1 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:37,719 MATURE JENNIFER: Life seldom unfolds exactly as we wish it. 2 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,599 There are shocks and disappointments. 3 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:45,320 Unwelcome revelations bring a light we can't deny. 4 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,559 There are new things, and we fear them. 5 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,400 There are hard things, and they must be done. 6 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,359 Sometimes we have no choice, 7 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:02,079 and sometimes choice is imposed upon us. 8 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:07,119 And the questions pound like hammers. 9 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,799 What lies beyond this? 10 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,080 Where will we decide to go? 11 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,639 Ah, nice to see you putting that fall behind you, Mr Bagnall. 12 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,479 You're doing very well on those new crutches. 13 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,999 I'm recovering at a rate of knots! 14 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,799 Can I interest you in yoga lessons? 15 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,519 Is that how you did it? 16 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,399 My son's running them - Joel. 17 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,199 He's inside, putting up a poster. 18 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,279 Hot off the plane from a year in India. 19 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,319 Oh, of course! I remember him leaving. 20 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:38,239 Joel, welcome home! 21 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,719 I've been wondering where your wanderings took you. 22 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,119 I started out in Bombay, and then I worked my way right up 23 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,519 to Ladakh, near Tibet. 24 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,719 And then I went to an ashram in Varanasi for a few months. 25 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,399 Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganges. 26 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,519 And now I'm back on the banks of the Thames. 27 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,319 There's no place like home. 28 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,599 Take a leaflet. Yoga AND meditation. 29 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,920 I'm a very busy woman, but I shall. 30 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,800 I haven't got a clue how this is supposed to work. 31 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,559 The colours have all got to be mixed up for the Easter egg hunt. 32 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,439 But they've got to be all separated out first. 33 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,519 Can I eat one? 34 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:13,919 Oh, go on. 35 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:15,999 Better check to see that they haven't gone stale. 36 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,240 Race ya! 37 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,119 DOOR OPENS 38 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,079 I press-ganged Cyril into putting up the bunting. 39 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,879 That isn't very public-spirited... 40 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,119 ..taking chocolate out of the mouths of children. 41 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,559 It's our wages. 42 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,079 Fair day's pay for a fair day's work. 43 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:37,280 Hmm! 44 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,559 Oi. 45 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,880 CHATTER AND BABIES CRYING 46 00:02:52,920 --> 00:02:54,840 Mrs Estelle Glennon? 47 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:57,880 Mrs Hope Glennon? 48 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,320 Would you like to come with me? 49 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,959 Must be rather fun, being pregnant at the same time 50 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:07,439 as your sister-in-law. 51 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,479 Yes. Two more for the clan. 52 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,319 Grandchild ten and grandchild 11 for the Glennons. 53 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,559 Family in Belfast are laying bets on which is born first 54 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:15,799 and what the weights will be. 55 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,319 Well, it may well be quite a close-run thing, 56 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,239 due dates eight days apart. 57 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,479 Do you have family over here as well? 58 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,319 Hope's husband's working as a welder at the Barbican site. 59 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,679 My Michael's doing the same, but on an oil rig. 60 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,719 So they took me in to live with them. 61 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,440 It's just us in London, really. 62 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:37,559 So, four years since your first baby. 63 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,599 And this one's going to be my last. 64 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,719 Unless I get another boy, and then I might try again for a wee girl. 65 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,479 Oh, we've got a pill to help you choose how many. 66 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,679 We've no control over anything else. 67 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,280 You'd think science would have it all sorted by now. 68 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,399 Will I have it soon, do you think? 69 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,799 Mm. The head's definitely engaged. 70 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,399 With a second baby, that is usually the sign that things are 71 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,079 about to get moving. 72 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,679 I was thinking of taking castor oil, 73 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,199 or going all modern and having a curry. 74 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,879 My advice, Mrs Glennon, is to leave well alone. 75 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,479 Chances are, all you'll do is upset your tummy. 76 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,479 And if labour gets going anyway, 77 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,399 you're in for a dismal combination of events. 78 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,039 Good things come to those who wait, eh? 79 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,399 Well, you come into the maternity home as soon as things start moving. 80 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:23,760 We'll look after you. Yeah. 81 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,679 The shoemaker and his wife 82 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,639 never saw the little elves again, 83 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:35,599 but from that time, good luck was always with them. 84 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:40,360 They were rich and happy for the rest of their lives. 85 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,240 And that is the end of the story. 86 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,879 I could listen to you read all day. 87 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,159 You've got ever such a nice voice. 88 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:57,399 I have to try to tell him the story through my tone of voice. 89 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,799 But we're still not sure how much English he understands. 90 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,839 Well, kiddies are kiddies, aren't they? 91 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:07,959 All they really understand is how much they're loved. 92 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,879 And, in here, if someone's coming at them with a needle. 93 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,639 Oh. 94 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,279 I keep telling myself cancer treatment would bewilder him 95 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:17,919 if he spoke fluent English. 96 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,159 But perhaps the more he could comprehend, 97 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,959 the more frightening it would be. 98 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,239 You have to hand it to the National Health, though. 99 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,559 All the nurses keep saying there's a real chance he could be cured. 100 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,359 Yes, they do. 101 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,079 The new chemotherapy is such a huge advance on what went before. 102 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,640 Fingers crossed, eh? 103 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,000 LIVELY CHATTER 104 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,799 I always loved a community event, even as a child. 105 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,039 Every day was a community event when I was growing up. 106 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,399 My parents ran a boarding school for boys. 107 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,239 Rosalind! Your mother's on the telephone. 108 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,760 Speak of the devil. 109 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,799 You must take in as much fluid as you can, Harry. 110 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,519 Once the head goes on, you won't be able to drink for hours. 111 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,039 I won't be able to visit the bathroom either. 112 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,399 Oh, this is also true. 113 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,039 Grandma, please explain to me again about the Easter Bunny. 114 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,599 It's a mythical creature of pagan origin 115 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,439 which goes from house to house 116 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,559 delivering sweet treats to children. 117 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,200 So, it's not Christian, then? 118 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,879 It's best we don't quiz the connection too closely. 119 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,399 MUFFLED: I think I prefer Christmas. 120 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,280 EXCITED CHATTER 121 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,239 MICROPHONE FEEDBACK SQUEALS 122 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,839 Welcome, everyone, to the Easter egg hunt. 123 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,199 CHEERING 124 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,479 The rules are very simple. 125 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,799 Everyone taking part will be given a basket, 126 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:59,199 and there are more than 200 chocolate eggs hidden nearby, 127 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,199 each wrapped in different coloured foil. 128 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,479 The aim is to find six eggs - 129 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:08,839 one pink, one blue, one green, one yellow, 130 00:07:08,840 --> 00:07:11,879 one purple and one orange. 131 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:16,719 And the winners are the first child in each age group to find all six. 132 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,359 Yes! CHEERING 133 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,959 You can search anywhere within the boundaries 134 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,119 marked by the carrot bunting. 135 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,919 And if you're little and need a helper, 136 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,920 then look out for the people wearing an Easter egg badge. 137 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,239 The bell, if you would, please, Reggie. 138 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,919 BELL CLANGS 139 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:36,000 CHEERING 140 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:38,839 You may begin! 141 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,079 CHATTER AND LAUGHTER 142 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,799 Ooh. And meanwhile, there is tea and simnel cake for the grown-ups. 143 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,319 And if you'd like a hot cross bun... 144 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,559 LAUGHING: ..just ask the Easter Bunny. 145 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,039 I couldn't believe it when my mother said she and my father 146 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:52,399 were coming to visit. 147 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,559 I've lived here for two years, and they haven't been once. 148 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,599 Better late than never, I suppose. 149 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:00,239 They talk about being progressive and voting for the Liberal Party, 150 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,319 but I always have to go to Leicestershire to visit them, 151 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,959 or meet them in a smart tearoom in London if they happen to be in town. 152 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,639 So, if they're now going to go to the trouble of trekking all the way 153 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,639 to Poplar, all the more reason to make them welcome. 154 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,079 Oh, gosh. 155 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,160 I'm not being very "honour thy father and thy mother", am I? 156 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,240 You should ask Violet if we can leave the bunting up. 157 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,079 I'm going to welcome them with open arms. 158 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,559 I've told them so much about you, and they do seem keen to meet. 159 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,160 Have they never said anything about where I'm from? 160 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,799 They've said you must be very enterprising to have come 161 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,320 all the way from British Guiana. 162 00:08:40,680 --> 00:08:44,000 LAUGHTER AND CHATTER 163 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,160 Seems like five minutes since you was in the Cubs. 164 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,199 Well, we're doing very well. 165 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:58,439 We've got a pink one, a blue one and a green one already. 166 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,359 What other colours do we need, Donna? 167 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,120 Yellow. That's right! 168 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,519 And, look, there's one over there, on top of the dustbin. 169 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,520 What a funny place to put it. 170 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:20,159 I'll lift you up, but you must try not to touch the bin lid. 171 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,839 SNARLING 172 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,680 DOG PANTS 173 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:27,559 Harry! 174 00:09:27,560 --> 00:09:30,239 Harry! What is the matter? 175 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,079 Well, I think there's a dog in its death throes. 176 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,119 LABOURED PANTING 177 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,919 There's foam around its mouth. 178 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,719 I've seen dogs like this in the street in Delhi. 179 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,080 Stay there. I'm going for assistance. 180 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:45,679 CONNECT TONE TRILLS 181 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:47,559 PHONE: Police, ambulance or fire? 182 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:51,679 Police, urgently, to St Wilbur's School, Hendy Street. 183 00:09:51,680 --> 00:09:53,599 LAUGHTER AND CHATTER 184 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,480 WHISTLE PEEPS 185 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:58,640 Everybody, back. 186 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,080 Everybody, back! 187 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,879 The Easter egg hunt is suspended. 188 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,559 That means stopped, Mandeep. 189 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:12,199 Aw! I know. 190 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:13,840 Come over with me. 191 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,999 Nobody crosses this line. 192 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,679 First rule of civil defence - 193 00:10:22,680 --> 00:10:24,959 establish and control the crisis area. 194 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,040 SIREN WAILS 195 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,159 Heavens to Murgatroyd! 196 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,319 We've enough to contend with without children getting knocked down. 197 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:34,680 BRAKES SQUEAL 198 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:37,480 Over this way! 199 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:43,239 If we had to come away, how can it be safe for Daddy? 200 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:44,720 Let's go inside, honey. 201 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:48,999 We've had reports of a rabid dog, sir. 202 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,639 It's a dead dog now. 203 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,119 Uh, Dr Turner. I'm on the police surgeon rota. 204 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:54,719 Sir. 205 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,399 It'll have to be taken for a postmortem, 206 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,199 and this whole area needs to be cleansed. 207 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,679 It has to be dealt with according to the rabies protocol. 208 00:11:03,680 --> 00:11:06,719 Mandeep Singh. Yes! 209 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,599 Kevin Prenderghast. 210 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,279 LIVELY CLAMOUR 211 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:11,679 Teddy Turner! 212 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:12,879 BOYS PLAY NOISILY 213 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,760 WHISTLE PEEPS 214 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,319 Everton Wheatley. Yes. 215 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,239 John Muscatelli. 216 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,119 BOY BARKS 217 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,119 As soon as the police give us permission, 218 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,119 Baloo and I will walk with you to St Oswald's Hall, 219 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,439 where you can be collected by your parents. 220 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:32,679 BOYS BARK 221 00:11:32,680 --> 00:11:35,799 Should I be serving butterfly cakes or kennel meat? 222 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,480 THEY LAUGH 223 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,439 Steady. That's it. 224 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,640 This feels awfully close to home, Dr Turner. 225 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,719 You read about rabies happening in places like Germany, 226 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,559 that the squirrels get it there. 227 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:53,199 But it can spread - 228 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,359 from Germany to France to England. 229 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,759 There was that case in Surrey last year, 230 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,439 the rabid dog that ran amok days after it came out of quarantine. 231 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,119 I'll never forget seeing the news, 232 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,999 watching them rounding up people's pets. 233 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,039 The results of the tests on the body 234 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,559 won't be through for at least two days, 235 00:12:11,560 --> 00:12:14,560 but we have to find a way of keeping people calm. 236 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:17,480 Hmm. 237 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,519 Cushion's all ready. 238 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,759 If you turn around, you can reverse into the chair 239 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,759 like the occupational therapist showed you. 240 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:29,399 I do not need instructions, and I do not need a cushion. 241 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,719 The only good thing about your mother not being with us any more 242 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,840 is that I am able to jettison her excessive soft furnishings. 243 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,359 She liked keeping things cosy, Dad. 244 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,000 She liked a lot of things. 245 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,959 She liked Easter, as it happened, and kiddies. 246 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,719 It would have broken her heart, seeing that party stopped. 247 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,959 It needed to be stopped. 248 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,519 Have you any idea how much damage a rabid dog can do? 249 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:57,719 I seen that man foaming at the mouth in the public information films. 250 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,160 That upset your mother no end. 251 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:03,640 You're missing her, aren't you, Dad? 252 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:09,880 What do you think? 253 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,440 Shall I make a cup of tea? 254 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:32,079 Hmm! Child, if you walk out with a man for nigh on five months 255 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,359 without introducing him to your parents, 256 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,080 you're going to get nervous when that day rolls round. 257 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,879 I knew my relationship with Cyril was going to be serious, 258 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,039 right from the very start. 259 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,879 Didn't we all? 260 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,519 I've known all my life that there are people with... 261 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,079 ..opinions. 262 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,920 Oh, I had opinions, too, to begin with. 263 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,919 If that made you scared of this, then I'm sorry. 264 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,280 Have you changed your mind, Joyce? 265 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,479 JOYCE SIGHS 266 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:06,799 I think the world at large is... starting to change, 267 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,479 if only a little bit. 268 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,119 And you two are happy. 269 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,679 I really, really want my parents to see that. 270 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:15,360 I don't think anyone could miss it. 271 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,440 SHE SIGHS 272 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,479 SISTER VERONICA: Goodbye. 273 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:32,880 PHONE CRADLE CLICKS 274 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,239 I thought I'd come in early. 275 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,879 But I had no idea how close to us that dog was until just now. 276 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,959 Have there been any developments overnight? 277 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,119 The Ministry of Agriculture seems to be in charge of the response. 278 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:47,399 Agriculture! 279 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,679 And I'm a health visitor, not a farmer. 280 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,439 They say everyone has to sit tight until we know for certain 281 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,039 that the animal was rabid. 282 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,159 But what do they mean by "sit tight"? 283 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:57,839 Are we all supposed to stay indoors? 284 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:59,279 The school's been closed. 285 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,399 The children were meant to be going back today. 286 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,119 Meanwhile, Mrs Buckle has called a public meeting 287 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:05,959 in an attempt to quell panic. 288 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,719 She won't be told it's as likely to fan the flames of hysteria 289 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,519 as it is to damp them down. 290 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,360 PHONE RINGS 291 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:16,759 Nonnatus House. Midwife speaking. 292 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:18,359 This is Estelle Glennon. 293 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,679 Is that Nurse Aylward? It is. 294 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,479 Are you in labour, Estelle? No. 295 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:23,960 But I think it's Hope's turn. 296 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:26,840 Oh...! 297 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,280 Mind how you go, now. 298 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,079 No, Mrs Kelly, we do not offer the rabies vaccine at the surgery. 299 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:39,799 HOPE GROANS 300 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,519 Yes, I can make a note of the fact 301 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,279 that your children were at the Easter egg hunt. 302 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:44,799 Thank you for calling. 303 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,279 HE EXHALES 304 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:47,439 How may I help you, ladies? 305 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:48,639 I think I'm in labour. 306 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,599 Nurse Aylward said she'd meet us here. 307 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,839 Don't come near her. Don't come near her. 308 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,520 She's been scratched by a cat. 309 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,799 I am beginning to resent the success 310 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,159 of the government anti-rabies campaign. 311 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,439 It's made everyone think they're going to die 312 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,359 from infected animal saliva. 313 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,079 If it carries on like this, you're going to have to appeal for calm 314 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,919 through a megaphone. 315 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:14,839 I'll take one to the public meeting. 316 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,880 In the meantime, can you just send in my 12 o'clock? 317 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,080 You'll be pleased to hear it's a simple case of bunions. 318 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,559 HE STRAINS 319 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,679 Oh, Dad, I can do that. 320 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,599 You're interrupting my method. 321 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,279 You've got collapsed vertebrae! 322 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:37,919 I haven't got collapsed dignity! 323 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,719 I'm trying to help, Dad. 324 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,239 The best way you can help me is to get out of the house 325 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,759 and find a way to make a living. 326 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,159 Nobody wants yoga or meditation classes. 327 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,079 I'm not that keen on them myself. 328 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,639 DOORBELL RINGS 329 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:54,680 Your mum would cry her eyes out if she saw the way you've drifted! 330 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,880 Good afternoon. District nurse. 331 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,319 You come to give me my rabies jab? 332 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,839 Have you got any symptoms? 333 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,400 Because if you have, it's too late for the vaccine. 334 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,720 Things are starting to get going. 335 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,479 Not very much in the way of dilation, but there is a little bit 336 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,799 of water leaking, so I think we'll be keeping you in. 337 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,040 I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail. 338 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,679 I can't see any gas. 339 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,239 They said there'd be gas. 340 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,919 It'll be in the delivery room, won't it? 341 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,959 I only needed one whiff of it last time, 342 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,040 and they say the second one's easier. 343 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:44,919 Which isn't to say the first is terrible. 344 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,360 If it was, I wouldn't be doing it again, would I? 345 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,999 That was a nasty old pressure sore you had there. 346 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,879 Quite deep. 347 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,999 They said I was way too long laying on my back in hospital. 348 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,279 Mm. 349 00:17:58,280 --> 00:17:59,839 I think this new soreness is because 350 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,039 the belt on your trousers is pressing down on it. 351 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,199 I caught him rubbing it with disinfectant, saying that it stings. 352 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:05,440 Out! 353 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:08,479 DOOR SHUTS 354 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,840 He will not stop fussing over me. 355 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:14,840 Yeah, Reg... 356 00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:18,439 Well, I feel sorry for the dog, too. 357 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,439 But the police didn't kill him. 358 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,319 He was poorly, and he passed away. 359 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,880 But it's sad to die by the bins. 360 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,439 SHOP BELL TINKLES Fred. 361 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,039 Have you got any disinfectant? 362 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:36,319 I saw a nasty little mongrel sniffing around my laundrette steps. 363 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,599 On the front of that shelf there. 364 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,679 And, uh, 10p off if you buy the bleach as well. 365 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,639 THROUGH LOUD-HAILER OUTSIDE: ...until further notice. 366 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,559 Repeat - all dogs must be kept on leads. 367 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,879 All cats must be kept indoors... 368 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,280 It's going to get worse than this if they build that Channel Tunnel. 369 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,600 BELL TINKLES 370 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,440 Oh, Mrs Turner, you do look tired. 371 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:07,919 How's the little man doing? 372 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,319 First cycle of treatment is now under way. 373 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,439 No vomiting or diarrhoea so far, 374 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,079 but he's not quite himself. 375 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,320 SHE SPEAKS CANTONESE 376 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,239 I have permission from Sister Julienne to come in the evenings, 377 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,679 if that would help you to get back to your own children? 378 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:29,599 Oh, it would. 379 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,479 He needs so much love. 380 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,720 And there are so few people that he trusts. 381 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,640 I don't want any more gas. It's made me sick twice now. 382 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:46,960 I can see what's happening. 383 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,879 This cheeky monkey has decided to lie on its back, 384 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,919 so its spine's pressing against yours. 385 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,079 Is that bad? 386 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,919 Well, it's a little easier when they're lying face down, 387 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:58,799 with their head correctly tucked in. 388 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,999 But you've got a bit of a nonconformist here. 389 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,599 I'm telling you, Nurse, the one thing this baby isn't 390 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,399 is a Protestant... Agh! 391 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,080 TRIXIE LAUGHS 392 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,759 DR TURNER: Thank you, Sister Veronica. 393 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,039 That concludes the first part of our presentation. 394 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:22,679 LIVELY CHATTER 395 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,240 Thank you for the slide show. 396 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:30,039 Why didn't it mention the improperly regulated pet shops? 397 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,719 You can buy monkeys on the Commercial Road. 398 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,479 MURMURS OF AGREEMENT 399 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,920 Because we are here tonight to try to allay your fears. 400 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,559 I used to be a steeplejack. I was always running into bats. 401 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:47,439 Can you get it from bats? 402 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:52,359 Bats can carry various diseases, including rabies, 403 00:20:52,360 --> 00:20:54,559 even in this country. 404 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:58,679 You must always seek medical help if you've been bitten by a bat. 405 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,680 INDISTINCT MURMURING 406 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,319 Agh! HOPE PANTS 407 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,039 Body is ready to push now, Hope, 408 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,799 but we need you to slow everything down. 409 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,479 Slow it down. Down. 410 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,879 HOPE SCREAMS Down, Hope. 411 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,919 Hope, all is well. 412 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,639 We're going to use this pain now, 413 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,399 and we're going to make it work for us. 414 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,319 Argh! 415 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,360 SHE VOMITS 416 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:31,200 INDISTINCT CHATTER 417 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:36,999 Allow me to remind you all of the facts. 418 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:42,279 We currently do not have any confirmed cases of rabies in Poplar, 419 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,479 nor do we have anyone presenting with symptoms of rabies. 420 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,119 The slides didn't make it clear what the symptoms are. 421 00:21:49,120 --> 00:21:52,000 Yeah, he's right. He's right. He's right. 422 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:56,880 PHONE RINGS 423 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,959 Nonnatus House. Sister Julienne speaking. 424 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,399 TRIXIE: Hello, Sister. 425 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,839 Could you possibly send reinforcements 426 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,559 over to the maternity home? 427 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,439 Early symptoms can look a bit like ordinary flu, 428 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:14,079 with fever, nausea, aches and pains. 429 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,679 All very easy to dismiss. 430 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:20,959 But once the virus starts affecting the nervous system, 431 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,639 things become more distinct. 432 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,560 Muscle spasms, anxiety, confusion... 433 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,559 ..paralysis, seizures. 434 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:37,319 And thirst, coupled with a violent fear of drinking fluids, 435 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,399 even water. 436 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,879 CONCERNED MURMURING Even water? 437 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,919 It's horrible, I know, 438 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,679 but that's why we have to take such care. 439 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,720 INDISTINCT CHATTER 440 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:53,720 SHE EXHALES 441 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,120 HOPE SCREAMS 442 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:04,599 HOPE: No! Agh! Help me! 443 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:08,999 Ah! No! I can't! 444 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,200 No, no, no, no, no! 445 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,159 Hope, with the next contraction, 446 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:18,359 we need one long, strong, brave push. 447 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:21,519 That could well give us baby's head, and the worst will be over. 448 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,520 HOPE SCREAMS 449 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,759 HOPE SOBS 450 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:29,200 Success! 451 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,239 We have the top of baby's head with us. 452 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:39,119 And I can see the most perfect little pair of eyebrows. 453 00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:43,439 Well done, Hope. See how strong you are? 454 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,719 When I finally get it out, 455 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,999 I won't know whether to kiss it or give it a piece of my mind! 456 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,679 Agh! 457 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,439 Bear down, Hope. 458 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,319 Bear down. Down. 459 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,079 Come on, Hope. You can do it! 460 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:57,200 HOPE SCREAMS 461 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,759 That was a most magnificent push, Hope, 462 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:09,639 but baby doesn't seem to have read the rule book. 463 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,639 TEARFULLY: What's wrong? 464 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,639 All will be well. 465 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,840 But we need to work on getting baby's shoulder out. 466 00:24:18,120 --> 00:24:20,639 Dr Turner is only around the corner. 467 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,759 We will work on the next massive push, 468 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,319 while Nurse Aylward nips to the telephone. 469 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,640 HOPE SOBS 470 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,399 What's happened? 471 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,319 It's nothing to be alarmed about. 472 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:41,760 HOPE SCREAMS 473 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,079 INDISTINCT CHATTER 474 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,199 They're not telling us the truth. 475 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,879 We can only remind you 476 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:53,239 that analysis of the dog's remains is still ongoing. 477 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,039 QUIETLY: It's an emergency. Right. 478 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,600 We simply have to be vigilant until the results come in. 479 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,799 HOPE SOBS 480 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:07,959 Don't wait for the pain this time, Hope. 481 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:09,599 Just keep pushing. 482 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,280 SHE GROANS 483 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,799 Sister Julienne's going to work internally 484 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,319 to dislodge your baby's shoulder. 485 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,159 I'm going to get baby out. Just breathe deeply 486 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,760 and push whenever we ask. 487 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:28,479 Now. Now! 488 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,280 HOPE SCREAMS 489 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,039 Baby's arm is lateral to its body. 490 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,960 HOPE WAILS 491 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,999 Push now. Push, Hope. 492 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,479 HOPE SCREAMS 493 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,719 Keep pushing. 494 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,640 Push as hard as you can. Don't stop! 495 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,240 HOPE SOBS AND WAILS 496 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,239 Well done! 497 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:17,039 It's out. 498 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,280 HOPE SOBS 499 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,720 HOPE SOBS 500 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:48,240 Large baby. Shoulder dystocia. 501 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:53,800 BABY CRIES 502 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,640 It's a boy. 503 00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:00,760 Oh... 504 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:05,759 Well done. 505 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:07,480 I may have broken his collarbone. 506 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,999 You've saved his life. 507 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:12,320 BABY CRIES 508 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,440 MUFFLED CRIES 509 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,000 PHONE RINGS 510 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,519 Good morning. Nonnatus House. 511 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:55,479 My sister's been regaling me with tales of slavering hounds. 512 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:58,599 Are you still alive? When I last looked, yes. 513 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,439 I haven't forgotten our conversation... 514 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:02,960 ..in the park. 515 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,439 Nor have I. 516 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,159 I just want you to know that the offer of a listening ear 517 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,639 still stands. The offer of my friendship still stands. 518 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,199 You sound like Humphrey Bogart. 519 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:14,999 "All you have to do is whistle." 520 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:16,520 HE CHUCKLES 521 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,519 It was actually Lauren Bacall who said that to Humphrey Bogart, 522 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,280 but I shall take it as a compliment. 523 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:27,039 I do appreciate the things you said. 524 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:28,959 You're really very kind. 525 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:30,519 DOOR SHUTS 526 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:32,040 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 527 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:36,959 BABY CRIES Will his arm be hurting him? 528 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,119 I broke my toe once, and it was agony. 529 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:40,919 Baby's bones are very soft, 530 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,519 and Doctor will be keeping an eye on him 531 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:46,360 in case he's restless and needs something for the pain. 532 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,960 Wait till I tell him what he put us all through. 533 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,959 It'll make a good tale, once he's old enough to listen. 534 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,679 Now, I need to take a look at your stitches. 535 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,439 But if they're playing the game, 536 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,119 we'll treat you to a little session with the heat lamp. 537 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:04,759 What happened to Estelle? 538 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:06,839 Your sister-in-law? 539 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,159 I believe she popped off home once she heard the good news. 540 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,999 To give you time to rest. No. 541 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,959 That's not what we agreed. 542 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,199 She was going to be the first to hold him. 543 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,280 Something's wrong if she didn't do that. 544 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:27,999 It's rather delightful that your journey to matrimony started here. 545 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,079 I ought to put up a plaque. 546 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,359 There was a lot of sadness at the beginning, Mr Scarisbrick, 547 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:35,719 even though there was happiness in the end. 548 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:37,399 Yes, of course. 549 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:41,079 Now, Lady Aylward, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit? 550 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,999 You are looking really remarkably well. 551 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,199 I'm not expecting a baby, as it happens. 552 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,039 I'm hoping for professional insight 553 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,319 into maternity care in Britain in 1971. 554 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,040 Ah. Have you tired of the medical landscape in Poplar? 555 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:58,919 I'm as impressed as ever by what's accomplished at Nonnatus House. 556 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,799 But my eyes have been opened by living in New York. 557 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,359 Yeah, well, I've made more than one study over there myself. 558 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,119 It's like a different world. 559 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,759 Certainly a different country. 560 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,799 I learned a great deal by simply visiting American hospitals. 561 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,719 And now I want to see if I might apply that knowledge 562 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,479 within a British context. 563 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,839 Well, you are, of course, most welcome 564 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,240 to spend some time here observing. Thank you. 565 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:25,159 A little bird tells me you're planning on retiring very soon. 566 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:26,759 Ah, yes. 567 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:28,559 The golf club beckons. 568 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:29,759 TRIXIE CHUCKLES 569 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,280 And selling the clinic? 570 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,999 It's nice to see the balloons up. 571 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,719 One down and one to go. 572 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,440 They're for Anthony, really. 573 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:09,879 Are you sure Hope's going to be all right? 574 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,359 She's doing very nicely. 575 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,079 And the paediatrician from St Cuthbert's 576 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,679 is going to call in and check on baby's collarbone. 577 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,400 Did you know they had chosen the name Niall? 578 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,759 But Hope's all right? 579 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,320 Her main concern at the moment is you. 580 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,120 And I think I share it. 581 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,999 It will be a relief to be out of the surgery for an hour, 582 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,199 even if we barely have time for a sandwich. 583 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:42,039 The public meeting did no good whatsoever. 584 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,599 The phone is still ringing continually. 585 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:46,519 INDISTINCT CHATTER 586 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,199 ANIMAL WHINES 587 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:49,759 What was that? 588 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,319 Stay back, stay back. 589 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,439 There. Come on. 590 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,679 You need dog biscuits, not custard creams. 591 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,279 They're getting him in the shed, ain't they? That's what matters. 592 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:00,679 Be careful, Fred. 593 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,679 Fred, have you sent for the police? 594 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:04,239 They're supposed to be on their way. 595 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,039 Shall I go and ring them again? Uh... 596 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:07,200 SIREN BLARES 597 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:10,999 BRAKES SQUEAL 598 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,120 DOG WHINES 599 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:19,360 CROWD CHEERS 600 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,319 It's in the shed, Sergeant. 601 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:27,999 Tottering on its pins a bit and... drooling. 602 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,399 We'll take a look. 603 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:31,719 But toxicology came back on the one that died on Easter Monday. 604 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:33,879 May I ask, what was the conclusion? 605 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:35,719 It was negative for rabies. 606 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,639 Looks like it ate rat poison. 607 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,839 So, the crisis is over? Indeed it is, madam. 608 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,279 Must have been drooling over the custard creams. 609 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:44,559 LAUGHTER 610 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,159 Well, all's well that ends well. 611 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,039 And there you have it. 612 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:53,319 An object lesson in anticlimax and British understatement. 613 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,759 It would have been different in India. 614 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,199 At home, the fear is always real. 615 00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:59,880 Yes. 616 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:12,039 Me and Hope, we were terrified that somehow our men 617 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:13,959 would get mixed up with the Republican Army. 618 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:15,399 Mm. 619 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:18,560 That we wouldn't know that they'd be in danger, or causing danger. 620 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:21,719 But they wanted to get out from early on. 621 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,080 Is that why you all left Belfast? 622 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:27,519 They lost their jobs in the shipyard anyway. 623 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,079 Catholics did. 624 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:30,799 And men need to work. 625 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,199 But women need family, so we stuck together. 626 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,839 Well, it's a wonderful thing to see, Estelle. 627 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,159 A bond like yours is something to be envied. 628 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,399 I thought at first that it wouldn't touch us. 629 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,559 There was so much talk for so long. 630 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,360 There were demonstrations, and they turned into riots. 631 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,280 But you can keep away from them. 632 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:55,360 You can't keep away from bombs. They hide them... 633 00:33:56,520 --> 00:34:00,439 ..and then they set them off in places where they'll do most damage. 634 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,639 Places like banks. 635 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:06,319 Estelle, were you caught up in a bomb blast? 636 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,359 In the bank. In the bank...! 637 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,359 ESTELLE SOBS 638 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,679 Estelle... Estelle, try to stay calm. 639 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:16,199 You're safe here. 640 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,119 You're safe now. 641 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:19,399 ESTELLE PANTS 642 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,640 This will stop you taking in too much oxygen. 643 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,359 It was the screaming. 644 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,119 And when I h-heard Hope... 645 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:28,199 ..when I heard Hope, it was the same. 646 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:29,599 Screaming. Screaming... 647 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,839 You're safe now. 648 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:33,999 When this is over... 649 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,720 ..I'm going to walk you to the surgery to see the doctor. 650 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,079 Afternoon. 651 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:47,600 What's all this about a whiffy sink? 652 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,319 Can't have that with the in-laws coming round. 653 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:54,439 Thanks, Fred. I was up till midnight repainting all the skirting boards. 654 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,279 I-I...I don't know what's got into me. 655 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,359 Lu-u-urve got into you. 656 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,639 THEY ALL LAUGH 657 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,879 I brought you some pot plants. 658 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,400 And I brought my plunger! 659 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,759 I heard my mother giving birth more than once, 660 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:12,960 but it was the last one where she screamed and screamed. 661 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:18,319 There were no more babies after that because... 662 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,200 ..it killed her. 663 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:25,320 Nobody ever told me why she died. 664 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:30,639 I just remember the mattress being burned because it was... 665 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,319 ..covered in blood. 666 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:37,399 Even 20 years ago, death in childbirth was very, very rare. 667 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,199 Now it's rarer still. 668 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,839 One thing I can promise you 669 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:45,399 is that your mother didn't die of pain. 670 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,559 And we are going to make sure 671 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:50,639 that you feel as little pain as possible. 672 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:52,519 I can't do it. 673 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:56,440 Yes, you can, and we will help you. 674 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:02,599 Sister Julienne is one of the most soothing and resourceful midwives 675 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:05,919 I know. But in New York, Estelle would have been simply booked in 676 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:09,079 for an epidural, and a calm, controlled 677 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:11,879 or completely painless birth would follow. 678 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,519 I've read about epidural anaesthesia. 679 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,439 I've been to lectures. 680 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:17,999 I've never seen one performed 681 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,439 because they don't offer it at St Cuthbert's. 682 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,799 Which is extremely backward, in my view. 683 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,239 At the Lady Emily, you can have one for £20. 684 00:36:25,240 --> 00:36:26,560 £20?! 685 00:36:27,720 --> 00:36:29,839 If you saw the difference it makes, 686 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:32,119 you'd think it was cheap at the price. 687 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:35,439 Have you been to the Lady Emily recently? 688 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:36,520 Yes. 689 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:40,880 I can connect you to Mr Scarisbrick, if you'd like. 690 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:45,079 Not such a good day today. 691 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:47,119 He's needed some anti-emetics. 692 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,160 SHE SPEAKS CANTONESE 693 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:56,679 A parcel with a wee hat arrived from his mother 694 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:58,679 in Hong Kong this morning. 695 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,839 But he wouldn't even let me try it on him. 696 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:02,519 He'll settle down. 697 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:06,039 He's a lucky little fellow, in some ways. 698 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:09,280 So many mothers looking after him. 699 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:14,759 You go, Mrs Turner, back to your other children. 700 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,040 I'll hold the fort. 701 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,800 I'm heading down the Black Sail. 702 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:28,479 Do you want to come? 703 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,879 No, thanks. I'm not feeling great. 704 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,919 And I'm writing letters for a couple of factory jobs. 705 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:35,720 Factory jobs? 706 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,120 And I'm also planning a haircut. 707 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,560 I've had enough adventures to last me a lifetime, Dad. 708 00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:46,800 Just let me come home. 709 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:51,559 The children are having a picnic tea upstairs. 710 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:53,759 Sausage rolls and crisps. 711 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:59,439 I'm assuming that's because the grown-ups are discussing...policy. 712 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:00,840 Yes. 713 00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:06,679 Sister, I am trying to move things on with regard to epidural provision 714 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:09,399 at St Cuthbert's. Do you think that's wise? 715 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,799 We'd never be able to offer it for home births. 716 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:16,479 And even at the maternity home, it requires an anaesthetist. 717 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,199 It does. 718 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:23,319 But we can refer patients to deliver in hospital in the GP unit. 719 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:26,840 Some mothers, like Estelle Glennon, would really benefit. 720 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:31,439 So, I have arranged to see an epidural block 721 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,040 being performed tomorrow... 722 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:35,920 ..at the Lady Emily Clinic. 723 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:40,679 We do know the Order's dealings with them came to an abrupt end. 724 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:45,759 They were performing abortions there when such a thing was still illegal. 725 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:50,280 But I have something I need to tell you, too. 726 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,240 Also about policy. 727 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,919 TV: For the animal you love and couldn't leave behind, 728 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:59,159 and for you or someone like you, 729 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:01,919 death in a manner that is beyond description. 730 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:05,080 Whichever way you look at it, rabies means death. 731 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:08,360 HE GRUNTS 732 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:20,439 Sister Julienne, this is terrible. 733 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:22,399 Why didn't you tell us sooner? 734 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:26,520 I needed time to consider the Order's position. 735 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:29,359 And I still do. 736 00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:32,639 Does it make it easier or harder that the National Health 737 00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:34,359 have made their intentions so clear? 738 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:37,719 But there must be a chance that they'll keep funding Nonnatus House 739 00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:39,879 when they take control from the council. 740 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,719 Not if we insist on retaining our religious clothing. 741 00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:48,519 Sister, if you close down in Poplar, so must we. 742 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:52,319 Our practice is enmeshed with yours. 743 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:54,000 I know. 744 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,200 And there's so much work to do. 745 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,680 If we don't agree to the new terms... 746 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:08,359 ..we will receive no more funds from the end of this year. 747 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:11,239 I've told them I will give my decision at the end of August. 748 00:40:11,240 --> 00:40:14,039 On the feast of St Raymond Nonnatus. 749 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:15,520 Yes. 750 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,240 And in the meantime, we go on. 751 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:31,759 Ah, Lady Aylward, Dr Turner. Glad you could join us. 752 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:34,799 Mrs Duchenne is a most delightful lady, 753 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,800 and so very accommodating. 754 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:42,959 How are we feeling, Mrs Duchenne? 755 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,280 Fine, thank you. Good. 756 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,559 Where's Joel today? Is he out looking for work? 757 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:54,359 No, he's not. 758 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,759 He's off colour and lying down. 759 00:40:56,760 --> 00:40:59,319 It's like he's lost all his spark since he's come home. 760 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:01,359 I don't know why he doesn't want to keep on adventuring. 761 00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:03,919 Do you think maybe he's just a homebody? 762 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,959 He doesn't have to be, not in the modern world. 763 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,679 I had to be a steeplejack because my uncle was. 764 00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:11,799 Spent my life mending chimneys. 765 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:14,479 Once, just once... 766 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:16,799 ..I was at the top of this church spire, 767 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:19,119 putting up a weather vane. 768 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,839 You could see for miles. 769 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:24,959 And all I saw was all the places I would never go. 770 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:27,679 And Joel certainly grabbed the opportunities he had 771 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:29,239 with both hands. 772 00:41:29,240 --> 00:41:31,799 No-one else round here had a kid who went to an ashram. 773 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:33,760 It's the kind of thing the Beatles did. 774 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:37,119 And I was proud of him. 775 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:39,399 Did you tell him that? What? 776 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,679 Did you tell him you were proud? 777 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:42,999 Oh, no. 778 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,560 We're not soft like that. 779 00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:49,399 It's one thing to read about it. 780 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:52,039 It's quite another to see it in action. 781 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:53,839 HE SIGHS 782 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:57,159 It shouldn't just be for people who can afford to pay, should it? 783 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,079 No. 784 00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:00,960 I'm going to talk to St Cuthbert's. 785 00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:57,119 I appreciate Mrs Glennon is a special case. 786 00:43:57,120 --> 00:44:01,079 You could always persuade her to switch entirely into our care. 787 00:44:01,080 --> 00:44:04,719 I am not convinced that that would do her any good at all. 788 00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:07,799 She needs a lot of care and a lot of attention. 789 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:09,719 Epidural anaesthesia requires the same, 790 00:44:09,720 --> 00:44:12,439 which is why we've yet to introduce the practice. 791 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:16,239 Philip, St Cuthbert's is a good hospital. 792 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:18,520 It's even an innovative hospital. 793 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:21,720 I have respect for innovative things. 794 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:24,959 I'm saying this in the kindest 795 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:28,679 and most respectful way possible, Patrick, but... 796 00:44:28,680 --> 00:44:30,799 ..you're a dying breed. 797 00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:32,240 I know I am. 798 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:36,759 And I don't know if my way of delivering babies 799 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:38,439 has much time left at all. 800 00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:40,639 Do you think the National Health is going to close you down? 801 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:42,639 There's a big shake-up coming, 802 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:45,679 and when it does, I want to know that the women 803 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:47,919 who would otherwise have been in my care 804 00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:50,839 are going to be looked after properly. 805 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:53,239 That they are going to trade what we can give them 806 00:44:53,240 --> 00:44:56,679 for something that might, just might, be even better. 807 00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:58,519 And that starts with us, doesn't it? 808 00:44:58,520 --> 00:44:59,800 It will end with you, too. 809 00:45:00,960 --> 00:45:02,439 Joel! 810 00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:04,680 I thought you said you'd come down for something to eat! 811 00:45:06,280 --> 00:45:08,200 I've opened a tin of oxtail. 812 00:45:09,720 --> 00:45:11,080 KNOCK AT DOOR 813 00:45:19,120 --> 00:45:20,759 Greetings, Mr Bagnall. 814 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:23,239 I've come from the surgery with a new prescription for your ointment. 815 00:45:23,240 --> 00:45:24,839 JOEL: Dad! 816 00:45:24,840 --> 00:45:26,440 I can't move my legs! 817 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:29,919 He's had a temperature. Joel! 818 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:31,479 I don't know what's wrong. 819 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:32,840 JOEL PANTS 820 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,959 It's all right, my friend. I will fetch help for you. 821 00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:43,080 First, let me get you some water. 822 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:46,560 JOEL GRUNTS 823 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:53,839 Then Mr Parry called this morning, and it's a yes. 824 00:45:53,840 --> 00:45:56,999 He had two anaesthetists already raring to go 825 00:45:57,000 --> 00:45:59,199 and applying pressure from their end. 826 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:01,799 And he's content to have Estelle Glennon 827 00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:05,879 have epidural pain relief in the GP supervised unit? 828 00:46:05,880 --> 00:46:08,519 Yes. Mr Parry will be there, too. 829 00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:11,519 In fact, it's going to be a fairly crowded room. 830 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:14,399 Estelle is one of the most anxious and distressed women 831 00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:16,399 I've ever seen. 832 00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:18,879 And if it helps her... 833 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:20,599 ..I have no reservations. 834 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:24,159 But what of the implications for you and for our practice? 835 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:25,679 PHONE RINGS 836 00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:27,719 It might put me out of business. 837 00:46:27,720 --> 00:46:30,159 But it might give this place a fighting chance 838 00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:32,439 of working in tandem with the National Health. 839 00:46:32,440 --> 00:46:34,279 By delivering more babies in hospital, 840 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:35,959 regardless of what they ask? 841 00:46:35,960 --> 00:46:37,639 That might be the way ahead... 842 00:46:37,640 --> 00:46:39,839 ..for all sorts of reasons. KNOCK AT DOOR 843 00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:41,439 Dr Turner. 844 00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,200 I'm afraid a very urgent call has just come in. 845 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:50,799 Hello, darling. Lovely to see you. 846 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:52,599 Mummy! How do you do? 847 00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:54,319 Lovely to meet you. Hello, Daddy. 848 00:46:54,320 --> 00:46:55,679 Good afternoon, Mrs Clifford. 849 00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:58,399 Terribly good of you to come and meet us. 850 00:46:58,400 --> 00:47:01,999 Josephine has far more faith in this A-Z book than I do! 851 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:05,199 Oh! Well, the Underground was quite challenging enough. 852 00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:07,239 Three Tube lines. 853 00:47:07,240 --> 00:47:09,239 We're staying with friends in Hampstead. 854 00:47:09,240 --> 00:47:11,919 Hampstead is a tricky journey from Poplar. 855 00:47:11,920 --> 00:47:14,639 Cyril comes to pick me up from Women's Liberation meetings 856 00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:15,839 if they finish late. 857 00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:17,239 Oh, very gallant of you. 858 00:47:17,240 --> 00:47:20,199 Although I expect you to intervene if she starts wearing dungarees. 859 00:47:20,200 --> 00:47:21,599 Oh! 860 00:47:21,600 --> 00:47:23,920 THEY ALL LAUGH 861 00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:34,079 And you've no memory of being bitten or scratched by anything 862 00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:35,959 while you were in India? 863 00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:38,199 Bitten and scratched... 864 00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:39,920 ..by a cat at ashram. 865 00:47:41,240 --> 00:47:42,999 But I've been fine. 866 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:45,239 How long ago did this happen, Joel? 867 00:47:45,240 --> 00:47:46,799 Weeks. 868 00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:48,960 Well, must be something else, then. 869 00:47:52,360 --> 00:47:56,600 It can take up to three months for rabies symptoms to appear, Joel. 870 00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:00,000 Have you been worrying about this? 871 00:48:02,240 --> 00:48:05,839 We are going to call an ambulance to take you directly to 872 00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:08,639 the London Hospital of Tropical Medicine. 873 00:48:08,640 --> 00:48:10,400 They'll know what to do. 874 00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:15,760 Tell me. 875 00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:19,479 In this social work line, 876 00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:22,039 do you do any work with maladjusted boys? 877 00:48:22,040 --> 00:48:24,199 It's increasing all the time. 878 00:48:24,200 --> 00:48:27,479 The council have just opened a special educational unit for them, 879 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:30,519 which we're really hoping will pave the way for change. 880 00:48:30,520 --> 00:48:33,839 We've taken a few of the odder types into our own school, 881 00:48:33,840 --> 00:48:36,479 but we seem to have sorted them all out with, erm... 882 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:39,000 ..plenty of fresh air and a bit of discipline. 883 00:48:42,560 --> 00:48:44,159 Oh! 884 00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:46,879 This is a first-class Madeira. 885 00:48:46,880 --> 00:48:48,639 Cyril made it. 886 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:51,080 Ah! Full marks, dear. 887 00:48:52,520 --> 00:48:56,279 And now, uh, Rosalind tells us that she's getting confirmed. 888 00:48:56,280 --> 00:48:58,279 Did you have a hand in that? 889 00:48:58,280 --> 00:49:01,760 We're different denominations, but it gives us a common interest. 890 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:04,919 I'll show you the chapel at Nonnatus House 891 00:49:04,920 --> 00:49:07,279 when I take you over to meet my colleagues. 892 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:09,799 It was joining them for prayers that got me thinking. 893 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,839 Well, we always said that Rosalind could make up her own mind 894 00:49:12,840 --> 00:49:16,480 about being confirmed. Some of our friends were quite shocked. 895 00:49:17,560 --> 00:49:20,320 But we have always been, erm, progressive thinkers. 896 00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:29,999 More tea, Mrs Clifford? Ooh, yes, please. 897 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:32,200 Didn't expect Earl Grey. 898 00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:37,639 As soon as you feel your first contraction, 899 00:49:37,640 --> 00:49:39,679 you must contact Nonnatus House, 900 00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:42,799 and you and I will travel together by ambulance. 901 00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:44,959 Dr Turner will meet us at the hospital. 902 00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:49,079 This...epidural, you say it's brand-new? 903 00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:51,839 New-ish. It's catching on all over the country. 904 00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:54,639 And I won't feel anything? No pain? None? 905 00:49:54,640 --> 00:49:58,799 Nothing at all, between your tummy and your toes. 906 00:49:58,800 --> 00:50:02,279 Everything is going to be as calm and controlled 907 00:50:02,280 --> 00:50:05,200 and as comfortable as we can make it for you. 908 00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:11,079 Oh, darling, I'm so proud of you. 909 00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:14,239 We never entirely thought you'd be able to knuckle down to nursing, 910 00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:16,959 but, erm...well, you proved us all wrong! 911 00:50:16,960 --> 00:50:19,879 Ignore your mother. She's such a wet blanket. 912 00:50:19,880 --> 00:50:22,440 I never had any doubts at all. 913 00:50:23,720 --> 00:50:28,239 Sister Julienne really was absolutely delightful. 914 00:50:28,240 --> 00:50:30,719 Can you see why I love Nonnatus House? 915 00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:32,959 Oh, yes. It's very quaint. 916 00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:35,520 And...what about Cyril? 917 00:50:37,080 --> 00:50:38,559 Charming. 918 00:50:38,560 --> 00:50:42,239 Mm. Yes, he's, erm...charming. 919 00:50:42,240 --> 00:50:43,600 Impressive, even. 920 00:50:45,240 --> 00:50:48,320 But, really, he's not the chap for you, is he? 921 00:50:52,120 --> 00:50:54,999 He IS the chap for me, actually. 922 00:50:55,000 --> 00:50:57,639 That's why we're going out together. 923 00:50:57,640 --> 00:50:59,719 He is in the middle of a divorce. 924 00:50:59,720 --> 00:51:01,280 And this is the modern world. 925 00:51:02,920 --> 00:51:04,919 He is also black, 926 00:51:04,920 --> 00:51:06,839 and you are going to have to look beyond that. 927 00:51:06,840 --> 00:51:09,439 We haven't said one word about him being black, 928 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:12,240 and I think that is to our credit, frankly. 929 00:51:13,360 --> 00:51:15,679 You don't have to say anything. 930 00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:17,599 I saw it the moment you met. 931 00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:21,159 He is a perfectly decent, respectable man. 932 00:51:21,160 --> 00:51:23,559 We just, uh... 933 00:51:23,560 --> 00:51:25,919 ..don't want you to have any regrets, that is all. 934 00:51:25,920 --> 00:51:31,719 Now, can we have a kiss before we part? Hmm? 935 00:51:31,720 --> 00:51:35,000 Oh, don't send us back to Hampstead in the doldrums. 936 00:51:54,440 --> 00:51:56,600 ESTELLE WINCES 937 00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:04,280 KNOCK AT DOOR Yes? 938 00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:07,320 Hmm! 939 00:52:09,240 --> 00:52:10,919 It's early for coffee, isn't it? 940 00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:12,959 Nurse Aylward telephoned to say Estelle Glennon 941 00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:16,839 is en route to St Cuthbert's by ambulance with labour pains. 942 00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:19,279 Can you tell Mr Parry I am on my way? 943 00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:21,119 Of course. Doctor? 944 00:52:21,120 --> 00:52:23,879 I also received a call from the London Hospital 945 00:52:23,880 --> 00:52:26,599 of Tropical Medicine. About Joel Bagnall? 946 00:52:26,600 --> 00:52:28,839 Lyssavirus rabies has been confirmed, 947 00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:31,840 and the paralysis is spreading very rapidly. 948 00:52:32,840 --> 00:52:34,440 HE SIGHS 949 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:42,360 I keep thinking of all the times I've looked at him through windows. 950 00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:45,959 I looked at him through a window on the day that he was born, 951 00:52:45,960 --> 00:52:47,360 at the hospital. 952 00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:52,879 And I used to wave at him through the front room window 953 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:56,240 when I was coming home from work, when he was just a little nipper. 954 00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:01,160 The consultant said you can go inside and sit with him. 955 00:53:02,520 --> 00:53:04,279 And his mum and me, 956 00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:06,919 we watched him through the glass at the airport 957 00:53:06,920 --> 00:53:08,559 when he flew off on his big adventure. 958 00:53:08,560 --> 00:53:10,639 Go to him, Mr Bagnall. 959 00:53:10,640 --> 00:53:13,359 The food I have brought you will keep. I will leave it here. 960 00:53:13,360 --> 00:53:14,880 Thanks. 961 00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,399 There's things I need to tell him... 962 00:53:19,400 --> 00:53:21,160 ..while he's still alive to hear. 963 00:53:23,840 --> 00:53:26,440 JOEL GRUNTS 964 00:53:35,920 --> 00:53:37,839 ESTELLE GROANS 965 00:53:37,840 --> 00:53:40,959 Well done, Estelle. Well done. 966 00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:43,359 Any moment now, you should feel the pain relief 967 00:53:43,360 --> 00:53:45,799 starting to take effect. 968 00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:49,119 It's already passing through that tiny tube. 969 00:53:49,120 --> 00:53:51,159 Blood pressure's stable. 970 00:53:51,160 --> 00:53:53,519 The fun starts now, Estelle. 971 00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:56,079 I can feel the pain stopping. 972 00:53:56,080 --> 00:53:58,799 It's like everything inside my body's going quiet. 973 00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:00,320 That's what we want. 974 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:04,200 ESTELLE EXHALES 975 00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:10,639 Rosalind, I know their reaction wasn't what you wanted, 976 00:54:10,640 --> 00:54:13,039 and I hoped it would be better, too. 977 00:54:13,040 --> 00:54:16,799 But you didn't expect it to be, did you? 978 00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:19,200 No. I did not. 979 00:54:20,680 --> 00:54:25,080 To them, I was always going to be... too different. 980 00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:30,759 Well, I'm different, too, now. 981 00:54:30,760 --> 00:54:33,639 And if they can't accept that, 982 00:54:33,640 --> 00:54:36,399 if they can't accept you... 983 00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:39,719 ..they're going to have to accept that their place in my life 984 00:54:39,720 --> 00:54:41,399 has now become much smaller. 985 00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:43,559 Please don't cut them off. 986 00:54:43,560 --> 00:54:45,800 Nobody should ever cut their parents off. 987 00:54:46,840 --> 00:54:51,239 However much hurt they have caused, however ignorant they have been. 988 00:54:51,240 --> 00:54:53,359 It's hard. 989 00:54:53,360 --> 00:54:56,160 But, Cyril, you've had it harder. 990 00:54:57,560 --> 00:55:00,920 You've had to put up with prejudice ever since you've been here. 991 00:55:04,280 --> 00:55:06,040 Hold my hand. 992 00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:17,360 I want everyone to see. 993 00:55:21,840 --> 00:55:24,119 This is a really strong contraction. 994 00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:26,599 Push now. Push as hard as you can. 995 00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:27,799 ESTELLE STRAINS 996 00:55:27,800 --> 00:55:30,439 That's beautiful, Estelle. Keep going. Keep going. 997 00:55:30,440 --> 00:55:32,599 How are you feeling, Estelle? 998 00:55:32,600 --> 00:55:37,040 I think I'm...excited, but peaceful. 999 00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:41,279 SHE STRAINS 1000 00:55:41,280 --> 00:55:42,839 Contraction. 1001 00:55:42,840 --> 00:55:45,559 Right, Estelle, we're doing this together now. 1002 00:55:45,560 --> 00:55:47,639 I'm pulling. You're pushing. 1003 00:55:47,640 --> 00:55:50,239 Come on! Come on! 1004 00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:52,640 Am I doing it? Am I doing it? 1005 00:55:55,400 --> 00:55:58,239 Yes. Yes, you are. 1006 00:55:58,240 --> 00:56:00,639 BABY GURGLES 1007 00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:02,679 BABY CRIES 1008 00:56:02,680 --> 00:56:04,520 Well done, Estelle! 1009 00:56:12,600 --> 00:56:14,360 It's a girl. 1010 00:56:26,080 --> 00:56:27,399 Hello. 1011 00:56:27,400 --> 00:56:29,600 BABY FUSSES 1012 00:56:32,520 --> 00:56:34,839 It's quite something, isn't it, Sister? 1013 00:56:34,840 --> 00:56:36,959 It is the future. 1014 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:40,319 And the future's going to hold so many things. 1015 00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:42,280 ESTELLE: You're beautiful. 1016 00:56:49,440 --> 00:56:54,799 MATURE JENNIFER: Choice is too often a privilege not granted. 1017 00:56:54,800 --> 00:56:59,200 We must take what is given and surrender what God takes. 1018 00:57:00,680 --> 00:57:03,559 But pain is never all there is. 1019 00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:06,239 There is endurance and resilience. 1020 00:57:06,240 --> 00:57:08,920 There is tenderness and strength. 1021 00:57:10,560 --> 00:57:16,479 All these gifts force through like sunlight, 1022 00:57:16,480 --> 00:57:18,359 often at a cost, 1023 00:57:18,360 --> 00:57:20,200 but then welcomed all the more. 1024 00:57:21,680 --> 00:57:24,039 DOOR OPENS DR TURNER: We're home! 1025 00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:28,359 JENNIFER: We cannot dictate the weather, only our response to it. 1026 00:57:28,360 --> 00:57:31,799 And we must turn to face the elements, 1027 00:57:31,800 --> 00:57:34,440 embracing all that comes. 1028 00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:38,919 What's all this? Are we having a jumble sale? 1029 00:57:38,920 --> 00:57:40,679 Daddy, it's for our time capsule. 1030 00:57:40,680 --> 00:57:42,079 I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name. 1031 00:57:42,080 --> 00:57:43,359 Agata Balassa. 1032 00:57:43,360 --> 00:57:45,279 Why have you been talking to the Lady Emily? 1033 00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:47,799 That clinic is run for the benefit of the rich, not the needy. 1034 00:57:47,800 --> 00:57:48,999 Is there no-one who could pop in 1035 00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:50,639 with a nightdress and some toiletries? 1036 00:57:50,640 --> 00:57:52,359 I'm doing this on my own, Nurse. 1037 00:57:52,360 --> 00:57:54,639 No, I cannot go to the doctor. Why not? 1038 00:57:54,640 --> 00:57:56,640 Because I do not leave this house!