0:00:31 > 0:00:33What is a family?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Is it the tie of flesh and blood?
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Our facial features and the traits we inherit and pass on?
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Or is it the rhythm
0:00:43 > 0:00:44our hearts beat out...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48..marking out the days we share?
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Good morning.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Family is our touchstone, our haven.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Family is the place where life begins.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Thank you.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Magda's worked out rather well, hasn't she?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Yes, don't know what you were worrying about, Patrick.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Me!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Now what are you going to do with your evening off?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I have promised to help Timothy with his French.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27And in return I'm going to teach her to bat an absolutely stinging square-cut!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I believe it's some kind of sport.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Timothy, Magda doesn't want to play cricket!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34You should be out socialising.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Why don't you go and say hello to the girls at Nonnatus House?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39They always seem so busy.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And I have my best friends here already.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Don't I? Say, "Goodbye, Mummy".
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Bye, darling.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Is everything all right, lass?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Gordon's on nights at the paint factory.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I'm on my own a lot in the day, I just...get a bit behind.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Why don't I just help you to do a bit of a tidy-up
0:02:08 > 0:02:11before your husband gets home?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Hey, Mrs Lunt.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Oh!
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I made that myself, you know.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23I sew all sorts and I knit, I used to make all the kids' clothes.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24It's very nice.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Now I'm going to book you into the maternity home
0:02:29 > 0:02:32so that you don't have to worry about anything but Baby.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36You must be Mr Lunt.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I was just saying to your wife that, all things considered, I think
0:02:39 > 0:02:41it best she give birth in the maternity home.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I'm sorry but that's not happening.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Mr Lunt, in my view,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50everything is just a bit too much for your wife at the moment.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52She's going nowhere.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59We could do a jumble sale.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02People love rooting around in other people's rubbish.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03A jumble sale?!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Why can't we just go to Margate like normal people at Whitsun?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Cos I promised the WVS that I'd organise something,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12and I'm a woman of my word.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Ere, ere, look at this.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Miss United Kingdom, Diane Westbury, look what she's up to.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23We could do our own beauty competition Whit Monday.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Miss Poplar 1963.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27They're all the rage now, you know, beauty contests.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- I don't think so.- Well why not? We could do it together.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I could sell tickets, we'd make a packet for the CDC and the WVS.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37You just want to see all the local girls in their smalls!
0:03:37 > 0:03:41No, I just want to see my lovely lady wife put her talents to
0:03:41 > 0:03:44something better than a blinking jumble sale.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Well, when you put it like that.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52I suppose we'd see the girls in their evening dresses.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Swimwear...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58We could have a home-made dress category!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I'll order new stock, pronto.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Hello, Mrs Turner! Lovely day.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Isn't it just? I was hoping to have a word.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13You might've seen our new Hungarian au pair, Magda?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Ooh, yes, ever so glamorous isn't she? How's she getting on?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Wonderfully. I don't know how we managed without her.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23The problem is she doesn't know anyone here apart from us.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Her family are stuck in Hungary and she hasn't seen them for years.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I'd love it if she could make some friends and settle in a bit.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33How about sending her along to Keep Fit tonight?
0:04:33 > 0:04:37We always have a giggle, she'll be one of us in no time.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Miss Poplar 1963.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Now we've just got to find entrants.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48And sell tickets. Hmm. I'll put the word out.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Do you really think we can pull this off, Fred?
0:04:51 > 0:04:55If we don't raise at least 100 quid, I will wear that myself.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Can everyone change into their leotards, please, we're running late.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Magda, isn't it? I'm really glad you could come.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- I'm Valerie. - Thank you, it is lovely to be here.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I hear you've just come from Paris? How wonderful!
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I think I prefer London.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20We're not quite the City of Light, but we try our best.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Sorry I'm late. I have been busy planning!
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Fred and I are organising the first Miss Poplar beauty contest.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29It's going to be on Whit Monday.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31So whose name can I put down?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Oh, there's a £5 prize and a free hairdo.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38There's a home-made dress category and I'll even knock a few bob off.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I will enter.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Go on, then, I will too.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Sounds like it might be fun.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Trixie, what about you?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Oh, now that Christopher and I are very serious, I think
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I'd better step aside on this one.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55But I'll be there to cheer you on.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Now, chop chop, ladies, let's get going.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Magda, follow me.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06So, children, in front of me I have a bowl of water, a flannel,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10a bar of soap and a tin of talcum powder.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13These are things we should use every day.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Morning and night.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17And just to help you all on your way, I'm going
0:06:17 > 0:06:19to give each of you your own bar of Wright's Coal Tar Soap to take home.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Do come and collect one.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27There's one for you, too!
0:06:27 > 0:06:30She's been having trouble concentrating recently.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Well, come and collect yours, Wendy.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Oh, dear!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Do try and look where you put your feet.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47She's always tripping over herself.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Your knees all right?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57That child's really in quite a state.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Unwashed, undernourished, not to mention the nits.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05And her legs are covered in the most horrible bruises.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I don't know if she's simply a clumsy child, or...
0:07:09 > 0:07:10There's something more worrying.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13There's certainly some neglect.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15So who knows what else?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17What did you say her name was?
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Wendy Lunt.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I saw Mrs Lunt yesterday.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Wendy's her eldest.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Something's wrong.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26And Mr Lunt...
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Think he might have something to do with these bruises?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I don't know.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I know something's up.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I've asked her to come into clinic.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Better not. Swimwear.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Oh, my! You're brave.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Oh, no, I didn't mean because...
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Are you entering? - Lord, no!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54My mother would have me on the first boat back to Jamaica
0:07:54 > 0:07:55if she found out.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I've volunteered to help with the stage management instead.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01The whole thing puts me in mind of the Great Yorkshire Show.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05All those prize Jerseys being paraded around in their ribbons.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Haven't these young women better things to do than be
0:08:09 > 0:08:11gawped at in their unmentionables?
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Nurse Crane! I'm sure Violet is planning a very family-minded event.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I shall happily volunteer myself for duty that evening
0:08:19 > 0:08:22along with any other dissenters.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26This is naught but a modern rendering of the May Queen.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30These young girls are offerings to the fertility gods.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Once, they would've been sacrificed to them.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Maybe I will have one of those after all.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Er, a moment on the lips, Valerie!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43If you're hungry, have a slice of Nimble.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Hello there, I see you've brought your children.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55They didn't want to go to school.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Well, you can have a biscuit in the cafe while you wait for your mother.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Hello, Mrs Lunt, I'm glad you're here.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Come with me.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And you can collect your prescription
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- from Mrs Turner at the desk. - Thank you.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14I'm afraid your blood pressure's a little high, Mrs Lunt.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Are you feeling anxious?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Why aren't the children in school?
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Wendy's been helping me at the laundrette.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26They ain't had clean clothes for a while.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30And how is everything at home, Mrs Lunt?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Anything you tell me will be in confidence.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Gordon wouldn't like me talking to you.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43I'm going to get Dr Turner to pop in while you're here.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I won't be a minute.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00That's the last box of ribbons.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02You'll have to contact the wholesaler!
0:10:02 > 0:10:0412 entrants and I'm having to turn people away.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Oh!
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- You going to enter then, Fred? - Nah, wouldn't be fair on you girls.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I'd walk it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Oh, you're still here.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Having afternoon tea.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Quite as good as Claridges, wouldn't you say?
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Oh...
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I'm afraid your mother had to go home.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Can I have a word, Nurse Franklin?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I'm very worried about Wendy and Kevin.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38It's their mother that concerns me.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43One mention of the doctor and she bolted leaving the children behind.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I'll take them. They can walk with me.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Thank you, Trixie.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Nurse Franklin's going to look after you.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Where's our mum gone?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I'm afraid I don't know.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01It's cos she don't love us any more!
0:11:01 > 0:11:05I'm sure that's not true, sweetie! I'll take you home.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Get inside.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19What are you, a nurse?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Can I come in? I'd like to speak to Mrs Lunt.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23She's asleep.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I'll wait.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38How long has it been like this, Mr Lunt?
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Months.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43This place used to be her pride and joy.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46And now I'm ashamed to let you see it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Pregnancy can be a difficult time.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Some women do feel low.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It was happening before she fell pregnant. She don't eat.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55She don't wash. She don't lift a finger round the house.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- It's like something's got stuck up here. - Has she seen the doctor?
0:11:58 > 0:11:59That's the thing.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Her old man died in the nuthouse.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07And I'm frightened they'll take one look at her and cart her off there too.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10So you've been trying to manage on your own?
0:12:10 > 0:12:11We've been living off scraps.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15The kids' clothes are filthy.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19We ain't been doing too well, nurse.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Let me make her an appointment with Dr Turner.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23No, no, no, no.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I know what them doctors are like.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Just for a check-up. She won't be "carted off" anywhere.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Is that a promise, nurse?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Are you going to help Mum get better?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I'm going to try.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45I promise I'll do everything I can to help you all.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46How's that?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57The name's Buckle...
0:12:57 > 0:12:59..Fred Buckle.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Where on earth did you get that?!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Borrowed it off of Mickey Lawson's brother-in-law.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07He does the bingo calling down at the Granada.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I thought, well, if I'm going to do the MC-ing,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11might as well look the part.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13It's not meant to be funny!
0:13:13 > 0:13:14I thought I look rather dashing.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17You look very handsome indeed.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20It might just need a small adjustment.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Reflexes are normal, Mrs Lunt.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Stick out your tongue, please.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Now raise your arms for me like this.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Your arms look fidgety.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48How have you been feeling lately, in yourself?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Right as rain.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55All the girls are representing their place of work.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57There's Miss Tate & Lyle Typing Pool,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Miss Weights And Measures Office,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Miss Frith's the Confectioner.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03And you'll all be wearing swimsuits?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07And evening dresses and there's a home-made dress round, too.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11So I was wondering if I could go as Miss Nonnatus House?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Or perhaps Miss Black Sail Public House?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22So a busy afternoon ahead.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Ooh, and while I remember,
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Nurse Anderson, I'd like you to visit Mrs Norman, only do be
0:14:29 > 0:14:34wary, her husband's got an Alsatian and he can be rather amorous.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35The husband or the dog?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37THEY CHUCKLE
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Good afternoon, Dr Turner!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42I'm afraid I'm going to rather spoil those smiles.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44I saw one of your ladies this morning.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Doreen Lunt.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Oh, how is she?
0:14:47 > 0:14:48I hate to say this,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51but it's almost certainly some kind of neurological problem.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Possibly a brain tumour.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I've referred her to the Neurology Department.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Oh, no. Poor Mrs Lunt.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Poor Mr Lunt, too.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02He's barely managing to hold the family together as it is.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Valerie?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Oh, sorry.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26You caught me red-handed.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28I keep my secret cache of chocolate in the fridge.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Thank you.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Underneath the Ergometrine.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Come on, let's go and get this dress sorted.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Hold still...
0:15:45 > 0:15:48This will do nicely.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50You deserve a cocktail.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- From me, to say thank you. - What a treat!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56A Soixante Quinze.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I learnt how to make them in Paris.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Not for me, thank you.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01I don't want to smudge.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03At school they told us
0:16:03 > 0:16:05nail polish was the worst kind of Western decadence.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08They're quite wrong. It's the very best kind.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11We used burnt match sticks for eyeliner,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14and beetroot juice for rouge.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17You can imagine what arriving in the West was like.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Was it dangerous? Getting across the Iron Curtain?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22We went at night.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Had to lie flat on the ground every time
0:16:24 > 0:16:26the searchlight of the watchtower came round.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Then we dug a hole to get under the wire.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Six weeks in an Austrian refugee camp, then I managed to reach Paris.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38I thought my journey here was hard.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42It was nothing compared to yours.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44CORK POPS
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Did a handsome Frenchman sweep you off your feet?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Something like that.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51He was a student at the Sorbonne.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Very clever, very charming.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56We planned to marry.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59So why on earth did you swap Paris for Poplar?!
0:17:01 > 0:17:04After he thought I was flirting with his friend.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Oh, no.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10I am glad I left, it leaves me free to meet Sean Connery.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13To Paris.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14To London.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16To best home-made dress.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Any headaches, Mrs Lunt?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Fit as a fiddle.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Could you take a seat for me now?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Well, I think we can rule out a brain tumour.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I'll contact your GP.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Mr Dockerill, you really are rather late.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55If you weren't so dashing in your summer suit
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- I should be positively furious. - I'm so sorry.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00It was Alexandra.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Oh, don't tell me the rabbit escaped again!
0:18:02 > 0:18:04She wet herself at school.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Oh, no, poor thing.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09And apparently it wasn't the first time.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11She's been having nightmares.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Every night, for over a month now.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Moira wants her to see a psychiatrist.- Oh.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Seems a rather drastic step to me.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Children have these phases, don't they?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25She'll probably be fine by the time she sees him.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Yes, I'm sure.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32The Birds is on at the Rialto.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Shall we go and scare ourselves silly again?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45So how many tickets you sold so far, then?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Erm...
0:18:47 > 0:18:48Oh, 11.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Er, to the WVS.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Only the older ladies, mind, the younger girls don't seem to want their husbands to come.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Dr Atherton thinks that your wife has an illness called
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Huntington's Chorea.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Never heard of it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06It's a very rare condition that runs in families.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11It causes problems with the way that you move your body,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13and the way you think and speak.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16So what if she's a bit slow?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18We can live with that, can't we?
0:19:18 > 0:19:22I'm afraid it will get worse over the next few years.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Eventually it affects every part of the body.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27I'm so sorry, Mrs Lunt.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I need a smoke.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44We will support you both, and the children, in every way we can.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46She's going to get better, right?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I mean, this ain't like when her dad died.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50You can do all sorts nowadays,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53they can put a man in space for Christ's sake.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54I wish I could say yes.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00There are some things we just don't understand well enough
0:20:00 > 0:20:02to be able to treat.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Is she going to...?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Not for a long time.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15It's unlikely she'll be able to live at home for more than a few years.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17And the kids?
0:20:18 > 0:20:23I mean, if her dad had it, then they might get it too.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27There's a 50% chance.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I am so very, very sorry.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38What time do you call this?!
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Tea's in the oven, the chops'll be like shoe leather.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Not to worry.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I may've had a pickled egg or two.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Oh, so while I've been slaving over my sashes,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51you've been down the Black Sail.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53How many you had?!
0:20:54 > 0:20:56One...erm...in the Waterman.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58And one in the Admiral.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00No! Maybe two in the Admiral.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Fred Buckle, you idle drunken beggar!
0:21:03 > 0:21:05It was business, not pleasure!
0:21:10 > 0:21:11What's that?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Ticket sales.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14We are sold out.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Oh!
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Remember that day at Clacton?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31When I made us go swimming.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Even though we was the only ones mad enough to go in.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42I'm going to look after you.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45And the baby.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48And the kids.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51All of us.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I ain't going to let you down.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Yeah, I know, darling.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00You have a good shift, yeah?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04SHE GASPS
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Yes, absolutely, thank you.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Mrs Lunt's gone into labour.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19I've been looking into Huntingdon's Chorea just in case it would
0:22:19 > 0:22:20affect the birth.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22There's no treatment for it.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23It's in her genes.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27It's as much a part of her as her eye colour or the size of her feet.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28That poor family.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34One wonders if she'll be able to manage with the new baby.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Come in.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Oh, Lucille, we've sold all the tickets!
0:22:57 > 0:22:59That's wonderful, isn't it?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Yes, but there's still so much to do.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05There's the music, the set design, not to mention the refreshments.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08You couldn't take on a few extra jobs, could you?
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Of course! I do love a community event, reminds me of home.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Thank you, Lucille! I took the liberty of making a list.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Thank you.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32You're aware that both the Pill
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and the Dutch cap can only be prescribed for married women.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I'm getting married in a few months' time.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Ah, well, I'd like to make sure everything's in order.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45So, jump up on the bed and we'll do the internal exam.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Make yourself comfortable.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Put this here and have a feel.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06When was the first day of your last period, Miss Kovacs?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08I can't remember.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10In France.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Well you might want to get a move on with your wedding plans.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16I'd say you're two months' pregnant.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Everything's progressing nicely.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30You're doing very well indeed.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Would you like a drink?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Is there anything else I can get you?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39All I want is quiet, nurse.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Reckon my body knows what it's doing by now.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Of course.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52What can I do?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55If you decide to stay here, we can provide all your antenatal care...
0:24:55 > 0:24:58No...
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I mean for an abortion.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01I'm sorry, Miss Kovacs,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04there are no circumstances under which that is allowable.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Except in the gravest threat to the mother's life.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10But in Hungary it is legal up to 12 weeks.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14This is not the Communist block, Miss Kovacs, this is England,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17and we do not give out abortions to any woman who demands one.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19But I cannot have a baby.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22I have no family, no friends, no money.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Please, there must be some way you can help.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Well, what about your fiance?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35There is no fiance, is there?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Small breaths. Pant.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55That's it.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Small pushes.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Gently.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Small pushes. Small pushes.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Gently now.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12SHE WINCES
0:26:13 > 0:26:14Gently.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Here we are.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Nearly there.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Just the shoulders.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26There...
0:26:26 > 0:26:28There...
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Clever girl.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33BABY CRIES
0:26:34 > 0:26:35I've got her.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37I've got her.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Well done, Doreen.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44You have a perfect daughter.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Is she really mine?
0:26:50 > 0:26:51Yes, she is.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Mm? Mm...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01You go to your mummy now.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Sshh...
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I love you, baby.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18Relax.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Now, tummies pulled in, bosoms out.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Deep breath and smile.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Now, Valerie, nice short steps, and remember to look at your audience!
0:27:32 > 0:27:34MUSIC STARTS
0:27:39 > 0:27:42You look as though you're trying to catch the number seven bus.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46I want to see you glide like a swan, not galumph like an elephant.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50And try and look as though you're enjoying yourselves!
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Come on then, girls.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55# How do you do what you do... #
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Much better!
0:27:57 > 0:27:58And glide!
0:27:58 > 0:28:01And glide...
0:28:02 > 0:28:04LAUGHTER
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Sorry.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I told you about my Frenchman.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14What about you?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16You must have boyfriend.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Men are altogether more trouble than they're worth.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20So you have had boyfriends?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22I might've done!
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Did you take precautions?
0:28:31 > 0:28:32Magda!
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I'm sorry.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39If I ask you something, would you promise not to tell anybody else?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45If you were to get into trouble...
0:28:47 > 0:28:49is there somewhere you would go?
0:28:49 > 0:28:50A lady who might help you?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54A lady who might...?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Do you mean...?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Do you think you might be...?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Please. I know it is not legal,
0:29:03 > 0:29:07but I've read about women who I could go to...
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Believe me, that is not a road you want to go down,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13and if you'd seen the things I've seen, you wouldn't even be asking.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16Have you told the Turners?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18You've got to tell them.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20They can help.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Promise me, no more talk of finding one of those women, you hear? Promise me.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28SHE CRIES
0:29:38 > 0:29:40From what I can see, it shouldn't blister.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42She's always dropping stuff.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Drives us all mad.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Oh and many congratulations on your new arrival, Mr Lunt.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- I'm thrilled for you all. - Thanks, Doc.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Are Wendy's movements a bit unstable?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Apparently, barely a day goes past
0:30:06 > 0:30:09without Wendy tripping over, or dropping something.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Her limbs are stiff and rigid,
0:30:12 > 0:30:15and she's been irritable and underperforming in school.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I've referred her to St Cuthburt's.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20You're not thinking she's got Huntington's as well?
0:30:20 > 0:30:24There's a juvenile version that causes these symptoms.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26It's incredibly rare for a child
0:30:26 > 0:30:28to develop it this early from their mother.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30But it's not unheard of.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Drum roll, please.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Now this is truly a first.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Traditional Hungarian porkolt stew with paprika and caraway seeds.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Oh, it smells delicious.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Is it one of your mother's dishes Magda?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48My grandmother's. My mother was usually too busy nursing.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Actually, Mrs Turner...
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I was wondering if I could borrow your nursing books.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I have decided I would like to apply for nursing training,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04after I finish working for you.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- Of course. That's wonderful news! - The family trade, eh?
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I'm sure your parents would be very proud, Magda.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- I'll dig out my old books for you. - Thank you.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16And we've got all the back copies of the Lancet you can manage.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18FAINT RADIO MUSIC
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Hmm...
0:31:22 > 0:31:23BABY COOS
0:31:23 > 0:31:26She's a little darling, ain't she, Nurse?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28She most certainly is.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I've brought her bottle for you.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Mrs Lunt?
0:31:35 > 0:31:39She seems to want to hold her excessively, barely puts her down.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42But she's shown little interest in feeding or changing her.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Is it the illness?
0:31:44 > 0:31:45It could be.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Or it could be the exhaustion of any new mother.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- I hope it's the latter.- So do I.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Let's just give her time.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56She'll be with us for a few days yet.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Is there any news of Wendy?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00She's with the neurologist today.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Now, Wendy, pop onto the couch for me, there's a good girl.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22What did the psychiatrist say?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27That we need a very fixed set of rules.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32That I should only see her on fixed days of the week.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35That I shouldn't meet her from school any more, because it...
0:32:35 > 0:32:39..singles her out and emphasises the stigma of divorce.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47And that she shouldn't have to see you if she doesn't want to.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Doesn't she want to see me?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52She loves you almost as much as I do, Trixie, but she's...
0:32:52 > 0:32:55If you do really love me, don't say anything else.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59I said at the very beginning, that I didn't want to meet her
0:32:59 > 0:33:00if it wasn't going to be good for her.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02You aren't to blame for any of this.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04No.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05But nor is she.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11We'll work this out, I promise you.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15There's a way for us all to be happy
0:33:15 > 0:33:16and we're going to find it.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Daddy...
0:33:21 > 0:33:23..I want to go home.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Of course, sweetheart.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Have you told Mrs Turner yet?
0:33:33 > 0:33:34You must tell her.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36I started bleeding in the night.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40I think the problem may be fixing itself.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43A bit of blood can be normal.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46I'm sorry, but it doesn't mean you'll lose it.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Remember what you promised me.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54And for Heaven's sake, tell Mrs Turner.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04That's it.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Good afternoon, Mr Lunt.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Come to say hello to your two lovely girls?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Been to see that doctor again.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19What did he say?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- Wendy's got it, too.- Oh, no.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr Lunt.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27They're talking about...
0:34:27 > 0:34:30..sending her away from her family, to some...
0:34:30 > 0:34:32..residential home.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35He knows we ain't going to be able to manage,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38what with Doreen in the state that she's in.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Perhaps if you got things a bit more under control at home.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47There are health visitors, social workers who can support you.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50No, no as soon as they get their foot in the door,
0:34:50 > 0:34:52then we're done for.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55But you could help us, Nurse.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57You promised.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59You said you'd do whatever you could. Please.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Please.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Help me help my kids.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09If you promise
0:35:09 > 0:35:13to get the proper help once we've got you shipshape, then yes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15I will.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24# Tonight you're mine...
0:35:24 > 0:35:27# Completely...
0:35:27 > 0:35:28Abortion.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33# You give your love so sweetly... #
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Hello, Wendy.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Hello, Kevin.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Are you ready to learn how to sterilise a bottle?
0:35:42 > 0:35:47# But will you love me tomorrow? #
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Ergometrine.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56"Make the uterine muscle contract".
0:35:56 > 0:36:02# Or just a moment's pleasure?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04# Can I
0:36:04 > 0:36:09# Believe the magic of your sighs?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12# Will you still love me
0:36:12 > 0:36:16# Tomorrow?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19# Tonight with words
0:36:19 > 0:36:22# Unspoken
0:36:24 > 0:36:28# You say that I'm the only one... #
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Well done, Mr Lunt.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35It's a fine homecoming for your new daughter.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36BABY WHEEZES
0:36:38 > 0:36:39MAGDA STRAINS
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- Mm...- Is that you, Magda?
0:36:47 > 0:36:48Madga?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Are you feeling unwell?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57BABY CRIES UPSTAIRS
0:36:57 > 0:36:58I'll see to him, Mrs Turner.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03BABY CRIES
0:37:05 > 0:37:06KNOCK ON DOOR
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Midwife calling. Good afternoon, Mrs Lunt.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I was nearby, so I thought I'd come and see how you were doing.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Shall I take her?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Oh... There, there, sweetheart.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18What's the matter? Are you hungry?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20No.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22You need changing.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Yes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35You poor little thing.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47# We walked the road of life
0:37:47 > 0:37:48# Together... #
0:37:48 > 0:37:50That you, Trix?
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Yes.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Getting an early night before the big day tomorrow?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Everything looking shipshape at the institute?
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Absolutely.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Mr Lunt, your daughter's nappy hadn't been changed for some time.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I know how hard you've tried.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17I know how much you want to keep your children at home with you.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20But Mrs Lunt...
0:38:20 > 0:38:23..simply isn't well enough to take care of them any more.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26But I know what I'm doing now, Doc. Nurse showed me.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Your wife's condition is only going to get worse.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34It's likely the baby will need to go to a foster carer.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38And there is a place ready for Wendy at the residential home.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42I'm so sorry, Mr Lunt.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48As a father myself, I can only imagine how it feels.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52You did everything you could.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- No-one could've done more. - I'll try harder.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Please.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Help, Nurse. Please.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Don't let 'em take our kids.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03I'm so sorry.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16DISTANT THUNDER
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Fit for a queen.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Well, a beauty queen, at least.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Oh, please let that be Lucille. She said she'd be here by ten.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34Don't panic, Mrs Buckle. I'm here, and bearing gifts from my church.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Well, more of a loan.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38A microphone.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41I made a strict promise to return it at the end of the day.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Lucille, you are truly Heaven sent.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46There you go.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54Magda!
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Now's no time for studying, you should be getting ready!
0:39:59 > 0:40:00Yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04SHE LAUGHS GENTLY
0:40:04 > 0:40:05UPBEAT MUSIC
0:40:08 > 0:40:09Take your seats, folks
0:40:09 > 0:40:13- and prepare to be dazzled by the most gorgeous girls,
0:40:13 > 0:40:15the finest fillies,
0:40:15 > 0:40:21and stunned by the loveliest ladies you are ever likely to see.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- Violet!- Truly the flower of womanhood in full bloom.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29And I count my lovely wife amongst them.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31GENTLE LAUGHTER
0:40:31 > 0:40:34I do hope Teddy will be good for Mrs Towey.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38She promised to bring Angela shortly so she can give the bouquets.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Here he comes.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Good luck with the music.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44And remember, Timothy...
0:40:44 > 0:40:46..focus on the piano.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48INDISTINCT SPEECH FROM ANNOUNCER
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Meanwhile, for your delight, on the old Joanna, we have young
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Timothy Turner!
0:40:57 > 0:40:58How are you?
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Have you spoken to Shelagh?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Everything under control?
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Yes, here's the list of girls.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Thank you.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- WHISPERING VOICES - Sorry!
0:41:07 > 0:41:08OK.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Good luck, ladies.- Hurry up, girls. We need you backstage.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13INDISTINCT VOICES AND MUSIC
0:41:18 > 0:41:21I've got a bad headache. Can you tell them I'm sorry?
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Course.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27And so, ladies and gentlemen...
0:41:27 > 0:41:32welcome to the very first Miss Poplar beauty contest!
0:41:32 > 0:41:33APPLAUSE
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Prepare to be dazzled by perfection.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Fanfare, please!
0:41:41 > 0:41:43You look lovely.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- I feel nervous.- Good luck. - Ladies and gentlemen,
0:41:47 > 0:41:50for your delectation, here they are!
0:41:50 > 0:41:5412 home grown luscious ladies,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57all representing a local business.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59WHISTLING AND CHEERING
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Shelagh, Magda had to go home, she's ill.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Did you pick 'em Fred?- No! The wife would kill me, wouldn't you love?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Fred Buckle!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Should we meet our first girl?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- Such a shame about Magda. Maybe I should go and check on her. - ANNOUNCER:- She's Margaret Brittan...
0:42:15 > 0:42:16Oh, Angela!
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Come and have a look at the pretty ladies.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20She's a trainee accountant...
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Let's have a big hand for our first girl,
0:42:40 > 0:42:45she's a trainee accountant at Herb-son Brown.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Isn't she lovely?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48CHEERING
0:43:15 > 0:43:20And finally, what would you do to bring about world peace?
0:43:22 > 0:43:23I'd put a Poplar woman in charge.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24APPLAUSE
0:43:26 > 0:43:29Anyone who's seen my auntie at closing time on a Saturday knows...
0:43:29 > 0:43:31..we don't put up with any messing.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Here, here! - APPLAUSE
0:43:54 > 0:43:59And I have no doubt, we have a future Miss Great Britain
0:43:59 > 0:44:04in the room here today, and maybe even a future Miss World!
0:44:04 > 0:44:06WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE
0:44:08 > 0:44:10You heard it here first, folks!
0:44:20 > 0:44:21MAGDA WINCES
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Magda, is it not?
0:44:33 > 0:44:35Sorry, I have to go.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43Ladies and gentlemen, the results are in.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45DRUMROLL
0:44:45 > 0:44:46Patience is a virtue.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50In reverse order...
0:44:57 > 0:45:02Miss Poplar 1963 is...
0:45:02 > 0:45:05- DRUMROLL - Wait for it!
0:45:18 > 0:45:23Miss Weights and Measures Office, Ruth Gardner!
0:45:23 > 0:45:24APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:45:29 > 0:45:32Congratulations to our lovely winner!
0:45:32 > 0:45:37But you're all winners, and I think you're all fabulous,
0:45:37 > 0:45:40so can we have a big round of applause for everybody,
0:45:40 > 0:45:41ladies and gentlemen?
0:45:49 > 0:45:51MAGDA CRIES
0:45:57 > 0:46:00And a special commendation for...
0:46:00 > 0:46:06..Miss Black Sail Public House for best home-made dress.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08APPLAUSE AND WHISTLING
0:46:10 > 0:46:13And she did it all herself, you know, at home!
0:46:13 > 0:46:15CHEERING
0:46:15 > 0:46:19And a round of applause please for our flower girl, Angela Turner.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22WHISTLING
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Put your hands together now and thank all our lovely contestants.
0:46:25 > 0:46:26Aren't they wonderful?
0:46:26 > 0:46:29Sister Monica Joan called from Nonnatus House.
0:46:29 > 0:46:30Something's wrong with Magda.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- ANNOUNCER:- And finally, I'd like to thank you all for coming out
0:46:35 > 0:46:38- and supporting... - Look after those for me, love.
0:46:42 > 0:46:43Oh, no.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49I saw her hastening away.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53Ergometrine.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57What on earth was she doing with ergometrine?
0:46:57 > 0:46:58I'm afraid...
0:47:00 > 0:47:02- She's pregnant.- What?!
0:47:05 > 0:47:09I believe she may have sought solace among the seedlings
0:47:09 > 0:47:12in Fred Buckle's allotment.
0:47:24 > 0:47:25Magda?
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Magda, can you hear me?
0:47:30 > 0:47:32Can you call an ambulance?
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Magda, did you take ergometrine?
0:47:35 > 0:47:37Are you trying to cause an abortion?
0:47:41 > 0:47:43I'm waiting for it to...
0:47:43 > 0:47:45..come away.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55Number six is inconsolable in the ladies.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58I shall dispense tissues and words of comfort.
0:47:59 > 0:48:00Can I get a photo?
0:48:00 > 0:48:02The two of us!
0:48:04 > 0:48:07THEY LAUGH
0:48:07 > 0:48:09I should've told you.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11I'm so sorry.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Why didn't she talk to me?
0:48:16 > 0:48:18AMBULANCE BELL
0:48:29 > 0:48:32They've performed a D and C to stop the bleeding.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35She's unwell, but stable.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38Why didn't I see it?
0:48:38 > 0:48:39None of this is your fault.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43She was under our roof, our employee.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48And I gave her the books, Patrick...
0:48:55 > 0:48:57Magda is being discharged from hospital today.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00I should've told Mrs Turner.
0:49:00 > 0:49:01Then she might not have done it.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03You respected her privacy.
0:49:03 > 0:49:08Without your prompt action, she would almost certainly have died.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10Sister Monica Joan's actions are to be commended, too.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14I have often sought sanctuary in that allotment myself.
0:49:14 > 0:49:15Poor child.
0:49:18 > 0:49:19But...
0:49:19 > 0:49:22..an abortion on convent grounds.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Not to mention the theft of drugs.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27Will the incident be reported?
0:49:28 > 0:49:31I've been trying to answer that question myself.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Magda has suffered greatly.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36I cannot, in all conscience, inflict further pain.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49You be a good girl for Nurse Franklin now.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52And remember how much your old mum and dad love you.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56- Mum doesn't.- You must never say that, you hear me?
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Your mum's not very well.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03She's not herself any more, but she loves you very, very much.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11Doreen...
0:50:12 > 0:50:14..Wendy's going now.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24I suggest we make a detour via the sweetie shop on the way.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53BABY CRIES
0:50:55 > 0:50:59It's actually rather a treat, me taking you to Roseleigh Park.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01I can never resist a bus ride on a sunny morning.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05I always close my eyes and pretend I'm Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
0:51:08 > 0:51:09Wendy!
0:51:10 > 0:51:12You forgot this.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27I love you.
0:51:27 > 0:51:28I love you, too.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04I think this lady must be Mrs Collins, Wendy.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06She seems to be expecting us.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Everyone looks happy.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13I'm sure they're all terribly contented little souls.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17Then why do they put 'em in here?
0:52:20 > 0:52:21Because it's for the best.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Are you sure you don't want a lift to the station?
0:52:59 > 0:53:02MAGDA SIGHS I am going to miss you, my darling.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05But I have to go back to Paris, to train as a nurse, like your mummy.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11These are for you.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15Write to us, Magda - and let us know how you are.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28I wish your job didn't hurt you so much.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30So do I.
0:53:30 > 0:53:31Sometimes.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35But I wish it didn't hurt other people more.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37No, Trixie.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41You've had to do an appalling thing,
0:53:41 > 0:53:44but I don't doubt for a single moment that the care
0:53:44 > 0:53:47and love you showed while doing it made everything better
0:53:47 > 0:53:49for everyone concerned.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52Thank you for understanding me.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01Now I need you to understand something else.
0:54:04 > 0:54:05I want you to go back to your wife.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16She's my ex-wife.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21And I don't love her, Trixie. I love you.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24You love your daughter, too.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28If you can't make that little girl feel cherished and safe,
0:54:28 > 0:54:32she's going to go through her whole life feeling lonely and afraid.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35Because she'll be poised to run away.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38To take flight, before something hurts her.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42I'm not leaving you, Trixie.
0:54:43 > 0:54:47If you don't do whatever you have to do to create a stable
0:54:47 > 0:54:50and secure world for that beautiful child...
0:54:53 > 0:54:56..then I won't be able to feel the same way about you that I do now.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58We can't just end this.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00We can't just walk away from this amount of love.
0:55:00 > 0:55:05Think of it as... walking towards someone else.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07And when you see Alexandra,
0:55:07 > 0:55:10tell her everything is going to be all right.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Because it will be.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16And you give her my...
0:55:16 > 0:55:19..deepest and dearest love.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25Goodbye, Christopher.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47NARRATOR: Love is always deserved by everyone.
0:55:47 > 0:55:53But it is not always given, no matter where we search,
0:55:53 > 0:55:56or however much we long for it.
0:56:06 > 0:56:07SHE SIGHS
0:56:09 > 0:56:12BABY CRIES
0:56:12 > 0:56:14And families can be torn,
0:56:14 > 0:56:16as well as drawn together,
0:56:16 > 0:56:20by the tie of flesh and blood
0:56:20 > 0:56:22and the genes that define us,
0:56:22 > 0:56:26or which we inherit and pass on.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Family is the place where life begins.
0:56:34 > 0:56:38But it can wound us, even as it nurtures,
0:56:38 > 0:56:43leaving us empty instead of fulfilled.
0:56:43 > 0:56:48Our hearts beat so loudly...
0:56:48 > 0:56:51that we want only silence.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20You have taken another wife?
0:57:20 > 0:57:22We are blessed.
0:57:22 > 0:57:23You are the father?
0:57:23 > 0:57:25There she is!
0:57:25 > 0:57:27I wonder if she felt lonely up there by herself?
0:57:27 > 0:57:31She's a fearless adventurer, fulfilling her destiny.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33You're a nurse and a midwife.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35And there are rules,
0:57:35 > 0:57:37rules you've broken.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39Are you going to report me?