Episode 4
Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition, Lucille comes to terms with unexpected news, and Trixie takes the lead with a struggling first-time mother.
It’s the summer of 1967, and a heatwave descends over Poplar. Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition, and Trixie takes the lead with a struggling first-time mother. Cyril continues to search for a new job that will put his civil engineering qualification to use and pay more so he and Lucille can afford a house deposit, but Lucille receives unexpected news that she must break to him. Meanwhile, Trixie and Matthew’s relationship is going well, but Trixie wants a little more romance.
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Sister Hilda signs off Goldman's home birth.
Duration: 01:29
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Cyril tells Lucille about his interview
Duration: 01:10
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Cheran, K. Srishti
Box (Pandora) Theme
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sister Julienne | Jenny Agutter |
| Nurse Phyllis Crane | Linda Bassett |
| Nurse Trixie Franklin | Helen George |
| Sister Frances | Ella Bruccoleri |
| Sister Hilda | Fenella Woolgar |
| Nurse Nancy Corrigan | Megan Cusack |
| Dr Patrick Turner | Stephen McGann |
| Cyril Robinson | Zephryn Taitte |
| Lucille | Leonie Elliott |
| Fred | Cliff Parisi |
| Voice of Jennifer Worth | Vanessa Redgrave |
| Writer | Lena Rae |
| Director | David O'Neill |
| Producer | Ann Tricklebank |
| Production Company | Neal Street Productions |
Broadcast
- Sun 23 Jan 202220:00
