Elizabeth quits Holby for New York

Elizabeth quits Holby for New York
Elizabeth quits Holby for New York (Image credit: BBC)

Chantelle is so excited about Elizabeth's upcoming trip to New York that she crashes into Ric's car, putting him in a foul mood all day. Unsure of how she'll afford to pay for the damage, Chantelle tries to make it up to Ric. But when he misplaces his car keys, he immediately blames Chantelle when it's Elizabeth who's taken them. But why does she want them? Meanwhile, Chantelle and Malick give Elizabeth food for thought when they suggest that, with the £50,000 left to her by her grandmother, she could see the world. But when Elizabeth tells Ric she plans to stay in New York, Ric accuses Chantelle of encouraging Elizabeth to quit - she's his best nurse! However, Ric's mood softens when Elizabeth presents him with the keys to his car, which she's had repaired and they share a hug. Ric tells Elizabeth she can return to Holby whenever she wants. Meanwhile, Sahira is tired of Hanssen's new micro-management regime. She vows to treat her patients in the best way she knows how until she realises just how much pressure Hanssen is under. Sacha is secretive about a patient's scan results to protect the interests of his team. When Chrissie suspects Sacha knows more than he's letting on, she goes behind his back to prove the patient's diagnosis is wrong.

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.