''always''' appear on the nurses' station in most scenes.

* CrossOver: With its parent show ''{{Series/Casualty}}''.

** Rachelle Lynne and Kate Webb were named in one episode, their name-tags showing clearly to the camera. However, this is something of a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] - they are not AdamWesting, but not playing themselves either, the reason being unknown.

* AscendedExtra: [[http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2990/holbyunknownntan1.jpg Nikki]], the blonde nurse who always appears with Donna Jackson. (Shown on right-hand side of picture).
** Only ascended in the sense she's referred to by name, but still [[TheVoiceless does not]] [[SuddenlyVoiced speak yet]].
** Rachelle Lynne (the tan-skinned Portuguese-looking nurse on the left also has been ascended more recently, always appearing alongside Faye or Mark Williams. It's ambiguous as to [[AmbiguouslyAsian whether she is European or Asian]], or Hispanic (which, if it was ''Series/NurseJackie'' she would probably be cast as)
** Kate Webb, another blonde, who looks similar to Nikki. Again [[TheVoiceless non-speaking]].
** More recently, Joanna Higson who played recovering alcoholic Rachel got promoted to a semi-regular character. Unlike the above examples, ''at least she was credited''.

* BreakoutCharacter: Two extras; one tan-skinned and the actress playing her is currently unknown, and a blonde extra whose actress is currently unknown, but she gets referred to as "Nikki" on-screen a few times. The {{Fandom}} for them, is well... big enough for them to be proper characters. [[http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2990/holbyunknownntan1.jpg Here's the picture of them, for those interested]].

** Possibly, this also encouraged ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' to ''create'' an expy of Nikki, albeit non-speaking.
* FanService: Two extras: one tan-skinned and the actress playing her is currently unknown, and a blonde extra whose actress is currently unknown, but she gets referred to as "Nikki" on-screen a few times. Another one, called Kate, also as well, is considered FanService. The {{Fandom}} for them, is well, huge... making them into an EnsembleDarkHorse.
** However, they are ''not'' there for that purpose, but as functional ( if [[TheVoiceless non]]-speaking or [[SuddenlyVoiced rarely speaking]]) characters. WordOfGod on this has yet to happen.
** Rosie Marcel, aka Jac Naylor.

Like its parent show, ''Holby City'' has been running for an alarmingly long time, leading to much cast turnover. As of autumn 2016, the longest-running regular character is Ric Griffin (Hugh Quarshie), who debuted in 2001; the iconic Jac Naylor (Rosie Marcel), meanwhile, debuted in 2005.

* BritishBrevity: Like ''{{Series/Casualty}}'', purposefully averted, unlike most British shows.
* BroughtDownToNormal: This is OnceAnEpisode, at least, and a recurring trope in this show. Not PlayedForLaughs, unlike ''Series/{{Hustle}}''.

* [[AsHimself As Herself]]: Music/KatyPerry is supposed to appear in mid-2013, to quote from British showbiz and football forums - if this is confirmed.

** Rachelle Lynne (the tan-skinned Portuguese-looking nurse on the left also has been ascended more recently, always appearing alongside Faye or Mark Williams. It's ambiguous as to [[AmbiguouslyAsian whether she is European or Asian]], or Hispanic (which, if it was ''Series/NurseJackie'' she [[UnfortunateImplications would probably be cast as]])

The SpinOff of ''{{Series/Casualty}}'' launched in 1999, this focuses more on the lives of the medics than the actual emergencies involved.
However, it is nearly always set ''within'' the hospital.

* {{Canon}}: Shares canon with ''{{Series/Casualty}}''

* HeldGaze: Serena Campbell (Catherine Russell) and Bernie Wolfe (Jemma Redgrave) are ''constantly'' sharing long, meaningful looks. After the episode where [[spoiler:they finally kiss]], one of the producers noted that they "could only play sizzling glances for so long".

* BrickJoke: Played straight on multiple occasions. Not the same as in ''JohnnyEnglish''.

* BroughtDownToNormal: This is OnceAnEpisode, at least, and a recurring trope in this show. Not PlayedForLaughs, unlike ''{{Hustle}}''.

* BizarroEpisode: The bizarre Christmas fantasy episodes featuring ghosts, time-travel and alternate realities since 2007.

* TheRedStapler: Jac Naylor's outfits, which have become suddenly fashionable.
** Plus the unnamed tan-skinned nurse's civilian wear too...

* StarMakingRole: For Louise Houghton, who appeared as Jenny Elwood between 2009 and 2010 in the show. [[http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=156267 This website link has some info about her.]]
** As of January 2013, it became this for Rachelle Lynne and Kate Webb, who are considered MsFanservice.

* ThePlan: ''HolbyCity'' has characters who use this trope to extremes.