Holby City Desperate Measures (Season 5, Episode 29)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Holby City

Desperate Measures (Season 5, Episode 29)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Ben is seriously injured, but Steve's leg is trapped. Diane and Ric have to decide whether to amputate Steve's leg to get to Ben, or leave it as it is.

Director

Simon Meyers

Writer

Len Collin (written by)

Producer

Rebecca Hedderly

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 22, 2003

Release date

Apr 22, 2003 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 19 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter De Jersey Steve Waring Steve Waring See fewer	The Bank Job (2008)
David Paisley Ben Saunders Ben Saunders See fewer	Casualty (1986)
Ian Aspinall Mubbs Hussein Mubbs Hussein See fewer	Killing Me Softly (2002)
Luisa Bradshaw-White Lisa Fox Lisa Fox See fewer	This Life (1996)
Laura Sadler Sandy Harper Sandy Harper See fewer	Intimate Relations (1996)
Jeremy Sheffield Alex Adams Alex Adams See fewer	The Wedding Date (2005)
Patricia Potter Diane Lloyd Diane Lloyd See fewer	Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Rocky Marshall Ed Keating Ed Keating See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Hugh Quarshie Ric Griffin Ric Griffin See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Verona Joseph Jess Griffin Jess Griffin See fewer	Holby City (1999)
Marvin Humes Robbie Waring Robbie Waring See fewer	Dancing on Ice (I) (2006)
Jody Latham Alan Bridger (as Jody Lee Latham) Alan Bridger (as Jody Lee Latham) See fewer	The Silence (2010)
Alison Senior Bunny Girl Bunny Girl See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Sam Gordon PC Webster PC Webster See fewer	Philomena (2013)
Nicholas Rowe Nathan Cairns Nathan Cairns See fewer	Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Raquel Cassidy Julie Redding Julie Redding See fewer	Downton Abbey (2019)
Craig Parkinson Gaz Simpson Gaz Simpson See fewer	Four Lions (2010)
Sam Newman Sub-Officer Tate Sub-Officer Tate See fewer	Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk (2020)
Don Warrington Ethan Hope Ethan Hope See fewer	Hamlet (1996)
Tony Maudsley Mike Handsley Mike Handsley See fewer	Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Lara Hazell Linda Craig Linda Craig See fewer	Casualty (1986)