Holby City, Series 11

Holby City (1999-present) is a medical drama television serial broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It follows the lives of surgeons, nurses, other medical and ancillary staff, and patients at the fictional Holby City hospital. The show is cu… more »

Jac:
Do you remember Madame Butterfly?

Joseph:
Is it my entire life that's going to flash before my eyes, or just the edited highlights?

Jac:
I hated it, you know that? Opera. I really bloody hated it.

Joseph:
You should have just said.

Jac:
Well, uncharacteristically I didn't want to hurt your feelings. We hadn't been together very long. Your hands were shaking… you don't remember, do you?

Joseph:
I remember.

Jac:
Men never remember detail; just the carnal event. And even the memory of that is just twisted by their gigantic egos…

Joseph:
I remember.

Jac:
Go on, then.

Joseph:
You had your hair up. Never seen it like that, before or since. You wore a dark green velvet dress, with a shawl, a silver shell necklace - and a beautiful broad smile. You couldn't stop smiling; you looked like someone else. No, actually, you looked like you. Like you should look. It stays in my mind, you know. Just locked away.

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