Yahoo News Holby City confirms it's going off the air on August 11
Holby City spoilers follow.
It's going to be strange few months in the Holbyverse, as our favourite hospital shows Casualty and Holby City will be going off air in the coming weeks.
The BBC medical dramas film further in advance than the other soaps, and both took separate hiatuses over the spring, but are now sadly reaching the end of the line with the the episodes boxed off before filming was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic back in March.
But when will they go off air – and more importantly, when will they be back? Here's a little recap of what we know at the moment.
Holby City – when will episodes run out?
Current status: Back filming, going off air next week.
It's the moment Holby City fans have been dreading, but the show will be taking another extended break from next week, after running out of episodes filmed before the UK lockdown earlier in the year. The show's final episode will air on Tuesday, August 11.
Holby took an initial break from screens back in April, in a bid to ensure there was an even spread of BBC dramas across the summer. Because of this, Holby has been able to stretch out the stockpile of episodes that were filmed prior to shutting up shop. However, it's now run out of new material to screen, due to the fact production has only very recently been able to resume.
Like before, Holby will be leaving us on a cracker of a cliffhanger next week, with one of the best episodes of the year so far. And it's not all bad news, as plans for the show's grand return are already in motion...
Holby City – when will it be back and what will happen?
Holby might be gone for a while but it hasn't been forgotten, and filming has already started again with the aim of bringing the show back to our screens as soon as possible.
After four months away, filming on the BBC medical drama finally resumed last week (July 27), and the team's first task is to produce a special coronavirus episode that will be screened later in the year.
The episode in question will see hospital boss Max McGerry (Jo Martin) wrestling to keep the hospital in control and her staff safe as coronavirus takes hold – and it's not just the pandemic Max is fighting, either.
Max will also find herself going head to head with her friend and colleague Ric Griffin (spoiler: he doesn't die), who has lost all trust in her for reasons that will soon become clear. However, as the task at hand proves to be bigger than anyone could have imagined, Max and her staff find themselves under more strain than ever before.
Teasing Holby's comeback, BBC Studios' head of continuing drama Kate Oates said: "It's with great pleasure that we open the doors at Elstree to welcome back the exceptional cast and crew of Holby City.
"We have some gripping stories to tell as we explore how the lives of our characters have been irrevocably changed since the start of the pandemic – and how our heroes battle against the odds, come what may."
Holby City cast and crew are adhering to comprehensive safety protocols that have been introduced since the set reopened.
Casualty – when will episodes run out?
Current status: Still not back filming, currently airing as normal
Holby City isn't the only (ahem) casualty of the filming suspension, as its sister show will inevitably also run out of episodes at some point too.
Like Holby, Casualty also took a six-week break back in May, meaning there are still a handful of new instalments in the bag to keep the show on air over the coming weeks.
However, Digital Spy understands that Casualty only has approximately six new episodes left before falling off air, and therefore a hiatus from September is to be expected.
Casualty – when will it be back and what will happen?
Unfortunately, the cast and crew haven't yet been able to resume filming in Cardiff, but there's been some telltale signs to suggest this will change very soon. George Rainsford, who plays doctor Ethan Hardy, recently said in a now deleted tweet that Casualty will return to filming next month – while it seems unlikely that filming would be paused for any longer than that.
This had led some fans to speculate that Casualty will wrap up its current series, like it usually does, at the end of the summer, before having a lengthier than usual break before resuming its next series. Watch this space.
Unlike Holby City, there have been no confirmed announcements on what Casualty plans to do in regards to referencing the pandemic as of yet. But given that they share the same universe, we wouldn't be surprised if it features in stories in some way.
Casualty and Holby City air on BBC One.
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