Holby City cast as Greg Douglas in series twelve. "Holby City" and "Casualty" are both set in Holby City Hospital, in the fictional county of Wyvern, in the southwest of England close to the Welsh border. The city exterior is represented by Bristol, though "Holby City" is filmed at BBC Elstree Centre in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The "Casualty" set in Bristol was not large enough to encompass the surgical ward and operating theatre required for "Holby City", and as a result, some crossover scenes in the first episode had to be shot twice, first on the "Casualty" set and then again at Elstree,
Penny Valentine (Holby City) Penny Valentine (Holby City) Persephone "Penny" Valentine is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama television series "Holby City", portrayed by actress Emma Catherwood. She appeared from 2009–11, in the programme's eleventh to thirteenth series. Penny was introduced alongside her younger brother, Oliver (James Anderson), as a Foundation House Officer 1 (F1) on surgical rotation at Holby City Hospital. She eventually progressed to F2 level, before being killed off in the aftermath of a train crash; her death occurring off-screen. Penny and her brother Oliver were created as F1 doctors, arriving in "Holby City" during its eleventh series. Executive