1 00:00:48,237 --> 00:01:19,920 Subtitles by MemoryOnSmells http://UKsubtitles.ru. 2 00:01:19,994 --> 00:01:24,113 'It seems to me, gazing back across the decades, 3 00:01:24,114 --> 00:01:29,193 'that my journey into womanhood began on the streets of East London 4 00:01:29,194 --> 00:01:33,313 'working as a midwife in the city's poorest quarter. 5 00:01:33,314 --> 00:01:36,513 'I never knew an idle day, a misspent hour, 6 00:01:36,514 --> 00:01:39,594 'a single moment without some sense of purpose. 7 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:44,433 'I could be bone tired and I would rally exhausted 8 00:01:44,434 --> 00:01:46,554 'and bounce back time and again.' 9 00:01:54,184 --> 00:01:55,883 Many happy returns, Jenny! 10 00:01:55,953 --> 00:01:57,593 Thank you. 11 00:02:03,833 --> 00:02:08,992 'Life was fuelled by learning, but there was laughter too 12 00:02:08,993 --> 00:02:14,392 'and I was forging friendships that would last me all my days.' 13 00:02:14,393 --> 00:02:18,071 Stop! I've got something in my shoe! Oh, Cynthia, do hurry up! 14 00:02:18,072 --> 00:02:20,831 The bus won't wait, and neither will Rossano Brazzi. 15 00:02:20,832 --> 00:02:23,431 Never mind Rossano Brazzi, there's Chummy! 16 00:02:23,432 --> 00:02:26,853 Sorry. Sorry! Sackcloth and ashes! Evening, ladies. 17 00:02:26,876 --> 00:02:28,114 Hello, Peter! 18 00:02:28,117 --> 00:02:31,355 I just got into the most atrocious fix with a steamed sponge pudding! 19 00:02:31,356 --> 00:02:33,635 One has to constantly top up the pan with water, 20 00:02:33,636 --> 00:02:35,315 or else the tin will just... explode. 21 00:02:35,316 --> 00:02:38,075 There's no harm done, Camilla. Go and enjoy the film. 22 00:02:38,076 --> 00:02:40,437 I can still see bits of syrup on the braid! 23 00:02:46,997 --> 00:02:52,196 'We strove to serve women, living alongside and amongst them. 24 00:02:52,197 --> 00:02:57,156 'Men were creatures that you married, or marvelled at, 25 00:02:57,157 --> 00:03:01,236 'or yearned for, or found somehow perplexing. 26 00:03:01,237 --> 00:03:06,517 'Mainly, they made work for us, and we knew no rest.' 27 00:03:21,157 --> 00:03:23,317 All hands on deck! 28 00:03:25,637 --> 00:03:28,315 Sister Julienne has already gone to Mrs Hall. 29 00:03:28,316 --> 00:03:30,715 Her waters broke a week before the due date. 30 00:03:30,716 --> 00:03:33,355 Clinic starts 2.00 sharp, this afternoon. 31 00:03:33,356 --> 00:03:36,477 In the meantime, Sister Bernadette, you will man the phone. 32 00:03:36,553 --> 00:03:37,671 Yes, Sister. 33 00:03:37,686 --> 00:03:40,604 Nurses Lee and Noakes, you can take the booking-in list. 34 00:03:40,605 --> 00:03:43,964 Yes, Sister. Nurse Miller, I think we should add in Mrs Mournsey 35 00:03:43,965 --> 00:03:46,726 to the morning calls. The baby's refused the breast again, 36 00:03:46,727 --> 00:03:50,725 and we should check him for tongue-tie. Yes, Sister. 37 00:03:51,297 --> 00:03:53,016 Oh dear, have we started? 38 00:03:53,017 --> 00:03:55,695 These kirby grips have got a mind of their own this morning. 39 00:03:55,696 --> 00:03:58,055 Where would we be without Nurse Franklin, 40 00:03:58,056 --> 00:04:00,695 bringing up the rear like a poodle at the circus? 41 00:04:00,696 --> 00:04:02,757 Mafeking Buildings are all yours. 42 00:04:02,825 --> 00:04:04,183 Single-handed? Hmm. 43 00:04:04,184 --> 00:04:06,584 But there's been 18 births there this month alone! 44 00:04:06,585 --> 00:04:08,343 Hark at the oracle! 45 00:04:08,344 --> 00:04:11,824 Maybe you can ask them, while you're there, if they know what causes it. 46 00:04:12,824 --> 00:04:15,023 But, Sister, from experience... 47 00:04:15,024 --> 00:04:16,623 Experience? 48 00:04:16,624 --> 00:04:19,222 If you had more experience and less confidence, 49 00:04:19,223 --> 00:04:21,502 I might be inclined to listen to you. 50 00:04:21,503 --> 00:04:24,544 Mafeking Buildings, and that's final. Yes, Sister. 51 00:04:26,744 --> 00:04:29,382 You'll just have to keep your head down, Trixie. 52 00:04:29,383 --> 00:04:31,942 Sister will have forgotten all about it by the end of the day. 53 00:04:31,943 --> 00:04:34,542 You might get a supplementary lecture during clinic. 54 00:04:34,543 --> 00:04:36,822 I got "needing to learn some respect" the other day. 55 00:04:36,823 --> 00:04:40,022 What Sister Evangelina needs to learn is that respect goes both ways! 56 00:04:40,023 --> 00:04:42,342 And you can hold your horses, young Trixie. 57 00:04:42,343 --> 00:04:45,822 I have never known a chain drink as much oil as yours. 58 00:04:45,823 --> 00:04:49,384 We don't want you coming off and incurring further wrath, do we? 59 00:04:49,385 --> 00:04:54,343 No. And you can ignore all that stuff about experience. 60 00:04:54,344 --> 00:04:58,703 What she says deep down, is a load of hot air. 61 00:04:58,704 --> 00:05:01,224 Trouble is, Fred, deep down I know it isn't. 62 00:05:09,344 --> 00:05:11,144 Heavy boy. Little butterball. 63 00:05:15,144 --> 00:05:16,464 Off you go. 64 00:05:27,624 --> 00:05:32,063 Mrs Collins? You've forgotten something. 65 00:05:32,064 --> 00:05:34,744 Oh well, plenty more like her at home. 66 00:05:36,024 --> 00:05:38,624 Mrs Brignall? 67 00:05:40,584 --> 00:05:42,903 Molly Brignall? 68 00:05:42,904 --> 00:05:46,023 Nitrous oxide, also known as gas and air, 69 00:05:46,024 --> 00:05:48,222 is a wonderful method of pain relief. 70 00:05:48,223 --> 00:05:49,742 Is it the same as that pethidine? 71 00:05:49,743 --> 00:05:51,582 In my view, it's much better. 72 00:05:51,583 --> 00:05:54,902 We'll be offering nitrous oxide in the new maternity home. 73 00:05:54,903 --> 00:05:57,302 I want to stay in me own home! You've got a car. 74 00:05:57,303 --> 00:06:00,304 Why can't you bring it in your boot? I suppose in theory I could. 75 00:06:00,305 --> 00:06:03,303 Doctor only comes out in complicated cases! 76 00:06:03,304 --> 00:06:04,702 Now, if Doctor's agreeable, 77 00:06:04,703 --> 00:06:07,702 we'll have a little demonstration of how this apparatus works. 78 00:06:07,703 --> 00:06:10,742 Thank you, Nurse. Er, perhaps you'd climb onto the couch. 79 00:06:10,743 --> 00:06:14,582 It's perfectly safe to inhale the gas when you're lying down, 80 00:06:14,583 --> 00:06:17,422 as of course you will be when you're in labour. 81 00:06:17,423 --> 00:06:19,022 Nurse Noakes, if you'd take over. 82 00:06:19,023 --> 00:06:21,462 This form of pain relief really is top-hole. 83 00:06:21,463 --> 00:06:23,822 The midwife will turn it on and off for you, 84 00:06:23,823 --> 00:06:26,782 but rule number one is you start to breathe the gas 85 00:06:26,783 --> 00:06:30,104 before the contraction really gets its boots on. 86 00:06:30,105 --> 00:06:34,823 Thus, the pain begins. I indicate this to my attendant. 87 00:06:34,824 --> 00:06:38,344 The gas is activated. I breathe in and out. 88 00:06:43,904 --> 00:06:47,982 As Nurse is saying, you then simply breathe deeply and evenly 89 00:06:47,983 --> 00:06:49,904 until the contraction passes. 90 00:06:49,905 --> 00:06:52,703 It reduces the pain, and gives a hazy, 91 00:06:52,704 --> 00:06:55,582 relaxed feeling that many describe as being rather pleasant. 92 00:06:55,583 --> 00:06:58,302 What if you take an overdose? It's not possible. 93 00:06:58,303 --> 00:07:01,142 Nurse remains in charge, and after the contraction, 94 00:07:01,143 --> 00:07:03,984 a few breaths of ordinary air will bring you round. 95 00:07:03,985 --> 00:07:05,504 Nurse. 96 00:07:06,744 --> 00:07:09,344 Nurse? You can let go of the mask now. 97 00:07:14,584 --> 00:07:18,143 All in all, a thoroughly pleasant sensation. 98 00:07:18,144 --> 00:07:20,943 I'll have one of them. 99 00:07:20,944 --> 00:07:24,743 I don't hold with all this gas and air malarkey. 100 00:07:24,744 --> 00:07:28,022 It's downright cruel, showing a woman pain relief 101 00:07:28,023 --> 00:07:29,702 when you can't give it to her. 102 00:07:29,703 --> 00:07:32,424 We can give it to them. In the Maternity Home. 103 00:07:32,425 --> 00:07:34,104 Maternity Home. 104 00:07:35,864 --> 00:07:40,142 Since Dr Turner lost his wife, he's been nothing but grand schemes. 105 00:07:40,143 --> 00:07:42,662 We'll have half the East End trying to book in there 106 00:07:42,663 --> 00:07:45,182 instead of gritting their teeth and getting on with it! 107 00:07:45,183 --> 00:07:48,102 They shouldn't have to grit their teeth and get on with it. 108 00:07:48,103 --> 00:07:51,064 All of the younger midwives have been trained in analgesia. 109 00:07:51,065 --> 00:07:53,143 I've been trained myself. 110 00:07:53,144 --> 00:07:55,662 When are you going to get yourself to an optician? 111 00:07:55,663 --> 00:07:58,262 Your work and your patients will suffer, 112 00:07:58,263 --> 00:08:00,302 if you can't see what you're doing. 113 00:08:00,303 --> 00:08:03,424 Sister Evangelina, Molly Brignall missed her appointment today. 114 00:08:03,425 --> 00:08:04,583 Oh, another one? 115 00:08:04,584 --> 00:08:07,422 She's almost at term, and we haven't seen her for four weeks now. 116 00:08:07,423 --> 00:08:09,182 You'll have to call in there tomorrow 117 00:08:09,183 --> 00:08:11,784 after you've finished your morning list. Yes, Sister. 118 00:08:11,785 --> 00:08:13,504 Hello. 119 00:08:25,664 --> 00:08:28,462 What other options we got, Mol? What other options we got? 120 00:08:28,463 --> 00:08:30,864 Cos I certainly can't think of any, can you? 121 00:08:30,865 --> 00:08:32,863 Don't know. 122 00:08:32,864 --> 00:08:35,383 No, you don't know, do ya? Hey? 123 00:08:35,384 --> 00:08:38,822 We've not got a penny piece. What am I supposed to do? 124 00:08:38,823 --> 00:08:41,824 Ritchie, it's nearly my time! I can't do it! 125 00:08:42,984 --> 00:08:45,104 Midwife calling! Is anyone at home? 126 00:08:47,784 --> 00:08:49,622 I'm afraid if you don't answer, 127 00:08:49,623 --> 00:08:52,384 someone more senior will have to call tomorrow. 128 00:09:03,064 --> 00:09:04,864 Come in, Nurse. 129 00:09:09,744 --> 00:09:13,143 Cup of tea, Nurse? It's in the pot. 130 00:09:13,144 --> 00:09:14,904 No, thank you. 131 00:09:16,624 --> 00:09:20,624 I'll bring a fresh bottle of milk back after I've done my shift. 132 00:09:20,625 --> 00:09:22,464 Tinned will do. 133 00:09:23,984 --> 00:09:25,824 Whatever the lady wants, hey? 134 00:09:36,944 --> 00:09:40,223 I'm sorry to call by unannounced, 135 00:09:40,224 --> 00:09:43,224 but it is a worry when you don't come to the clinic. 136 00:09:43,225 --> 00:09:45,144 It's on the wrong bus route. 137 00:09:52,704 --> 00:09:54,383 What's this? 138 00:09:54,384 --> 00:09:57,064 Banged it on the handle of the wardrobe. 139 00:10:03,544 --> 00:10:07,582 According to your notes, you're down for a home delivery, Molly. 140 00:10:07,583 --> 00:10:10,744 I'll have all this looking like the ideal home by then. 141 00:10:15,504 --> 00:10:20,984 Oh, hello, lovely! This is my little Lorraine. 142 00:10:22,584 --> 00:10:27,104 It's only the nurse. No-one's going to hurt you. 143 00:10:29,184 --> 00:10:31,542 I can't understand why that hovel has been 144 00:10:31,543 --> 00:10:33,622 passed as fit for home delivery! 145 00:10:33,623 --> 00:10:35,742 I checked the records when I got back, 146 00:10:35,743 --> 00:10:37,822 and five weeks ago it was deemed as suitable. 147 00:10:37,823 --> 00:10:41,182 Jenny, five weeks ago, it was! I passed it fit myself. 148 00:10:41,183 --> 00:10:42,862 It was probably her mother. 149 00:10:42,863 --> 00:10:44,622 When I delivered Molly's first, 150 00:10:44,623 --> 00:10:46,702 she was at it non-stop with the Stardrops. 151 00:10:46,703 --> 00:10:49,542 If someone was helping Molly, then we have to find out why that 152 00:10:49,543 --> 00:10:52,982 help has stopped, and if it can be resumed before the baby's born. 153 00:10:52,983 --> 00:10:56,024 Sister Monica Joan, you haven't had the Swiss roll. 154 00:10:56,025 --> 00:10:59,263 I cannot excite myself about a fatless sponge. 155 00:10:59,264 --> 00:11:03,104 It is principally air, and I feel untethered by it. 156 00:11:04,784 --> 00:11:07,183 You must speak to Molly's mother. 157 00:11:07,184 --> 00:11:09,462 If an improvement cannot be guaranteed, 158 00:11:09,463 --> 00:11:12,342 then Molly must be booked into the hospital for a hospital birth. 159 00:11:12,343 --> 00:11:14,662 She was adamant she didn't want that. 160 00:11:14,663 --> 00:11:17,622 Or more to the point, her husband didn't want that. 161 00:11:17,623 --> 00:11:20,184 Sorry. But I find that the most disturbing thing of all. 162 00:11:24,144 --> 00:11:26,702 What I wouldn't give for another cup of tea! 163 00:11:26,703 --> 00:11:28,063 No shilly-shallying! 164 00:11:28,064 --> 00:11:30,142 By all accounts, Bella Collins pops them out 165 00:11:30,143 --> 00:11:31,782 as though she's shelling peas. 166 00:11:31,783 --> 00:11:34,544 With any luck we'll be back in time for Horlicks. 167 00:11:41,504 --> 00:11:43,503 Here comes the cavalry! 168 00:11:43,504 --> 00:11:45,783 Bella! It's the nurses. 169 00:11:45,784 --> 00:11:47,664 Obviously not a false alarm! 170 00:11:51,704 --> 00:11:53,423 I'll leave you to it. 171 00:11:53,424 --> 00:11:55,382 Hooter's gone off for the evening shift, 172 00:11:55,383 --> 00:11:57,222 I need to go and buy myself a pie. 173 00:11:57,223 --> 00:11:59,824 It'd just be inconsiderate, asking her for sandwiches. 174 00:12:07,584 --> 00:12:10,383 You'll wear yourself out, Bella! 175 00:12:10,384 --> 00:12:13,784 Now, Nurse Foster says last time you had a splendid chat 176 00:12:13,785 --> 00:12:16,703 about Pat Boone between contractions. 177 00:12:16,704 --> 00:12:20,064 And during contractions I screamed my bloody head off. 178 00:12:20,065 --> 00:12:22,863 Oh, it never gets any easier. 179 00:12:22,864 --> 00:12:26,464 And I've gone off Pat Boone since he sang Tutti Frutti. 180 00:12:26,465 --> 00:12:28,943 You're ticketty-boo. 181 00:12:28,944 --> 00:12:32,062 Now if Nurse Miller helps me rearrange the bedclothes, 182 00:12:32,063 --> 00:12:33,942 it might well be when we examine you, 183 00:12:33,943 --> 00:12:36,342 you'll be ready to start helping baby on its way. 184 00:12:36,343 --> 00:12:37,822 Aw, full marks, Bella! 185 00:12:37,823 --> 00:12:40,464 You've already put the paper on the mattress. 186 00:12:40,465 --> 00:12:43,504 I reckon it's a right big bugger this time. 187 00:12:45,464 --> 00:12:46,824 What's going on? 188 00:12:52,824 --> 00:12:56,142 Sorry, old bean, you're still only six fingers dilated. 189 00:12:56,143 --> 00:12:59,022 Seems this baby isn't quite such a Speedy Gonzales as we thought. 190 00:12:59,023 --> 00:13:01,022 I'm getting too old to do this again! 191 00:13:01,023 --> 00:13:03,984 Stuff and nonsense, you're quite the spring chicken. 192 00:13:09,624 --> 00:13:12,342 Perhaps you'd like to try some pethidine? 193 00:13:12,343 --> 00:13:14,182 I'm not going down that road again! 194 00:13:14,183 --> 00:13:17,184 It makes the wallpaper look as if it's moving. 195 00:13:19,024 --> 00:13:22,063 I need the doctor. 196 00:13:22,064 --> 00:13:25,262 I'm quite sure we don't need to trouble Doctor... 197 00:13:25,263 --> 00:13:27,944 Haven't you ever heard of a mother's instinct before? 198 00:13:27,945 --> 00:13:30,624 I need him to come. 199 00:13:33,864 --> 00:13:35,784 I'm in agony! 200 00:13:41,264 --> 00:13:43,064 Mrs Gray? 201 00:13:44,104 --> 00:13:46,263 Has my Molly had the baby? 202 00:13:46,264 --> 00:13:48,744 No, Mrs Gray. I need to talk to you. 203 00:13:51,424 --> 00:13:54,703 Molly was as good as gold till she was 14. 204 00:13:54,704 --> 00:13:57,382 Then she got a bust, and started giving lip. 205 00:13:57,383 --> 00:14:00,504 She started saying, "Why did you send me off to the country? 206 00:14:00,505 --> 00:14:03,983 "Didn't you want me? I never asked to go." 207 00:14:03,984 --> 00:14:06,583 She'd been home years then, 208 00:14:06,584 --> 00:14:09,864 I shouldn't think she could remember being on the farm. 209 00:14:09,865 --> 00:14:12,663 Was she evacuated, during the war? 210 00:14:12,664 --> 00:14:16,863 Tenterden, in Kent. Molly and her brother. 211 00:14:16,864 --> 00:14:20,303 Labels round their necks, brand new plimsolls. 212 00:14:20,304 --> 00:14:22,864 And their dad was just a telegram on the mantelpiece. 213 00:14:24,224 --> 00:14:26,544 Missing in action at El-Alamein. 214 00:14:29,984 --> 00:14:33,904 Mrs Gray. The worst thing about my job is that I sometimes have to pry. 215 00:14:36,224 --> 00:14:39,464 I'm afraid I've come here today to pry about Molly. 216 00:14:40,784 --> 00:14:43,624 You don't want to be getting mixed up in her sort of mess. 217 00:14:43,625 --> 00:14:45,303 You're a young girl. 218 00:14:45,304 --> 00:14:48,464 You want to be out doing your dancing, somewhere way up West. 219 00:14:48,465 --> 00:14:50,583 No, I don't. 220 00:14:50,584 --> 00:14:53,343 I did my dancing during the war. 221 00:14:53,344 --> 00:14:56,104 It was like my kids had been magicked away. 222 00:14:57,704 --> 00:15:00,224 I thought we could just pick up the pieces when peace came, 223 00:15:00,225 --> 00:15:02,663 but we never did. 224 00:15:02,664 --> 00:15:04,384 My boy's in the Army now. 225 00:15:05,744 --> 00:15:09,182 I saved up, got a phone put in, but he never calls. 226 00:15:09,183 --> 00:15:12,064 Got keys cut for Molly, but she don't come round. 227 00:15:13,304 --> 00:15:16,264 We are quite worried about Molly, Mrs Gray. 228 00:15:18,144 --> 00:15:21,623 I was wondering if you yourself had any concerns? 229 00:15:21,624 --> 00:15:23,384 What, you mean apart from him? 230 00:15:23,385 --> 00:15:26,504 Apart from him and including him. 231 00:15:28,424 --> 00:15:30,504 She won't talk to me about anything. 232 00:15:32,704 --> 00:15:37,703 She's always saying, "Ritchie loves me, Mum. He protects me. 233 00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:39,984 "He never lets me out of his sight". 234 00:15:41,584 --> 00:15:43,544 I never wanted her to marry him. 235 00:15:45,624 --> 00:15:49,983 When the first was on the way, I was terrified he wouldn't. 236 00:15:49,984 --> 00:15:51,384 But he did. 237 00:15:55,064 --> 00:15:58,622 If Molly can't clean up her living conditions, Mrs Gray, 238 00:15:58,623 --> 00:16:02,584 I'm very much afraid that Social Services will want to get involved. 239 00:16:02,585 --> 00:16:04,383 Is it as bad as that? 240 00:16:04,384 --> 00:16:06,344 It's every bit as bad as that. 241 00:16:14,144 --> 00:16:16,424 Help me! 242 00:16:30,224 --> 00:16:32,022 You were right to send for me. 243 00:16:32,023 --> 00:16:34,702 I'd always be concerned about ante-partum haemorrhage, 244 00:16:34,703 --> 00:16:36,142 when the pain is very acute. 245 00:16:36,143 --> 00:16:39,102 But all is well. There's no cause for concern. 246 00:16:39,103 --> 00:16:42,222 Oh, none at all. I'm only having a bloomin' baby! 247 00:16:42,223 --> 00:16:44,662 Everything's going like clockwork, Bella. 248 00:16:44,663 --> 00:16:47,422 Absolutely. You'll be done and dusted in an hour or two! 249 00:16:47,423 --> 00:16:50,462 I want gas. Dr Turner's got some in his boot. 250 00:16:50,463 --> 00:16:52,704 He said so, when he was at the clinic! 251 00:16:52,705 --> 00:16:55,144 I want gas! 252 00:17:17,664 --> 00:17:22,384 That's right, Well done, Bella. Well done! 253 00:17:26,504 --> 00:17:30,264 I just want little pushes now. Can you hear me? 254 00:17:33,624 --> 00:17:36,184 Little push. 255 00:17:38,704 --> 00:17:41,063 Head's born. 256 00:17:41,064 --> 00:17:43,224 Bravo. Absolutely top-notch. 257 00:17:45,544 --> 00:17:48,543 And so is the gas and air, if I may say so. 258 00:17:48,544 --> 00:17:52,223 Now, Bella, I want one absolutely mammoth push, 259 00:17:52,224 --> 00:17:54,503 and then it'll all be over. 260 00:17:54,504 --> 00:17:56,304 Concentrate now! 261 00:18:07,184 --> 00:18:09,224 Congratulations, Mrs Collins! 262 00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:13,544 You have a little girl, Bella. 263 00:18:15,664 --> 00:18:18,584 I'll be spreading the news about that gas. 264 00:18:18,585 --> 00:18:21,944 Oh, just you wait, they'll all be wanting it! 265 00:19:40,825 --> 00:19:43,263 Thanks, Mum. 266 00:19:43,264 --> 00:19:46,464 Don't have to thank me. I'm your mother. 267 00:19:48,384 --> 00:19:50,424 Wonderful. 268 00:19:51,784 --> 00:19:54,502 The flat's in pristine condition, and so are you. 269 00:19:54,503 --> 00:19:56,902 I'll let Sister Julienne know all's well, 270 00:19:56,903 --> 00:19:59,224 and register you for home delivery. 271 00:20:08,024 --> 00:20:10,662 Nobody told me we'd be having company. 272 00:20:10,663 --> 00:20:13,182 Molly's baby's almost due, Mr Brignall. 273 00:20:13,183 --> 00:20:16,104 She'll have regular visits from midwives from now on. 274 00:20:16,105 --> 00:20:19,104 I didn't mean you. I meant her. 275 00:20:36,064 --> 00:20:38,983 Get out! Get out! We don't need you here! 276 00:20:38,984 --> 00:20:41,022 I look after her. I know what's best. 277 00:20:41,023 --> 00:20:44,422 If you know what's good for yourself, now leave. Don't push me! Leave! 278 00:20:44,423 --> 00:20:45,742 Please don't hurt her! 279 00:20:45,743 --> 00:20:48,542 I will hurt her unless you leave! Get out! 280 00:20:48,543 --> 00:20:50,264 Get out and leave us alone. 281 00:20:54,104 --> 00:20:56,622 I've said it to her, and I'll say it to you. 282 00:20:56,623 --> 00:20:59,864 You clear out of my home, or I'll burn her, and I'll burn her again! 283 00:20:59,865 --> 00:21:01,304 That's enough. 284 00:21:20,384 --> 00:21:22,703 Where's Lorraine? 285 00:21:22,704 --> 00:21:24,144 She went behind the sofa. 286 00:21:25,944 --> 00:21:28,503 You've seen him in action now. 287 00:21:28,504 --> 00:21:30,544 Yes. I have. 288 00:21:37,704 --> 00:21:39,582 It certainly sounds like assault. 289 00:21:39,583 --> 00:21:42,302 But we need to speak to Molly Brignall. 290 00:21:42,303 --> 00:21:44,662 Could an officer go round to the flat? 291 00:21:44,663 --> 00:21:47,704 We could try. But if she won't press charges, we can't prosecute. 292 00:21:47,705 --> 00:21:50,943 I could press charges. Ritchie threatened me! 293 00:21:50,944 --> 00:21:54,983 I think, if you did that now, 294 00:21:54,984 --> 00:21:57,944 Ritchie would not allow Molly to receive care. 295 00:21:58,984 --> 00:22:02,343 The needs of the patient must come first. 296 00:22:02,344 --> 00:22:05,984 I know Molly's needs, Sister! She needs him. 297 00:22:07,224 --> 00:22:09,384 And worse, she wants him. 298 00:22:10,824 --> 00:22:13,904 She thinks he loves her, I can tell. 299 00:22:15,024 --> 00:22:17,824 Whenever he's in the room, her eyes follow him. 300 00:22:19,624 --> 00:22:21,903 Like a dog's eyes. It's pitiful. 301 00:22:21,904 --> 00:22:26,464 Nurse, we're not here to pity! We are here to serve. 302 00:22:32,984 --> 00:22:36,264 A man may beat his wife with a stick no bigger than his thumb. 303 00:22:36,265 --> 00:22:41,103 It is enshrined in statute, and occasionally cited in the courts. 304 00:22:41,104 --> 00:22:43,864 Sister, are you sure that's still the case? 305 00:22:43,865 --> 00:22:47,463 He is entitled to do it if she cuckolds him, 306 00:22:47,464 --> 00:22:51,103 insults his beard, or wishes pain upon his teeth. 307 00:22:51,104 --> 00:22:53,743 I am reminded of the latter 308 00:22:53,744 --> 00:22:58,063 because my own molars have been a source of some discomfort. 309 00:22:58,064 --> 00:23:02,304 And we are faced with ginger nuts again. 310 00:23:03,864 --> 00:23:08,863 You are apprised of my method, Sister. I await your permission. 311 00:23:08,864 --> 00:23:11,023 Of course. 312 00:23:11,024 --> 00:23:13,422 No more gas and air at home deliveries. 313 00:23:13,423 --> 00:23:16,862 I've had it out with Dr Turner, and he has conceded defeat. 314 00:23:16,863 --> 00:23:19,822 Surely not? Women have been begging for gas and air! 315 00:23:19,823 --> 00:23:22,542 And you have absolutely no business giving in to them! 316 00:23:22,543 --> 00:23:26,102 Doctor's been prevented from seeing half his patients. 317 00:23:26,103 --> 00:23:29,344 He's just sat at his desk, and his face was grey. 318 00:23:29,345 --> 00:23:33,663 I'm sorry, Sister, but it's 1958. Women want pain relief. 319 00:23:33,664 --> 00:23:37,024 Good management of labour is not about medical folderols. 320 00:23:37,025 --> 00:23:41,423 It is about care, and making sure the woman feels supported. 321 00:23:41,424 --> 00:23:44,023 Besides, we already carry pethidine. 322 00:23:44,024 --> 00:23:47,223 And nitrous oxide simply isn't practical. 323 00:23:47,224 --> 00:23:50,182 If you ask me, Dr Turner's completely over-reached himself. 324 00:23:50,183 --> 00:23:53,262 Has anyone else noticed a button's come off his clinical coat? 325 00:23:53,263 --> 00:23:55,424 He's got no-one to sew it on for him. 326 00:23:55,425 --> 00:23:57,703 It hardly inspires confidence! 327 00:23:57,704 --> 00:24:00,664 Ugh, and his poor little boy's looking quite unkempt. 328 00:24:00,665 --> 00:24:03,663 Speak more respectfully of Doctor, please. 329 00:24:03,664 --> 00:24:06,544 And I'll thank you to hand me the malt loaf. 330 00:24:10,664 --> 00:24:12,823 Anything exciting? 331 00:24:12,824 --> 00:24:16,704 I was just reading Situations Vacant, for old time's sake. 332 00:24:16,705 --> 00:24:21,263 It takes me right back to my otherwise entirely ghastly youth, 333 00:24:21,264 --> 00:24:23,824 dreaming of Africa, and the missions. 334 00:24:24,944 --> 00:24:27,944 There's a six month posting here, to Sierra Leone. 335 00:24:29,064 --> 00:24:31,544 Just my cup of tea, once upon a time. 336 00:24:35,504 --> 00:24:37,904 Will you test me on the Prostitution Laws? 337 00:24:40,384 --> 00:24:43,264 You can recite the Prostitution Laws in your sleep! 338 00:24:43,265 --> 00:24:45,383 I can recite them in my sleep. 339 00:24:45,384 --> 00:24:48,104 That's the point. I'm aiming for promotion. 340 00:24:49,144 --> 00:24:52,424 No point in ambitions, if you don't try to achieve them. 341 00:24:52,425 --> 00:24:55,024 No. I don't suppose there is. 342 00:24:59,944 --> 00:25:02,663 Now, shall we begin with importuning? 343 00:25:02,664 --> 00:25:05,624 Or do you want to ring the changes with procurement? 344 00:25:18,704 --> 00:25:20,864 Molly, are you there? 345 00:25:32,504 --> 00:25:35,184 Please open the door, Molly. 346 00:25:49,664 --> 00:25:52,783 Ritchie said I had to leave the bolt on. 347 00:25:52,784 --> 00:25:56,464 Molly, in the next few days, you're going to have a baby. 348 00:25:59,184 --> 00:26:04,024 And you are going to need help, and I think you know that. 349 00:26:13,984 --> 00:26:18,663 What should I do, when the baby comes? 350 00:26:18,664 --> 00:26:24,784 You must telephone Nonnatus House. That's Poplar, 459. 351 00:26:26,104 --> 00:26:30,463 We've arranged for you to have the baby in the Maternity Home. 352 00:26:30,464 --> 00:26:33,263 What about Lorraine? 353 00:26:33,264 --> 00:26:35,823 You mustn't leave her alone. 354 00:26:35,824 --> 00:26:38,024 I never leave her alone. 355 00:26:40,224 --> 00:26:42,184 I love him. 356 00:26:43,584 --> 00:26:45,583 But I know him. 357 00:26:45,584 --> 00:26:48,343 And I love her. 358 00:26:48,344 --> 00:26:50,024 Of course you do. 359 00:26:53,864 --> 00:26:56,504 You could ask your mother to look after her. 360 00:26:57,904 --> 00:27:00,383 Molly! 361 00:27:00,384 --> 00:27:02,384 Molly! 362 00:27:05,024 --> 00:27:11,543 ♪ Glory to thee, my God, this night 363 00:27:11,544 --> 00:27:18,783 ♪ For all the blessings of the light... ♪ 364 00:27:18,784 --> 00:27:22,463 'I struggled then, though I do not now, 365 00:27:22,464 --> 00:27:29,623 'to comprehend that not all love was good, or all obedience holy.' 366 00:27:29,624 --> 00:27:37,183 ♪ Beneath thine own almighty wings 367 00:27:37,184 --> 00:27:41,183 ♪ Glory to thee... ♪ 368 00:27:41,184 --> 00:27:42,744 Chips? 369 00:27:46,544 --> 00:27:49,782 I swear one day, if ever I go a long, way away from here, 370 00:27:49,783 --> 00:27:53,744 this is the smell that would have me sobbing hot tears of nostalgia. 371 00:27:53,745 --> 00:27:57,023 Sarson's malt, and a dash of printer's ink. 372 00:27:57,024 --> 00:28:00,264 You aren't going a long, long way away are you? 373 00:28:00,265 --> 00:28:02,863 Gosh, no. Honeymoon in Ramsgate. 374 00:28:02,864 --> 00:28:06,143 That was enough to quench my wanderlust. 375 00:28:06,144 --> 00:28:09,224 Besides, I've a pack of wolf cubs to keep in order. 376 00:28:10,984 --> 00:28:12,584 No, this is home now. 377 00:28:13,704 --> 00:28:15,223 Wherever I went, 378 00:28:15,224 --> 00:28:18,184 I'd wing my way back here like a bally racing pigeon. 379 00:28:19,384 --> 00:28:21,064 Home. Heart is. All of that. 380 00:28:23,624 --> 00:28:27,344 The heart ends up making its home in some very peculiar places, 381 00:28:27,345 --> 00:28:29,103 if you ask me. 382 00:28:29,104 --> 00:28:31,304 Are you talking about Molly Brignall? 383 00:28:33,304 --> 00:28:34,944 I've never loved a brutal man. 384 00:28:37,744 --> 00:28:39,744 I've loved a wrong one. 385 00:28:41,344 --> 00:28:47,824 It was so hard to break away, and for Molly that would be even harder. 386 00:28:51,544 --> 00:28:54,744 I'm not sure she could find the courage. 387 00:28:56,024 --> 00:29:01,504 Gosh. Courage. Wish we could bottle it, like gas and air. 388 00:29:02,944 --> 00:29:05,384 Sister Evangelina wouldn't approve. 389 00:29:11,064 --> 00:29:14,743 Oh, Lord. You did it. You got new specs! 390 00:29:14,744 --> 00:29:18,142 My prescription had to be revised, so it did seem justified. 391 00:29:18,143 --> 00:29:19,942 The frames really do suit you. 392 00:29:19,943 --> 00:29:22,102 They're much lighter than your old pair. 393 00:29:22,103 --> 00:29:25,542 Oh, it's not the colour. It's absolutely the upsweep. 394 00:29:25,543 --> 00:29:28,542 Opens the peepers wider than three coats of mascara. 395 00:29:28,543 --> 00:29:31,062 Do come and look at Sister Bernadette's glasses! 396 00:29:31,063 --> 00:29:34,622 They could only be improved by diamante on the arms. 397 00:29:34,623 --> 00:29:37,502 I don't think you can get diamante on the National Health. 398 00:29:37,503 --> 00:29:40,984 Are they on the National Health? Oh, go on. Indulge me. 399 00:29:46,184 --> 00:29:48,264 What do you think? 400 00:29:50,544 --> 00:29:54,304 I take it the upswept frame and I are not soul mates? 401 00:30:01,144 --> 00:30:04,744 Sister. It is time to partake with the privilege of silence. 402 00:30:25,024 --> 00:30:27,064 I'm off. 403 00:30:32,504 --> 00:30:36,463 I'll bring you back a Babycham. If you're good. 404 00:30:36,464 --> 00:30:38,384 I'm always good. 405 00:30:39,624 --> 00:30:42,303 So come here, and give us a kiss. 406 00:30:42,304 --> 00:30:44,264 No. You come here. 407 00:30:45,664 --> 00:30:47,023 Nah. 408 00:30:47,024 --> 00:30:49,064 And I want to hear that bolt go on. 409 00:31:15,864 --> 00:31:18,024 Nonnatus House. Midwife speaking. 410 00:31:18,025 --> 00:31:19,703 Camilla? It's me. 411 00:31:19,704 --> 00:31:23,782 Mr Impertinence. We're both on duty. I'm just off on a house call. 412 00:31:23,783 --> 00:31:27,582 Listen, we've had a call from the West India Dock night watchman. 413 00:31:27,583 --> 00:31:29,784 'It seems there's a woman in labour, on a ship.. 414 00:31:29,785 --> 00:31:30,863 Passenger ship? 415 00:31:30,864 --> 00:31:32,183 No, cargo. 416 00:31:32,184 --> 00:31:34,902 Cargo? Women aren't permitted on cargo ships. 417 00:31:34,903 --> 00:31:37,344 I have to say, I don't much like the sound of it. 418 00:31:37,345 --> 00:31:39,543 Who's on call? Trixie. 419 00:31:39,544 --> 00:31:42,744 Don't send her on her own. Fetch Jenny. Quickly. 420 00:31:44,344 --> 00:31:45,703 Mum! 421 00:31:45,704 --> 00:31:47,384 Molly? 422 00:31:53,464 --> 00:31:55,782 Still think it may be some sort of a ruse. 423 00:31:55,783 --> 00:31:58,142 We could end up being robbed till we're floating 424 00:31:58,143 --> 00:31:59,704 face down in the docks. 425 00:31:59,705 --> 00:32:03,224 Come on now, all the nice girls love a sailor. 426 00:32:07,064 --> 00:32:09,102 'Nonnatus House. Midwife speaking.' 427 00:32:09,103 --> 00:32:12,822 It's Molly Brignall's mother. I'm bringing her to the Maternity Home. 428 00:32:12,823 --> 00:32:14,862 I'm sorry, Trixie. I need to go to Molly. 429 00:32:14,863 --> 00:32:16,942 But you've already said you'll come with me! 430 00:32:16,943 --> 00:32:19,462 Molly needs to be with somebody she trusts. 431 00:32:19,463 --> 00:32:22,064 And I don't need to be with Sister Evangelina! 432 00:32:37,304 --> 00:32:39,543 Who alerted the night watchman? 433 00:32:39,544 --> 00:32:42,423 It was this gentleman, Sister Evangelina. 434 00:32:42,424 --> 00:32:46,503 He's the captain of the ship you can see across the river. 435 00:32:46,504 --> 00:32:49,662 Ah. Well, I shan't waste my breath asking you a straight question. 436 00:32:49,663 --> 00:32:52,224 Because I won't get a straight answer. 437 00:32:52,225 --> 00:32:56,263 My English has limits. Mitt sprak ar Svenska. 438 00:32:56,264 --> 00:33:00,583 German. No sprachen, you're out of luck. 439 00:33:00,584 --> 00:33:03,504 The ship's sailing under the Swedish flag, Sister. 440 00:33:03,505 --> 00:33:06,103 No sprachen Swedish either. 441 00:33:06,104 --> 00:33:08,262 Has anyone inspected this man's papers? 442 00:33:08,263 --> 00:33:11,662 Nurse. This is no time to play the shrinking violet. 443 00:33:11,663 --> 00:33:13,544 It just seems rather irregular. 444 00:33:16,384 --> 00:33:19,103 How... is... the... mother? 445 00:33:19,104 --> 00:33:20,704 Ah. 446 00:33:22,584 --> 00:33:25,903 Very great scream. Every five minutes. 447 00:33:25,904 --> 00:33:27,744 That regular enough for you? 448 00:33:27,745 --> 00:33:29,224 Follow me. 449 00:33:37,144 --> 00:33:39,984 I thought it would be more like a hospital. 450 00:33:39,985 --> 00:33:41,823 No, not at all. 451 00:33:41,824 --> 00:33:45,222 Dr Turner's in charge, and the midwives deliver the babies, 452 00:33:45,223 --> 00:33:47,424 just as they would if you were at home. 453 00:33:47,425 --> 00:33:49,263 Will you deliver mine? 454 00:33:49,264 --> 00:33:51,504 Of course. That's why I'm here. 455 00:34:07,544 --> 00:34:11,343 I've never been on an ocean-going vessel in my life. 456 00:34:11,344 --> 00:34:16,824 Just shake your golden curls. Pretend it's the Good Ship Lollipop. 457 00:34:20,544 --> 00:34:22,264 But how do they get us on board? 458 00:34:24,424 --> 00:34:28,544 Probably just winch this boat up. Be a piece of cake. 459 00:34:36,504 --> 00:34:38,304 Very well. 460 00:34:44,064 --> 00:34:46,104 And now, follow me. 461 00:34:47,304 --> 00:34:50,702 I'm sorry. I'm not really dressed for gymnastics. 462 00:34:50,703 --> 00:34:55,184 Pull yourself together. No-one's going to be looking up your drawers! 463 00:34:55,185 --> 00:34:58,784 Um, er, important! We have bags. 464 00:35:00,864 --> 00:35:02,624 Come! 465 00:35:24,224 --> 00:35:27,184 I won't waste my breath saying "after you." 466 00:35:28,984 --> 00:35:32,464 You can touch up your lipstick while you're waiting. 467 00:36:23,464 --> 00:36:25,624 My arm! 468 00:36:27,464 --> 00:36:29,624 Leave me be! Leave me be! 469 00:37:18,704 --> 00:37:20,263 Oh, Lord. 470 00:37:20,264 --> 00:37:23,022 If I've ever given you the impression that 471 00:37:23,023 --> 00:37:26,464 I don't believe in you, I absolutely promise that I do now. 472 00:37:59,704 --> 00:38:01,864 I did it! 473 00:38:03,984 --> 00:38:06,624 One curtain call only, your bouquet's in the post. 474 00:38:25,024 --> 00:38:27,504 Auf Wiedersehen. Frauleins only! 475 00:38:28,704 --> 00:38:30,584 Shutsen! 476 00:38:32,184 --> 00:38:35,023 I am so happy to see some other women! 477 00:38:35,024 --> 00:38:41,503 Men, they don't know anything. Me, I don't know much. 478 00:38:41,504 --> 00:38:45,743 You don't need to know anything. Now we're here. 479 00:38:45,744 --> 00:38:50,023 I'm Sister Evangelina, and this is Nurse Franklin. 480 00:38:50,024 --> 00:38:51,943 I'm Kirsten. 481 00:38:51,944 --> 00:38:56,463 What a pretty name! Kirsten, now then. 482 00:38:56,464 --> 00:38:59,303 Let's have a little look, shall we? 483 00:38:59,304 --> 00:39:02,024 Well, baby looks nice and cosy. 484 00:39:03,704 --> 00:39:05,983 But I can't be expecting. 485 00:39:05,984 --> 00:39:08,024 Pinard, if you would Nurse. 486 00:39:09,784 --> 00:39:13,024 Obese. We're in for shenanigans, mark my words. 487 00:39:15,104 --> 00:39:18,543 Yes. Yes, a heartbeat. 488 00:39:18,544 --> 00:39:21,383 A baby? 489 00:39:21,384 --> 00:39:24,183 Kicking away to beat the band. 490 00:39:24,184 --> 00:39:25,543 A baby? 491 00:39:25,544 --> 00:39:26,903 Yes, of course. 492 00:39:26,904 --> 00:39:28,343 Are you certain? 493 00:39:28,344 --> 00:39:32,184 Yes, and a good thing too, I didn't fancy taking out your appendix. 494 00:39:32,185 --> 00:39:35,023 My father said it was a baby. 495 00:39:35,024 --> 00:39:38,304 He remembered my mother's cries, when she gave birth to me. 496 00:39:38,305 --> 00:39:39,703 Your father? 497 00:39:39,704 --> 00:39:43,304 He's the captain. My mother died many years ago. 498 00:39:44,424 --> 00:39:47,222 I want her examined internally without delay. 499 00:39:47,223 --> 00:39:50,022 Yes, Sister. How am I going to access the birth canal? 500 00:39:50,023 --> 00:39:51,982 She's wedged into that bunk like a sardine! 501 00:39:51,983 --> 00:39:54,102 I'm sorry to have to break this to you, Nurse, 502 00:39:54,103 --> 00:39:57,504 but you're just going to have to use your common sense. 503 00:39:57,505 --> 00:39:59,503 Sorry, sweetheart. 504 00:39:59,504 --> 00:40:01,622 I really need to put you somewhere comfy, 505 00:40:01,623 --> 00:40:04,102 where you can lie on your back with your legs apart. 506 00:40:04,103 --> 00:40:06,142 Would you tell that to my father? 507 00:40:06,143 --> 00:40:09,302 It wasn't so bad when he first brought me on board, 508 00:40:09,303 --> 00:40:12,224 but there's more flesh to me now than it was then. 509 00:40:13,664 --> 00:40:18,024 I have had men slide right off my body, and fall onto the floor. 510 00:40:18,025 --> 00:40:19,343 Men? 511 00:40:19,344 --> 00:40:20,903 The sailors. 512 00:40:20,904 --> 00:40:22,303 I see. 513 00:40:22,304 --> 00:40:24,982 My father always says there is no fighting on a ship 514 00:40:24,983 --> 00:40:27,504 when the crew have a woman they can go to for relief. 515 00:40:29,184 --> 00:40:31,464 He's got it all organised, hasn't he? 516 00:40:31,465 --> 00:40:35,463 He thinks of everything. You feel under my pillow. 517 00:40:35,464 --> 00:40:37,104 Go on. 518 00:40:41,384 --> 00:40:45,864 What an absolutely enormous amount of contraceptive sheaths. 519 00:40:47,024 --> 00:40:51,303 My father has never, ever, let me run out of rubbers 520 00:40:51,304 --> 00:40:53,944 and I'm free from disease and... 521 00:41:03,064 --> 00:41:05,463 and I cannot get pregnant. 522 00:41:05,464 --> 00:41:07,824 Help me up. 523 00:41:14,224 --> 00:41:18,304 Your daughter, mein Herren, must be removed to a decent cabin. 524 00:41:18,305 --> 00:41:23,343 She needs clean bed, hot water, bright lights, soap and towels. 525 00:41:23,344 --> 00:41:26,983 Comprendez? And if he doesn't comprendez, do you? 526 00:41:26,984 --> 00:41:29,944 There's nae need to holler at me. I'm fae Glasgow. 527 00:41:35,464 --> 00:41:36,943 Sister. 528 00:41:36,944 --> 00:41:40,264 I don't know you've done to yourself but I want you on that chair now. 529 00:41:40,265 --> 00:41:42,983 I've dislocated my shoulder. 530 00:41:42,984 --> 00:41:46,422 I can feel the displacement, and I can't move my arm. 531 00:41:46,423 --> 00:41:48,502 I've a jolly good mind to give you pethidine. 532 00:41:48,503 --> 00:41:50,504 The pethidine is for the patient! 533 00:41:51,664 --> 00:41:55,224 And we'll have a bottle of brandy while you're about it! 534 00:42:02,344 --> 00:42:05,184 I saw a horse have a foal when I was in the country. 535 00:42:05,185 --> 00:42:06,704 Did you? 536 00:42:08,264 --> 00:42:11,544 I sat on the gate with my brother, and I watched it happen. 537 00:42:14,184 --> 00:42:19,143 They don't do it like we do, horses. They stay standing. 538 00:42:19,144 --> 00:42:21,823 Or that one did. 539 00:42:21,824 --> 00:42:24,704 As though it liked the feeling of the sun on its back. 540 00:42:28,224 --> 00:42:30,064 It's all right. 541 00:42:34,984 --> 00:42:38,064 Try not to bite your lip, Molly. You'll make it bleed. 542 00:42:49,224 --> 00:42:51,224 It don't hurt. 543 00:42:53,224 --> 00:42:57,544 It didn't hurt the horse, it just stood there. 544 00:42:59,664 --> 00:43:01,224 Kirsten. 545 00:43:18,944 --> 00:43:20,863 Tak, Fader. 546 00:43:20,864 --> 00:43:22,503 Du fortjanar det. 547 00:43:22,504 --> 00:43:26,424 If I deserve it, why did you wait until now? 548 00:43:33,624 --> 00:43:36,544 Thank you, Captain. Raus. 549 00:43:37,584 --> 00:43:41,024 I'll take over from here. 550 00:43:49,464 --> 00:43:53,144 Not too late for the gas and air, Molly. Nothing! Sure? 551 00:44:10,344 --> 00:44:13,184 Gosh. Plenty of room in here! 552 00:44:18,344 --> 00:44:21,463 Sister. Sister! 553 00:44:21,464 --> 00:44:22,743 What? 554 00:44:22,744 --> 00:44:24,862 I think we've got a prankster on our hands. 555 00:44:24,863 --> 00:44:27,902 It appears to have pushed its cord into the birth canal. 556 00:44:27,903 --> 00:44:30,702 Prolapsed? I'm not actually sure. I've never had to deal with one. 557 00:44:30,703 --> 00:44:32,662 Well, you're just going to have to stay calm, 558 00:44:32,663 --> 00:44:35,182 and remember what you were taught in training! 559 00:44:35,183 --> 00:44:37,862 In training, they said a Caesarean section may be needed! 560 00:44:37,863 --> 00:44:39,782 Well, we haven't got that luxury. 561 00:44:39,783 --> 00:44:42,182 You need her on her knees, with her head on her forearms 562 00:44:42,183 --> 00:44:43,462 and her bottom in the air. 563 00:44:43,463 --> 00:44:46,822 If I got her into that position, she wouldn't be able to sustain it! 564 00:44:46,823 --> 00:44:49,142 Well, you've to get the cord out of the way! 565 00:44:49,143 --> 00:44:51,262 If the baby's head crushes it on the way down, 566 00:44:51,263 --> 00:44:53,584 it will stop the oxygen, and it might die. 567 00:44:56,424 --> 00:44:58,143 You look worried. 568 00:44:58,144 --> 00:45:01,824 Oh no, that's just my silent sympathetic glance. 569 00:45:03,264 --> 00:45:04,903 On your feet. 570 00:45:04,904 --> 00:45:07,503 What? I need your chair. 571 00:45:07,504 --> 00:45:09,864 What you going to do? Put your feet up! 572 00:45:09,865 --> 00:45:14,903 Not my feet, Sister. Her pelvis. Trust me, Sister. 573 00:45:14,904 --> 00:45:17,343 You look like a lion tamer. 574 00:45:17,344 --> 00:45:20,862 Frankly, Sister Evangelina, taming a lion would be preferable. 575 00:45:20,863 --> 00:45:22,862 Now, would you like some more brandy? 576 00:45:22,863 --> 00:45:26,064 No, thank you. I am replete. Then I'll proceed. 577 00:45:29,824 --> 00:45:32,863 Sweetie, can you raise your bottom. 578 00:45:32,864 --> 00:45:35,383 As far as you can. 579 00:45:35,384 --> 00:45:40,263 Taking as much weight on your shoulders as possible. 580 00:45:40,264 --> 00:45:42,263 Like what...? 581 00:45:42,264 --> 00:45:45,462 It's all very well playing tricks with gravity, 582 00:45:45,463 --> 00:45:48,304 but how's she actually going to deliver in that position? 583 00:45:53,144 --> 00:45:54,822 I think a boat went past. 584 00:45:54,823 --> 00:45:58,464 Unless it has an obstetrician on it, that's of no interest to me! 585 00:45:58,465 --> 00:45:59,903 And Sister! 586 00:45:59,904 --> 00:46:04,502 I asked you to trust me, because if you don't, I won't trust myself! 587 00:46:04,503 --> 00:46:06,624 And Kirsten won't trust me either. 588 00:46:06,625 --> 00:46:09,823 Yes, I am. I trust you. 589 00:46:09,824 --> 00:46:11,304 I trust you. 590 00:46:13,504 --> 00:46:15,264 Ready, sweetie? 591 00:46:17,984 --> 00:46:20,622 I am going to press very hard on your baby's head, 592 00:46:20,623 --> 00:46:23,224 but you need to stay exactly where you are. 593 00:46:23,225 --> 00:46:24,984 Ya! 594 00:46:28,024 --> 00:46:31,263 Feel for the pubic bone with your left hand! 595 00:46:31,264 --> 00:46:33,304 I'm feeling for it! 596 00:46:37,184 --> 00:46:39,544 It's here. It's here. 597 00:46:41,424 --> 00:46:43,464 Keep up the external pressure. 598 00:46:43,465 --> 00:46:45,543 What if I tear the sac? 599 00:46:45,544 --> 00:46:50,424 You won't tear the sac, because we're not going to lose this baby. 600 00:47:13,264 --> 00:47:16,422 There really ought to be some sort of a fanfare. 601 00:47:16,423 --> 00:47:21,304 The cord's slipped back, and I can't feel anything but the baby's head. 602 00:47:28,544 --> 00:47:30,824 Lift up now, sweetie. 603 00:47:37,584 --> 00:47:39,183 I'm wetting the bed! 604 00:47:39,184 --> 00:47:41,543 No. Your waters have broken. 605 00:47:41,544 --> 00:47:44,584 And you're now in the perfect position for delivery. 606 00:47:46,584 --> 00:47:48,944 Let's just put him on your chest a moment. 607 00:47:51,024 --> 00:47:54,944 Ritchie wanted a boy. Hope he's got his father's eyes. 608 00:48:10,264 --> 00:48:13,582 If he was like that little foal, he'd be up on his legs 609 00:48:13,583 --> 00:48:15,384 and running around in a minute. 610 00:48:16,864 --> 00:48:19,983 All through the flowers and the grass. 611 00:48:19,984 --> 00:48:22,184 I imagine he would. 612 00:48:24,664 --> 00:48:28,863 My mum says to me, "Moll, you shouldn't romanticise. 613 00:48:28,864 --> 00:48:33,224 "You shouldn't always go seeing the beauty where there's none!" 614 00:48:35,864 --> 00:48:39,784 But if I didn't, then, what would there be to see? 615 00:49:17,584 --> 00:49:19,783 Come along, young madam. 616 00:49:19,784 --> 00:49:24,264 It's a girl? It's a girl! 617 00:49:25,704 --> 00:49:27,822 Shake a leg. It's your birthday! 618 00:49:27,823 --> 00:49:30,904 It's in shock. You'll have to smack it on the backside. 619 00:49:30,905 --> 00:49:32,944 No! Don't touch her! 620 00:49:34,704 --> 00:49:39,624 There's no need to hurt her. She's doing it all for herself. 621 00:49:55,064 --> 00:49:57,983 ♪ Ja, ma hon leva! 622 00:49:57,984 --> 00:50:00,863 ♪ Ja, ma hon leva! 623 00:50:00,864 --> 00:50:03,504 ♪ Ja, ma hon leva uti hundrade ar... ♪ 624 00:50:05,944 --> 00:50:09,423 ♪ Javisst ska hon leva... ♪ 625 00:50:09,424 --> 00:50:11,943 You've made the crew very happy. 626 00:50:11,944 --> 00:50:15,383 I always make them happy. It is my job. 627 00:50:15,384 --> 00:50:18,342 Well, if you intend to continue in this vein, 628 00:50:18,343 --> 00:50:21,224 you'll have to sort your contraception out. 629 00:50:21,225 --> 00:50:23,264 All of that can wait. 630 00:50:25,984 --> 00:50:29,264 I have lived without friendship for such a long time. 631 00:50:30,944 --> 00:50:33,944 But today, you came. 632 00:50:38,544 --> 00:50:40,144 And she came, too. 633 00:50:42,864 --> 00:50:45,024 So now I have a friend for ever. 634 00:50:52,104 --> 00:50:53,904 Hey, miss. 635 00:51:07,584 --> 00:51:11,024 There, there, little 'un. Don't make a sound. 636 00:51:34,944 --> 00:51:36,864 Don't stroke my head! 637 00:51:40,104 --> 00:51:41,424 Nurse. 638 00:51:44,624 --> 00:51:49,223 You have, um, gratitude from me. 639 00:51:49,224 --> 00:51:54,103 And you'll have gratitude from me, sir, when you have a boat waiting 640 00:51:54,104 --> 00:51:57,064 for me, at the quay, at noon, every day, for the next two weeks. 641 00:51:58,824 --> 00:52:03,303 Nej, uh... I cannot do that. You have no choice. 642 00:52:03,304 --> 00:52:06,983 Your exploitation of your daughter has been shameful. 643 00:52:06,984 --> 00:52:10,703 And it's as easy for me to report you to the police 644 00:52:10,704 --> 00:52:13,823 as it was for you to call and ask for help. 645 00:52:13,824 --> 00:52:15,344 Oh. 646 00:52:27,104 --> 00:52:30,384 My shift's not over until I've seen you safely into hospital. 647 00:52:30,385 --> 00:52:33,784 Make yourself useful. Pass me the gas and air. 648 00:52:48,064 --> 00:52:50,382 Neighbour saw her coming back this morning, 649 00:52:50,383 --> 00:52:51,984 with the newborn in her arms. 650 00:52:58,704 --> 00:53:01,064 Molly? Are you at home? 651 00:53:02,304 --> 00:53:05,544 It's very dangerous, to discharge yourself from care! 652 00:53:09,424 --> 00:53:13,863 Welcome home! Do you want to meet your little brother? 653 00:53:13,864 --> 00:53:15,143 Yeah! 654 00:53:15,144 --> 00:53:19,664 Yeah? Come on, let's go find him, eh? Come here! 655 00:53:25,264 --> 00:53:27,103 I'd do anything for her. 656 00:53:27,104 --> 00:53:28,863 I know. 657 00:53:28,864 --> 00:53:31,423 She'd do anything for him. 658 00:53:31,424 --> 00:53:34,544 I can't even tell you the things that people say. 659 00:53:34,545 --> 00:53:38,423 Ignore them, Mrs Gray. You know your own daughter. 660 00:53:38,424 --> 00:53:43,863 Yeah. I do. I wish I could turn back the clock. 661 00:53:43,864 --> 00:53:46,582 If I'd been a better mother, I could reach her now. 662 00:53:46,583 --> 00:53:49,502 It's Molly whose skills are in doubt. Not yours. 663 00:53:49,503 --> 00:53:51,784 It's all part and parcel of the same. 664 00:53:52,944 --> 00:53:54,744 I made a mess of everything. 665 00:54:03,304 --> 00:54:08,064 'I called at Molly's flat each day, but the door was never opened. 666 00:54:09,264 --> 00:54:14,544 'It seemed she'd locked herself away in what she thought was love. 667 00:54:15,744 --> 00:54:19,903 'The truth was worse, though I didn't know it. 668 00:54:19,904 --> 00:54:24,343 'In thrall to her husband, Molly was leaving her children alone, 669 00:54:24,344 --> 00:54:28,584 'dosed with milk and alcohol so they didn't cry. 670 00:54:54,864 --> 00:54:58,384 'We knew nothing of her actions until disaster struck.' 671 00:54:58,385 --> 00:55:00,104 Please, let me through! 672 00:55:01,544 --> 00:55:03,183 Left on her own. 673 00:55:03,184 --> 00:55:05,503 There's another one! A newborn. 674 00:55:05,504 --> 00:55:07,383 Another one! 675 00:55:07,384 --> 00:55:12,623 'In court, the couple were convicted of child neglect. 676 00:55:12,624 --> 00:55:14,543 'They were both imprisoned.' 677 00:55:14,544 --> 00:55:16,862 Looks like it was started by a fag end. 678 00:55:16,863 --> 00:55:20,464 'And that was the end of Molly's journey as a parent.' 679 00:55:27,304 --> 00:55:31,064 'Meanwhile, Trixie, permitted now to go to work in slacks, 680 00:55:31,065 --> 00:55:34,343 'helped another mother to make a better start. 681 00:55:34,344 --> 00:55:37,663 'Pushed to her limits, she had flourished 682 00:55:37,664 --> 00:55:41,584 'and with her support so did the Captain's daughter.' 683 00:55:43,064 --> 00:55:47,103 A little goodbye present. Not gift-wrapped, I'm afraid. 684 00:55:47,104 --> 00:55:48,664 It's from the National Health. 685 00:55:48,665 --> 00:55:49,983 I'm Swedish. 686 00:55:49,984 --> 00:55:51,303 I pulled strings. 687 00:55:51,304 --> 00:55:53,862 And these are a very reputable brand, 688 00:55:53,863 --> 00:55:56,704 they won't fail you like the last lot did. 689 00:55:56,705 --> 00:55:59,223 I don't need them. 690 00:55:59,224 --> 00:56:01,504 Well. Not this week, one would hope. 691 00:56:03,784 --> 00:56:06,143 I'm going back to Stockholm. 692 00:56:06,144 --> 00:56:09,663 I will live on land, and walk on grass. 693 00:56:09,664 --> 00:56:13,424 And she will walk on grass, and her bed will be her own. 694 00:56:13,425 --> 00:56:15,584 Has the captain agreed to it? 695 00:56:18,104 --> 00:56:20,984 I didn't ask him. I told him. 696 00:56:22,064 --> 00:56:25,424 And I would like to say he said yes because he loves me. 697 00:56:25,425 --> 00:56:28,904 But I think it's because he's ashamed of himself. 698 00:56:30,104 --> 00:56:32,744 I think he saw himself through your eyes. 699 00:56:33,864 --> 00:56:39,263 I saw myself through your eyes. And I was pathetic. 700 00:56:39,264 --> 00:56:43,984 No. No. You were magnificent. 701 00:56:45,184 --> 00:56:47,224 I wasn't then. 702 00:56:48,424 --> 00:56:50,184 But I am a mother now. 703 00:56:56,264 --> 00:56:58,624 Liten flicka. 704 00:57:20,224 --> 00:57:25,063 'Love cannot ease every anguish in the world but tenderly applied, 705 00:57:25,064 --> 00:57:31,383 'it can transfigure fortunes, light up faces. Turn the tide.' 706 00:57:50,024 --> 00:57:53,903 'Molly's children went to live with their grandmother, 707 00:57:53,904 --> 00:57:57,423 'who bought an immaculate pram on hire purchase, 708 00:57:57,424 --> 00:58:01,663 'investing in the future, whilst turning back the clock. 709 00:58:01,664 --> 00:58:05,223 'Her spotless house became a happy home again, 710 00:58:05,224 --> 00:58:08,344 'centred on a baby boy and a little girl. 711 00:58:09,384 --> 00:58:12,703 'There was pain, but she could bear it. 712 00:58:12,704 --> 00:58:15,863 'For her journey had come full circle. 713 00:58:15,864 --> 00:58:19,263 'They were her second chance at love. 714 00:58:19,264 --> 00:58:21,743 'And she was theirs.' 715 00:58:28,704 --> 00:58:31,704 Do you understand what a very great step you are about to take? 716 00:58:31,705 --> 00:58:34,783 Absolutely, and I'm utterly terrified. 717 00:58:34,784 --> 00:58:37,824 Hello, stranger. Oh, my gosh, Jenny. 718 00:58:39,104 --> 00:58:42,023 What happened? I did everything I could. 719 00:58:42,024 --> 00:58:43,962 You understand we have to ask these questions? 720 00:58:44,047 --> 00:58:46,408 Constable Noakes, am I being accused of something? 721 00:58:46,797 --> 00:59:15,680 Subtitles by MemoryOnSmells http://UKsubtitles.ru.