1 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,880 Abandonment is the successful parent's lot. 2 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,680 We raise them up and let them go, 3 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,040 waving bravely, even as their wings unfurl. 4 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:50,360 They don't know how we scan the empty sky, 5 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,920 waiting for the speck on the horizon 6 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,920 that signals their return. 7 00:00:54,960 --> 00:01:01,440 The joy lies in their landing, in their coming home at last. 8 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:07,440 In meeting them with love and saying, "Here you are". 9 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:09,720 Morning, Miss Higgins. 10 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:14,680 One assistant clerk, ready and willing to serve 11 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,280 for the whole of his summer holidays. 12 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:18,000 Welcome back, Timothy. 13 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,800 Am I permitted to say that I heard your examination results 14 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,920 were slightly more than satisfactory? 15 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:24,600 I came second in my year. 16 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,240 Many congratulations. 17 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,800 Now...all of the leg ulcer patients 18 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,120 are to be offered an extra weekly appointment. 19 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,280 They need to be informed by post. 20 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:36,920 Headed notepaper, envelopes, stamps. 21 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:39,240 And the list of names and addresses are on the clipboard. 22 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,920 And I will have my coffee whenever you've got a moment. 23 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:43,520 Timothy isn't going to have a moment. 24 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,240 I will see to that myself... in due course. 25 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,200 Reggie. My best man's back. 26 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,480 Have they put you to work already? 27 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,720 Yes. It's supposed to be a holiday. 28 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,760 I hope Fred looked after the comics properly 29 00:01:58,800 --> 00:01:59,840 while you were away. 30 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:01,760 They're in a terrible mess. 31 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,480 I've had my ear bent right back 32 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,640 about those comics, good and proper. 33 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,080 Listen, Reggie. 34 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,520 I'm going to the social club to play dominoes tonight, 35 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:11,560 would you like to come? 36 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,160 And we can take Fred with us if he behaves himself. 37 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,960 I might be tired, after working all day. 38 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,240 You cheeky monkey. He'll be joining the union next. 39 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:22,680 What time're you walking over? 40 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:23,720 About ten to seven? 41 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,160 Great. We love a game of dominoes, don't we, Reg? 42 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,120 I can't wait. 43 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,760 Aye, you're coming along like clockwork, Mrs Kahtri. 44 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,720 I'll walk you round to the maternity home. 45 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,280 A gentle stroll will help to keep things moving. 46 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,000 I must tell my little ones what is happening. 47 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,760 Have you got someone to look after them? 48 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,720 Their aunties. Girls. Meera. Priyanka. 49 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,840 You must be very good girls. 50 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,600 I'm going to the clinic with the nurse to get our new baby. 51 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:57,880 What do you think you'll get, a brother or a sister? 52 00:02:57,920 --> 00:02:58,960 A brother, maybe? 53 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,680 When Daddy comes home, be sure to tell him where I am. 54 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,360 I visited Mrs Chen yesterday, 55 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,720 and was presented with these: fortune cookies. 56 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,400 Break them open, they contain a message. 57 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,040 Thank you. 58 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,560 It appears to be in Chinese. 59 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:25,840 Allow me to translate. 60 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:31,400 "To get the fruit, one must first climb the tree." 61 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,240 Or make a visit to the greengrocer. 62 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,240 Go on, tell me mine. 63 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:44,280 "New learning will keep the mind young and nimble." 64 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,880 That must refer to the ventouse extractor training 65 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,400 at St Cuthbert's tomorrow. 66 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,160 Forceps have been doing the same job for hundreds of years, 67 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,080 one wonders why we need an even 68 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,560 more complicated mechanical device. 69 00:03:58,600 --> 00:03:59,880 The best device for the 70 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:02,000 deliverance of an exhausted mother 71 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,000 has always been encouragement of her midwife. 72 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,800 But what happens when encouragement is not enough? 73 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,880 Forceps, in my view, forceps and the doctor's skill. 74 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,519 I suppose forceps aren't without their faults. 75 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,680 Perhaps ventouse extraction will offer something new. 76 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,280 Focus on the future, is my motto. 77 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,920 Found inside a biscuit, perhaps? 78 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,200 I've got Mrs Vinita Khatri for you, Timothy. 79 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:32,680 Baby number three is on its way. 80 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,240 I've got to go put my shoulder to the wheel back at the clinic. 81 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:36,280 Is he the doctor? 82 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,480 No, he's standing in for the receptionist. 83 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,960 You just have to imagine him in a skirt suit and hat. 84 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,720 Welcome to the maternity home, Mrs Khatri. 85 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,200 Er, please take a seat. 86 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:50,320 There's no time to take a seat. Good girl. Stay calm. Stay calm. 87 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,040 Nurse Franklin. Just hold on to me. 88 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,240 Every three minutes and getting stronger. 89 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:00,520 Marvellous. 90 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,640 I think we'll take you straight through to the delivery room. 91 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,000 Surgery records. And she should have her own co-op card. 92 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,360 Let's get you settled. 93 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,440 Young Mr Turner can get a mop and see to the floor. 94 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:17,680 This way. 95 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,800 This is the pushing feeling. I remember it. 96 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:31,360 Let's slip these undies off and get you into a gown. 97 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,560 Won't be long before all this is over. 98 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,520 I remember the pain too. I'd forgotten it, I remember now. 99 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,600 Yes, but do you remember the gas and air? 100 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,400 Ruby and George tried to put up their tent, but it was windy... 101 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,520 Your ankles are a little swollen, 102 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,520 nothing untoward at this late stage. 103 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,760 You need to rest as much as possible 104 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,920 with your feet slightly elevated. 105 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,800 All the modern manuals say you should keep active. 106 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:12,240 Anyway, I'm in the middle of packing to move house. 107 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:14,360 I thought I'd have had it by now, 108 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,480 my first one came a month early. 109 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,880 Babies never show any respect for their mothers' diaries. 110 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,200 Anyway, if you're up to your eyes in tea chests, 111 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,360 the last thing you need is to be caring for a premature baby. 112 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,480 Did you leave your urine at the desk? 113 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:33,280 Yes. I was hoping I'd see the pretty blonde nurse again. 114 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,280 She's at the maternity home today. 115 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,760 I'm having this one at St Cuthbert's. 116 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,760 No offence, but it's hardly all mod cons over at Dr Turner's, 117 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,160 is it? 118 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,080 After my little one was transferred to the hospital, 119 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:46,200 I was so impressed. 120 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:47,760 I wished I'd had her there. 121 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,680 We offer all our mothers the very highest standard of care 122 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,200 whether they choose to deliver at St Cuthbert's, 123 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,360 in the maternity home, or in their own home. 124 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,160 I can't believe people still want to have babies at home. 125 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,880 If you tried it, you'd find much to commend it. 126 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,640 I believe in moving forward. 127 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,280 That's why we're going to Hatch End, to open our first shop. 128 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:09,800 Lucas Electricals. 129 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,280 That sounds very exciting. 130 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,600 Now, blood pressure and a listen to Baby's heart. 131 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,680 I can't do this. 132 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,280 You can, I promise you, you can. 133 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:21,800 You did half the work before you even got here. 134 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,040 Just one more push, one more and 135 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,800 I think we're going to be celebrating. 136 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,080 Come on, Vinita... come on. Come on. Come on. 137 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:38,560 Yes. It's a girl and she's gorgeous. 138 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,960 Another girl? They say things go in threes. 139 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,560 Congratulations. 140 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,760 You were in a hurry, weren't you? 141 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,040 You couldn't wait to meet your sisters. 142 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:09,720 Thanks. 143 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,000 Timothy, could you call Mrs Wrigley's children 144 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,280 in from the corridor? 145 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:16,440 Yes, Mrs Turner. 146 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,360 I think it's a hoot the way he calls you that. 147 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,920 I wish mine were as well-behaved. 148 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,360 Now, sit on the chairs provided. 149 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,080 Then you can take turns holding your new wee brother, 150 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,400 if you have all washed your hands. 151 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,960 Michael, Jason, you heard the nurse. 152 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,680 I'm ready to go home, nurse. 153 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,000 I'm heading off to clinic to rendezvous with Doctor. 154 00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:44,240 I'll see what we can arrange. 155 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,000 You took your time. I need to get back to the market. 156 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,640 The modern father supports his wife at all times, Larry. 157 00:08:52,680 --> 00:08:55,040 If that means waiting for her at the clinic, so be it. 158 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,040 I thought something might be wrong. No. Everything's spot on. 159 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,240 So much so, the nurse said 160 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:00,880 I could have it at home if I wanted. 161 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,320 That wasn't what we discussed. 162 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,080 It's what was implied. 163 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,560 I'm sorry, but I think having 164 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,400 babies at home is really primitive. 165 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,640 Simone. Sounds a bit snippy. 166 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:12,040 I think it's her hormones, 167 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,000 I'm going to take her for an ice cream. 168 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,080 Oh right now, I would kill for a 99. 169 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,160 It hurts. 170 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,080 These are just the afterpains, Vinita. 171 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,440 Right, sweetie. Change of plan. 172 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,160 The emergency bell rang? 173 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,320 Could you please telephone the Florrie and ask Dr Turner 174 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:10,680 to come with a second midwife. 175 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,920 Undiagnosed twins. 176 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,880 Your travails have been excessive. 177 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,120 Oh, and the day is warm. 178 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,040 The children call this a tuppenny one. 179 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,240 This isn't right. 180 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,840 A breech birth is perfectly natural, Vinita. 181 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,360 Some babies just like to ring the changes. 182 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:51,600 Listen to me. Listen. 183 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,480 With this next push, Baby's head is going to come into the world. 184 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,000 That's it. 185 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:03,720 Beautiful. 186 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:09,160 You have another daughter. 187 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,920 You've got an absolutely perfect matching set. 188 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:24,320 She is just as gorgeous as her sister. 189 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,680 My husband... I need somebody to tell my husband. 190 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:37,560 Are you ready, Reginald? Come on, Reggie. 191 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,360 We don't want them starting the dominoes without us. 192 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:45,120 I'm too tired. I've been tidying the comics all day. 193 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:50,680 Well, would you rather have a quiet evening at home with me? 194 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,040 I've got some wool we can wind 195 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,240 and we can watch Points of View with Robert Robinson. 196 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,120 That sounds nice. 197 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,760 More shandy for me then. 198 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,040 Well, as there are no questions, 199 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,280 you may proceed to try the equipment yourselves. 200 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,280 Doctors to take the lead of course, 201 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,320 with midwives providing support. 202 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,360 I have been dying to get my hands on one of these, 203 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,880 ever since I went to that conference last November... 204 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,240 subsequent events notwithstanding. 205 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,200 But when you asked how much they cost 206 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:31,880 and he told us, I was appalled. 207 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,960 I'm not sure we could justify the expense. 208 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:39,320 My concern, if you don't mind me stating it, is that this device 209 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,680 is only effective if the baby is in the correct position. 210 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,120 I certainly couldn't use it to turn a mal-presenting head. 211 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,360 But the risk of perineal injury is lower. 212 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,600 And the mother's recovery time is shorter. 213 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,320 Do you want to operate the pump for me? 214 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,280 In the first instance, I am content to observe. 215 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,920 Wakey, wakey, Reggie. You're normally first up. 216 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:11,000 Bacon's in the pan and tea is in the pot. 217 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,240 Can I have coffee? 218 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,160 You don't like coffee. 219 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,080 To give me energy. 220 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,880 If you were to ask me for the finest champagne, 221 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:25,160 I would give it to you and well you know it. 222 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,480 Just a small glass, then. And a coffee. 223 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,200 I think that's lovely. 224 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:58,840 Is it the same as being christened? 225 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:00,160 What names did you choose? 226 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,040 Hindu families don't reveal their baby names straightaway, 227 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,200 Mrs Perreira. 228 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:08,480 They just have Khatri Twin 1 and Khatri Twin 2 229 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:09,840 on their bracelets for now. 230 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,160 We will decide when they're ready to go home. 231 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,560 They won't go short of dancing partners while they're in here. 232 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,040 The three of us have all had lads, 233 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:17,640 and them's the only little girls. 234 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,560 I'll leave you in peace for a few minutes. 235 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,200 I had so many names for boys in my mind. 236 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,080 Some of them came to me in dreams. 237 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:39,000 I did not think of a girl's name once. 238 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:43,400 And now we must find two of them. 239 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,520 Why don't you just say it, Ramesh? Say what? 240 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,600 That you wanted a boy. 241 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:55,040 I'm a father to many daughters. Can I not want just one son? 242 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,600 Sometimes truth must be spoken. 243 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,720 Can we have a little more suction? 244 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,840 That's it, it's attached to the head now. 245 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,800 Yes, yes, try not to overdo the vigour, Nurse. 246 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,120 Think 'swift and smooth'. 247 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,680 If mother was having a contraction, 248 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,240 I would pull baby now. 249 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:23,400 Bravo. Very simple and it causes much less damage than forceps. 250 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:24,960 Marvellous. 251 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,200 Mr Walsh, has this device been 252 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,040 tested in a domiciliary setting yet? 253 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:31,600 Ah, it hasn't been thought necessary. 254 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,800 Home births aren't really at the cutting edge these days. 255 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:41,560 It can be hard to adjust if you're of the old school. 256 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,960 With respect, Mr Walsh... 257 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,160 I've seen more innovations 258 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,360 in my 44 years of professional practice 259 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,160 than you've had fish suppers. 260 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,400 I've embraced them all with interest 261 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,680 and also with caution and questions. 262 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,440 A policy which has served me well. 263 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:07,200 Clearly. Since you're still working past retirement age. 264 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,000 Come on, mate, they won't pick themselves. 265 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,400 I was looking at the flowers. 266 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,520 You've been sat there since the minute we got here. 267 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:27,280 I thought you liked raspberries? Hey. Raspberries. Get it? 268 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:32,400 Can I take some flowers to my mum's grave? 269 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,440 Of course you can, yeah. 270 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,200 We haven't been to see her in a while, have we? No. 271 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:45,080 Just because you don't remember all the time, 272 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,080 doesn't mean you've forgot. 273 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,680 Here... 274 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,080 Thank you. 275 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,920 And afterwards, how about we go to the shop 276 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,120 and pick a postcard for you to send to Jane? 277 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,000 That sounds nice. 278 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,400 Oh, darling. Oh, darling. 279 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:20,560 I could hear her from the ward. I know her cry already. 280 00:17:23,319 --> 00:17:28,520 She feels a little cool. I'll take her temperature. 281 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:41,440 Oh, goodness. She's got quite a tummy upset. 282 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,600 I'm sending for the doctor. 283 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:51,760 Nurse. I need a bowl. I feel ill. 284 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,120 Just one moment. 285 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:01,640 I'm sorry... 286 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:05,200 Don't worry, these things happen. I'll look after you. 287 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,360 I'm not feeling too chipper myself, nurse. 288 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:14,920 "Dear Jane." Exclamation mark. "I am at home and it is fun." 289 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,160 Exclamation mark. "When I see pansies I think of you." 290 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:19,800 Full stop. 291 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,360 "Love from Reggie..." Three exclamation marks. 292 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,160 And quite a lot of kisses. 293 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,360 Well, clearly not a lot wrong 294 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,280 with his love life or his punctuation. 295 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,040 I don't like to poke about in his thoughts. 296 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:34,640 I mean, when all's said and done, 297 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:35,920 you know he is a grown man, 298 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,600 some things he's entitled to keep private. 299 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,840 But he just doesn't seem quite right. 300 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,760 Was he alright at Ivy's grave? 301 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:49,800 He did ask what she died of, like he needed reminding. 302 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:54,400 I just said what we always say. She was very, very tired. 303 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,000 And sometimes people get so tired, 304 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,360 they just stop and go to heaven. 305 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:04,360 Oh, bless him. I'll mix him up a bowl of Instant Whip. 306 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:05,960 That'll put a smile on his face. 307 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:11,960 Both twins have shown signs of infection. 308 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,760 Let's send these samples off to the lab, 309 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,200 but...this is gastroenteritis. 310 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,040 Mrs Perreira and Mrs Jameson have it already. 311 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,640 Their babies will probably be next. 312 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,800 We're going to have to close the maternity home. 313 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:28,520 And probably the surgery. 314 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,960 Oh, that's such an extreme step. 315 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,600 But any newborns who catch this could become severely dehydrated 316 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:36,760 in a matter of hours. 317 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:40,240 We're going to have to provide round the clock nursing care, 318 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,720 but with limited staff rotation 319 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:44,960 to reduce the risk of it spreading further. 320 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,320 Which means us. We'll have to stay for the duration. 321 00:19:48,360 --> 00:19:52,760 Nurse. Nurse. 322 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,680 What's wrong, Mrs Perreira? Are you feeling sick again? 323 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,560 It's not me. It is my baby. 324 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,800 All five babies are now showing signs of infection. 325 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,920 The maternity home and the surgery 326 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,160 are closing with immediate effect. 327 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,240 At my invitation, Miss Higgins is going to set up 328 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,280 a replacement surgery here at Nonnatus House. 329 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:23,880 And what is Dr Turner going to do? 330 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:25,520 Will he be replaced with a locum? 331 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:26,640 Yes. 332 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,160 The care of the sick babies must come first 333 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,000 and he will need to be on hand for that. 334 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,800 Not everything is entirely clear. 335 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:39,000 What is clear is that every pair of hands not otherwise engaged 336 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:40,760 will be required. 337 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:45,840 I will repair to the maternity home forthwith. 338 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,520 Sister Monica Joan, that infection is highly contagious. 339 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,440 You don't want to be getting ill at both ends at your age. 340 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:56,080 My age is more to my advantage than my detriment. 341 00:20:56,120 --> 00:21:01,720 I have seen countless babies die from living in filth 342 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,000 and drinking contaminated water. 343 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,400 I also saw them live and I have skills 344 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,920 that I have not forgotten. 345 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:15,320 I may forget much...but not that. 346 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,880 Don't you dare come one step closer. 347 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,320 Or I'll have to sluice you down with disinfectant. 348 00:21:27,360 --> 00:21:30,600 Trixie, how long are you going to be locked in for? 349 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,200 At least four or five days. 350 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,600 Right, tell me what you need and I'll get it for you. 351 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,920 I'd like my sponge bag from Nonnatus House. 352 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,000 It's got my favourite cologne in. 353 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,000 If you mean the maternity home, 354 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:48,880 then we need disposable nappies, camp beds, more electric fans, 355 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,400 and more medical supplies than you can shake a stick at. 356 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,440 Dr Turner's drawing up a list. 357 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,200 Sister Monica Joan, you aren't allowed in, we're in quarantine. 358 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,840 You are in extremis. And I can assist. 359 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,720 What do you mean, we can't have any visitors? 360 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:09,240 You and your babies are going to get the best possible care, 361 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,800 in the best and the most hygienic environment 362 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,360 that we can create for you. 363 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,560 But we have to keep this infection contained. 364 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,960 Can't we have our babies in here with us? 365 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,400 If they're ill, they need their mothers. 366 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,080 We aren't going to deprive you of contact with them, I promise. 367 00:22:25,120 --> 00:22:29,240 But their feeds, their temperatures and their nappies 368 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:30,960 are going to be monitored constantly. 369 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:35,040 And to do that well, it's best that they stay in the nursery. 370 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:36,560 Sister Monica Joan, 371 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,320 we have several very sick newborns to take care of. 372 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:43,440 If they're not to end up hospitalised, or worse, 373 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,760 they need very specialised care. 374 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:50,840 They need devoted nursing and the methods are not complicated. 375 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,240 Your great need now is for many pairs of hands... 376 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:55,600 I know. 377 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:59,600 But you are ill yourself. I see it in your pallor. 378 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,480 And in the beads of sweat upon your brow. 379 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,360 I'd better find you a gown. I think we're going to need you. 380 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,320 Here you go, Miss Higgins. 381 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:12,880 It's got a bit of a wobbly leg, 382 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:14,120 but nothing we can't sort out 383 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:15,800 with a scrunched tissue or something. 384 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,040 No, this is unstable. 385 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,120 And a scrunched-up tissue will not suffice. 386 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,480 We're trying to prevent the spread of infection, 387 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:23,800 not promote it. 388 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,840 Miss Higgins, I have the Medical Locum Office on the telephone. 389 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,040 Dr Wilbert Herman is not available. 390 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,120 They've offered us Dr Mukherjee. 391 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,240 Dr Mukherjee? 392 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,680 I seem to recall he was very popular with the ladies. 393 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,920 I don't think he's very popular with Miss Higgins. 394 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:45,600 This is the first batch of essential records. 395 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,600 Dr Turner's on his way with surgery equipment 396 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:49,920 in the back of his estate car. 397 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,720 Thank you so much for taking time away from your own work. 398 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,120 I couldn't contemplate doing anything else. 399 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,240 This is serious, isn't it? Yes, it is. 400 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,400 I hope Reggie isn't coming down with that illness. 401 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,600 He hardly touched his fritters today. 402 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,280 And it was the same with that Instant Whip. 403 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,200 He just pushed it around his plate. 404 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,120 And then he went and had a lie down. 405 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,760 Maybe he's missing his friends. 406 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:15,600 Well, he's missing any exercise. All he does is loll about. 407 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,960 I don't like to see him being lazy. 408 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,760 Maybe he's just a bit out of sorts, you know. 409 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,400 I'm not lazy. Where are you going, Reggie? 410 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:30,120 Home. Back to the Glasshouse Village. 411 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,080 No, no, no... She said I was lazy. 412 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:34,680 I didn't mean it, Reggie. 413 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:38,280 It's just that you haven't been yourself and erm... 414 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,120 well, it upsets us. 415 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,080 I'm not lazy. 416 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:50,640 Go after him, Fred. Go after him. 417 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:55,440 Vi. Give it a minute. There's something not right. 418 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,400 Nurse Franklin? 419 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,320 I just weighed Khatri Twin 2's last nappy 420 00:25:04,360 --> 00:25:07,040 and I think she's losing more fluid than she's taking in. 421 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,880 Put the exact measurement on her feed chart. 422 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,320 We'll do the same with every feed and change. 423 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,040 I feel like a blooming cow. 424 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:14,160 I thought it was good for baby's health if you fed them yourself. 425 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,560 Martin will still get the benefit of your milk, 426 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,040 but now he has an infection, 427 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,120 we need to be able to measure his feeds accurately. 428 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,760 He shouldn't be ill in the first place. 429 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,520 It's not the nurse's fault. 430 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,400 Germs are tiny little things, they get everywhere. 431 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,600 You've perked up since yesterday. 432 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,360 We're going to get over this, and so will the babies. 433 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,160 You trust Nurse Franklin, don't you? 434 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:41,080 She delivered me of twins. I trust her with my life. 435 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:45,280 I am sorry to trouble you with this, 436 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,040 with everything else that's going on. 437 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:48,760 This is important, too. 438 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,160 But it seems extremely harsh to expect you 439 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,800 to appear in front of a panel, 440 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,920 purely because you are working past the State retirement age. 441 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,280 I suspect I took too firm a tone with Mr Walsh 442 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,080 at the ventouse training. 443 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:05,080 He sits on that board. I looked him up. 444 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:09,880 Will they have records of my attendance? My bad back? 445 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:11,200 And my holiday? 446 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,480 I haven't been asked to supply them 447 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,360 and if I was, I could refuse. 448 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,240 You are employed by Nonnatus House, not by the council. 449 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,640 You don't think I should retire, do you? 450 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:27,040 No, I do not. Any more than I think I should retire. 451 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,040 You're the heart and soul of Nonnatus. 452 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,000 And you are our backbone. 453 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,520 I'm afraid we are obliged to go along with this. 454 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:41,240 We can't afford to aggravate the board. 455 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,000 Please don't let it undermine your confidence. 456 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,800 What if it already has? 457 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:15,680 Nurse Franklin. Nurse Franklin. 458 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,160 Her breathing has stopped. 459 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,840 What is happening? Is it one of my babies? 460 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,200 It's your second twin. 461 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,120 Timothy, prepare the resuscitation equipment. 462 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,600 Is she dying? Is my baby dying? 463 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,320 Prepare the oxygen. 464 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:56,000 I'm going to use the mucous extractor to clear her airways. 465 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,520 Divine love is everything. 466 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:13,360 Oxygen now. 467 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:24,920 Respiratory effort returning. 468 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,600 Her colour's better already. Heart rate 128. 469 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:32,920 Telephone the ambulance and then call Dr Turner 470 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,480 and ask him to come as soon as possible. 471 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:36,520 She will live? 472 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,640 She'll have to go to hospital. But, yes, she will. 473 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:55,680 Trixie's already back in the nursery. 474 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,400 Looking after the other babies. 475 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:02,800 She had no sleep last night. How do you do it, Dad? 476 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,000 Me, or Nurse Franklin? 477 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:09,480 All of you. Even me, I suppose. When my time comes. 478 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:13,000 How do you... 479 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:17,960 see death coming so close, 480 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:20,240 chase it away, 481 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:24,040 then just carry on like nothing exceptional's happened? 482 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,640 Because in this job, you get used to exceptional things. 483 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:33,400 That's the terror of it. As well as the privilege. 484 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,200 Begging your pardon, I am the husband of Mrs Vinita Khatri. 485 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,840 I came to see if there is news of her. 486 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:42,520 She is well. 487 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:46,680 And the twins? 488 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:51,000 I'm afraid things have taken a bit of a turn for the worse. 489 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:18,720 Mrs Lucas. 490 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:20,600 Don't you dare say "Are you still here?" 491 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:22,120 because it's perfectly obvious that 492 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:23,280 a) I haven't moved house yet 493 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,320 and b) I'm ten months pregnant. 494 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,600 I've brought you some iron pills. 495 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:31,720 What did my husband say? 496 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:36,000 He said "Tell my wife I give thanks for all of them. 497 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,720 "I cherish all of them." 498 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:40,680 He wanted a son. 499 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,760 He wants his whole family, Mrs Khatri. 500 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:45,240 That is not what he said to me. 501 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:50,720 Dad. I mean, Doctor. Mum's on the phone. 502 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,360 Patrick, you are not repeat, not, 503 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,920 to come home until all this is over. 504 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,000 Have you all got it? 505 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:07,440 I've never been so glad to have wipe-clean flooring. 506 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,160 Like everything else, apart from your iron levels, 507 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,560 it's absolutely spot on. 508 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:24,240 The trouble with babies is, they come when they're ready. 509 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,200 I've heard they induce you at some hospitals. 510 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,800 It means everyone can plan, you and the hospital. 511 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,880 I shall consider it a sorry day 512 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:33,920 when they start doing that at St Cuthbert's. 513 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,600 I don't want you to take this as a compliment, 514 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,480 but you sounded like my grandma. 515 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,000 And if you don't mind, 516 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,200 I need to get on with my packing. 517 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:50,160 The simplest solution is for you to sleep here, Dr Turner. 518 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,000 The outside lavatory can be for your sole use. 519 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,560 I'm going to be in the maternity home most of the time anyway. 520 00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:00,200 The test results do confirm E. Coli. 521 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,080 Do you know the source? 522 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,880 Well, it looks like Joan Wrigley, or her family. 523 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:08,360 We enquired and they've all been laid up with the runs 524 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,040 since she went home with the newborn. 525 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:13,000 Thank God for antibiotics. 526 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,800 It clearly says Maternity Home, not Nonnatus House. 527 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:18,840 The delivery man said "Well, it's all the same thing." 528 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:24,920 What you playing at, you big girl's blouse. 529 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:28,080 Well, I do... I just like the smell of her... 530 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:29,840 erm, it. 531 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:34,200 Sister Veronica, Health Visitor. 532 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:38,080 And why would the East London Gazette be calling this number? 533 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:40,080 I know nothing whatsoever 534 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,800 about a gastroenteritis outbreak. 535 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:47,160 I'm sorry, there's some interference on the line... Oh. 536 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:56,600 Matthew Aylward. No, this is not a wrong number. 537 00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:57,960 I'm speaking on behalf of Nonnatus House 538 00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,640 and the associated medical practice. 539 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,920 No, I have absolutely nothing 540 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,560 to say about the emergency closure 541 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:05,960 of the maternity home. 542 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,920 If I did, I would be in breach of medical confidentiality. 543 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:10,400 If you forced this issue, 544 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,320 or went to press with it, so would you. 545 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:16,080 You're welcome. 546 00:34:22,720 --> 00:34:24,679 Welcome to our temporary surgery. 547 00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:27,520 Are you here to see our locum, Dr Patel? 548 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,320 No. My name is Threapwood. 549 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,520 I'm the new Chairman of the Board of Health. 550 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:38,639 I informed the Board as soon as the outbreak became apparent. 551 00:34:38,679 --> 00:34:41,760 You also informed us of the measures you'd be taking. 552 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,280 That is not for you to do in a situation of this magnitude. 553 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,440 Dr Turner acted very swiftly 554 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:51,960 and I for one was extremely grateful to him. 555 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,120 And as is so often the case, 556 00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:57,400 it is not the opinion of Nonnatus House that matters. 557 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:01,960 There's nothing wrong with your policies, Turner. 558 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,280 It's the assumption of autonomy the Board doesn't care for. 559 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:10,680 Maybe midwifery isn't the job for old bones. 560 00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:14,600 The trouble with age is it comes on so slowly, 561 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,560 you hardly notice it. 562 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:20,920 I tried to take the tack with unwelcome male attention 563 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:22,280 in my youth. 564 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:26,880 Refuse to acknowledge it and it will go away. 565 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:30,600 But it doesn't go away, does it? 566 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:34,640 Eyesight fades and flexibility dwindles. 567 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:38,840 Grey hairs and wrinkles multiply. 568 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:40,240 I always think you've done 569 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,080 rather well in the greying stakes. 570 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:46,320 It might be to your advantage when you go before the panel. 571 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:48,080 I feel as if I'm being put 572 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:50,960 on trial for daring to keep on working. 573 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,680 You have broken no laws, Phyllis. 574 00:35:53,720 --> 00:35:56,480 You have no need to explain yourself. 575 00:35:56,520 --> 00:36:00,880 But I do though, Millicent. I've been summoned. 576 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:06,640 What if they tell me I've got to give up working? 577 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,440 And who would I be without this uniform? 578 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:19,600 Hello? Hello, stranger. 579 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:22,000 I'm so glad you answered quickly. 580 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:24,120 I was afraid of waking Jonty. 581 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:27,240 I took him to the swings after tea this evening, 582 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,280 I don't think a bulldozer could rouse him. 583 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,600 Anyway, if he was awake, 584 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,680 he'd be just as pleased to hear your voice as me. 585 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,600 How are you bearing up? I don't know. 586 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:41,920 I took my shoes off and my feet still hurt. 587 00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:46,120 I'm so tired, it's as though I'm floating. 588 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:51,920 I feel so far away, I could be at sea...in a shipwreck, 589 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:59,200 or on a lifeboat...and I don't know if I'm the captain 590 00:36:59,240 --> 00:37:02,920 or just a survivor waiting to be rescued. 591 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:06,080 I'd rescue you if I could. 592 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:10,800 I'd swim with you on my back until we were safe in a harbour. 593 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:12,880 I feel safe in harbour now, 594 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,200 just being reminded that you're out there. 595 00:37:15,240 --> 00:37:18,600 Shall I tell you about a different kind of voyage? 596 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,080 Hmm, please. 597 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:22,880 The one we're going on in November. 598 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:24,840 On the Queen Elizabeth. 599 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,440 For our honeymoon. 600 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,200 I'm gonna dine and dance you 601 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:30,840 all the way from Southampton to New York. 602 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:36,120 You'll wear shoes that don't hurt and little cocktail frocks 603 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,960 that are so delicious, you can scarcely imagine them. 604 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,800 But I can. 605 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,840 I'll wake up every morning smelling of your cologne. 606 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:50,320 Which has actually been the case 607 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:52,640 ever since you've been holed up in there. 608 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:57,880 I can smell it now. If only faintly. 609 00:38:11,240 --> 00:38:14,480 I need you to come quickly. I think my Simone's in labour. 610 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:17,840 But she's booked in for a hospital delivery, Mr Lucas. 611 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:20,000 I couldn't even persuade her to get in the car. 612 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:21,280 She's crying her eyes out. 613 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:22,520 I don't know what's happened, 614 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:24,440 it's like she's completely gone to pieces. 615 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:25,840 Why have you left her? 616 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:27,360 We've already had our phone disconnected, 617 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:28,520 'cause of the move. 618 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,640 Go straight back home and I shall follow. 619 00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:37,360 Here, you drink this, and you can take as long as you like 620 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:38,840 to tell me what's bothering you. 621 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:42,480 Cyril, do you know about heaven? 622 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,400 Nobody really knows about heaven, Reggie. 623 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:50,480 We, the people down here, we just know it's there. 624 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:51,920 I'm scared of it. 625 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:56,120 Why? Going to heaven will be a wonderful experience. 626 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:59,200 But it's not going to be an experience you're going to have 627 00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:00,720 for a long, long time. 628 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:04,360 I'm gonna die soon. No, that's not the case. 629 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:11,280 I'm tired. I'm very, very tired. 630 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:17,600 When people get too tired, they just stop. 631 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:22,480 That's not true. My mum did. She died. 632 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:25,640 Reggie, your mother was very old. 633 00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:30,040 I'm old. My hair is coming out. 634 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:40,440 Do you hurt anywhere, Reggie? My hands. And my head. 635 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:43,720 I think maybe you need to go see a doctor. 636 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:48,680 Have you told Fred or Violet? No. It will make them sad. 637 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:53,360 Do you want me to take you to the surgery? 638 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,320 So you don't have to worry them? 639 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:59,480 Please. I don't want to die. 640 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:02,680 Listen to me, Reggie. Listen to me as your friend. 641 00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:05,000 That is not going to happen. 642 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,800 I think you're further ahead than you thought, Mrs Lucas. 643 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:12,480 We need to leave now if you're 644 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:14,840 going to have this baby at the hospital. 645 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:17,960 No, I'm not going. I'm not. I'm stopping here. 646 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,880 Simone, that means having a home birth, 647 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:22,880 which you said you didn't want. 648 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,080 I don't. I don't want it. 649 00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:26,720 And I, I don't want to go to hospital either. 650 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:28,680 I don't want any of this at all. 651 00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:32,120 Right, lass, let's take things step by step. 652 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:36,080 Mr Lucas, why don't you carry on packing 653 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:37,600 all that crockery and glassware? 654 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,120 What can I do to help you Mrs Khatri? 655 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,440 I need to speak to my husband. 656 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:47,160 You must be missing him very much. 657 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:50,440 I need to know he's been to see our daughter at the hospital. 658 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:51,800 We're still in quarantine, 659 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:53,680 but I can arrange for a telephone call. 660 00:40:53,720 --> 00:40:56,480 We have no telephone. 661 00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:59,400 I'm going to get you a pencil and paper. 662 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:01,240 We'll start from there. 663 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,960 That's it, Simone, keep on bearing down. 664 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:17,840 Why is it taking so long? 665 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,400 Why don't you carry on with the packing, Mr Lucas. 666 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:24,560 You need two sheets of newspaper round glassware. 667 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,480 He's got a point though, why isn't it out yet? 668 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:31,040 Baby's moving forward with every push. 669 00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:33,760 Before you push again, shuffle down towards me, 670 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:36,040 so nothing's holding it back. 671 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:47,800 I know that contraction's gone but give me another push now. 672 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:57,120 Good lass. We've almost got the head, all but the chin. 673 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:09,840 Oh, you've got a bit of a bonny one here. 674 00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:13,720 It's a bit of a tight fit. 675 00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:16,320 Is it too big? Is it? 676 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:19,880 Simone, don't push again until I tell you to. 677 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:22,320 Larry, go to the phone box, 678 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:25,760 dial 999 and ask for the Flying Squad, 679 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:27,480 do you understand? 680 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,960 Baby's shoulder is caught on your pelvic bone. 681 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:39,880 I'm going to just slip my hand round baby's back. 682 00:42:42,240 --> 00:42:46,080 I know, lass, I know... 683 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,960 I've got to push. I've got to push. 684 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:51,280 No, Simone, don't push. Just breathe. 685 00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:54,040 Breathe. Breathe. 686 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,560 I have to. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 687 00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:30,360 Come on. 688 00:43:33,240 --> 00:43:36,360 Ah, well done, lass. You've a little boy. 689 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,680 Or rather a big one, actually. 690 00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:42,080 Is he alright? 691 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:51,440 Can I come a bit nearer? Can I, can I have a look at him? 692 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:53,760 Of course, you can. He's yours too. 693 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:01,200 He's a proper little belter. 694 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:16,160 When we're all done and dusted, 695 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,360 I'll talk you through what happened with his shoulder. 696 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:21,000 It's called a 'shoulder dystocia'. 697 00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:24,440 I'm going to give you an injection 698 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:26,440 to help speed up the delivery of the placenta. 699 00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:34,680 Larry, go downstairs and wait for the Flying Squad, 700 00:44:34,720 --> 00:44:36,320 tell them where to find us. 701 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:44,680 Larry, do as Nurse Crane says. 702 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,160 You've described these symptoms really clearly, Reggie. 703 00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:54,840 When you say your hands hurt, what kind of pain is it? 704 00:44:54,880 --> 00:45:00,480 It's not a pain. It's like a...horrible itching. 705 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:06,080 Tingling, maybe? I can see why you've been worried. 706 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:09,760 Sometimes our bodies let us know things are wrong 707 00:45:09,800 --> 00:45:11,280 in very strange ways. 708 00:45:11,320 --> 00:45:13,760 I said to Reggie that the most important thing 709 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:15,120 was that he come to see you, 710 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:18,080 so that he didn't keep building things up in his mind. 711 00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:21,080 Carrying a worry around all on your own is never good. 712 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:24,800 Er, would you like Cyril to stay while I take a look at you? 713 00:45:24,840 --> 00:45:26,680 We could go behind the screen. 714 00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:28,600 You go with the doctor. 715 00:45:28,640 --> 00:45:30,680 I'll sit here and mind my own business. 716 00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:37,640 Is all that blood mine? 717 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:41,920 Yes, but now the afterbirth is out, we can deal with it. 718 00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:45,240 I'll give you another injection of syntometrine. 719 00:45:45,280 --> 00:45:49,760 All you'll need to do is stay nice and calm. 720 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:55,120 Everything will soon be as it ought to be. Trust me. 721 00:45:55,160 --> 00:46:00,280 I do. And I'm so, so grateful. 722 00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:12,200 We'll leave that to do its work. 723 00:46:12,240 --> 00:46:14,400 Will the ambulance come soon? 724 00:46:14,440 --> 00:46:16,880 Oh, yes. They're very nippy workers. 725 00:46:16,920 --> 00:46:20,560 What we do need to get to the bottom of, 726 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:24,320 is why on earth you were so upset when I arrived? 727 00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:29,240 I suddenly knew everything was gonna change. 728 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:31,880 The move. Another baby. 729 00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:33,720 And the minute I left the flat, 730 00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:36,000 all that was gonna start happening. 731 00:46:36,040 --> 00:46:39,840 You realise all that was going to happen anyway? 732 00:46:39,880 --> 00:46:41,640 Because change does. 733 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:44,840 The ambulance is here. 734 00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:46,720 They're just bringing the stretcher up the stairs. 735 00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:50,960 I just needed one familiar thing. 736 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:55,840 One solid thing I could touch and lean on. 737 00:46:55,880 --> 00:46:58,600 And it was you. 738 00:47:02,040 --> 00:47:03,520 Is it still going? 739 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:07,960 I am going to put "sense of humour - excellent" 740 00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:09,120 in your notes. 741 00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:10,920 Roll up your trouser leg for me? 742 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:22,720 Is it serious? 743 00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:24,880 No, I don't think it is. 744 00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:27,200 But we do need to do a blood test. 745 00:47:27,240 --> 00:47:29,600 I think you've had one of those before? 746 00:47:29,640 --> 00:47:31,440 Violet came with me. 747 00:47:31,480 --> 00:47:33,560 Well, you can have anyone you like with you. 748 00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:35,200 Cyril could stay today. 749 00:47:35,240 --> 00:47:38,600 Then I'll jot a note down for him to take to Violet. 750 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:41,280 If you give me your permission for that. 751 00:47:41,320 --> 00:47:45,840 Alright. But you must put "Reggie is not lazy." 752 00:47:47,600 --> 00:47:49,280 Did you see our daughter? 753 00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:52,160 When I read your note, I went directly to the hospital. 754 00:47:52,200 --> 00:47:56,400 And she saw me. She opened her eyes, Vinita. 755 00:47:56,440 --> 00:47:58,760 Her sister's eyes have been open too. 756 00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:01,800 As though she wanted to say, "Where is my twin?" 757 00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:05,000 This one, she looked at me as though she wants to say, 758 00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:06,160 "Where is my mother?" 759 00:48:06,200 --> 00:48:09,000 I told her, she will see you soon. 760 00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:13,160 And I told her I loved her. 761 00:48:15,880 --> 00:48:18,800 Sometimes, truth must be spoken. 762 00:49:29,320 --> 00:49:31,320 Look who's been discharged from hospital. 763 00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:33,600 My daughter? Khatri Twin Number 2. 764 00:49:33,640 --> 00:49:35,840 This little bracelet round her arm 765 00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:37,200 has been on quite a journey with her. 766 00:49:37,240 --> 00:49:39,920 They cannot be Twin 1 and Twin 2 any longer. 767 00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:43,880 We must say the names that they'll go through life with. 768 00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:46,280 Have you decided what you're going to call them? 769 00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:49,960 Twin 1 will be called Shakura and Twin 2 be called Asha. 770 00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:51,880 Gratitude and Hope. 771 00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:55,920 Because those were the gifts they brought. 772 00:50:19,520 --> 00:50:22,800 Oh love, we missed you. Oh, I missed you both too. 773 00:50:22,840 --> 00:50:26,040 Which feels rather lovely, now the missing's over. 774 00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:31,160 No offence, Doc, but the only person I ever knew 775 00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:34,640 with a thyroid problem was the landlord at the Merry Bishop. 776 00:50:34,680 --> 00:50:35,920 He was as thin as a rake 777 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:38,480 and his eyes were bulging out of this head. 778 00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:39,880 Nothing like Reggie at all. 779 00:50:39,920 --> 00:50:42,040 That sounds like an overactive thyroid. 780 00:50:42,080 --> 00:50:44,320 Reggie's is underactive, 781 00:50:44,360 --> 00:50:47,520 "hypothyroidism" which is the opposite. 782 00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:49,640 Er, the blood test confirmed it. 783 00:50:49,680 --> 00:50:51,520 I have to ask this, Dr Turner. 784 00:50:51,560 --> 00:50:54,440 Is it because of, you know, the way he is? 785 00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:57,640 It has been noticed in people with Reggie's condition. 786 00:50:57,680 --> 00:51:01,480 Your thyroid is just here, in your neck, 787 00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:05,520 and it's the part of your body that helps keep things 788 00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:07,600 like your heart and your bloodstream 789 00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:09,520 ticking over at the proper speed. 790 00:51:09,560 --> 00:51:11,480 Like a clock? 791 00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:15,640 Yes, a bit like a clock. Or, or maybe an engine. 792 00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:18,800 If it goes wrong, you can feel quite poorly. 793 00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:22,600 Tingly hands, depressed, putting on weight, 794 00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:24,560 even a bit of hair loss. 795 00:51:24,600 --> 00:51:27,560 But above all else, you'll feel really, really, tired. 796 00:51:27,600 --> 00:51:29,400 Like you did. 797 00:51:31,560 --> 00:51:35,400 All you have to do is take one pill a day. 798 00:51:35,440 --> 00:51:36,680 Just one? 799 00:51:38,280 --> 00:51:42,280 For a long time, it has to be said. In fact, forever. 800 00:51:42,320 --> 00:51:45,840 But you are going to notice such a difference. 801 00:51:45,880 --> 00:51:51,560 I just want to be the same as I was. I want to be Reggie. 802 00:52:00,320 --> 00:52:06,760 I will not permit you to attend this appointment unsupported. 803 00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:08,480 I won't deny you. 804 00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:13,480 But when we get there, I'm going in on my own. 805 00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:20,240 Nurse Crane, it has been brought to our attention 806 00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:21,520 that you're still working, 807 00:52:21,560 --> 00:52:23,000 despite being some years 808 00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:25,240 past the retirement age for a midwife. 809 00:52:25,280 --> 00:52:27,000 That is correct. 810 00:52:27,040 --> 00:52:31,160 But retirement is not compulsory, as far as I'm aware. 811 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:33,560 Competence to practice is compulsory. 812 00:52:33,600 --> 00:52:36,360 Has it been suggested that I am not? 813 00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:40,720 After our meeting at the ventouse extraction class, 814 00:52:40,760 --> 00:52:43,360 I was curious to see whether you had availed yourself 815 00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:47,360 of any of the other excellent courses offered by the Council. 816 00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:52,160 Particularly refresher courses, which are very strongly advised. 817 00:52:52,200 --> 00:52:55,320 To the point of being, in effect, compulsory. 818 00:52:55,360 --> 00:52:59,560 But according to your records, you have attended...none. 819 00:52:59,600 --> 00:53:02,480 Taking refresher courses takes time. 820 00:53:02,520 --> 00:53:06,200 And time is something we find hard to spare at Nonnatus House. 821 00:53:14,120 --> 00:53:15,880 Apologies for my intrusion. 822 00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:18,400 Er, there is a meeting in progress. 823 00:53:18,440 --> 00:53:21,560 And it requires my participation. 824 00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:22,720 Sister... 825 00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:29,880 You presume me to be in my dotage. 826 00:53:29,920 --> 00:53:33,040 I beg to inform you 827 00:53:33,080 --> 00:53:38,800 I am not merely ancient, but wise. 828 00:53:38,840 --> 00:53:41,120 I don't think this is going to help. 829 00:53:41,160 --> 00:53:45,440 I practised as a nurse and midwife 830 00:53:45,480 --> 00:53:49,880 until I reached my three score years and ten. 831 00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:55,280 But because I wore the habit, my services were not questioned. 832 00:53:57,400 --> 00:54:02,720 Is my colleague's array held in inferior esteem? 833 00:54:02,760 --> 00:54:04,640 With respect, Sister... 834 00:54:04,680 --> 00:54:09,320 I hear no respect in your tone, only it's obverse. 835 00:54:09,360 --> 00:54:14,600 I took vows that will shape my life until its end. 836 00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:20,000 Nurse Crane did similarly when she qualified. 837 00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:24,880 She has skills, compassion and dedication, 838 00:54:24,920 --> 00:54:28,560 precisely because 839 00:54:28,600 --> 00:54:34,000 she has lived and worked a full life. 840 00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:39,560 I would also like to refer the learned Board 841 00:54:39,600 --> 00:54:45,240 to the fact that she is the junior of all of you. 842 00:54:51,560 --> 00:54:53,120 I will gladly commit 843 00:54:53,160 --> 00:54:56,800 to taking as many refresher courses as is necessary. 844 00:54:56,840 --> 00:54:58,600 I am a good midwife. 845 00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:02,120 But that doesn't mean I can't be a better one. 846 00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:04,200 And I know we do things 847 00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:08,320 differently at Nonnatus House because... 848 00:55:08,360 --> 00:55:11,400 Yes, you do. And it's gone on far too long. 849 00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:27,720 Nurse Crane, you may continue 850 00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:30,680 to practice in your current capacity, 851 00:55:30,720 --> 00:55:35,120 subject to attending the necessary refresher courses. 852 00:55:40,320 --> 00:55:43,280 Nonnatus House and its eccentricities, 853 00:55:43,320 --> 00:55:45,920 we will return to in due course. 854 00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:48,440 I will be speaking to Sister Julienne. 855 00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:53,080 Liqueur chocolates. 856 00:55:53,120 --> 00:55:55,480 The finest champagne chocolates. 857 00:55:55,520 --> 00:55:58,520 He has had me walking all over Poplar to find those. 858 00:55:58,560 --> 00:56:00,440 And er, I picked up these as well. 859 00:56:02,520 --> 00:56:04,800 I'm sorry we had a bit of a falling out, love. 860 00:56:04,840 --> 00:56:07,480 I'm sorry, too. You weren't well. 861 00:56:07,520 --> 00:56:09,920 And we, we couldn't see it 862 00:56:09,960 --> 00:56:12,440 because we just want you to be happy all the time. 863 00:56:12,480 --> 00:56:15,680 Nobody's happy all the time. No. 864 00:56:15,720 --> 00:56:18,360 And you are going to feel so much better now 865 00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:19,440 that you've got these pills. 866 00:56:19,480 --> 00:56:22,160 Champagne will help too. Ahah. 867 00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:24,840 I have to be completely candid with you. 868 00:56:24,880 --> 00:56:26,080 I've been worried about 869 00:56:26,120 --> 00:56:28,240 the council's attitude to Nonnatus House 870 00:56:28,280 --> 00:56:29,480 for some time. 871 00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:33,480 But things have taken a marked turn for the worse. 872 00:56:33,520 --> 00:56:37,000 Perhaps you should beard Dr Threapwood in his den. 873 00:56:37,040 --> 00:56:39,320 Demand to be told the Board's intentions? 874 00:56:39,360 --> 00:56:42,680 I fear he is going to tell us soon enough. 875 00:56:45,200 --> 00:56:48,480 Mothers learn from midwives - 876 00:56:48,520 --> 00:56:52,120 both do their outmost and pass the baby on. 877 00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:56,680 With trust, with hope, with all the wisdom and the care 878 00:56:56,720 --> 00:56:58,640 that's theirs go give. 879 00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:03,280 The family is where we are forged, 880 00:57:03,320 --> 00:57:05,520 and where we come to heal. 881 00:57:05,560 --> 00:57:08,200 It is where we can fly back to. 882 00:57:08,240 --> 00:57:10,280 It is our magnetic north. 883 00:57:12,400 --> 00:57:17,200 The family is the sum of all important things. 884 00:57:17,240 --> 00:57:21,920 The sweet, the bitter, the fragile and the strong. 885 00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:29,400 Measured by time together, not defined by days apart. 886 00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:32,800 If your father wants to visit we'll make him welcome. 887 00:57:32,840 --> 00:57:34,080 It's not what it was. 888 00:57:34,120 --> 00:57:38,120 The most unwelcome event in a home is an unplanned pregnancy. 889 00:57:38,160 --> 00:57:39,880 They said I should never get pregnant again. 890 00:57:41,680 --> 00:57:44,080 Spencer needs to see a psychiatrist. 891 00:57:46,720 --> 00:57:49,680 I'm gonna sell the whole hovel from under them. 892 00:57:51,360 --> 00:57:54,360 Captioned by Ai-Media ai-media.tv