Holby City series 3

A traffic accident swamps A&E with patients. A man with an aneurysm tells his wife he was with his gay lover when it happened. He is dying and together they work out their differences to decide whether to pull the plug on him or not. A new nurse, Sandy, starts work.

A young girl comes in with liver failure. Her father is a donor, but his liver is damaged through alcohol abuse. He puts pressure on his son to donate to save her life. Victoria Merrick has been transferred to paediatrics.

First Appearance of Otter Ward

Barratt has to make a critical decision when the largest donor to the hospital insists on surgery. To operate may kill him and not to operate may leave him with a poor quality of life. Danny is sent to paediatrics; he gets attached to a bratty little girl and turns her into a nice girl.

It's Julie's last day on trial as ward sister. A man dies as his wife is giving birth. Temporary nurse Brenda is not what she seems. When Sandy applies for a nurse's residence, she accidentally mentions that Julie has a daughter, and gets her evicted.

Kirstie goes behind Meyer's back and treats a dying patient with experimental drugs. Danny gets mugged in the parking lot. Barratt sings karaoke at the staff party.

Kirstie saves a man having a heart attack on a scaffold. A runaway with possible tuberculosis goes missing from the hospital. Danny gets frustrated with an overbearing mother in paediatrics.

Final appearance of Kirstie Colins

Jasmine spends far too much time with a dying patient and his wife and staff notice it. When a patient tells Mike a secret, Mike has to make a difficult decision, A heart patient who is going to miss her wedding is surprised by her fiancé.

Meyer has to operate on his mentor, but finds out that he himself has a debilitating illness. Julie's daughter becomes seriously ill and is admitted. One misbehaving boy in the children's ward is stealing Santa's chocolates.

Julie begs Meyer to operate on her daughter Rosie, but he refuses as he needs time off owing to his illness. A fireman comes in with smoke inhalation, only to find out he has lung cancer. Danny and Stan bring Santa to the hospital.

A young boy dies in a traffic accident, while another child needs a heart transplant, but the father of the deceased boy does not want to donate his son's heart.

A teenage girl refuses treatment, and Janice gets in serious trouble over it.

Ranjet's gerbil escapes during his birthday party. Jamie sets fire to his house to get the insurance money for his father; his father is in the house and gets injured. Jamie runs away, and Steve and Jasmine look for him.

A 37-year-old man dies of a heart attack while he is having a gall bladder operation. His wife demands an inquest and Mr Barratt is held responsible for his actions.

Stan stands vigil over a dying Battle of Britain veteran. A girl, Sophie, gets a nurse's costume and goes around Otter Ward in the night dispensing drugs and adjusting their monitors, almost killing two of the children.

Owen's mum dies of a heart attack; his real father shows up and does not want him, but Dr. Taylor wants to foster him. A 14-year-old girl comes in with amnesia and Dr. Merrick tells her parents she may have been assaulted. The girl is afraid to tell her parents the truth about what happened to her, and Dr. Merrick is told that she should not have expressed her opinion.

Liam is leaving to get married. Linda has liver problems caused by a transfusion. A recovering alcoholic is accused of drinking when a nurse finds his brother's bottle of whiskey under his bed.

Liam is back at work after being jilted at the altar. Tash tells her father she is a lesbian. A figure skater's career is over after bowel surgery.

Jerome has cancer and his parents do not want him to know. He pressures Danny into telling him his test results. A girl has HIV and Kerry advises her to tell her boyfriend the truth. Danny decides to train to be a paediatric nurse.

Alex goes into surgery to assist, only to be met by the woman he slept with last night. A young man, who finds out he is dying of organ rejection, takes an overdose.

An acquaintance from Nicky's past puts her in a difficult position, but will she do the right thing? A struggling Sacha finally opens up to a loved one.

Danny has his interview for the paediatric nurse job. A patient with cancer is told she is pregnant, which will halt her cancer treatment; she has to make a tough decision. Jasmine and Steve have a disagreement at Danny's birthday party.

A mother sees Steve hugging her daughter, but when she asks her about it, she claims that Steve kissed her. Steve is charged with misconduct and suspended until an inquiry is held. Danny's spends his first day as a student nurse.

Steve is back after the little girl confessed that she lied about him kissing her. A meth-addicted patient refuses to take a HIV test. New locum Professor Fletcher starts work and the staff find that he is very laid back. Julie's husband is making an effort to be in Rosie's life. Victoria finds Guy taking painkillers.

Victoria sees Guy taking pills just before surgery. His patient dies on the table, and Victoria has to decide whether to report him or not; she breaks up with him. Jasmine and Steve have a date. Danny plans to move out of Kath's, and Liam offers him a room in his flat.

A patient, Miranda, becomes obsessed with Victoria. She is being discharged and does not want to go home. Miranda steals Victoria's scarf and wallet. Victoria and Alex go for a drink and go back to her place. Guy drives over to Victoria's place, but can't get her on the phone. He drives away and we see Miranda standing across the street from the flat.

Guest appearance by Sheridan Smith

There are two children with meningitis in the ward. Victoria does not show up for work. Guy had been to her flat eatlier in the day, and had a fight with her on the doorstep. When no one can locate her, Alex goes around after work. Her door is open, the tap has been left running, and Victoria is lying in a pool of blood.

Death of Victoria Merrick

The staff are trying to handle the grief following Victoria's death. The police are all over the hospital questioning everyone. Alex points the finger at Guy, and he points it back at Alex.

Miranda is admitted with self-harm wounds; the police take an interest in her. Alex and Guy are forced to work together. Jasmine has words with Julie. Sandy discovers what is wrong with a patient with severe symptoms.

Julie and Martin are getting married. Steve's wife, Emma, is in a road accident and is admitted. Steve is torn between her and Jasmine. After questioning, Miranda Locke seems to know more about Victoria's death than she is letting on.

Final appearance of Julie Fitzjohn

Mike Barratt is offered a job in New Zealand. New ward sister Chrissie starts work. Stan accidentally creates a power failure, and Meyer and James Campbell get stuck in the lift. Victoria Merrick's murderer is revealed.

First appearance of Chrissie Williams

Final appearances of Mike Barratt and Jasmine Hopkins