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00:00Sometimes, an experience begins in ruins.
00:10Flesh is torn, blood is spilt, everything hurts, and nothing is as we planned it or we hoped for.
00:20And yet, not everything is lost. The pleasure is only postponed. The joy will come. First, we must mend, and then heal.
00:39Oh, welcome home, Reggie. Give us a kiss. Oh, your cheeks are cold.
00:50We were having a chat about the Jane situation on the way home.
00:54I'm sorry Jane's gone to live in Ireland, Reggie. I know she was very special to you.
01:01Yes, very special.
01:03But how lovely is it that she's going to be with her parents?
01:07Next week, I have a go to our wedding.
01:11You love Nancy, and you love Roger, and nothing is going to stop you from celebrating with them.
01:18When can I see that vase that you've been making for them in your art class?
01:23Oh, that's another tale. It wasn't back from the kiln this morning, so it's going to have to be posted.
01:30Well, it will get here in plenty of time for the wedding.
01:34Oh, now, guess what I have made for your afters tonight.
01:40Nice pudding.
01:43Got it, you mum!
01:46And that, my dear sister, is that.
01:51Now, you are about to take your vase. Do you feel ready?
01:56Spiritually, I feel as ready as I can be, thanks to your guidance.
02:02Personally, the fact that my sister is coming feels just right.
02:06Otherwise, I just keep worrying about what I'm going to wear.
02:10And Sister Hilda assures me that once we get to the Mother House, there will be an extensive selection of bridal gowns for you and Sister Elizabeth to choose from.
02:20I'm glad Mother Mildred has revived that custom.
02:23It's certainly the only wedding dress I'll ever get to walk down an aisle in.
02:29I'm only sad Mother Mildred won't be there to see it.
02:32Who knows what mysterious work is afoot in India.
02:35But if the Lord called her there, there must be a reason.
02:40I'm sorry I missed tea.
02:43Poor Mrs Shah tore so badly we had to get Dr Turner in.
02:46She ended up with more stitches than a Victorian sampler.
02:49We've left you a Wensleydale sandwich and a tea cake on the side.
02:52That is music to my ears.
02:54Stop! Back on the table.
02:58Sorry.
03:00And no comestibles in the clinical room.
03:03Uh-huh.
03:05Does anyone know what time Nancy and Coletta are arriving tomorrow?
03:09She's got everything very fine in terms of preparing for her wedding.
03:13I don't blame her if she has.
03:15She watched me preparing for mine and received a master class in the futility of forward planning.
03:20Your wedding was very enjoyable in the end.
03:23It's a shame you're missing Nancy's. She was your bridesmaid.
03:27I know, but I'm a bridesmaid at Matthew's partner's wedding.
03:30There's 14 of us, all in sugared almond chains with a pure lace trim.
03:35And it would cause such offence to decline the honour.
03:37It's what comes of living life on two sides of the ocean.
03:41You can't be everywhere at once.
03:43There has been a serious blaze at the council-run mother and baby home in Essex.
03:48Fire engines were called to Arbery House...
03:50Patrick!
03:52There's been a fire at Arbery House. With mothers to be there. And babies!
04:05Numbers are confirmed. There are four girls on their way to us. Two close to term, two recently delivered.
04:11Thank goodness they all escaped. Are their babies still with them?
04:14One aged six days, one aged three weeks. Adoptions pending.
04:19They were all referred from our practice so it falls to us to take them in and sort them out.
04:25Come on. Keep babies wrapped, don't they? Yeah, come on. Come on.
04:43Hello again, Paula. Come on, honey. Let's get you inside.
04:51Huh?
04:53It hurts when I walk.
04:56My hamsters are still in the car.
05:05Well, his temperature's normal. Which, given that you're all turfed out of doors at dawn on a freezing morning, isn't bad at all.
05:13Being Bonnie probably helped. Have you been bottle feeding him?
05:17I would have tried the other way, but nobody else was doing it. Matron said it's best not to bother if you're going to give him away.
05:27You cared for him beautifully, Janine. That's given him a really good start in life.
05:37When were you 14, Paula? In August.
05:42Have you been able to keep up with your schoolwork while you've been at the home?
05:46I get booklets in the post and fill them in and send them off.
05:50Do you get good marks?
05:52I don't get marks. They just send more booklets.
05:56Paula, I think this low down tummy ache is caused by an infection in your bladder.
06:03And you may have what we call anemia, which means very low iron in your blood.
06:09I think we need to take you to the maternity home for a few days.
06:12Is that a hospital? If it's a hospital, I won't be able to take the hamsters.
06:17Oh, Sister Monica Joan will mind them. She has a soft spot for rodents.
06:22As long as it isn't for long.
06:24St. Blaise Home is full as well. Mr. Robinson is also trying to help.
06:30The rest I've been able to find is two beds only at Temple Bank.
06:35And that's never been an establishment that's impressed me.
06:38The mother and baby homes seem busier than ever.
06:40There are more unmarried mothers willing to go it alone these days.
06:45But I think it's the rise in the so-called gym-slip mums.
06:49And the younger the girl, the more she's at the mercy of her family's views.
06:54Love seldom proves more powerful than shame.
06:58I've so often wished it could be otherwise.
07:01I can't eat this marmalade.
07:04I'm sorry. Do you have any golden syrup?
07:09Right, ladies. We have a plan.
07:12Paula is going straight to the maternity home
07:14so that her urine infection and anemia can be dealt with
07:18until we work out who's going to Temple Bank.
07:21Maggie will have the guest room.
07:23And I'm taking Nurse Crane's spare bed
07:25so that Sandra and Janine can have the bedsitter with their babies.
07:28Well, what about Nancy and Colette?
07:29They're meant to be in the bedsitter from today until the wedding.
07:32How about a tent on the allotment?
07:34They're going to stay with Miss Higgins.
07:38Hello.
07:39Mrs. Cunningham, I need to talk to you about Paula.
07:43I'm on my way to the latest prayer circle at the chapel.
07:46Mrs. Cunningham, there's been a fire at the place where your daughter was accommodated.
07:51It's no longer possible for her to stay there.
07:53Has she had the child yet?
07:54No.
07:56But she is unwell and has had to be moved to the maternity home.
08:00If you're looking for us to take her in, the answer's no.
08:02We signed Paula over to council care until nature has taken its course.
08:07After that, our door is open and she can start again.
08:11I'm sure that as a woman of God, you understand our position.
08:15Mr. Robinson, Paula's social worker and I were hoping you might reconsider.
08:20My husband and I are completely in agreement.
08:29Come in, come in.
08:32Master suite for the bride-to-be, box room for the maid of honour and the studio couch for yours truly.
08:39And I'm going to be on a lay-low at my best man's house. No change of plan there at all.
08:44Thank you, Miss Higgins.
08:46I've warned you before about the excessive use of formalities.
08:51Thank you, Millicent.
08:54May we come in?
08:55And the countdown begins.
09:05Are you all ready to go shopping for bridesmaid shoes?
09:09Yeah!
09:10It's years since I've seen a baby in a drawer.
09:23He had a cut in the mother and baby place.
09:26I bet they didn't paint it all fresh and new for every new occupant like we did with ours.
09:32Go on then.
09:34Let's see his face.
09:39Interesting.
09:48Bring him home and we'll make the best of it.
09:50I'm... I'm meant to be having him adopted.
09:55Where's he going to fit in?
09:57With an Uber like that.
09:59He's got the Hicks nose, he can live in the Hicks house.
10:02And we'll get the cot out of the cubby hole and tighten it up a bit.
10:05It was rose pink last time I looked.
10:08You're not the first.
10:11And he won't be the last.
10:16These would be nice for the wedding.
10:18Oh, I don't think so, Reggie.
10:22Nancy will want lovely shop-bought flowers that know how to stand up straight and behave themselves.
10:28These, they've gone all spindly and are full of earwigs.
10:32These are close in a vase.
10:35What kind of vase?
10:37The sort of vase that I made for Nancy as a wedding present.
10:43It will come soon.
10:46You've got to be patient.
10:52We wish you luck, girls.
10:54Can't be any worse than last place.
10:57Can you?
10:59We'll manage. We have to.
11:01No-one's gonna come and say we can go home.
11:02Not a puke. You are brave.
11:16I keep telling Mrs Turner we ought to invest in some up-to-date modes in brushed nylon.
11:21She is a firm believer in the healing powers of a winceyette.
11:27The arms are a bit long.
11:29I suppose I'll keep my hands warm.
11:31I'll get you a couple of safety pins.
11:34We can't have you trailing your sleeves in your crumbling custard.
11:37I'm getting quite giddy with excitement.
11:42The last time I saw this dress, it was a snippet of glorious fabric and a paper pattern.
11:47Just slip into that robe for me, Nancy dear.
11:51You can leave your slip and your girdle on.
11:54I take it you will be wearing a girdle on the day.
11:57Never go anywhere without one.
11:58I'm going to start by checking your measurements again.
12:05You don't have to go to all this trouble, Violet.
12:14Nancy, most brides lose weight.
12:18What on earth has happened?
12:29Hello, sir. Can we help you?
12:35I'd like to see Paula Cunningham. I'm her father.
12:38Follow me.
12:42Sorry. It's got mascara on it now.
12:45Oh, it's no matter.
12:47But how many months pregnant are you?
12:50Seven.
12:52Seven?!
12:54And a bit.
12:56Like I said,
12:58I didn't suspect it.
13:00I've never been that regular.
13:02Or that thin.
13:05By the time I realised what was going on,
13:07I was far too embarrassed to go to the doctor.
13:14Nancy, you have consulted a doctor.
13:18Last month, laughed his head off.
13:22I'm a district nurse.
13:23He said I'm fit as a flippin' flea, so...
13:28Oh, lass! Come here!
13:31What are you crying for?
13:33This is wonderful news.
13:37Dad, does Mum know you're here?
13:39She doesn't need to know.
13:41Sammy's didn't know I came to see you in the home.
13:43I liked it when you did that.
13:45You'll have your home soon.
13:48Back in time for Christmas, eh?
13:53I know it sounds daft.
13:56Wanting to keep it a secret till after the event.
13:59But I had my first baby when I was 16.
14:02I just wanted things to be different this time.
14:05I knew I could never hope to have a white wedding.
14:09But I did want to have a respectable one.
14:13I could have got away with it.
14:16Except tape measures don't lie.
14:18No, they don't.
14:20But a well-made dress can keep a lot of secrets.
14:25As can good friends.
14:26I, too, will remain entirely silent on the matter.
14:31Oh, do you know what I've dreaded most of all?
14:34The sisters finding out and being disappointed.
14:38And being like a rerunner last time, except these aren't Catholics.
14:42I don't want Nancy Corrigan, Crusher of Nun's Hopes, written on my gravestone.
14:47Provided you promise to report any untoward niggles or other developments directly to me,
14:53the news of your condition will travel no further than ourselves or this room.
15:00I must say, Colette's been marvellous.
15:04All these bridesmaids fittings and she hasn't said a peep.
15:08It's probably because she doesn't know.
15:12Mavis.
15:14Mavis.
15:16Mavis.
15:18Very soon you're going to feel the need to push
15:22and then we can start making these pains work for you.
15:24I'll be dead by then.
15:26No, no you won't.
15:28Do you want to have another try with the gas?
15:36Paula.
15:38Paula?
15:39Please don't be upset.
15:40some ladies make more noise than others when their babies are being born
15:45there was another one in the night that was the same
15:48I think it's too much for her doctor
15:53I asked if she'd like to come into the nursery and see a baby being bathed
15:57but she refused
15:59the best place I can think of for her right now is the mother house
16:02the mother house?
16:03it's a registered orphanage
16:05they have taken in one or two unmarried mothers in the past
16:09but mostly they take in children
16:12does anyone know what's become of the father of Paulus B.P.?
16:16his parents left the area and took him with them
16:19by all accounts he was scarcely out of puberty himself
16:23at that age they're at the mercy of biology
16:27they don't understand what it is that is happening or the harm that can be done
16:32too much gets learned the hard way
16:35plus the trouble with adolescent pregnancy
16:37is that every cell in the body is squabbling over nutrients
16:40the child wants to grow but so does the baby
16:44the risk of anemia is higher
16:46the risk of preeclampsia is higher
16:48sister Hilda has extended the warmest invitation for you to attend sister Catherine's vows
17:06it's too long since you have visited the mother house
17:11there are those who would detain me there for nursing purposes
17:14regardless of my will
17:17I will feel your presence with me I am sure
17:20I have said it oft
17:22I am like Ariel
17:24I divide and burn in many places
17:28I feel like I should be escorting Paula down as her social worker
17:34but I have to attend juvenile court today
17:36I can't come in I've got the hamsters
17:41we'll see you in a day or two when Paula settles in
17:46you look after her and look after yourself
17:48thank you for the notes
17:53Mr. Robinson
17:55so what I've got written down so far in no particular order
18:08is flowers getting ready including some sort of hairdo
18:14something like shoes to tie on the back of the going away car
18:18discotheque buffet balloons
18:21I love a few balloons
18:22excuse me in no particular order
18:25this is a wedding child
18:27you want to talk to go to hell in a handcart
18:29oh I forgot fireworks
18:31who said anything about fireworks
18:34me
18:35I want sort of an autumn theme
18:38and you get fireworks in autumn
18:39we just need a few rockets and some sparklers
18:41we may discuss rockets and sparklers
18:44when we have established the parameters of the buffet
18:46now the caterers are in need of information
18:49stuffed eggs or chicken legs
18:53beetroot or coleslaw
18:55lemon meringue or sherry trifle
18:57I was thinking crab sticks
19:01and then that new thing
19:03cheesecake
19:03not on the list
19:06oh my dear sister
19:15greetings in our lord jesus christ's name
19:18I greet you likewise
19:20sister hilda
19:21and you must be paula dear
19:24don't look so shy
19:26we'll look after you
19:27this is a first
19:30I must say
19:30do they eat a lot of cheese
19:34and here she is
19:38the bride-to-be
19:40oh good to see you
19:42Mr Buckle
19:43are you getting excited
19:45because we are
19:46I am
19:47and I'm looking forward to seeing
19:48Sister Elizabeth
19:49yes
19:51I have news of Sister Elizabeth
19:53so she just left
19:56so she just left
19:57well postulants can
20:00they have signed nothing
20:02and they have promised nothing
20:04just as they are free to hear God's call
20:07they are free to decide that they must have been mistaken
20:10I imagine that means Sister Catherine will make her profession
20:13to first vows alone
20:15yes
20:16it does
20:17which has
20:18never happened in the history of the order
20:21as far as I'm aware
20:22although
20:23it does mean
20:24you get the first pick of the wedding dresses
20:26we had some lovely donations recently
20:28including the offer of a mink trimmed mini
20:31I declined that
20:35with thanks
20:36on the grounds that we need frocks for brides of christ
20:38not a
20:39Lulu
20:39Lulu
20:40children
20:59what do we say
21:01thank you for your boyfriend
21:04when will you stay
21:10I'll stay until the wind changes
21:14like Mary Poppins
21:15or at least until we sort out which hospital you're going to
21:19lucky me on the camp bed
21:22you were the one who said
21:32let's leave it till after the wedding
21:34give her a lovely surprise
21:35and I was the one who went along with it
21:38so we're equally to blame
21:39Kalea isn't going to be a little girl much longer Roger
21:42she isn't going to be an only child much longer
21:45her world is going to change in so many ways
21:48you could argue it already has
21:50and she's been fine with all of it
21:52I think we should tell her now
21:54give her the respect of helping us to keep the secret for a little while
21:58give her the respect
21:59you see
22:02that's why I fell in love with you Roger Noble
22:04you're an original thinker
22:07where I grew up
22:08I never gave children any respect at all
22:11same
22:11pretty much
22:13we can do better now
22:15shall I tell you my idea
22:17oh Lord
22:32our Heavenly Father
22:34Almighty and everlasting God
22:37who safely brought us
22:38to the beginning of this day
22:40defend us
22:43that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance
22:56to do all ways that is righteous in thy sight
23:00through the Lord Jesus Christ
23:01Amen
23:02it's a funny time of year for ice lollies mommy
23:07nobody ever said they were just for hot weather
23:09come on
23:11let's go leave them on the allotment
23:13the postman didn't come
23:21Miss Maxted promised me she posted your vase
23:25I'll ring the post office
23:27see if it's ended up there
23:29phase one of the operation is complete
23:37mother and daughter are
23:39turning into the allotment gate
23:42and heading for the bench
23:43I think it's time I had these curtains laundered
23:51does Nancy still have the hat on
23:53I'm not to go out and join them
23:55until she's taken it off
23:56that's the sign that she's told her about the baby
23:58the hat remains in evidence
24:00and they are assuming a seated position
24:04sometimes I hardly notice nature where we live now
24:07there's always such a lot of it
24:09flowers always seem more important in poplar
24:12we've seen a few seasons change on this bench haven't we
24:15mommy are you sure about that hat
24:19I don't think it matches your coat
24:21is this when were you a fashion designer
24:23our needlework teacher says I have an eye for colour and texture
24:26does she now
24:28I can remember when you were born
24:33wondering what you were going to want to be when you grew up
24:36and whether or not it was just going to be you and me
24:41on our own forever
24:42well we've got uncle roger now haven't we
24:44did you know he doesn't like you wearing hats
24:47uncle roger isn't a fashion designer either
24:49oh bless you
24:52the hat has been removed
24:56so we have liftoff
24:58wish me luck
25:01it's got ice only all over it now
25:05there's a label in it saying dry clean only
25:07you have to take it to mrs. wallace
25:09hello girls
25:10what do you think of the news then
25:13what news
25:14um
25:16sometimes after people get married
25:19they decide that they're happier than they've ever been before
25:24and sometimes they
25:26happier than ever before
25:28before they get married
25:30and so it seems that the sensible thing to do
25:32is to seal that happiness by having a child
25:35you don't need to do that though
25:38because you've got me
25:39yeah
25:41yes
25:42we do have you
25:43and you've got us
25:45you've got us forever
25:47yes
25:48you do
25:49but
25:51do you want to know
25:52something lovely Colette
25:53something lovelier than this
25:55yeah
25:56oh my goodness mommy
26:00oh my goodness
26:30What do you think you're playing at I'm sorry I'm so sorry oh you've done nothing wrong old chap
26:55I've been pressed into service to help cater for a certain hen night oven gloves always at the ready
27:07Lord but there are some nasty people out there you want to stay inside with us helping us with
27:17the flowers and decorations for the wedding I can't think of a nicer way to spend an evening
27:21personally but what's the color palette autumnal tones with touches of carmine and burgundy
27:28delicious have you ever tried buying burgundy balloons and we need balloons because flowers
27:34are so expensive you are taking entirely the wrong approach the Japanese and I cannot tell you how
27:41much I've come to appreciate Japanese art recently have a form of floristry called ichabonar a single
27:48perfect flower placed in a single otherwise empty vessel and often positioned against a blank wall
27:57that sounds awful I can't even put one single flower in my voice
28:07yes rose do you like chat yes I do do you like it not as much as my mum and dad but even when you don't
28:30want to hear things if you're in the room when they're being said you remember it and ever since I got here I've been
28:37praying and what have you been praying for that they'll put me to sleep when the baby's born
28:43like when I had my tonsils out
28:45standing proof off me darling and chin up a little you have a very nice neck I'm leaning towards the dupian
29:00silk or the organdy not the chiffon I don't think a sheer sleeve will ever be appropriate in November
29:08what size do you take five and a half I have a five and a half here but there's a sort of sandal effect
29:18oh do let's try these I've never been able to resist a peep toe
29:23what a difference a year makes 12 months ago I was a spinster who wouldn't touch curry with a barge pole
29:32and now I'm having a curry themed head night
29:34Uncle Roger's having curry as well with the whole of his rugby team
29:38Colette dear put the lids on your felt tips it's time to go
29:42I've made a chart of our favourite names Antoinette, Natalie, Melinda, Melissa, Tanya, Toby, Alexander and Adam
29:51no no no in your pocket what if it fell out
29:56oh promise me you can't tell Millicent
30:00the pattern on the coloured hose distract the eye remarkably
30:03that said I would advise avoidance of the hula hoop contest
30:08no might you tell me anything about a hula hoop contest
30:11it was Auntie Sheila's idea
30:12she said all the hula hoops sprayed gold to look like wedding rings
30:16it always felt like a turning point in the year
30:23when we'd eat the last fresh pears from the orchard
30:27and open the first tins
30:30I'm afraid we must savour these while we may
30:33there will be more tins in the future
30:36and not just in the winter months
30:39there's always change a foot at Donata's house
30:41but we always weather it
30:43mainly by virtue of resisting it with all our might
30:47well this is bigger than anyone's might
30:52even Mother Mildred's
30:54in short the order is contemplating its future
31:00vacations are dwindling aren't they
31:02yes
31:03and so is money
31:05we used to have branch houses dotted all over Great Britain
31:08and since 1947 the sisters have worked hand in glove with the national health
31:13at every turn councils are withdrawing from those contracts
31:19it's not just poplar then
31:21no
31:21mother Mildred
31:25has sold the orchard
31:27and the kitchen garden
31:30to property developers to cover our shortfall
31:33and she is looking for opportunities abroad
31:37so we'll be missionary sisters
31:39at least the sun will warm our ageing bones
31:44but what will become of Sister Catherine's bones
31:47as she ages
31:49will the order
31:51even live as long as she
31:54nobody knows
31:57they've tasted so sweet
32:01this autumn
32:03thank goodness for Mr. Franklin
32:26he's becoming the galloping gourmet of poplar
32:30I made fauna fonts
32:33in case nobody fancied his biryani
32:35but they've not been talked
32:36she's so sweet
32:46I'm not going to venture a wee bit of twirlet
32:49I've had too many chapatis
32:53I shall fetch you all the way
32:57I'll get you all the way
32:58I'm not going to venture a wee bit of twirlet
33:02I've had too many chapatis
33:04I shall fetch you a glass of Lieb Fremlisch.
33:08Such a wonderful detester.
33:23Nancy, breakfast awaits.
33:27I'm about to leave for the surgery.
33:31Oh, my dear.
33:33I've had an upset stomach all night and couldn't get comfy.
33:37Must have been the curry. I knew I shouldn't have let my guard down.
33:40I'm summoning Nurse Crane.
33:50Sandra!
33:51Sandra!
33:53Helen!
33:55It was such a long journey on the train.
33:57I decided to come early.
33:59I thought the more miles, the more changes, the more we could go wrong.
34:02Then nothing did go wrong.
34:03I got here with the whole day to spare.
34:10Is this allowed?
34:11Like, I keep thinking of all these things that mustn't be allowed.
34:14You're my sister.
34:15If anyone forbids this, I will fight them.
34:17Nancy, are you absolutely sure you're just seven months?
34:26I only met the man last Christmas.
34:28Well, be that as it may, this baby's got its head well down.
34:33It's just wind.
34:35It just kind of twinges and fizzles out.
34:38I have oil of peppermint in the bathroom cabinet.
34:41We'll sort you out a dose of that, and I shall come back later.
34:46I never knew a family that laughed like ours.
34:50It took me years to realise that the reason we did everything Dad wanted was because he was unhappy.
34:56Because he was scared of things he couldn't control.
34:59Oh, yeah.
35:01Like his wife and kids.
35:07His laughter was so fragile.
35:11Do you mind that he never let us go to church?
35:15Maybe I didn't want to then.
35:17And by the time it mattered, I was training as a nurse and I was free to choose.
35:22He didn't like it, but I didn't have to care.
35:28He doesn't have to like the way that I live my life.
35:32I wish he did.
35:35I wish all kinds of things.
35:38Doesn't being a nun stop all of that?
35:41No.
35:45I wish he hadn't suffered so much as a child.
35:47I wish he hadn't grown up in his bare feet.
35:49I wish he hadn't been starved and beaten.
35:54By Roman Catholic nuns.
35:59I wish him the best.
36:02He gave me the train fare.
36:05Really?
36:07He said he wanted someone to be with you.
36:10Even if it wasn't him.
36:19I've come to see my daughter, Paula Cunningham.
36:24I'm afraid Miss Cunningham is no longer with us.
36:31Do you want to come up to the house, Helen?
36:33Everyone would make you so welcome.
36:36I know, but no.
36:38I'll come tomorrow.
36:40It will be wonderful.
36:41And not like this.
36:51Helen, listen.
36:56It's a twist?
37:03I'm back in the bedroom now.
37:05I haven't even left home there.
37:07I haven't even left school.
37:08I don't even know why I like Cliff Richards.
37:14I still feel about being married to Cliff Richards.
37:16she's my daughter she's 14 years old you can't just cut her off without telling me but you and
37:44your wife agreed that Paula should come into council care for the duration of her pregnancy
37:48we made the decision deemed best for her welfare
37:51what I can never work out is whether you're Beatrix Aylward working nurse and wife to a businessman
38:17or Princess Margaret going on a tour of grateful Commonwealth territories
38:22Princess Margaret doesn't have to have anything like the range of accessories I need
38:25she does everything in the same old pair of cream slingbacks
38:28go go and enjoy the other wedding I've always loved you in sugared almond shades
38:36right lass
38:50I think we both know what we're dealing with and it's going to involve an ambulance
38:59hello old chap are you all on your lonesome
39:07fridge 20 minutes of ours he said two threads
39:11it's a miracle it's only two it's like it's just turned into shrapnel
39:16would you like me to take it off your hands
39:19if you could unstick it from my fingers then you can just chuck it in the bin somewhere
39:26it's a wedding present you can help us with the decorations for the hall that will be present
39:30enough and Nancy will be grateful
39:32it's too soon Roger
39:38he'll be grand girl he'll be grand no harm's gonna come I'm gonna be driving right behind you
39:43move if this were a cab the meter would be running
39:46I'm not discussing this we agreed not to discuss this we didn't agree on anything at all
39:57I know I'm an unworthy mother I failed our child
40:03I failed to pass on Christian teaching
40:06I failed to teach her right from wrong
40:09I failed to save her from the world
40:11it hasn't done our family much good is it
40:16all the praying and the church going
40:19all the putting our faith in God
40:22I have more faith in him now than I've ever had
40:24the elders at the chapel haven't shunned us
40:28and Paula can come home
40:30when she's a child again
40:33she's a child now
40:36what's more she's our child now
40:39and if God sees it any differently there's no need for his name to pass my lips again
40:44there's no need to take things to extremes Philip
40:47I keep forgetting it's my second
40:53that was 11 years ago
40:55the only thing I really remember is how long it took to get her out
40:58plus the only thing you need to remember
41:01is your body knows the way
41:03I've heard you saying that to other mothers
41:06usually the flipping clueless ones
41:09this is a model of a pelvis Paula
41:14it's a sort of cradle of bones that rests at the top of your legs
41:18and it's where your baby's been developing for the past nine months
41:21this is going to be like church
41:23you're not going to like what you're hearing
41:25but somehow it's still going in
41:27and you will remember it
41:29pull over
41:36Nancy lads
41:37no pushing
41:38do you hear me
41:40no pushing
41:41until I've examined you
41:42and told you it's safe
41:44blow
41:44blow
41:45blow
41:46how can it be safe
41:50I'm only seven months
41:52maybe eight
41:52I've still got my knickers on
41:54heels to bottom
41:59knees nice and wide apart
42:03that's the ticket
42:04do you want the news in the old fashioned way or centimeters
42:17I don't care
42:19well you're fully dilated
42:22and baby's heads
42:23in a beautiful position
42:25oh my god
42:26there's no stopping it now is there
42:27no
42:27is she alright
42:38if you're safely parked
42:39get in
42:40move
42:45your baby is in your womb
42:51which is a bag of muscle
42:54that nestles in here
42:55the womb is full of a kind of water
42:58which we call amniotic fluid
43:01this cushions the baby
43:03but often the first sign that a baby is on its way out
43:07is that some of that water starts to leak out
43:10does it hurt?
43:12no
43:12and sometimes it's even quite slow
43:15just a little bit of wet in your knickers
43:19should the sirens be on or something?
43:27don't we need to be driving faster?
43:28no
43:28there's nothing to be gained by histrionics
43:31or panicking
43:32by anyone
43:33no
43:34push if you want to
43:35but not too hard
43:37or too fast
43:38steady
43:41steady
43:42champion
43:47is that it?
43:48is it out?
43:49no
43:50there's an art to this
43:52because baby might be small
43:55he could come all in one go
43:57but i've got the towel ready
43:59and i'm going to put him onto your chest
44:01before i clamp the cord
44:03your job then
44:04is to hold him close
44:06and keep him warm
44:07no i'm scared
44:09no
44:10no
44:10here breathe
44:11breathe breathe breathe breathe
44:13come on
44:14come on
44:15even as a little girl
44:27even as a little girl
44:27she's crying
44:45she's crying
44:49she's crying
44:50roger
44:50she's not the only one
44:52she had a baby girl
44:57i don't believe it
45:00where was she hiding the little thing
45:02i've known many an eight month old child
45:05be remarkably inconspicuous
45:08she was on the dot of five pounds apparently
45:11certainly a rather more respectable weight than i was expecting
45:14wait a minute
45:15you knew
45:16i worked it out last week
45:18i wasn't going to say anything
45:19she's no more than a few weeks early by the look of her
45:25they're tube feeding her some milk to give her a bit of a boost
45:29she's going to be all right
45:31isn't she
45:31she is loss
45:32but you said you wanted the birth to be different this time
45:37and you certainly got your wish
45:39i did
45:39and not just because i delivered in the ambulance
45:42this time
45:44i was with people i love
45:46i can't wait till she's out of the incubator
45:52what does her hair feel like when you touch it
45:54like fur on a kitten
45:56or
45:56maybe feathers on a little bird
45:58she's going to call you daddy isn't she
46:01someday
46:02when she's old enough
46:05i'm going to call you daddy now
46:07that's all right
46:08it's perfect
46:14i'm a knickers aware
46:38thank you
46:40goodbye
46:41her cervix is effaced
46:43if only just dilated
46:44but her waters are leaking
46:46and both sister julianne and nurse clifford
46:48think that labour has begun
46:49that poor child
46:51will her body be able to bear it
46:53will she be able to bear admission
46:55to a massive general hospital
46:57where she knows no one
46:58i'm going down there
47:00it's all right paula
47:03this is the squeezing of the muscles
47:04i told you about
47:05it's just the first really big one you've had
47:08it's going to happen again isn't it
47:14you said it would
47:15i had intended her making my way to the service by public transport
47:20but really i'd have barely arrived at the mother house on time
47:24oh it's an ill wind
47:27that blows nobody any good
47:29isn't that right sister monica joe
47:32i can't help thinking
47:38it ought to be sister julianne helping you with all of this
47:41she's the one who got you as far as the altar
47:43she's delivering a baby
47:44in its way it seems entirely appropriate
47:48sister monica joe
47:52you haven't been here for years
47:54i see no sharp net or manacles
47:58to keep me on the premises
48:01only a sister
48:07on the brink of a life that i chose so long ago
48:11that its inception seems to date
48:15from the dawn of time
48:17i wish you the peace
48:28that i have known
48:30and more
48:33all is well paula
48:40all is well
48:41she's nine centimeters
48:45i'll give her another half a dose of pethidine to get her through this final stretch
48:49and we'll keep up the gas
48:51pethidine to get her through this final stretch
48:54my sword of magnified
48:56and my spirit of rejoicing
49:02it's almost over paulia
49:03it's almost over paula
49:07What he hath we could have
49:10For the universe of peace and pain
49:16It's almost over, Paula. It's almost over.
49:28Can you push down into your bottom for me, Paula?
49:31Dr. Turner's going to help you.
49:37Contraction.
49:39Contraction.
50:07I can hear a baby crying.
50:13That's what it's wrong.
50:15Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
50:23Body of Christ, save me.
50:26Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
50:29Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
50:32At the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to you,
50:36that with your saints I may praise you forever and ever.
50:41Amen.
50:45Mr. Cunningham, it's Dr. Turner.
50:48Paula has just given birth to a little boy.
50:53Can I talk to her?
50:55She's here.
51:00Are you all right, love?
51:01If that is the sound you hear,
51:14how would you choose silence?
51:22Blimey.
51:23Is that Richard's arse?
51:25The very same.
51:26What?
51:27Well, it's novel.
51:28I'll give you that.
51:29I wish I could claim it as my handiwork,
51:32but my only genius is to know somebody who could help.
51:36This is an ancient Japanese technique called kintsugi.
51:39The damaged pottery is fused back together
51:42using molten metal, silver, or sometimes platinum.
51:46This has been done with gold.
51:48It's more beautiful than it was before.
51:51Well, that's what happens
51:54when things are broken
51:56and then made whole again.
52:07I've just seen Paula's father arriving in a taxi.
52:10Sister Julian is going to bring him in
52:12to discuss the adoption papers.
52:13I can remember
52:15crying on your shoulder about this case.
52:18So much time has passed for us.
52:20So much has happened.
52:22Our work is not a people's lives.
52:25And sometimes
52:26the only way to survive the pain
52:28is to remember the lives that we call our own.
52:32The joy of them.
52:33The hope of them.
52:36The simple possession of
52:38hours, days, and years
52:40that are nobody else's.
52:43Soon one day
52:44that is not today
52:45we will laugh.
52:47On a day that is not today
52:50we will dance together.
52:53And in a moment that is not this moment
52:55I will kiss you.
52:57Oh, I will kiss you.
53:02Hello, Mr. Cunningham
53:04and Mrs. Cunningham.
53:14Is he going to go to good people?
53:16A very nice family.
53:19It will be a blessing to them.
53:25He's beautiful.
53:26Over the course
53:43of a day or two
53:44with this
53:46and with the Epsom salts
53:47the milk will dry up.
53:51Mummy!
53:52Mummy!
53:52Mummy!
53:56Can I come home now?
54:00That's a question
54:01no one should ever have to ask.
54:04If I behaved in a way
54:05that forced you to ask it
54:07I'm sorry.
54:14I loved the other one
54:15with the baby.
54:20One day you might want this.
54:23Doesn't matter
54:24if you don't want it now.
54:25Love me with all of your heart
54:37If that's all I want
54:40Love
54:41Love me with all of your heart
54:49Do not at all
54:52Or not at all
54:53Just promise me this
55:00That you'll give me
55:02All your kisses
55:05Every winter
55:08Every summer
55:10Every fall
55:13Oh, when we are far apart
55:21Oh, when you're near me
55:27Love me with all of your heart
55:33As I love you
55:36Don't give me your love
55:43For a moment or an hour
55:49Love me always
55:52As you've loved me
55:55From the start
55:57With every beat of your heart
56:05Just don't ask me this
56:28That you give me
56:31All your kisses
56:33Every winter
56:36Every summer
56:38Every fall
56:41Sometimes we are made whole
56:47Simply because another heart
56:49Has started beating
56:51Our blood runs richer
56:54And our soul sings
56:56Suddenly perfect and complete
56:59And sometimes we heal
57:03Because we realize
57:05We did not break
57:06Alone
57:07The darkness was never absolute
57:10The rain was never all there was
57:14The tears like mother's milk
57:17Were only temporary
57:19Where we were torn
57:21We are mended
57:22And if there are scars
57:25They will be beautiful
57:27We are each other's light
57:31Each other's gold
57:33Each other's hope
57:34Forever fragile
57:36And forever valiant
57:39Bound by love
57:41We will outlive
57:44We will outlive the stars
57:45We will outlive the stars
57:46We will outlive the stars
57:47Perhaps
57:51Maybe you will outlive the stars
57:52But before you
57:53Tham защit
57:54The answer
57:54The tears like mother's
57:55Black
57:56What do you have
57:57Them
57:58Tham
57:59You
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