It’s personal, it’s painful – and it might destroy her.

Holby City’s ED is no stranger to chaos — but this week, the stakes get heartbreakingly personal for one of our most beloved nurses when her own foster mother is wheeled in, unconscious and barely breathing.

Set against the ongoing Supply and Demand overdose crisis, Saturday’s episode (June 28) promises to wreck friendships, test loyalties, and leave viewers clinging to the edge of their sofas.

😱 Who’s In Trouble?

Fan-favourite Jodie Whyte finds herself blindsided when a call-out arrives:
Middle-aged woman. Suspected overdose. Found collapsed alone.

But when the patient is rushed into resus, Jodie freezes. Because she knows that face.

It’s her foster mum.

💔 A Past That Won’t Stay Buried

Jodie’s relationship with her foster mother has always been complicated – a tangle of abandonment, disappointment, and unresolved guilt. And now she’s standing over her in scrubs, watching the monitors beep out a countdown she can’t afford to lose.

“She was supposed to protect me,” Jodie whispers. “Now I’m the one saving her.”

🚨 Can She Stay Professional – or Will Emotions Win?

Flynn warns her to step back.
Siobhan hesitates, but lets her stay — just.
The whole ward knows the truth: she’s too close.

As her foster mother crashes mid-shift, Jodie must choose:

• Save her like a nurse, or

• Break protocol like a daughter.

And with Dylan, Rida, Ngozi, and Cam all already fraying at the seams — the ED has no room for mistakes.

😬 Tension Builds Behind the Scenes

Meanwhile:

• Rida’s leadership is on the line after clashes with Jodie and Ngozi.

• Dylan rebels again after breaking rules to save a patient last week.

• Ngozi is spiraling after nearly compromising a case.

• Cam is stuck in the middle — and tired of being the peacekeeper.

And Jodie?

She’s one CPR call away from watching the only woman who ever called her family die in front of her.

🧠 Flashbacks, Guilt, and a Decision She Might Regret

This emotionally raw episode will take us into Jodie’s past like never before — exploring the childhood moments that shaped her, and the trauma she’s kept buried beneath scrubs and sarcasm.

Expect:

• Flashbacks to when she was taken into care

• A scene where she finds an old photo in her foster mum’s purse

• And a final confrontation by the bedside where Jodie begs for forgiveness… even if her foster mum never wakes up

🔮 Will She Survive – And Will Their Bond Be Repaired?

🎬 Final Scene Tease: “Don’t Die On Me Now…”

In the final moments, Jodie breaks. She grabs her foster mum’s hand and whispers:

“You’re the reason I survived. Now please… let me do the same for you.”

Flatline.

Cut to black.

📺 Don’t Miss It

Casualty: “Can She Save Her Foster Mum?”
Saturday 28 June, 9pm, BBC One
Because this time — it’s not just a patient.
It’s family. And it might be too late.