All language subtitles for Call the Midwife - S12E04 (2012) WEB.eng

Abandonment is the
successful parent's lot.

We raise them up and let them
go,

waving bravely,
even as their wings unfurl.

They don't know how we scan
the empty sky,

waiting for the speck on the
horizon

that signals their
return.

The joy lies in their landing,
in their coming home at last.

In meeting them with love
and saying, "Here you are".

Morning, Miss Higgins.

One assistant clerk, ready
and willing to serve

for the whole of
his summer holidays.

Welcome back, Timothy.

Am I permitted to say that
I heard your examination results

were slightly
more than satisfactory?

I came second in my year.

Many congratulations.

Now...all of the leg ulcer
patients

are to be offered an extra
weekly appointment.

They need to be informed by
post.

Headed notepaper,
envelopes, stamps.

And the list of names and
addresses are on the clipboard.

And I will have my coffee
whenever you've got a moment.

Timothy isn't going to have
a moment.

I will see to that myself...
in due course.

Reggie. My best man's back.

Have they put you to work
already?

Yes. It's supposed to be a
holiday.

I hope Fred looked after
the comics properly

while you were away.

They're in a terrible mess.

I've had my ear bent right back

about those comics, good and
proper.

Listen, Reggie.

I'm going to the social club
to play dominoes tonight,

would you like to come?

And we can take Fred with us
if he behaves himself.

I might be tired,
after working all day.

You cheeky monkey.
He'll be joining the union next.

What time're you walking over?

About ten to seven?

Great. We love a game of
dominoes, don't we, Reg?

I can't wait.

Aye, you're coming along
like clockwork, Mrs Kahtri.

I'll walk you round to the
maternity home.

A gentle stroll will help
to keep things moving.

I must tell my little ones
what is happening.

Have you got someone to look
after them?

Their aunties. Girls.
Meera. Priyanka.

You must be very good girls.

I'm going to the clinic with
the nurse to get our new baby.

What do you think you'll get,
a brother or a sister?

A brother, maybe?

When Daddy comes home, be sure
to tell him where I am.

I visited Mrs Chen yesterday,

and was presented with these:
fortune cookies.

Break them open,
they contain a message.

Thank you.

It appears to be in Chinese.

Allow me to translate.

"To get the fruit, one must
first climb the tree."

Or make a visit to the
greengrocer.

Go on, tell me mine.

"New learning will keep the mind
young and nimble."

That must refer to the ventouse
extractor training

at St Cuthbert's tomorrow.

Forceps have been doing the same
job for hundreds of years,

one wonders why we need an even

more complicated mechanical
device.

The best device for the

deliverance of an exhausted
mother

has always been encouragement of
her midwife.

But what happens when
encouragement is not enough?

Forceps, in my view, forceps
and the doctor's skill.

I suppose forceps aren't without
their faults.

Perhaps ventouse extraction
will offer something new.

Focus on the future, is my
motto.

Found inside a biscuit, perhaps?

I've got Mrs Vinita Khatri
for you, Timothy.

Baby number three is on its way.

I've got to go put my shoulder
to the wheel back at the clinic.

Is he the doctor?

No, he's standing in for the
receptionist.

You just have to imagine him
in a skirt suit and hat.

Welcome to the maternity home,
Mrs Khatri.

Er, please take a
seat.

There's no time to take a seat.
Good girl. Stay calm. Stay calm.

Nurse Franklin.
Just hold on to me.

Every three minutes
and getting stronger.

Marvellous.

I think we'll take you straight
through to the delivery room.

Surgery records. And she should
have her own co-op card.

Let's get you settled.

Young Mr Turner can get a mop
and see to the floor.

This way.

This is the pushing feeling.
I remember it.

Let's slip these undies off
and get you into a gown.

Won't be long before
all this is over.

I remember the pain too. I'd
forgotten it, I remember now.

Yes, but do you remember
the gas and air?

Ruby and George tried to put up
their tent, but it was windy...

Your ankles are a little
swollen,

nothing untoward at
this late stage.

You need to rest as much as
possible

with your feet slightly
elevated.

All the modern manuals
say you should keep active.

Anyway, I'm in the middle
of packing to move house.

I thought I'd have had it by
now,

my first one came a month
early.

Babies never show any respect
for their mothers' diaries.

Anyway, if you're up
to your eyes in tea chests,

the last thing you need is to be
caring for a premature baby.

Did you leave your urine
at the desk?

Yes. I was hoping I'd see
the pretty blonde nurse again.

She's at the maternity home
today.

I'm having this one
at St Cuthbert's.

No offence, but it's hardly all
mod cons over at Dr Turner's,

is it?

After my little one was
transferred to the hospital,

I was so impressed.

I wished I'd had her there.

We offer all our mothers the
very highest standard of care

whether they choose to deliver
at St Cuthbert's,

in the maternity home,
or in their own home.

I can't believe people still
want to have babies at home.

If you tried it, you'd find much
to commend it.

I believe in moving forward.

That's why we're going to Hatch
End, to open our first shop.

Lucas Electricals.

That sounds very exciting.

Now, blood pressure and a listen
to Baby's heart.

I can't do this.

You can, I promise you, you can.

You did half the work
before you even got here.

Just one more push, one more and

I think we're going to be
celebrating.

Come on, Vinita... come on.
Come on. Come on.

Yes. It's a girl and she's
gorgeous.

Another girl?
They say things go in threes.

Congratulations.

You were in a hurry, weren't
you?

You couldn't wait to meet your
sisters.

Thanks.

Timothy, could you call
Mrs Wrigley's children

in from the corridor?

Yes, Mrs Turner.

I think it's a hoot the
way he calls you that.

I wish mine were as
well-behaved.

Now, sit on the chairs provided.

Then you can take turns
holding your new wee brother,

if you have all
washed your hands.

Michael, Jason, you heard the
nurse.

I'm ready to go home,
nurse.

I'm heading off to clinic
to rendezvous with Doctor.

I'll see what we can arrange.

You took your time. I need
to get back to the market.

The modern father supports
his wife at all times, Larry.

If that means waiting for her
at the clinic, so be it.

I thought something might be
wrong. No. Everything's spot on.

So much so, the nurse said

I could have it at home if I
wanted.

That wasn't what we discussed.

It's what was implied.

I'm sorry, but I think having

babies at home is really
primitive.

Simone. Sounds a bit snippy.

I think it's her hormones,

I'm going to take her
for an ice cream.

Oh right now, I would kill for a
99.

It hurts.

These are just the afterpains,
Vinita.

Right, sweetie. Change of plan.

The emergency bell rang?

Could you please telephone
the Florrie and ask Dr Turner

to come
with a second midwife.

Undiagnosed twins.

Your travails have been
excessive.

Oh, and the day is
warm.

The children call
this a tuppenny one.

This isn't right.

A breech birth is perfectly
natural, Vinita.

Some babies just like to ring
the changes.

Listen to me. Listen.

With this next push, Baby's head
is going to come into the world.

That's it.

Beautiful.

You have another
daughter.

You've got an absolutely perfect
matching set.

She is just as gorgeous
as her sister.

My husband... I need somebody
to tell my husband.

Are you ready, Reginald?
Come on, Reggie.

We don't want them starting
the dominoes without us.

I'm too tired. I've been tidying
the comics all day.

Well, would you rather have
a quiet evening at home with me?

I've got some wool we can wind

and we can watch Points of View
with Robert Robinson.

That sounds nice.

More shandy for me then.

Well, as there are no questions,

you may proceed to try
the equipment yourselves.

Doctors to take the lead of
course,

with midwives providing
support.

I have been dying to get
my hands on one of these,

ever since I went to
that conference last November...

subsequent events
notwithstanding.

But when you asked how much they
cost

and he told us, I was
appalled.

I'm not sure we could justify
the expense.

My concern, if you don't mind me
stating it, is that this device

is only effective if the baby
is in the correct position.

I certainly couldn't use it
to turn a mal-presenting head.

But the risk of perineal injury
is lower.

And the mother's recovery time
is shorter.

Do you want to operate
the pump for me?

In the first instance,
I am content to observe.

Wakey, wakey, Reggie.
You're normally first up.

Bacon's in the pan
and tea is in the pot.

Can I have coffee?

You don't like coffee.

To give me energy.

If you were to ask me
for the finest champagne,

I would give it to you
and well you know it.

Just a small glass, then.
And a coffee.

I think that's lovely.

Is it the same as being
christened?

What names did you
choose?

Hindu families don't reveal
their baby names straightaway,

Mrs Perreira.

They just have Khatri Twin 1
and Khatri Twin 2

on their bracelets for now.

We will decide when
they're ready to go home.

They won't go short of dancing
partners while they're in here.

The three of us have all had
lads,

and them's the only little
girls.

I'll leave you in peace
for a few minutes.

I had so many names for boys
in my mind.

Some of them came to me in
dreams.

I did not think of
a girl's name once.

And now we must find two of
them.

Why don't you just say it,
Ramesh? Say what?

That you wanted a boy.

I'm a father to many daughters.
Can I not want just one son?

Sometimes truth must be spoken.

Can we have a little more
suction?

That's it, it's attached to
the head now.

Yes, yes, try not to overdo
the vigour, Nurse.

Think 'swift and smooth'.

If mother was having a
contraction,

I would pull baby
now.

Bravo. Very simple and it causes
much less damage than forceps.

Marvellous.

Mr Walsh, has this device been

tested in a domiciliary setting
yet?

Ah, it hasn't been thought
necessary.

Home births aren't really at
the cutting edge these days.

It can be hard to adjust
if you're of the old school.

With respect, Mr Walsh...

I've seen more innovations

in my 44 years of professional
practice

than you've had fish suppers.

I've embraced them all with
interest

and also with caution
and questions.

A policy which has served me
well.

Clearly. Since you're still
working past retirement age.

Come on, mate, they won't pick
themselves.

I was looking at the flowers.

You've been sat there
since the minute we got here.

I thought you liked raspberries?
Hey. Raspberries. Get it?

Can I take some flowers to my
mum's grave?

Of course you can, yeah.

We haven't been to see her
in a while, have we? No.

Just because you don't remember
all the time,

doesn't mean you've forgot.

Here...

Thank you.

And afterwards, how about
we go to the shop

and pick a postcard
for you to send to Jane?

That sounds nice.

Oh, darling. Oh, darling.

I could hear her from the ward.
I know her cry already.

She feels a little cool.
I'll take her temperature.

Oh, goodness. She's got quite
a tummy upset.

I'm sending for the doctor.

Nurse. I need a bowl. I feel
ill.

Just one moment.

I'm sorry...

Don't worry, these things
happen. I'll look after you.

I'm not feeling too chipper
myself, nurse.

"Dear Jane." Exclamation mark.
"I am at home and it is fun."

Exclamation mark. "When I see
pansies I think of you."

Full stop.

"Love from Reggie..."
Three exclamation marks.

And quite a lot of kisses.

Well, clearly not a lot wrong

with his love life or his
punctuation.

I don't like to poke about
in his thoughts.

I mean, when all's said and
done,

you know he is a grown
man,

some things
he's entitled to keep private.

But he just doesn't seem
quite right.

Was he alright at Ivy's grave?

He did ask what she died of,
like he needed reminding.

I just said what we always say.
She was very, very tired.

And sometimes people get so
tired,

they just stop and go to
heaven.

Oh, bless him. I'll mix him up
a bowl of Instant Whip.

That'll put a smile on his face.

Both twins have shown signs of
infection.

Let's send these samples off to
the lab,

but...this is
gastroenteritis.

Mrs Perreira and Mrs Jameson
have it already.

Their babies will probably be
next.

We're going to have to close
the maternity home.

And probably the surgery.

Oh, that's such an extreme step.

But any newborns who catch this
could become severely dehydrated

in a matter of hours.

We're going to have to provide
round the clock nursing care,

but with limited staff rotation

to reduce the risk of it
spreading further.

Which means us. We'll have
to stay for the duration.

Nurse. Nurse.

What's wrong, Mrs Perreira?
Are you feeling sick again?

It's not me. It is my baby.

All five babies are now showing
signs of infection.

The maternity home and the
surgery

are closing with
immediate effect.

At my invitation, Miss Higgins
is going to set up

a replacement surgery here
at Nonnatus House.

And what is Dr Turner going to
do?

Will he be replaced with a
locum?

Yes.

The care of the sick babies
must come first

and he will need to be on hand
for that.

Not everything is entirely
clear.

What is clear is that every pair
of hands not otherwise engaged

will be required.

I will repair to the maternity
home forthwith.

Sister Monica Joan, that
infection is highly contagious.

You don't want to be getting ill
at both ends at your age.

My age is more to my advantage
than my detriment.

I have seen countless babies die
from living in filth

and drinking contaminated water.

I also saw them live and I have
skills

that I have not
forgotten.

I may forget much...but not
that.

Don't you dare come one step
closer.

Or I'll have to sluice you down
with disinfectant.

Trixie, how long are you going
to be locked in for?

At least four or five days.

Right, tell me what you need
and I'll get it for you.

I'd like my sponge bag from
Nonnatus House.

It's got my favourite cologne
in.

If you mean the maternity home,

then we need disposable nappies,
camp beds, more electric fans,

and more medical supplies
than you can shake a stick at.

Dr Turner's drawing up a list.

Sister Monica Joan, you aren't
allowed in, we're in quarantine.

You are in extremis.
And I can assist.

What do you mean, we can't have
any visitors?

You and your babies are going
to get the best possible care,

in the best and the most
hygienic environment

that we can create for you.

But we have to keep this
infection contained.

Can't we have our babies in here
with us?

If they're ill, they need their
mothers.

We aren't going to deprive you
of contact with them, I promise.

But their feeds, their
temperatures and their nappies

are going to be
monitored constantly.

And to do that well, it's best
that they stay in the nursery.

Sister Monica Joan,

we have
several very sick newborns to
take care of.

If they're not to end up
hospitalised, or worse,

they need
very specialised care.

They need devoted nursing and
the methods are not complicated.

Your great need now is
for many pairs of hands...

I know.

But you are ill yourself.
I see it in your pallor.

And in the beads of sweat upon
your brow.

I'd better find you a gown.
I think we're going to need you.

Here you go, Miss Higgins.

It's got a bit of a wobbly leg,

but nothing we can't sort out

with a scrunched tissue or
something.

No, this is unstable.

And a scrunched-up tissue
will not suffice.

We're trying to prevent the
spread of infection,

not promote it.

Miss Higgins, I have the Medical
Locum Office on the telephone.

Dr Wilbert Herman is not
available.

They've offered us Dr
Mukherjee.

Dr Mukherjee?

I seem to recall he was very
popular with the ladies.

I don't think he's very popular
with Miss Higgins.

This is the first batch of
essential records.

Dr Turner's on his way
with surgery equipment

in the back of his estate car.

Thank you so much for taking
time away from your own work.

I couldn't contemplate doing
anything else.

This is serious, isn't it?
Yes, it is.

I hope Reggie isn't coming down
with that illness.

He hardly touched
his fritters today.

And it was the same with that
Instant Whip.

He just pushed it around his
plate.

And then he went and had
a lie down.

Maybe he's missing his friends.

Well, he's missing any exercise.
All he does is loll about.

I don't like to see him being
lazy.

Maybe he's just a bit out
of sorts, you know.

I'm not lazy.
Where are you going, Reggie?

Home. Back to the
Glasshouse Village.

No, no, no...
She said I was lazy.

I didn't mean it, Reggie.

It's just that you haven't been
yourself and erm...

well, it upsets us.

I'm not lazy.

Go after him, Fred. Go after
him.

Vi. Give it a minute.
There's something not right.

Nurse Franklin?

I just weighed Khatri Twin 2's
last nappy

and I think she's losing more
fluid than she's taking in.

Put the exact measurement
on her feed chart.

We'll do the same with every
feed and change.

I feel like a blooming cow.

I thought it was good for baby's
health if you fed them yourself.

Martin will still get the
benefit of your milk,

but now he has an infection,

we need to be able
to measure his feeds accurately.

He shouldn't be ill in the
first place.

It's not the nurse's fault.

Germs are tiny little things,
they get everywhere.

You've perked up since
yesterday.

We're going to get over this,
and so will the babies.

You trust Nurse Franklin, don't
you?

She delivered me of twins.
I trust her with my life.

I am sorry to trouble you with
this,

with everything else
that's going on.

This is important, too.

But it seems extremely harsh
to expect you

to appear in front
of a panel,

purely because you are working
past the State retirement age.

I suspect I took too firm
a tone with Mr Walsh

at the ventouse training.

He sits on that board.
I looked him up.

Will they have records
of my attendance? My bad back?

And my holiday?

I haven't been asked to supply
them

and if I was, I could
refuse.

You are employed by Nonnatus
House, not by the council.

You don't think I should retire,
do you?

No, I do not. Any more
than I think I should retire.

You're the heart and soul
of Nonnatus.

And you are our backbone.

I'm afraid we are obliged
to go along with this.

We can't afford to aggravate
the board.

Please don't let it undermine
your confidence.

What if it already has?

Nurse Franklin. Nurse Franklin.

Her breathing has stopped.

What is happening?
Is it one of my babies?

It's your second twin.

Timothy, prepare the
resuscitation equipment.

Is she dying? Is my baby dying?

Prepare the oxygen.

I'm going to use the mucous
extractor to clear her airways.

Divine love is everything.

Oxygen now.

Respiratory effort returning.

Her colour's better already.
Heart rate 128.

Telephone the ambulance
and then call Dr Turner

and ask him to come
as soon as possible.

She will live?

She'll have to go to hospital.
But, yes, she will.

Trixie's already back
in the nursery.

Looking after the other babies.

She had no sleep last night.
How do you do it, Dad?

Me, or Nurse Franklin?

All of you. Even me, I suppose.
When my time comes.

How do you...

see death coming so close,

chase it away,

then just carry on like nothing
exceptional's happened?

Because in this job, you get
used to exceptional things.

That's the terror of it.
As well as the privilege.

Begging your pardon, I am the
husband of Mrs Vinita Khatri.

I came to see if there is
news of her.

She is well.

And the twins?

I'm afraid things have taken
a bit of a turn for the worse.

Mrs Lucas.

Don't you dare say
"Are you still here?"

because it's perfectly obvious
that

a) I haven't moved house
yet

and b) I'm ten months pregnant.

I've brought you some iron
pills.

What did my husband say?

He said "Tell my wife
I give thanks for all of them.

"I cherish all of them."

He wanted a son.

He wants his whole family,
Mrs Khatri.

That is not what he said to me.

Dad. I mean, Doctor.
Mum's on the phone.

Patrick, you are not repeat,
not,

to come home until all this
is over.

Have you all got it?

I've never been so glad
to have wipe-clean flooring.

Like everything else,
apart from your iron levels,

it's absolutely spot on.

The trouble with babies is,
they come when they're ready.

I've heard they induce you
at some hospitals.

It means everyone can plan,
you and the hospital.

I shall consider it a sorry day

when they start doing that
at St Cuthbert's.

I don't want you to take this
as a compliment,

but you sounded like my grandma.

And if you don't mind,

I need to get on with my
packing.

The simplest solution is for you
to sleep here, Dr Turner.

The outside lavatory can be
for your sole use.

I'm going to be in the maternity
home most of the time anyway.

The test results do confirm E.
Coli.

Do you know the source?

Well, it looks like Joan
Wrigley, or her family.

We enquired and they've all
been laid up with the runs

since she went home
with the newborn.

Thank God for antibiotics.

It clearly says Maternity Home,
not Nonnatus House.

The delivery man said "Well,
it's all the same thing."

What you playing at,
you big girl's blouse.

Well, I do... I just like
the smell of her...

erm, it.

Sister Veronica, Health Visitor.

And why would the East London
Gazette be calling this number?

I know nothing whatsoever

about a gastroenteritis
outbreak.

I'm sorry, there's some
interference on the line... Oh.

Matthew Aylward. No, this is not
a wrong number.

I'm speaking on behalf
of Nonnatus House

and the associated medical
practice.

No, I have absolutely nothing

to say about the emergency
closure

of the maternity home.

If I did, I would be in breach
of medical confidentiality.

If you forced this issue,

or went to press with it, so
would you.

You're welcome.

Welcome to our temporary
surgery.

Are you here to see our locum,
Dr Patel?

No. My name is Threapwood.

I'm the new Chairman
of the Board of Health.

I informed the Board as soon
as the outbreak became apparent.

You also informed us of
the measures you'd be taking.

That is not for you to do in
a situation of this magnitude.

Dr Turner acted very swiftly

and I for one was extremely
grateful to him.

And as is so often the case,

it is not the opinion
of Nonnatus House that matters.

There's nothing wrong
with your policies, Turner.

It's the assumption of autonomy
the Board doesn't care for.

Maybe midwifery isn't the job
for old bones.

The trouble with age is it comes
on so slowly,

you hardly notice it.

I tried to take the tack
with unwelcome male attention

in my youth.

Refuse to acknowledge it
and it will go away.

But it doesn't go away, does it?

Eyesight fades
and flexibility dwindles.

Grey hairs and wrinkles
multiply.

I always think you've done

rather well in the greying
stakes.

It might be to your advantage
when you go before the panel.

I feel as if I'm being put

on trial for daring to keep on
working.

You have broken no laws,
Phyllis.

You have no need to explain
yourself.

But I do though, Millicent.
I've been summoned.

What if they tell me I've got to
give up working?

And who would I be without this
uniform?

Hello?
Hello, stranger.

I'm so glad you answered
quickly.

I was afraid of waking
Jonty.

I took him to the swings
after tea this evening,

I don't think a
bulldozer could rouse him.

Anyway, if he was awake,

he'd be just as pleased to hear
your voice as me.

How are you bearing up?
I don't know.

I took my shoes off
and my feet still hurt.

I'm so tired, it's as though
I'm floating.

I feel so far away, I could be
at sea...in a shipwreck,

or on a lifeboat...and I don't
know if I'm the captain

or just a survivor
waiting to be rescued.

I'd rescue you if I could.

I'd swim with you on my back
until we were safe in a harbour.

I feel safe in harbour now,

just being reminded
that you're out there.

Shall I tell you about a
different kind of voyage?

Hmm, please.

The one we're going on in
November.

On the Queen Elizabeth.

For our honeymoon.

I'm gonna dine and dance you

all the way from Southampton to
New York.

You'll wear shoes that don't
hurt and little cocktail frocks

that are so delicious, you
can scarcely imagine them.

But I can.

I'll wake up every morning
smelling of your cologne.

Which has actually been the case

ever since you've been holed up
in there.

I can smell it now.
If only faintly.

I need you to come quickly.
I think my Simone's in labour.

But she's booked in for
a hospital delivery, Mr Lucas.

I couldn't even persuade her
to get in the car.

She's crying her eyes out.

I don't know what's happened,

it's like she's completely gone
to pieces.

Why have you left her?

We've already had our phone
disconnected,

'cause of the move.

Go straight back home
and I shall follow.

Here, you drink this, and you
can take as long as you like

to tell me
what's bothering you.

Cyril, do you know about heaven?

Nobody really knows about
heaven, Reggie.

We, the people down here,
we just know it's there.

I'm scared of it.

Why? Going to heaven will be
a wonderful experience.

But it's not going to be an
experience you're going to have

for a long, long time.

I'm gonna die soon.
No, that's not the case.

I'm tired. I'm very, very tired.

When people get too tired,
they just stop.

That's not true.
My mum did. She died.

Reggie, your mother was very
old.

I'm old. My hair is coming out.

Do you hurt anywhere, Reggie?
My hands. And my head.

I think maybe you need to go
see a doctor.

Have you told Fred or Violet?
No. It will make them sad.

Do you want me to take you
to the surgery?

So you don't have to worry them?

Please. I don't want to die.

Listen to me, Reggie.
Listen to me as your friend.

That is not going to happen.

I think you're further ahead
than you thought, Mrs Lucas.

We need to leave now if you're

going to have this baby at the
hospital.

No, I'm not going. I'm not.
I'm stopping here.

Simone, that means having
a home birth,

which you said you didn't want.

I don't. I don't want it.

And I, I don't want to go to
hospital either.

I don't want any of this at all.

Right, lass, let's take things
step by step.

Mr Lucas, why don't you carry on
packing

all that crockery and glassware?

What can I do to help you
Mrs Khatri?

I need to speak to my husband.

You must be missing him very
much.

I need to know he's been to see
our daughter at the hospital.

We're still in quarantine,

but I can arrange
for a telephone call.

We have no telephone.

I'm going to get you a pencil
and paper.

We'll start from there.

That's it, Simone,
keep on bearing down.

Why is it taking so long?

Why don't you carry on
with the packing, Mr Lucas.

You need two sheets of newspaper
round glassware.

He's got a point though,
why isn't it out yet?

Baby's moving forward with
every push.

Before you push again,
shuffle down towards me,

so nothing's holding it back.

I know that contraction's gone
but give me another push now.

Good lass. We've almost got
the head, all but the chin.

Oh, you've got a bit
of a bonny one here.

It's a bit of a tight fit.

Is it too big? Is it?

Simone, don't push again
until I tell you to.

Larry, go to the phone box,

dial 999 and ask for the Flying
Squad,

do you understand?

Baby's shoulder is caught
on your pelvic bone.

I'm going to just slip my hand
round baby's back.

I know, lass, I know...

I've got to push. I've got to
push.

No, Simone, don't push.
Just breathe.

Breathe. Breathe.

I have to. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.

Come on.

Ah, well done, lass.
You've a little boy.

Or rather a big one, actually.

Is he alright?

Can I come a bit nearer?
Can I, can I have a look at him?

Of course, you can. He's yours
too.

He's a proper little belter.

When we're all done and dusted,

I'll talk you through what
happened with his shoulder.

It's called a 'shoulder
dystocia'.

I'm going to give you an
injection

to help speed up the delivery
of the placenta.

Larry, go downstairs and wait
for the Flying Squad,

tell them where to find us.

Larry, do as Nurse Crane says.

You've described these symptoms
really clearly, Reggie.

When you say your hands hurt,
what kind of pain is it?

It's not a pain.
It's like a...horrible itching.

Tingling, maybe? I can see why
you've been worried.

Sometimes our bodies let us know
things are wrong

in very strange ways.

I said to Reggie that the most
important thing

was that he come to see you,

so that he didn't keep building
things up in his mind.

Carrying a worry around all
on your own is never good.

Er, would you like Cyril to stay
while I take a look at you?

We could go behind the screen.

You go with the doctor.

I'll sit here and mind my own
business.

Is all that blood mine?

Yes, but now the afterbirth is
out, we can deal with it.

I'll give you another injection
of syntometrine.

All you'll need to do
is stay nice and calm.

Everything will soon be
as it ought to be. Trust me.

I do. And I'm so, so grateful.

We'll leave that to do its work.

Will the ambulance come soon?

Oh, yes. They're very nippy
workers.

What we do need to get
to the bottom of,

is why on earth you were
so upset when I arrived?

I suddenly knew everything was
gonna change.

The move. Another
baby.

And the minute I left the flat,

all that was gonna start
happening.

You realise all that was going
to happen anyway?

Because change
does.

The ambulance is here.

They're just bringing
the stretcher up the stairs.

I just needed one familiar
thing.

One solid thing I could touch
and lean on.

And it was you.

Is it still going?

I am going to put "sense of
humour - excellent"

in your notes.

Roll up your trouser leg for me?

Is it serious?

No, I don't think it is.

But we do need to do a blood
test.

I think you've had one of those
before?

Violet came with me.

Well, you can have anyone you
like with you.

Cyril could stay today.

Then I'll jot a note down for
him to take to Violet.

If you give me your permission
for that.

Alright. But you must put
"Reggie is not lazy."

Did you see our daughter?

When I read your note,
I went directly to the hospital.

And she saw me.
She opened her eyes, Vinita.

Her sister's eyes have been
open too.

As though she wanted to say,
"Where is my twin?"

This one, she looked at me
as though she wants to say,

"Where is my mother?"

I told her, she will see you
soon.

And I told her I loved her.

Sometimes, truth must be spoken.

Look who's been discharged from
hospital.

My daughter?
Khatri Twin Number 2.

This little bracelet round her
arm

has been on quite a journey
with her.

They cannot be Twin 1
and Twin 2 any longer.

We must say the names that
they'll go through life with.

Have you decided what you're
going to call them?

Twin 1 will be called Shakura
and Twin 2 be called Asha.

Gratitude and Hope.

Because those were the gifts
they brought.

Oh love, we missed you.
Oh, I missed you both too.

Which feels rather lovely,
now the missing's over.

No offence, Doc,
but the only person I ever knew

with a thyroid problem was the
landlord at the Merry Bishop.

He was as thin as a rake

and his eyes were bulging out
of this head.

Nothing like Reggie at all.

That sounds like
an overactive thyroid.

Reggie's is underactive,

"hypothyroidism"
which is the opposite.

Er, the blood test confirmed it.

I have to ask this, Dr Turner.

Is it because of, you know,
the way he is?

It has been noticed in people
with Reggie's condition.

Your thyroid is just here,
in your neck,

and it's the part of your body
that helps keep things

like your heart and your
bloodstream

ticking over at the proper
speed.

Like a clock?

Yes, a bit like a clock.
Or, or maybe an engine.

If it goes wrong,
you can feel quite poorly.

Tingly hands, depressed, putting
on weight,

even a bit of hair loss.

But above all else, you'll feel
really, really, tired.

Like you did.

All you have to do is
take one pill a day.

Just one?

For a long time, it has to be
said. In fact, forever.

But you are going to notice
such a difference.

I just want to be the same as I
was. I want to be Reggie.

I will not permit you to attend
this appointment unsupported.

I won't deny you.

But when we get there,
I'm going in on my own.

Nurse Crane, it has been brought
to our attention

that you're still working,

despite being some years

past the retirement age for a
midwife.

That is correct.

But retirement is not
compulsory, as far as I'm aware.

Competence to practice
is compulsory.

Has it been suggested that I am
not?

After our meeting at the
ventouse extraction class,

I was curious to see whether
you had availed yourself

of any of the other excellent
courses offered by the Council.

Particularly refresher courses,
which are very strongly advised.

To the point of being,
in effect, compulsory.

But according to your records,
you have attended...none.

Taking refresher courses takes
time.

And time is something we find
hard to spare at Nonnatus House.

Apologies for my intrusion.

Er, there is a meeting in
progress.

And it requires my
participation.

Sister...

You presume me to be in my
dotage.

I beg to inform you

I am not merely ancient, but
wise.

I don't think this is going to
help.

I practised as a nurse and
midwife

until I reached
my three score years and ten.

But because I wore the habit,
my services were not questioned.

Is my colleague's array
held in inferior esteem?

With respect, Sister...

I hear no respect in your tone,
only it's obverse.

I took vows that will shape my
life until its end.

Nurse Crane did similarly
when she qualified.

She has skills, compassion
and dedication,

precisely because

she has lived
and worked a full life.

I would also like to refer
the learned Board

to the fact that she
is the junior of all of you.

I will gladly commit

to taking as many refresher
courses as is necessary.

I am a good midwife.

But that doesn't mean I
can't be a better one.

And I know we do things

differently at Nonnatus House
because...

Yes, you do. And it's gone
on far too long.

Nurse Crane, you may continue

to practice in your current
capacity,

subject to attending
the necessary refresher courses.

Nonnatus House and
its eccentricities,

we will return to in due course.

I will be speaking
to Sister Julienne.

Liqueur chocolates.

The finest champagne chocolates.

He has had me walking
all over Poplar to find those.

And er, I picked up these as
well.

I'm sorry we had a bit
of a falling out, love.

I'm sorry, too.
You weren't well.

And we, we couldn't see it

because we just want you to be
happy all the time.

Nobody's happy all the time.
No.

And you are going to feel
so much better now

that you've got these pills.

Champagne will help too.
Ahah.

I have to be completely
candid with you.

I've been worried about

the council's attitude to
Nonnatus House

for some time.

But things have taken a marked
turn for the worse.

Perhaps you should beard
Dr Threapwood in his den.

Demand to be told the Board's
intentions?

I fear he is going to tell us
soon enough.

Mothers learn from midwives -

both do their outmost
and pass the baby on.

With trust, with hope, with
all the wisdom and the care

that's theirs go give.

The family is where we are
forged,

and where we come to
heal.

It is where we can fly back to.

It is our magnetic north.

The family is the sum
of all important things.

The sweet, the bitter,
the fragile and the strong.

Measured by time together,
not defined by days apart.

If your father wants to visit
we'll make him welcome.

It's not what it was.

The most unwelcome event in a
home is an unplanned pregnancy.

They said I should never get
pregnant again.

Spencer needs to see a
psychiatrist.

I'm gonna sell the whole hovel
from under them.

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