0:00:39 > 0:00:42We've got to go, George. The Darwin won't unload itself!
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Just 10 more minutes.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I promised I'd wait as long as I could.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51'It was time to return to the place that I called home.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55'Grief had kept me absent for too long,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57'and if my healing was not complete,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00'I could picture a day when it might be so.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05'Now I needed to be with the friends I loved
0:01:05 > 0:01:08'and return to the work that defined me.'
0:01:11 > 0:01:12George!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18'Midwifery is about separation,
0:01:18 > 0:01:23'physically dividing into two that which has been one for nine months.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27'There is beauty and relief in the cleaving.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31'There is labour but there is reward.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40'I had survived a wound, a loss that ripped my heart
0:01:40 > 0:01:41'and made it bleed.'
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Hello, stranger!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46You're quite the act to follow, Jenny Lee!
0:01:46 > 0:01:50'Restored to Nonnatus House, I was safe in harbour.'
0:01:52 > 0:01:56We're very close now. Breathe gently, Pamela.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59That's the stuff.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04SHE WHIMPERS
0:02:04 > 0:02:05That's better.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Gently. Don't push.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13It's a caulbearer, born in the amniotic sac.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18A mermaid's purse full of luck, according to the old wives' tale.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I've only heard about them.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27BABY CRIES
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Perfect little girl.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34In olden times, they dried the caul and sold it to a sailor
0:02:34 > 0:02:35to keep him safe.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37It's a great prize.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I want to keep it for my George.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44He's out all hours on the river as a lighterman.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Every one of them's an age to me.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52BABY CRIES
0:02:54 > 0:02:58On the chest of drawers, Nurse. Green for a girl.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Light it for me, would you?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Hang it in the window for my George.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04He said he'd wait as long as he could.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Nurse Miller and I will take it in turns to visit.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10You'll be well looked after, Pamela.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24A girl! Yes!
0:03:24 > 0:03:25- SHOUTS:- Yes!
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Ha ha ha!
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Mater!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Oh, Camilla.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46I see that grace does not grow exponentially with age.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Jenny, you must have your old room back.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Honestly, I'm more than happy in the box room.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I've rather got used to having my own.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Chichester's changed you, though I shan't miss the snoring!
0:04:13 > 0:04:16You'll be able to get to the mirror. What a treat!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Do you really have to head off so soon?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I don't like the thought of you surrounded by strangers.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Yes, you're sure you're ready for secondment to the London?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26You'll have to hit the ground running.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28I just can't quite pick up where I left off.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30This way, no-one will ask me how I am
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and no-one will feel sorry for me.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Hurry up, then. It's the London, not Butlins!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38You're to collect your uniform when you arrive.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Oh, and Nurse Lee...
0:04:40 > 0:04:41you've been missed.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Greatly.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Nurse Lee? Very pleased to have you with us.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17It's, er, rather different to district midwifery.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Out there, we can't look after them, can't stop their glorious leaders
0:05:21 > 0:05:24asking for dinner on the table or their smalls to be washed.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26But here, they can rest.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29We have two women in early labour admitted overnight.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30You'll find their notes on my desk.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Your priority is to ensure that they move swiftly
0:05:33 > 0:05:35to the labour ward as they progress.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Please excuse me.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Mrs Halford?
0:05:48 > 0:05:52We wondered whether you might care to supper with us. Tomorrow, perhaps?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55An evening of jellied eels?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I think not.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I suppose your week is full of frightfully exciting plans.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I'm here for rather longer.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Permanently, in fact.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Madeira's never really suited me.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17But Pater adores it.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21That's why he's staying there. We're going our separate ways.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24But why?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30I'm tired of living alone. Your father has many...
0:06:32 > 0:06:35..interests. I'm not one of them.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38For you, madam.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Oh, Lord! Mater, your watch! It must have come loose.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- Oh, heavens! We'll find it. - Sit down, Camilla! It's not lost.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56I have no need of a diamond watch, far greater need of its value.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Mater, you can't mean you've sold it?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05You were not brought up to pry.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Please, come to supper with us tomorrow.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Whatever's going on, surely, we might help.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17We're your family.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And it would give you a chance to finally meet Freddie.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I really can't get used to that name.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27After the handyman, you said?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41It's for her caul, when it's ready,
0:07:41 > 0:07:45so you can have a bit of us with you, wherever you are.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46A mermaid birth!
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Mum always said you could have too much luck.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Spoils you.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well, I want to be spoilt.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01I want five more babies and I want dogs and cats and a budgie.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- I want our family bursting at the seams, George.- All right.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09All right, then. If you say so.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13And I'll keep you safe, as long as I live.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Well, I mean, you'd better!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I married you for them strong arms, not your personality!
0:08:22 > 0:08:23BABY CRIES SOFTLY
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Morning, Mrs Saint.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02My milk won't come.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Nothing to worry about. It always takes a little while.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10And you know how to top up. She'll do perfectly well with water.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13It's just, at the Mothercraft,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17they said it's the way we'll form our bond. It's how she'll know me.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Well, if it won't come, she can't.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22That's not quite what we meant.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25And we certainly wouldn't expect your milk to be in yet.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I don't want her having the water.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I read about what the Metropolitan Water Board do.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37They say that we drink the same glass of water at least three times.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Passes straight through us.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Please calm down! You don't even know your mother will come.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08But if she comes,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12do you really think anything less than spit-spot will pass muster?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15And I have to telephone my father,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17which is akin to summoning Churchill!
0:10:17 > 0:10:20You'll feel more comfortable when you've spoken to him.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23In the meantime, we don't need to turn the entire house upside down.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Auntie Mary gave us that!
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Oh, and he's perfectly charming,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32but now he needs a little nap in the cupboard.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37You're embarrassed by our home.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I just want her to like something about me.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Even if it's simply my curtains.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I wish you didn't care, Camilla.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I wish you saw yourself as I do.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Patrick, I feel like I'm pestering you,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26but I do need the details of your referee.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Terrible game! We lost 2-0. I wouldn't recommend him.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I'm sure the Church of England Children's Society will be
0:11:33 > 0:11:36thrilled how seriously you're taking the adoption process.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I'm handing the forms in today.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Frank Higginson. We served in Italy together. He's in my book.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Second drawer down.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Sorry, Nurse.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It's quite all right. Accidents happen.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It's all good training for having a family.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00For people with families or who are indeed planning for them.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Or nurses with scrupulous attention to the cleanliness of their floors.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I was going for the more abstract route.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I'm after some orange juice.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I've a Bible class. It's a good carrot.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13A reward for making it through Corinthians.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- I wondered if you... - I'm sure we can spare some.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18The class, it's this evening.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- I'm not really one for Bibles. - I meant after.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Dinner? A walk?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- Or the dance? - Well, I hadn't really considered...
0:12:28 > 0:12:29I usually go at seven.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35All ready for Mrs Rawle?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I see from her notes she delivered stillborn on her first pregnancy.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43That's why she's in early - for observation.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Do we know whether Mrs Halford delivered safely this morning?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- I haven't heard.- Why would you?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50If we began to cross-pollinate with postnatal,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52we'd very quickly be in a pickle.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I still marvel at all this, free of charge.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I lost my mother 30 years ago.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02She died in childbirth with my brother.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06My father couldn't afford a doctor. Now look at us!
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Come along in. Mrs Rawle, we don't bite!
0:13:11 > 0:13:14She's had lunch. Touch dizzy this morning,
0:13:14 > 0:13:15She tossed and turned a bit last night.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I think we'll manage.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19You'll be well looked after, love.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23You'd hope so. We pay enough to the National Insurance Scheme!
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Thank you.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30I'm Nurse Lee. Let's get you settled.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Not wishing to be rude, but I'd be much happier with a doctor.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I'm afraid you'll have to make do with me.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I'll organise a bath for you, pop your things in the locker.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41We'll store your case and coat.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00It's new, my case. Do be careful with it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02I don't want it in a heap.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05We're careful with everything, Mrs Rawle.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Mrs Saint!
0:14:20 > 0:14:22What on earth's going on?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Oh, well, there's all this dust. I don't want my Rose taking it in.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I need to get them curtains down. There was a fog last night.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Brings the spores in. - Mrs Saint, you need to rest.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Oh! No, I need a clean house for my baby, so I can relax,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- so my milk'll come.- Mrs Saint, it's normal for it to come
0:14:39 > 0:14:42when baby's three or four days old. Rest will only help.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46I'm not tired and there's so much to do.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Just help me with the chest. - Into bed!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51What about having your mother to stay?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I know she's in Harlow, but it wouldn't be hard to arrange
0:14:54 > 0:14:56and she'd be great help to you.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03It's scaring her. Your headdress.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04The way it flaps.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10I'm sorry, little one, but a promise to our Lord transcends even you.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Think about having your mother.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Your hands are shaking. - Just a bit fiddly, that's all.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32A heck of a lot of salmon for two!
0:15:33 > 0:15:35She MAY come.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Peter, if you'd heard Father when I telephoned him.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45He was SO cold. He's cut her off without a penny!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Well, she did up and leave! - Cos she's so bally lonely.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50You don't know that for sure.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53She's alone and without funds. That much I do know.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58DOORBELL RINGS
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Oh, good Lord! She's come!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08How's my girls?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12You have to stop her, OK? You have to stop her coming here
0:16:12 > 0:16:14cos she's trying to turn Rose against me.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- You have... You have to stop her. - Love?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19What's all this? What are you on about?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26FREDDIE CRIES
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Well, Lady Browne, what do you think of our little chap?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I find infant charms somewhat exaggerated.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39So uninspiring until they can converse!
0:16:39 > 0:16:43He may yet inherit some of my father's talent for politics.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Goodness knows! The country's in need of a decent politician.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51FREDDIE GIGGLES THEN CRIES
0:16:51 > 0:16:53I'll take Freddie up.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Come on, mate! Up we go.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Really, Camilla! A man doesn't come home to be a nursemaid to his child!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Peter adores being with Freddie.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I spoke with Father today.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I asked you not to pry.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17I'm worried.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22You cannot have the funds to manage, certainly not at The Savoy.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24But I'm not at The Savoy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I'm at a dear little place in Bayswater.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29You need not concern yourself.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Let us not poke at wounds we cannot heal.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37SHE BUZZES CALL BELL
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Mrs Rawle? What is it?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43My baby's heartbeat. It's not been checked for a while.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Checked at 4pm. All perfectly normal.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I want it checked again. He's gone ever so quiet.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57I'll fetch my Pinard, have a little listen,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59put our minds at rest.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Nurse Lee?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03We check baby's heartbeat every four hours.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Any more is wholly unnecessary.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06We are not here to indulge.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22Mr Saint? Whatever is the matter?
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Don't know how to say, Nurse.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Pamela's become very upset.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Mr Saint says you insisted her mother come to stay.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44It seems their relationship is very fragile.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I suggested it. I certainly didn't mean to upset her.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I think the whole business of feeding is worrying her unduly.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53She seems to believe it's becoming a barrier between her and Rose.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56That's exactly what I mean. I'll talk to her tomorrow.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Mr Saint asked that I visit.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Of course. We'll go together.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06In place of you.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28What a magnificent beast!
0:19:30 > 0:19:33The smallest amount, if you would.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42How is the weather in Madeira?
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Cloudy.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46But unburdened by smog.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I understand they have a very particular fish there
0:19:52 > 0:19:54because of the deep water.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I'm not much of an angler, I'm afraid.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04The Farquhar-Thompsons. Aren't they in town at this time of year?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I believe Cressida's getting married.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Will you be going?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Perhaps when things quieten down. - Why don't you stay with us?
0:20:12 > 0:20:16We'd very much like you with us, wouldn't we, Peter?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18It would give you a chance to get to know Freddie.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Of course.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24London's dreadfully expensive.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27You could have our room, just until you're settled.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We shall muddle along perfectly well.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I don't wish to muddle.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47A parishioner of mine is struggling greatly.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I'm afraid I need to sit with him to try and help.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53After the dance?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56It's a little bit more important than dancing.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58It's a personal crisis.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02We could reconvene tomorrow. Dinner, perhaps?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05The dance is tonight, not tomorrow. Good night, Tom.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13These heels are murder, anyway.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Idiot!- You all right, Reverend?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33You had every right to ask about the mother.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36The day we stop asking's the day we stop caring.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Perhaps Mrs Saint feels more comfortable with a younger midwife.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44I suppose I could seem like a bit of a relic to these young mothers.
0:21:44 > 0:21:50We are that great sprawl, that growing mass of alchemy.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Some of us are golden, some of us are base, but you are golden.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58And although they do not know it,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00the young need you now more than ever.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05More or less the words I was searching for.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09You promise?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Cos she brings the germs in with her, the bad things.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14She ain't coming! Don't take on so.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Pam?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Germs. The air's full of them.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- They're on you, they're all over you. - Well, I want to hold her.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Yeah, but I told you, I've got to keep her safe.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I told you what the Sister's doing. She's trying to hurt her.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31No, no!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33This has got to stop.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34You ain't making no sense, Pam.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37You promise she won't come?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39I told you, didn't I?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07The window tends to rattle a little
0:23:07 > 0:23:10but we find a wedge of paper seems to do the trick.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14We're usually up early but we'll try not to disturb you.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16You always were a stomper.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21I must get on, Camilla.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Likewise. Freddie to nursery, then the babies of Poplar,
0:23:25 > 0:23:28who won't delay their entrance to the world, not even for you, Mater.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Can one get the Times here?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Well, it's usually a day late, taking into account the, er,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36time difference with central London.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48KNOCKING ON DOOR
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Midwives!
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Why do they keep coming? Why won't they just leave us alone?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Mrs Saint?
0:23:55 > 0:23:56You! You ain't supposed to come here!
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Mrs Saint, whatever are you doing?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Well, I have to clean her. I have to sterilise everything.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Can't trust the tap. They put dangers in it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Safer with the river.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Not with that.- The water's far too hot. You'll burn her.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Yeah, well, I have to clean her.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12I'm going to put some cool in it. I'll bring it right back.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Stay with her, Nurse Miller. I'm calling Dr Turner.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Let's get Rose settled.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Ssh... There.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26I wanted to apologise, Fred.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I must have seemed rude last night.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34From what I hear, it's not me you need to apologise to.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Still, needs must when parishioners fall upon hard times.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42There is no parishioner. I have two left feet.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44I can't dance.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I thought you lot weren't supposed to lie!
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Trixie can have the pick of any man she wants.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58I'm a book man, a pint man with a jumper and a weekend jacket.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01I'm not a dancer.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Meet me at the community centre. Six sharp!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Pupil Midwife Wells is with me today.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17She's here to complete her training.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19You need to palpate the abdomen
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- to check the baby's lie, presentation and position.- No!
0:25:22 > 0:25:26I shan't be seen except by a proper midwife.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I came in here for the best of care.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Pupil midwives need to learn and I'm here to supervise.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I want a trained professional. It's the very least I expect.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Excuse us for a moment.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I know what it is to lose something precious, Mrs Rawle.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56And whether you believe it or not, you are in the best hands.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I did everything right. Before.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10I ate right, slept right, didn't even do no lifting at the end.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17They said I didn't call the midwife soon enough
0:26:17 > 0:26:20and that's why she was stillborn.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Sometimes, these awful things just happen.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25But what if it happens again?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I came in here to be safe. That's why I keep asking for checks,
0:26:28 > 0:26:29but no-one will listen.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Let's see what baby's up to, shall we?
0:26:42 > 0:26:43A kick!
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Telling you to trust us.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51She's fallen in with my mother.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53They've been talking.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56She doesn't want me and Rose happy.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58She brought the germs in with her.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01A special one, left over from when we had the Plague.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Mrs Saint, who are you talking about?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08The Sister, the one who brought the badness in.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Sister Julienne?- That's why I have to get my baby clean.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16I have to take her to the river. She'll be safe there, like...
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Like Moses.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20You have to get her out of here, Nurse.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22You have to... You have to keep her away from here, please.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24KNOCKING ON DOOR
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Who's that? Who've you brought here?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30It's Dr Turner. He visits all newly-delivered mothers.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Mrs Saint, it's quite all right.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Hello, Mrs Saint.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Would you wait next door, Nurse Miller?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46There's no need to worry. No need at all.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04I've given her a sedative. She's stable
0:28:04 > 0:28:07but I would like a second opinion, urgently.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Could it be a puerperal psychosis?
0:28:10 > 0:28:11As a worst case, yes.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18I thought we spoke, Nurse.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Mr Saint, this is rather more than anxiety.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Your wife is showing signs of paranoia.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31It's rare but it may be a hormonal fluctuation caused by Rose's birth.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Have you noticed any change in her behaviour? Anything at all?
0:28:37 > 0:28:38We must know, Mr Saint.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41There's no shame in it.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46She's my Pam! There's nothing wrong with her.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I'm arranging a psychiatric assessment.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52A head doctor? No! No, no, no! She ain't going to no head doctor!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Then he will visit her today.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59And if she shows any further signs of anxiety, you must telephone us.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I'll call again later.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Thank you. Goodbye.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Dr Hatton will make a late call to Mrs Saint tonight.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13Poor woman.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17We have our own appointment.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21We're to be interviewed by the adoption society.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22They'll visit us at home
0:29:22 > 0:29:25to see if we're "fit and proper persons".
0:29:25 > 0:29:27I'd hope our work was testament to that.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Think they're rather more concerned with the sort of people we are
0:29:30 > 0:29:34outside of work and the home we may offer a child.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35Best behaviour, please.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40Fred?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Cue the music! Lights!
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Fred and Ginger at your service!
0:29:48 > 0:29:56# Maria Elena You're the answer to a prayer
0:29:57 > 0:30:05# Maria Elena Can't you see how much I care? #
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Right.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Left foot forward. Right foot to the side.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13Bring the left foot to the right.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- Sorry.- It's all in the eyes.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Connect there and it doesn't matter what your feet do.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26The waltz is all about protection.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31It's a dance that says,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33"I have you in my arms, my dear.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37"All is well with the world."
0:30:38 > 0:30:43It's also about trying not to tread on the lady's toes!
0:30:43 > 0:30:44You ain't making no sense. Enough!
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Don't let him back in here, OK, cos he tried to give me something
0:30:47 > 0:30:49but I... I didn't take it. I spat it back out.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51He's a doctor! He's trying to help you.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53No! You...you need to help me!
0:30:53 > 0:30:55I don't want any more people coming in here.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- They're checking you and the baby. - They want to take her!- Stop this!
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Please. Stop it!
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Be all right.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Get you some fish and chips, eh?
0:31:10 > 0:31:11You're all right.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31I got there in the end!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37I'm afraid they're just early labour pains.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Not quite ready for curtain-up yet, Faye.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Don't I get my flowers back?
0:31:42 > 0:31:46In the morning. They take oxygen from the ward at night.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47They reminded me of home.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Makes me feel more alone than ever.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55You're not alone. You've got me.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Will you be with me when my time comes?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Please, Nurse!
0:32:01 > 0:32:02Of course I will.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04Nurse Lee?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Your job is to prepare these women for labour,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15not to offer personal guarantees.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18It makes a great difference to the patient if she feels supported.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21I won't insult you by pointing out you are governed by shifts.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23In an hour's time, yours is at an end.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24I'd be happy to work beyond...
0:32:24 > 0:32:27You're not here to involve yourself in the lives of others.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Isn't that why you've come away from district midwifery?
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Bridge, was it?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Yes. The old dears do love it!
0:32:48 > 0:32:50And you accompany it with romantic music?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55I didn't come down in the last shower.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56I saw you with Tom!
0:32:58 > 0:33:00It's not what you think.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Or at least, what I think you might think.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Don't make a fool of me!
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I'm rather hurt you think I would.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Rats! Look...
0:33:11 > 0:33:13I was teaching Tom to dance...
0:33:13 > 0:33:15for you.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18He wanted to surprise you.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21And just to add to the heady romance, Fred was there.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Utterly irresistible to both Tom and myself!
0:33:24 > 0:33:27And, with the greatest respect, Tom is not my type.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29At all!
0:33:29 > 0:33:31And what do you mean by that?
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Well, apart from the fact that he's clearly besotted with you, there are
0:33:35 > 0:33:39certain things he lacks and certain things he has too much of...
0:33:39 > 0:33:41for me.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Pamela? I'm back!
0:34:00 > 0:34:01No!
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Good night, Sister.- Good night.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Nurse Lee? Help me!
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I think my waters have broken.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Why on earth didn't you call me?
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Lie flat for me, Faye.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I want Nurse Lee! She said she'd be with me.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21We're all here to help you, Mrs Rawle.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24She was fixated with the river, about how the water there is safer.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Is there somewhere she goes? Somewhere with meaning?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31There was the pier at Middle Dock.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Tell Dr Turner where we are. You stay here in case she returns.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Sister, the cord has prolapsed.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41What does that mean?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46We need to get you to theatre. Baby's in difficulty.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Call the porters. Inform theatre we have a cord prolapse.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Don't leave me, Nurse! Please, don't leave me!
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Baby's pushing on the cord. It's all right, Faye.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56We need to relieve the pressure. Now, I need you on your knees.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Good girl. Knees on the bed. Knees and onto your elbows.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Lean on your elbows. - I can't lose another!
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- You're not going to.- Quickly now!
0:35:07 > 0:35:08Straight to theatre.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Don't leave me, Nurse!
0:35:11 > 0:35:12Nurse Lee, your shift is at an end.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Dear God! Pamela!
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Oh, my Lord! - What you doing up there?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29My milk! It came!
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Get down from there!
0:35:30 > 0:35:33You stay away! You just stay away from us!
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Stop it, Rose. Got to get you clean. I've got to get you safe.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- Pam, I'm warning you! - No!- She's got my daughter!
0:35:41 > 0:35:43We must take very great care because of that.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I keep asking you! Why won't you just leave us?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51It's the germs! Brought them here like wolves!
0:35:54 > 0:35:56You're frightening Rose.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58It's not me. It's you and it's that...
0:35:58 > 0:36:02It's that thing that scares her. It's that!
0:36:02 > 0:36:04My wimple? I'll take it off.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08I don't want to scare her. Neither do you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13You're her mother. You're the one that protects her.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15You're trying to trick me!
0:36:18 > 0:36:19They're here to help.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21No, they want to take her!
0:36:21 > 0:36:25They want you to be safe. They want Rose to be safe.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27She's crying, you see. She's crying cos she doesn't trust you.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31That's because she's cold. Oh, look at her, Pamela!
0:36:31 > 0:36:33She's not strong enough to be out.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Nurse Miller and I can help. Let us help Rose.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46BABY CRIES
0:36:49 > 0:36:52I can't. I have to wash her.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54It's the germs!
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Not the river. In a warm bath.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59We can do that. We can take her home.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Would you like that? To go home? To be safe?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04For Rose to be safe?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Quickly, Nurse Miller! Against your skin for warmth.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36BABY CRIES
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Sister!- No! Pamela! No!
0:37:46 > 0:37:49PAMELA SOBS
0:37:51 > 0:37:53You will get better. You will get better.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58It will end, I promise.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Fetch an ambulance.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18She is suffering from puerperal psychosis.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21She is being admitted to Bow House.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23What, the nut house?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28She was happy! She... She wanted the baby.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31She still does. She will be better.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32She tried to hurt our baby!
0:38:33 > 0:38:35How can a mother do that?
0:38:35 > 0:38:39I'd like to show you how to give Rose her formula.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Here.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58# Good night, my love
0:38:59 > 0:39:02# Pleasant dreams
0:39:02 > 0:39:04# Sleep tight, my love
0:39:06 > 0:39:11# May tomorrow be sunny and bright
0:39:12 > 0:39:16# And bring you closer to me
0:39:20 > 0:39:24# Before you go
0:39:25 > 0:39:27BABY CRIES
0:39:27 > 0:39:30# Please remember I need you so
0:39:32 > 0:39:36# And this love that I have for you
0:39:38 > 0:39:42# Will never grow old. #
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I wouldn't ever hurt her!
0:39:47 > 0:39:48I just want her back!
0:39:54 > 0:39:57You don't strike me as a dancer.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Well, that's because
0:39:59 > 0:40:02you haven't been swept round the dance floor by me.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05I won competitions... me and my old lady.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10I miss it.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14The dancing. Well, her most of all.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18It was nice to hear the music again.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21It's very unfair to pluck at my heartstrings.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28This business about the parishioner, he made it up.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31He was too embarrassed to tell you he can't dance.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35He's mad about you, Nurse Franklin.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41He's got potential. Hidden, but it's definitely there.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06I lost it, didn't I?
0:41:08 > 0:41:13You have a little boy, Faye, who screams his lungs out,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16has ten fingers and ten perfect toes.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18I can't believe they didn't tell you.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Where is he? I... I want to see him.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23You've had major surgery. You need time to recover.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24Please!
0:41:26 > 0:41:27I never held my last.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33I wish there was something I could do. It's against hospital rules.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- WHISPERS:- I'm not even supposed to be in here.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46We've enough here to feed the whole of Poplar.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Might we keep a little back?
0:41:48 > 0:41:52I don't think Mr Saint knows how to operate anything beyond a tin opener in the kitchen.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53I could take it to him.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55I'd rather it went to his wife.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57She's the one that's suffering.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Nurse Franklin, they're all suffering.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Thankfully, baby's with an aunt and will have no memory of events.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05How long for, though?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07The Largactil's cured the psychosis
0:42:07 > 0:42:09but can do nothing for her terrible depression.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13We must hope the electroconvulsive therapy restores her.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15I worked in a psychiatric ward.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18I've never seen a patient get free of the black dog without it.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Timothy is a very happy young child
0:42:22 > 0:42:25who, we hope, reflects the love our home is filled with.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Our wards have already been abandoned once.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33It is my duty to limit their pain to once.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35We would never abandon a child.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39What occupied you during the period April 1945
0:42:39 > 0:42:41to December of that year, Dr Turner?
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Your detailed service and work history -
0:42:45 > 0:42:47there seems to be an omission.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50I... I was injured.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Could you be more specific?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I prefer not to.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Patrick? - I don't see how this is relevant.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59You were discharged from the Army.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03You must understand. It was the end of the War.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09I...I was Medical Corps, trying to save lives at the front. I...
0:43:09 > 0:43:13You were an inpatient at Northfield Military Psychiatric Hospital
0:43:13 > 0:43:15for five months...
0:43:15 > 0:43:18while you were being treated for war neurosis.
0:43:23 > 0:43:28I was worn out. There was too much death.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34I recovered. I'm recovered.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42We've both needed great strength.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48We believe a child should be placed in a home
0:43:48 > 0:43:51where truth and trust are central to that home.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56How could you not tell me?
0:43:56 > 0:43:58I didn't think she would go through my entire history!
0:43:58 > 0:44:03She is placing a child! She needs to know who she is placing it with.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05So do I!
0:44:06 > 0:44:08What happened to you?
0:44:11 > 0:44:12I can't talk about it.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17If you think we can forget this, you don't know me!
0:44:17 > 0:44:20I won't live with this between us, Patrick.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24I manage. I manage by keeping it behind me.
0:44:24 > 0:44:29How can you treat others when you so clearly cannot treat yourself?
0:44:37 > 0:44:38Mr Saint?
0:44:41 > 0:44:42Might you visit Pamela?
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- What, in the nut house? - It's not an asylum.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48Keep your voice down, please!
0:44:48 > 0:44:50You're saying the people in there ain't loonies?
0:44:50 > 0:44:53The people in there are being treated for mental illnesses
0:44:53 > 0:44:56by medical doctors and nurses, not jailors.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58It ain't no place for decent people!
0:44:58 > 0:44:59They're ill, Mr Saint.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02They should be extended the same understanding
0:45:02 > 0:45:04that we have for physical illnesses.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07Your visit will speed her recovery.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10You didn't lose your daughter. You must not lose your wife.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38Hello, little one. There's someone you need to meet.
0:45:44 > 0:45:45Can I help you, Nurse?
0:45:46 > 0:45:51Yes. I need a very, very large favour.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05You have to be very careful. Gentle movements.
0:46:05 > 0:46:06Is he really mine?
0:46:07 > 0:46:09Every last ounce.
0:46:10 > 0:46:11Gently.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22Beautiful.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43I understand you had to dance with Patsy
0:46:43 > 0:46:47which, charming as she is, took a great deal of courage.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51I want to make you happy.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56It'd be a crime to waste what you've learned.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00I'm off at five.
0:47:20 > 0:47:21It's no use.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27I can stand up in a school or a church
0:47:27 > 0:47:29and give a sermon to 100 people, but...
0:47:32 > 0:47:34..when it's just me, I...
0:47:37 > 0:47:41I want to be able to sweep you off your feet, but I can't even...
0:47:41 > 0:47:42Do be quiet.
0:47:44 > 0:47:48There are some things you just have to stop thinking about...
0:47:50 > 0:47:52..and start doing.
0:47:52 > 0:47:58# I wonder if we'll ever meet
0:47:58 > 0:48:02# My song of love
0:48:02 > 0:48:06# Is incomplete
0:48:06 > 0:48:11# I'm just the words
0:48:11 > 0:48:15# Looking for the tune
0:48:15 > 0:48:22# Reaching for the moon and you... #
0:48:23 > 0:48:24Sign here.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45HE SOBS
0:48:46 > 0:48:51# I'm just the words
0:48:51 > 0:48:56# Looking for the tune
0:48:56 > 0:49:04# Reaching for the moon and you. #
0:49:16 > 0:49:20Quite why curd should be such a challenge...
0:49:20 > 0:49:21Let me.
0:49:27 > 0:49:28Should you tire of nursing,
0:49:28 > 0:49:31Nurse Lee, I may have want of a jar-opener.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34Well, I may enjoy it.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37At least I'd be able to see it through from beginning to end.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40Not tasting, of course. I retain all tasting rights!
0:49:43 > 0:49:45How did care become so lightly valued?
0:49:46 > 0:49:48In the hospital, I mean.
0:49:48 > 0:49:52It seems I'd do better if I treat my patients like strangers.
0:49:54 > 0:49:59Swift machines built for the future, the world passes in a blur.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03But we can always walk, Nurse Lee...
0:50:05 > 0:50:08..should we prefer to see what we are missing.
0:50:08 > 0:50:09SHE GASPS
0:50:09 > 0:50:10I have the cream!
0:50:16 > 0:50:18Lady Browne?
0:50:27 > 0:50:31Are you all right? You look a little pale.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38The air could hardly be described as therapeutic.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43What school have you got Freddie down for?
0:50:44 > 0:50:46I'm sorry?
0:50:46 > 0:50:48One cannot get the ball rolling too soon.
0:50:50 > 0:50:51Oh, I see.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57I think you understand that we're not in a position to manage
0:50:57 > 0:50:59a private education for Freddie,
0:50:59 > 0:51:01but we have high hopes for the grammar school.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07I can almost accept the limitations
0:51:07 > 0:51:10my daughter has set herself through this marriage,
0:51:10 > 0:51:15but my grandson... to be so poorly provided for!
0:51:15 > 0:51:16I love them.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19One cannot survive on love.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21- One cannot survive without it. - Camilla.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23It needs to be said!
0:51:23 > 0:51:25We could scrimp and save.
0:51:25 > 0:51:29We could possibly afford the fees, send him away.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31Camilla, let's talk about this later.
0:51:31 > 0:51:36We could have him reared by cold and distant people who would
0:51:36 > 0:51:40want him to be cold and distant so he didn't cry himself to sleep.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42But despite what you so clearly think of us...
0:51:44 > 0:51:48..we believe we'll give him the best start...
0:51:48 > 0:51:51because he'll know he's loved.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07I fear you were right all along, Mater.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11You're better off in a hotel. Excuse me.
0:52:19 > 0:52:20DOOR SLAMS
0:52:32 > 0:52:35Ah, Nurse Lee! Mrs Morecombe in to delivery.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37- Update her notes, please.- Of course.
0:52:37 > 0:52:38Sister?
0:52:41 > 0:52:44I'm afraid I have to give notice on my time here.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48I'm sorry. I admire what you do, greatly.
0:52:48 > 0:52:54But I realise I have to be able to sit with a patient all night
0:52:54 > 0:52:57if needed, or go to her at a moment's notice.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00I need to care.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03I can't ration it or turn it into an efficiency.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06That'll never be my way.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Goodbye, little one.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25Grandma's made a bit of a hash of things, hasn't she?
0:53:26 > 0:53:30See, you're a natural with him.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36I'm a natural with horses. Both parties know where they stand.
0:53:38 > 0:53:44Lady Browne, why don't we all sit down, see if we can't work this out?
0:53:51 > 0:53:53SHE RETCHES
0:53:58 > 0:54:01PHONE RINGS
0:54:05 > 0:54:07Nonnatus House, midwife speaking.
0:54:09 > 0:54:10Peter!
0:54:16 > 0:54:19'Pamela continued with a course of treatment
0:54:19 > 0:54:23'as unfathomable as the brain on which it was applied.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31'Like a filament powered by the same electricity,
0:54:31 > 0:54:35'she began to grow brighter, began to return.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41'But still, she was separated from her child.'
0:54:45 > 0:54:49And it was just us, dancing to the sound of the river
0:54:49 > 0:54:51and Ella Fitzgerald!
0:54:51 > 0:54:53How romantic!
0:54:53 > 0:54:56Of course, I shall need cotton wool for my shoes. Protect the toes!
0:54:56 > 0:54:59Don't remind me. I still have the bruises!
0:55:01 > 0:55:04Is it true? You're back, properly?
0:55:07 > 0:55:09I miss the East End.
0:55:09 > 0:55:10Just the East End?
0:55:13 > 0:55:17Cycling over the cobbles - very good for the legs.
0:55:17 > 0:55:22The endless cups of tea, heaving my bag around all day, every day.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24- All those little things.- And us?
0:55:26 > 0:55:29Didn't I say? Missed you most of all.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10Have you spoken with the surgeons?
0:56:13 > 0:56:15They call it an open and closed case.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20Investigations show malignant tumours in the abdomen,
0:56:20 > 0:56:23liver, spleen. I could go on.
0:56:25 > 0:56:26"Nothing can be done."
0:56:28 > 0:56:30Such simple words.
0:56:32 > 0:56:33Oh, Camilla.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40To have been in such pain and kept silent.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51You're making a wonderful job of that.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Probably shouldn't.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56Feels like I'm getting ahead of myself, but...
0:56:56 > 0:56:59I can't just sit here doing nothing.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02And even if I don't get to give it to her myself, just...
0:57:02 > 0:57:04knowing that she's warm...
0:57:04 > 0:57:06I'm going to leave you now, Pamela.
0:57:06 > 0:57:08No, no, no! I want you to stay.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11I, um... I finished the hat. I was going to show you.
0:57:11 > 0:57:12You have other visitors.
0:57:37 > 0:57:41BABY CRIES
0:57:43 > 0:57:44Take her, then.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47BABY CRIES
0:57:48 > 0:57:50She needs you.
0:57:51 > 0:57:52We both do.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13'Invisible wounds are the hardest to heal,
0:58:13 > 0:58:16'for their closure depends upon the love of others...
0:58:17 > 0:58:21'..on patience, understanding and the tender gift of time.'
0:58:29 > 0:58:33- Begging your pardon, Sister, but it's Sister Monica Joan.- Oh, no!
0:58:37 > 0:58:39- You're the father? - He's the cousin.- Out!
0:58:39 > 0:58:42The mother-daughter bond is a very precious thing.
0:58:48 > 0:58:50Nurse Lee has some news for us.
0:58:55 > 0:58:58# You know
0:58:58 > 0:59:00# I really love you
0:59:01 > 0:59:04# You know
0:59:04 > 0:59:07# I love the things you do
0:59:07 > 0:59:09# To me
0:59:09 > 0:59:13# Why did you say we're through? #