0:00:32 > 0:00:34Oi! Slow down! >
0:00:34 > 0:00:38FOGHORN BLOWS
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Wake up. Shirley Redmond's gone into labour. I'm coming with you.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Best be safe, under the circumstances.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Come on!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- Don't leave me, Mum. - Where am I going to go?
0:01:07 > 0:01:09< No-one's going anywhere.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15All fine, love?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Yeah, she's all right. - Going like clockwork.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Towels.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Thank you.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Squeeze my hand. Good girl
0:01:30 > 0:01:31All right, boy?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Everything's perfect.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39It's not going to be born dead like the last time, is it, Sister?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41You're doing everything you should be doing,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43so stop wasting all this energy worrying.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48SCREAMS AND GROANS
0:01:48 > 0:01:52The head is crowned, so the next few contractions are really important.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I need you to do exactly as I say, all right?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Keep panting for me, Shirley.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59LOUDER SCREAMS
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Oh Lord, I'm coming, Shirl. Hang on, love! Hang on, I'm on my way.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Here we are.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Shirl?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12You have a beautiful little girl, Mr Redmond.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17BABY CRIES
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Listen to her.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Listen to her!
0:02:24 > 0:02:27She's got a set of lungs on her, hasn't she?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35'During my years in the East End, I cycled through sunny streets.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38'Mothers were safely delivered of their babies
0:02:38 > 0:02:40'and the whole world seemed to shine.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43'It was easy to forget the sparks of darkness in the diamond,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46'the shadows in the corners of the brightest day.'
0:02:46 > 0:02:49You still managing to keep up, Nurse Lee?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Absolutely, Sister Evangelina.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53CAR HORN BEEPS
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Oi! Watch yourself, or I'll shove that aspidistra up your...
0:02:56 > 0:02:58CAR HORN BEEPS
0:03:07 > 0:03:09So much space after our little flat.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Now, now, now, now, now.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16If you go down there, we'll never get you back up again.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I am starting to resemble some sort of disgusting, beached mammal, aren't I?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I don't know how you can bear to look at me.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I deserve the George Cross.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32I suppose the thought of making love to me again is unbearable.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I couldn't even begin to explain.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Have you started to think about other women? - Every moment of the day.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- You regret ever setting eyes on me, don't you?- Isn't it apparent?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49You're planning your escape as we kiss.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Why do you think I haven't unpacked yet?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53THEY LAUGH
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Jenny, are you naked and indecent?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Yes, come in.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Oh!- I've got lacquer in my eye.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Hurry up and get it out. There's someone on the telephone for you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Sympathy wouldn't go amiss.- You poor thing(!)- Everything all right?
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- Oh, just an overreaction to a teensy spot of hair lacquer. - Shall I take a peek?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- No time! She has an important call waiting.- How exciting!
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- It's Jimmy. - We'd never have guessed.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Wouldn't a spot of privacy be more appropriate?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35It would, thank you, Chummy.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Right, well, I'll leave you to it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Please hold the line for one moment.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Sorry, Jimmy, I was doing my hair.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56'I just wondered if you fancied going up West tomorrow night?'
0:04:56 > 0:04:59We could go to the cinema, that Elvis Presley film is playing.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04'Come on, what do you say?'
0:05:04 > 0:05:06All right. What time?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10I'll call round about six. Have a drink first. How's that?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- All right. Bye.- Doesn't anyone else feel a bit childish?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17That's the point, Cynthia. It's supposed to be fun.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21We're trying to find out exactly what's going on with Jimmy.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25What, alone? For the whole weekend? Jimmy, we couldn't!
0:05:25 > 0:05:29You are a terrible actress, Jenny Lee.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33And you are all terrible spies. Especially you, Sister Bernadette.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- So apart from the tiredness... - I'm fine.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I didn't think it was possible after last time,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48but I've never felt happier.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Or felt better.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I'm glad.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02I think you're well enough to visit us at the clinic from now on, Mrs Redmond.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Good. I'm dying to show her off.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Something wrong?
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Ron's keen to know when we can, er, you know...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Resume marital relations?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Things are different with this one. Everything is new.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Last time I... I wasn't myself, was I? Not for a while.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36As long as there's no pain or discomfort...
0:06:38 > 0:06:41..proceed with caution would be my advice.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42I'll use them exact words!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Bring the baby through, Mum.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Nurse is ready for her now.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51She's woken up in perfect time.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Doesn't she look lovely with her matching outfit?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58You won't get one of them in the shops. Mum made it for her.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01MUSIC: "Lollipop" by The Chordettes
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Wait! Wait!
0:07:23 > 0:07:30SHE PLAYS A SAD MELODY
0:07:47 > 0:07:50That was exquisite. You should be in the Albert Hall.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I've told you a million times,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I'm only average, David. Always been too lazy to practise.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Ooh!
0:07:58 > 0:08:00You all right, darling?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Just a bit light-headed. I stood up too quick.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Are you sure you'll be all right?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I don't have to go.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15Go and drink beer and talk cricket with your cricket bores and stop fussing.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19We can always ring Dr Carlton, you don't have to wait for your next appointment.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23It's just a slight headache, David, perfectly normal.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28There's a National Health clinic at the Parish Hall tomorrow,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30if I still feel out of sorts by then, I'll pop in.
0:08:30 > 0:08:36- Promise?- Promise. Now do stop fussing and go.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48How was Elvis Presley?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Not my cup of tea, but I can see the attraction.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55His moves are interesting, to say the least.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I know. Marvellous, isn't it?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59He's absolutely gorgeous. I'd die for him.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Obviously. He's male and under 30.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05An interest in the opposite sex is perfectly natural.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Sorry, Peggy.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13CHILDREN PLAY NOISILY
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Hello.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I'd like to speak to someone in charge, please.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Nurse Miller, duty midwife.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33How may I help?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Would it be possible to see the doctor?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Is this your first visit?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Obviously not my first ever visit.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45I'm registered with Dr Carlton, south of the river.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48We recently moved here, but my next appointment isn't until next week and...
0:09:48 > 0:09:55- Name?- Margaret Jones. Mrs Margaret Jones.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Please take a seat, Mrs Jones. I'll be back as soon as I can to take your details.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Don't worry, Mrs Blake, your turn next.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Marie O'Connor?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- She's adorable. What's her name? - Gillian.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15You wouldn't say that at two in the morning. I could throttle her then!
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- How long have you got to wait? - A few months yet.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21It's lovely being a mum.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Stop it! Come here!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Stop it!
0:10:32 > 0:10:38Patricia! Patricia, get back here now before I lamp you one an' all.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42What you turning your nose up at?
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Excuse me?
0:10:45 > 0:10:50Did you see that? She was only having a gawp at her beads.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Just a little kid an' all, in't she?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Eileen Blake, she lives in my street.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00A right troublemaker!
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Just ignore her.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Here, what you saying about me, Shirley Redmond?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Say it to my face.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Stuck up bitch.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I've got to go.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Margaret Jones?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Fancy bumping into you.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Well, I was passing Nonnatus House earlier and I stole a glance at the rota.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45I've been hanging around here for half an hour or so, waiting for you to come past.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Oh, I see. Any particular reason?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52A most particular one, actually.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I was thinking what a nice time we had at the pictures
0:11:55 > 0:11:59and how it seems daft not to do it again. Well, sooner rather than later.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03So, erm...what do you say?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07I'd say it seems worse than daft. It seems positively idiotic.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Well, there we go then.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It's only an early supper before the cinema,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27not dinner at the Dorchester.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30But things are progressing, Chummy, so it may as well be.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33You have to think strategically.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35This could be a pivotal moment.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Do you really think so?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Absolutely no idea.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Sit up and follow me. Imagine you're at the Dorchester.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- But we aren't going... - Shut up and do as I say.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Ready? Like this.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Oh! Ah, excuse me!
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Remember, he'll be watching your every move.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07So when he pulls the chair out for you, take your time.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Oh!
0:13:13 > 0:13:16When he sits opposite, lean in slightly
0:13:16 > 0:13:18and tilt your head
0:13:18 > 0:13:22so that you have to look at him through your eyelashes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Hold that pose for quite a while.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It could give one's neck an awful crick.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Obviously, it's a pose you'll have to get used to.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Oh, thank you!
0:13:34 > 0:13:38You are a woman comfortable with making decisions.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Oh!
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Ah!
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Look at him directly in the eyes
0:13:48 > 0:13:54and say it like it's the naughtiest thing you've EVER said in your life.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- BREATHILY:- Fish and chips, please.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02And can you put the vinegar on first?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Chummy!
0:14:09 > 0:14:15MUSIC: "Next Time You See Me" by Junior Parker
0:14:17 > 0:14:20HE HUMS A TUNE
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Come out here for a bit, get some fresh air to her legs.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28What's Mummy saying? What's Mummy saying?
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Shall we go and see her? Come on then. Come on.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Stick with the job in hand, you -
0:14:36 > 0:14:40me and my girl are having a little dance to ourselves.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Ain't we, sweetheart? Hmm? Eh?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58All right now.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Gently does it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11You should have called my secretary, I'd have come home earlier.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13I can't remember if I locked the back door.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Don't worry about that, darling.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19We'll only be gone an hour. Besides, it's a pretty decent neighbourhood.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Margaret? Margaret?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25BRAKES SQUEAL Margaret!
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Ma...?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Help, help me!
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Help me, please!
0:15:39 > 0:15:41We were on our way to the doctor's,
0:15:41 > 0:15:46and my wife had a fit of some sort. She's been complaining of headaches for the last few days.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47When's the baby due?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50She's 27 weeks.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54You need to get her to the hospital as soon as possible.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Will you be all right to drive her there?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It'd be quicker than waiting for an ambulance.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Er, yes...yes.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- You carry on to Mrs Weston's and I'll stay to help.- All right.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07You must hurry.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09What's her name?
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- Margaret...Jones. - Is she going to be all right? >
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Mrs Margaret Jones.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23I'll warn the hospital that you're on the way. Now, go.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Nurse, it was eclampsia. Baby didn't make it.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Mrs Jones hasn't got long.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I see.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Mr Jones?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I got here as soon as I could.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56It was a little girl.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I'm so sorry.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04She was too small.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08They say her lungs weren't...
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Is there someone you'd like me to call?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17There's no-one else.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Just the two of us.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Margaret and I.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29We were going to call her Helen.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Thomas, had he been a boy.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37What will I tell Margaret?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40The doctor did explain the situation?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Your wife's condition?
0:17:45 > 0:17:50He said it's...toxaemia.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53It can also be called eclampsia.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57When she's stable, I'll be able to see her.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Talk to her about the baby.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- I need to be strong for her, don't I?- Mr Jones...
0:18:09 > 0:18:11We've only been married six months.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Barely known each other a year. I don't feel strong at all.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25It's a really good opportunity
0:18:25 > 0:18:27to have first hand experience, sister.
0:18:27 > 0:18:33If you can arrange it, I could follow this case to its conclusion.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I'd learn so much by being there.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40It will be distressing. Are you sure you'll be able to handle it?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Of course. I want to be a good nurse.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Whatever it takes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57'Help had come too late for Margaret,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01'so her eclampsia was a death sentence.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07'All her husband could do was watch and wait.'
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Ann Whelan's baby's an odd-looking little thing.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17And Ann's quite pretty, really.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Well?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Fish and chips, then High Society.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26What did you talk about?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Horses. His uncle has a farm.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31What else? We need details. Preferably more exciting ones.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Grace Kelly. She's awfully good. And so attractive.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- Oh!- Stop teasing.- I've been working. You've waited up especially.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43I can't believe my intensive course in the art of seduction failed.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Sit down and have some Horlicks, Chummy.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50He was the perfect gentleman, actually.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Damn! How disappointing.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Trixie! But... you are a woman, Chummy,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58and Constable Noakes is a man.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02So I imagine that the natural progression of this relationship...
0:20:02 > 0:20:07- Steady on!- ..Will eventually entail some sort of flirtatious behaviour,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11outside the realms of what is considered gentlemanly conduct.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Were there any other future outings planned at all?
0:20:14 > 0:20:19He did ask if I'd like to accompany him to the dance next week.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21But one has so many horrific memories.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- I couldn't bear to embarrass myself. - I used to feel the same
0:20:24 > 0:20:28but I've been with Trixie a few times and I actually enjoyed it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- I think it depends on the company. - So why don't we all go?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Yes. Let's go dancing. - Oh, that's a splendid idea.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40I promised Jimmy we'd do something together at the weekend.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Oh, he could come too.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43You'll have a wonderful time!
0:20:43 > 0:20:45All right, I'll ask him.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Oh, gosh, it seems I'm going to a dance. Voluntarily.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54"Look at me now, Ma."
0:20:54 > 0:20:58I take it Constable Noakes is the source of all this excitement?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00It's true what they say, then.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03There is a sock for every old slipper.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35How did you meet?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39She's a violinist.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Some friends of mine took me to a concert to hear her play.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I've always admired musicians.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50The Swan, by Saint Saens.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54That's what she was playing when I first saw her.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59So? After the concert, you swept her off her feet?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Hardly. We barely spoke.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05I've never been very good around women, I'm rather shy.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08But that smile kept me going for weeks. Look at me.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13Headmaster, smitten with a woman half my age in less than a minute.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Ludicrous, isn't it?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Obviously not.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25When I saw her again, near Lyon's Corner House in Islington,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I couldn't believe my luck.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30The first thing she said was, "What took you so long?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32"I'm fed up waiting."
0:22:32 > 0:22:35We've been together ever since. It's been glorious.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53BLUES MUSIC PLAYS, WOMEN LAUGH
0:23:02 > 0:23:03You all right?
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Aren't you attempting a medical and physical impossibility, Trixie?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Just takes practice.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Aren't they terribly painful?
0:23:22 > 0:23:28Excruciating. Why don't you try some of my new lipstick, Cynthia?
0:23:28 > 0:23:33My lips are too thin. I'd look silly. There.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Oh, how civilised. It's Pa's favourite tipple.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Maybe it will stop some of us from being so bloody miserable.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45I'm not miserable, I'm tired.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I'll be all right once I get there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Right. Lawks help me.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Chin chin!
0:24:04 > 0:24:05KNOCK AT DOOR
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Ooh, quick, the gin!
0:24:14 > 0:24:18There's a gentleman at the door.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22You all look very nice. Have a lovely evening.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23Come on!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- Come along, Cynthia. - Good night, Sister.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28< Hurry up!
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Good evening.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Ladies.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- We thought, um, we'd go down together.- Sorry I'm late.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I'd say your timing is perfect, Jimmy.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- Aren't we the lucky fellows? - Don't worry.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35MUSIC PLAYS
0:25:41 > 0:25:44# I work in the store on the edge of town
0:25:44 > 0:25:47# Daily shoppers going up and down
0:25:47 > 0:25:48# Elevator rock
0:25:48 > 0:25:51# Elevator roll
0:25:51 > 0:25:53# Elevator rock
0:25:53 > 0:25:55# Elevator roll
0:25:56 > 0:26:00# Buzzin' all day, buzzin' all night... #
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Gosh, they're terribly energetic!
0:26:02 > 0:26:03# Elevator rock
0:26:03 > 0:26:04# Elevator roll... #
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Excuse me.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10# ..Elevator roll... #
0:26:17 > 0:26:18- More drinks, gang?- Thanks.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Gosh, I've never seen anything quite like it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Certainly not at any of the dos Mother forced me to attend.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29This place is positively savage in comparison.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Well, how about a dance, then?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Oh, good gracious, I'm no dancer. - Neither am I,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37but I wouldn't mind giving it a go. If you promise not to laugh?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Well, if you promise not to arrest me for common assault
0:26:41 > 0:26:45when I tread all over your toes. I might be some time.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47TTFN!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49# Elevator rock
0:26:49 > 0:26:53# Elevator roll... #
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Don't look now. Blond, six four,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59dark jacket, over by the door at ten to twelve.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03I'm in love. I'll be back in five minutes when I've seduced him into asking me out.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07But you agreed to a date with that dark-haired chap you danced with.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Obviously I'll be careful not to overbook myself.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11# ..Second floor socks
0:27:11 > 0:27:13# Third floor dresses Oh, my head, it rocks
0:27:13 > 0:27:15# Elevator rock
0:27:15 > 0:27:18# Elevator roll
0:27:18 > 0:27:19# Elevator rock
0:27:19 > 0:27:23# Elevator roll
0:27:23 > 0:27:25# Buzzin' all day, buzzin' all night
0:27:25 > 0:27:27# Floors to the left and floors to the right
0:27:27 > 0:27:31# You can keep "see you later, alligator"
0:27:31 > 0:27:34# I got my elevator Elevator rock
0:27:34 > 0:27:38# Elevator roll. #
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Come in.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55I can't sleep.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57The toxaemia case?
0:28:02 > 0:28:07I haven't mentioned it before but she came into the clinic,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10last week, before her regular doctor's appointment.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I was a bit short with her
0:28:12 > 0:28:14and she left before I had time to book her in.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16That would have made no difference.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- I know, but I can't help thinking... - Then don't.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Who knows why these things happen?
0:28:26 > 0:28:27Her poor husband, David.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29He's so devoted to her.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34You have to be brave to be in love, don't you?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38I mean, knowing your heart may get broken at some point along the way.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Yes, I suppose so.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46He spent years being frightened and lonely
0:28:46 > 0:28:48because he's much older than her.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51They hardly had any time together
0:28:51 > 0:28:55and yet he said that she made his life truly meaningful.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Love doesn't seem to adhere to time or boundaries, does it?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01It just is.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I didn't know you were such a romantic.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Neither did I.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13Jenny...
0:29:14 > 0:29:15What?
0:29:15 > 0:29:20We have a duty to live every moment the best we can.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I mean really live it.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Even if it means getting hurt.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Otherwise, what's the point?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32We mustn't let fear stop us.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35No.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45I'm back, Shirl. Where's my girl, then?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Did you remember to get the milk? - Course I did.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- I called in at the allotments to say hello to Arthur.- How's he doing?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Good. He was asking all about the baby. Where is she?
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Out in the pram in the fresh air.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58You passed her on your way in, you great daft sod.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Mum, is she with you?- Who?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06The baby, have you got the baby?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- What are you talking about? - The baby, Mum!
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- Have you seen my baby? She was in her pram.- No, love, sorry.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Please, someone help us. Someone's taken our baby.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18SHE SCREAMS
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Gillian! Gillian!
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Police!
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Excuse me, stop. Sorry, have you seen...?
0:30:34 > 0:30:38I need to ask your thoughts on Shirley Redmond's mental state.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42She's been ill recently, hasn't she?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45I'm not exactly sure what you're getting at, Constable?
0:30:45 > 0:30:49There have been a few questions raised, I'm afraid.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52About what, specifically?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Her behaviour as a mother. According to a neighbour, she's been acting strange
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- since she suffered a stillbirth two years ago.- Eileen Blake!
0:31:00 > 0:31:03If she's not careful, she'll feel the toe of my boot right up....
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Sister Evangelina delivered that poor child.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Shirley suffered as any mother would.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12She wasn't herself for a while. I assure you, Constable Noakes,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14that you are wasting your time
0:31:14 > 0:31:16following that line of enquiry.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20She was overheard stating she wanted to hurt her baby.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- Rubbish! - That's utterly ridiculous!
0:31:24 > 0:31:28You were heard at the clinic saying you wanted to throttle your child.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I didn't mean it! I love her.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34I wouldn't hurt her for the world.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- How are we?- Bearing up.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Thank God Margaret's a fighter.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Could I ask you a favour, nurse?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53A favour?
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I need some things from home.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01A razor, a few toiletries, a clean shirt, that sort of thing.
0:32:01 > 0:32:02I don't want to leave her.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Please.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07If I make a list and write down the address, could you?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Yes. Yes, of course.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Thank you.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Thank you very much, madam.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Best get these out of the way before she wakes.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Are you sure you'll be able to carry them back to Nonnatus, Sister?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20I'll be absolutely fine, Nurse Lee.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23When they're dry, Sister Evangelina will pick them up.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26I've never seen her so upset.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31You must remain strong if you're to stay here for the night and give some comfort.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33The situation can only be served
0:33:33 > 0:33:36by someone with a clear head and an open heart.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40You are a good nurse. I trust you will rise to the occasion.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42I'll do my best, Sister.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I have every faith in you.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52- If you hear any news, call Nonnatus House right away.- I will.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Ron? Have you found her? Have you brought her back?
0:33:59 > 0:34:00No, love.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07I want her back home, now. I want my Gillian back home.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16She's alive.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19I know she is.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Her milk.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Come with me, Shirley.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Come on.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Gladys, can you see that Ron gets a hot drink inside him?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Of course I will. Yeah.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55WOMAN HUMS, BABY GURGLES
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Take it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Take it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17The pains will stop if you take it.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19I know how it feels, see.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23You're not sick, you're just hungry!
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Now take the bloody milk, will ya!
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Oh, Peggy, is Fred here? I've got a ghastly puncture.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Um, he's in the garden, I think.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Righty-ho. Oh, any news on the Redmond baby?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I'm afraid not.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43"The worldly life grows down apace:
0:35:43 > 0:35:48"But does the milk that's drawn from the cow go back to the bullock?"
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Sorry, Sister?
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Sister Monica Joan has been talking about the mystic poets.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- What's all this for?- People have been out searching for that baby
0:35:59 > 0:36:03the moment they get home from work. We thought we'd offer refreshments.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07"A barren cow gives birth to a bullock..."
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Sister Monica Joan, please!
0:36:17 > 0:36:18They're all talking about me.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21They think I've done something bad.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Let 'em. We know the truth, love.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28I don't know how much more of this I can take.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Try and stay with it, Shirl.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Please. For me.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37KNOCK AT DOOR
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Thought you might need a few things.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52You didn't have to go to all that trouble, nurse.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54I didn't. It was Sister Julienne.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Besides, I wanted to come.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28She doesn't like it when I haven't shaved.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46There, darling, smooth enough for you?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Do I pass the test?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56They want your permission to take Margaret's wedding ring off.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00I've already told them she'd never forgive me.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02She swore to never take it off.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- I can do it, if you prefer.- No.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11The doctor doesn't seem to think you understand
0:38:11 > 0:38:13the severity of the situation.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20Please, listen to me. We can only make her comfortable.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Nothing more.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25She is dying, Mr Jones.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30You don't know my wife. You don't know her strength.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Her body is failing and it will keep on failing.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39I'm sorry but nothing can prevent that from happening.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43I want to look after her.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47I want to do everything for her.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53She's my soulmate. That's why she's still here with me.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56But she's suffering, Mr Jones.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06Some people need permission to die...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09from those that they love the most.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Do it now, then.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Cut the ring off now.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I've found something.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34I've found something.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41It's Gillian's. I know it.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52I'm sorry, but I need you to tell me.
0:40:52 > 0:40:53Is it hers?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58It's the one you made her, isn't it?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04It's part of a matching set.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20BABY CRIES
0:41:25 > 0:41:27You've got to stay here for a while.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Mammy has to go to work, my angel.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Otherwise we'll starve, won't we?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42You looking for company, mister?
0:41:42 > 0:41:46I'm very reasonable...honest.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Sorry to hear about your toxaemia patient, Cynthia.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- It's an awful way to go.- Yes.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- How's the husband? - As you'd imagine.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- They were soulmates. - You don't actually believe
0:42:57 > 0:42:59in the notion of soulmates, do you?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Yes, I think I do.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- Oh, you are kidding me? What romantic tosh!- Oh, do be quiet!
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Not everyone feels as you do.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10TELEPHONE RINGS
0:43:10 > 0:43:12All right?
0:43:12 > 0:43:17Yes, we were just talking about soulmates.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21"Soulmates." Rather like the sound of that.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04Any news?
0:44:04 > 0:44:10- No. It's Shirley. We've had the doctors out, but...- What's happened?
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Well, she's stopped talking again. She's had a funny turn.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16- Just stares. - I'll be there as soon as I can.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30Blaming yourself won't do any good.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Now, listen to me.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39Ron is not strong. That's why he chose you.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41You won't do anybody any good like this.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50It was love that brought Gillian to you, remember?
0:44:50 > 0:44:55Whatever happens, you will only find peace
0:44:55 > 0:44:59by loving those that need you and Ron needs you.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06Am I going to have to whisper in your ear until the sun goes down?
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Because my backside is starting to go numb.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Oi! Oi! Stop her!
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Oi! Oi! Stop her!
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Police! Police! Police!
0:45:56 > 0:45:58Don't you people have any sense of decency?
0:45:58 > 0:46:02Go away. Go on, go away.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05It's Nurse Lee.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09Mrs Redmond, what can you tell us about the missing baby?
0:46:09 > 0:46:13I should take the dog out when your mum gets back.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16Poor thing doesn't know whether he's coming or going.
0:46:16 > 0:46:21I could stay for another ten minutes, if it's any help?
0:46:31 > 0:46:34I really can't imagine what you're going through.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39If there was anything I could do...
0:46:39 > 0:46:43You know, I didn't realise how much my mum loved me till I was a mum.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48It's the kind of love that only goes one way.
0:46:48 > 0:46:53Forward. Only realise that when you have your own.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57When it's too late to change your mind.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03I know what they mean now, when they say love hurts.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07Can't have one without the other.
0:47:07 > 0:47:08Not ever.
0:47:10 > 0:47:15Yet we keep on doing it again and again.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18I wonder why?
0:47:26 > 0:47:30- Before you turn off towards Market Street. That's where she is. - Right. Come on.
0:47:33 > 0:47:34BABY GURGLES
0:47:38 > 0:47:43We've got to stay strong now, Kathleen, it's the only way.
0:47:44 > 0:47:49We've only got each other. It'll be all right now we're together again.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52She doesn't look right in the head.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54- How was the baby? - I only got a quick look.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57- I don't know if it's alive. - There's one way to find out.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03'I didn't know it, but as I walked into the warehouse,
0:48:03 > 0:48:05'I stepped through a door into the past.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10'There were ghosts in these shadows.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13'The ghosts of an encounter
0:48:13 > 0:48:17'where love had tried and failed.'
0:48:21 > 0:48:22Hello there?
0:48:23 > 0:48:25Get away.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32Don't be afraid. I'm a nurse.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38If you or your baby are hurt, I can help.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42Get away. My Kathleen is back safe where she belongs now.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45(Oh, my God. I know her.)
0:48:50 > 0:48:51Stay here.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55Who's there?
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Don't come any closer.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Mary?
0:49:00 > 0:49:04Mary, it's Jenny Lee. Remember?
0:49:06 > 0:49:10You stay away from us, you hear me?
0:49:10 > 0:49:13I swear I won't get too close.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19I'd like to see your face. And the baby's.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23To make sure you're both well.
0:49:32 > 0:49:39- Mary?- I won't let anyone take her again. I'll die first.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43Let me see her face.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46I'll stay right here.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01Can you see how she's a little floppy in your arms?
0:50:04 > 0:50:05That's because she needs water.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09We have to get some liquids into her very soon, or she might die.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13I can take care of Kathleen better than anyone. I love her.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Yes.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18I only want to be a good mother.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24It's something I can be good at.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28It's my real purpose. I'm sure of it.
0:50:31 > 0:50:35Mary, please listen to me.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38That baby isn't yours.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43Look at the way she looks at me.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48Isn't that the way a child looks at its mother?
0:50:53 > 0:50:57Remember how much it hurt when Kathleen got taken away from you.
0:50:57 > 0:51:02- Stop saying such terrible things. - That baby's mother is going through exactly the same thing right now.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04I'll kill myself,
0:51:04 > 0:51:06as God is my judge.
0:51:08 > 0:51:12Mary, your baby is safe.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17It's well looked after. She's loved.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20This baby could die now.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33What's her name?
0:51:34 > 0:51:36Gillian.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38Gillian Redmond.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43She doesn't look like a Gillian to me.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46And the mammy?
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Is she a nice woman?
0:51:49 > 0:51:51She is.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55She's in a terrible state.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59Does she have a decent husband with a good job?
0:52:01 > 0:52:03This "Mammy in a terrible state"?
0:52:06 > 0:52:07Yes.
0:52:07 > 0:52:12Jesus, Mary and Joseph, she's got it all, hasn't she?
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Lucky bitch!
0:52:15 > 0:52:19That baby's mother is pining after her child.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22You know what a terrible feeling that is.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26I knew all along this wasn't my Kathleen, I did. I knew.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30My Kathleen's prettier.
0:52:33 > 0:52:37But this one's got something about her too.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41Let me have her.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45She needs water.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47Just one more minute.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54Let me take enough to help me through the rest of it.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Mary...
0:54:58 > 0:54:59How is she?
0:54:59 > 0:55:00Pitiful.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03I understand what Mary did was an awful thing
0:55:03 > 0:55:06but if she goes to prison she won't get any help at all.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10And worse, she'll have never had anyone to speak for her.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Not in the whole of her life.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18Let me get this straight, Sister.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21You want us to ask for leniency for the evil that stole our baby?
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Mary is a very sick young woman.
0:55:23 > 0:55:26Well, she'd swing if I had anything to do with it.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28- I'd put the noose around her neck myself.- She's barely 16.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31Her own baby was taken for adoption
0:55:31 > 0:55:34and her mental health broke down.
0:55:35 > 0:55:39I think you'd best leave before I say something out of turn.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Ron's right.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46Of course it's only you here that knows the weight of such pain.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49There's no words can describe it.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53Some say it's a kind of madness. And, I would have thought,
0:55:53 > 0:55:56- worthy of anyone's compassion. - All right, that's enough.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Leave.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10Sister Evangelina?
0:56:11 > 0:56:14What do you want me to say to the police?
0:56:23 > 0:56:24Nurse Miller.
0:56:30 > 0:56:35'Nurses often receive tokens of appreciation from patients
0:56:35 > 0:56:37'or their loved ones.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40'David Jones sent Cynthia a note
0:56:40 > 0:56:42'and a long playing record.'
0:57:03 > 0:57:09'The exquisite music was heard throughout Nonnatus House.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12'And its message touched our whole community,
0:57:12 > 0:57:14'for just as the swan's last song
0:57:14 > 0:57:17'is the sweetest of its life,
0:57:17 > 0:57:22'so loss is made endurable by love
0:57:22 > 0:57:28'and it is love that will echo through eternity.'
0:57:50 > 0:57:53Fancy getting out of the East End for a bit? What do you think?
0:57:56 > 0:58:00You've got a lot more pig than you bargained for. She's pregnant.
0:58:00 > 0:58:02Oh, give me strength, oh, Lord.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04Frank?
0:58:04 > 0:58:06It's my Frank. He's took bad.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09Please, Sister, please come quick.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13My mother insists on meeting the woman I can't stop talking about.
0:58:13 > 0:58:18What do I do, Sister? How do I be without him?
0:58:18 > 0:58:21He was everything to me, except mine.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26You look at me and there's someone else you want to see.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28# Love me
0:58:28 > 0:58:31# Love me completely
0:58:32 > 0:58:36# Now and for ever
0:58:36 > 0:58:45# As I love...you. #
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