An all-new, not-so-nice Nurse Donna returns

An all-new, not-so-nice Nurse Donna returns
An all-new, not-so-nice Nurse Donna returns

Normally bubbly Donna Jackson returns to Holby City a changed woman after a leave of absence this week. No longer the friendly face of the hospital's nursing staff, the soured Sister finds the return to work frustrating following the departure of her new love Kieran with the army to Afghanistan. To make matters worse, Donna clashes with a new member of staff, relief nurse Jerry, who has 30 years of nursing experience. Unhappy that Jerry seems to be undermining her position, Donna resorts to ridiculing him in front of her nursing team and in the end, forces him to quit the job after just one day. It's only when honest Elizabeth gives Donna some home truths that she realises she's taking out her unhappiness on those around her. But what will Donna do next? Also this week: Elliot discovers Greg and Mary-Claire in a compromising position; Chrissie grows closer to Sacha.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.