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Holby City - dead on the BBC's operating table

The BBC is killing one of it's darlings - hospital drama Holby City.

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Jun 02, 2021
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After 23 years, the BBC has cancelled Holby City. Why the cancellation? Political pressure on the BBC to push more of its production out of London.

It follows the UK broadcaster pledging in March to move £700 million ($977M) in spending and hundreds of jobs outside of London to better reflect the UK’s nations and regions. As part of this, it committed to…

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