0:00:33 > 0:00:36Working as midwives in London's East End,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39we were no strangers to first light.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44Or the half dark. When babies arrived, we went to deliver them,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46no matter what the hour.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49But the Sisters rose at dawn regardless every day.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Like us, they served their patients, but also a greater cause.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57PHONE RINGS
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Good morning, Nonnatus House,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Sister Julienne speaking.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04If we were committed, they seemed invincible.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07But perhaps it was not always so.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14What about a record?
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Bach's Preludes and Fugues are unsurpassed.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20It's Chummy's birthday! Not her funeral!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Besides, I think she's got them already.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25You won't do better than Max Bygraves.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28# When it's Spring again
0:01:28 > 0:01:33# I'll bring again Tulips from Amsterdam... #
0:01:36 > 0:01:39What about a night out at the pictures?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Oh, there's that wonderful thriller I've heard about,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43The Thirty Nine Steps.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Heard about or seen?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Nurse Miller, you're at the clinic with Sister Lee.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Please have a look at the Fletcher twins,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06their mother was struggling to feed them.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Nurse Franklin, you're with Sister Winifred, and you have the...
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Er, everyone? If I could have your attention?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15The unit who usually supply midwifery to Holloway Women's Prison
0:02:15 > 0:02:20have been struck down by an outbreak of influenza.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23The prison has been without care for well over a week now,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and have asked us to take over the roster
0:02:25 > 0:02:28until usual service is resumed.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Nurse Franklin, I would like you to accompany me.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Well, I dare say, it will be quite fascinating
0:02:34 > 0:02:36to be surrounded by hardened criminals.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Most of the women who are locked up are charged with petty theft,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41fraud, prostitution.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45But one thing's for sure, it is no place to have a baby.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47And yet have them they will.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Um, is this quite necessary?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I'm sure the rules are in place for a reason.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- You'd think WE were the criminals! - Are you the replacement midwives?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- We are.- I'll escort you onto the wing.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- INMATES: Don't forget, you owe me! - Where's the water?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Get some water!
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Oi, Mother Superior! Yours smell like Parma violets, do they?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54LAUGHTER
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Oh!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- (WHISPERING)- Are you all right?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Baby back in your cell, is it?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Didn't your mother never tell you it's rude to whisper?
0:04:15 > 0:04:20Me first. If I don't get some Milk of Magnesia, you'll all be sorry.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Stella Crangle? - Maureen Williams is the name.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31We shall be seeing our patients in alphabetical order, Miss Williams.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33You'll have to wait your turn.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Stella Crangle?- Yeah.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40You think you're a cut above,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42but you dropped your drawers for a fella same as the rest of us.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Yeah, my fiance. And I don't charge.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56We booked at the theatre before we knew we were off, you see?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And they're good seats, upper circle.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- You wouldn't be stuck in the stalls. - No thanks, mate.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02It's a good show.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Theatre tickets, you say?
0:05:05 > 0:05:09I'd let them go for a snip at this stage, say, ten bob each?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13OK, five, but only because we're stuck with them.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- Half a crown and we're doing business.- All right!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Cheers.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Baby's heartbeat is excellent.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33She's been kicking a lot lately, I thought maybe something was wrong.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- "She", is it?- Just a feeling, that's all.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Well, "she's" kicking because she wants to come out.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44If these dates are correct, it makes you due any day now.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Oh, the dates are right. My fiance was home on shore leave.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51He's an Assistant Steward with the Merchant Navy.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I'm sorry, your notes are rather sketchy.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55When did you last have a urine test?
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Um, last month, when the midwives were still here.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Well, it's about time you had another one. Oh!
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Gosh, you're looking ahead!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17If you'd like to pop behind the screen?
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Take a seat, Mrs Stack.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Sorry, love, take him for me, will ya?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Oh, if I don't get to the lav, I'll have an accident!
0:06:35 > 0:06:40There, now. Who's got a runny nose?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Kathleen Baker, I'm a bit late, I'm afraid.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I missed the bus.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Just take a seat, Mrs Baker. I'll let Sister know you're here.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54That's your Mrs Baker finally arrived.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Thank you, Shelagh.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Getting some practice in, I see?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Yes. You seem a natural.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I'm simply doing my job, Nurse Miller.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06This is a baby clinic after all.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15Ladies. I believe you're looking at the answer to all your prayers.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Nurse Noakes' birthday present.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22My Fair Lady, Drury Lane, Saturday night.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24And a special price, just because it's you.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Oooh, Chummy loves a musical! - Never mind Chummy!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Just as well I've got my contacts then.- How much?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Say, ten bob each?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35How about five?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I'd better get on with my patients.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42At least poor Chummy won't know what she's missed.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46All right, half a crown apiece, but you have to take all six.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Final offer.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56It's important that you rest from now on.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- No exerting yourself.- Oh!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01June Small?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Gave birth ten days ago. "Difficult labour" is all it says here.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- Can you stand?- Oh! I'm ever so sore downstairs!
0:08:13 > 0:08:15When did you last see a midwife?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Don't know. Not since they took my baby, anyway.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Well, everything's looking ship-shape for the baby.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32But I can't say the same for those varicose veins of yours.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36They're worse, particularly this one.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37It must be very sore.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Especially in the evening. Sometimes I can't sleep for the pain.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45You're still wearing tight elastic on your undergarments
0:08:45 > 0:08:49and I thought I told you to choose suspenders rather than garters?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52You're restricting your circulation, Mrs Baker.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54My Stan likes a garter.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I doubt he likes the result.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59He said I had the prettiest pins in Poplar.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Now look at 'em!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I ordered you some support stockings.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08They should provide you with considerable relief.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09But they're so ugly!
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Not half as ugly as bandages, which is the alternative
0:09:12 > 0:09:14if you won't wear these.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17June Small should have been seen daily.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Her stitches are woefully neglected.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21She could have piped up if she felt unwell.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I must insist that Mrs Small is transferred to a hospital
0:09:24 > 0:09:26where they have the resources to treat her.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28We'll call an ambulance from reception.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30And we will be coming in daily from now on.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Daily? Twice a week's what it used to be!
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Well, you haven't had a midwifery roster for some time.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40And Miss Crangle needs regular visits until she delivers.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43You'd need to apply direct to the Wing Governor.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I can't just go round changing the rules.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47WHISTLE BLOWS
0:09:47 > 0:09:51SHOUTING
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Calm down, ladies! Calm down! Calm down! Enough!
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I'll telephone the Wing Governor.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Surely she will appreciate the hiatus in care that has occurred.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Of course she must! In terms of women's healthcare, we're in charge,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14so I wouldn't mince your words.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Thank you, Nurse Franklin.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Your support today has been most appreciated.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Well? How was it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Absolutely horrid. Even Sister Julienne was rattled.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- And the stench! - You'll want to wash your uniform.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Ugh! And my hair and my shoes!
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I wish I could climb into that autoclave myself.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43I'll tell you what might cheer you up.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Tickets to My Fair Lady for Chummy's birthday.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48And you won't believe the deal we got.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49I know every word!
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Go on, we'll unpack your bags.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Run yourself a nice hot bath with plenty of salts.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Thank you, are you sure you don't mind?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01I...
0:11:03 > 0:11:04..G...
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I've soaked my uniform, but I could happily burn it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25And after only one day, how will we bear it?
0:11:25 > 0:11:30The inmates must bear it, for months or years on end.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I called in to see Chummy, she's over the moon
0:11:35 > 0:11:39and Mrs Torpy can sit for Freddie, so Peter can come too.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Although that does still leave one ticket spare.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44What about Alec?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47I don't know if it's quite his thing, but I'll ask.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49May we? To get us in the mood?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Of course.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I've lived through two World Wars and the Blitz,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58but I think Julie Andrews might just polish me off.
0:12:04 > 0:12:11# Oh, wouldn't it be lovely
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- # Lovely - Lovely
0:12:16 > 0:12:22- # Lovely - Lovely. #
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Kathy?- Just getting dressed, Stan.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30No need on my account, gorgeous.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Cheeky!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I'd better get on down the dock. >
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I haven't done your breakfast yet!
0:12:48 > 0:12:50That's all right, love. Just so long as I get a kiss.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Oh!- Kathy?- Ow!
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Kathleen! Open the door!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Oh! I tripped is all...
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Shelagh?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17I thought I could send it to The London without bothering you.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19But it seems I need your signature.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22It's a pregnancy test.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Shelagh, why are you trying to do this on your own?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29I had a dream for such a long time. I know it's romantic...
0:13:29 > 0:13:33There is nothing wrong with being romantic.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I wanted to tell you when I knew for certain.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41I wanted to see your face when I told you the news!
0:13:41 > 0:13:43But you were foiled by bureaucracy?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48We shall pretend that this never happened.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53And when you do tell me, you just watch my face.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Patrick...
0:13:56 > 0:13:59..I'm not sure I'll be telling you anything.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Nothing feels as it should.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07My cycle - or the lack of it - suggests I might be expecting.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10But nothing else does.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12No nausea.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14No other symptoms at all.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Not everyone feels unwell, Shelagh.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19You know that as well as I do.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I sometimes feel I don't know anything at all.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Come on. I've done the paperwork. You get it sent off.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29And then, one way or another, we'll soon know for sure.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Yes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35We will.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38- All right, love?- Yeah.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I'm sorry, Doctor doesn't start surgery for another half an hour.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47It's my wife, she's twisted her ankle, and you know,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50what with her condition, I thought I'd drop her off on my way to work.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Don't worry, I'll see you now.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I should've worn the support stockings the midwife gave me.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- I know that now.- And those high heels won't be helping.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Oh! I can hardly walk, let alone cook and clean, and now I've banged it!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23This won't do at all.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25For you or for baby.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I'm going to book you into the Maternity Home
0:15:28 > 0:15:30for the remainder of your pregnancy.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32But what will my husband think?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36He won't find me attractive no more!
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- I don't want him to see! - I'll explain.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Your blood pressure is higher than we'd like,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44it's safest all round to keep you under observation.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I specifically told the officer it was urgent,
0:15:49 > 0:15:51and we would be attending this morning.
0:15:51 > 0:15:57Well, it's not in the log book and you're not on the list.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Nevertheless, here we are.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04And we must insist upon seeing our patients.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Prisoners are all on work duty, I'll have to round 'em up.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Surely Miss Crangle isn't working?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I prescribed complete bed rest from now on.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17Miss Crangle is to work up until her time like everyone else.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19That's the rules.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Well this rule, I'm afraid, must be broken.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33No point in making a meal of it.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Soon as it's out, they'll have it off ya,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38quick as you can say "unfit mother".
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- Well, I'm not!- Well, fiance or not, there ain't no ring on your finger.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- There will be. You're just jealous. - What, of a stuck-up cow like you?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Give it a year, you'll be back in this place,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- asking me for tricks of the trade. - Over my dead body.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- That can be arranged! - Look, I don't want any trouble...
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Fight! Fight! Fight!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Break it up! Calm down, ladies! Calm down!
0:17:19 > 0:17:20What on earth is going on?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23She started it! Banging on about her precious fiance!
0:17:23 > 0:17:25That's a lie!
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Thinks she's Lady Muck cos she's got a fella on the outside!
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Don't change the fact she's been charged with theft!
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Back to you cell!- Show's over!
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- My Fair Lady?- You needn't come if it isn't manly enough for you.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45I'd come to a meeting of the WI if you were going to be there.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I'd better go before Mrs Goldman finds out I'm here.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51It won't be like this forever, Jenny.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Soon as I've saved enough, I'll be finding a place of my own to rent.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58And, maybe, you could help me look?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I might, if you're lucky.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I really had better go, I'll be late for my next appointment.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I can't believe such a heavily pregnant woman
0:18:14 > 0:18:15is still made to work.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I want the pay, I'm saving for the baby.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Hello, Stella. Sister. Nurse.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Tom Hereward, I'm the Chaplain on rotation for the month.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Can I give you a hand?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28You could help see to it that Miss Crangle is confined to her bed
0:18:28 > 0:18:30until further notice.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Whatever the prison rules state, her health is at risk,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36and that of her unborn baby.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38You hear that, Stella? That's an order.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and I won't hesitate to tell tales if I have to.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Come on, Miss Crangle, Let's get you back to your room.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Heartbeat's fine. Baby's moving well.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Everything seems to be on track.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00So, no harm done, thankfully.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Why don't you go on ahead, Nurse Franklin?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I'm not thick, you know.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19It's just our orphanage kept getting bombed out.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22You're certainly not alone in having your education disrupted by the war.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I've got my meeting coming up with the Board soon.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Well, they can take your baby away, if they think you're no good.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I want to prove that I can better myself.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Your desire to learn is admirable, but,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41if you were to put the loop of the P at the top, like a head
0:19:41 > 0:19:46rather than a foot, you'd have much more success with the word "play".
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I'm not a thief, neither, Sister. I swear.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I was only borrowing a few things
0:19:54 > 0:19:56just to tide me over until Joe came back.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I'm not here to pass judgement.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00But I want you to know! I want the Board to know!
0:20:00 > 0:20:03If they think I'm an unfit mother, they'll take my baby, won't they?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07You've made a mistake, but you have a fiance on the outside.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11But me and Joe won't actually be married before the baby's born.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Would they take her for that?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18I'm sure you'll find your way.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26How's the patient?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Overtired and overdue.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Your attentions are a comfort, I'm sure.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Stella isn't inclined to ask for help herself.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36She asked for reassurance about the fate of her child.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38But I know nothing about prison procedure.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41She will have seen other mothers lose their babies,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43it's only natural for her to be fearful.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47But this is her first offence, she's not a prostitute or a drunk.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Like Maureen Williams, the woman who attacked her?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Maureen is very angry with the world. And no wonder.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57This is the third time she's been charged with soliciting
0:20:57 > 0:20:59and the second baby she will have had removed.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02She's still only 24.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Are you finished, Sister?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06For the moment. She's resting.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Well, she'll have to "rest" later.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Right, up you get!
0:21:13 > 0:21:14What is going on?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17She's to see the Wing Governor about fighting in the work room.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- I've got terrible heartburn. - Surely this isn't necessary!
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- I've got my orders! - Then I insist on coming too.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Gently does it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36I'll put these cases in the cupboard later.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Better leave the rollers out,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I'll need to fix my hair before Stan comes.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44I think the priority at the moment is to get that leg of yours
0:21:44 > 0:21:47treated with a kaolin poultice.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- I'm afraid the paste does smell a bit.- Ugh!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I've got varicose veins, swollen ankles, stretch marks,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56and the last time I coughed too hard, I only went and wet my drawers!
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Those are all perfectly normal things during pregnancy.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Me and Stan have only been married nine months,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05but I don't feel that... Ow!
0:22:05 > 0:22:08I don't feel like the girl he fell for anymore.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- I'm sure that's not the case. - I know it sounds daft,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16but Stan could have had his pick of the girls and he chose me.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I don't want to disappoint him.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21How could you when you're having his child?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I suppose it's because I love him so much.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Oh, I'm just terrified of losing him. Know what I mean?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Maureen Williams is a known pest, but you, Stella?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35If it wasn't for your condition,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38you'd be on your way to the punishment block.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I will not tolerate violence on my wing.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- Well, I was only defending myself. - I beg your pardon,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47but I was there to witness Miss Crangle being pushed to the ground.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Thank you, Sister, but you are here in a medical capacity
0:22:50 > 0:22:55and do not understand prison life. This will go on your record, Stella,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59and I don't need to tell you it will reflect badly on you with the Board.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02The Children's Welfare Officer certainly won't be impressed.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07- Oh, it's not fair! - You have no family, no home.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10And in the absence of any word from your fiance...
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Well, I'm only allowed one letter a month!
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Joe was already away when I was sentenced!
0:23:14 > 0:23:16If he'd have known, he'd never have gone!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Well, I can look after my baby until he gets back.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I've been saving my pay.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Six shillings and four pence. How far will that get you?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Why won't anyone help me?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Why won't you help me?
0:23:35 > 0:23:39I'm afraid I must insist on taking my patient back to her bed.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Why don't I take it straight to the clinic
0:23:45 > 0:23:47and let Nurse Miller sort out what's worth keeping?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Everything has to be taken to the dining room
0:23:50 > 0:23:52for my personal inspection.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Nurse Miller might overlook something priceless.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08She feels betrayed, and no wonder.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11For all intents and purposes, she's alone in this world.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14In which case, don't we, of all people,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17have a responsibility to her?
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Sister, you've said it to us all in the past. We can't save everyone.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24But she isn't "everyone".
0:24:24 > 0:24:28She is one young woman, desperate to keep her child.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39It's nearly time for Compline, Sister.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43I must finish evaluating these donated volumes.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Or I risk sending inappropriate material
0:24:46 > 0:24:49to the young in our community.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53And filling our own archives with fairytales.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59Although, many a fairy tale provides insight into the darker aspects
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- of our existence on this earth. - And the lighter.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Hook is a monster!
0:25:05 > 0:25:09But he is defeated by Peter, the dreamer and eternal child.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Perhaps we should keep it at Nonnatus House
0:25:12 > 0:25:14for our own spiritual nourishment.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Don't we have plenty to nourish our spirits within these walls, Sister?
0:25:18 > 0:25:22I think we should let it enrich someone else's soul.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Patrick. I think the test results are in.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Do you want to open it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:05No.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Negative.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23A negative THIS time.
0:26:25 > 0:26:31There's something wrong. It's been three months since my last cycle.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Three months with NOTHING? Are you sure?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I marked it in my diary.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42And things were erratic before then.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- Starting when? - When I was in the sanatorium.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52TB is a serious illness. It does change things.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Doesn't it?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Leave this with me.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04KATHLEEN SCREAMS
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Here's another one, Kathleen.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- I can't.- Yes, you can. Here.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Nice deep breaths for me.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Right, are you ready? Can you feel it coming?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Good! Good.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Push! Push for me! Good girl, that's it!
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Keep that going, good...
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Good. That's it, Kathleen, good.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45You're doing famously.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Yes, of course, thank you. Bye.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Shelagh?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Did I ever mention my friend Ted Horringer to you?
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- Is he a gynaecologist?- Yes.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04He spent time in New York, but now he's back
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- and practising in Harley Street. - Harley Street?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11He can do an exploratory operation that isn't available at the London.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15He says he'll see you, if that's what you want.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18I want to know, Patrick.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I want to know if there's something wrong,
0:28:21 > 0:28:23and if there is, to make it right.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27So do I. Nobody ever lost anything by looking for the answers.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- No. - KNOCK AT DOOR
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Doctor, would you mind checking Mrs Baker?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34The baby's big, and she's been struggling for a while.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I'll fetch your gown.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40This should settle your stomach.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44I'm starting to think that she just wants to stay put where she's safe.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46And who can blame her?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49It must be very lonely for you, with all this happening
0:28:49 > 0:28:51and your fiance away.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- He'll be back. - But you don't know when?
0:28:56 > 0:28:57I only wish I did.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01I've been thinking about your troubles, my dear,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04and I'd like very much like to help you,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06to improve your chances at the Board meeting.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10I think you've probably mastered Dick and Dora, now.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15And this is a jolly good story, as well as being a more advanced read.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I can help you with it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23I rang for permission, before bringing it in.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26It's yours to keep.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29One day, God willing, you shall read it to your child.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34KATHLEEN SCREAMS
0:29:34 > 0:29:36There was some slight deflection
0:29:36 > 0:29:38that corrected with the last contraction.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44There's another contraction coming, Kathleen.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Are you ready?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52KATHLEEN SCREAMS
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Perineum is buttonholing. You were right, Sister Lee.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Baby is very big.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05Pant, now, Mrs Baker. I'm just going to help baby on its way.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09SHE SCREAMS
0:30:09 > 0:30:14Is that my Kathleen? It sounds like she's being torn limb from limb.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I know you're worried, but it's all part of childbirth.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18You're telling me that's normal?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21It's the most natural thing that could be.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Jesus wept!
0:30:31 > 0:30:35BABY CRIES
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Doctor will call you when your wife's ready.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I'll fetch you a cup of tea.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44And, Mr Baker, congratulations.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Yes!
0:30:57 > 0:30:58It's a girl, Stan.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01My girl!
0:31:04 > 0:31:06I must look a fright.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09No, you look fine, love. You did brilliant.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12I'm going to be sick.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I'll go back to the house and get her some things.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24# I could have danced all night... #
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Campari, meet Jenny and Cynthia! Jenny and Cynthia, meet Campari!
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Oh, it's horrible!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- Hmm.- You both have such conservative palates!
0:31:37 > 0:31:39I think it's perfectly delicious.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- I thought you were on call when we get back?- I can have one.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- What-ho? Room for one more? - Hello, birthday girl!
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Chummy! Oh, many happy returns!
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Happy birthday! I thought we were meeting you there?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Peter was an absolute dear, and secretly asked Mrs Torpy
0:31:54 > 0:31:55if she'd come early!
0:31:55 > 0:31:58He knows it's the getting-ready part I've missed the most.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Clearly. Take a seat, please.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05You need volume. Volume at the roots.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08If one can lift the hair, it takes the whole face with it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13Trixie, leave her alone! You look as lovely as ever, Chummy.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14I've always envied your complexion.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Campari? You might have to hold your nose.
0:32:20 > 0:32:25- Ooh!- Right, look at me. Cynthia's quite right, of course.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Your skin is positively peach-like.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31But no girl should neglect herself, or the bloom will go!
0:32:33 > 0:32:38I've only ever been on nodding terms with one's inner glamourpuss.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42And trying to apply lipstick whilst changing Young Sir's napkin
0:32:42 > 0:32:44has been known to backfire horribly!
0:32:44 > 0:32:48And don't go smirking at me, Nurse Lee! It'll be you next.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- We've all seen the way Alec looks at you.- Absolutely we have.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55It's rather like the way Fred Astaire
0:32:55 > 0:32:57looks at Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Alec can look at me any way he likes!
0:32:58 > 0:33:01It doesn't mean I'll be manhandled down the aisle.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03You say manhandled as though it's a bad thing!
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Alec and I are entirely happy as we are!
0:33:06 > 0:33:09If there's any change of plan, I'll see you're informed
0:33:09 > 0:33:12in a timely manner. Now, I'd be very grateful if you'd pass the nuts.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15I've eaten them all.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17I was trying to help the Campari to go down.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22Fear not! I tried my hand at making Cheddar straws.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Every single attempt ended in complete disaster.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29So I popped to the corner shop and got a box of Twiglets.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Ooh!
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Happy birthday, Chummy.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35- Cheers!- Cheers!
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Cheers!
0:33:42 > 0:33:45What do they actually do up there for so long?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Mysterious, fragrant things that can't be rushed.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I just put a suit on.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Maybe you should have given it the once-over first.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Oh, no! I've just had this dry-cleaned!
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Did your hand slip with the Brylcreem?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04It's probably something to do with Freddie.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08There's this thing with babies. There's a sort of...slime that comes out of them.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11And never just out of places you expect.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14He's just had a cold. I think this might be nasal.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Fun, though.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18- Having a kid?- Yes.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Most fun I've ever had.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Anyway, you'll do.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Thanks. Do you want Camilla to wash that for you?
0:34:28 > 0:34:33No, no, no, no. I might need it, in case I cry at My Fair Lady.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Goodness me! Aren't we the lucky fellas?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Yes. We certainly are.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I'm never sure about wine gums.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I always feel as though they've got stuck in my chest, halfway down.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Have a choc-ice instead.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Why don't we have wine gums now, and a choc-ice in the interval?
0:36:01 > 0:36:05It would seem rather improper to have a choc-ice before the show's even started!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07It's your birthday, Chummy!
0:36:07 > 0:36:10You can a have a choc-ice before, during and after if you want to!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Can't she, Trixie?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15She can do whatever she likes. We all can.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19How much have we got?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I say, old thing. You look a wee bit peely-wally.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- Is everything all right?- I'm sorry. I should've had another Campari.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28It's spending all day in that beastly prison.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30And the thought of being on call tonight.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32I'm almost looking forward to that!
0:36:32 > 0:36:35If I get called out, it will be to a home, where - however mean
0:36:35 > 0:36:40and shabby it is - I'll deliver a baby that's been born of love,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43and has some sort of a chance in life.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Trixie, you know this job as well as I do.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51We see heartbreak all the time, but we can't afford to dwell on it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55We must keep forging on, giving our best to each case as it comes.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I know. You're quite right.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00That's the girl.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Very well, ladies!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07What's the verdict on the wine gums, or is the jury still out?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Actually, we worked out that
0:37:09 > 0:37:11if we pooled our resources we had enough for a box of chocolates!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Mmm! Perfect! How much do I owe you?
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Ladies, I'm terribly sorry, but it seems there's been a bit of...
0:37:18 > 0:37:22A misunderstanding. And that's putting it politely.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Oh, it's bally rotten luck.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29And we so rarely get an evening pass away from Young Sir.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Poor Fred getting duped like that.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- Poor Fred? We paid good money for those tickets.- And Fred didn't have to stand there like a fool
0:37:37 > 0:37:41- as the box office practically accused him of counterfeiting. - And me a policeman!
0:37:41 > 0:37:43I should have known - the paper was too thin.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Well, hindsight's no use to us right now.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Well, the night is still young. As my ayah used to say,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52"Bahaar jaake mazza karro".
0:37:52 > 0:37:53Which roughly translated, means
0:37:53 > 0:37:56"One can always make one's own entertainment."
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I know what would entertain me right now. A pint of bitter.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Mm! And a game of darts?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Yeah!- Ooh, we could form teams and play for stakes.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06We'll pair off. Jenny and me, you two, and the Noakes.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10GIRLS GIGGLE
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Hard luck, old bean.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I think we'll hold our own.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2278.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25A bit rusty, I'm afraid. Should have got the triple.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Chummy, you're a wonder!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Dark horse, more like.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31We had a rec hall at the mission in Sierra Leone.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33I rather got the hang of it.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35I'll say. All bets off.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38We've been hoodwinked for the second time tonight.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Not so fast, mister. I could be your secret weapon.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48Steady on!
0:38:48 > 0:38:50I think the secret's out.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- Do you want to swap partners? - Too late!
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Ah, I wouldn't be so fickle anyway. I'm a stayer, me.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Ooh!
0:39:03 > 0:39:06To be honest, I'd have rather spent the evening playing darts anyway.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08You should have said no in the first place, then.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11And miss an evening out with the woman I love?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Is that OK to say? That I love you?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Thank you. I'd better go.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- You're back early.- Don't ask. - Stella Crangle's waters have broken.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51She's been moved to the prison's own hospital wing.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Just let me get changed.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I'll put the kettle...on.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05KNOCK ON DOOR
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- Cocoa?- How did you know?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11What happened? Did you and Alec row?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15No. Not really.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18He said he loves me.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23But that's wonderful! Isn't it?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I don't know. I don't know how I feel about it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31But you have such fun together. I thought you were really keen.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33So did I.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37But I'm young. I don't want to get married and have children yet.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38He didn't propose!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41No. He's not likely to now.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43What did you say?
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Nothing. I just pretended he hadn't said it.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Oh! Well...
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I'm hardly an expert when it comes to men, but I'm fairly sure
0:40:55 > 0:40:59that chocolate usually takes the edge off when things go wrong.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Thank you.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10We're here, Stella. There's nothing to worry about.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- Crowning.- The baby's coming, Stella.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16They left it very late to call us.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Well done, Stella - we can see baby's head.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Now it's very important that you don't push.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23You're a very brave girl, Stella.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26That's it, keep on panting.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- Well done.- That's it!
0:41:28 > 0:41:30That's it! The head's out.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Now we need one last push, Stella!
0:41:40 > 0:41:41That's it!
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Here she comes! - BABY CRIES
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Except it's a boy!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51It's a boy?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- Yes.- I've got a boy?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Well done!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01BABY CRIES
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Hello!
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Hello.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03SHE YAWNS
0:43:03 > 0:43:04Long night?
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Sister Evangelina was right. Prison's no place to have a baby.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Not that the little one knew, thank goodness.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12There's toast warming for you.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Come on! In you come.
0:43:17 > 0:43:23Er, about My Fair Lady. Sister Evangelina told me what happened.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25I've said it before and I'll say it again.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28If a thing looks too good to be true, then likely it is.
0:43:28 > 0:43:29We want our money back, Fred.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33Yes, er, the thing is, you might have to wait a while.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- Ugh! He's spent it. - I will reimburse you.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38You and your schemes, honestly!
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Hang on a minute! Scheme or no,
0:43:40 > 0:43:43you were just as keen to get your hands on a bargain as anyone.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46I should have just given them to you girls in the first place.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49You should have stayed away from nefarious personages on the dock, Fred Buckle.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52I suggest you all just put it down to experience.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54Is Sister Julienne in her office?
0:43:54 > 0:43:57- She's gone back to the Women's prison.- Already?
0:44:02 > 0:44:04Oh, no!
0:44:04 > 0:44:09Just hold him like this, and offer him the breast. There.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15Ah, there! What a good boy you have.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24They say I'm allowed a character witness at my hearing tomorrow.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27I was hoping that you might agree to vouch for me.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29I'd like to help in any way I can.
0:44:32 > 0:44:36I'm going to name him Peter. Like in the book you gave me.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39Cos he's my magic boy.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43Not Joe, after his father?
0:44:43 > 0:44:46Peter Joseph.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49Is Joseph his given name? Only I've been trying to track him down,
0:44:49 > 0:44:52and I can't find any record of a Joe or a Joseph Dixon.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55If I had the correct information, I might be able to er...
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Oh, no!
0:45:00 > 0:45:01Please!
0:45:03 > 0:45:06I can't help you if you don't tell me the truth.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14You can run, but you cannot hide.
0:45:21 > 0:45:22Oh, an egg!
0:45:24 > 0:45:26Oh! I've got nits!
0:45:26 > 0:45:30Well, technically, so far, you've got one louse and its unborn child
0:45:30 > 0:45:32but the day is still young.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35Ugh, that ghastly prison!
0:45:35 > 0:45:38From now on, I'm wearing a wimple when I go in.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40I'll fetch you some olive oil and a shower cap.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Unless you'd prefer it if I shaved your head completely?
0:45:46 > 0:45:47Ugh!
0:45:51 > 0:45:54I didn't want to lie - I didn't know what else to do.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Did you not think they would find out?
0:45:56 > 0:46:00Well, I thought if I could prove myself respectable before I was released,
0:46:00 > 0:46:03they might help me get my old lodgings back. Or put me in one of those homes,
0:46:03 > 0:46:06just until I found a job and a place of my own.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08With a newborn baby and a criminal record?
0:46:08 > 0:46:09Please, Sister!
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Don't tell them, please. They already think I'm trouble.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17I'm sorry, I can't lie for you, Stella.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23KNOCK ON DOOR
0:46:23 > 0:46:29I believe her motives for lying were honourable. She's desperate.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31She is also a hair's breadth away
0:46:31 > 0:46:34from being guilty of a further criminal offence.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38I was about to register her baby's birth with false information.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42To do so, knowingly, is illegal.
0:46:42 > 0:46:47At least Miss Crangle has made things simple for the hearing.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51I'll find you a vase.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00She's a belter, isn't she?
0:47:00 > 0:47:03I thought maybe we could call her Eleanor. After your mum.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Ow!
0:47:07 > 0:47:11- Sorry, love! Sorry.- No, no, I'm sorry. I had to have a few stitches.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13You don't want to know about that.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17I just can't stand it, that's all, you know.
0:47:17 > 0:47:19I'll be back on my feet before you know it.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21And I'll get my figure back, I promise.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25You'll have bed rest like the midwife says,
0:47:25 > 0:47:29- and you'll let me take care of you for once.- But I thought...
0:47:29 > 0:47:31No, yesterday, when I saw you lying there...
0:47:32 > 0:47:34..what you'd been through...
0:47:36 > 0:47:40..it made me feel totally helpless, like I'd let you down.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43So what did I do? I just ran off like a proper coward.
0:47:45 > 0:47:50I'll never let you down again, Kathleen. Not you, nor our daughter.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56I love you, Stanley Baker.
0:47:56 > 0:48:01And I reckon I must be the luckiest woman in the world.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08Oh, no! Flat tyre?
0:48:08 > 0:48:13I'm afraid so. I had to walk most of the way home.
0:48:13 > 0:48:14You all right, Sister?
0:48:14 > 0:48:17I confess that at times,
0:48:17 > 0:48:20the suffering of others is hard to bear, Fred.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31She has no hope of a place in a single mother's home, now.
0:48:31 > 0:48:36Her baby will be taken, and most likely end up in an orphanage.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39I suppose she was only doing what she had to,
0:48:39 > 0:48:41to keep hold of the nipper.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44I don't doubt that. I just couldn't collude in a lie.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51I know I would have done anything to have looked after my girls
0:48:51 > 0:48:53when their mother was killed.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56I even considered deserting the army for a bit.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02I thought my heart would break from worrying about them.
0:49:02 > 0:49:07Two years it was, they was shunted from relative to relative.
0:49:07 > 0:49:08But...
0:49:10 > 0:49:13..I suppose I was lucky to have any help at all.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15Stella Crangle has no-one, now.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18- You did your best, Sister. - Have I, though?
0:49:38 > 0:49:41You'll all have to get checked, I'm afraid.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45And I'll wash your bedding with mine, just in case.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47Here, I'll help you.
0:49:47 > 0:49:48But it's your evening off.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50I'm not doing anything else.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52I don't know what's wrong with you, Jenny Lee.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56You could be out with a perfectly charming dish of a man,
0:49:56 > 0:49:59and you'd rather boil the nits out of bed sheets.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01But just for now, I'm glad of it.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06But your colleague did say there was a position open in the canteen.
0:50:06 > 0:50:07KNOCK ON DOOR
0:50:07 > 0:50:12I understand, but I have had a long association
0:50:12 > 0:50:15with your organisation, and I would personally guarantee...
0:50:15 > 0:50:17LINE GOES DEAD
0:50:17 > 0:50:18No luck?
0:50:18 > 0:50:22It's bad enough when they know Stella has an illegitimate child.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25When I tell them she'll have a criminal record, they stop listening.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28So much for human charity and forgiveness.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30Well, I for one am not giving up until I have to.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33Hello, stranger.
0:50:33 > 0:50:34Alec!
0:50:37 > 0:50:38Sorry, I've got to get on.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42Sure. Just so long as you're not avoiding me.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46Course not! Just been busy.
0:50:46 > 0:50:50Look, if it's about what I said the other night - scratch it.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52How I feel should be a nice thing
0:50:52 > 0:50:55but if it's made you feel uncomfortable, let's start again.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59Jenny Lee - I really, really like you.
0:51:03 > 0:51:07I really, really like you too, Alec Jesmond.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09Well, that's fine, then.
0:51:12 > 0:51:16How would you like to go to the theatre on Saturday night?
0:51:16 > 0:51:19My Fair Lady, front circle.
0:51:19 > 0:51:23You're joking! And this time the tickets are squeaky clean.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27Just don't tell the others, or we'll have a riot on our hands!
0:51:31 > 0:51:34I won't even be leaving the building.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37Ted has offered me his sitting room,
0:51:37 > 0:51:39and 50-odd back copies of The Lancet.
0:51:39 > 0:51:44Patrick, I'll be under anaesthesia! And you have patients to attend to.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46I am not leaving you alone.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49I'm never alone. I'm married to you.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Miss Crangle has stated her case.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00But we are not here to ascertain whether or not she wishes to care
0:52:00 > 0:52:03for her baby on her release but whether or not she is able.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07And since it transpires that the fiance turns out to be
0:52:07 > 0:52:09a figment of her imagination...
0:52:09 > 0:52:11A wilful lie, Mr Russell.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15One that was exposed by her own character witness who has failed
0:52:15 > 0:52:16to appear at this hearing.
0:52:16 > 0:52:20Yes. Well, I fear we have no choice.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Officer, would you take the prisoner back to her cell
0:52:24 > 0:52:26whilst we review our decision?
0:52:30 > 0:52:33Miss Crangle is due for release in a fortnight.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Perhaps it is best if we take custody of the baby immediately.
0:52:36 > 0:52:37Give her time to recover.
0:52:41 > 0:52:42Stella?
0:52:49 > 0:52:50Sorry.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53I'm sorry I'm late. There was an urgent telephone call I had to make.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56Er, this is Sister Julienne, Stella Crangle's midwife
0:52:56 > 0:52:58and character witness.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey. The decision has been made.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04We must consider the best interest of the child.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07I am convinced the interests of the child are best-served
0:53:07 > 0:53:08by endeavouring to help Miss Crangle.
0:53:08 > 0:53:12I realise you have developed something of a bond with the prisoner.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15Throughout my career I have had to help facilitate the painful
0:53:15 > 0:53:17separation of mother and child.
0:53:17 > 0:53:21I do not come from a position of ignorance or sentimentality.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26I have rarely met a young woman more determined,
0:53:26 > 0:53:29though life has given her so little in return.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31We have precious few places in funded homes, Sister,
0:53:31 > 0:53:34and there are more worthy candidates.
0:53:34 > 0:53:40I have found her a place at the Mother's Hospital in Hackney.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Not as a patient, of course but as a cleaner - with board
0:53:42 > 0:53:47and lodgings, and on-site nursery facilities for her baby.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Are they aware of her criminal record?
0:53:51 > 0:53:55Indeed. But they know me and trust my word.
0:53:55 > 0:54:01They are ready to receive her upon her release, should you agree.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11That's my girl.
0:54:13 > 0:54:14Is it over?
0:54:14 > 0:54:17All done.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20Ah! No sitting up, Matron's orders.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23And I'm telling you, she's an absolute Tartar.
0:54:25 > 0:54:26Did you see Mr Horringer?
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Have a bit more sleep. We can talk later.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32Now.
0:54:32 > 0:54:37There is scar tissue throughout the pelvic organs.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40It seems the TB wasn't just in your lungs.
0:54:44 > 0:54:45Is he sure?
0:54:46 > 0:54:48There will be a tissue biopsy.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51But all that can do is prove it.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55I know there's no hope. You don't need to tell me.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01I'm sorry.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04Don't say that.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07So many dreams came true.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09Just not all of them.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23DOOR OPENS
0:55:25 > 0:55:28- You can't have him. - Come now, Miss Crangle.
0:55:28 > 0:55:33- Get away from my baby!- Stella... - You're a lucky woman, Miss Crangle.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Sister Julienne has found you a home.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39You and Peter can stay together.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52Sorry to bother you. We booked at the theatre
0:55:52 > 0:55:56- before my Uncle George passed, you see.- Good seats! Upper circle.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59There's been a bereavement in our family. I wonder if you could help us?
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- Got some theatre tickets.- We have theatre tickets.- Dress circle.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05Excuse me, sorry to trouble you. There's been a bereavement...
0:56:05 > 0:56:06Good seats. Dress circle.
0:56:06 > 0:56:10- Excuse me! May I have a word? - Of course.
0:56:10 > 0:56:14# Slumber warm when night winds blow
0:56:14 > 0:56:20# May you always live with laughter
0:56:20 > 0:56:23# For a smile becomes you so... #
0:56:23 > 0:56:27'Hope is a thing of extraordinary power.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31'It feeds the soul and yet it can torment it.'
0:56:32 > 0:56:37# May the bluebird sing your song... #
0:56:37 > 0:56:42'It can be dashed, yet it can show the way.'
0:56:42 > 0:56:44Missed you.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46Missed you too.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49'We learned all this and more in Poplar.
0:56:49 > 0:56:54'We learned about justice and forbearance.'
0:56:55 > 0:56:59# May no tears be spilled... #
0:56:59 > 0:57:00'And friendship.'
0:57:00 > 0:57:06# May old acquaintance be remembered... #
0:57:06 > 0:57:11'And what it meant to help somebody move from darkness...
0:57:13 > 0:57:15'..into light.'
0:57:15 > 0:57:20# May you always be a dreamer
0:57:20 > 0:57:25# May your wildest dream come true
0:57:25 > 0:57:31# May you find someone to love
0:57:31 > 0:57:36# As much as I love you
0:57:37 > 0:57:42# May your heartaches be forgotten... #
0:57:44 > 0:57:47You're looking a little tired. Are you getting enough rest?
0:57:47 > 0:57:49You sound like my mother!
0:57:49 > 0:57:51No! Not yet.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53It's 12 years since she left this flat.
0:57:53 > 0:57:58Oh, I just don't seem to feel the same joy that others do.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01I don't suppose you'd like to come with me to Brighton this weekend?
0:58:02 > 0:58:05I've had some memorable weekends in that hotel.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07I'm sure it will all be perfectly proper.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10You've no business talking to her about our weekend plans.
0:58:10 > 0:58:12It was a joke!
0:58:13 > 0:58:21# May you find someone to love
0:58:21 > 0:58:33# As much as I love you. #