1 00:00:27,236 --> 00:00:31,935 Everyone knows that birds migrate... 2 00:00:31,936 --> 00:00:35,949 ...but not which country they believe to be their home - 3 00:00:36,326 --> 00:00:39,885 the hard, hot, cloudless climate of the south, 4 00:00:39,886 --> 00:00:45,836 or the fragile, grey-white warmth of our own climes? 5 00:00:45,837 --> 00:00:49,045 But perhaps the birds are simply lucky 6 00:00:49,046 --> 00:00:51,736 they have the best of both worlds. 7 00:01:11,936 --> 00:01:15,325 I spy with my little eye, something beginning with I, Nancy. 8 00:01:15,326 --> 00:01:16,525 Ladder? 9 00:01:16,526 --> 00:01:17,885 SHE GROANS 10 00:01:17,886 --> 00:01:19,885 These were the best of the bunch. 11 00:01:19,886 --> 00:01:23,125 I thought if the hole was round the back, the patients wouldn't see it. 12 00:01:23,126 --> 00:01:27,045 You know perfectly well that that is not acceptable, Nurse Corrigan. 13 00:01:27,046 --> 00:01:29,125 Does anyone have a spare pair? 14 00:01:29,126 --> 00:01:32,210 I always have a spare pair, as Nurse Corrigan knows. 15 00:01:41,812 --> 00:01:43,012 Sister! 16 00:01:44,412 --> 00:01:46,321 What's the matter? 17 00:01:46,322 --> 00:01:47,931 I... 18 00:01:47,932 --> 00:01:50,371 I just feel so dreadfully... 19 00:01:50,372 --> 00:01:52,962 ...dizzy, as though I might be sick. 20 00:01:52,963 --> 00:01:56,083 Don't worry, don't worry, I'll get you home. You can lean on me. 21 00:01:57,162 --> 00:01:58,321 Oh! 22 00:01:58,322 --> 00:01:59,761 Oh, Miss Higgins, 23 00:01:59,762 --> 00:02:02,681 we've had overnight guests at the back of the building. 24 00:02:02,682 --> 00:02:04,521 It was meths drinkers, I'm afraid. 25 00:02:04,522 --> 00:02:06,561 I asked them to take their leave when I arrived, 26 00:02:06,562 --> 00:02:08,601 and they did so with surprising courtesy. 27 00:02:08,602 --> 00:02:10,731 They've been using the stairwell as a lavatory. 28 00:02:10,732 --> 00:02:12,401 Reparations are in hand 29 00:02:12,402 --> 00:02:16,031 and hygiene will be restored before patients arrive. 30 00:02:16,056 --> 00:02:17,476 Thank you, Miss Higgins. 31 00:02:19,042 --> 00:02:21,921 I hope they don't make a habit of it, Patrick. 32 00:02:21,922 --> 00:02:24,551 We seem to be seeing more of them round here recently. 33 00:02:24,552 --> 00:02:27,321 It's this new wave of demolitions. 34 00:02:27,322 --> 00:02:30,301 The men tended to gather in the cellars of the old houses 35 00:02:30,302 --> 00:02:31,761 up around Albany Square, 36 00:02:31,762 --> 00:02:35,251 but with those gone, they'll be looking for new quarters. 37 00:02:35,252 --> 00:02:37,321 Homelessness is all relative. 38 00:02:37,322 --> 00:02:41,761 I know, but they're so unsavoury and people are afraid of them. 39 00:02:41,762 --> 00:02:43,172 PHONE RINGS 40 00:02:44,708 --> 00:02:46,938 Good morning, Dr Turner's surgery. 41 00:02:46,963 --> 00:02:48,401 I spoke to the surgery. 42 00:02:48,402 --> 00:02:51,321 Dr Turner's going to come see Sister Julienne at 11:30am. 43 00:02:51,322 --> 00:02:53,471 Thank you, Nurse Corrigan. 44 00:02:53,472 --> 00:02:56,331 Meanwhile, we have a change of tack for you this week. 45 00:02:56,332 --> 00:02:59,122 Your debut on the district roster beckons. 46 00:03:00,452 --> 00:03:02,531 I usually just do midwifery. 47 00:03:02,532 --> 00:03:05,601 That's because you needed to consolidate your skills. 48 00:03:05,602 --> 00:03:07,761 Now you need to expand them. 49 00:03:07,762 --> 00:03:10,481 You're to go with Sister Frances on the district round. 50 00:03:10,482 --> 00:03:13,281 That means you can help me do the sputum tests 51 00:03:13,282 --> 00:03:15,201 at the Hostel for Tuberculous Men. 52 00:03:15,202 --> 00:03:17,802 See? It's non-stop glamour. 53 00:03:21,652 --> 00:03:23,761 Midwife calling. 54 00:03:23,762 --> 00:03:25,661 You here to see Maureen? Mm. 55 00:03:25,662 --> 00:03:27,651 She's gone down the launderette. 56 00:03:27,652 --> 00:03:30,651 It's just a routine call. I shall leave a note. 57 00:03:30,652 --> 00:03:32,681 It's Thelma Haig, isn't it? 58 00:03:32,682 --> 00:03:34,321 I bet you never forget a face... 59 00:03:34,322 --> 00:03:36,011 ...or a varicose ulcer. 60 00:03:36,012 --> 00:03:38,251 I thought we'd never see the back of that one. 61 00:03:38,252 --> 00:03:40,731 I must have been dressing it for nigh on three months. 62 00:03:40,732 --> 00:03:43,172 Right as ninepence now, thanks to you, Nurse. 63 00:03:46,349 --> 00:03:47,959 Is she ready, Mrs Haig? 64 00:03:51,169 --> 00:03:53,449 Julie, your manager's here! 65 00:03:58,159 --> 00:03:59,797 I'm off, Mum. 66 00:03:59,798 --> 00:04:01,038 Don't wait up. 67 00:04:01,039 --> 00:04:03,088 I'll always wait up. You're my daughter. 68 00:04:07,948 --> 00:04:09,697 He's her manager. 69 00:04:09,698 --> 00:04:11,249 I gathered that. 70 00:04:11,608 --> 00:04:13,867 She's blossomed since I last saw her. 71 00:04:13,868 --> 00:04:16,347 Yeah, she never used to look like anything much 72 00:04:16,348 --> 00:04:17,787 but she could always sing. 73 00:04:17,788 --> 00:04:19,187 I used to say to her all the time, 74 00:04:19,188 --> 00:04:21,757 "You keep up that singing and it'll bring you opportunities.” 75 00:04:21,758 --> 00:04:24,977 A girl with a gift is a woman with potential. 76 00:04:24,978 --> 00:04:27,158 Mr Lewin spotted her in a talent show, 77 00:04:27,159 --> 00:04:29,877 and now she sings in clubs all over town, yeah. 78 00:04:29,878 --> 00:04:32,337 She's got a contract to record a single 79 00:04:32,338 --> 00:04:34,867 and he reckons she's in with a chance of being on the telly, 80 00:04:34,868 --> 00:04:38,158 and if he can make that happen, well, the sky's the limit. 81 00:04:38,159 --> 00:04:40,827 It's always been just you and her, hasn't it? 82 00:04:40,828 --> 00:04:42,769 I brought her up on my own, yeah. 83 00:04:43,039 --> 00:04:44,547 You look after each other, now. 84 00:04:44,548 --> 00:04:45,808 We will. 85 00:04:49,678 --> 00:04:51,908 I never heard of a TB hostel before. 86 00:04:51,909 --> 00:04:55,317 I thought everyone with TB went to a country sanatorium. 87 00:04:55,318 --> 00:04:56,697 It's quite a new idea. 88 00:04:56,698 --> 00:04:58,347 Cheaper probably, but... 89 00:04:58,348 --> 00:05:00,957 ...it keeps all the men under one roof, so we know where they are, 90 00:05:00,958 --> 00:05:02,908 and it's clean, they can be monitored 91 00:05:02,909 --> 00:05:04,909 and we can help them with nutrition. 92 00:05:17,068 --> 00:05:19,039 Where are you? 93 00:05:30,548 --> 00:05:31,758 Eh... 94 00:05:32,828 --> 00:05:34,427 Your blood pressure's normal. 95 00:05:34,428 --> 00:05:37,477 No sign of any swollen glands or fever. 96 00:05:37,478 --> 00:05:40,038 I'm putting my money on labyrinthitis. 97 00:05:40,039 --> 00:05:41,908 Is that the inner ear? 98 00:05:41,909 --> 00:05:43,908 A mild infection or... 99 00:05:43,909 --> 00:05:46,317 ...possibly a bubble in the vestibular fluid. 100 00:05:46,318 --> 00:05:48,677 The best treatment is rest. 101 00:05:48,678 --> 00:05:51,627 You can draw the curtains if you feel very dizzy. 102 00:05:51,628 --> 00:05:54,987 Resting and drawing the curtains is not going to help... 103 00:05:54,988 --> 00:05:56,908 ...Nonnatus House run smoothly. 104 00:05:56,909 --> 00:05:58,427 I can see to all of that. 105 00:05:58,428 --> 00:06:00,517 There's even more to do than usual. 106 00:06:00,518 --> 00:06:03,397 I still haven't managed to arrange the anniversary event. 107 00:06:03,398 --> 00:06:07,597 This month marks 100 years since the Order came to Poplar. 108 00:06:07,598 --> 00:06:09,117 I specialize in celebrations. 109 00:06:09,118 --> 00:06:10,347 I know you do. 110 00:06:10,348 --> 00:06:12,387 Sister, we've been here before. 111 00:06:12,388 --> 00:06:15,157 You work yourself to a thread time and time again, 112 00:06:15,158 --> 00:06:16,607 and then what happens? 113 00:06:16,608 --> 00:06:17,919 Threads snap. 114 00:06:19,348 --> 00:06:21,969 One day, we won't be able to mend you. 115 00:06:22,238 --> 00:06:23,969 I will rest... 116 00:06:24,228 --> 00:06:26,089 ...for three days. 117 00:06:26,238 --> 00:06:29,117 You will rest for as long as I tell you to. 118 00:06:29,118 --> 00:06:32,779 And in the meantime, I don't care who helps you, but someone must. 119 00:06:34,398 --> 00:06:36,909 And you must accept that with good grace. 120 00:06:40,198 --> 00:06:43,827 I think we need to get the doctor out to see you, Mr Huntley. 121 00:06:43,828 --> 00:06:47,788 I'm worried about your weight loss and your weakness. 122 00:06:47,789 --> 00:06:49,627 Nurse Corrigan... 123 00:06:49,628 --> 00:06:52,147 - ...have you collected those samples? - Al done and dusted. 124 00:06:52,148 --> 00:06:54,707 Nothing like decanting some phlegm to brighten up a morning. 125 00:06:54,708 --> 00:06:59,427 I need your help turning Mr Huntley and getting him more comfortable. 126 00:06:59,428 --> 00:07:01,418 He's not doing so well all of a sudden. 127 00:07:04,878 --> 00:07:08,838 Right. One, two, three. 128 00:07:09,828 --> 00:07:12,327 There you go. All done. 129 00:07:12,328 --> 00:07:14,837 You're good girls. 130 00:07:14,838 --> 00:07:16,628 It's all part of the service. 131 00:07:20,039 --> 00:07:21,257 My name's Avis. 132 00:07:21,258 --> 00:07:23,417 Joan Avis, Cotton Field Tower. 133 00:07:23,418 --> 00:07:26,137 Our rubbish chute has been blocked for two weeks 134 00:07:26,138 --> 00:07:28,067 and there's no light bulb in the stairwell. 135 00:07:28,068 --> 00:07:30,117 Well, I have an evening surgery. 136 00:07:30,118 --> 00:07:32,887 You're welcome to attend, if you'd like to make a formal complaint. 137 00:07:32,888 --> 00:07:35,707 This is a formal complaint. I've got my smart coat on. 138 00:07:35,708 --> 00:07:38,867 And please be advised, I shall be suspending payment of my rates 139 00:07:38,868 --> 00:07:40,557 if matters don't improve. 140 00:07:40,558 --> 00:07:43,788 I'm not quite sure where you think you are, Mrs Avis, but... 141 00:07:43,789 --> 00:07:45,677 ...this isn't the rates office. 142 00:07:45,678 --> 00:07:47,547 Oh, it's not a dressmaker's either. 143 00:07:47,548 --> 00:07:50,118 That hem looks like it was done with a knife and fork. 144 00:07:54,318 --> 00:07:57,477 We need to go straight to the phone box and call the surgery. 145 00:07:57,478 --> 00:08:01,307 Mr Huntley's pulse is weak and he's so debilitated. 146 00:08:01,308 --> 00:08:03,517 Shouldn't he be in a hospital? 147 00:08:03,518 --> 00:08:07,287 Well, if he is dying, and I think he might be dying, 148 00:08:07,288 --> 00:08:09,189 we'll take care of him here in his own bed. 149 00:08:09,213 --> 00:08:10,479 His own bed? 150 00:08:10,510 --> 00:08:12,928 This is no better than a dosshouse. 151 00:08:12,929 --> 00:08:16,067 The men in here used to be sailors and labourers, Nancy. 152 00:08:16,068 --> 00:08:18,317 They're too old and too sick to work now, 153 00:08:18,318 --> 00:08:20,957 and they've no families to turn to or to take them in. 154 00:08:20,958 --> 00:08:23,557 They've been in and out of actual dosshouses their whole lives, 155 00:08:23,558 --> 00:08:25,077 and I promise you, this is better. 156 00:08:25,078 --> 00:08:26,868 I'm sorry, I just don't see how. 157 00:08:33,638 --> 00:08:36,347 And it's an emphatic no to strawberries and evap 158 00:08:36,348 --> 00:08:37,707 from Sister Julienne. 159 00:08:37,708 --> 00:08:39,147 That bodes ill. 160 00:08:39,148 --> 00:08:43,227 The strawberry is a fruit of which she has always been extremely fond. 161 00:08:43,228 --> 00:08:46,117 I don't think she fancies trying to eat them lying down. 162 00:08:46,118 --> 00:08:48,908 She goes dizzy the minute she tries to lift her head up off the pillow. 163 00:08:48,909 --> 00:08:51,127 I shall be heading upstairs in short order 164 00:08:51,128 --> 00:08:54,038 to make sure she passes all responsibilities on to me, 165 00:08:54,039 --> 00:08:56,327 including the centenary celebration. 166 00:08:56,328 --> 00:09:00,437 I think you'll find she refers to the event as a "commemoration". 167 00:09:00,438 --> 00:09:01,997 Be that as it may, 168 00:09:01,998 --> 00:09:05,677 she can't be setting events in train from her couch of anguish, 169 00:09:05,678 --> 00:09:08,428 and I am content to step into the breach. 170 00:09:13,934 --> 00:09:17,043 I think, after this, I shall be a shoo-in for next year's Olympics. 171 00:09:17,068 --> 00:09:18,798 Mexico City, here I come. 172 00:09:18,799 --> 00:09:21,557 Do the Olympics have a medal for catching and throwing? 173 00:09:21,558 --> 00:09:24,838 Of course, and I'd get a gold medal with moves like this. 174 00:09:26,508 --> 00:09:28,158 Mummy! 175 00:09:30,678 --> 00:09:33,867 Excuse me, mister, can I have my ball back, please? 176 00:09:33,868 --> 00:09:36,997 Yeah, you'll have to come fetch it if you want it, 177 00:09:36,998 --> 00:09:39,877 cos I've got a bad leg. 178 00:09:39,878 --> 00:09:41,327 All right. 179 00:09:41,328 --> 00:09:42,438 Colette. 180 00:09:44,348 --> 00:09:45,757 Come away! 181 00:09:45,758 --> 00:09:47,157 She's all right. 182 00:09:47,158 --> 00:09:49,788 Don't panic, I had her in my sights. 183 00:09:49,789 --> 00:09:51,757 The likes of him shouldn't even be around here. 184 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:53,317 He looks harmless enough. 185 00:09:53,318 --> 00:09:55,589 There is a school over there! 186 00:09:55,758 --> 00:09:57,798 Meths drinkers are like rats, 187 00:09:57,799 --> 00:10:00,118 except the council does something about rats. 188 00:10:02,278 --> 00:10:05,069 COLETTE: Why does that man smell so horrible? 189 00:10:05,368 --> 00:10:08,769 He's in the habit of drinking stuff that's very bad for him. 190 00:10:09,049 --> 00:10:12,227 It has an effect on his blood and his insides. 191 00:10:12,228 --> 00:10:14,049 So, why does he do it? 192 00:10:14,398 --> 00:10:15,677 I don't know. 193 00:10:15,678 --> 00:10:17,637 He might not know himself. 194 00:10:17,638 --> 00:10:20,489 But you keep away from him and men like him, do you hear me? 195 00:10:20,848 --> 00:10:22,847 OK, come on. Let's get you a piece of cake 196 00:10:22,848 --> 00:10:24,509 before I take you back to Auntie Vera's. 197 00:10:24,768 --> 00:10:28,169 ♪ Cry me a river 198 00:10:28,568 --> 00:10:31,729 ♪ Cry me a river 199 00:10:32,848 --> 00:10:39,488 ♪ I cried a river over you 200 00:10:47,598 --> 00:10:54,437 ♪ I cried a river over you. ♪ 201 00:10:54,438 --> 00:10:57,007 APPLAUSE 202 00:10:57,008 --> 00:10:58,357 Wow! 203 00:10:58,358 --> 00:11:00,298 Wow, girl, they love you! 204 00:11:15,868 --> 00:11:17,627 DOOR OPENS 205 00:11:17,628 --> 00:11:19,369 Oh, Vi. 206 00:11:19,768 --> 00:11:21,447 I was getting worried about you. 207 00:11:21,448 --> 00:11:24,009 You've been cooking fried bread? 208 00:11:24,358 --> 00:11:27,197 It was for you but it was getting cold. 209 00:11:27,198 --> 00:11:30,169 Council meetings don't normally go on this late. 210 00:11:30,488 --> 00:11:31,889 Well... 211 00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:34,947 ...we had a bit of a turn-up for the books, as it happens, 212 00:11:34,948 --> 00:11:37,767 and we ended up with quite a lot to discuss. 213 00:11:37,768 --> 00:11:38,918 Oh, yeah? 214 00:11:38,919 --> 00:11:40,329 What's that, then? 215 00:11:40,919 --> 00:11:43,609 Lord Stonham has invited us 216 00:11:43,669 --> 00:11:46,077 to send a deputation to the House of Commons. 217 00:11:46,078 --> 00:11:47,388 Oh, what brought that about, then? 218 00:11:47,389 --> 00:11:49,757 You know he started out in the East End himself, 219 00:11:49,758 --> 00:11:52,517 and we've corresponded with him over various issues 220 00:11:52,518 --> 00:11:54,227 for the last year or two, and... 221 00:11:54,228 --> 00:11:57,277 ...well, he always seemed inclined to listen to working people. 222 00:11:57,278 --> 00:11:59,477 And now that he's Minister for State, 223 00:11:59,478 --> 00:12:02,037 he wants to hear from us direct. 224 00:12:02,038 --> 00:12:03,487 Are you going to get to go, Vi? 225 00:12:03,488 --> 00:12:06,357 Well, I thought it would be all the men 226 00:12:06,358 --> 00:12:09,637 but they want me to be part of the deputation. 227 00:12:09,638 --> 00:12:11,647 You say that like you're surprised. 228 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:13,918 Yeah, well, I'm certainly daunted. 229 00:12:13,919 --> 00:12:15,847 All the way home I kept on thinking, 230 00:12:15,848 --> 00:12:18,767 "What am I going to wear? What am I going to say? 231 00:12:18,768 --> 00:12:22,237 "And what is it that Poplar people really want?" 232 00:12:22,238 --> 00:12:26,487 If I were you, I would just round them up and ask them face-to-face. 233 00:12:26,488 --> 00:12:27,669 Mm. 234 00:12:36,288 --> 00:12:39,007 Milk's going on for your Bournvita. 235 00:12:39,008 --> 00:12:41,668 How was it? 236 00:12:41,669 --> 00:12:44,597 You look proper washed-out under all that panstick. 237 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:46,678 SHE SOBS QUIETLY 238 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:48,997 Petal... 239 00:12:48,998 --> 00:12:50,389 ...what's up? 240 00:12:50,768 --> 00:12:53,649 I had one of them funny turns onstage. 241 00:12:53,958 --> 00:12:55,997 Everything was just swimming in front of me 242 00:12:55,998 --> 00:12:57,508 and there was smoke in my eyes, 243 00:12:57,509 --> 00:13:00,769 and the baby was just kicking and kicking. 244 00:13:01,228 --> 00:13:03,117 You're going to have to tell Mr Lewin. 245 00:13:03,118 --> 00:13:05,517 You haven't even told Jeff and he's the baby's father. 246 00:13:05,518 --> 00:13:07,798 Everything's fizzled out since he joined the Army. 247 00:13:07,799 --> 00:13:09,447 It's like we're just pen-friends. 248 00:13:09,448 --> 00:13:11,228 We've both had our heads in the sand about this. 249 00:13:11,229 --> 00:13:12,668 Me just as much as you, 250 00:13:12,669 --> 00:13:15,129 cos I've been trying to play things your way but... 251 00:13:15,309 --> 00:13:16,919 ...Julie, you are pregnant. 252 00:13:19,269 --> 00:13:21,969 If I can just keep it a secret for a bit longer... 253 00:13:27,439 --> 00:13:30,078 You're running a temperature, Julie. 254 00:13:30,079 --> 00:13:31,470 I don't think we can. 255 00:13:35,309 --> 00:13:36,629 PHONE RINGS 256 00:13:41,879 --> 00:13:44,798 Good morning. Nonnatus House, midwife speaking. 257 00:13:44,799 --> 00:13:46,589 You were right, Sister Frances. 258 00:13:46,590 --> 00:13:50,164 I was slightly worried about Mr Huntley at the TB hostel 259 00:13:50,189 --> 00:13:53,709 when I saw him last night, but he seemed bright enough. 260 00:13:54,129 --> 00:13:57,328 I came back early this morning and he's really gone downhill. 261 00:13:57,329 --> 00:13:58,848 Does he need someone with him? 262 00:13:58,849 --> 00:13:59,929 Yes. 263 00:14:00,249 --> 00:14:02,699 It could be another 24 hours or so. 264 00:14:03,999 --> 00:14:05,889 You know what it's like, but... 265 00:14:05,914 --> 00:14:07,713 No-one dies alone, Doctor Turner. 266 00:14:08,929 --> 00:14:10,198 Not on our watch. 267 00:14:10,199 --> 00:14:11,969 HORN BEEPS 268 00:14:12,329 --> 00:14:14,488 - Is she all right this morning? - I'm fine. 269 00:14:14,489 --> 00:14:16,182 She's got a bit of a sore throat. 270 00:14:16,221 --> 00:14:17,428 I'm taking her to the quack 271 00:14:17,429 --> 00:14:19,447 to see if he can give her some sort of prescription gargle. 272 00:14:19,471 --> 00:14:20,709 Perfect. 273 00:14:21,009 --> 00:14:24,899 Cos I have secured an audition for a certain young lady for... 274 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:26,568 ...Associated Television. 275 00:14:26,569 --> 00:14:27,978 When, Mo? 276 00:14:27,979 --> 00:14:29,829 5pm tomorrow. 277 00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:33,249 Hop in, let's make sure we get your pipes oiled. 278 00:14:40,369 --> 00:14:43,729 Smoking is not permitted in the surgery. 279 00:14:44,209 --> 00:14:46,449 It's a top-quality cigar. 280 00:14:46,859 --> 00:14:49,128 Havanas, Panatellas, Henley's 281 00:14:49,129 --> 00:14:52,178 or roll-ups stuffed with the cheapest shag... 282 00:14:52,179 --> 00:14:54,409 The same rule applies and will be enforced. 283 00:14:57,425 --> 00:14:59,334 Look, if we don't get satisfaction here, 284 00:14:59,359 --> 00:15:00,969 I'm taking Julie to Harley Street. 285 00:15:01,369 --> 00:15:02,729 That girl... 286 00:15:03,049 --> 00:15:04,479 ...heading for the top. 287 00:15:11,595 --> 00:15:13,384 I'm quite far gone, aren't 1? 288 00:15:13,409 --> 00:15:16,328 I'd put you at 36 weeks, lass. 289 00:15:16,329 --> 00:15:20,208 In other words, you've seen off eight out of nine months pregnancy 290 00:15:20,209 --> 00:15:22,088 with no medical support. 291 00:15:22,089 --> 00:15:25,408 No wonder you're feeling a bit frayed around the edges. 292 00:15:25,409 --> 00:15:27,609 Will she have hurt the baby, Doctor... 293 00:15:27,890 --> 00:15:29,978 ...cramming it flat with that panty girdle? 294 00:15:29,979 --> 00:15:33,928 We're giving her a thorough once-over but I doubt it very much. 295 00:15:33,929 --> 00:15:36,978 NURSE CRANE: Doctor's going to have a feel of your tummy now, Julie. 296 00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:38,289 Usual bloods? 297 00:15:40,619 --> 00:15:43,449 Oh, come on. No tears, now. 298 00:15:43,699 --> 00:15:46,848 We've plenty of time to get things organised. 299 00:15:46,849 --> 00:15:50,448 She's got an audition for a television show tomorrow night. 300 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:52,338 SHE MOANS 301 00:15:52,339 --> 00:15:54,578 Oh, no, she hasn't. 302 00:15:54,579 --> 00:15:58,929 Because what she has got, I suspect, is a very nasty water infection. 303 00:16:03,799 --> 00:16:05,649 Is Colette too young for the Judy, Fred? 304 00:16:05,650 --> 00:16:08,498 I wouldn't know. Reggie's the expert on the comics. 305 00:16:08,499 --> 00:16:10,388 I bet even he don't read the girls' ones. 306 00:16:10,389 --> 00:16:12,808 I'll get it anyway. Free gift this week. 307 00:16:12,809 --> 00:16:14,698 Nurse Nancy, just the person! 308 00:16:14,699 --> 00:16:17,558 Now, I've arranged an open meeting at the Institute. 309 00:16:17,559 --> 00:16:22,089 Could you deliver some handbills on your rounds, please? 310 00:16:27,019 --> 00:16:28,448 Do you sell drink? 311 00:16:28,449 --> 00:16:31,049 No, sorry, pal. We don't have a licence. 312 00:16:31,619 --> 00:16:34,609 We do baccy and fags, if you want those. 313 00:16:38,699 --> 00:16:40,409 No, I'll leave it. 314 00:16:40,619 --> 00:16:42,089 Thanks all the same. 315 00:16:45,770 --> 00:16:48,288 He'll probably go straight to the ironmongers 316 00:16:48,289 --> 00:16:50,078 and buy methylated spirits. 317 00:16:50,079 --> 00:16:52,078 It smells like sewer gas. 318 00:16:52,079 --> 00:16:54,848 I wouldn't light any matches for a while. 319 00:16:54,849 --> 00:16:56,329 SHE GIGGLES 320 00:16:58,049 --> 00:17:01,289 He would've been a respectable bloke, once. 321 00:17:01,859 --> 00:17:05,849 Just because he isn't now doesn't entitle us to laugh at him. 322 00:17:10,439 --> 00:17:11,939 Here, mate. 323 00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:15,089 Take these. 324 00:17:17,849 --> 00:17:20,248 It's not got much of a kick to it, but, you know, 325 00:17:20,249 --> 00:17:22,129 with the warm weather and all that. 326 00:17:22,569 --> 00:17:23,779 Well... 327 00:17:23,780 --> 00:17:25,249 ...I won't say no. 328 00:17:25,689 --> 00:17:27,089 Thank you. 329 00:17:31,530 --> 00:17:33,208 She can't be in the family way. 330 00:17:33,209 --> 00:17:35,208 She's... she's been wearing minidresses! 331 00:17:35,209 --> 00:17:37,779 We've built every stage outfit around the Sandie Shaw look. 332 00:17:37,780 --> 00:17:39,998 She needs bed rest and antibiotics. 333 00:17:39,999 --> 00:17:42,769 They're going to keep her in overnight in the maternity home. 334 00:17:42,770 --> 00:17:45,888 Maternity home! I never even noticed a blinking thing! 335 00:17:45,889 --> 00:17:48,529 The chances are ATV won't notice either. 336 00:17:48,530 --> 00:17:51,498 - She can still do the audition. - No, she can't! 337 00:17:51,499 --> 00:17:53,808 From now on, my daughter's health comes first. 338 00:17:53,809 --> 00:17:56,078 I'm not saying never mind about her health, Mrs Haig. 339 00:17:56,079 --> 00:17:58,628 But I am saying, what about her future? 340 00:17:58,629 --> 00:18:01,628 I can't market an unmarried mother. 341 00:18:01,629 --> 00:18:04,529 She's already got a contract for the single. 342 00:18:04,530 --> 00:18:07,149 They'll drop her like a stone the minute they find out. 343 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,849 Well, then, her future stops here, doesn't it? 344 00:18:10,169 --> 00:18:12,419 Everything we planned is over. 345 00:18:13,579 --> 00:18:16,328 If she tied the knot with someone, it would be a different matter. 346 00:18:16,329 --> 00:18:18,569 Dare I ask where the father is? 347 00:18:18,780 --> 00:18:20,779 Westfalen, Germany. 348 00:18:20,780 --> 00:18:22,569 He's in the Rifles. 349 00:18:23,219 --> 00:18:24,889 Well, he wants ruddy shooting. 350 00:18:30,019 --> 00:18:32,249 It must be like feeling seasick. 351 00:18:33,609 --> 00:18:38,364 It is, only without the consoling thought of a holiday destination 352 00:18:38,389 --> 00:18:40,449 at the end of it. 353 00:18:40,809 --> 00:18:42,059 All will be well. 354 00:18:43,585 --> 00:18:48,194 Only I'm not convinced all will be well in time for the centenary. 355 00:18:48,219 --> 00:18:50,419 Do you have to mark it at all? 356 00:18:52,425 --> 00:18:55,064 There have been so many miracles along the way 357 00:18:55,089 --> 00:18:57,288 that thanksgiving seems essential. 358 00:18:57,289 --> 00:18:58,489 But... 359 00:18:58,699 --> 00:19:00,888 ...we mustn't seem to be patting ourselves on the back. 360 00:19:00,889 --> 00:19:03,418 Sister Hilda seems to be full of ideas. 361 00:19:03,419 --> 00:19:06,708 Sister Hilda is as inventive as she is enthusiastic, 362 00:19:06,709 --> 00:19:10,219 which I fear will prove a rather febrile mix. 363 00:19:12,579 --> 00:19:14,539 You, on the other hand... 364 00:19:14,540 --> 00:19:17,168 ...know us inside and out... 365 00:19:17,169 --> 00:19:20,418 ...and can look towards us from the outside in. 366 00:19:20,419 --> 00:19:23,068 Oh, I hope you're not suggesting I might take it over. 367 00:19:23,069 --> 00:19:25,888 No, I'm asking you to. 368 00:19:25,889 --> 00:19:30,769 Simple, dignified, loving and truthful. 369 00:19:32,329 --> 00:19:34,699 No-one can do it... better. 370 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,529 I want all of this drunk up 371 00:19:40,530 --> 00:19:43,378 and there'll be another glass of water with your teatime omelette. 372 00:19:43,379 --> 00:19:45,779 The baby's going to drown if 1 carry on like this. 373 00:19:45,780 --> 00:19:50,498 A regular intake of fluids is just as important as your antibiotics. 374 00:19:50,499 --> 00:19:53,489 We need to get that infection on the run. 375 00:19:54,139 --> 00:19:57,168 Yep, you do as the nurse says, girl. 376 00:19:57,169 --> 00:19:59,818 Now I've rearranged the audition for next week, 377 00:19:59,819 --> 00:20:01,978 you've really got something to aim towards. 378 00:20:01,979 --> 00:20:03,858 If I may interject, 379 00:20:03,859 --> 00:20:06,878 I think Doctor Turner may be of the opposite opinion. 380 00:20:06,879 --> 00:20:09,008 I just want to sing, Nurse Crane. 381 00:20:09,009 --> 00:20:13,168 I want to be like Helen Shapiro used to be, like Shirley Bassey is now. 382 00:20:13,169 --> 00:20:15,458 She's from somewhere no better than round here, 383 00:20:15,459 --> 00:20:17,218 and they say she's made so much money 384 00:20:17,219 --> 00:20:18,808 she's going to have to live abroad. 385 00:20:18,809 --> 00:20:21,228 There's nothing wrong in wanting to get on in life. 386 00:20:21,229 --> 00:20:24,498 I transfigured my own fortunes in my small way. 387 00:20:24,499 --> 00:20:27,248 But you're not going to be playing The Palladium 388 00:20:27,249 --> 00:20:29,298 when you're 36 weeks gone. 389 00:20:29,299 --> 00:20:31,418 The audition is for the telly 390 00:20:31,419 --> 00:20:34,228 and they can do things with camera angles. 391 00:20:34,229 --> 00:20:38,938 What you can't do with a camera is bring an infant into the world 392 00:20:38,939 --> 00:20:42,529 on time, properly nourished and healthy. 393 00:20:43,689 --> 00:20:46,049 You've got work to do, lass... 394 00:20:46,259 --> 00:20:48,329 ...and it isn't on the stage. 395 00:20:58,379 --> 00:20:59,579 Hello. 396 00:21:01,149 --> 00:21:03,089 I'm sorry to disturb you. 397 00:21:04,609 --> 00:21:07,009 I'm only listening to the dogs bark. 398 00:21:07,780 --> 00:21:09,769 They do that in the evenings. 399 00:21:09,959 --> 00:21:12,298 They send messages to each other. 400 00:21:12,299 --> 00:21:14,938 I brought you some things that you might find handy - 401 00:21:14,939 --> 00:21:17,029 a walking stick and a mack. 402 00:21:17,179 --> 00:21:19,178 You'll be too warm in that overcoat soon. 403 00:21:19,179 --> 00:21:20,808 I don't like to take it off. 404 00:21:20,809 --> 00:21:23,929 A good coat gets to be a friend. 405 00:21:26,509 --> 00:21:28,409 Will you have the stick? 406 00:21:28,819 --> 00:21:30,859 I might give it a try. 407 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,829 I wondered if you'd hurt your foot, sir. 408 00:21:39,059 --> 00:21:40,148 "Sir"? 409 00:21:40,149 --> 00:21:42,048 HE LAUGHS 410 00:21:42,049 --> 00:21:45,749 I'm a nurse. It gives you a knack with the etiquette. 411 00:21:46,379 --> 00:21:49,818 No, I got shot of my surname years ago. 412 00:21:49,819 --> 00:21:54,989 I just answer to the name of Bernard, like a dog. 413 00:21:57,899 --> 00:22:00,009 You're from Ireland. 414 00:22:02,049 --> 00:22:03,688 My name's Nancy. 415 00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:06,329 I was born in Cork but I live here now. 416 00:22:06,699 --> 00:22:09,818 My mother was from Skibbereen. 417 00:22:09,819 --> 00:22:12,044 She... she lived here, too. 418 00:22:12,069 --> 00:22:14,269 People from our neck of the woods get everywhere. 419 00:22:14,294 --> 00:22:19,269 When I see things that are yellow sometimes, I... I think of her. 420 00:22:20,739 --> 00:22:23,378 A painted door, a ribbon on a child... 421 00:22:23,379 --> 00:22:27,298 She... she had eyes the colour of robins' eggs 422 00:22:27,299 --> 00:22:30,688 but it... it was the yellow things she loved. 423 00:22:30,689 --> 00:22:32,809 Does that foot hurt you, Bernard? 424 00:22:33,129 --> 00:22:36,328 You could come to the surgery, where I work, and get it dressed. 425 00:22:36,329 --> 00:22:37,889 No. 426 00:22:38,179 --> 00:22:40,369 I can't... can't even feel it. 427 00:22:42,939 --> 00:22:45,449 It's the best way. 428 00:22:45,859 --> 00:22:47,209 Best way. 429 00:22:47,819 --> 00:22:50,609 Is that the pop that Fred gave you from the shop? 430 00:22:51,699 --> 00:22:53,289 Might be. 431 00:22:54,099 --> 00:22:58,429 Might be a little bit more to it, now. 432 00:23:00,019 --> 00:23:03,249 You know, I... I was just looking... 433 00:23:04,749 --> 00:23:08,018 ...for them little golden flowers. 434 00:23:08,019 --> 00:23:10,289 Not daisies. 435 00:23:10,540 --> 00:23:12,589 The ones that shine. 436 00:23:14,410 --> 00:23:16,748 Butterfingers and all that. 437 00:23:16,749 --> 00:23:18,410 You mean buttercups? 438 00:23:20,189 --> 00:23:21,379 Might do. 439 00:23:26,379 --> 00:23:29,739 I keep looking but I never find any. 440 00:23:32,229 --> 00:23:34,539 I have no objection to Mrs Turner... 441 00:23:34,540 --> 00:23:39,308 Doctor's wife, midwife, nurse and, well, general all-round good egg... 442 00:23:39,309 --> 00:23:41,818 Arranging the centenary celebration. 443 00:23:41,819 --> 00:23:44,228 I have every objection to such an important role 444 00:23:44,229 --> 00:23:48,569 being assigned to Sister Bernadette, ex-nun! 445 00:23:49,531 --> 00:23:52,188 Perhaps we can talk about what we're likely to see the Queen wearing, 446 00:23:52,189 --> 00:23:54,409 during her forthcoming tour to Canada. 447 00:23:54,609 --> 00:23:58,108 I'm always very struck by her diplomatic choice of colours. 448 00:23:58,109 --> 00:24:00,698 So, I'd anticipate a lot of red and white 449 00:24:00,699 --> 00:24:03,848 and she might borrow the maple leaf brooch from the Queen Mother. 450 00:24:03,849 --> 00:24:06,688 I'd just like to see her jazz up her shoes a bit. 451 00:24:06,689 --> 00:24:09,258 And her bags. I mean, they're all the same. 452 00:24:09,259 --> 00:24:12,938 Her footwear does seem to be becoming increasingly conservative. 453 00:24:13,072 --> 00:24:16,793 Once upon a time, it wasn't unusual to see her in a peep-toe. 454 00:25:00,339 --> 00:25:04,689 Hello. I'd like to enquire about making an international call... 455 00:25:04,949 --> 00:25:06,299 ...to West Germany. 456 00:25:09,363 --> 00:25:10,993 There you go, Albert. 457 00:25:12,219 --> 00:25:14,698 That should freshen you up a little. 458 00:25:14,699 --> 00:25:18,378 Albert - it seems so natural now, 459 00:25:18,379 --> 00:25:21,419 even to one from a generation such as mine, 460 00:25:21,420 --> 00:25:23,698 where formal terms prevailed. 461 00:25:23,699 --> 00:25:26,869 A woman's Christian name, when she's in travail. 462 00:25:27,109 --> 00:25:33,748 A man's, when he stands in equipoise betwixt this life and the next. 463 00:25:33,749 --> 00:25:37,849 You think of his mother choosing it, don't you, when he was born? 464 00:25:39,569 --> 00:25:44,208 Looking down at his little face and wondering what would suit him. 465 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:48,289 I've brought you a Thermos of minestrone and some Cheddar rolls. 466 00:25:48,499 --> 00:25:52,179 A rather savoury repast for so early in the day. 467 00:25:56,779 --> 00:25:58,369 Sister Monica Joan... 468 00:25:58,849 --> 00:26:00,019 ...I think he's going. 469 00:26:11,670 --> 00:26:15,529 Depart, O Christian soul, out of this world. 470 00:26:16,339 --> 00:26:20,848 In the Name of God, the Father Almighty, who created you. 471 00:26:20,849 --> 00:26:24,308 In the Name of Jesus Christ, who redeemed you. 472 00:26:24,309 --> 00:26:28,208 In the Name of the Holy Spirit, who sanctifies you. 473 00:26:28,209 --> 00:26:31,609 May your rest be this day in peace 474 00:26:31,979 --> 00:26:35,098 and your dwelling place in the Paradise of God. 475 00:26:35,099 --> 00:26:36,469 WHISPERS: Amen. 476 00:26:47,670 --> 00:26:49,489 WHISPERS: Is there anything I can do? 477 00:26:51,929 --> 00:26:53,189 Open the window. 478 00:26:54,739 --> 00:26:56,259 Let his soul out. 479 00:27:02,779 --> 00:27:05,628 Mrs Buckle, what plans has the council 480 00:27:05,629 --> 00:27:08,178 to ensure that the order of St Raymond Nonnatus 481 00:27:08,179 --> 00:27:11,618 remains at the heart of midwifery and nursing in this area? 482 00:27:11,619 --> 00:27:15,218 The council makes a significant contribution to health care 483 00:27:15,219 --> 00:27:16,848 right across Tower Hamlets. 484 00:27:16,849 --> 00:27:21,648 My understanding is that there are no plans whatever 485 00:27:21,649 --> 00:27:24,778 to change the funds already allocated. 486 00:27:24,779 --> 00:27:28,208 But, in the centenary year of the Order's arrival in the area, 487 00:27:28,209 --> 00:27:31,549 is Lord Stonham even aware of the extent to which a vital service 488 00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:35,539 has to rely on religious charity and private donations? 489 00:27:35,540 --> 00:27:40,289 I can certainly ensure that it is brought to his attention. 490 00:27:40,290 --> 00:27:46,148 No-one's higher up in the nun's fan club than me, Mrs Buckle. 491 00:27:46,149 --> 00:27:48,388 I've had five kids with them... 492 00:27:48,389 --> 00:27:51,789 Four in my own bed and one in the air raid shelter. 493 00:27:53,899 --> 00:27:56,571 They are the best of the East End. 494 00:27:56,596 --> 00:27:57,648 CROWD: Hear, hear! 495 00:27:57,649 --> 00:28:00,978 And what I want to know is, what are you going to do about the worst? 496 00:28:00,979 --> 00:28:02,988 Well, I think you're going to need to define 497 00:28:02,989 --> 00:28:04,988 what you mean by "the worst", 498 00:28:04,989 --> 00:28:08,898 if I'm going to answer that question in a satisfactory manner. 499 00:28:08,899 --> 00:28:14,068 I mean cars all over the bombsites, with God knows who living in them, 500 00:28:14,069 --> 00:28:16,938 people keeping goats in their back yards 501 00:28:16,939 --> 00:28:19,648 and meths drinkers in every doorway. 502 00:28:19,649 --> 00:28:24,164 One cannot be oblivious to the presence of unsavoury elements 503 00:28:24,189 --> 00:28:25,468 throughout the borough, 504 00:28:25,469 --> 00:28:29,008 which appears to be the direct result of the chaos 505 00:28:29,009 --> 00:28:31,299 caused by the housing programme. 506 00:28:31,300 --> 00:28:35,978 Will you be asking Lord Stonham how this can be remedied? 507 00:28:35,979 --> 00:28:39,828 We all have grave concerns about housing, Miss Higgins. 508 00:28:39,829 --> 00:28:44,258 I have grave concerns about people using my stairwell as a khazi. 509 00:28:44,259 --> 00:28:46,378 CROWD MURMURS IN AGREEMENT 510 00:28:46,379 --> 00:28:49,938 Your concerns have been noted and will be passed on, 511 00:28:49,939 --> 00:28:54,138 when the deputation visits the House of Commons. 512 00:28:54,139 --> 00:28:56,588 My mum thinks you should've kept me in longer. 513 00:28:56,589 --> 00:28:58,409 You're doing very nicely. 514 00:28:58,410 --> 00:29:01,468 If this were a test at school, you'd be top of the form. 515 00:29:01,469 --> 00:29:03,049 That would be a first. 516 00:29:05,119 --> 00:29:07,908 Can I do classes in what to expect? 517 00:29:07,909 --> 00:29:10,008 I feel like I've got to make up for lost time. 518 00:29:10,009 --> 00:29:12,938 The only thing you've got to do is stop berating yourself. 519 00:29:12,939 --> 00:29:14,769 There's no harm done. 520 00:29:15,109 --> 00:29:17,468 And you can't turn back the clock. 521 00:29:17,469 --> 00:29:20,778 You don't understand. I've got to be fantastic at this. 522 00:29:20,779 --> 00:29:23,138 Like I've always had to be fantastic at everything. 523 00:29:23,139 --> 00:29:25,108 Why do you think that? 524 00:29:25,109 --> 00:29:27,828 Because my dad ran out on me after I was born. 525 00:29:27,829 --> 00:29:30,299 The only thing he left behind was the colour of my skin. 526 00:29:30,300 --> 00:29:32,289 He also left your mother. 527 00:29:32,290 --> 00:29:35,708 And she's given you enough determination, love 528 00:29:35,709 --> 00:29:39,839 and willpower to make up for any deficit of his. 529 00:29:40,859 --> 00:29:42,069 Now... 530 00:29:42,909 --> 00:29:45,628 ...I'll talk you through what to expect, shall 1? 531 00:29:45,629 --> 00:29:47,728 KNOCKING 532 00:29:47,729 --> 00:29:51,938 Mr Lewin, you're intruding upon a professional consultation. 533 00:29:51,939 --> 00:29:55,008 I've actually come in search of a professional consultation 534 00:29:55,009 --> 00:29:57,149 about residential nurseries for the nipper. 535 00:29:57,173 --> 00:29:58,276 I beg your pardon? 536 00:29:58,300 --> 00:29:59,988 What's a residential nursery? 537 00:29:59,989 --> 00:30:04,299 A select, fee-paying facility, where babies can reside all year round. 538 00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:06,289 Now, we can pick up where you left off. 539 00:30:06,290 --> 00:30:08,268 I've even got contacts at Search For A Star. 540 00:30:08,269 --> 00:30:10,549 Out of this young lady's bedroom, now! 541 00:30:10,550 --> 00:30:13,478 She may have decisions to make about her future, 542 00:30:13,479 --> 00:30:17,549 but she also has a mind and opinions of her own. 543 00:30:17,550 --> 00:30:20,659 I've been her manager for a year. Do you think I don't know that? 544 00:30:23,019 --> 00:30:26,018 Julie, if we don't sort this out, 545 00:30:26,019 --> 00:30:28,089 none of this will ever come your way again. 546 00:30:37,259 --> 00:30:38,988 Jeff, what are you doing here? 547 00:30:38,989 --> 00:30:40,268 Well, what do you think? 548 00:30:40,269 --> 00:30:43,188 As soon as you told me, I couldn't get to the boat train fast enough. 549 00:30:43,189 --> 00:30:45,369 I didn't even change out of my uniform. 550 00:30:45,550 --> 00:30:47,469 Oh, have a heart, Thelma. 551 00:30:47,659 --> 00:30:48,909 Let me in. 552 00:30:50,829 --> 00:30:53,068 Jeff, why aren't you in Germany? 553 00:30:53,069 --> 00:30:54,289 Because of this. 554 00:30:57,601 --> 00:30:58,897 Is she having it now? 555 00:30:58,922 --> 00:31:02,708 NURSE CRANE: No, although I can't vouch for how the day will unfold, 556 00:31:02,709 --> 00:31:04,969 if we are subject to any more drama. 557 00:31:07,329 --> 00:31:09,648 I brought Lucille's lacquer. 558 00:31:09,649 --> 00:31:13,585 You can immobilise Big Ben with what she's sprayed on her barnet already. 559 00:31:13,586 --> 00:31:14,745 It's a windy day 560 00:31:14,746 --> 00:31:17,185 and we're having our photograph taken with Lord Stonham. 561 00:31:17,186 --> 00:31:19,296 Have you got the French chalk? 562 00:31:19,297 --> 00:31:20,655 Where's the kid gloves? 563 00:31:20,656 --> 00:31:23,185 On the kitchen table. The mark is on the thumb. 564 00:31:23,186 --> 00:31:25,569 Just pretend you're spraying a car. 565 00:31:26,626 --> 00:31:28,985 You have to stay calm, Mrs Buckle. 566 00:31:28,986 --> 00:31:30,575 You're looking elegant and dignified 567 00:31:30,576 --> 00:31:32,705 but it's not your appearance that matters today, 568 00:31:32,706 --> 00:31:34,345 it's about what you are going to say. 569 00:31:34,346 --> 00:31:36,815 That's exactly why the backs of my knees have turned to water. 570 00:31:36,816 --> 00:31:38,725 Why, when all you have to do is tell the truth 571 00:31:38,726 --> 00:31:41,426 and ask the questions that matters on behalf of the people you love? 572 00:31:41,427 --> 00:31:43,575 You make it sound so easy, Cyril. 573 00:31:43,576 --> 00:31:47,049 Nothing worthwhile is ever easy, but you know... 574 00:31:47,586 --> 00:31:51,136 ...it can be quite simple, if you just speak from your heart. 575 00:31:58,986 --> 00:32:00,296 Garnets? 576 00:32:00,297 --> 00:32:02,268 They're your birthstone, if you're born in January. 577 00:32:02,269 --> 00:32:05,455 I was going to get you a diamond but that's the birthstone for April 578 00:32:05,456 --> 00:32:07,209 and I thought it might be unlucky. 579 00:32:07,906 --> 00:32:10,815 I've applied for a special licence. 580 00:32:10,816 --> 00:32:12,729 It only takes a few days. 581 00:32:12,986 --> 00:32:14,552 Please... 582 00:32:14,553 --> 00:32:16,049 ...please, say yes. 583 00:32:16,337 --> 00:32:18,376 At least it'll make having gone AWOL worthwhile. 584 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:19,833 AWOL? 585 00:32:19,857 --> 00:32:22,056 You've come here absent without leave? 586 00:32:22,057 --> 00:32:23,376 What did your mum say? 587 00:32:23,377 --> 00:32:25,989 She thinks they've let me home on compassionate grounds. 588 00:32:27,137 --> 00:32:28,257 I panicked. 589 00:32:30,264 --> 00:32:31,689 Jeff... 590 00:32:32,257 --> 00:32:34,846 ...what if I say yes and I make you miserable? 591 00:32:34,847 --> 00:32:38,136 Well, I keep telling myself how much more miserable I'd be, 592 00:32:38,137 --> 00:32:42,129 knowing our little titch was getting name called for being a bastard. 593 00:32:43,017 --> 00:32:45,392 You had it just as bad as me, didn't you, Jeff? 594 00:32:45,416 --> 00:32:46,829 Almost. 595 00:32:50,418 --> 00:32:52,577 Let me be a man who does the decent thing. 596 00:33:05,617 --> 00:33:09,217 Would the delegation from Tower Hamlets please come with me? 597 00:33:14,327 --> 00:33:15,929 Greetings. 598 00:33:16,288 --> 00:33:19,257 I imagine you've come to confer with Sister Julienne. 599 00:33:30,217 --> 00:33:31,626 I approve of all of it. 600 00:33:31,627 --> 00:33:33,157 Even the balloons? 601 00:33:33,158 --> 00:33:36,616 Especially the balloons. So much of our work has been about children, 602 00:33:36,617 --> 00:33:39,616 why not do something that will make them smile? 603 00:33:39,617 --> 00:33:41,647 Sister Hilda, would you like to see this? 604 00:34:01,737 --> 00:34:03,569 This all seems most... 605 00:34:03,937 --> 00:34:05,269 ...acceptable. 606 00:34:06,777 --> 00:34:11,136 But what, may I ask, is item 10... Surprise? 607 00:34:11,137 --> 00:34:13,246 I can't say. 608 00:34:13,247 --> 00:34:16,436 All of this is in the manner of a gift to you. 609 00:34:16,437 --> 00:34:18,289 To the whole Order. 610 00:34:18,527 --> 00:34:23,369 And it doesn't seem right to unwrap every element at once. 611 00:34:24,627 --> 00:34:26,297 DOOR OPENS 612 00:34:26,298 --> 00:34:28,489 Violet, you're home! 613 00:34:28,897 --> 00:34:32,376 The minister gave us a full 40 minutes of his time. 614 00:34:32,377 --> 00:34:33,696 That's good, isn't it? 615 00:34:33,697 --> 00:34:37,668 We discussed play streets, playgrounds, unlicensed dogs, 616 00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:39,287 and what's going on at Tilbury Docks. 617 00:34:39,288 --> 00:34:41,468 Well, no-one likes the sound of those containers coming in. 618 00:34:41,469 --> 00:34:44,348 And then, finally, we looked at a plan of action 619 00:34:44,349 --> 00:34:46,516 against the meths drinkers. 620 00:34:46,517 --> 00:34:50,056 Councillor Finney persuaded the minister that what we really need 621 00:34:50,057 --> 00:34:54,529 is to increase police powers of arrest and dispersal. 622 00:34:54,767 --> 00:34:57,056 All that's going to do is move them on 623 00:34:57,057 --> 00:34:58,988 and make them somebody else's problem. 624 00:34:58,989 --> 00:35:02,007 Oh, half the time, that's what politics is, Fred. 625 00:35:09,937 --> 00:35:12,538 Good afternoon, sir. May I be of assistance. 626 00:35:12,539 --> 00:35:14,220 Um... Yeah. 627 00:35:14,221 --> 00:35:17,500 There's a... there's a nurse, who works here, name of Nancy. 628 00:35:17,501 --> 00:35:20,548 You can't have him in here. It's insanitary! 629 00:35:20,549 --> 00:35:23,880 I'm afraid Nurse Corrigan is not on the premises today. 630 00:35:23,881 --> 00:35:28,569 I will confer with Dr Turner, if you would like to wait outside. 631 00:35:28,801 --> 00:35:32,320 No, it... it's not bad enough for a doctor. 632 00:35:32,321 --> 00:35:35,329 No, I'm... I'm happy with the nurse. 633 00:35:44,361 --> 00:35:46,330 Sorry for dragging you out, Fred. 634 00:35:46,331 --> 00:35:49,130 Nothing much scares me, but on my own, 635 00:35:49,131 --> 00:35:52,929 I can't vouch for Nurse Corrigan's safety in this set-up after dark. 636 00:35:53,162 --> 00:35:56,289 And I suspect she's the only one this man will trust. 637 00:35:57,371 --> 00:36:00,130 - What's this? - Eucalyptus ointment. 638 00:36:00,131 --> 00:36:02,189 Rub it underneath your nose. 639 00:36:02,731 --> 00:36:06,060 It's a trick I learned years ago, going into dosshouses. 640 00:36:06,061 --> 00:36:09,210 What is it about drinking meths that makes them like this, Doc? 641 00:36:09,211 --> 00:36:11,049 If you mean the smell, 642 00:36:11,282 --> 00:36:15,049 the raw alcohol is rotting their flesh from the inside out. 643 00:36:15,251 --> 00:36:19,520 Some of them will have gastritis and soil themselves constantly, 644 00:36:19,521 --> 00:36:22,590 and their legs are probably covered in ulcers. 645 00:36:22,591 --> 00:36:24,250 Poor sods. 646 00:36:24,251 --> 00:36:27,650 If you mean why are they confused and incoherent, 647 00:36:27,651 --> 00:36:30,580 it's because the alcohol is damaging their brains, 648 00:36:30,581 --> 00:36:32,529 possibly even blinding them. 649 00:36:32,721 --> 00:36:35,769 Why is there nowhere for these people to go and get treatment? 650 00:36:36,011 --> 00:36:39,800 There is no treatment and they wouldn't go. 651 00:36:39,801 --> 00:36:42,090 They cling to each other 652 00:36:42,091 --> 00:36:45,969 and the few small things that still feel familiar. 653 00:36:47,221 --> 00:36:49,609 Everything beyond that is the void. 654 00:36:49,971 --> 00:36:53,249 And in the one place they can bear to be... 655 00:36:53,861 --> 00:36:55,422 ...nobody even wants them. 656 00:36:59,091 --> 00:37:01,240 - I got the licence. - I got the dress. 657 00:37:01,241 --> 00:37:03,004 Me and Mum nipped up to Venus Modes 658 00:37:03,029 --> 00:37:04,840 and bought a little white number off the peg. 659 00:37:04,841 --> 00:37:07,411 - Hat to match, and all. - Oh, can I see it? 660 00:37:07,412 --> 00:37:08,930 No. 661 00:37:08,931 --> 00:37:11,490 It's like diamonds when you're born in January... 662 00:37:11,491 --> 00:37:12,861 unlucky. 663 00:37:14,211 --> 00:37:16,651 I hope you aren't planning on wearing that shirt. 664 00:37:30,091 --> 00:37:31,491 Bernard? 665 00:37:37,961 --> 00:37:40,450 It's Nancy, the nurse. 666 00:37:40,451 --> 00:37:43,291 You asked for me at the surgery but I wasn't there. 667 00:37:43,292 --> 00:37:44,530 I've brought the doctor. 668 00:37:44,531 --> 00:37:46,360 I don't need the doctor. 669 00:37:46,361 --> 00:37:47,800 Now, I reckon you do. 670 00:37:47,801 --> 00:37:52,810 But I'm just junior, he knows more than me, which isn't difficult. 671 00:37:52,811 --> 00:37:56,660 If you'd let the nurse just ease your shoe off, have a quick look, 672 00:37:56,661 --> 00:37:59,140 I won't interfere, unless it's necessary. 673 00:37:59,141 --> 00:38:03,209 I've heard of a thing called antibions. 674 00:38:03,451 --> 00:38:05,090 Antibiotics? 675 00:38:05,091 --> 00:38:06,930 Mm, we've tonnes of them. 676 00:38:06,931 --> 00:38:09,970 Pills, lotions, liquid, solid. 677 00:38:09,971 --> 00:38:12,860 - Probably even gas. - Just her. 678 00:38:12,861 --> 00:38:14,141 Right. 679 00:38:15,811 --> 00:38:18,009 Let's ease this off, then. 680 00:38:18,381 --> 00:38:22,409 My mother, right, she used to be a Lady's maid. 681 00:38:23,302 --> 00:38:26,029 The family, who she worked for, 682 00:38:26,182 --> 00:38:30,769 they used to have their shoes handmade in Piccadilly. 683 00:38:41,731 --> 00:38:45,809 His.. his foot's come off with the shoe. 684 00:38:55,011 --> 00:38:57,309 I'm... I'm sorry, Bernard. 685 00:38:58,681 --> 00:39:00,169 I'm sorry. 686 00:39:00,531 --> 00:39:02,570 I didn't feel a thing. 687 00:39:02,571 --> 00:39:04,169 You wouldn't. 688 00:39:04,571 --> 00:39:06,101 You've got gangrene. 689 00:39:27,451 --> 00:39:29,389 What will they do at the hospital? 690 00:39:29,731 --> 00:39:31,289 Amputate... 691 00:39:32,182 --> 00:39:34,489 ...somewhere below the knee, if he's lucky. 692 00:39:36,052 --> 00:39:38,450 If he'd led a different sort of life, 693 00:39:38,451 --> 00:39:42,249 he'd stand a decent chance of being fitted with an artificial leg. 694 00:39:42,961 --> 00:39:44,908 That's not going to happen, 695 00:39:44,909 --> 00:39:48,609 because of the thing that got him in this state in the first place. 696 00:39:48,941 --> 00:39:50,529 The drink? 697 00:39:51,042 --> 00:39:52,409 The drink... 698 00:39:52,731 --> 00:39:54,741 ...and everything that made him drink. 699 00:39:56,461 --> 00:39:59,589 Smoking can cause arteriosclerosis. 700 00:39:59,811 --> 00:40:02,381 A bad diet can cause diabetes. 701 00:40:03,931 --> 00:40:07,929 Both can lead to loss of circulation and dry gangrene. 702 00:40:09,941 --> 00:40:12,380 But only catastrophic self-neglect 703 00:40:12,381 --> 00:40:14,969 can result in a sight like we've just seen. 704 00:40:15,371 --> 00:40:17,369 It didn't even seem to hurt him. 705 00:40:18,491 --> 00:40:20,331 It was as though he hardly cared. 706 00:40:21,771 --> 00:40:24,649 And that is the most painful thing we ever see. 707 00:40:28,841 --> 00:40:31,250 I can't stop asking myself. 708 00:40:31,251 --> 00:40:35,730 I mean, why is it that I bend over backwards for some people 709 00:40:35,731 --> 00:40:37,690 and not for others? 710 00:40:37,691 --> 00:40:41,460 And all for the sake of what, a well-kept street? 711 00:40:41,461 --> 00:40:43,970 I can't say I'm keen on driving those poor men 712 00:40:43,971 --> 00:40:45,400 as far away as possible. 713 00:40:45,401 --> 00:40:47,260 It's not about what I want, is it? 714 00:40:47,261 --> 00:40:49,520 It's about what my constituents want. 715 00:40:49,521 --> 00:40:52,120 I mean, I am in the service of others, 716 00:40:52,121 --> 00:40:55,970 however unfortunate that may be in this instance. 717 00:40:55,971 --> 00:40:57,840 What about Bernard? 718 00:40:57,841 --> 00:40:59,941 Isn't he your constituent, too? 719 00:41:03,941 --> 00:41:05,211 Knock, knock. 720 00:41:06,577 --> 00:41:09,666 Bernard, it's Dr Turner. 721 00:41:09,691 --> 00:41:11,540 We met last night. 722 00:41:11,541 --> 00:41:12,989 Do you work here? 723 00:41:13,014 --> 00:41:14,652 No, but... 724 00:41:14,811 --> 00:41:16,769 ...I'm good at sneaking in. 725 00:41:16,941 --> 00:41:20,301 And there is a lady, who wanted to visit you. 726 00:41:20,302 --> 00:41:21,731 Is it Nancy? 727 00:41:23,241 --> 00:41:25,370 I'm Councillor Buckle. 728 00:41:25,371 --> 00:41:26,889 Violet. 729 00:41:27,121 --> 00:41:29,609 I'm so sorry for your troubles. 730 00:41:29,841 --> 00:41:32,760 ...I brought you a small parcel of essentials 731 00:41:32,761 --> 00:41:35,900 from the Pensioners' Benevolent Society. 732 00:41:35,901 --> 00:41:37,409 Oh, I don't get a pension. 733 00:41:37,681 --> 00:41:39,569 I lost me cards. 734 00:41:39,841 --> 00:41:41,468 Is there something wrong with me 735 00:41:41,469 --> 00:41:45,690 cos I keep thinking I ought to want to drink? 736 00:41:45,691 --> 00:41:49,560 They're giving you medication to take the edge off any cravings. 737 00:41:49,561 --> 00:41:52,410 Yeah, they took me leg off too, didn't they? 738 00:41:52,411 --> 00:41:53,828 Not all of it. 739 00:41:53,829 --> 00:41:57,409 According to the staff nurse, you've still got your knee joint. 740 00:41:58,201 --> 00:42:00,229 I always wanted to disappear. 741 00:42:01,312 --> 00:42:03,620 Looks like I'm doing it bit by bit. 742 00:42:03,621 --> 00:42:05,201 HE LAUGHS 743 00:42:12,131 --> 00:42:14,260 This is not something I get to say every day, 744 00:42:14,261 --> 00:42:16,820 but we have a bride in labour. 745 00:42:16,821 --> 00:42:19,169 Events have taken something of a turn. 746 00:42:19,481 --> 00:42:24,210 And are we to book the lady in question in as Miss Haig or Mrs...? 747 00:42:24,211 --> 00:42:27,610 ...Lilly. My client is in fact a married woman, now. 748 00:42:27,611 --> 00:42:30,480 We told the registrar to keep proceedings brief. 749 00:42:30,481 --> 00:42:32,169 I love you, Julie. 750 00:42:33,661 --> 00:42:35,571 COUGHING 751 00:42:42,851 --> 00:42:46,090 They won't let me smoke. It's making me cough. 752 00:42:46,091 --> 00:42:48,210 Pneumonia's making you cough. 753 00:42:48,211 --> 00:42:50,890 - Is it? - Mm, it's in your notes. 754 00:42:50,891 --> 00:42:52,889 I took a shufty at them. 755 00:42:53,341 --> 00:42:57,850 Is pneumonia when your lungs fill up with water? 756 00:42:57,851 --> 00:43:01,210 Well, it's an acute lower respiratory infection, 757 00:43:01,211 --> 00:43:03,129 involving the alveoli. 758 00:43:03,741 --> 00:43:05,989 But, yeah, it comes to the same thing. 759 00:43:06,131 --> 00:43:09,049 Ah, I can go along with that. 760 00:43:09,331 --> 00:43:11,489 They're giving you medicine for it. 761 00:43:11,781 --> 00:43:13,449 My mother drowned... 762 00:43:13,922 --> 00:43:15,489 ...in a canal. 763 00:43:15,981 --> 00:43:17,700 She left her handbag on the side 764 00:43:17,701 --> 00:43:20,189 and there were three ha'pence in her purse. 765 00:43:21,211 --> 00:43:24,460 They gave me the coins to take to the industrial school 766 00:43:24,461 --> 00:43:27,109 but the matron robbed them... 767 00:43:28,371 --> 00:43:30,810 ...and I've been grubbing about in the dirt, 768 00:43:30,811 --> 00:43:32,969 looking for pennies ever since. 769 00:43:35,461 --> 00:43:37,331 I lost my mother when I was a child. 770 00:43:39,741 --> 00:43:42,049 I'm a mother myself, now. 771 00:43:42,401 --> 00:43:44,741 Does it make things better? 772 00:43:48,621 --> 00:43:49,691 Yeah. 773 00:43:54,021 --> 00:43:56,001 PIANO PLAYS 774 00:43:58,501 --> 00:44:02,490 I'm sorry, Miss Higgins, but if this is to be set to "Repton”, 775 00:44:02,491 --> 00:44:05,400 I don't think that's the appropriate key. 776 00:44:05,401 --> 00:44:08,540 It's the key I sang it in, when I was writing the verse. 777 00:44:08,541 --> 00:44:11,850 Miss Higgins, the words are your domain. 778 00:44:11,851 --> 00:44:13,551 The music is mine. 779 00:44:18,491 --> 00:44:20,131 PIANO PLAYS 780 00:44:30,491 --> 00:44:33,549 I joined the Navy when I was 14. 781 00:44:33,851 --> 00:44:36,129 That didn't make it better. 782 00:44:36,491 --> 00:44:39,249 I started with the booze at 16. 783 00:44:39,561 --> 00:44:42,100 That didn't make it better, either. 784 00:44:42,101 --> 00:44:44,370 You certainly gave it enough of a chance. 785 00:44:44,371 --> 00:44:46,209 The war made it worse. 786 00:44:47,627 --> 00:44:51,749 Living a life at sea in peacetime made it worse. 787 00:44:52,281 --> 00:44:56,409 Every year, every day, I needed something stronger... 788 00:44:56,611 --> 00:44:58,186 ...and I just tramped about. 789 00:44:59,547 --> 00:45:01,249 Went all over... 790 00:45:01,531 --> 00:45:06,740 Land's End to John O'Groats, like a ship avoiding harbour. 791 00:45:06,741 --> 00:45:08,089 And then... 792 00:45:08,621 --> 00:45:10,009 ...in the end... 793 00:45:10,271 --> 00:45:11,770 ...I came home. 794 00:45:11,771 --> 00:45:13,489 Home to Poplar. 795 00:45:13,851 --> 00:45:16,009 Where I lived with my mother. 796 00:45:16,741 --> 00:45:19,820 It was like I could see her footprints on the pavement 797 00:45:19,821 --> 00:45:21,580 and hear her voice. 798 00:45:21,581 --> 00:45:23,729 IN IRISH ACCENT: "Let's see if you like butter.” 799 00:45:24,491 --> 00:45:27,289 And the tickle of the flower underneath me chin. 800 00:45:27,741 --> 00:45:30,089 "Yes... yes, you do." 801 00:45:33,651 --> 00:45:37,411 One way or another, I've been trying to drown myself for 40 years. 802 00:45:39,261 --> 00:45:41,569 Now, I have the pneumonia... 803 00:45:42,461 --> 00:45:43,651 ...I can stop. 804 00:45:53,491 --> 00:45:56,250 I'm sorry about the smell of dog dirt. 805 00:45:56,251 --> 00:45:59,409 I'm trying not to spray it around with the brush. 806 00:45:59,866 --> 00:46:03,449 After the stenches I've encountered in the last few days, it's nothing. 807 00:46:08,182 --> 00:46:09,889 How do you do it? 808 00:46:10,371 --> 00:46:11,650 Do what? 809 00:46:11,651 --> 00:46:12,829 This job. 810 00:46:13,141 --> 00:46:15,830 Seeing people so... 811 00:46:15,831 --> 00:46:18,780 ...broken and in so much want? 812 00:46:18,781 --> 00:46:21,729 You have to sidestep want most of the time. 813 00:46:21,911 --> 00:46:25,289 Just concentrate on providing what they need and that's... 814 00:46:26,182 --> 00:46:29,449 ...just love, most of the time. 815 00:46:38,771 --> 00:46:41,300 I just want it to be all right, Nurse. 816 00:46:41,301 --> 00:46:44,309 Not too weak or too small or too poorly. 817 00:46:44,901 --> 00:46:46,290 Come on, precious. 818 00:46:46,291 --> 00:46:49,140 You're using up all your strength with all this crying. 819 00:46:49,141 --> 00:46:51,300 And I don't want any more contractions. 820 00:46:51,301 --> 00:46:54,210 Nobody said how much they were going to hurt! 821 00:46:54,211 --> 00:46:57,890 Julie, if we can get you nice and calm, 822 00:46:57,891 --> 00:47:00,544 we will have a try with the gas and air with the next one, 823 00:47:00,545 --> 00:47:02,571 and I promise that will really help. 824 00:47:02,572 --> 00:47:06,542 But first, let me get you a nice, cool cloth to bathe those eyes. 825 00:47:09,169 --> 00:47:13,389 No wonder she's in no frame of mind for this, with all their fretting. 826 00:47:13,782 --> 00:47:17,163 And she's had no time whatsoever to prepare. 827 00:47:17,188 --> 00:47:18,389 I'm scared. 828 00:47:18,889 --> 00:47:21,851 Everybody is scared of things they've never done before 829 00:47:21,852 --> 00:47:23,731 but that's where we come in. 830 00:47:23,732 --> 00:47:26,901 We've done this time and time again, haven't we, Nurse Crane? 831 00:47:26,902 --> 00:47:28,581 I delivered my first baby 832 00:47:28,582 --> 00:47:31,649 before Shirley Temple was top of the hit parade. 833 00:47:32,813 --> 00:47:35,012 SHE SHRIEKS 834 00:47:38,502 --> 00:47:40,169 Here we go, precious. 835 00:47:40,372 --> 00:47:43,441 You do exactly as I tell you, and I promise, 836 00:47:43,442 --> 00:47:45,612 the difference will be like night from day. 837 00:47:47,933 --> 00:47:49,732 JULIE SCREAMS 838 00:47:53,732 --> 00:47:57,809 I brought us all some pie and mash and a bottle of champagne for later. 839 00:47:58,452 --> 00:47:59,729 Vintage. 840 00:48:00,142 --> 00:48:02,449 I just hope we've got something to celebrate. 841 00:48:02,702 --> 00:48:04,262 It's coming too early, Mo. 842 00:48:05,502 --> 00:48:10,729 I've never known a girl push so strongly and with such control. 843 00:48:11,732 --> 00:48:14,541 Every time you push, I can see a bit more of the head. 844 00:48:14,542 --> 00:48:16,652 You're doing so well, lass. 845 00:48:23,652 --> 00:48:25,172 And the head is with us. 846 00:48:30,512 --> 00:48:32,172 See how well you've done? 847 00:48:34,432 --> 00:48:38,261 The baby's head's starting to turn now, just one last push, Julie. 848 00:48:38,262 --> 00:48:40,302 Give it all the strength you've got. 849 00:48:41,813 --> 00:48:43,171 SHE SHRIEKS 850 00:48:43,172 --> 00:48:44,551 BABY CRIES 851 00:48:44,552 --> 00:48:45,803 Hello. 852 00:48:56,372 --> 00:49:00,209 May I introduce you to your daughter? 853 00:49:00,462 --> 00:49:02,009 BABY CRIES 854 00:49:02,222 --> 00:49:04,011 She's beautiful. 855 00:49:04,012 --> 00:49:06,171 And that was... that was... 856 00:49:06,172 --> 00:49:07,912 How about fantastic? 857 00:49:11,478 --> 00:49:14,249 So many men are psychologically damaged. 858 00:49:15,732 --> 00:49:17,169 Loss or... 859 00:49:17,422 --> 00:49:18,452 ...poverty. 860 00:49:20,372 --> 00:49:22,372 Always, always war. 861 00:49:25,172 --> 00:49:28,142 When I got back from Italy, I was encouraged to talk. 862 00:49:29,933 --> 00:49:31,712 Maybe I didn't talk enough. 863 00:49:33,813 --> 00:49:36,889 Maybe I could've talked more about talking... 864 00:49:37,862 --> 00:49:39,532 ...but I was healed. 865 00:49:42,662 --> 00:49:44,943 People like Bernard never get that chance. 866 00:49:47,998 --> 00:49:51,329 We are all the things that have happened to us, aren't we? 867 00:49:51,542 --> 00:49:53,891 I keep thinking about that all the time, 868 00:49:53,892 --> 00:49:56,489 while I've been organising the centenary. 869 00:49:57,102 --> 00:49:59,569 All the things I was part of... 870 00:50:00,063 --> 00:50:02,609 ...and how those things became a part of me. 871 00:50:02,823 --> 00:50:05,009 We've been so lucky, haven't we? 872 00:50:12,232 --> 00:50:15,091 One for posterity, in case the press ever ask. 873 00:50:15,092 --> 00:50:16,431 What are you going to call her? 874 00:50:16,432 --> 00:50:18,009 Nicola Samantha. 875 00:50:18,252 --> 00:50:19,312 I love it. 876 00:50:27,943 --> 00:50:29,351 Is it all right to come in? 877 00:50:29,352 --> 00:50:31,809 Please, do. There's no-one we can send for. 878 00:50:33,732 --> 00:50:35,089 Mother... 879 00:50:35,732 --> 00:50:38,581 - ...is that you? - You're out of luck, love. 880 00:50:38,582 --> 00:50:41,009 But I brought you some flowers. 881 00:50:45,422 --> 00:50:48,101 I've been crawling all over the bombsites with a nun, 882 00:50:48,102 --> 00:50:49,529 looking for these. 883 00:50:49,813 --> 00:50:51,369 I hope you're grateful. 884 00:50:56,512 --> 00:50:58,581 It's not right, is it, Nurse Crane? 885 00:50:58,582 --> 00:51:01,611 It's a tiny bit on the high side. 886 00:51:01,612 --> 00:51:04,942 Little lass might have picked up a mild infection. 887 00:51:04,943 --> 00:51:06,161 What will you do? 888 00:51:06,162 --> 00:51:08,141 Will you send her to hospital? 889 00:51:08,142 --> 00:51:12,152 I'm going to telephone Dr Turner and we'll see what he advises. 890 00:51:21,892 --> 00:51:23,813 I can see it glowing against your skin. 891 00:51:25,502 --> 00:51:29,209 Brightest gold you ever saw, like a coin... 892 00:51:29,512 --> 00:51:30,929 ...or a Fairy Flag. 893 00:51:36,631 --> 00:51:38,569 WHISPERS: Shall we see who likes butter? 894 00:51:42,092 --> 00:51:45,129 Oh, you do, Bernard. 895 00:51:45,879 --> 00:51:47,089 You do. 896 00:51:58,652 --> 00:52:00,501 I don't want her to go. 897 00:52:00,502 --> 00:52:02,209 I'm her mother. 898 00:52:02,472 --> 00:52:04,609 And you're a very good one, 899 00:52:04,982 --> 00:52:08,369 which is why you know you have to let her get the best of care. 900 00:52:18,197 --> 00:52:20,197 Will you leave the buttercups with him? 901 00:52:20,222 --> 00:52:21,742 He loved yellow things. 902 00:52:44,823 --> 00:52:48,072 I'm the only person who's crying for him in the whole world. 903 00:52:48,073 --> 00:52:49,369 No, you aren't. 904 00:52:52,872 --> 00:52:55,611 These readings are going up and up, Julie. 905 00:52:55,612 --> 00:52:58,549 I don't want to have to ask Doctor for a sedative. 906 00:52:58,823 --> 00:53:02,511 Baby will be back in your arms in a day or two, I'm sure. 907 00:53:02,512 --> 00:53:04,651 And what's going to happen, then? 908 00:53:04,652 --> 00:53:08,091 I hand her over to my mum, put on my glad rags, 909 00:53:08,092 --> 00:53:10,231 paint my face and go out singing? 910 00:53:10,232 --> 00:53:13,702 You're under contract to Mr Lewin and to the record company. 911 00:53:13,703 --> 00:53:16,849 My contract is with my daughter. 912 00:53:19,062 --> 00:53:21,421 Sincere apologies for any disturbance, 913 00:53:21,422 --> 00:53:23,689 but two gentlemen have called for Mr Lilly. 914 00:53:30,929 --> 00:53:36,309 ♪ Something happened to my heart the day that I met you 915 00:53:36,512 --> 00:53:41,901 ♪ Something that I never felt before 916 00:53:41,902 --> 00:53:47,061 ♪ You are always on my mind no matter what I do 917 00:53:47,062 --> 00:53:51,822 ♪ And every day, it seems I want you more 918 00:53:51,823 --> 00:53:57,391 ♪ My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine, softer than a sigh 919 00:53:57,392 --> 00:54:04,251 ♪ My love is deeper than the deepest ocean, wider than the sky 920 00:54:04,252 --> 00:54:07,861 ♪ My love is brighter than the brightest star 921 00:54:07,862 --> 00:54:10,021 ♪ That shines every night above 922 00:54:10,022 --> 00:54:16,792 ♪ And there is nothing in this world that can ever change my love. ♪ 923 00:54:24,422 --> 00:54:26,901 Do the hospital require any assistance 924 00:54:26,902 --> 00:54:29,791 with the gentleman's funeral arrangements, Dr Turner? 925 00:54:29,792 --> 00:54:33,461 There are age-old routines for burial in a council grave. 926 00:54:33,462 --> 00:54:35,061 They do it all the time. 927 00:54:35,062 --> 00:54:38,461 I said they could use my surname, on the forms. 928 00:54:38,462 --> 00:54:40,329 Bernard Corrigan. 929 00:54:40,823 --> 00:54:43,151 If anyone looks at the cemetery records, 930 00:54:43,152 --> 00:54:45,649 they'll know he belonged to someone. 931 00:54:46,022 --> 00:54:48,871 Well, he belonged here. He was born in Poplar. 932 00:54:48,872 --> 00:54:51,141 Poplar should have taken better care of him. 933 00:54:51,142 --> 00:54:52,729 We tried... 934 00:54:53,102 --> 00:54:55,329 ...but we could all do better. 935 00:54:55,703 --> 00:54:57,329 And we will. 936 00:54:57,902 --> 00:55:02,671 Now, I know we have hostels for treating men who have TB. 937 00:55:02,672 --> 00:55:05,631 We need similar facilities for treating people, 938 00:55:05,632 --> 00:55:07,702 who suffer from alcohol addiction. 939 00:55:07,703 --> 00:55:09,629 Somewhere where they can be helped. 940 00:55:09,772 --> 00:55:12,809 Somewhere where they can be treated like human beings. 941 00:55:13,232 --> 00:55:15,169 Would the council fund that? 942 00:55:16,782 --> 00:55:18,529 Well, it will take time... 943 00:55:18,823 --> 00:55:20,689 but I will try. 944 00:55:21,092 --> 00:55:22,689 We look after our own here. 945 00:55:25,252 --> 00:55:27,592 JULIE: I'm going to sing her so many songs, Mum. 946 00:55:29,392 --> 00:55:31,409 I wanted more for you. 947 00:55:31,872 --> 00:55:34,101 You gave me everything I needed. 948 00:55:34,102 --> 00:55:36,622 And now, I'm going to do the same for her. 949 00:55:38,902 --> 00:55:40,351 With respect, Mrs Turner, 950 00:55:40,352 --> 00:55:42,702 wouldn't it be more sensible to get this into position 951 00:55:42,703 --> 00:55:44,301 once the rain had packed in? 952 00:55:44,302 --> 00:55:46,101 It's going to end up out of tune, you know. 953 00:55:46,102 --> 00:55:49,191 The rain is not due to "pack in" until early afternoon, 954 00:55:49,192 --> 00:55:51,781 exactly as the service commences. 955 00:55:51,782 --> 00:55:54,182 I'm also armed with a large tarpaulin. 956 00:55:57,118 --> 00:55:58,597 TRIXIE: When we first started, 957 00:55:58,622 --> 00:56:00,692 this seemed like the most marvellous idea. 958 00:56:00,693 --> 00:56:03,051 A canopy of massed summer flowers 959 00:56:03,052 --> 00:56:06,461 donated by well-wishers from the community of Poplar. 960 00:56:06,462 --> 00:56:08,751 What we've ended up with is a sort of... 961 00:56:08,752 --> 00:56:12,621 ...chrysanthemum soup with privet croutons. 962 00:56:12,622 --> 00:56:15,301 So, that's no good, then? 963 00:56:15,302 --> 00:56:19,341 Matthew, I'm Constance Spry-trained. 964 00:56:19,342 --> 00:56:21,501 Well, I'm glad I didn't know that 965 00:56:21,502 --> 00:56:23,703 when I sent you the Swiss cheese plant. 966 00:56:27,262 --> 00:56:28,769 It wasn't... 967 00:56:29,192 --> 00:56:32,342 ...right for me to send you actual flower flowers, then. 968 00:56:34,448 --> 00:56:37,729 And it wasn't right for me to do that for a long, long, time. 969 00:56:38,112 --> 00:56:39,649 No, when I... 970 00:56:40,052 --> 00:56:41,849 1... 1 never wanted that. 971 00:56:42,772 --> 00:56:44,529 And do you want that, now? 972 00:56:45,192 --> 00:56:48,129 I mean, would you allow that, now? 973 00:56:50,242 --> 00:56:53,569 Because, if you'd let me... 974 00:56:54,872 --> 00:56:57,609 ...I would fill your arms with flowers. 975 00:56:57,912 --> 00:57:01,209 Roses, lilacs, lilies... 976 00:57:01,963 --> 00:57:03,702 ...and something red. 977 00:57:03,703 --> 00:57:05,952 Like, more roses. 978 00:57:05,953 --> 00:57:07,953 - Red roses. - Yeah, red roses. 979 00:57:10,672 --> 00:57:13,112 Because, I mean, everybody knows what they mean. 980 00:57:14,666 --> 00:57:18,049 And I hope very much you know what I mean, when I do this. 981 00:57:30,632 --> 00:57:36,271 ♪ Their heads were veiled, their lives avowed. 982 00:57:36,272 --> 00:57:39,431 ♪ They came to serve the people proud. ♪ 983 00:57:39,432 --> 00:57:44,351 The Nonnatus House centenary celebrations took place 984 00:57:44,352 --> 00:57:46,729 in gently falling rain. 985 00:57:46,963 --> 00:57:50,191 The people, who loved it, stood shoulder to shoulder 986 00:57:50,192 --> 00:57:52,364 in defiance of the elements, 987 00:57:52,365 --> 00:57:56,089 determined to carry on and regardless. 988 00:57:56,486 --> 00:58:00,605 The weather could not have been more perfect. 989 00:58:00,606 --> 00:58:04,655 Skies will always shift, seasons with them. 990 00:58:04,656 --> 00:58:08,686 Days become years, years become decades. 991 00:58:08,687 --> 00:58:12,806 Decades evolve into a century and more. 992 00:58:12,807 --> 00:58:17,965 And all the while, our lives entwine, and then, unspool, 993 00:58:17,966 --> 00:58:23,105 borne on the winds of time and aimed we know not where. 994 00:58:23,106 --> 00:58:29,229 But we know where we come from and where our hearts call home. 995 00:58:33,016 --> 00:58:35,015 May I give you a wee bit of advice? 996 00:58:35,016 --> 00:58:37,325 Please do. Polish up your dancing shoes. 997 00:58:37,326 --> 00:58:39,686 Make her feel like she's the only girl in the world. 998 00:58:39,687 --> 00:58:42,485 Well, how does Cyril feel about that? 999 00:58:42,486 --> 00:58:44,449 I haven't told him yet. 1000 00:58:45,196 --> 00:58:47,936 Get away from her. You're hurting her! 1001 00:58:47,937 --> 00:58:53,109 I prayed for the intervention of angels and I have been answered.