OHMYGOSSIP — Hugh Quarshie is leaving ‘Holby City’ after 19 years.
The medical serial drama will return to screens on November 10th with a special coronavirus episode, after nearly three months away, and while the ep will see Hugh’s character Ric Griffin wake from his brain surgery, the BBC have confirmed he is to depart the show after appearing in more than 500 episodes.
Hugh said: “I came very close to quitting acting entirely before being invited to join ‘Holby City’.
“I had felt unfulfilled and that I never quite fitted in. ‘Holby City’ changed all that. The work became absorbing, colleagues became friends.
“I wouldn’t have stayed so long if it hadn’t been a great place to work, and leaving will be like leaving home – a place where there is warmth and a welcome, a place to which you can always return.”
The returning episode will also see Holby City’s CEO Max McGerry (Jo Martin) wrestle to keep the hospital in control and her staff safe amid the pandemic.
She will also go head-to-head with Ric for control of the hospital.
Kate Oates, Head of Continuing Drama at BBC Studios, said: “I’m delighted to have ‘Holby’ back on our screens, and can’t wait to see how recent months have impacted on our heroes of AAU, Keller and Darwin.
“Our hospitals have rarely been more important to us as a nation, and I’m excited to see that reflected in our drama – along with stories of love, loss and betrayal, plus some exciting new characters, and a returning favourite.”
What’s more, three new stars, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge (Josh Hudson), Chan Woo Lim (Jeong Soo-Han), and Phoebe Pryce (Skylar Bryce), have joined the cast as F1 doctors.
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