Episode 1
In the surgical department of Holby City Hospital, surgeons Anton Meyer and Nick Jordan race against time to carry out a heart transplant operation, but first they have to make the difficult choice between two possible recipients, Alan Kenyon and Simon Harwood.
Episode 2
Nick Jordan is put to the test when he is the only cardio-thoracic surgeon available to perform an urgent operation.
Episode 3
Kirstie Collins, who is helping Muriel McKendrick with the trial of a new drug, finds a severe adverse reaction from a patient, and wants to alert the drugs company, but McKendrick warns her against doing so.
Episode 4
Kirstie Collins catches Nick Jordan in a compromising situation with Ellie Sharpe in a linen cupboard.
Episode 5
Nick Jordan has to assist Anton Meyer on a heart operation on a new-born baby, but he expresses his reservations to him.
Episode 6
Nick Jordan helps a family to make a difficult decision, but he can't escape a clash with Karen Newburn over their troubled past, as well as an altercation with an ex-boyfriend of Ellie Sharpe's.
Episode 7
The treatment of a young woman, Christine, causes conflict between Anton Meyer and Muriel McKendrick.
Episode 8
Sunny Sunderland enters a radio phone-in competition, winning a large sum of money - for charity.
Episode 9
Jasmine Hopkins is operated on by Nick Jordan, but hovers between life and death; it's discovered she's in the early stages of pregnancy.