HOLBYBLUE

'''HolbyBlue''' (styled '''Holby/Blue''') is a British television drama series which premiered on BBC One on 8 May 2007. It was announced in the Spring of 2006, as a spin-off from the popular BBC One drama ''Holby City'', itself a spin-off of the long-running ''Casualty''.
The series is broadcast on Tuesday nights at 8pm, in the place of parent show Holby City, which, during the period of HolbyBlue being broadcast is moved to Thursdays. HolbyBlue runs for one hour, and has been re-commissioned by BBC One to return in 2008 as a twelve-part series.

Contents

Filming and locations

Criticism

Episodes

Characters

External links

References

Filming and locations

Actors spent some time shadowing uniform and detective officers at Surrey Polices' Woking Station, and following an in depth visit to the station's custody centre, it is rumoured that the Holby Police Station cell block is based on the real thing at Woking. The first series show was filmed during the winter months of late 2006 and early 2007 at an old MOD site near Longcross. It is also based at Brunel University, West London, where the external shots of the police station were filmed. Scenes were also filmed at number 59 Nobles Way in Egham Surrey. Shooting was also in Woking, Surrey, during the winter in the Town Centre. One can assume that a similar filming regime will be used to shoot the second series at the end of 2007.

Criticism

The show has come under fire from the public since the first episode. Containing swearing and sex scenes before the 9pm watershed, the BBC received many complaints from viewers and the show was featured on BBC One's Points of View almost immediately after the programme's debut. The show is very different from its parents, Holby City and Casualty in that it aims to "push the boundaries" in pre-watershed television, according to creator and writer Tony Jordan.
It was also criticised heavily by the Private Eye and other companies for being another tv drama based in Holby.

Episodes

Main articles: List of HolbyBlue episodes

Characters

Main articles: List of HolbyBlue characters

External links

★ HolbyBlue Article and cast interviews, ''TheSoapShow''

★ Official ''HolbyBlue'' Website, ''BBC''

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★ Holby.tv fan website

★ ''HolbyBlue'' at What's on TV website

References

1. Green, Kris (2007-04-17) 'HolbyBlue' pushed back a week, ''Digital Spy''. Retrieved on 2007-04-27