After the drama of Archie’s death and the suspension of Faye, Connie and Ric, it seems like the whole of the hospital needed Elliot’s skills. Now, whilst he may be an excellent surgeon and an adorable one at that, Elliot isn’t Superman and all the extra pressure proved just a bit too much for Mr Hope. Cue Penny to save the day.

For weeks now, Penny and Elliot have been getting closer and I have to say, I think the writers are on to something. The two of them bounce off each other well, have a heart-warming relationship that is part paternal/part mentor and it works. And let’s face it, with all of the hormones flying around Holby City Hospital, it’s good to see there is such a thing as a platonic relationship.

Elsewhere, the Faye/Linden/Joseph saga continued. A clearly distressed Linden was obviously wanted to be the one taking care of Faye, but was struggling with keeping his distance, following the whole “I kissed your bride on your wedding day” showdown with Joseph. Joseph meanwhile was wandering the corridors determined to get to the bottom of Faye’s treatment. He started by screaming at evil Lauren, who knows only too well that she was responsible for Archie’s death but is determined to blame Faye. Just when Joseph goes up in my estimations, he plummets back down and yet again he was like a school boy having a tantrum.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens between Faye and Linden when she returns. Somehow I don’t think we’ve seen the end of the will-they-won’t-they drama and I’m secretly hoping they will! Although judging by the preview of next week’s episode, it seems like Linden will have enough to keep him busy over the next couple of months.

Finally, two questions that are really bugging me:

1. Why has nobody mentioned Linden being Archie’s Godfather?
2. Holby’s F1s seem several years ahead of Casualty’s F2s. Why?