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MATURE JENNIFER: In
the July of 1969,

the world was looking upward,

far beyond the small
round of mankind.

Our planet felt tiny, but
our dreams were gigantic.

The universe was whirling...

..and yet within our grasp.

We were voyagers, adventurers.

We had started something new.

The power was ours.

The potential was ours.

We were all astronauts,
one way or another.

Pupil midwives,

I'm glad you all remembered

to hand in your casebooks
for your mid-course review.

You will each be spoken to later

about any areas of concern.

For now, let's concentrate

on this morning's work.

I shall be back shortly

with your orders.

Look at the driver in the eyes

to ensure that he
acknowledges my authority.

Then I issue a reminder
by raising my hand.

Stop means stop. Never mind
"stop means stop", Fred Buckle.

You're still convalescing
from tetanus.

Arthur's not very experienced.

He seems perfectly capable to
me. Home. In your armchair.

Now!

FRED SIGHS

What are your thoughts
on Nurse Morris?

Norelle's doing well and
is bright and personable

but a terrible timekeeper and
not the tidiest. Is that tea?

No, it's coffee,

which suggests she might be
sitting up late to study.

Joyce Highland and Rosalind Clifford
are doing particularly well.

Rosalind needs to work on
her self-confidence, though.

She works hard, does the lass,
but she's too easily flustered.

Ah. Nurse Highland's
casebook is most impressive,

very detailed and precise. Joyce
is clever and technically skilled.

She's starting to enjoy
the district work,

but she's still too
focused on hospital births.

Any sign of something
going amiss at home,

and she wants a transfer
to the hospital.

She needs another home birth

to show her what the
district is really about.

I could assign her
to Prue Stanton.

She likes to do things her own
way and won't go near a hospital.

You want someone for her
to learn from, don't you?

SHE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Good to see you, Mrs Stanton.

Oh! I didn't know anyone
was coming round today.

You missed your last two
appointments. And at this stage

in your pregnancy, if you don't
come to us, we have to come to you.

We're checking each of these
pupils from two different schools

for exposure to TB with a Heaf test.
It's going to be quite the morning,

by the looks of things. Come on!
Fight, fight! Boys, boys, boys!

Quieten down. Now, St Edmund's to
the left, St Paul's to the right,

in two orderly queues.

Right, everybody.
CHILDREN CHATTER

Let's have your left sleeves
rolled up, ready and waiting...

For a small six-needle punch
to the inside of your forearm

to prick the skin. We
will check the reaction

when you come back
on Tuesday morning.

LOUDLY: Now, if it is negative,

you get the BCG
vaccination... Vaccination.

SHOUTS: to protect
you against TB! TB!

SHUSHING

Who needs a megaphone? We
might need a cattle prod.

We have liftoff.

SHUSHING

Come here.

This isn't going to hurt, is it?

Have you ever been
stung by a bee?

Plenty of times. Well, it's
about the same as that.

HE INHALES SHARPLY Oh!

It says in your notes

Dr Turner advised delivery
at the maternity hospital.

Because of my age. It's a good
job I don't take offence easily.

I told him I'm having it at home.
That's why I've been too busy

to come to the clinic -
I've been getting organised.

I keep trying to help her, but
she won't let me. I love you,

but you don't know how to clean
and I can't eat your cooking.

Mrs Stanton, we do need
to do your routine tests,

regardless of where you have
this baby. I can't do this today.

I've too much to do before Ronnie
gets back from the warehouse.

It's not a good time. In
which case, you must come to

the mother and baby
clinic Tuesday afternoon

and bring your sample with you.
We'll check your iron levels

while you're there. Have you
been taking your tablets?

Course I have.

Er, you're only
meant to take one.

One for today.

One for tomorrow.

And one for yesterday.

And what's your name? Samuel
Chdozie. Here you are.

And... CLICK

Thank you.

Esther Chdozie. How are we
doing? Any fainters yet?

I like your uniform.

I want to be a nurse. Last
week, she wanted to be a vet.

BOYS ARGUE Come
on. Pack it in!

I think animals might
be better behaved.

ARGUING CONTINUES

You know Vi won't
let me do anything.

She watches me like a hawk.
I'm like a spare part,

only one that's been
left on the scrapheap.

You have been gravely ill.

You will recover fully.

Whereas I am becoming
older with each day...

..and possibilities that
seemed to be within my grasp

propel themselves farther
off into the distance.

But I am glad to be here

to witness such a marvellous
occurrence in my lifetime

as a man reaching the moon.

FRED CHUCKLES

At least Vi can't
stop me watching that!

BALL THUMPS

Hey. What do they say here
in England? An apple a day?

Keeps the doctor
away. Mm-hm! Ah!

I must finish my work. I
will see you at home, hmm?

Yeah! Like Bobby
Charlton. HE CHUCKLES

For asphyxia, I
dry Baby briskly...

..remove mucus from the mouth,
use suction to clear the airway.

Repeat stimulation if required,

and mouth-to-mouth
breathing if needed.

And...? There's something
else. No, there's not.

Call for assistance if Baby's
condition doesn't improve.

I'm completely confident
this baby will be fine.

I'd love to feel completely
confident or even look it,

but I never do. And now
Nurse Crane has spotted it.

What did she say? She said I need
to work on my self-confidence.

Perhaps I'm more confident on
the inside than on the outside?

If you can relax your
arm... Try not to tense up.

Grade one. Negative. Go
and get your vaccination.

Are they all going to be negative?
This is really quite boring.

This is really very good. We
don't want anyone to be positive.

Grade three.

Positive.

HE SIGHS

We've explained everything in
this letter to your parents.

They are newcomers. Perhaps we ought
to send someone out to see them.

I have no space in my
diary for several days.

I must talk to Public Health
about testing their neighbours.

And the letter will arrive
there this afternoon!

I can get there this afternoon.
I'll fit it into my district rounds.

We've had a donation
of toys and books.

These will do very nicely for
Toy Corner at Saint Oswald's.

Why would anyone throw a rocket
out? I would've thought every child

would want one at the moment.
It is merely Apollo 8.

It has been superseded.

I remember the Wright brothers
and their canvas aeroplane.

That was a miracle
then, also superseded.

I shall keep this, lest it be
treated with any disrespect.

BABY CRIES

Good afternoon, Mrs Stanton.
Did you bring a sample?

It had tomato sauce in. Don't
fret if the colour looks funny.

I'm fretting more about you smoking.
You know it's not good for you

and it's worse for the
baby. I beg to differ.

As it happens, smoking
makes babies smaller.

If I have an easy labour,
it's better for us both.

We'll talk about this when you're
in the cubicle. Put that out now.

SHE GASPS

Samuel gave me the letter.

Are my children sick?

The honest truth, Mrs Chdozie,
is that we don't know,

and we have to find that out. They
do not show any sign of illness.

I'm all right. I feel well.

We have company? Daddy! Daddy!

Children, what a welcome.

We must offer our guest food and
tea. You are welcome in my home.

Thank you, Mr Chdozie.

The nurse has come to say that
Esther and Samuel may be sick.

They will need to have X-ray tests.
It has been written in a letter.

X-ray tests? For
possible tuberculosis.

You can die of tuberculosis.
Not in this day and age,

Mr Chdozie. Not here.
Medicine has come a long way.

HE COUGHS RASPINGLY

Mr Chdozie, can I have a
look at your handkerchief?

It is nothing of
any consequence.

Mr Chdozie, I think it is.

I'm sending for the doctor.

All finished for now, Mrs Stanton.
The foetal head is not engaged.

What does that mean? Only that
Baby's head hasn't dropped

down to your pelvis yet.
Is that because of my age?

TRIXIE LAUGHS

It's perfectly usual
in any third pregnancy.

And what would you advise Mrs
Stanton to do when her waters break?

You call Nonnatus House
straight away, do you hear me?

Just in case Baby's head
is still on the high side.

Can't I have a fag
first and then ring you?

All right, I'll do as I'm told.
That is the correct answer.

Can I take a look under
your shirt? I need to listen

to your breathing,
please, Mr Chdozie.

Oh, Lord, there's nothing of
you. Are you not eating properly?

He eats well. I cook the
best food that I can.

Deep breath, please. WHEEZING

And again.

WHEEZING

And another.

WHEEZING

And one more.

WHEEZING

Thank you.

Being here...

..it is not the same
as in the newsreels.

I wanted to be a
proper English man.

Watch football. Have
tea at the Ritz.

Instead, we have
tea with the rats.

Your symptoms do all seem to be
pointing towards tuberculosis.

But there is plenty
that we can do.

As you don't officially have a GP,
we will register the whole family

at my surgery then arrange
for X-rays at St Cuthbert's

as well as sputum tests.
But what are the costs?

There are no costs.

Medical treatment is free
of charge in this country.

Mr Chdozie, I want you to start
taking medicine straight away.

This is the prescription.

And this is free of charge?

I'm afraid a prescription costs
two shillings and sixpence.

What's this, Vi?
Chicken and marmalade?

No. It's poulet a l'orange,

because we need to widen
our culinary palates.

You never know what
we might be faced with

at these, erm, official dinners.
We're in Poplar, not Paris.

Oh, now, that is
your fish knife.

You're meant to use
the one next to it.

HE SIGHS

I don't want us showing
ourselves up, Fred.

Can I go to Nonnatus House
tomorrow for the Apollo 11 launch?

You don't need to ask
permission. If you feel like

I'm keeping tabs on you,
it's only... because I care.

I don't mind it, actually.

Might go better with chips.

I've seen TB in doss-houses
and the homeless, but, Phyllis,

never in a young family like the
Chdozies, and never in children.

Once upon a time, there
were families like that

living on every street. It was all
over Ireland when I was a child.

I can remember the nuns marching
us all down from the orphanage

to have our X-rays taken in a great
big van. It was the same over here.

See, that campaign
saved countless lives.

I just wish it had stopped
tuberculosis altogether.

Ngozi? Hmm?

I have something to tell you.

I was dismissed
from my job today.

Why?

I cannot do it well.

I sweep too slow.

You are ill, Felix!

In Lagos, I was a clerk
in a government office.

Here...

..I'm not good enough
to sweep the roads.

There will be no more money! We
paid two shillings and sixpence

to get your medicine.

And because of that,
I will get better.

I will find work.

Yes.

This is the land of opportunity.

Mm-hm!

Sister Monica Joan? Are you unwell?
You haven't touched your breakfast.

I cannot partake when I
am tight with tension.

I have attained
too much knowledge.

Those courageous astronauts...

..will be situated
on enough propellant

to blow them to smithereens.

It hasn't happened yet, and
it won't happen this time.

Only God is apprised
of his own purpose.

The souls of the astronauts
are in his hands.

In which case, I will leave
you to pray a little longer.

DOOR CLOSES

Ooh! TRICKLING

Oh, shall I go and
phone Nonnatus House?

PRUE SIGHS Make us
a pot of tea first.

BABY BABBLES SWEETLY

Chest X-rays have been
booked today for two o'clock,

and transport has been arranged
to get you all there and back

in one piece. BALL THUMPS

Boys, football is for
outside, not for in.

CHILD COUGHS

Ngozi, I know you're
having difficulty feeding,

but now's a good time
to start weaning.

So just some ground rice and
cow's milk to begin with.

I also brought some tokens
for milk and orange juice,

plus some forms for free
school dinners from September.

Most children loathe
school dinners,

but I adored them,
especially the custard.

In Nigeria, I was the one who would
feed others when they were in need.

Now we live like ghosts,
and I am so ashamed.

There's nothing wrong in
needing help, Mrs Chdozie.

And no shame in accepting it.

This is my fault.

For bringing us here. Never!

You saved us by bringing
us away from the war.

Do you want some?

How much can I have?

All of it, sweetheart.
You can drink all of it.

There you go.

COUGHING It's OK.

It's all right, Mr
Chdozie, I've got you.

And take this for the baby.
Thank you for your assistance.

We've only just
started. I promise you.

BABY FUSSES

Can you imagine if your
entire family had TB?

That has to be the very
worst kind of luck.

I don't think this baby's
read the instruction booklet.

His head's still
a little bit high.

Do you know what I'm going
to suggest? Surprise me.

An enema, to make sure
Baby has room to descend.

Can't I just have bran flakes?
They usually make me go.

How about we get Mrs Stanton up
and walking to try to encourage

her contractions? I'm
not walking nowhere.

I'm saving my strength.
Honey, you can choose,

either a bit of light exercise

or a lot of hot, soapy water
where the sun don't shine.

SHE GROANS LOUDLY

JACK KING ON TV:
Ignition sequence start.

Three. Two. One.

Zero. All engine running.

Liftoff! We have a liftoff!

32 minutes past the hour,
liftoff on Apollo 11.

Tower clear.

Oh!

Dr Turner? I had an
urgent telephone call

from St Cuthbert's regarding
the Chdozie family's tests.

The written report will follow,
but I took note of the details.

The Chdozies. Let me see.

Is it as you
feared? It's worse.

The father has lung damage,

swollen lymph nodes,
cavities in his lungs.

We need to find him a
bed in an isolation ward

as soon as we possibly can. I
will attend to it immediately.

I'll go and see them now.

PHYLLIS HUMS CHEERFULLY

Phyllis?

Can I tell you something? I hope
you know you can tell me anything.

I think my mother had TB.

Have you ever heard anything
said to that effect?

The nuns never told me. The
nuns never told us anything

if it could be avoided.
But the other day,

Mr Chdozie's hanky
with the blood...

..it brought back the sound
of my mother... coughing.

And his hand, it was so thin
it felt like bare bones.

It felt like hers. And
suddenly I knew what it was.

That was why she died.

Do you think I'm
imagining things?

You're not imagining your loss, and
you're not imagining your grief.

If you want to find out
more about your mother,

I'm sure it can be done.

But are you sure
you really want to?

RASPY BREATHING

Why couldn't Felix
stay at the hospital?

Because he needs to be
in an isolation ward.

We're trying to find him a bed.

And the children, too.

Please, take care of
my children first.

We will find beds
for all of you.

Do you want to listen
to your daddy's chest?

RASPY BREATHING

I think she's a little feverish.

We'll get her better.
RASPY BREATHING

Oh! Here comes Nurse Aylward.

How are we getting on? She's not
doing too bad, for a student.

That's enough cheek from you!

SHE GROANS

That's the way, honey. You know the
drill now. Slow, steady breaths.

SHE EXHALES I'll see you...

..and Baby tomorrow,
Prue. I bloody hope so.

SHE CHUCKLES

Well, you've had a long
day, haven't you, sweetie?

We're making the best of it.

And Prue's doing almost
everything she's told.

Ha!

I'm trying to get
some information

in regards to Miss Nancy Corrigan.
Ann! Nancy's her nickname.

Forgive me, you would know her
by her... given name of Ann.

No E. No E.

She was admitted to your
orphanage in Cork as a child.

BABY WAILS

CRYING INTENSIFIES

Nanny, would you PLEASE come
and look after this child?

Here, you can see the moon
clearly if you look now.

SHE EXCLAIMS I see the moon

and infinite configurations
of the stars!

When has man been as close
to the face of God as this?

Oh, no, no. You keep looking.

I can't concentrate on space
with all this mayor malarkey.

It's all getting to be too much,
and Vi's barely started yet.

She's already got two shops to
run. What if she can't manage?

Then you will help her
manage. You are a team!

Regard Apollo 11. There
is not one astronaut...

..but three. And
they are magnificent.

Another midwife? How many
babies are we having?

I have a message for Nurse Aylward.
I'm here. What's the matter?

Your husband telephoned. You
need to call him right away.

Is something wrong with Jonty? He
didn't specify. And I didn't ask.

He sounded so tense, I just jumped
on my bike and came straight over.

I'll be back right away.

RINGING TONE

LINE CONNECTS Matthew, it's me!

Oh, thank goodness. I had
the most tiresome meeting

about investments and
things not going to plan.

The business, it's so stressful.
I have the most dreadful headache.

Jonty won't stop
crying for you, and...

I thought this was an emergency!
I imagined all sorts of horrors.

I have the most pounding
headache, Trixie.

Then take two aspirin.

I can't believe you called me
out for this when I'm on duty!

How much longer until
you're going to be home?

You have other responsibilities.

Yes, and they include
a woman in labour!

I need to push. Please
God, tell me I can push!

Congratulations,
you're fully dilated.

Just wait for the next pain.

Right. Are we making
progress? We certainly are.

I'm not sure what I'm
feeling. Maybe a mouth?

A mouth? It feels like a textbook
description of a face presentation.

That would be frightfully
unlikely. It's so rare.

Prue, with your permission,

I'm going to have to have
a little check of the baby

just to make sure it's
playing by the rules.

We need Dr Turner.

What are you looking at?

A mystery.

Your mum? Yeah. Your grandma.

Do you miss her?

I did.

When I was in the
orphanage, it was like...

..an ache. I had that
in the orphanage, too.

Like a toothache in my heart.

And you didn't even know
what you were aching for.

Not sure I do... just now.

DISTANT BARKING

COUGHING

Can't you use a bucket? We
don't want your germs in here.

TRIXIE: I'm going to tell you
when you can push again, Prue.

Use this little pause
just to rest and breathe.

I can't do any more.
I've got nothing left.

Honey, you're about to bring
new life into this world.

And that means that,
deep inside you,

you'll find all the
strength you need.

HE GRUNTS

Now you can push, Prue.

GROANING

DR TURNER: As hard as you can.

SHE WAILS

And we've got the
little monkey's head.

SHE PANTS

Another push,
Prue. PRUE GROANS

Steady. Not too hard.

BABY CRIES It's a boy.

I've never had a boy before. Good
things come to those who wait.

And wait and wait and wait! Why
did he take so long to come out?

Once he took the decision
to arrive face-first,

it was always going to slow
things down. But he is here.

And... he's really
quite good-looking.

Oh!

In your opinion. SHE CHUCKLES

He looks like he's gone ten
rounds with Henry Cooper.

Baby born at 10:47. Let's see
how fast the afterbirth comes.

I'll leave Nurse Highland
in charge of that.

RINGING TONE

Come on, Matthew!

SHE EXHALES

SHE SIGHS

I'd like to call him after
you, Ronnie. No, Prue.

It'd be an honour, don't get
me wrong, but it's not modern.

Give him something up-to-date.

Ah, there you are. Are you happy
to stay with Nurse Highland?

Yes, of course.

Is the placenta done and dusted?
It certainly looks interesting.

That swelling around his
face will soon settle,

although he might have a couple
of black eyes in the morning.

Do you mind if we take a snap, Doc?
As long as you get my good side.

I don't reckon this poor baby's
got a good side. As soon as

you're sure it's complete, write it
up in your notes and dispose of it.

I want to take my time with it.

I've never seen one
quite like this before.

It's dark and gritty-looking,
with a lot of tiny clots.

Surely you're familiar with
afterbirths from smoking mothers?

Yes, but this is so severe.

It would be.

QUIETLY: Prue smokes
30 a day, at least.

Other than that, it looks good.
I'm happy to sign off on it.

Did you take aspirin
for your headache?

HE SIGHS It helped a bit.

I think it's from stress.
Stress about the business?

Maybe it was just eyestrain.

How about a nice, warm cup of
Ovaltine and a nice, warm bed?

And a nice, warm wife?

Nice, warm and...

SHE YAWNS ..slightly tired.

But...

..not exhausted?

No.

I did not give Miss
Higgins permission

to go playacting
Sherlock Holmes!

No, I did, and if that was
wrong of me, I apologise

and will not mention it
again. It wasn't wrong of you.

It was kind. Shall I
just give you the facts?

Miss Higgins was very persistent

and has managed to track
down a Sister Agnes Mary.

I remember her... in court, and she
was in the London branch for a bit

when I started training. Well,
she goes by her original name now

of Kathleen Flanagan.

She lives in a nursing home now,
no longer in the best of health,

but she has agreed to see you.

And she WILL talk, if
that's what you want.

RASPY BREATHING I've
come with good news.

We've found Mr Chdozie a
bed on an isolation ward.

The ambulance is already
on its way. Please.

Felix, it is time to get ready.

You're going to the hospital.

My suit. Must put on my suit.

There's no need to
change, Mr Chdozie.

FELIX GROANS

Our sons, they make us proud.

A good man raises a fine son.

We do our best.

This is the man I used to be,
a man dressed for the world,

not a man on the floor.

Smart enough for the Ritz.

I'm thankful to you...

..for looking after my family. You
have looked after them in the past,

and you will look
after them again.

We are more than
happy to do our bit.

BABY CRIES Ah! Samuel!

Go and see if the ambulance is
here. If it isn't, dial 999.

NGOZI SOBS

I'm glad you're here. She's
looking proper rotten.

I tried a cigarette just
now and nearly spewed up.

BABY CRIES I've got
a pain in my stomach

like I'm having another baby.
Nurse Highland, see to Baby

while I check Mother.

BABY WAILS

I don't need a thermometer
to see you have a fever.

BABY COOS SOFTLY

Now let me have a
feel of your tummy.

SHE SHRIEKS IN PAIN

Oh.

SHELAGH SIGHS

Oh, I think you're in for a
wee ride to St Cuthbert's.

NGOZI BAWLS

There was no sign of it,
so I ran to the phone box.

By the time I got back,
it was pulling up outside.

So now I have two ambulances.
And they'll both be too late.

CHILDREN SOB

All the classic symptoms of a
partially retained placenta.

It should be spotted when
we check the afterbirth

immediately after delivery. What
could cause it to be missed?

The midwife not paying
attention to detail, perhaps,

but placentas can be
complicated things.

Nurse Crane tells me you
found Sister Agnes Mary.

Miss Flanagan.

I think I would like
to speak to her...

..if you'd be kind enough
to give me her address.

I obtained it entirely
for your purposes.

But rather than simply
handing it over,

I suspect it might be
better if I drove you there.

Well, TB's on its way
to being eradicated,

not least due to diligent
public health policy.

I am not going to consume this. It
is not congruent with my thinking.

Some people would be
glad of anything to eat,

whether it's congruent with
their thinking or it's not.

That's NOT the way we speak
to our elders, Nurse Clifford.

I'm sorry. I am not
ungrateful for this repast,

but I have read that the
astronauts are partaking of

sealed pouches of paste as
sustenance on their journey.

Henceforth, until they
are returned to Earth,

I shall only partake of
paste, in communion with them.

And where are you going to
buy this paste in Poplar?

I shall make do with porridge.

St Cuthbert's telephoned. You
were right about Prue Stanton.

She's had a sizeable
piece of placenta removed.

I'm not surprised. She
was bleeding very heavily.

Nurse Highland was still
checking it when I left,

obviously not well enough.

The placenta looked a bit of a sight
because the mother was a smoker,

but Nurse Aylward signed off on
that placenta. She was in a hurry.

She left the house twice
to make phone calls. Twice?

I knew she did once, but... Look,
I don't know what was going on.

She just seemed
desperate to get home.

And she was the senior midwife
- I had to follow her lead.

Joyce, you have to tell someone.

This could prevent
you from qualifying.

It could, couldn't it?
This is not your mistake.

It'll be my word against hers.
No, Joyce. If you don't speak up,

it will be MY word against hers.

And I don't care,
because I care about you.

Thank you for calling,
Shelagh. I will speak with her.

SHE EXHALES

KNOCK ON DOOR Come in.

May Nurse Highland and I
speak with you, Sister?

Most certainly, in due course. I'm
afraid, at this precise moment,

I need to speak to Nurse Highland
alone. Is it to do with Mrs Stanton?

Yes. And Nurse Highland.

I will gladly leave you
alone to discuss it.

But I cannot walk out of this room
without saying that the person

you really need to be
talking to is Nurse Aylward.

Nurse Aylward?

I'm afraid she declared the
placenta to be complete.

I see. Mrs Stanton's wellbeing
is what matters most,

but my colleague's
career matters, too.

Please don't say I'm
just making a fuss.

There is a great
deal of difference

between making a fuss
and stating facts.

NANCY: What if I can't
think what to ask her?

Talk to her, see what
she has to offer up.

She's old and ill and may not be
strong enough to be interrogated.

If she says anything of meaning,
I will make a note of it.

Miss Flanagan is
waiting for you.

I have checked
hundreds of placentas,

and I have never made a mistake.

Possibly because you're not
in the habit of rushing.

Pupil Midwife Highland was
extremely reluctant to tell me

what had happened, but it appears
that you made two phone calls

during the delivery and
were in a hurry to get home.

I'm afraid that's true.

No-one is infallible. We
can all make mistakes.

And my mistake was making
my home life a priority,

worrying about a man on
the other side of London

instead of a woman
three feet away from me.

It's unprofessional
and unforgivable.

I will resign if
you think it's best.

I do NOT think it
is for the best,

nor do I even think
it's appropriate.

Well, what is appropriate?

That you recover your composure and
your dignity and we decide together

how to minimise the damage
to Pupil Midwife Highland.

My mother's name
was Aileen Corrigan.

She smelled of violets and had
dark, wavy hair with a parting.

I used to think every
young woman in Cork

had dark, wavy hair
with a parting.

Well, unless they messed
with the peroxide bottle.

It was the influence
of the films.

Ann was admitted in 1948.

No, it's this girl's face
that sparks a memory.

Round, as it is now, and the
eyes as blue as they are now.

I remember your mother
for two reasons.

She was so very, very
thin, and she brought you

to the convent herself,
while she was still alive.

She wanted to see where you would
sleep and what you would eat

and if we would love you. And she
held your hands very, very tightly.

Nancy - Ann - has
sometimes wondered

why no other relatives
could take her in.

Well, they were a
tubercular family.

None of them lived into old age.

Mrs Corrigan had sisters,
but they predeceased her.

I think she knew what lay ahead.

Why didn't I get it
when everyone else did?

Well, once upon a time, I
would have said God chooses.

But now I would cite natural
immunity or possibly vaccination.

Did you make a good life?

I'm a nurse. And I have a
beautiful, beautiful little girl.

Your mother would
have liked that.

TRIXIE: I'm inquiring about
a Mrs Prudence Stanton.

TEARFULLY: Critical but stable?

Thank you.

"Critical but stable."

They do nobody any favours
talking in riddles.

I'm not asking for any favours.

If, on the other hand, I was given
the chance to turn the clock back,

I'd grab it with both hands.

What's done is done, lass.

It's how you move forward that
proves what you're made of.

TRIXIE SIGHS

Oh, lass!

Was it TB?

She held my hand, Phyllis.

She wanted me to be loved.

Well, she'd be happy
now, wouldn't she?

Hmm?

Mummy! Where have you been?

Somewhere far away
and back again.

Come with me.

What is this for?

It's to keep you safe.

CLICK Ow!

Nancy? What are you doing?

Colette needs to be protected.
I've given her a Heaf test.

If she needs it, can she
have the vaccination?

She's not in the right age group.
TB doesn't care about her age group,

like it didn't care
about our entire family.

Could you make an exception,
Sister Veronica, please?

Well, I suppose.

It could be permissible to
give the vaccination early

as long as the paperwork
is properly filed.

Please sit down, Pupil
Midwife Highland.

Is there any news
of Mrs Stanton?

She is improving. We hope that she
will be discharged within the week.

Now, we have come to a decision
regarding your case notes

on Mrs Stanton. They're to
be written to make it clear

that Nurse Aylward declared
the placenta to be complete

and not yourself. Nurse Aylward
is a woman of great integrity,

and she's only too
willing to admit a mistake

and is extremely anxious that
you should not be penalised.

Will anything happen
to her? We think not.

The placenta was in poor condition
because the mother smoked.

Problems may have
been inevitable.

From now on, our main concern
is Mrs Stanton and the baby.

Surely everyone's allowed
to make one tiny mistake.

It wasn't tiny.
It was elementary.

And it could have had
monumental consequences.

Perhaps taking some time off
work might not be a bad idea.

Midwifery's a very demanding
job. Midwifery is my vocation.

It's who I am. You said you
understood that. And... and I do.

But we're married now. Marriage
isn't just about who you are.

I mean, surely you can
do good in other ways.

My... my mother gives her
life to her charities.

I mean, you ought to have a word
with her about Meals on Wheels.

Meals on Wheels? Mm.

Driving around suburbia
with trolleys full of mince,

and then rushing home in
time to warm your slippers

and pour you a drink?

I've come to a decision. If Sister
Julienne agrees, from now on,

I'll stay at Nonnatus House
for three nights a week.

That way, I can put the
patients first when I'm working,

and when I'm not, I can be at
home and completely devoted

to you and to Jonty.

Trixie, we've been
married for eight months.

Are you a wife or a midwife?

Can't I be both?

I think only you
can answer that.

Hmm. What's wrong
with the television?

It is in repose. We cannot risk it
breaking before tomorrow evening.

The BBC are to broadcast
the moon landing

continuously throughout the
darkest hours into the next day.

We have invited our neighbours
to join us in the square.

The cathode rays must
retain their strength.

Oh, no, you don't!
They're too heavy.

VIOLET CLEARS THROAT

Ooh. Er, here...

Right.

Teamwork.

Do you want to see my picture?

It's lovely, dear. What is it?

Aliens killing astronauts.

Ooh! Will there be aliens on the
moon? Not according to Angela.

She charged me sixpence to look
round her space museum last night.

SHELAGH CHUCKLES

I've brought more medicine
for the children. Come in.

We are doing a ritual for Felix.

HE COUGHS

You are welcome to
join us if you wish.

MUSIC: Telstar by The Tornados

Oh, terrific!

Ooh!

Hello!

It's fantastic!

CHATTER

Nurse, you can sit
there, in the back.

ALDRIN: 13 forward.

11 forward. Coming
down nicely. 200 feet.

MISSION CONTROL: Eagle, Houston.
You're go for landing. Over.

Down at two and a half.

Forward. Forward.

40 feet down. Two and a
half. Picking up some dust.

30 feet, two and a half
down. Faint shadow.

Four forward. Four forward.

Drifting to the right
a little. Down a half.

30 seconds. Forward.

Contact light.

ARMSTRONG: Houston, er...

..Tranquility Base here.

The Eagle has landed.

CHEERING

They've landed! They've landed!

Why don't the
astronauts come out?

Maybe they're having a rest first.
We'll just have to keep watching.

I want the aliens to
chase the astronauts.

LAUGHTER

BELL TOLLS

ARMSTRONG: I'm going
to step off the LM now.

Oh!

That's one small step for man,

one giant leap for mankind.

What a journey to be part of!

Daddy?

Dad wants to call him
Neil, after that spaceman.

You can't get much more
up-to-date than that.

PRUE CHUCKLES Are you
going to weigh him now?

I think Nurse Aylward's going
to do that. Right you are.

Please. No rush.

Be good, my precious girl.

It is as though I am
losing them forever.

DR TURNER: They'll be back
from the isolation ward

before you know it,
and they'll be cured.

Have you got anyone to support
you while they're gone?

I had a friend who came
here before we did.

I heard she might be somewhere
south of the river. If you give me

her name, I know someone
who's good at finding people.

ENGINE STARTS

MATURE JENNIFER: Man
had reached the moon,

but not every star was mapped.

Earth remained a place
where people could be lost

and need a human hand
to guide them home.

Home is our centre of gravity.

No scientist can calculate
the pull that draws us back

or hurls us out into
the dark beyond,

fragile and petrified and brave.

But still we travel onward...

..one small step at a time.

Now, I don't know if you've
heard about my excursion.

Of course! It's
the talk of Poplar.

I know what you're thinking.
Two children out of wedlock.

Our mayor has organised a trip
to the seaside this Sunday!

CHILDREN CHEER Why have
you made me a dress?

It's a changing cape!

BUS HORN HONKS