Holby fictional hospital within the city in which "Casualty" and "Holby City" are set. It is based on the Bristol Royal Infirmary which the original script writers spent time observing in the 1980s in order to garner ideas for "Casualty". Although both shows are set in the same hospital, "Casualty" is primarily filmed in Cardiff, whilst "Holby City" is filmed in Hertfordshire at BBC Elstree Centre. The indoor shots for the first series of "Casualty" were filmed at BBC Television Centre in London. The exterior shots of the hospital used in "Casualty" were formerly filmed at the City of Bristol College;
Holby the cast since the show's 1986 conception. Holby South is the fictional police station in which "HolbyBlue" was based in its two series run. St James is another hospital located on the other side of Holby, and although not shown is referred to regularly. Other hospitals located in Holby which were referenced in the past include Queen's, St Luke's, St Francis', St Austin's and St Thomas'. Another fictional Holby is the setting for the Danish TV soap "Ugeavisen" ("The Weekly Paper"), made by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) and first shown in 52 weekly episodes in 1990-91. DR described this