1 00:00:28,805 --> 00:00:31,805 The heavens don't always protect us. 2 00:00:34,925 --> 00:00:38,204 Nonnatus House, Sister Julienne speaking. 3 00:00:38,205 --> 00:00:40,523 Mother Mildred! 4 00:00:40,525 --> 00:00:44,044 They choose, on occasion, to throw down challenges 5 00:00:44,045 --> 00:00:48,524 instead of simply showering more blessings on our heads. 6 00:00:51,085 --> 00:00:53,403 Come on! 7 00:00:53,405 --> 00:00:56,883 Not every tempest passes in an instant. 8 00:00:56,885 --> 00:01:00,285 Not every deluge can be brushed off. 9 00:01:11,205 --> 00:01:13,243 We can cower, 10 00:01:13,245 --> 00:01:18,443 we can wait for blue skies to be restored, 11 00:01:18,445 --> 00:01:21,123 or we can take the plunge, 12 00:01:21,125 --> 00:01:24,925 defy the elements, and we can seize the day. 13 00:01:33,725 --> 00:01:36,204 Is Dr Turner still on the premises? 14 00:01:36,205 --> 00:01:38,724 At the latter end of patient record completion. 15 00:01:38,725 --> 00:01:41,524 But what could be so urgent as to get caught in such a downpour? 16 00:01:41,525 --> 00:01:43,804 Would a telephone call not have sufficed? 17 00:01:43,805 --> 00:01:47,100 - Sister Julienne! - A word, if I may. 18 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:47,900 Well, of course. 19 00:01:54,805 --> 00:01:58,804 I have just received a telephone call from Mother Mildred. 20 00:01:58,805 --> 00:02:00,804 She had previously voiced her 21 00:02:00,805 --> 00:02:03,724 concern at the order's position in Poplar. 22 00:02:03,725 --> 00:02:07,164 I might add that I too have similar concerns. 23 00:02:07,165 --> 00:02:10,404 The Sisters of Nonnatus are an integral part of this community. 24 00:02:10,405 --> 00:02:12,203 Always have been. 25 00:02:12,205 --> 00:02:15,724 Being part of the furniture does not equate to our security, Dr Turner. 26 00:02:15,725 --> 00:02:18,044 More mothers having their babies delivered in hospital 27 00:02:18,045 --> 00:02:21,484 and the threat of demolition to Nonnatus House itself. 28 00:02:21,485 --> 00:02:25,084 But the urban renewal programme could take years to complete. 29 00:02:25,085 --> 00:02:27,684 The Christopher Row demolition is imminent 30 00:02:27,685 --> 00:02:30,004 and that is merely around the corner. 31 00:02:30,005 --> 00:02:32,444 Without Nonnatus, the maternity home couldn't continue. 32 00:02:32,445 --> 00:02:34,363 We both know that. 33 00:02:34,365 --> 00:02:37,284 I am determined for us to keep our presence here. 34 00:02:37,285 --> 00:02:39,924 But the times are changing, Dr Turner. 35 00:02:39,925 --> 00:02:44,925 If we do not change with them, I fear we may become obsolete. 36 00:02:45,725 --> 00:02:47,764 That is why I need your support. 37 00:02:47,765 --> 00:02:50,485 A united front, if you will. 38 00:02:52,045 --> 00:02:55,324 I do believe that to be the signal for my retirement. 39 00:02:55,325 --> 00:02:57,084 You don't know what you're missing. 40 00:02:57,085 --> 00:03:02,085 Indeed I do, Trixie - a fluttering of eyelids and a swooning. 41 00:03:02,845 --> 00:03:07,803 I find the exuberance of young love a joy to behold, 42 00:03:07,805 --> 00:03:12,363 and essential for the progression of the human race. 43 00:03:12,365 --> 00:03:15,564 I do enjoy a doctor that's easy on the eye. 44 00:03:15,565 --> 00:03:17,804 Few and far between at St Cuthbert's. 45 00:03:17,805 --> 00:03:21,222 I can tell you that for a fact. 46 00:03:21,645 --> 00:03:24,062 I'll bid you all a goodnight. 47 00:03:25,045 --> 00:03:26,883 Good evening. 48 00:03:26,885 --> 00:03:28,443 Dr Turner. 49 00:03:28,445 --> 00:03:31,644 If we could prevail upon a few more minutes of your time, 50 00:03:31,645 --> 00:03:35,062 it would be much appreciated, Nurse Crane. 51 00:03:40,365 --> 00:03:42,604 All right, lads. Excellent exercise, 52 00:03:42,605 --> 00:03:45,964 although in a real life scenario I doubt if the casualties 53 00:03:45,965 --> 00:03:48,204 will be shouting, "Get a ruddy move on," 54 00:03:48,205 --> 00:03:51,622 because they're getting a little bit cold. 55 00:03:52,045 --> 00:03:54,803 Still, not a bad exercise. 56 00:03:54,805 --> 00:03:58,165 Dismissed. 57 00:04:08,765 --> 00:04:10,923 Someone there? 58 00:04:10,925 --> 00:04:13,083 Dot! Dot! 59 00:04:13,085 --> 00:04:15,643 You get down here right now! 60 00:04:15,645 --> 00:04:18,804 There'll be no supper for you this evening. 61 00:04:18,805 --> 00:04:21,485 Hello! Civil Defence. 62 00:04:23,125 --> 00:04:27,042 Shut the door. I don't want her going out there. 63 00:04:30,285 --> 00:04:32,603 What do you want? 64 00:04:32,605 --> 00:04:34,923 Erm, I heard a noise. 65 00:04:34,925 --> 00:04:37,044 I didn't think anyone still lived here. 66 00:04:37,045 --> 00:04:39,883 Well, you were wrong, weren't you? 67 00:04:39,885 --> 00:04:42,764 That's the second one she's smashed this week. 68 00:04:42,765 --> 00:04:44,964 Stubborn as her nan, this one. 69 00:04:44,965 --> 00:04:47,963 Dot, you get down here right now. 70 00:04:56,085 --> 00:04:59,803 Oh! You want to keep an eye on that. 71 00:04:59,805 --> 00:05:01,724 And you want to mind your own business. 72 00:05:01,725 --> 00:05:05,642 Now if you don't mind, I've got a bird to catch. 73 00:05:06,285 --> 00:05:08,883 Come on, girl. 74 00:05:08,885 --> 00:05:11,483 Come on, Dot. Dot! 75 00:05:11,485 --> 00:05:16,735 Look, sorry for barging in. I thought it was kids mucking about. 76 00:05:18,605 --> 00:05:22,244 We have been presented with an exciting opportunity. 77 00:05:22,245 --> 00:05:26,763 To offer training and guidance to four junior doctors. 78 00:05:26,765 --> 00:05:28,363 All young men. 79 00:05:28,365 --> 00:05:30,204 Nonnatus House have agreed to 80 00:05:30,205 --> 00:05:33,955 participate in their interim diploma training. 81 00:05:34,685 --> 00:05:36,964 Won't such extra duties impinge 82 00:05:36,965 --> 00:05:40,364 on what is already an extremely tight schedule? 83 00:05:40,365 --> 00:05:42,884 I believe we can manage, Nurse Crane. 84 00:05:42,885 --> 00:05:45,524 It's an ideal opportunity to shape 85 00:05:45,525 --> 00:05:48,804 doctors we could be working with in future. 86 00:05:48,805 --> 00:05:53,524 Erm, what will qualified doctors expect to learn from midwifes? 87 00:05:53,525 --> 00:05:56,724 We have all this knowledge and understanding 88 00:05:56,725 --> 00:05:59,724 which goes far beyond the textbook and the lecture hall. 89 00:05:59,725 --> 00:06:04,403 Is this something in the foreseeable or immediate future? 90 00:06:04,405 --> 00:06:06,489 Quite immediate, in fact. 91 00:06:08,205 --> 00:06:11,564 I have said we will of course accommodate them. 92 00:06:11,565 --> 00:06:15,044 Well, I trust accommodation doesn't extend to residency. 93 00:06:15,045 --> 00:06:18,604 As they are to be on call for the duration of their stay, 94 00:06:18,605 --> 00:06:20,603 yes, it will. 95 00:06:20,605 --> 00:06:23,724 Well, at least it's just for the short term. 96 00:06:23,725 --> 00:06:25,404 I have to say that I am surprised 97 00:06:25,405 --> 00:06:28,604 Mother Mildred has agreed to men staying at Nonnatus House. 98 00:06:28,605 --> 00:06:31,444 If the men of my tent have not said, 99 00:06:31,445 --> 00:06:34,924 "Who is there that is not satisfied with his meat?" 100 00:06:34,925 --> 00:06:39,203 But no sojourner would have to lodge in the street. 101 00:06:39,205 --> 00:06:42,284 For I have opened my doors to the traveller. 102 00:06:42,285 --> 00:06:44,244 Sister Monica Joan, I doubt very 103 00:06:44,245 --> 00:06:47,004 much that it will be your door that is opened, 104 00:06:47,005 --> 00:06:51,004 or your fellow Sisters who will be disturbed from their beds. 105 00:06:51,005 --> 00:06:55,839 You will, of course, be recompensed for your inconvenience. 106 00:06:56,485 --> 00:07:00,005 It'll be fun, all girls together, hey? 107 00:07:03,805 --> 00:07:06,603 Pigeons! Never mind pigeons! 108 00:07:06,605 --> 00:07:11,564 If there's a big gust of wind, the whole street will fall down. 109 00:07:11,565 --> 00:07:14,084 He needs to get in touch with the housing officer. 110 00:07:14,085 --> 00:07:16,844 But he doesn't take kindly to strangers. 111 00:07:16,845 --> 00:07:19,445 But it's not safe, Fred. 112 00:07:21,645 --> 00:07:24,044 I've got a council meeting to go to. 113 00:07:24,045 --> 00:07:26,764 There's some Battenberg in the cake tin if you get peckish. 114 00:07:26,765 --> 00:07:28,763 Thanks, Mum. 115 00:07:28,765 --> 00:07:33,182 He'll have to come out of there, one way or the other. 116 00:07:34,925 --> 00:07:37,365 It's sad to lose a home. 117 00:07:40,085 --> 00:07:44,044 Do you fancy going on a little jolly after work tomorrow, Reggie? 118 00:07:44,045 --> 00:07:45,845 All right. 119 00:07:48,845 --> 00:07:50,964 Is everything all right, Sister Frances? 120 00:07:50,965 --> 00:07:54,243 I've just received a bathroom roster. 121 00:07:54,245 --> 00:07:57,364 Sister Julienne is being most efficient. 122 00:07:57,365 --> 00:08:00,684 How will I know how long to take? It says I'm number four. 123 00:08:00,685 --> 00:08:04,685 My concern is having to queue in the first place. 124 00:08:12,325 --> 00:08:16,404 I do believe Sister Monica Joan is taking secret baths in the day. 125 00:08:16,405 --> 00:08:18,564 The water was positively arctic. 126 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:22,149 What will it be like with four extra bodies? 127 00:08:22,885 --> 00:08:24,923 And male at that. 128 00:08:24,925 --> 00:08:27,763 And as for this rostering system. 129 00:08:27,765 --> 00:08:31,599 Makes one feel like a pedalo on a boating lake. 130 00:08:33,485 --> 00:08:35,363 Pardon the intrusion. 131 00:08:35,365 --> 00:08:38,724 I believe that the commandeering of our room will be the preferred 132 00:08:38,725 --> 00:08:42,244 option due to its slightly larger dimensions. 133 00:08:42,245 --> 00:08:44,804 They can't expect you to give up your bed. 134 00:08:44,805 --> 00:08:50,055 - Bags are already packed. - Then I insist on you taking my bed. 135 00:08:50,445 --> 00:08:53,604 I couldn't possibly impose myself in such a manner. 136 00:08:53,605 --> 00:08:55,564 It's for purely selfish reasons. 137 00:08:55,565 --> 00:08:57,324 We can't have you putting your back 138 00:08:57,325 --> 00:09:02,444 out again on a camp bed with all these doctors swarming round us. 139 00:09:02,445 --> 00:09:05,862 Then I shall gratefully accept your offer. 140 00:09:12,605 --> 00:09:15,445 What if a big wind comes? 141 00:09:17,205 --> 00:09:19,923 I think we'll be safe enough. 142 00:09:19,925 --> 00:09:23,324 Do you like pigeons, don't you? - I like all birds. 143 00:09:23,325 --> 00:09:27,404 Well, he has got the most beautiful pigeon called Dot. 144 00:09:27,405 --> 00:09:31,405 And I'm sure he'd let you hold her if we ask him. 145 00:09:34,645 --> 00:09:37,643 Hello? Anybody home? 146 00:09:41,085 --> 00:09:43,843 You caught her, then. 147 00:09:43,845 --> 00:09:45,883 Eventually. 148 00:09:45,885 --> 00:09:49,083 I was telling Reggie here about Dot. 149 00:09:49,085 --> 00:09:52,085 - He loves pigeons. - Can I hold her? 150 00:09:53,805 --> 00:09:57,222 - He's never handled one before. - Please. 151 00:10:01,165 --> 00:10:04,883 Not too loose but not too tight. 152 00:10:04,885 --> 00:10:06,564 You don't want to strangle her but 153 00:10:06,565 --> 00:10:09,649 you don't want her flying away either. 154 00:10:13,325 --> 00:10:16,403 Hold it in, close to your chest. 155 00:10:16,405 --> 00:10:18,123 That's it. 156 00:10:18,125 --> 00:10:20,959 Your heartbeat, it keeps her calm. 157 00:10:23,285 --> 00:10:26,563 Fred, by the way. Fred Buckle. 158 00:10:26,565 --> 00:10:28,803 George Benson. 159 00:10:28,805 --> 00:10:32,639 Well, you should come to the CDC and do a talk. 160 00:10:33,805 --> 00:10:35,964 Do you good, get you out of here for a bit. 161 00:10:35,965 --> 00:10:38,632 There's nothing wrong with here. 162 00:10:39,365 --> 00:10:41,083 George. 163 00:10:41,085 --> 00:10:44,124 You do know this place is due for demolition. 164 00:10:44,125 --> 00:10:47,764 Would you like to come and meet her kin, Reggie? 165 00:10:47,765 --> 00:10:50,765 Yes, please. 166 00:10:53,045 --> 00:10:55,085 You follow me. 167 00:11:41,605 --> 00:11:43,444 Doctor Livingstone, I presume. 168 00:11:43,445 --> 00:11:45,924 Nuns have certainly changed since I was at school. 169 00:11:45,925 --> 00:11:48,003 I'm a resident midwife. 170 00:11:48,005 --> 00:11:51,524 - I'm so sorry we are late. - Navigational issues. 171 00:11:51,525 --> 00:11:52,844 I'd be weary of letting him 172 00:11:52,845 --> 00:11:57,345 near your patients when he can't even handle an A to Z. 173 00:11:57,605 --> 00:12:02,272 If you wouldn't mind waiting, I'll fetch Sister Julienne. 174 00:12:02,565 --> 00:12:05,283 Cheery looking fellow. 175 00:12:05,285 --> 00:12:07,725 Raymond Nonnatus. 176 00:12:10,205 --> 00:12:13,563 Patron saint of childbirth and midwifery. 177 00:12:13,565 --> 00:12:15,524 Born of Caesarean section. 178 00:12:15,525 --> 00:12:18,923 A learned scholar in our midst. 179 00:12:18,925 --> 00:12:21,603 Thank you, Sister Monica Joan. 180 00:12:21,605 --> 00:12:24,244 Welcome to Nonnatus House, gentlemen. 181 00:12:24,245 --> 00:12:26,924 Sister Hilda will show you to your quarters. 182 00:12:26,925 --> 00:12:30,123 We have saved some supper for you 183 00:12:30,125 --> 00:12:31,844 and you will then be introduced 184 00:12:31,845 --> 00:12:35,429 to the midwives with whom you'll be working. 185 00:12:35,645 --> 00:12:37,565 If you would follow me. 186 00:12:44,885 --> 00:12:47,283 Dr Turner's surgery. 187 00:12:47,285 --> 00:12:52,003 Erm, Dr Turner? It's Fred. Apologies for the late call. 188 00:12:52,005 --> 00:12:54,923 There's a bloke I'm worried about. 189 00:12:54,925 --> 00:12:59,323 It is of paramount importance that we keep our focus 190 00:12:59,325 --> 00:13:03,804 over the coming days and not be distracted by this intrusion. 191 00:13:03,805 --> 00:13:05,644 With all due respect, Phyllis, 192 00:13:05,645 --> 00:13:07,244 I deem us all to be a little beyond 193 00:13:07,245 --> 00:13:09,484 the giggling schoolgirl phase of our lives. 194 00:13:09,485 --> 00:13:11,443 I'm glad to hear it. 195 00:13:11,445 --> 00:13:14,124 Though none of us have taken the habit just yet. 196 00:13:14,125 --> 00:13:18,042 With the exception of Sister Frances, of course. 197 00:13:18,245 --> 00:13:21,485 - Good evening. - Evening. 198 00:13:23,405 --> 00:13:26,684 No need to rise on our account. Kevin McNulty. 199 00:13:26,685 --> 00:13:29,603 Dr Benedict Walters. 200 00:13:29,605 --> 00:13:32,884 Are you any relation to Sir Howard Walters? 201 00:13:32,885 --> 00:13:35,443 My father, as it happens. 202 00:13:35,445 --> 00:13:37,804 Obstetrics And Gynaecology In The Modern Age 203 00:13:37,805 --> 00:13:39,404 is a seminal work in the field. 204 00:13:39,405 --> 00:13:41,684 So everyone keeps telling me. 205 00:13:41,685 --> 00:13:45,444 There's not a midwife in the country who doesn't know who your father is. 206 00:13:45,445 --> 00:13:47,484 Big shoes to fill, young man. 207 00:13:47,485 --> 00:13:50,152 Yes, everyone tells me that too. 208 00:13:51,605 --> 00:13:54,189 Shall the others be joining us? 209 00:13:55,805 --> 00:13:57,923 They're still unpacking. 210 00:13:57,925 --> 00:14:03,675 Perhaps you would be so kind as to pass this along to your colleagues. 211 00:14:04,845 --> 00:14:06,563 Bathroom roster? 212 00:14:06,565 --> 00:14:11,283 You'll find punctuality is imperative at Nonnatus House. 213 00:14:11,285 --> 00:14:13,684 It would appear we're last on the list. 214 00:14:13,685 --> 00:14:17,484 I'm glad to see there's nothing wrong with your observation skills. 215 00:14:17,485 --> 00:14:22,235 - We'll need hot water for shaving. - We do have a kettle. 216 00:14:25,125 --> 00:14:29,685 Deep breath in. And out. 217 00:14:31,325 --> 00:14:33,605 And again. 218 00:14:39,285 --> 00:14:42,604 I do wish you'd come to the surgery sooner. 219 00:14:42,605 --> 00:14:43,924 I am putting you on a course 220 00:14:43,925 --> 00:14:46,444 of penicillin and sulphonamides as a precaution. 221 00:14:46,445 --> 00:14:49,083 I have it, don't I? The TB. 222 00:14:49,085 --> 00:14:52,564 I need to send your sputum samples off to be tested. 223 00:14:52,565 --> 00:14:54,524 I'd also like to send you for an 224 00:14:54,525 --> 00:14:58,964 X-ray and do a Mantoux test, which requires an injection just here. 225 00:14:58,965 --> 00:15:01,044 I won't go to no sanatorium. 226 00:15:01,045 --> 00:15:03,524 In an ambulance, middle of nowhere, out in a box. 227 00:15:03,525 --> 00:15:05,603 Like my Uncle Raymond. 228 00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:08,724 You don't even know if you've got it yet, George. 229 00:15:08,725 --> 00:15:10,843 Fred does have a point. 230 00:15:10,845 --> 00:15:13,604 Let's see what the test results show, shall we? 231 00:15:13,605 --> 00:15:18,855 I've a colleague who should be able to rush them through for me. 232 00:15:21,805 --> 00:15:25,972 - You know how to ride one of these? - Black Betty? 233 00:15:26,205 --> 00:15:28,484 Prefer the Raleigh Supreme myself. 234 00:15:28,485 --> 00:15:32,485 Lighter of frame but still sturdy on the cobbles. 235 00:15:34,325 --> 00:15:37,992 My father owned a bike shop back in Coventry. 236 00:15:46,245 --> 00:15:49,483 I assume it's this way. 237 00:15:49,485 --> 00:15:52,124 Well, this is going to be an interesting clinic. 238 00:15:52,125 --> 00:15:55,709 Clearly a tension between those two doctors. 239 00:15:58,925 --> 00:16:02,759 Well, that basement won't be helping his chest. 240 00:16:05,205 --> 00:16:07,963 I'm watching you, Fred Buckle. 241 00:16:07,965 --> 00:16:10,364 Then you shouldn't put temptation in my way. 242 00:16:10,365 --> 00:16:12,604 It's because of people like George 243 00:16:12,605 --> 00:16:17,124 that the council want the urban renewal programme fully implemented. 244 00:16:17,125 --> 00:16:21,084 He don't want to live in a box halfway up in the sky all alone. 245 00:16:21,085 --> 00:16:22,883 He won't be alone. 246 00:16:22,885 --> 00:16:24,804 It's perfectly possible to move into 247 00:16:24,805 --> 00:16:27,524 a tower block and make friends with your neighbours. 248 00:16:27,525 --> 00:16:32,204 I mean, the council's got all sorts of schemes to help people settle. 249 00:16:32,205 --> 00:16:37,205 - What about his pigeons? - Ah, excellent question, Reginald. 250 00:16:38,325 --> 00:16:43,405 Unfortunately, there are some matters that can't be resolved. 251 00:16:47,765 --> 00:16:50,565 Fred! Fred! 252 00:17:03,325 --> 00:17:06,245 Hello, Dot. Come on then. 253 00:17:08,485 --> 00:17:11,405 No, no, no. Go on. 254 00:17:13,325 --> 00:17:17,043 Hello, Dot. Hello, Dotty. 255 00:17:17,045 --> 00:17:19,323 You sit there, that's good. 256 00:17:19,325 --> 00:17:27,325 Hey, I'm the most popular bird man in Poplar, did you know that? Yes. 257 00:17:39,005 --> 00:17:40,843 My waters have broken. 258 00:17:40,845 --> 00:17:45,884 Ah! Nurse Franklin, could you oblige Mrs Jessop - waters have broken. 259 00:17:45,885 --> 00:17:48,552 Of course. This way, Mrs Jessop. 260 00:17:51,765 --> 00:17:53,683 Five finger dilation. 261 00:17:53,685 --> 00:17:56,885 Not to me. To the patient. 262 00:17:58,325 --> 00:18:00,524 Mrs Jessop, you're halfway there already. 263 00:18:00,525 --> 00:18:02,964 Hope it's as quick as the last three. 264 00:18:02,965 --> 00:18:05,524 Like dogs out of a gate, they were. 265 00:18:05,525 --> 00:18:06,724 Perhaps, Dr Walters, you 266 00:18:06,725 --> 00:18:09,484 could ask Sister Frances to telephone for an ambulance. 267 00:18:09,485 --> 00:18:11,283 Non urgent case. 268 00:18:11,285 --> 00:18:13,964 It'll be a while yet, Mrs Jessop. 269 00:18:13,965 --> 00:18:16,084 Not a bad looker, that one. 270 00:18:16,085 --> 00:18:19,919 Let's concentrate on the job at hand, shall we? 271 00:18:26,485 --> 00:18:30,203 Blood pressure 130 over 85. Normal. 272 00:18:30,205 --> 00:18:32,564 For a pregnant woman, it's a little high 273 00:18:32,565 --> 00:18:34,324 but it's nothing to worry about. 274 00:18:34,325 --> 00:18:38,825 If you could write it up on her co-op card, Dr McNulty? 275 00:18:40,205 --> 00:18:43,604 This lady used to model swimwear for Perlmans catalogue. 276 00:18:43,605 --> 00:18:45,483 Another lifetime. 277 00:18:45,485 --> 00:18:48,484 Lesley is a fully signed up woman of leisure now. 278 00:18:48,485 --> 00:18:51,084 - How's Harry? - You know what he's like. 279 00:18:51,085 --> 00:18:54,844 Sell sand to an Arab, that man. Meet himself coming back, he will. 280 00:18:54,845 --> 00:18:57,044 If he's not arrested first. 281 00:18:57,045 --> 00:18:59,124 Everything all right, Nurse Dyer? 282 00:18:59,125 --> 00:19:01,884 Everything seems to be in its rightful place, Dr Turner. 283 00:19:01,885 --> 00:19:05,564 - It feels different. - In what way, Mrs Pike? 284 00:19:05,565 --> 00:19:08,445 I dunno. Bigger or something. 285 00:19:08,688 --> 00:19:12,164 - Dr McNulty? - That's not unusual for a second child? 286 00:19:12,165 --> 00:19:14,524 Address Mrs Pike, Dr McNulty. 287 00:19:14,525 --> 00:19:15,963 Sorry, 288 00:19:15,965 --> 00:19:19,215 That's nothing to worry about, Mrs Pike. 289 00:19:21,205 --> 00:19:24,804 Dr Pontin seems to have urinary frequency and a tendency to babble. 290 00:19:24,805 --> 00:19:28,124 He spends more time in the lavatory than he does on the floor. 291 00:19:28,125 --> 00:19:29,923 It's probably nerves. 292 00:19:31,725 --> 00:19:33,844 Is someone in labour? 293 00:19:33,845 --> 00:19:37,243 - May I be of assistance? - Follow me. 294 00:19:37,245 --> 00:19:39,912 Remain calm, help is on its way. 295 00:19:45,325 --> 00:19:48,124 The ambulance appears to have lost its way. 296 00:19:48,125 --> 00:19:51,284 I trust you've no objection to Dr Walters being present? 297 00:19:51,285 --> 00:19:53,964 You can have the whole dockers union in for all I care. 298 00:19:53,965 --> 00:19:56,643 Just get it out of me. 299 00:19:56,645 --> 00:19:58,283 Sister. 300 00:19:58,285 --> 00:19:59,844 Dr Walters, would you pull the 301 00:19:59,845 --> 00:20:02,084 curtains and send the others out, please? 302 00:20:02,085 --> 00:20:05,604 Please take your belongings and vacate the area immediately. 303 00:20:05,605 --> 00:20:07,523 There we go. 304 00:20:07,525 --> 00:20:09,564 I'm afraid I'm going to have to hurry you away now. 305 00:20:09,565 --> 00:20:11,124 We have a mother in labour. 306 00:20:11,125 --> 00:20:13,244 You'd never get a job in Pickfords! Hurry! 307 00:20:13,245 --> 00:20:17,579 I'm sure you can all understand her need for privacy. 308 00:20:25,325 --> 00:20:28,404 - I can see baby's head. - Keep your eyes on Mrs Jessop. 309 00:20:28,405 --> 00:20:30,724 It's not me you should be addressing. 310 00:20:30,725 --> 00:20:34,444 Sorry. Mrs Jessop, I can see your baby's head. 311 00:20:34,445 --> 00:20:36,485 Better. 312 00:20:37,565 --> 00:20:40,164 Elsie, you know the drill better than anyone. 313 00:20:40,165 --> 00:20:42,965 Small controlled pushes for me. 314 00:20:45,005 --> 00:20:49,164 Don't expect restitution and a pause for the shoulders on this one. 315 00:20:49,165 --> 00:20:50,325 It's coming. 316 00:20:50,327 --> 00:20:53,804 I'm sure Elsie won't mind you using her Christian name. 317 00:20:53,805 --> 00:20:56,305 Don't you take that hand away. 318 00:20:57,485 --> 00:21:02,483 Almost there, Mrs... Elsie. 319 00:21:08,485 --> 00:21:12,152 I believe we may have a soprano in our midst. 320 00:21:13,405 --> 00:21:16,045 You clever, clever woman. 321 00:21:44,805 --> 00:21:46,845 There she is! 322 00:21:50,165 --> 00:21:54,765 - Congratulations. - Thank you, doctor. 323 00:21:57,125 --> 00:22:02,375 It would appear you've inherited your father's gift, Dr Walters. 324 00:22:09,445 --> 00:22:12,444 - Could walk a mouse across it. - Oh. 325 00:22:12,445 --> 00:22:14,445 Exactly how I like it. 326 00:22:15,845 --> 00:22:20,404 You know they've got all the modern conveniences, those new flats. 327 00:22:20,405 --> 00:22:23,043 Is that why you came back here? 328 00:22:23,045 --> 00:22:25,879 Reggie wanted to see how you were. 329 00:22:26,445 --> 00:22:29,324 Wanted to see how my Dot was, more like. 330 00:22:29,325 --> 00:22:32,363 Go on. You know what to do. 331 00:22:32,365 --> 00:22:35,199 - Not too loose... - Not too tight. 332 00:22:39,725 --> 00:22:42,203 No news? 333 00:22:42,205 --> 00:22:44,925 No news is good news, I suppose. 334 00:22:46,445 --> 00:22:49,724 You're a natural, Reggie. A born natural. 335 00:22:49,725 --> 00:22:53,124 My father was a breeder. Like his father before. 336 00:22:53,125 --> 00:22:56,083 No-one still knows how they do it. 337 00:22:56,085 --> 00:22:58,243 Find their way home. 338 00:22:58,245 --> 00:23:00,443 Instinct. 339 00:23:00,445 --> 00:23:04,884 - Yes, certainly are clever birds. - I was never much of a mixer. 340 00:23:04,885 --> 00:23:07,764 Then I found one out in the yard one day. Its wing was broken. 341 00:23:07,765 --> 00:23:09,403 Cat, I'd say. 342 00:23:09,405 --> 00:23:12,324 The next thing, I'm building myself a pigeon coop. 343 00:23:12,325 --> 00:23:14,523 Just like my old man. 344 00:23:14,525 --> 00:23:18,109 Learnt everything I could. Made up the rest. 345 00:23:18,805 --> 00:23:22,684 The generations that've passed through these hands. 346 00:23:22,685 --> 00:23:26,045 Me and my birds. Family. 347 00:23:35,965 --> 00:23:39,323 - What is it this time? - Tea maker. 348 00:23:39,325 --> 00:23:40,764 A fresh cup of Rosie for when you 349 00:23:40,765 --> 00:23:42,724 open those sparkling mince pies of yours. 350 00:23:42,725 --> 00:23:44,765 Charmer. 351 00:23:47,365 --> 00:23:51,084 - You'd want to be careful. - All legitimate and above board. 352 00:23:51,085 --> 00:23:53,003 Pull the other one. 353 00:23:53,005 --> 00:23:55,084 Why do you think I picked the top floor? 354 00:23:55,085 --> 00:23:56,604 There's no way Dixon of Dock Green's 355 00:23:56,605 --> 00:23:58,364 coming all the way up here to check me out. 356 00:23:58,365 --> 00:24:00,804 We do have another one on the way, Harry. 357 00:24:00,805 --> 00:24:03,805 Why do you think I'm doing all this? 358 00:24:06,405 --> 00:24:10,324 It won't be always like this, wheeling and dealing. 359 00:24:10,325 --> 00:24:13,159 I'm building us an empire, Lesley. 360 00:24:14,325 --> 00:24:16,524 Have your tea before it gets cold. 361 00:24:16,525 --> 00:24:20,044 Sorry, love. Got a van load of these to shift. 362 00:24:20,045 --> 00:24:22,795 Even empire builders have to eat. 363 00:24:35,405 --> 00:24:37,364 I'll say goodnight, Dr Turner. 364 00:24:37,365 --> 00:24:39,124 Goodnight, Miss Higgins. 365 00:24:39,125 --> 00:24:41,564 Be wary of burning the midnight oil, doctor. 366 00:24:41,565 --> 00:24:43,564 You do have a loving home to go to. 367 00:24:43,565 --> 00:24:45,884 I'm waiting for a call from a colleague. 368 00:24:45,885 --> 00:24:48,404 Oh, if you require my presence... 369 00:24:48,405 --> 00:24:50,405 That won't be necessary. 370 00:24:51,285 --> 00:24:54,443 No man is an island, Dr Turner. 371 00:24:54,445 --> 00:24:56,485 Goodnight, Miss Higgins. 372 00:25:02,085 --> 00:25:04,923 Hello. Edward! 373 00:25:04,925 --> 00:25:07,965 Really? Yes, yes of course. 374 00:25:13,365 --> 00:25:16,275 If you could pass the cold meats, Sister Frances? 375 00:25:16,276 --> 00:25:17,244 Allow me. 376 00:25:17,245 --> 00:25:20,003 I'm afraid there isn't much left. 377 00:25:20,005 --> 00:25:22,965 Sorry, have I taken too much? 378 00:25:24,165 --> 00:25:26,205 Absolutely not. 379 00:25:28,845 --> 00:25:31,963 Man does not live by bread alone. 380 00:25:31,965 --> 00:25:36,484 No doubt all that learning has given you quite the appetite. 381 00:25:36,485 --> 00:25:38,044 I believe, Dr Walters, 382 00:25:38,045 --> 00:25:42,884 congratulations are in order for your delivery of Mrs Jessop's baby. 383 00:25:42,885 --> 00:25:45,644 - Is that a first for the clinic? - I believe so. 384 00:25:45,645 --> 00:25:48,125 Apologies for our tardiness. 385 00:25:49,125 --> 00:25:54,792 Louise Mary Phillips was reluctant to introduce herself to the world. 386 00:25:56,365 --> 00:25:59,865 It would appear there's no room at the inn. 387 00:26:00,165 --> 00:26:02,604 - Please. - Don't disturb yourself, young man. 388 00:26:02,605 --> 00:26:04,764 Some digestives and a glass of milk 389 00:26:04,765 --> 00:26:08,432 in the comfort of my chambers should suffice. 390 00:26:09,165 --> 00:26:11,832 Or wherever it is I lay my head. 391 00:26:21,525 --> 00:26:23,483 Just as I thought. 392 00:26:23,485 --> 00:26:27,652 George, I am glad to inform you, you don't have TB. 393 00:26:29,085 --> 00:26:31,323 Do you hear that, Dot? 394 00:26:31,325 --> 00:26:33,523 A fine specimen. 395 00:26:33,525 --> 00:26:35,644 You should have met her nan. 396 00:26:35,645 --> 00:26:37,605 Now, she were special. 397 00:26:38,645 --> 00:26:41,124 She nearly never made her way out the shell. 398 00:26:41,125 --> 00:26:43,004 You'd never know to look at her. 399 00:26:43,005 --> 00:26:45,964 That's because I stayed up with her night after night. 400 00:26:45,965 --> 00:26:47,843 Out in that yard. 401 00:26:47,845 --> 00:26:50,764 - Yeah, you probably think I'm mad. - Not at all. 402 00:26:50,765 --> 00:26:53,764 I don't know why. There was just something. 403 00:26:53,765 --> 00:26:55,844 Something about our Nellie. 404 00:26:55,845 --> 00:26:57,923 But she blossomed. 405 00:26:57,925 --> 00:27:01,004 - How she blossomed. - Indeed she did. 406 00:27:01,005 --> 00:27:03,403 Cross channel, 1957. 407 00:27:03,405 --> 00:27:07,244 I'm waiting out back. It felt like the others were waiting too. 408 00:27:07,245 --> 00:27:10,163 We were waiting in anticipation. 409 00:27:10,165 --> 00:27:13,724 Then out the clouds she flew. I recognised her straight away. 410 00:27:13,725 --> 00:27:15,723 White tail feathers. 411 00:27:15,725 --> 00:27:18,244 And even before I clocked her in, I knew. 412 00:27:18,245 --> 00:27:20,685 I knew she were my champion. 413 00:27:22,285 --> 00:27:25,524 These birds are more than just a past time, doctor. 414 00:27:25,525 --> 00:27:30,445 Do you understand? They're part of me, each and every one. 415 00:27:32,005 --> 00:27:36,124 They are lucky to have you. So, you keep taking those antibiotics. 416 00:27:36,125 --> 00:27:40,163 It'll clear up that nasty chest in no time. 417 00:27:40,165 --> 00:27:43,165 A little air might do you good, too. 418 00:27:48,325 --> 00:27:52,159 - Read it and weep, my friends. - Not for long. 419 00:27:53,165 --> 00:27:56,124 I think you'll find our patients are more than just a tick 420 00:27:56,125 --> 00:27:58,245 at Nonnatus, Dr Walters. 421 00:28:07,885 --> 00:28:11,204 Racing is not just about winning. 422 00:28:11,205 --> 00:28:13,603 It's about the process. 423 00:28:13,605 --> 00:28:16,203 The rearing. The training. 424 00:28:16,205 --> 00:28:18,724 Take Dot here, she may be of good stock, 425 00:28:18,725 --> 00:28:22,642 but she still needs to be bred in the right way. 426 00:28:23,045 --> 00:28:25,484 You need to get to know your bird, 427 00:28:25,485 --> 00:28:28,764 to understand them, to understand their temperament, 428 00:28:28,765 --> 00:28:31,003 their intelligence. 429 00:28:31,005 --> 00:28:34,324 Only then will you know their true capability to fly hundreds of miles 430 00:28:34,325 --> 00:28:39,075 from a foreign shore and land right back on your doorstep. 431 00:28:44,765 --> 00:28:49,182 Right, lads, let's give Mr Benson a round of applause. 432 00:28:51,605 --> 00:28:53,445 Take your time. 433 00:28:54,485 --> 00:28:56,084 I probably shouldn't have come. 434 00:28:56,085 --> 00:28:59,244 Doc said it'd take a couple of days for the antibiotics to shift it. 435 00:28:59,245 --> 00:29:02,884 Well, we'll be finished here in a minute and I'll walk you home. 436 00:29:02,885 --> 00:29:05,365 I'm not a complete invalid. 437 00:29:07,645 --> 00:29:09,763 Don't be a stranger. 438 00:29:09,765 --> 00:29:15,432 - Go home, rest up and, erm, we'll see you back here next week. - OK. 439 00:29:22,365 --> 00:29:25,883 I do find Dr Walters rather dismissive. 440 00:29:25,885 --> 00:29:27,443 Efficient. 441 00:29:27,445 --> 00:29:29,524 Though I do concur that his bedside 442 00:29:29,525 --> 00:29:31,764 manner does leave a lot to be desired. 443 00:29:31,765 --> 00:29:34,843 Dr Fielding barely talks at all. 444 00:29:34,845 --> 00:29:37,883 What about your Dr McNulty, Val? 445 00:29:37,885 --> 00:29:39,804 He is of a pleasant disposition. 446 00:29:39,805 --> 00:29:42,724 Though his communication skills also leave a lot to be desired. 447 00:29:42,725 --> 00:29:44,809 Pleasant on the eye also? 448 00:29:46,085 --> 00:29:48,243 Is that a blush I see? 449 00:29:48,245 --> 00:29:51,164 No, I just find the room quite warm. 450 00:29:51,165 --> 00:29:53,499 It must be the extra bodies. 451 00:29:55,045 --> 00:30:00,084 Are you absolutely sure that we can't tempt you to come to keep fit? 452 00:30:00,085 --> 00:30:04,164 I shall stick with my tried and trusted Canadian Air Force routine 453 00:30:04,165 --> 00:30:07,165 and fully embrace my brief solitude. 454 00:30:27,925 --> 00:30:31,723 - You missed Timothy today. - How is he? 455 00:30:31,725 --> 00:30:34,924 Been given a rare night out and he's on his way to a gig. 456 00:30:34,925 --> 00:30:39,044 - A gig? - It's what they call concerts these days. 457 00:30:39,045 --> 00:30:40,843 On a week night? 458 00:30:40,845 --> 00:30:43,684 The school probably felt they needed to blow off some steam. 459 00:30:43,685 --> 00:30:46,404 He has been working flat out since he got there. 460 00:30:46,405 --> 00:30:49,844 I suppose a little R and R never hurt anyone. 461 00:30:49,845 --> 00:30:50,990 Indeed. 462 00:30:52,005 --> 00:30:55,564 - You're very late. - Mm, I had a house call. 463 00:30:55,565 --> 00:30:57,525 We need two of you. 464 00:30:58,605 --> 00:31:01,422 These adoption papers. 465 00:31:01,424 --> 00:31:03,084 They can wait til morning. 466 00:31:03,085 --> 00:31:06,165 Eat up, before it gets cold. 467 00:31:11,365 --> 00:31:14,763 ? Don't you Don't you worry, darling 468 00:31:14,765 --> 00:31:18,763 ? Don't you know I'll be there 469 00:31:18,765 --> 00:31:22,845 ? I'll be there 470 00:31:23,925 --> 00:31:27,005 ? When all your dreams are broken 471 00:31:28,125 --> 00:31:35,483 ? Answer your unspoken prayer 472 00:31:35,485 --> 00:31:39,363 ? When the little things you're doing 473 00:31:39,365 --> 00:31:42,805 ? Don't turn out right 474 00:31:44,125 --> 00:31:47,723 ? Don't you worry, darling 475 00:31:47,725 --> 00:31:50,765 ? I'll be there 476 00:31:52,645 --> 00:31:56,043 ? Don't you Don't you worry, darling 477 00:31:56,045 --> 00:31:59,643 ? Don't you know I'll be there 478 00:31:59,645 --> 00:32:01,805 ? I'll be there... ? 479 00:32:02,925 --> 00:32:06,323 - Down the hatch. - Cheers. 480 00:32:10,525 --> 00:32:13,442 You really shouldn't be doing this. 481 00:32:14,085 --> 00:32:16,963 Ah! Dr Immaculatta. 482 00:32:16,965 --> 00:32:19,963 Gentlemen, I give you the Nonnatus - 483 00:32:19,965 --> 00:32:24,003 full of the holy spirit, but a little bitter. 484 00:32:24,005 --> 00:32:26,325 Fill your cups. 485 00:32:32,965 --> 00:32:35,723 Not imbibing, Dr McNulty? 486 00:32:35,725 --> 00:32:38,764 - I'm first on call tonight. - Oh, one won't hurt. 487 00:32:38,765 --> 00:32:42,685 No, not when Daddy can bail you out, it won't. 488 00:32:51,645 --> 00:32:53,685 Anyone for cricket? 489 00:33:03,165 --> 00:33:07,003 What was that? 490 00:33:07,005 --> 00:33:09,965 Is it a break in? 491 00:33:11,485 --> 00:33:14,804 - Come on, they won't have gone far! - Leave this to me, Sisters. 492 00:33:14,805 --> 00:33:19,445 I urge you to proceed with the utmost caution. 493 00:33:32,285 --> 00:33:35,084 I think I've dislocated my hip. 494 00:33:35,085 --> 00:33:38,284 Perhaps you should try more soothing music the next time, 495 00:33:38,285 --> 00:33:42,369 some Matt Monro or a little Calypso music perhaps. 496 00:33:46,285 --> 00:33:48,763 Mr Walters! 497 00:33:48,765 --> 00:33:52,164 Nonnatus House is a place of sanctity and solace. 498 00:33:52,165 --> 00:33:55,124 It is neither a lodging house nor is it the Oval, 499 00:33:55,125 --> 00:33:58,875 and I will not allow it to be treated as such. 500 00:34:03,645 --> 00:34:06,062 To the sisters of Nonnatus... 501 00:34:07,325 --> 00:34:13,323 ...the great silence is a time of contemplation and spiritual peace. 502 00:34:13,325 --> 00:34:18,484 And if you are unable or unwilling to abide by the rules of this house 503 00:34:18,485 --> 00:34:20,804 then alternative accommodation will 504 00:34:20,805 --> 00:34:25,305 be found for you for the duration of your stay with us. 505 00:34:30,245 --> 00:34:33,995 I hope you are suitably ashamed of yourselves. 506 00:34:38,045 --> 00:34:40,324 Well, at least he turned up. 507 00:34:40,325 --> 00:34:42,004 That's a start. 508 00:34:42,005 --> 00:34:45,844 I might drop in on him later. See how he's getting on. 509 00:34:45,845 --> 00:34:48,512 That's the reason I married you. 510 00:34:50,325 --> 00:34:52,764 Now, Fred's got to drive me to the wholesalers. 511 00:34:52,765 --> 00:34:57,124 So, you've got your comic, you know where the biscuits are, 512 00:34:57,125 --> 00:35:00,203 and don't touch the cooker. 513 00:35:00,205 --> 00:35:03,283 - Yes, Mum. - You promise? Promise. 514 00:35:03,285 --> 00:35:06,785 And don't go bothering that nice Mr Benson. 515 00:35:07,325 --> 00:35:09,325 Good lad. 516 00:35:10,325 --> 00:35:12,205 Reg. 517 00:35:25,205 --> 00:35:28,205 Mr Benson? 518 00:35:35,485 --> 00:35:37,685 Mr Benson? 519 00:35:44,765 --> 00:35:47,765 This is me, Reggie. 520 00:35:50,125 --> 00:35:52,925 - Mr Benson... - Help me. 521 00:35:58,685 --> 00:36:02,725 Fred! Fred! Mr Benson needs help! 522 00:36:04,405 --> 00:36:07,524 Shouldn't you be teaching me something? 523 00:36:07,525 --> 00:36:09,725 Manners, perhaps? 524 00:36:14,725 --> 00:36:17,164 Last night had nothing to do with me. 525 00:36:17,165 --> 00:36:19,499 Dragged you along, did they? 526 00:36:20,725 --> 00:36:23,684 So, what is the deal with you and Dr Walters? 527 00:36:23,685 --> 00:36:27,085 - There is none. - Right! 528 00:36:30,205 --> 00:36:33,455 Everyone loves Benedict. He's a natural. 529 00:36:35,365 --> 00:36:38,284 I spent six months with him on a chest ward. 530 00:36:38,285 --> 00:36:42,884 I studied every book I could get my hands on, every disease there was. 531 00:36:42,885 --> 00:36:45,604 He never opened a book the whole time we were there. 532 00:36:45,605 --> 00:36:48,272 Yet he ends up top of the class. 533 00:36:49,285 --> 00:36:52,952 Some of us just have to work for what we get. 534 00:36:54,965 --> 00:36:57,632 It's the way we were dragged up. 535 00:37:06,845 --> 00:37:10,884 The antibiotics I gave you aren't working, I'm afraid. 536 00:37:10,885 --> 00:37:13,204 But you said I haven't got TB. 537 00:37:13,205 --> 00:37:16,445 No. Still, I am concerned. 538 00:37:17,645 --> 00:37:19,524 You're not well, George. 539 00:37:19,525 --> 00:37:22,404 I'm going to send you into hospital for some further tests. 540 00:37:22,405 --> 00:37:24,845 What about my birds? Dot? 541 00:37:26,285 --> 00:37:28,844 I'll look after them for you, Mr Benson. 542 00:37:28,845 --> 00:37:32,845 Don't worry, George. That's what friends are for. 543 00:37:32,965 --> 00:37:35,205 We'll take care of 'em. 544 00:37:36,325 --> 00:37:40,004 The patient is presenting with all the symptoms of TB - 545 00:37:40,005 --> 00:37:44,164 lung shadow on his X-ray - but the skin test proved negative, 546 00:37:44,165 --> 00:37:47,665 as did the results from his sputum samples. 547 00:37:48,285 --> 00:37:50,084 And he's living on his own in a 548 00:37:50,085 --> 00:37:53,604 condemned building with only his pigeons for company. 549 00:37:53,605 --> 00:37:56,439 Yes, I'm very concerned about him. 550 00:38:02,365 --> 00:38:04,804 They've been here for over a week now. 551 00:38:04,805 --> 00:38:06,724 I told you they wouldn't sell around here. 552 00:38:06,725 --> 00:38:08,604 Some goods move a bit slower than others. 553 00:38:08,605 --> 00:38:11,124 Yeah, well, they've come to a full stop. 554 00:38:11,125 --> 00:38:14,804 Little tranny radios are flying out. I had to order more stock. 555 00:38:14,805 --> 00:38:17,764 - From your dodgy docker? - What you don't know... 556 00:38:17,765 --> 00:38:19,925 But I do know. 557 00:38:22,565 --> 00:38:24,844 No silver spoons where we come from. 558 00:38:24,845 --> 00:38:27,724 If you get nicked, I ain't coming visiting. 559 00:38:27,725 --> 00:38:30,142 I better not get nicked then. 560 00:38:41,635 --> 00:38:43,083 You need to speak to him. 561 00:38:43,084 --> 00:38:45,764 He's a GP with over 30 years' experience. 562 00:38:45,765 --> 00:38:48,044 I can't go barging up telling him I know better! 563 00:38:48,045 --> 00:38:49,804 What if I don't know better? 564 00:38:49,805 --> 00:38:52,084 What if I'm just blindly barking up the wrong tree 565 00:38:52,085 --> 00:38:54,444 because of something I saw happen once, 100 years ago? 566 00:38:54,445 --> 00:38:58,029 - Before I even went to school? - Dr Turner? 567 00:38:58,645 --> 00:39:01,729 Dr McNulty would like to speak to you. 568 00:39:09,525 --> 00:39:11,125 Hello! 569 00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:17,965 Hello! Please? Anyone! 570 00:39:26,205 --> 00:39:30,123 Oh, no! No! Please, no. 571 00:39:37,045 --> 00:39:40,879 It was my Uncle Judd, sir. My mother's brother. 572 00:39:41,645 --> 00:39:44,404 He lived a bus ride away, in a mining village. 573 00:39:44,405 --> 00:39:47,324 There wasn't much there apart from the pit and the cottages, 574 00:39:47,325 --> 00:39:51,363 but to me - coming from where I came from - 575 00:39:51,365 --> 00:39:54,204 it was the countryside, and I loved it. 576 00:39:54,205 --> 00:39:57,043 - Was he a coal miner? - Yes. 577 00:39:57,045 --> 00:39:59,203 I thought he was heroic. 578 00:39:59,205 --> 00:40:03,622 My dad owned a bicycle shop. It wasn't quite the same. 579 00:40:03,885 --> 00:40:06,125 Mine was an ironmonger. 580 00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:10,124 When I was about ten, my uncle started coughing. 581 00:40:10,125 --> 00:40:13,123 Coughing, and coughing, 582 00:40:13,125 --> 00:40:15,884 and he just carried on going down the pit every day. 583 00:40:15,885 --> 00:40:19,643 Then one day my Uncle Judd coughed blood, 584 00:40:19,645 --> 00:40:22,244 and everybody thought he'd got TB. 585 00:40:22,245 --> 00:40:24,283 - And was it? - No. 586 00:40:24,285 --> 00:40:25,964 One of the doctors had seen it 587 00:40:25,965 --> 00:40:28,444 before in another miner who kept pigeons. 588 00:40:28,445 --> 00:40:30,603 Pigeons? 589 00:40:30,605 --> 00:40:34,604 The doctor ran blood tests and diagnosed histoplasmosis. 590 00:40:34,605 --> 00:40:39,272 It's contracted from a dimorphic fungi in bird droppings. 591 00:40:39,765 --> 00:40:42,764 - One of the endemic mycoses? - Yes, sir. 592 00:40:42,765 --> 00:40:46,164 It's relatively asymptomatic when confined to the lungs, 593 00:40:46,165 --> 00:40:49,884 but life-threatening if it enters the system as a whole. 594 00:40:49,885 --> 00:40:51,484 I thought it might be worth 595 00:40:51,485 --> 00:40:55,735 investigating with regard to your elderly gentleman. 596 00:40:56,565 --> 00:40:59,963 But I didn't want to jump to conclusions. 597 00:40:59,965 --> 00:41:02,684 Good doctors never jump to conclusions. 598 00:41:02,685 --> 00:41:04,964 But they can reach for them. 599 00:41:04,965 --> 00:41:09,365 And they can be led. Thank you, Dr McNulty. 600 00:41:13,325 --> 00:41:17,083 Lesley! 601 00:41:17,085 --> 00:41:19,723 It's happening now, Harry. 602 00:41:19,725 --> 00:41:22,164 All right. All right. Wait there. 603 00:41:22,165 --> 00:41:25,524 - Don't, Harry. Please! - You just... Please! 604 00:41:25,525 --> 00:41:29,942 - You just... I'll be right back. - Harry, please! 605 00:41:31,805 --> 00:41:33,484 Nonnatus House. Midwife speaking. 606 00:41:33,485 --> 00:41:36,964 Hello. It's Harry Pike. Please! Please, you've got to hurry. 607 00:41:36,965 --> 00:41:40,404 It's extremely important you keep her calm til we get there. 608 00:41:40,405 --> 00:41:43,885 So that means you need to stay calm. Do you understand, Mr Pike? 609 00:41:43,886 --> 00:41:44,741 OK, yeah. 610 00:41:44,743 --> 00:41:47,284 - We'll be there as soon as we can. - OK. 611 00:41:47,285 --> 00:41:52,045 Take me with you. It's what I'm here for, isn't it? 612 00:41:55,452 --> 00:41:57,259 - I need your car keys. - What? 613 00:41:57,260 --> 00:41:58,932 Now, Benedict! 614 00:42:22,845 --> 00:42:24,885 This way, doctor. 615 00:42:40,405 --> 00:42:44,155 I will, of course, be running further tests... 616 00:42:44,365 --> 00:42:46,844 ...but I'm now convinced that you 617 00:42:46,845 --> 00:42:49,963 have an illness called histoplasmosis. 618 00:42:49,965 --> 00:42:52,203 Not a chest infection? 619 00:42:52,205 --> 00:42:55,804 There is a treatment that will involve a daily dose for two months 620 00:42:55,805 --> 00:42:58,844 after which you'll have a clean bill of health. 621 00:42:58,845 --> 00:43:04,345 However, the fungicide used can only be administered intravenously. 622 00:43:06,645 --> 00:43:09,645 It will mean going to hospital again. 623 00:43:10,965 --> 00:43:12,684 - I don't understand. - It's your 624 00:43:12,685 --> 00:43:15,164 pigeons that are making you sick, George. 625 00:43:15,165 --> 00:43:17,403 Not the birds per se. 626 00:43:17,405 --> 00:43:20,804 Their droppings react with the soil in your yard 627 00:43:20,805 --> 00:43:24,164 causing these spores that have made you sick. 628 00:43:24,165 --> 00:43:25,692 My birds? 629 00:43:25,694 --> 00:43:30,111 In order to be cured, you have to let them go, George. 630 00:43:31,365 --> 00:43:35,645 No. No, I won't. I can't. 631 00:43:37,405 --> 00:43:39,525 They're making you sick. 632 00:43:47,205 --> 00:43:50,323 With me now, Lesley. Look at me. 633 00:43:50,325 --> 00:43:54,742 It might be advisable to move to the bedroom, Mr Pike. 634 00:43:56,445 --> 00:43:58,163 I can see the head. 635 00:43:58,165 --> 00:44:01,082 You hear that, Lesley? Almost there. 636 00:44:04,885 --> 00:44:08,245 Again for me, Lesley. 637 00:44:14,405 --> 00:44:16,484 Slow advance, but it's coming. 638 00:44:16,485 --> 00:44:19,235 Well done, Lesley. Take a breath. 639 00:44:20,045 --> 00:44:22,320 Don't remember the last one being this hard. 640 00:44:22,321 --> 00:44:24,444 You're doing great. 641 00:44:24,445 --> 00:44:26,244 Keep your hand on the head. 642 00:44:26,245 --> 00:44:27,964 You don't know how quickly this baby 643 00:44:27,965 --> 00:44:30,044 might move once mum starts pushing again. 644 00:44:30,045 --> 00:44:33,545 - Here we go again. - Just pant for me now. 645 00:44:35,005 --> 00:44:37,285 And I need a little push. 646 00:44:39,285 --> 00:44:42,765 And again. 647 00:44:44,965 --> 00:44:48,382 Well done! That's the baby's head, Lesley. 648 00:44:50,445 --> 00:44:54,003 Head is still very tight. No restitution. 649 00:44:54,005 --> 00:44:57,083 - What? - Nothing's wrong, Lesley. 650 00:44:57,085 --> 00:44:59,484 Baby's face is still pointing down, that's all. 651 00:44:59,485 --> 00:45:01,524 It's nothing to worry about. 652 00:45:01,525 --> 00:45:04,442 Now, I need you to move towards me. 653 00:45:09,325 --> 00:45:12,604 I've already talked to the Royal Pigeon Racing Association. 654 00:45:12,605 --> 00:45:16,564 Some of their members are willing to take your birds. 655 00:45:16,565 --> 00:45:21,149 I bet they are. Why wouldn't they? Prize fliers and all. 656 00:45:22,565 --> 00:45:26,643 There's nothing? Not even my Dot? 657 00:45:26,645 --> 00:45:28,843 I'm afraid not. 658 00:45:28,845 --> 00:45:34,204 The disease is currently confined to your lungs, therefore treatable. 659 00:45:34,205 --> 00:45:38,164 But further exposure puts your life at serious risk. 660 00:45:38,165 --> 00:45:41,999 Do you think that's what your birds would want? 661 00:45:43,245 --> 00:45:45,165 No. 662 00:45:53,285 --> 00:45:56,965 It is all going to be fine. 663 00:45:58,045 --> 00:46:01,645 Dr McNulty, change places with me, please. 664 00:46:07,445 --> 00:46:11,323 That's it. Nice and gentle now, Lesley. 665 00:46:11,325 --> 00:46:13,404 You're in the best of hands. 666 00:46:13,405 --> 00:46:16,989 Lesley, I just need to locate the shoulders. 667 00:46:28,805 --> 00:46:30,405 I'm sorry, Lesley. 668 00:46:32,125 --> 00:46:35,044 I know this isn't nice for you and you really want to push, 669 00:46:35,045 --> 00:46:37,605 but please try not to. 670 00:46:42,365 --> 00:46:44,923 They're bad for you, you know. 671 00:46:44,925 --> 00:46:48,175 If they're good enough for Ms Hepburn... 672 00:46:56,525 --> 00:46:58,763 I watched you yesterday. 673 00:46:58,765 --> 00:47:01,483 I watched your colleagues. 674 00:47:01,485 --> 00:47:03,883 The compassion you show, 675 00:47:03,885 --> 00:47:05,723 the kindness, 676 00:47:05,725 --> 00:47:08,725 the elation you feel with each birth. 677 00:47:09,845 --> 00:47:12,512 Me? I feel none of those things. 678 00:47:13,565 --> 00:47:18,149 Then perhaps it's a path you are destined not to follow. 679 00:47:19,165 --> 00:47:22,085 My father is Sir Howard B Walters. 680 00:47:23,125 --> 00:47:26,542 He has the entire alphabet after his name. 681 00:47:26,765 --> 00:47:31,849 It is preordained that I follow in his rather large footsteps. 682 00:47:32,165 --> 00:47:36,085 We make our own choices in life, Dr Walters. 683 00:47:37,565 --> 00:47:40,649 You won't find any solutions in there. 684 00:47:40,925 --> 00:47:43,445 Believe me, I know. 685 00:47:53,085 --> 00:47:54,683 Well done, chick. 686 00:47:54,685 --> 00:47:59,404 I know this is uncomfortable. Baby has its arm around its back. 687 00:47:59,405 --> 00:48:01,284 It's causing a bit of a blockage so 688 00:48:01,285 --> 00:48:04,952 I'm going to deliver the posterior arm first. 689 00:48:07,005 --> 00:48:08,964 An episiotomy will give you more room. 690 00:48:08,965 --> 00:48:11,965 Those won't be necessary, Dr McNulty. 691 00:48:14,125 --> 00:48:18,643 Almost there - one arm's out. 692 00:48:18,645 --> 00:48:22,645 Now, I need you to push again for me, if you can. 693 00:48:28,405 --> 00:48:31,489 That's it. Good. Good. Keep it coming. 694 00:48:34,965 --> 00:48:38,005 - What's the heart rate? - Not good. 695 00:48:41,845 --> 00:48:45,429 Why isn't it crying? Shouldn't it be crying? 696 00:48:49,805 --> 00:48:51,845 Stop! 697 00:48:54,245 --> 00:48:58,662 Don't cut yet. Clamp first, otherwise baby will bleed. 698 00:49:01,285 --> 00:49:03,885 What's happening? 699 00:49:08,765 --> 00:49:11,932 What's happening with our baby, doctor? 700 00:49:15,485 --> 00:49:18,125 - Harry! - I'm here. 701 00:49:21,885 --> 00:49:23,965 It'll be all right. 702 00:49:36,445 --> 00:49:38,525 Come on now. 703 00:49:45,045 --> 00:49:47,085 There we are! 704 00:49:58,285 --> 00:50:03,163 You have a beautiful baby daughter, Lesley. 705 00:50:09,925 --> 00:50:13,124 Think we're going to have our hands full with this one. 706 00:50:13,125 --> 00:50:16,163 She's a beauty. Just like her mum. 707 00:50:25,525 --> 00:50:28,283 Give yourself a tick, Dr McNulty. 708 00:50:28,285 --> 00:50:32,405 - I was about to cut her. - Yeah. But you didn't. 709 00:50:37,005 --> 00:50:39,764 I take it you had an eventful day, Nurse Dyer. 710 00:50:39,765 --> 00:50:43,084 Poor little one had her posterior arm twisted behind her back. 711 00:50:43,085 --> 00:50:45,404 No problems after that was resolved though. 712 00:50:45,405 --> 00:50:49,563 - Excellent job. - Well, I didn't do it alone. 713 00:50:49,565 --> 00:50:51,899 No, I don't suppose you did. 714 00:50:52,685 --> 00:50:54,924 Well, you've both earned yourselves a cuppa. 715 00:50:54,925 --> 00:50:57,124 I believe there may even be some chocolate digestives 716 00:50:57,125 --> 00:50:59,542 stashed away in the cupboard. 717 00:51:08,605 --> 00:51:10,883 Very sad. 718 00:51:10,885 --> 00:51:13,802 You're not wrong there, Reggie. 719 00:51:17,005 --> 00:51:19,725 Not used to it being this quiet. 720 00:51:25,485 --> 00:51:29,085 She's yours. If you want her, that is. 721 00:51:31,485 --> 00:51:34,284 I've cleared it with the powers that be at The Glasshouse 722 00:51:34,285 --> 00:51:37,244 and they're more than happy to oblige. 723 00:51:37,245 --> 00:51:41,043 - What do you say? - Thank you. 724 00:51:41,045 --> 00:51:43,712 She couldn't be in better hands. 725 00:51:57,365 --> 00:52:00,085 I know he's doing it all for us. 726 00:52:01,605 --> 00:52:04,685 His beautiful girls. 727 00:52:06,285 --> 00:52:09,484 But I just keep thinking he's going to get nicked one of these days, 728 00:52:09,485 --> 00:52:11,363 I know he is. 729 00:52:11,365 --> 00:52:14,324 And I can't bring our girls up on our own 730 00:52:14,325 --> 00:52:16,565 stuck in this flat. 731 00:52:19,565 --> 00:52:21,565 Lesley? 732 00:52:24,685 --> 00:52:28,445 Hey! Talk to me darling, what's wrong? 733 00:52:38,685 --> 00:52:41,123 Strong and healthy. 734 00:52:41,125 --> 00:52:44,484 Sensible to leave listening to the heart til baby had calmed down. 735 00:52:44,485 --> 00:52:47,819 - I have a good teacher. - Indeed you do. 736 00:52:48,325 --> 00:52:50,924 You have a very healthy baby boy, Mrs Foster. 737 00:52:50,925 --> 00:52:52,884 - Thank you. - And now, it's your turn. 738 00:52:52,885 --> 00:52:55,725 - Dr Walters? - Of course. 739 00:52:59,445 --> 00:53:02,004 Dr McNulty, you will be pleased to hear 740 00:53:02,005 --> 00:53:06,764 that your diagnosis of George Benson's lung condition was correct. 741 00:53:06,765 --> 00:53:08,883 And how is the patient? 742 00:53:08,885 --> 00:53:11,044 The disease is confined to the lungs 743 00:53:11,045 --> 00:53:13,204 and so the outlook is a positive one, 744 00:53:13,205 --> 00:53:16,539 with certain restrictions, unfortunately. 745 00:53:16,725 --> 00:53:20,284 Ah, Mrs Brown. Now, how is that blood pressure of yours? 746 00:53:20,285 --> 00:53:22,724 You had me a little worried, I'll be honest with you... 747 00:53:22,725 --> 00:53:25,059 - Does he ever stop? - Never. 748 00:53:26,285 --> 00:53:28,045 Excellent. 749 00:53:30,125 --> 00:53:32,959 Varicose veins in need of support. 750 00:53:33,965 --> 00:53:37,805 Hello. How are you today? 751 00:53:41,845 --> 00:53:45,762 It makes a nice change having a few chaps about. 752 00:53:48,805 --> 00:53:50,765 Indeed. 753 00:53:53,605 --> 00:53:56,764 - My name's Beatrix. - Hello, Beatrix. 754 00:53:56,765 --> 00:53:58,923 And I'm an alcoholic. 755 00:53:58,925 --> 00:54:06,925 And I have been sober now for 23 months, 2 weeks and 3 days. 756 00:54:18,325 --> 00:54:19,644 If you're finished your tea, 757 00:54:19,645 --> 00:54:22,284 go brush your teeth and on with your pyjamas. 758 00:54:22,285 --> 00:54:24,764 And no running in your stocking feet. 759 00:54:24,765 --> 00:54:28,045 - Sorry, Daddy. - Go on! 760 00:54:34,485 --> 00:54:38,764 It felt good to be able to share the load these last few days. 761 00:54:38,765 --> 00:54:41,204 You've always been doctor first. 762 00:54:41,205 --> 00:54:43,124 I knew that when I married you. 763 00:54:43,125 --> 00:54:46,044 You have been working some very long hours. 764 00:54:46,045 --> 00:54:49,164 - And I'm not getting any younger. - I didn't say that. 765 00:54:49,165 --> 00:54:52,365 You didn't have to. I'm not. 766 00:54:54,845 --> 00:54:59,595 Maybe it's time we thought about taking on another doctor. 767 00:55:00,365 --> 00:55:02,364 I can discuss the financial 768 00:55:02,365 --> 00:55:05,684 implications with Miss Higgins, if you like. 769 00:55:05,685 --> 00:55:08,245 Let's do that. 770 00:55:12,605 --> 00:55:15,603 Did one emerge victorious? 771 00:55:15,605 --> 00:55:18,522 It all appears quite infantile now. 772 00:55:21,085 --> 00:55:23,285 A parting gift. 773 00:55:36,805 --> 00:55:42,323 Sometimes our lives overlap with others, only briefly. 774 00:55:42,325 --> 00:55:47,283 We share troubles through laughter or learning and move on. 775 00:55:47,285 --> 00:55:51,563 Afterwards all we will hold in common is a memory. 776 00:55:51,565 --> 00:55:55,964 I do believe this first sojourn has proved quite fruitful. 777 00:55:55,965 --> 00:55:58,925 I'm inclined to agree. 778 00:56:00,485 --> 00:56:03,724 Although if we were to repeat this exercise, 779 00:56:03,725 --> 00:56:07,642 alternative lodgings would be a prior requisite. 780 00:56:07,885 --> 00:56:10,123 Indeed. 781 00:56:10,125 --> 00:56:13,083 - Bye. - Bye! 782 00:56:13,085 --> 00:56:18,485 The chapter passes like a storm, or sunshine, or an ordinary day. 783 00:56:25,205 --> 00:56:28,872 But the heavens always send us something new. 784 00:56:29,325 --> 00:56:32,643 A chance, a lease of life. 785 00:56:32,645 --> 00:56:34,645 A soulmate... 786 00:56:35,685 --> 00:56:37,845 ...or a friend. 787 00:56:46,565 --> 00:56:48,643 Come on, Reggie. 788 00:56:48,645 --> 00:56:54,123 And the best, like love itself, fly back to us. 789 00:56:54,125 --> 00:56:56,525 In us they make their home. 790 00:56:59,845 --> 00:57:03,044 The Sound Of Music! Everyone's talking about it. 791 00:57:03,045 --> 00:57:04,884 Patrick! Perfect timing! 792 00:57:04,885 --> 00:57:07,004 I honestly don't think I'm going to have time. 793 00:57:07,005 --> 00:57:10,324 - I'm sorry. - This is my wife. Aileen Mallen. 794 00:57:10,325 --> 00:57:12,334 - Her water's have broke. - Come on, lass. 795 00:57:12,335 --> 00:57:13,387 I'm not leaving her side. 796 00:57:13,388 --> 00:57:15,404 How are you feeling? You don't look fine. 797 00:57:15,405 --> 00:57:17,564 And what business is that of yours anyway? 798 00:57:17,565 --> 00:57:22,982 Sticking your nose in where it ain't wanted. Like you really care!