0:00:37 > 0:00:40MATURE JENNY: Who can forget the return to work and school
0:00:40 > 0:00:41after the summer?
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Immaculate shoes, the pristine pencil case,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49the promise that this year, homework would be done on time,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51in absolutely perfect writing.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Oh, for goodness' sake!
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Sorry! Sorry!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Mum, stop fussing.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Are you all right?
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- I'm fine!- You sure? - I said I'm fine!- OK.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08The prospect of a fresh start is always an exciting one.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10A clean sheet, an open book.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12The chance to start again.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16SINGING
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Are we nearly there yet?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I think it's just around the next corner.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21You said that ages ago!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Yeah, well, it's a big place, this London.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26How do we know we're not living in the Catholic bit?
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Look, stuff like that doesn't matter here.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33People in London live mixed up all together.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Oh, there, there, there it is! There!- Hey, look! Look!
0:01:50 > 0:01:51HE CHUCKLES
0:01:55 > 0:01:59I mean, it's just like the photo! It's perfect.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01All stocked up and ready to go.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Kids, grab your bags!
0:02:07 > 0:02:08This place opening up again?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It certainly is.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Terry Davidson, proprietor.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- This is the missus, Pearl.- Hello.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15We've just taken over the lease.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Fred Buckle. Pleased to meet you.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Is that an Irish accent I'm hearing?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Northern Irish. Is that a problem?
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Well, not for me.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25As long as you sell the Sporting Life,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27me and you are going to be the best of chums!
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Right.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Close your eyes and open your hands.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45I love it.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I had it made before we left.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I thought you could put it up above the door.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Is there anything you haven't thought of?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Food. I think we passed a chipper a few streets back.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59All right, well, I'll nip out and get some.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01You make a start on the shop. The kids can help.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08The first session, I call "the three Ps."
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Puberty, periods, and pongs.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Personal hygiene.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17All the girls in the class are over 16,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19so they've been through most of it,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22but you'd be surprised how little they know about their own bodies.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Mind you, I thought that babies came out through the belly button
0:03:25 > 0:03:26when I was little!
0:03:26 > 0:03:30The first day of midwifery training must have been an eye-opener!
0:03:30 > 0:03:31THEY CHUCKLE
0:03:31 > 0:03:34It's good of the youth club to run the classes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36But... I can't help thinking
0:03:36 > 0:03:39a girl should be taught these things by her mother.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Not every parent is up to the job.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45They prefer to leave the embarrassment to us.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Oh...
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Don't be nervous, just follow my lead.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Right, I think we're all set.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Oh, hang on.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04The girls always want to know about these.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Tampons?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11For unmarried girls?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Come on.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18RADIO: # It ain't right to wanna keep on dancing
0:04:20 > 0:04:25# There won't be any time left for romancing
0:04:25 > 0:04:28# Come outside
0:04:28 > 0:04:29# Come outside
0:04:29 > 0:04:32# There's a lovely moon out there... #
0:04:32 > 0:04:34SCREECH OF BRAKES AND SHATTERING GLASS
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Sorry I'm late.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46My mum forgot to sign my permission slip.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Thank you.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51But whatever you call your monthlies,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54there's no need for them to interfere with your daily life,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57especially with modern sanitary protection.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03You're probably familiar with this style of sanitary belt -
0:05:03 > 0:05:05it's standard issue.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Unlike the old days, pads are disposable,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10and you can buy them at any chemist in all sizes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13But there are also other options.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Tampons are worn internally,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21and come with a little cardboard applicator
0:05:21 > 0:05:23so you can get them in just the right position.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Or you can just wear something like this.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Well, yes.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31But you can't go swimming in a sanitary belt,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35or wear it under your swimsuit on the beach on a sunny day.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39There are very few days one can wear a swimsuit on the beach in England.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43So it's very annoying
0:05:43 > 0:05:46if you happen to be on your period on the one day the sun is shining.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Anyway, pass them round. See what you think.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Elizabeth, you first.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56You might try to be a bit more positive.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Sorry.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59But you know my views.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I sent him out for chips an hour ago!
0:06:06 > 0:06:09He'll have gone to see a man about a dog.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Hmm...
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Excuse me?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20We're making enquiries about a Mr Terence Davidson.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23I'm his wife.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I thought I heard rustling!
0:06:34 > 0:06:38I am instructed to pack for the hospital.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Standard provisions would be a nightgown and toiletry bag.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44But what about nourishment?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Keats may feed my brain, but what about my belly?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Sister Monica Joan.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Provisions for the hospital.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56The operation isn't until next week.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00I suggest...we revisit your preparations in the morning.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12So how was that, then? Do anything interesting?
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Only table tennis.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Oh.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19It's late, Elizabeth. Let's get you home.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Today, is it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Fred Buckle. I met your husband the day you arrived.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I've been looking in the papers for a notice.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38There wasn't one. No-one round here knew Terry.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I would come. I still could. I could nip home and get changed.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Thank you, but it's a family funeral only.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44I've been in your shoes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49If there's anything that you need, anything at all, just ask.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Thank you, Mr Buckle, I know you mean well,
0:07:51 > 0:07:53but you needn't concern yourself with my troubles.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I can manage perfectly well on my own.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01Come on, kids. Good day, Mr Buckle.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Oh! Is today the big day?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23The planets are not well aligned.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Oh. Oh, dear.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Thank you, Nurse Hereward,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30but we'd like to accomplish this with as little fuss as possible.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Come along, Sister Monica Joan.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Good luck at the hospital.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41What sort of business do you have, Mrs Davidson?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42It's a newsagent.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46I find it hard to leave during business hours.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47I can't afford to lose the trade.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Oh, is there no-one who can help you? Your husband?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53He was killed in a car accident.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Just after we arrived.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58I'm sorry.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Do you have any family in England?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04No.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07But me and Terry, we stood on our own feet.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10And that's what I'm going to keep doing.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16And I am going to get a midwife to visit you at home, Mrs Davidson.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21With luck, someone should come out to you this evening.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Very well.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27But you must tell her if you're struggling.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm not struggling, thank you.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31I'm very capable.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37There. Sister Winifred and I have drawn up a rota,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40so one of us will visit every day.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42You won't be on your own.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Sometimes, solitude is the best society.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Whoo! Ooh! Giddy-up, giddy-up!
0:09:50 > 0:09:52LAUGHTER
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Oh! You young men can take me round the block any day of the week!
0:09:57 > 0:10:00There's not many fellas take my missus for a ride,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- and lives to tell the tale!- Oh!
0:10:02 > 0:10:03MAUDIE LAUGHS
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Oh, sorry, Sister.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Albie Valentine.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10And this is my missus, Maudie.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13She'd never normally be fruity in front of a nun,
0:10:13 > 0:10:14but she didn't see you there.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16She's blind as an old bat!
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I'm in to get me cataract done.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Ripe as a French fig, and ready for slicing!
0:10:23 > 0:10:27I'm Mrs Shelagh Turner, and this is Sister Monica Joan.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Order of Saint Raymond Nonnatus.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Then there's no need to stand on ceremony, Albie.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Nonnatons - they've seen it all!
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Oh, yeah, your lot delivered all of ours.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40If you don't remember Maudie's face, you might remember the other half!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42THEY LAUGH
0:10:42 > 0:10:45I imagine your wife wants to get settled.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Plenty time to catch up later.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Now, where's that handsome young man?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53He needs to get me into bed!
0:10:53 > 0:10:55THEY LAUGH
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Hello?
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Shop?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You'll need to be quick.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07I'm cashing up.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Aren't you a little young to be a shop keeper?
0:11:10 > 0:11:11I'm the man round here now.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Well, before you ring up for the night,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16may I trouble you for a bag of flying saucers?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23My daddy says these taste like communion wafers.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I agree. But my husband can't get enough of them.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30But then, he is a vicar, so that might explain things.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Mrs Davidson? Nurse Hereward, midwife.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35I believe you're expecting me.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43The egg travels down the fallopian tube to the uterus.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45And, if it meets a male seed, or sperm...
0:11:45 > 0:11:46GIGGLING
0:11:46 > 0:11:50..then the two cells unite, and a baby begins to grow.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Any questions? Yep.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55My sister says that if a lady goes for a wee after doing it,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57then it washes out the man's seed, and the lady won't fall for a baby.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Mmm. Not true.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03If you look here, you can see the urinary tract and the vagina
0:12:03 > 0:12:05are completely separate.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Nurse Anderson?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Please copy the picture on the board,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16and label the body parts with their anatomically correct names.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23There. Wasn't too bad, was it?
0:12:23 > 0:12:25If they were to ask me those questions,
0:12:25 > 0:12:26I wouldn't know where to look.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29You look 'em right in the eye, and you give it to 'em straight.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Better that than they go round
0:12:31 > 0:12:32with their heads stuffed full of nonsense.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Ah...come on, girls, knuckle down.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43If your others were both nine-pounders,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46it's no surprise this one's a good size, too.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Oh!
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Active, as well.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57You must be getting kicked to bits.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I haven't really been paying attention.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00No.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I can only imagine how difficult it's been.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Is the flat good enough? I've scrubbed it top to bottom.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Just don't judge me on me curtains.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22That window looks onto a brick wall, and that one's got bars.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24It's fine for a home delivery.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25And spotless.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Though you might want to get rid of these boxes -
0:13:29 > 0:13:31they don't leave much space.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34They're Terry's things.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I'm so sorry. I...
0:13:37 > 0:13:38I didn't think.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I don't know what to do with them.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42I could help you go through them.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Or... Or just sit with you while you do it.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Well, that's not part of your job.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50When I'm not being a midwife, I'm the wife of a curate.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Helping people through life's vile moments is very much in my remit.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Please. I'd like to help.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Thanks, girls. Don't dally - we ran a bit over.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03See you next time.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Interesting labelling.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I'm fairly sure that "tuppence" isn't an anatomical term!
0:14:12 > 0:14:13THEY CHUCKLE
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Elizabeth?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Sorry! Just coming.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21There you are! I was stood outside getting worried. Come on, let's go.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25What on earth...
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Er...it's just an exercise we do,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29so the girls know what's what down below.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34For the health and relationship class?
0:14:34 > 0:14:35The what?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38You signed a form for Elizabeth to attend.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40I... I saw the slip myself.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I certainly did not!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Why would I want her exposed to this...filth?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Why do you ruin everything?!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51You haven't heard the last of this.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58I'm so sorry. I spent longer with my last lady than I should.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Whoa! Why don't you just sit down for two minutes.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04When we were in Birmingham, I had time to do our housework.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07But now your shirt pile's getting out of hand.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10So leave them. I never used to iron my shirts before.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13I just used to put my jacket on, and let the creases fall out themselves.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Yes, and when you were single, that was endearing.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19But now, people will just think I'm a terrible wife.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20You are a perfect wife.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I don't know about that, but I'm trying.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26SHE CHUCKLES
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name...
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Six kids I've got, Sister.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Albie would have had more, but I had to put a stop to it in the end.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Well, nature intervened.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I stood up one day to put on the kettle,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50and me insides fell into me knickers.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51MAUDIE CHUCKLES
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Course, you'd be no stranger to that kind of thing.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Please!
0:15:56 > 0:16:02I will have peace to say the offices of the day.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03If you say so!
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Our Father, who art in heaven...
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I've just taken a call from the council.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13There's been a complaint about the class
0:16:13 > 0:16:18at last night's youth club from a Mrs Walker, mother of Elizabeth.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Well, Sister...
0:16:21 > 0:16:25The allegation that shocks me the most is that Nurse Anderson
0:16:25 > 0:16:30encouraged the girls to produce drawings of an...indelicate nature.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Oh, my days!
0:16:33 > 0:16:37The drawing was my idea, Sister, and was purely anatomical.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39That may well be the case,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42but I'm afraid all further classes will be cancelled...
0:16:44 > 0:16:46..pending investigation.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47That's it?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50There's nothing we can do?
0:16:50 > 0:16:55I suggest a visit to Mrs Walker, with a fulsome apology.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Her kiddies are about the same age as my two when I was widowed.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I was away with the war.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14It was friends and neighbours that held my family together.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Mrs Davidson's got none of that.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I popped into the shop the other day,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23but I could hardly get a word out of her.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25She's a proud woman.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26HE RINGS THE BIKE BELL
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Right, that's you back in action.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Thanks, Fred.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30And, er...
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Tell Mrs Davidson I was asking after her.- Will do.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Mrs Davidson will get there.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45We all do...in the end.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Let's get you along to theatre.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51No! I have changed my mind!
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Go on, off with you! Give me some peace!
0:17:54 > 0:17:58It's you who assaults my ears with your incessant chatter!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Try to be calm, Sister.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03It will make things easier.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Pray for me.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08And for my immortal soul.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14You're in good hands, Sister.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17We can only apologise.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20If we had known your daughter had forged her permission slip...
0:18:20 > 0:18:22My daughter is not at fault here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23It is you.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Exposing unmarried girls to things they've no business knowing!
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Mrs Walker...
0:18:29 > 0:18:30it's my experience
0:18:30 > 0:18:34that the more information a young woman has, the better.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39My experience, that precocious knowledge destroys lives.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I have seen it! Even in my own family.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44My sister ruined. So, no!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I will not withdraw my complaint.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50In fact, I will not rest until your classes are banned
0:18:50 > 0:18:52from every youth club in the borough!
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Elizabeth, show the nurses out.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04I'm so sorry.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06I never meant to cause any trouble.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Don't worry, it's not your fault.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13How else am I supposed to learn anything?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15I used to be allowed to go to the library
0:19:15 > 0:19:18until she found me reading a paperback romance.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22The youth club was the last thing I could go to by myself.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24She doesn't trust me to go anywhere!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Elizabeth, your mother mentioned something about her sister.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Auntie Lily.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30What do you know about her?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Nothing...
0:19:33 > 0:19:34..except her name.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Elizabeth, I thought you were showing the nurses out.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56SHE GASPS SOFTLY
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I'm alive!
0:19:59 > 0:20:00I'm alive!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I have walked through the valley of ether!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And come out the other side.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13But you must lie very quietly to allow things to settle.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The nurse has put sandbags on either side of your head
0:20:16 > 0:20:18to remind you not to turn.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Do you think you can manage to be still?
0:20:23 > 0:20:29I shall meditate on stories of miraculous deliverance.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32What an excellent idea.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37But first, perhaps...a little sleep.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I can sleep when I'm dead.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42SHE CHUCKLES
0:20:42 > 0:20:43But for now...
0:20:45 > 0:20:48..I am alive!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50SHE CHUCKLES
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I am alive!
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Mrs Davidson, forgive me if I'm speaking out of turn,
0:21:00 > 0:21:04but...have you given any thought to going back to Ireland?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06There's no future for us there.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Terry made me see that.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Though I'd never have made the move without him.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15He made me brave.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17He always had a plan.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19"Let's have another baby!"
0:21:19 > 0:21:21"Lease the shop!" "Move to England!"
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Look at us now!
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Hundreds of miles from home, and not a penny in the bank,
0:21:26 > 0:21:27and him nowhere to be seen.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29And I'm not brave!
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Not any more!
0:21:31 > 0:21:32And I hate him for it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35For leaving me here.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38God forgive me, but I do!
0:21:38 > 0:21:41And I hate that I hate him.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Because I've loved him all my life! - Oh!
0:21:45 > 0:21:48SHE SOBS
0:21:51 > 0:21:54SOFT WHIMPERING
0:21:54 > 0:21:55Oh!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Oh!
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Ohh!
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Hush now.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03All is well.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I can't move!
0:22:05 > 0:22:08We are hemmed in by our sheets.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12We must lie in our trenches until our wounds are healed.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15This isn't a trench, it's a coffin.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I'm under the earth, buried in blackness.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20That's the eye patch!
0:22:20 > 0:22:24I fancy we look quite Napoleonic.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I don't like it! Nurse!
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Nurse!
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Summon your inner strength, Mrs Valentine!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33You are the mistress of your vision.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Custodia Occulorum.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Custard? What's custard got to do with it?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42No! Not custard!
0:22:42 > 0:22:43Custody.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Take custody of your mind's eye.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Instruct it to show you something wonderful.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57The night ablaze with the shimmering Aurora Borealis.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Or the might of the majestic Zambezi
0:23:00 > 0:23:04as it drops like a curtain at Victoria Falls.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Now. What can you see?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Custard.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Lots and lots of custard.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Ha! So do I!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Oh, it looks delicious!
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Oh, I spoke to St Cuthbert's.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Sister Monica Joan had a good night.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- Oh, that's wonderful. - And I have other news.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Following several letters of support from parents,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41the council have decided that you may resume
0:23:41 > 0:23:43your health and relationship classes.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Thank goodness.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50It was very unfair that one parent could prevent the education
0:23:50 > 0:23:51of so many girls.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54You've changed your tune.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Not entirely.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But I've been given food for thought.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I have assured the relevant authorities
0:24:01 > 0:24:05that you will redouble our efforts to ensure that all participants
0:24:05 > 0:24:08have appropriate parental permission.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Absolutely. Thank you.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17CHILDREN PLAY AND SHOUT
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Gracious, what a racket!
0:24:19 > 0:24:23I hope that sweetie is not intended for Sister Monica Joan.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26She is prone, so at risk of choking.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28No, no!
0:24:28 > 0:24:34Like a Roman, I have become adept at the art of recumbent dining.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36All the same.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Righto!
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I don't know how they all slipped past the ward sister.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50There are strict rules on the number of visitors.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Now, I thought I might read to you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Where's your book of Keats?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59'Ere, anybody fancy a game of rummy? I've got me cards.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Yes!
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Why don't we start with Ode on a Grecian Urn?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10SHE SIGHS
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Welcome back.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Thank you.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I've got everyone's permission slip.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I'm not taking any chances.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Oh, here you all are!
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Well, you should all be ashamed of yourselves! Shame! Shame!
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Shame on you, and shame on your parents!
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Mrs Walker, that is enough.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Wait until the filth turns your minds,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36then your mothers will be sorry!
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Girls.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Into the cafe and close the door.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43They're children! They're innocent children!
0:25:43 > 0:25:47If you continue to harass my class, I will be forced to call the police.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52I'll call them myself. It's you who's...peddling filth!
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Now, you listen, and you listen good.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02You need to drop this.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05What, am I to stand by while you corrupt their young minds?!
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Well, I know how it ends! I've seen with my own eyes!
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Mrs Walker! What happened to your sister?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I can't...
0:26:14 > 0:26:17If I don't understand, I can't help.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19It's too late.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21As soon as she did it, it was too late.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Did what?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Up an alley with the boys.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29And once she started, she couldn't stop.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Climbing out the window in the middle of the night,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33at it like a sewer rat until she was ruined.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I can still hear her crying when they took her away.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Where did she go?
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Reform school.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I never saw her again.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Not once in all these years?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50I told you what she was like.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Even if I could find her, why would I want to?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Because she's your family.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Da-da-da!
0:27:01 > 0:27:05I must say, that was a very invigorating recital.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08As you know, I'm extremely partial to Spanish guitar music.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I thought the guitarist was rather partial to you.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13He kept looking your way!
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Indeed! The poor chap had a lazy eye.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Oh, Phyllis!
0:27:17 > 0:27:19THEY LAUGH
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Is that smoke coming from Mrs Davidson's shop?
0:27:25 > 0:27:26The family live above!
0:27:28 > 0:27:29Hello?!
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- Hello!- The flat's at the back, they won't hear!
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Go and phone the fire brigade, Barbara!
0:27:41 > 0:27:43GLASS SMASHES
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Fire, please.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15And an ambulance.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Hello? Hello, up there!
0:28:25 > 0:28:27BANGS ON DOOR
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Mrs Davidson!
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Mummy? Mummy!
0:28:39 > 0:28:42There's someone at the door.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44BANGING ON DOOR
0:28:46 > 0:28:47How did they get in?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Did we not lock the shop?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55BANGING CONTINUES
0:28:57 > 0:28:58Go away!
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Or I'll call the police!
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Fire! Fire!
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Get the children - we can lower them down through the window.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17But there's barely six inches between the glass and the wall.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20It looks alarming, but I think we should take our chances.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Cover the children. Wrap them up well.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Keep your nose and your mouth covered!
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Here you are, here's yours.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39This is for you.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I'll lead the way, and you bring up the rear.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Here we go! Now, keep low!
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Right, head down, head down.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- Down, down, down! - Don't breathe too hard.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58COUGHING
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Phyllis!
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Phyllis! This way, this way! Come to me!
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Come to me!
0:30:12 > 0:30:15That's it, that's it! Mind the ladder, Phyllis.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Go on, lad. Run to Barbara.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Phyllis!
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Help! Help!
0:30:27 > 0:30:29My friend, she's inside! Please help!
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Help! Please help her!
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I think she's trapped!
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Phyllis! I thought you were...
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- COUGHING:- It'll take more than a little thing like a...
0:30:50 > 0:30:52fire to finish me off.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Oh! I was so scared for you!
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Oh!
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Where is everyone?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Is any medical attention required?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Yes, by you!
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I think you're in shock, and you've inhaled a lot of smoke.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Ooh, oh, bother.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10- Excuse me?- Yes?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12This lady needs help.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- All right, love.- Thank you.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Where have you been, Barbara? - I'll explain in a minute.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26But we have some guests for the night.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I'm afraid you'll all have to bunk in together in our room.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Why don't you pop into the sitting room while I make a fresh bed?
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Thank you.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37You'll need my help.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38I'll get some blankets.
0:31:43 > 0:31:50- BOTH:- # Oh, Lord, abide with me...- #
0:31:50 > 0:31:52SISTER MONICA JOAN LAUGHS
0:31:52 > 0:31:53You choose next.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Oh. The one you taught me. My new favourite!
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Well, you start, then.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00Ahem...
0:32:00 > 0:32:04# You are my sunshine... #
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Yeah. # You are my...
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- BOTH:- #...sunshine My only sunshine
0:32:12 > 0:32:17# You make me happy when skies are grey... #
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Ah...The children are finally asleep.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I am never letting you out of my sight again.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- You could have been... - I was never in any danger.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Phyllis was the hero of the hour.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Excuse me? I'm sorry to interrupt,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37but my waters have just broken.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38I'm having pains.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46You are blessed with your family.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49My people were cold fish.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51It ain't all fun and games.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55The kids bring me their troubles, and I wear 'em.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58And Albie looks cheery enough, but...
0:32:58 > 0:33:03he never got over us losing our youngest in the war.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Some days, he takes to his bed,
0:33:07 > 0:33:11and all I can do is hold him till he stops bawling.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Didn't you ever want a fella?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Jason held a fleeting appeal.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27But Odysseus was my one true love.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Local boy, was he?
0:33:31 > 0:33:32He felt so to me.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35But you chose the church.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39I chose a life of service and study.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43And the freedom to pursue both.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45For me...
0:33:46 > 0:33:49..marriage would have been a jail.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52SCREAMING
0:33:57 > 0:34:00That's it, Pearl. Keep going. Keep going!
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Rest. Rest now.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Rest.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Rest for a moment.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13You're doing wonderfully. Wonderfully!
0:34:13 > 0:34:15PEARL SIGHS
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Last two times...
0:34:18 > 0:34:20..Terry was outside the door...
0:34:21 > 0:34:24..driving the midwife mad with questions.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I keep looking over to see if he's there.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Oh, Pearl.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34PEARL SOBS
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Oh! Here we go again.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41That's the way.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46That's the way! Let's meet baby.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51Breathe, breathe, breathe! Slowly! Slowly! Slowly!
0:34:51 > 0:34:54That's it, that's it! Here comes baby.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56That's it! That's it!
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Oh! Oh, look!
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- BABY CRIES - Hello!
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Oh, well done!
0:35:14 > 0:35:16What is it?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18It's a little girl.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Oh, Terry was sure it was a boy.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26Wrong again!
0:35:26 > 0:35:27SHE CHUCKLES
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Hello!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37She's perfect.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Yes, she is.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01PEARL GROANS
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I'm just going to have a little listen.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- KNOCK AT DOOR - Come in.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Ah, perfect timing!
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I came to check on you, but I see I've been overtaken by events.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- How are mother and baby? - Pearl did wonderfully.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Then I'll leave you to it. I imagine you both need some sleep.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Actually, doctor, if you wouldn't mind staying a little longer,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31we're not quite out of the woods yet.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Pearl, did anyone suggest to you that you might be expecting twins?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Ohh...
0:36:58 > 0:36:59I can't do this any more.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02I'm too tired.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07I know you're exhausted, but your body knows what to do.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13We'll just sit here together quietly until it's time.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Oh, sorry to wake you.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Baby number two is on the way.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23I've come for more hot water.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Let me do that - I'm sure you've got more important things to do.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30It won't be long now, and you can have your wife back.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32PEARL GRUNTS
0:37:32 > 0:37:34That's lovely, Pearl!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36I can see baby's head!
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Keep that push going as long as you can.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43That's it. That's it, now breathe gently.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Breathe...that's it.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52And the head is born!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55The baby's in its waters!
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Ooh!
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Hello! Where have you been hiding?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Now, a nice gentle push from you, Pearl.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06That's it, that's it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08That's it!
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Oh!
0:38:11 > 0:38:12BARBARA CHUCKLES
0:38:12 > 0:38:13Baby is here!
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Well done!
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Oh, hello!
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Oh, well done!
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Oh!
0:38:24 > 0:38:28BABY CRIES
0:38:35 > 0:38:37You have one of each.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40A little boy.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Well done!
0:39:00 > 0:39:02You were right.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Whatever she did, she's still my sister.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10And she shouldn't be out there with me not knowing where she is.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13So...how do you plan to find her?
0:39:13 > 0:39:17My mother was never done threatening me with that reform school.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19I thought if I contacted them,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22they might have some idea where Lily went after she left.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25It was a place called Larkhill.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Was it...over the river in Bermondsey?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Yes, I think so.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Do you know it?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Maybe.
0:39:38 > 0:39:44But...if it is the same place, it was never a reform school.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48It... It was a mental asylum.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Lily?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Still love to dance?
0:40:20 > 0:40:21Mrs Walker?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24This is your sister.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Lily was admitted in 1938 when she was 15.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10The diagnosis at the time was moral insanity.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Her family felt she was exhibiting inappropriate sexual behaviour.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19And the doctors here just took their word for it?
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Lily was pregnant when she was admitted.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Er...no, that's not possible.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25The child was adopted.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Lily still talks about him.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29She was put in here for one mistake?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Why is she still here?
0:41:33 > 0:41:34As I say,
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Miss Ellingham never really got over giving up her child for adoption.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44If she wasn't mentally disturbed when she was admitted, she is now?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52"Though seen of none save him whose strenuous tongue
0:41:52 > 0:41:56"Can burst Joy's grape against his palate fine... "
0:41:56 > 0:42:00That Keats fellah don't half write some codswallop!
0:42:00 > 0:42:04You want to read a proper writer like Gwendolyn de la Riche.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Oh...I don't think I'm familiar with her.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Course you are!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Caribbean Kisses?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Doctor's Delight?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16I'm afraid I'm drawing a blank.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Call yourself educated women!
0:42:26 > 0:42:27That's you?
0:42:27 > 0:42:28That's right.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32I'm your sister.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Maureen?
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Mo?
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Mo.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Where's your ribbon?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53I stopped wearing ribbons a long time ago.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Oh, Lil.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04They never told me you were here.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Or about your baby.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Not even when I was old enough to understand.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14I'm sorry.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17I might have been able to help you.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21You were always a good little girl.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27SHE SNIFFS You've got a niece.
0:43:29 > 0:43:30Elizabeth.
0:43:31 > 0:43:32That's my little girl.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36Well, not so little now.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38She's a lovely girl.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41I always thought she took after you more than me.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45Although there's a touch of my husband in there as well.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47You're lucky.
0:43:49 > 0:43:50Baby.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53Husband.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57He left.
0:43:59 > 0:44:00We weren't...
0:44:01 > 0:44:02..compatible.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09He wanted us to...be close.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13So did I, I wanted nothing more, but...I couldn't.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18And Mum always said girls who like it...
0:44:19 > 0:44:20..end up in trouble.
0:44:22 > 0:44:23Sorry, ladies.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25I'm afraid that's visiting over.
0:44:25 > 0:44:26Oh!
0:44:27 > 0:44:28Don't go.
0:44:30 > 0:44:31We'll come back.
0:44:33 > 0:44:34Now I know where you are.
0:44:54 > 0:44:55Come on.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05BABIES GURGLE
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Is it...
0:45:07 > 0:45:08Is it really bad?
0:45:08 > 0:45:10The fire damage?
0:45:11 > 0:45:12Yes.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14I'm afraid it is.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22I could lose my children.
0:45:22 > 0:45:26I have no home, I have no means of making a living.
0:45:26 > 0:45:27Oh, Pearl.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33What a waste of two lives.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37Lily Ellingham was damned because she did.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40Her sister was damned because she didn't.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44I'm sorry I doubted you.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47And the classes.
0:45:48 > 0:45:49Thank you.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54But...I'm not sure the classes would have saved either of the sisters.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Perhaps not.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02But with a little knowledge, they might have made different choices.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12Right, now, hold still while I pop your new glasses on you.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18It may take a while for your eyes to adjust.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Can you see?
0:46:42 > 0:46:43Oh!
0:46:45 > 0:46:47It's a miracle!
0:46:47 > 0:46:49SHE CHUCKLES
0:46:49 > 0:46:54It's a miracle worthy of the name!
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Isn't it?
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Oh! SHE LAUGHS
0:47:04 > 0:47:06Do they know what caused the fire?
0:47:08 > 0:47:10They think it was a cigarette.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15The flat is mainly smoke damage, which is bad enough,
0:47:15 > 0:47:18but the shop needs gutting.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21The insurance will cover it, won't it?
0:47:21 > 0:47:23I'm afraid Mr and Mrs Davidson
0:47:23 > 0:47:25hadn't got around to sorting out insurance.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28- Eh? - She had so little before, but...
0:47:28 > 0:47:32now she's lost her shop, and her children are in care
0:47:32 > 0:47:34until she can get a roof over her head.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37I can do something.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40I'll have a word with the fellas at the CDC.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42We'll see her right.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46I thought we could look out some bits for the Davidson babies.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48Everything their mother had will smell of smoke.
0:47:48 > 0:47:52Now we just need to find some new clothes for Alistair and Hazel.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55That's in hand. I made an emergency appeal to the Cubs
0:47:55 > 0:47:57to ask their mothers for any appropriate hand-me-downs.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Early results are very promising.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02Goodness! What a haul!
0:48:02 > 0:48:04There's a lot of competition between the sixes.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07Parakeets are currently leading the league of donations.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09Surprise, surprise!
0:48:11 > 0:48:13Oh, Tommy Parker, their sixer -
0:48:13 > 0:48:15a charming boy, but devoid of scruples.
0:48:15 > 0:48:19I saw his little sister going off to school this morning
0:48:19 > 0:48:21in shoes but no socks!
0:48:21 > 0:48:23BARBARA CHUCKLES
0:48:23 > 0:48:25# What should I write?
0:48:26 > 0:48:27# What can I say?
0:48:29 > 0:48:36# How can I tell you how much I miss you?
0:48:38 > 0:48:44# The weather here has been as nice as it can be
0:48:45 > 0:48:50# Although it doesn't really matter much to me
0:48:51 > 0:48:57# For all the fun I'll have while you're so far away
0:48:58 > 0:49:02# It might as well rain until September
0:49:05 > 0:49:11# I don't need sunny skies for things I have to do... #
0:49:11 > 0:49:13Come on. Let's get you three home.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17# ..home the whole day long and think of you
0:49:18 > 0:49:23# As far as I'm concerned, each day's a rainy day
0:49:23 > 0:49:31# Oh, it might as well rain until September. #
0:49:35 > 0:49:41"And there, under a Caribbean sun that was as hot as the fire
0:49:41 > 0:49:45"burning in his loins, Sebastian took her in his arms...
0:49:45 > 0:49:47"and kissed her...
0:49:49 > 0:49:50"..thoroughly."
0:49:52 > 0:49:53SHE EXHALES
0:49:56 > 0:49:58Oh!
0:49:58 > 0:50:00I missed you two so much!
0:50:00 > 0:50:03I'll never go away again, I promise.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Shall we go inside and see what the lads have done?
0:50:06 > 0:50:09Oh, Mr Buckle. It looks better than it ever did!
0:50:09 > 0:50:11Wait till you see inside.
0:50:21 > 0:50:22Are those for Aunt Lily?
0:50:24 > 0:50:26We hated carbolic when we were kids.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29Can't stand thinking of her using it every day.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32Here, you can put a little note in.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Tell her what you're up to.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39But I'm...not up to anything, am I?
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Library's open tomorrow...
0:50:44 > 0:50:46if you want to go?
0:50:54 > 0:50:56Oh, the twins are adorable.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Just wait till you see how much they've grown.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01I don't know what Mrs Davidson's thinking.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05She's got enough on her hands without having to entertain people.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09She's determined to thank everyone, and I think we should let her.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12Ooh!
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Is it me, or is it chilly in here?
0:51:14 > 0:51:16You've still not shaken off that cold.
0:51:16 > 0:51:17SHE SIGHS
0:51:17 > 0:51:20How about I fetch you some tea and toast?
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Thank you. That would be a treat.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32SHE COUGHS
0:51:37 > 0:51:39Sorry, would you prefer Marmite...?
0:51:50 > 0:51:53Come down the stall if you fancy a natter.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Or a free bag of plums.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57I may take you up on that offer.
0:51:57 > 0:52:02You know, at the beginning, I hated calling you Sister.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04Too formal.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08But now if feels like the most normal thing in the world.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10Because you are like a sister to me.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13And you to me.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Come on, then, old girl.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18Let's get you home where you belong.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19Go safely.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29I wonder who you'll have for company
0:52:29 > 0:52:32when you come back to get the other eye done.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36I doubt she'll be as amusing as Mrs Valentine and her brood.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41You've seen both sides.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43Which is best?
0:52:44 > 0:52:46Well, neither, and both.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50We do not choose.
0:52:50 > 0:52:51We are chosen.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Caribbean Kisses?
0:52:57 > 0:53:00A souvenir from a friend.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03You may take it if you wish.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06I can put it in the maternity home.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08It will be appreciated there.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11Though obviously, I'll have to skim it first
0:53:11 > 0:53:12to check that it's suitable.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18KNOCK AT DOOR
0:53:20 > 0:53:21SHE SIGHS
0:53:23 > 0:53:26Tom! Why didn't you wake me!
0:53:26 > 0:53:29Because you're not well. You've been burning up all day.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33But I can't miss Mrs Davidson's party. I... Oh!
0:53:34 > 0:53:37Although my head is splitting.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40You've been doing too much, and this is the result.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43You are on bed rest until I say so.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46I've even hired a nurse to make sure you stay put this evening.
0:53:46 > 0:53:47She'll be right up.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49I may be late.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53After the party, I need to drop in on old Mr Hennick on the way home.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03I come bearing honey and lemon.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05I don't need to be supervised!
0:54:05 > 0:54:08I told Mr Hereward to take all the time he needs.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10You really don't have to stay.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13And you shouldn't miss the thank you party.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Knowing that family are back home is all the thanks I need.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20And you do look peaky.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24And hot and clammy, too.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29- Excuse us!- Sorry!
0:54:32 > 0:54:36Mr Buckle, would I be chancing my arm if I asked one more favour?
0:54:42 > 0:54:44I think my husband would be happy to have it on the door.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49And maybe one day T Davidson Junior will want the shop.
0:54:49 > 0:54:53I thought Alistair was next in line to run the family business?
0:54:53 > 0:54:56Change of plan. He's going to be an astronaut.
0:54:56 > 0:55:01And if Terry has a son of his own, then it'll all work out perfect.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03Yeah, maybe.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09How is she?
0:55:09 > 0:55:12Fever, headache, and now a rash.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14Restricted to her arms last time I checked.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16I'm fine.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37- Barbara?- Mmm?
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Can you try and bend your neck?
0:55:42 > 0:55:43Oh!
0:55:45 > 0:55:46I can't.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56I don't want to pre-empt a diagnosis,
0:55:56 > 0:55:59but there's definitely an element of septicaemia.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- I should call an ambulance.- Yes.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07I think I'm rather unwell.
0:56:10 > 0:56:11Not to worry.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14The hospital will get you fixed up in no time.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16SHE SIGHS
0:56:22 > 0:56:27SHE HUMS "YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE"
0:56:27 > 0:56:30How's the patient? Do you have everything you need?
0:56:30 > 0:56:33Yes, thank you. I believe I do.
0:56:41 > 0:56:45MATURE JENNY: Some pages take longer to turn than others.
0:56:45 > 0:56:49It doesn't matter if the spotless sheet follows a blotted one,
0:56:49 > 0:56:53or if the preceding lines are blurred with tears.
0:56:54 > 0:56:58What went before is erased,
0:56:58 > 0:57:00or embraced,
0:57:00 > 0:57:02as we begin another chapter.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10Tom!
0:57:10 > 0:57:11Am I needed somewhere?
0:57:11 > 0:57:15I'm afraid I have to take you to the hospital.
0:57:15 > 0:57:16HE SIGHS
0:57:16 > 0:57:19Do they need a chaplain urgently? Barbara's not well.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21It's Barbara who needs you.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25- What?- Get in. We're going straight there.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40She's young and strong. She's a fighter, is our Barbara.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43He's being pulled in all directions at the moment,
0:57:43 > 0:57:46with the clinic, his surgery, and Wadelock House.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49There's a local boy in there, same age as Tim.
0:57:49 > 0:57:50He troubles me.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53I like to pray with other people. It's how I was brought up.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55I would gladly let the good Lord take me,
0:57:55 > 0:57:58if he would spare her.