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Episode 5

Episode 5 of 8

A pregnant mother with a chronic heart condition falls unwell, Nancy grows suspicious of a young father鈥檚 erratic behaviour, and Matthew prepares for a visit from his father.

Nancy oversees the care of Jill Mellor and her newborn baby, Mylene, a child she has had out of wedlock with Spencer Wray, a young man from the West Indies. Jill and Spencer live with his kind-hearted mother, Florence. Not long after the birth, Spencer鈥檚 behaviour starts to raise concerns as it becomes increasingly erratic. Worried, Nancy calls on Dr Turner who refers Spencer for an urgent psychiatric review, but as Spencer鈥檚 condition deteriorates more rapidly, things take a very unexpected and shocking turn.

Dr Turner and Sister Veronica arrange a men鈥檚 health talk at the surgery to discuss male contraception and a new procedure, the vasectomy. At the same time, Dr Turner and Nurse Crane care for Annette Berkley, who has rheumatic heart disease and has gone against doctor鈥檚 advice and fallen pregnant again.

When Matthew鈥檚 father, Sir Brigham, visits Poplar, relations between father and son are somewhat frosty at best. Matthew鈥檚 opinion of Poplar is markedly different from his father鈥檚, as he has grown fond of the area and its residents over recent years. Matthew wants to invest more money in the borough, whereas Sir Brigham wants to sell up. With relations at an all-time low, Trixie is left to deliver Matthew some heartbreaking news.

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57 minutes

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:43

    Dj Sonya

    New Day (Ml.Key's Nuevo Dia In Love Mix)

Credits

Role Contributor
Sister Julienne Jenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis Crane Linda Bassett
Sister Monica Joan Judy Parfitt
Nurse Trixie Franklin Helen George
Dr Patrick Turner Stephen McGann
Nurse Nancy Corrigan Megan Cusack
Sister Veronica Rebecca Gethings
Matthew Aylward Olly Rix
Writer Heidi Thomas
Director James Larkin
Producer Ann Tricklebank
Production Company Neal Street Productions

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