The paramedic team at Holby is on the verge of a seismic shake-up — and not everyone is ready for the aftershocks.

This week, Teddy Gowan (Milo Clarke) makes a career-defining move that could either cement his place in emergency response history… or burn bridges beyond repair.

Following the controversial decision by Iain Dean (Michael Stevenson) to accept a secondment trial with the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), emotions have been running high. But the biggest twist? Teddy wants in too.

🩺 The Build-Up: Friction Mounts

Back in the paramedic staff room, tensions simmer as Teddy sits alone, clearly troubled. It’s been weeks of strain since Indie’s drama, the staff shortages, and Iain’s looming departure.

Faith Cadogan (Kirsty Mitchell), newly married and newly unsettled, is trying to keep her family and her professional life stable. But with Iain now leaning fully into the dangerous world of HART, she turns to Jan Jenning (Di Botcher) for support, hoping to convince Iain to stay rooted in Holby.

Faith: “He’s chasing danger. Again. We’ve just started our life.”

But the man in question, ever the hero, remains resolute.

Iain: “This is who I am, Faith. I need this.”

🚨 Teddy’s Big Reveal

What no one expects, however, is that Teddy — quietly watching it all unfold — has been fighting his own inner battle. Frustrated with the toxic air among paramedics and struggling to find purpose post-Indie, Teddy shocks Jan and Faith by announcing that he’s applying for HART too.

Teddy: “I’m not running. I’m choosing something bigger. I want out of the tension. I need a clean start.”

Jan, blindsided, asks him to reconsider.

Jan: “We’ve already lost Iain to this. You’re a core part of this team, Ted.”

But Teddy, for once, doesn’t back down.

🔥 The Fallout

The announcement sends ripples through Holby’s emergency unit.

• Jacob Masters is supportive but wary: “Make sure you’re doing this for you, not to follow someone else.”

• Indie, still on edge from her own slip-ups, is stunned: “You’re seriously leaving? After everything we’ve been through?”

• And Jodie Whyte simply walks out of the staff room when she hears.

Teddy’s decision isn’t just professional. It’s personal. A declaration of independence, of wanting to find meaning again after months of emotional whiplash.

Teddy (to himself): “I’m tired of feeling like the spare part.”

💔 Team Tensions Boil Over

With both Iain and Teddy on trial for HART at the same time, the department faces a staffing dilemma. Jan is forced to reshuffle schedules, prompting resentment from overworked colleagues.

Even worse — Jan realizes that losing both men might be a long-term blow to Holby’s emergency readiness.

Jan (privately): “If they both pass… we’re down two leaders. And morale is already shot.”

Faith feels betrayed.

Faith (to Teddy): “You knew what this would do to him. You knew what this would do to me.”

But Teddy stands firm, no longer the uncertain junior trying to please everyone.

⚠️ The Trial Begins

In the final minutes of the episode, Teddy and Iain stand together at HART HQ, waiting to begin the physical and psychological assessment process.

Iain: “You sure about this?”
Teddy: “Are you?”

They exchange a tense smile.

Teddy (quietly): “Let’s find out who we really are.”

Cut to black.

👀 What’s Next?

• Can Holby survive without two of its strongest paramedics?

• Will Faith forgive Teddy for walking into danger with her husband?

• And most importantly — what happens if only one of them passes?

The emotional consequences are just beginning.