Over 23 years, BBC hospital drama Holby City has seen its fair share of drama amongst staff and patients. But despite an outcry from fans and almost 44k signatures on a petition from viewers desperate to stop the long-running drama from being axed, the show will conclude on March 29.
The shock announcement of the medical soap's cancellation came in June 2021, when the BBC announced after more than two decades, it would be scrapped. In tonight's final episode - which is sure to be an emotional viewing for both fans and the stellar cast - the drama will see the return of some iconic characters for one last time.
It's not just the fans feeling cut up over the soap's conclusion, some of the long-standing cast are still in shock that it's finally over. "It still doesn’t feel real," Rosie Marcel, who has starred as doctor Jac Naylor for 16 years, explained to The Mirror: "I have loved playing Jac. I thought I would be playing Jac for the rest of my life actually because I loved her. Jac's my friend. I know she's not a real person but of course, she's me."
