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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 8

Drama about midwives in 1960s London. Sister Julienne learns about a new culture as she helps a family at a difficult time, while Sister Monica Joan struggles with her eyesight.

Sister Julienne is drawn into the heart of a different culture when she is called upon to help a Pakistani family. Having come to terms with her own childlessness, Mumtaz Gani is heartbroken when her husband Saddiq brings home a second wife who is eight months pregnant. Sister Julienne must help Mumtaz come to terms with this new addition to her family.

Elsewhere, Trixie struggles to cope after her break-up with Christopher and looks for comfort at the bottom of a bottle. But it is not long before she can no longer conceal her struggle with sobriety. Sister Julienne and Dr Turner are convinced Sister Monica Joan needs cataract surgery, but before having the first consultation she must acknowledge that her vision is impaired. At clinic, Lucille meets a woman with pica - but this is no ordinary craving, as Mrs Campbell cannot stop eating coal.

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58 minutes

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Credits

RoleContributor
Sister JulienneJenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis CraneLinda Bassett
Sister Monica JoanJudy Parfitt
Nurse Trixie FranklinHelen George
Shelagh TurnerLaura Main
Sister WinifredVictoria Yeates
Nurse Lucille AndersonLeonie Elliott
Nurse Valerie DyerJennifer Kirby
Dr Patrick TurnerStephen McGann
Fred BuckleCliff Parisi
MachinistRosie Akerman
Mumtaz GaniBalvinder Sopal
Saddiq GaniSimon Rivers
Parveen GaniAasiya Shah
Mrs CampbellRose Wardlaw
Mr CampbellBilly Seymour
Christopher DockerillJack Hawkins
Mr Edward GreswellRichard Huw
Voice of Mature Jennifer WorthVanessa Redgrave
Executive ProducerPippa Harris
Executive ProducerHeidi Thomas
Executive ProducerAnn Tricklebank
WriterLauren Klee
ProducerAnn Tricklebank
DirectorRebecca Johnson
Production CompanyNeal Street Productions

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