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00:00I'm going to have to grease this desk to get it through. It's that big.
00:05Can't she make do with something smaller?
00:07No, she cannot.
00:09Sister Catherine is a postulant,
00:11simultaneously studying for first two hours
00:14and her part two midwifery exams.
00:17She's going to need the biggest desk you can find her.
00:19No grease required.
00:21Sheets, blankets and a choice of two bedspreads.
00:24Two? Isn't that rather luxurious?
00:27The weather's been changeable and she needs to sleep well
00:30with all the work she has to do.
00:32We're ready for the mattress.
00:35I rest for the wiki at the bow.
00:37Did you find that copy of the London A to Z, Nurse Clifford?
00:41She isn't coming till tomorrow, is she?
00:43No, but perhaps you could go and find it
00:45now you've finished the curtains. Of course.
00:48Sister Julian!
00:57Greetings, Sister. I'm Catherine Campwell.
01:06Sister Catherine. I think you were expecting me.
01:09Yes, of course we were expecting you.
01:12Just not until tomorrow.
01:15Morning rounds completed. One ambulance sent for,
01:28and one urine sample.
01:34Dr Turner, whatever is this?
01:36Twin tubs broken. I went home to collect the laundry.
01:40Sheila is going to drop by, pick it up
01:42and take it to Mrs Wallace for a service wash.
01:45That all seems exceptionally convoluted.
01:47Why didn't you take it straight to the launderette?
01:50I wouldn't have known what to ask for.
01:52Shall I put it in here?
01:54Oh.
01:55Once you've turned your mind to medical matters,
01:58I would like to draw your attention
02:00to the measles vaccination clinic.
02:07We thought it best I came today
02:09because of the strikes that are going on.
02:11Nice of you to bring us chocolates, though.
02:13Oh!
02:14I was on my way to the station
02:16when a patient's father spotted me
02:18and ran into a shop to get them.
02:20I don't think I'm supposed to accept presents, though, am I?
02:23We shall put them in the comestible section
02:25of our charity.
02:27We should be leaving for our Tuesday clinic shortly.
02:31You can take the afternoon to settle in.
02:34It's a very disappointing response.
02:36These are the lowest numbers I've ever seen
02:39booked into a vaccination clinic.
02:41It's so often the case with voluntary procedures.
02:44Women remain reluctant to sign up for cervical cytology
02:47and mothers are slow to arrange the measles vaccine.
02:50This is worse than slow.
02:52They've almost stopped booking altogether.
02:54It's the case in almost every practice,
02:57even though some GPs have accepted the financial incentive
03:00from the Board of Health.
03:01I am not going down that route.
03:03If you ask me, it's not the GPs who need the incentive,
03:06it's the parents.
03:07In the meanwhile, we shall simply redouble our efforts.
03:11Good afternoon.
03:13My name's Peggy Wrigley.
03:15I have an appointment to see Dr. Turner.
03:16Oh, yes.
03:17Of course.
03:18We were just able to fit you in before Dr. leaves for St. Oswald's.
03:22Will we see you at clinic with Gail this afternoon, Mrs. Wrigley?
03:25Not half.
03:26She's having my first grandchild.
03:28We haven't missed an appointment yet.
03:29Oh, dear.
03:43Mrs. Turner, good afternoon.
03:45Let me take that from you.
03:46Thank you, Mrs. Wallace.
03:48Could I have a service wash?
03:50My machine is broken.
03:51Of course.
03:52It's a bit loud, darling.
03:53Mum?
03:54I'm so sorry.
03:55I really am.
03:56It's not been right today.
03:57Andrew, be quiet, darling.
03:59The lady's trying to work.
04:00Hello, Mrs. Trotwood.
04:02Hello, Andrew.
04:06Let me give you a hand.
04:08If you're good, I'll take you to the wreck after so you can watch the swings.
04:13Andrew!
04:15Oh, he's caught his hand.
04:18So, Mrs. Wrigley, what can I do for you?
04:21I'm about to say something out loud.
04:28I haven't said out loud to anyone else yet.
04:31You can take your time.
04:36I'm 46.
04:38And I think I'm in the family way again.
04:41I've got seven kids already.
04:44And what you can do for me is get me in a bush.
04:49Just let me take a little look, Andrew.
04:51Come on, darling.
04:52Mrs. Turner's trying to help.
04:53Just show her your hand.
04:54Andrew, you want a banana?
04:56Something sweet always cheers up a child when they've hurt themselves.
05:00Banana.
05:01Andrew, your favourite.
05:02Thank you, Mrs. Wallace.
05:04It's a nasty little cut.
05:06It doesn't need stitches, but it will need cleaning and a dressing.
05:09I've got my first aid box, and as we've got our nurse on the premises, we'll soon have the little fellow sorted out.
05:20I would say that you are slightly less than three months along.
05:24Is that good, though, if I want an abortion?
05:29Peggy, abortion may be legal now, but it's not simple.
05:34Having another baby isn't simple.
05:37I've got seven beautiful, healthy children, but I feel like I'm working every hour of every day just to feed them and keep them clothed.
05:45I can't have another one.
05:47Not with Jimmy and the docker strike.
05:49I can't.
05:50You'll kill me.
05:51It won't kill you, but it could cause you a lot of distress.
05:57Can I have an abortion because of that?
06:00It isn't up to me.
06:02The law makes sure that every termination is thought about really carefully, and by more than one doctor.
06:10I don't want to put you on the spot, doctor.
06:12But please, please tell me where to go, who I need to talk to, please.
06:21Come along, Peggy lass.
06:24We can't put it all right on the spot, but it isn't the end of the world.
06:30I am going to send you to Mr Wilkins at St Cuthbert's.
06:35What I am also going to suggest is that he discusses the prospect of sterilization with you.
06:42Sterilization?
06:43If you do have the termination, you can then have an operation which means that you would never conceive again.
06:50I think that might be good.
06:56You take your time with this copper. You work hard looking after the little fellow.
07:01I'll try.
07:02It's best not to get this dressing wet. I'll pop in to check up on it.
07:09And I second Mrs Wallace's advice about the tea. You need to take breaks where you can.
07:14I suppose I'm out of the habit.
07:17The last time you were in the surgery, it was because Andrew was starting to have more seizures. Are they getting worse?
07:23Not worse, but not better. I lie awake sometimes just listening out for a fit starting.
07:31I can't believe he was just like any other baby. Any other child till he was two.
07:37And then what happened?
07:38He caught measles. And that turned into a brain infection and that made him the Andrew he is now.
07:46I don't love him any less.
07:49But I think I love him more. I tell you, I love you all the time, don't I, Cherub?
08:11Mum, you're late. Where have you been?
08:13What's your last slave dial?
08:15Gail Mason? Nurse Green's taken over from me. She'll call you in a minute.
08:24Good. I can finish me fag.
08:45Life can be very unkind sometimes.
09:02Tossing along like a little pony. That's what we like to hear.
09:14You're a bit dark under the eyes, Mrs Mason. Are you getting enough sleep?
09:19I've been tossing and turning all night, every night. I don't know if it's nerves or the up.
09:24That's because you're all on your own. Were your husband 1,500 miles away?
09:28I look after meself, Mum.
09:31Like Jeff's in Cypress with the RAF.
09:34She's on at me to move back home till I've had the baby.
09:37And you think she'd be glad to have one less on her hands?
09:39Is anything wrong?
09:45Your blood pressures are touched too high for my liking.
09:49You've no swollen ankles, but I'd like to test your urine for protein.
09:55Meanwhile, you're just going to have to calm down and let us keep an eye on you.
09:59That does it. You come in home, I've made my mind up. No arguments. Not a word.
10:22You'll find nothing of interest or merit in there.
10:25It was just a few sewing things. I expect it's something to do with recreation.
10:32Well, I am not an admirer of embroidery.
10:35Unless for an explicitly ecclesiastical purpose.
10:42I have to say, I've struggled slightly with recreation.
10:46My hobby was always trampolining, and there's nothing ecclesiastical about that.
10:52No, there is not.
10:54What?
10:55There was also golf, because my parents both played, and it was assumed that we would too.
11:03Parents assume much, in my experience.
11:08Yes, they do. And you can't stop them.
11:12I tried crochet in the mother house, but in the end, I settled on origami.
11:21Doctor's content that Gail's showing no signs of preeclampsia, but I'm to call in regularly and take her blood pressure.
11:36Oh, that's good.
11:37I'm asking you now. Please don't you say anything to worry about what I'm seeing the doctor for.
11:45Understood. You will need to confide in someone. Maybe your husband.
11:50No, no point there. He wouldn't get any of it.
11:56Oh, I had a long face. I thought you'd be grinning from here to here now you've got your own way.
12:00Come on. I'm going to buy us a quarter of pineapple chunks to celebrate.
12:06She pretends they're for me, but she loves them just as much.
12:09Sister Catherine comes to us from St. Aidan's Children's Hospital.
12:19I was lucky enough to have spent two years there.
12:22Children are a gift from the Lord. They are a reward from him.
12:28Though you must admit, some of them could try anyone's patience.
12:31That is because your patience is fragile, whereas mine has been tempered by years of service to the Lord.
12:41We're just down the corridor if you need anything. A chat or a cup of tea.
12:46Thank you. But I'm afraid I'm going to be a very boring neighbour. I have a lot of studying to do.
12:53You know what they say. The brain is a muscle. It needs breaks just like the other ones.
12:58It does. Thank you.
13:02Now, I can't spare anything out of the housekeeping for the docker's distress fund, Jimmy.
13:07I've had to put cardboard in Carol's shoes to get it at the end of term.
13:11You're a docker. We're as distressed as anyone that fund is helping.
13:15We don't accept charity in this house.
13:18You're tired, Mum.
13:20Well, you know what I always say. Can't afford mink, can't afford champagne and I can't afford to be tired.
13:26Alright, tea's ready? And if you eat it all up, there's tin syrup sponge.
13:29The lies they print. Most dockers are, however, being offered substantial increases coupled with measures to improve productivity.
13:38What measures? We don't even get bleeding sick pain.
13:40Look, I offered Mum housekeeping while I'm staying, but she won't accept it.
13:44I'll accept it.
13:46Why don't you jack in the docks, Dad? Get a job down the toy factory or sugar works?
13:51Wrigley's have been dockers for four generations. What kind of man would your dad be if he ditched that?
13:56I don't know where I'd be without your mother.
14:00Well, you'd be starving and covered in fleas.
14:02I will sing and give praise even with my glory.
14:17Awake psaltery and heart. I myself will awake early.
14:23I will praise Thee, O Lord, among the people.
14:28And will sing voices unto Thee, among the nations.
14:32This is Trogwood. I've come to change Andrew's dressing.
14:45Oh, you're lucky you caught me. I had to go out and collect a catalogue delivery. They're delivered to the wrong address.
14:51Can you give me an with those bags?
14:52Of course.
14:53It's a bit of a performance today. The lift's not working.
15:06Once Fred has sorted you with a bicycle, you will soon familiarise yourself with every nook and cranny in Poplar.
15:13And keep fit at the same time.
15:15So, it's our first study session. Shall we?
15:18The lift maintenance in these flats is disgraceful.
15:26I'd call it non-existent.
15:28Anyway, so good job you came today. Andrew's torn the bandage right off.
15:32We'll soon put that to right. I brought my bag of drinks.
15:36I'm afraid I never get quite straight.
15:39I'm a rep for Gifford's catalogue.
15:41I thought it was a job I could do from home. I didn't factor in all the parcels.
15:44I imagine it can be quite sociable, though, when customers drop by.
15:49Sometimes they stay for a cup of tea. They never bring their kids.
15:55Now, let's have a little look at your hand, sweetheart.
15:59Oh, dear. It's looking a bit raw.
16:02And possibly infected.
16:04The doctor will need to prescribe some antibiotic cream for it.
16:07I can drop it in later.
16:10He kept sucking the bandage.
16:12I can't be standing over him every minute of every day.
16:15I wasn't criticising Jill.
16:17I can only imagine how hard it is looking after Andrew.
16:21And on your own, too.
16:23You know his dad left us, don't you?
16:26Even though I've never said.
16:28I guessed.
16:29And I also guessed you didn't want to discuss it.
16:32People feel sorry enough for me already.
16:35Because of my boy.
16:37I loved my husband.
16:39But he couldn't love Andrew.
16:41And it was quite easy to let him go because of that.
16:45Even though it's so hard on my own.
16:47We'd hoped the police at the special school in Essex would help.
16:53He was on that bus for hours every day.
16:56He was exhausted, but he was learning.
16:59Getting the chance to.
17:01And then the council stopped paying for him to go there.
17:04Said he had to go to a special school nearer to Poplar.
17:07And there isn't one, is there?
17:09No, there isn't.
17:11And my child deserves better.
17:13He does.
17:15And so do you.
17:17Midwife calling.
17:27Ah, hello nurse.
17:29Thought I'd have a go of cleaning while my mum's out.
17:33Your blood pressure's not going to thank you for that.
17:35Get inside and get rid of that mop.
17:47Oh.
17:48Oh.
17:56Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
18:13So far as this verse applies to the disciples, it doesn't seem controversial.
18:19And yet there is controversy in it.
18:23Where would you say that lies?
18:24In the thought that Jesus is the one who chooses you, not the other way round.
18:33Quite.
18:34It seems to pose the question about how or if our own free will comes into play.
18:42But I'm curious about your own interpretation.
18:46I'm not sure what my interpretation is.
18:51In fact, the only thing I am sure of at the moment is that I'm thinking and learning and wondering all the time without managing to be very sure about anything very much.
19:06Is that permitted?
19:09We journey in faith.
19:11We must permit all doubt.
19:14For it is only through doubt that we can find its opposite.
19:17Me and Geoff are both reading the same book about having a baby.
19:25He's away and I'm over here, but it means we can share it all.
19:29Young fathers these days seem to take quite an interest.
19:31My mum said she wasn't sure my dad even knew how we came out.
19:35He looked straight for the black sail as soon as she went into labour and he'd stay there till the all clear sounded.
19:41That was the usual routine.
19:43But when is the man made up for it once baby arrived?
19:46He never did.
19:48Not only he never even changed a nappy, he never even stayed in the room when a nappy was being changed.
19:52Said it wasn't a spectator sport.
19:54Are you planning a hospital delivery or the maternity home?
19:58The maternity home.
19:59I can have my mum with me then.
20:02Is that you mum?
20:03I'm in here with Nurse Crane.
20:05Mrs Wrigley?
20:07Mum?
20:09You're bleeding.
20:11I don't feel too good.
20:14I think I might be having a miscarriage.
20:16Come on.
20:18Let's get to the bathroom.
20:20Mum?
20:22Here we are.
20:24Andrew Trotwood.
20:26The last I knew, he was offered a place at special school and started attending.
20:30But then the place was withdrawn.
20:32I wonder what happened there?
20:34The cost should be covered by the council.
20:37I am very concerned for both Mrs Trotwood's welfare and his.
20:42He's missing out on so much being at home.
20:45They both are.
20:47I'm going to look into this as a matter of urgency.
20:50We'll get to the bottom of it.
20:51You said something like Tupperware, but we've only got this.
21:01It's the one she uses when she makes jelly.
21:06It does seem as though nature is going to take its course.
21:08Just to be on the safe side, could you telephone Dr Turner after surgery?
21:12What?
21:14What?
21:16Wait.
21:17She never even said she was having a baby.
21:20I'll get your drink in a minute.
21:23Be 586 and be 587.
21:26Medium.
21:28That is large.
21:31Oh, crumbs.
21:33Yeah, I'm coming.
21:34Just give me a second.
21:37Andrew, I said stop.
21:39Stop!
21:42Stop!
21:43Now, Andrew, look what you made me do.
21:50You're not?
21:52You're not.
21:53You're not!
21:55You're not!
21:56You're not!
21:58Stop!
21:59Andrew Trotwood, 20th of September, 1963.
22:13Found him.
22:15Everything seems to be present and correct.
22:18Except a little boy who already has quite enough to contend with
22:23isn't attending school, as he has no access to transport.
22:26I'm not seeing any evidence of proof of need.
22:29What evidence does there have to be?
22:32There are forms to fill in.
22:35I am a health visitor.
22:37Forms are meat and drink to me.
22:45The trouble with having a child like Andrew
22:47is you don't know anyone else like you,
22:51and soon you don't know anyone who isn't like you.
22:53He can't join in, and it breaks my heart.
22:57It's broken my heart from the word go,
22:59but after years and years of this,
23:02it's like I can't join in either
23:06with anything that normal mothers do.
23:12It's broken my spirit.
23:14Oh, chill.
23:16You shouldn't have to feel alone.
23:18Oh, no, I do.
23:20I feel so alone.
23:25Even though I'm not.
23:27Because I've got Andrew.
23:30And I love him.
23:31I love him more than I can ever express.
23:35In words.
23:39I understand.
23:40I know you want to, Mrs. Sterling,
23:46because you're kind.
23:49But I don't think anyone can understand
23:50who's never stood in my shoes.
23:56I'm sorry, Peggy.
23:58It's a miscarriage.
24:01Sadly common in women of your age.
24:03I feel there's a bit more blood
24:05than we'd like to see, Doctor.
24:07You need to go to hospital straight away
24:09and have a procedure
24:11to make sure that your womb is clear.
24:13I do need to talk to you
24:15about the referral, though.
24:17I wonder, Gail,
24:19would you step outside for a moment?
24:20No, I'm not leaving her.
24:22Doctor, may need to discuss
24:23confidential matters with your mother, Gail.
24:25Is this about me
24:28getting me tubes tied?
24:30Yes.
24:31As we previously discussed.
24:34When did you discuss
24:35getting your tubes tied?
24:37When I went to him
24:39and asked for an abortion.
24:42There.
24:42Said it now.
24:43An abortion?
24:46Mum, what would Dad say?
24:47He would never have known.
24:50And I doubt it would have bothered him.
24:55There we go, darling.
25:03I'm sorry I got cross.
25:08It's not your fault.
25:10Mummy's just tired.
25:12And we both get tired,
25:13don't we, soldier?
25:16You know I love you, don't you?
25:22You'd be a good boy.
25:23I'm gonna get on with my work.
25:26In Dr. Turner's referral letter,
25:29he suggests we discuss sterilization.
25:32That was when I was thinking of
25:34going down a different route.
25:37Indeed.
25:39But we could do it
25:40at the same time as your DNC.
25:42My what?
25:43It's when we remove
25:44any parts of your pregnancy
25:46that remain in your womb.
25:49Unless, of course,
25:50you need more time
25:50to make up your mind.
25:53What do you think, love?
25:55I think I don't
25:57ever want to see you
25:58go for anything like this again.
26:00You put yourself first
26:01for a change.
26:03Yeah.
26:06Yeah, I'd like it done, please.
26:09Very well.
26:14Hey, have you got me handbag?
26:16Yeah.
26:16Yeah, on me knee.
26:17I got you some pineapple chunks.
26:21I should still be in there.
26:29Sister Catherine?
26:31Perhaps you'd like to join us
26:32for recreation?
26:33I have quite a lot of studying
26:36to do this evening.
26:37I thought I might
26:38bring this up to my room.
26:40With your permission,
26:41of course.
26:42I admire your dedication
26:43to your studies.
26:44However,
26:45rest is equally important.
26:47It would do you good
26:48to have quiet time
26:49for yourself
26:50before compiling.
26:51Thank you, sister.
26:54I'm afraid there's something
26:55wrong with the errors,
26:56Mrs Monica Joy.
26:57A hole.
26:58If there is,
26:59we really need
27:00an engineer for that.
27:01Oh, yes.
27:02If the events
27:03keep unfolding
27:04as they are,
27:05I might have to resort
27:07to such measures.
27:08Could prove difficult
27:09because the strikes
27:11were affecting everyone.
27:12Until then,
27:13I must endure.
27:16All straightforward
27:17so far.
27:20This shouldn't
27:21take us very long.
27:23Retracting.
27:24Yes, Mr Wilkins.
27:27Retractor.
27:32Pack.
27:34Pack in.
27:35One pack, sister.
27:37Noted.
27:37One pack.
27:38Is our next patient
27:39in the anaesthetic room?
27:42Patient's turning blue.
27:46Can we stop?
27:55I was just thinking
27:56what a long day
27:57you'd had
27:57when I heard your car.
27:59Is that going
27:59to be a cheese sandwich?
28:01And that ravenous.
28:02It was all I could do
28:03not to eat dry bread.
28:04If you can bear
28:05to sit down
28:05and wait five minutes,
28:07I could turn
28:08these rather ordinary
28:08ingredients into
28:09cheese on toast
28:10with a dash of mustard.
28:12Well, go on then.
28:13We vegetarians
28:15have to stick together.
28:23What's that, girl?
28:24I need more than
28:24a note on a table
28:25saying me and mum
28:26have gone to St Cuthbert's.
28:27I left that note there
28:28hours ago.
28:29I take it you've been
28:30down the black sail?
28:31Union business.
28:32Where is she?
28:33Which one of the kids
28:33has come off their bike
28:34this time?
28:34None of them, dad.
28:37It's mum.
28:38She's in the operating field
28:39now.
28:40She's been in ages
28:40longer than they said.
28:42Why?
28:43She never said
28:43she was ill.
28:44Yes, never said
28:44she was pregnant either.
28:46Again?
28:47What, you say that
28:47like it's nothing
28:48to do with you.
28:49Anyway, she's
28:50lost it now.
28:52No, girl.
28:53No.
28:54That's why she's in it.
28:55Tidying her up
28:56and making sure
28:57it never happens again.
28:59Seeing as you can't.
29:00Mrs Mason,
29:02I've been with your mother
29:03in the operating theatre.
29:05She's my wife.
29:08Would you like
29:08to come with me, please?
29:10Please, take a seat.
29:21Sit down.
29:22Can we go and see her?
29:23I'm afraid not.
29:26There were complications.
29:29And I'm afraid to say
29:30that despite everything
29:31we tried to do,
29:33she did not survive
29:34the procedure.
29:34She did not survive
29:34the procedure.
29:40I'm sure I speak for everyone
30:01when I say our thoughts
30:02are with
30:03Mrs Wrigley's family.
30:04I prayed for them
30:06this morning.
30:07It really is
30:08absolutely heartbreaking.
30:10Seven children
30:10are left without our mother.
30:12Do we know
30:12the cause of death?
30:13Pulmonary embolism
30:15has been suggested.
30:17Speculation
30:17serves no one.
30:19Gail Mason
30:20is already
30:21on my house call list.
30:22Her blood pressure
30:23was enough of a cause
30:24for concern
30:25as it was.
30:25I've just spoken
30:29to the coroner's office
30:30and arranged
30:31to send
30:31Peggy Wrigley's case notes.
30:33Ah, the postmortem
30:34should tell them
30:35all they need to know.
30:37Indeed.
30:37I put money
30:38on an embolism.
30:39Doctor,
30:40with regard
30:40to a different concern,
30:42I'm afraid
30:42we still have
30:43only a handful
30:44of bookings
30:45for the measles
30:45vaccination clinic.
30:47Still...
30:47May I use
30:48some petty cash
30:49to fund
30:50some posters
30:50and leaflets?
30:51Please do.
30:52People just
30:53don't seem
30:53to understand
30:54how dangerous
30:55measles can be.
30:57Right.
30:57I don't want
30:58any grease in these.
30:59They aren't ours.
31:01They're all up
31:01and down the street
31:02borrowing funeral clothes.
31:03You're making me
31:04a shame
31:04that I can't buy new.
31:06Putting yourself
31:06first as usual.
31:08No wonder mum
31:08couldn't cope
31:09with the fault of anymore.
31:10You were the one
31:11that told her
31:11to go through
31:12this sterilisation
31:12and that's why
31:13the operation
31:14took so long.
31:15If it wasn't for you,
31:16she'd still be alive.
31:17Miss...
31:19Miss...
31:21Miss...
31:22Miss...
31:23Miss...
31:24Miss...
31:25Miss...
31:26You could read
31:28my mind, love
31:30What a tale
31:32my fathers could tell
31:33Just like
31:36an old-time movie
31:38About a ghost
31:39from a wishing well
31:41In a castle dark
31:44Or a fortress strong
31:47With chains upon my feet
31:50You know that ghost is me
31:54And I will never be set free
31:58As long as I'm a ghost
32:02You can't see
32:03When you reach the part
32:08When you reach the part
32:09Where the heartaches come
32:12The hero would be me
32:15Heroes often fail
32:19I never thought I could feel this way
32:24And I've got to say it
32:26And I just don't get it
32:28I don't know where we went wrong
32:31But the feeling's gone
32:33And I just can't get it back
32:35And I just can't get it back
32:46Nurse Crane is visiting Gayle Mason today
32:48And I shall be popping in on the young children
32:50in on the young children and how has sister Catherine been settling in she's bright diligent
32:57very professional and eager to learn although I have noticed she's particularly inclined to spend
33:04time with the children of the families we look after and she's certainly a natural with them
33:09but she must remember mother first indeed I wonder if there's some way of combining her
33:18natural affinity with children with the ongoing care of Gail Mason and the Wrigley family
33:27Mrs Trotwood I was just on my way to see you hello Andrew how's your hand it's coming on
33:34all right now isn't it he likes watching the children you planted sunflowers when you're
33:42at the special school do you remember Andrew they stopped his bus before they grew
33:48is there any news about the boss sister Veronica's trying very hard I know that
33:53but I'm afraid I've not heard any news oh Andrew love
33:58his nappy's leaking I switched to disposables because they're easier but they're not as good
34:04and I don't have a spare one come with me over to Mrs Buckles she might sell them
34:08give it back will you two give it a rest I don't know what's got into you dad
34:16they've just lost their mother I'll see you later excuse me just ignore them girls
34:26I wonder would you take Mrs Mason upstairs and make a start on her checks for me
34:30now Karen and Cheryl do you know how to make bread and jam
34:44want you to make some for each other
34:48I sent her a nice soapy flannel as well as the packet of pads thank you Violet the way poor Andrew
34:55looked at the other children broke my heart at least when he had his place on the bus he could
35:00go to school but what happened to his place on the bus I mean the council don't send many children to
35:07that school it's out of our area but we do pay for travel and for the place itself people seem to think
35:14so even you seem to think so but I can assure you that that is not the case perhaps Andrew has fallen
35:20foul of the fact that handicapped children have no legal right to education well that
35:26is going to change Mrs Turner there's a bill already going through parliament but until then it's all
35:32discretionary but how long do these families have to wait shouldn't we all be doing better yes
35:41we know those like Andrew and Reggie deserve so much more nothing a nice slice of bread and jam won't
35:48settle how are we doing here a little slowly but surely
35:58listen lass you're grieving you're doing your best in very difficult circumstances
36:07yeah everywhere I look I see it I see it shouting at me for the mess the house is in
36:14in shouting at me dad for the mess her family's in then in my head I start shouting at her
36:23she could sort it all out she was here
36:29I think it's time to pack her back you're coming with me to the maternity home
36:44miss higgins i need a favor what is it mrs trotwood i've got to be quick because andrew's outside
37:01how many measles leaflets can you spare me
37:03where's gal oh she's gone to the maternity home with nurse crane but she needs bed rest to prepare
37:14her for the birth don't know about any of that sort of thing you don't have to it's the stork that
37:20delivers babies after all when i was a nipper we were told that the sisters bought them in their bicycle
37:26bags i like that there are two tinned pies ready to go in the oven and i took the liberty of peeling
37:34some potatoes that's good of you it'll get you started
37:47i love my son i love my son as much as any one of you loves your children
38:11and and loving your child means protecting your child now andrew caught measles before the vaccine
38:24was invented
38:28and i can't turn back the clock but i can say to you today
38:33vaccinate vaccinate vaccinate you and your child have a chance that me and andrew never had
38:46so don't waste it vaccinate vaccinate vaccinate
38:56a little bit tea time soon i hear it's custard slice for pudding
39:05in better news there's no protein in her urine excellent how would you proceed
39:12regular observations maybe some chloral hydrate good idea you'll sleep well tonight lass
39:20should we try and get news to your husband in cyprus no he'll only worry i'll be fine
39:28you just tell us if you change your mind
39:50low and behold the measles vaccination list is filling up what's brought this on sudden interest
40:05since chill trotwood's efforts well just goes to show every effort counts she's a trooper it's high
40:11time this world paid her the respect she deserves it cannot come soon enough
40:18come in
40:23i offer you the solace of my company and some chocolate digestives
40:31i am grateful sister but it's been drummed into me that we never eat between meals
40:37but they're quite a number of digestives i think we may consider them a meal entire
40:51well maybe just one or two i must have cycled 15 miles today
40:59is this the life that you imagined
41:08it is the life i was called to
41:12i i didn't dare imagine much i just listened to god's voice
41:15and god is a persuasive speaker is he not well he persuaded me but
41:26what did he ask you to surrender everything
41:35isn't that the pact we make everything is merely a word
41:41a single suitcase into which we bundle all we are
41:44what did your everything consist of indeed what does it consist of now
42:01tights
42:04pear drops
42:05my cat maud
42:11mascara
42:13trampolining
42:15or driving my mini
42:18or waking up in the flat i shared with my friend near the hospital
42:22and putting coffee in the percolator
42:27or my brothers and sisters
42:28or choosing what to wear
42:42choosing what to eat
42:44choosing what to do
42:49sometimes think i miss choosing most of all
42:51because the choice is made
42:58that's my everything now
43:01isn't it
43:02sister
43:05it is so much more
43:06this is my son
43:19i think i'm having twinges
43:23thank you
43:27patrick
43:28there's another rail strike
43:30meaning that the measles vaccines won't be delivered until tomorrow tomorrow
43:36that's too late
43:37i know it's too late
43:39we're meant to be vaccinating dozens of children today
43:44interest at last and now we have to cancel
43:47or at least postpone
43:50i don't like letting patients down
43:52we'd be letting andrew and his mother down too
43:56and after all she's done that would be too unkind
44:00i'll speak to the factory
44:02i have got just enough time to go there myself and collect another batch
44:06if i get my skates on
44:09chop chop nurse clifford
44:10you'll be all hands on deck at the vaccination clinic
44:13that's why i'm having more toast
44:15i need plenty of carbohydrates if i've got to keep mrs buckle under control
44:19as well as protect 40 children against measles
44:21we are lucky to have engaged the interest of the mayor
44:24it might even lead to attention from the newspapers
44:28will you be joining us sister
44:30i have better remain here
44:33in case a television engineer makes an appearance
44:36that was nurse highland on the telephone
44:38it seems gail mason is an early labor
44:41more toast for you to all us
44:43it's going to be a long day
44:54good morning i wondered if you and andrew would be interested in a little excursion
45:01it's a nice day but where are you thinking of going
45:04look at this see how many mothers were encouraged to vaccinate their children after listening
45:11to you what i've just said what i felt and what i know to be true
45:18miss higgins tells me they need help with refreshments
45:21should we go in and lend our hand andrew
45:27the vaccines haven't arrived they are on their way dr turner is collecting them himself
45:32that's it lust just breathe through it
45:40i don't remember mum being in this much pain
45:43i feel dizzy perhaps we should give this a break for a little bit
45:47will the pain get worse now yeah it says in the book it gets worse once your water's gone
45:56i'd like to know who writes these books sometimes gail gail look at me it's not going to get worse
46:02if you stay calm and in control and let me and nurse crane look after you
46:07my mom's gonna be with me we can't be your mum but we are your midwives we'll get you through this and that's a promise
46:27we appreciate your patience every single one of you there's been a very minor delay in the delivery
46:34of the vaccines
46:39how much longer do you think dr turner will be
46:41we're losing interest if they lose interest we'll lose them
46:49are you suggesting that i deploy cheap tactics yes
46:53ladies you will be pleased to hear that we have made a fortuitous purchase
46:59of foil wrapped chocolate biscuits from the cash and carry
47:03and they will be handed out at intervals
47:12that's it lean on me one breath one step at a time
47:21what are you doing here you should be with the kids
47:23look i found some knitted things for the little one your mum must have been getting them ready
47:28um shouldn't you be in bed if you're having a baby we find that a bit of gentle ambulation can help
47:34things along good girl oh this will pass
47:43lovely mum did this seven times dad can i go back to bed now
47:52sweet
47:52she's fully dilated but i think i can feel the posterior fontanelle
48:15baby's head seems to be occipital transverse what what was that just that right now baby could be in a
48:23slightly better position for delivery but they can be monkeys sometimes but things often put themselves
48:30right when when soon you're doing everything exactly as you are my mom should be telling me that
48:46your daughter is in excellent hands and the tea's well sugared
48:51she had it no everything is proceeding perfectly normally but i don't think young sir or madam is
49:01especially notable for their turn of speed i wonder would you consider doing your daughter a kindness
49:13under normal circumstances i'm cherry of men in the delivery suite
49:18i feel their presence doesn't always ease the situation but gail has just lost her mother and i think
49:26she would benefit from seeing a familiar face
49:31my face you're each other's flesh and blood that always matters and right now it matters more than anything
49:47this will go over in a moment gail just try to breathe through the discomfort discomfort discomfort
50:10it's for the agony
50:16dad you can stand here mr wrigley it's all right go on give it some welly i'm tired dad
50:24what's your mum used to say i can't afford mink i can't afford champagne and i can't afford to be
50:30tired i often give mothers a barley sugar to suck on when they get to this stage but um clean out
50:36i've got some pineapple chunks in the pocket can she have one of those she most certainly can
50:41might have to rub a bit of fluff off i've been on the floor i think so was the hospital floor wasn't it
50:46mrs trotwood a little bird told me that i might find you here i thought you might like to read this
51:07it's addressed to you mrs buckle but it's about andrew so it concerns us both
51:12i took up the cudgels with the education committee who agree that the situation is not acceptable
51:24we will be reviewing the arrangements for this child as a matter of urgency and hope
51:30to report a favorable outcome before the commencement of the new school year that's really quite encouraging
51:38yeah
51:46well it's it's got the word hope in it
51:52it looks so small typed out like that but
51:58it means so much
51:59hope was a thing i lost
52:13we did it
52:20baby's head's delivered don't push for the moment you're there girl at the finish line now give it all
52:25you go try it try it now when you feel the next contraction one big push right down to your car
52:45beautiful baby girl
53:11listen to the lungs on her
53:13she sounds just like you although i never heard you
53:18it's a beautiful sound isn't it i reckon mom can hear it up in heaven
53:24i can hear her laughing at me well done girl and well done granddad
53:32it seems that mrs trotwood and andrew have provided better health education than a thousand posters
53:40but look at the difference today is made to jill children need to be with other children
53:46it's so nice seeing him play with other boys and girls his own age
53:50hello love
54:02oh from jeff
54:04I sent him a telegram.
54:06I guess you'll soon be moving back into your own place, won't you?
54:09Yeah, when he comes home. Not before.
54:13We can pull together until then, can't we?
54:15It's what family's all about.
54:17We'll find a way.
54:19We're finding one.
54:23What do you reckon, girls? Eh?
54:34Oh, my! How handsome you look!
54:40I must say, it fits perfectly.
54:43You're as pleased as punch, aren't you?
54:46Hey.
54:47I knew a word in Miss Higgins' ear would do the trick.
54:51This...
54:53Well...
54:54It makes all the difference.
55:01Come on, kids. Outside. Come and see your sister.
55:04Sometimes a new beginning is unlooked for.
55:10Seldom are things entirely pure and flawless.
55:14Yet seldom are we left without any hope at all.
55:19We say there's always tomorrow.
55:22But tomorrow can start today.
55:25When we choose change.
55:27When we choose connection.
55:29When we choose a different path.
55:32For that is how we meet each other.
55:35And the things we long for.
55:42That is how we learn.
55:44And move ahead.
55:46We watch.
55:47We listen.
55:48We look.
55:49We share.
55:50But nothing is of consequence.
55:53Apart from this.
55:55Simply begin.
55:56And begin.
55:57And begin.
55:58And begin.
56:07And then.
56:08The story will unfold.
56:10Exactly.
56:11As it should.
56:12Exactly.
56:13As it should.