1 00:00:28,665 --> 00:00:32,344 MATURE JENNIFER: A harvest marks a moment of arrival. 2 00:00:32,345 --> 00:00:36,304 Something fresh has been prised from the earth. 3 00:00:36,305 --> 00:00:39,789 Something new has been given or begun. 4 00:00:39,822 --> 00:00:42,824 And we marvel at what has been delivered, 5 00:00:42,825 --> 00:00:46,304 not thinking yet of all that is to come, 6 00:00:46,305 --> 00:00:49,224 or must again be worked for. 7 00:00:49,225 --> 00:00:52,944 This is the moment to wrap up in ribbons. 8 00:00:52,945 --> 00:00:54,584 A time to savour, 9 00:00:54,585 --> 00:00:57,465 without sowing seeds of doubt. 10 00:00:59,865 --> 00:01:01,505 ICE CREAM VAN MUSIC PLAYS 11 00:01:08,105 --> 00:01:10,024 - Ooh! - Whoa! 12 00:01:10,025 --> 00:01:12,464 - Can I help you, honey? - She's about to have the baby. 13 00:01:12,465 --> 00:01:14,384 We think. I just keep getting this... 14 00:01:14,385 --> 00:01:15,744 Oh, here it comes again! 15 00:01:15,745 --> 00:01:17,465 We'll get you inside in a moment. 16 00:01:20,545 --> 00:01:23,504 The blood samples were sent in two weeks ago. 17 00:01:23,505 --> 00:01:26,224 Sister Monica Joan, OSRN. 18 00:01:26,225 --> 00:01:29,185 Also known as Antonia Keville, Miss. 19 00:01:31,345 --> 00:01:33,585 Very well! We shall do the tests again. 20 00:01:34,585 --> 00:01:38,064 The level of disregard for the comfort and convenience 21 00:01:38,065 --> 00:01:40,864 of an elderly patient is unforgivable. 22 00:01:40,865 --> 00:01:42,904 ICE CREAM VAN MUSIC CONTINUES 23 00:01:42,905 --> 00:01:45,984 I don't know what that ice cream van's doing... 24 00:01:45,985 --> 00:01:47,784 Mrs Bianchi's having some strong pains. 25 00:01:47,785 --> 00:01:48,849 MRS BIANCHI: Ooh! 26 00:01:48,850 --> 00:01:50,898 We're going to get her settled and take a look at her. 27 00:01:50,923 --> 00:01:52,464 Oh, they're lasting a minute each. 28 00:01:52,465 --> 00:01:54,105 And how often are they coming? 29 00:01:55,757 --> 00:01:57,065 Well, I dunno. 30 00:01:57,505 --> 00:01:59,024 Am I meant to write 'em all down? 31 00:01:59,025 --> 00:02:01,304 Is that, by any chance, your ice cream van 32 00:02:01,305 --> 00:02:02,784 parked outside, Mr Bianchi? 33 00:02:02,785 --> 00:02:05,584 Yes, it is. I only got it last summer. 34 00:02:05,585 --> 00:02:07,304 Best ice cream in Poplar. Guaranteed. 35 00:02:07,305 --> 00:02:10,064 I'm sure it is. But at the present moment, 36 00:02:10,065 --> 00:02:12,224 we're more interested in delivering babies 37 00:02:12,225 --> 00:02:13,744 than ice cream. 38 00:02:13,745 --> 00:02:16,824 Would you mind turning off the music? 39 00:02:16,825 --> 00:02:18,665 Oh! Sorry. 40 00:02:25,905 --> 00:02:27,985 What do you want me to do with these, then? 41 00:02:28,818 --> 00:02:30,125 Mm-hm! 42 00:02:30,705 --> 00:02:32,384 I'll take the runner beans. 43 00:02:32,385 --> 00:02:34,704 We can have those with the chops I've planned. 44 00:02:34,705 --> 00:02:37,344 Everything else can go to the Harvest Festival. 45 00:02:37,345 --> 00:02:39,625 What? Even the marrows? 46 00:02:39,650 --> 00:02:41,944 They would have won first prize in the Horticultural Show 47 00:02:41,945 --> 00:02:43,844 if I'd have been ready in time. 48 00:02:43,845 --> 00:02:46,424 They're bigger than toddlers' legs, Fred! 49 00:02:46,425 --> 00:02:48,984 And I haven't the time to be stuffing them with mince 50 00:02:48,985 --> 00:02:50,845 and making a white sauce. 51 00:02:53,445 --> 00:02:55,264 I'll take them to Nonnatus House, then. 52 00:02:55,265 --> 00:02:58,184 The children will march from there to the church 53 00:02:58,185 --> 00:02:59,504 in a procession. 54 00:02:59,505 --> 00:03:02,465 Your produce will be widely admired. 55 00:03:04,945 --> 00:03:07,064 You're not in labour just yet, honey. 56 00:03:07,065 --> 00:03:09,864 These are just what we call Braxton Hicks contractions. 57 00:03:09,865 --> 00:03:11,824 It's your body rehearsing for the real thing. 58 00:03:11,825 --> 00:03:14,465 Mm... I feel a bit of a fool now. 59 00:03:14,665 --> 00:03:16,424 And it's taken Tony away from his van. 60 00:03:16,425 --> 00:03:18,930 That van's our whole livelihood now I've stopped working. 61 00:03:18,955 --> 00:03:20,064 DOOR OPENS 62 00:03:20,065 --> 00:03:22,144 - Have I missed it? - Oh, it's all right, 63 00:03:22,145 --> 00:03:24,545 - you're safe. - It... It was a false alarm. 64 00:03:27,445 --> 00:03:29,564 Good job we never told no-one. 65 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:31,751 I'd get me leg pulled something rotten. 66 00:03:35,198 --> 00:03:37,760 Is there anything you need taking to the post office, Sister? 67 00:03:37,785 --> 00:03:40,384 Thank you. I'm rather more concerned about a letter 68 00:03:40,385 --> 00:03:42,704 I took to the post office two weeks ago. 69 00:03:42,705 --> 00:03:44,444 The one you wrote to the Board of Health? 70 00:03:44,445 --> 00:03:45,645 Yes. 71 00:03:45,785 --> 00:03:48,864 Telling them we would close Nonnatus House 72 00:03:48,865 --> 00:03:50,144 if we were no longer allowed 73 00:03:50,145 --> 00:03:52,525 to work as Christian missionaries. 74 00:03:52,745 --> 00:03:55,744 I expected a response from them, at the very least! 75 00:03:55,745 --> 00:03:58,164 It's entirely likely that they're playing games. 76 00:03:58,165 --> 00:04:00,905 Keeping you waiting, because you kept them waiting. 77 00:04:01,105 --> 00:04:03,725 One would hope they were above such pettiness, 78 00:04:04,065 --> 00:04:05,965 when there is so much at stake. 79 00:04:10,361 --> 00:04:12,200 INDISTINCT LIVELY CHAT 80 00:04:12,225 --> 00:04:13,865 - LAUGHTER - MATTEO: Come on, this way. 81 00:04:15,531 --> 00:04:17,685 Idiot. You took her in too early. 82 00:04:17,745 --> 00:04:20,205 Hey, bruv. Are you coming to football tonight? 83 00:04:20,230 --> 00:04:23,104 I don't know, Matteo, I'm not really in the mood. 84 00:04:23,105 --> 00:04:25,984 You stopped coming to football, you stopped coming swimming. 85 00:04:25,985 --> 00:04:27,904 You need to make the most of your freedom 86 00:04:27,905 --> 00:04:30,824 while you've got it, huh? Come on, let's go. 87 00:04:30,825 --> 00:04:33,725 - Have you got everything? - See you, baby brother. 88 00:04:33,750 --> 00:04:35,190 You got the bag? Come on, let's go. 89 00:04:36,825 --> 00:04:39,624 I do not have unlimited quantities 90 00:04:39,625 --> 00:04:42,144 of corpuscular matter in my veins! 91 00:04:42,145 --> 00:04:44,135 Sister, you're a nurse. 92 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,065 You know as well as I do that blood replenishes itself. 93 00:04:48,905 --> 00:04:52,384 And we need to get to the bottom of what ails you. 94 00:04:52,385 --> 00:04:54,745 We all know what ails me. 95 00:04:54,945 --> 00:04:57,225 I am merely ancient. 96 00:04:57,445 --> 00:05:00,665 And presumed frail as a consequence. 97 00:05:02,065 --> 00:05:05,784 Sister, I have five minutes before I leave on my rounds. 98 00:05:05,785 --> 00:05:08,064 Would you like me to move the television into your room? 99 00:05:08,089 --> 00:05:11,009 Do you suppose I am at the point of expiry? 100 00:05:11,881 --> 00:05:15,725 There is no reason to treat me as an invalid. 101 00:05:15,965 --> 00:05:18,525 As the analysis of my blood 102 00:05:18,825 --> 00:05:20,505 will testify. 103 00:05:24,288 --> 00:05:25,977 ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, 104 00:05:26,002 --> 00:05:28,066 the doors to tonight's wrestling in the Main Hall 105 00:05:28,091 --> 00:05:29,925 will open in five minutes. 106 00:05:31,002 --> 00:05:32,385 SHE GRUNTS 107 00:05:37,505 --> 00:05:39,185 D'you tap? D'you give up? 108 00:05:41,065 --> 00:05:42,225 AUDIENCE SHRIEK 109 00:05:44,865 --> 00:05:46,544 In one! In two! 110 00:05:46,545 --> 00:05:49,064 It's two. It's only a two. It's only a two. 111 00:05:49,065 --> 00:05:50,185 Come on! Whoo! 112 00:05:50,186 --> 00:05:51,304 CHEERING 113 00:05:51,305 --> 00:05:54,104 I've learned so much about deferment 114 00:05:54,105 --> 00:05:55,565 since I gave up drink. 115 00:05:57,145 --> 00:05:59,005 I've learned you can bear anything, 116 00:05:59,305 --> 00:06:01,145 if you pretend it's forever. 117 00:06:01,665 --> 00:06:03,065 I can postpone. 118 00:06:04,084 --> 00:06:05,305 I can wait. 119 00:06:06,185 --> 00:06:09,085 But putting things off until tomorrow doesn't always work. 120 00:06:10,185 --> 00:06:13,965 Because... what if tomorrow never comes? 121 00:06:15,425 --> 00:06:16,824 I've been... 122 00:06:16,825 --> 00:06:18,425 ..postponing a decision... 123 00:06:19,505 --> 00:06:20,985 ..for a long time now. 124 00:06:22,565 --> 00:06:24,345 - Come on! - Yeah! 125 00:06:29,265 --> 00:06:31,184 In one! In two! 126 00:06:31,185 --> 00:06:32,544 In three! 127 00:06:32,545 --> 00:06:33,824 She's out! Ring the bell. 128 00:06:33,825 --> 00:06:35,784 FIGHT BELL DINGS 129 00:06:35,785 --> 00:06:37,665 - BRENDA: Come on! - You all right, love? 130 00:06:39,258 --> 00:06:40,538 Harmony? 131 00:06:41,795 --> 00:06:43,545 It's not a decision about drink. 132 00:06:45,385 --> 00:06:47,185 It's a decision about work. 133 00:06:48,444 --> 00:06:50,245 And work is my other addiction. 134 00:06:51,865 --> 00:06:54,065 Is there a doctor in here? Anyone? 135 00:06:54,210 --> 00:06:55,264 I'm a nurse. 136 00:06:55,265 --> 00:06:57,305 That'll do. It's a concussion. 137 00:06:59,351 --> 00:07:01,064 TRIXIE: If you're staging sporting events, 138 00:07:01,065 --> 00:07:02,184 you're legally obliged 139 00:07:02,185 --> 00:07:04,304 to have medical help on the premises. 140 00:07:04,305 --> 00:07:06,504 Don't know nothing about no legal obligations. 141 00:07:06,505 --> 00:07:09,085 Erm, this is her, Harmony Savage. 142 00:07:09,705 --> 00:07:12,204 Hello, Harmony. I'm a nurse. 143 00:07:12,205 --> 00:07:13,664 I'm sorry you've been hurt. 144 00:07:13,665 --> 00:07:15,625 SHE SIGHS Occupational hazard. 145 00:07:15,945 --> 00:07:17,304 Did you lose consciousness, 146 00:07:17,305 --> 00:07:19,144 or did you remain aware of your surroundings? 147 00:07:19,145 --> 00:07:20,885 I never went out. I was just... 148 00:07:21,185 --> 00:07:24,145 ..putting on a bit of a show. Punters like it. 149 00:07:25,345 --> 00:07:27,584 I've got to go back out and finish the job. 150 00:07:27,585 --> 00:07:29,705 Oh, you were out cold. 151 00:07:29,865 --> 00:07:32,085 I did the count. It's over. 152 00:07:32,905 --> 00:07:34,885 Brenda the Butcher won fair and square. 153 00:07:38,148 --> 00:07:39,925 He'll have gone to give her the prize money. 154 00:07:40,845 --> 00:07:45,024 If you can't be absolutely sure that you weren't knocked out, 155 00:07:45,025 --> 00:07:48,024 I really think you ought to go to the Casualty department. 156 00:07:48,125 --> 00:07:50,205 I want to go home to bed. 157 00:07:52,245 --> 00:07:53,705 Oh, hello, sweetie. 158 00:07:56,985 --> 00:07:58,824 - Who's this? - Carl. 159 00:07:58,849 --> 00:08:01,745 My boy. He comes to all my fights. 160 00:08:02,705 --> 00:08:05,884 Come on, let's pack up and get you in the van. 161 00:08:05,885 --> 00:08:08,784 You really must not drive after blacking out, 162 00:08:08,785 --> 00:08:10,145 however briefly. 163 00:08:10,405 --> 00:08:11,665 Any better ideas? 164 00:08:13,991 --> 00:08:16,625 I know it was a false alarm today, but... 165 00:08:18,238 --> 00:08:19,265 HE EXHALES 166 00:08:19,290 --> 00:08:22,045 ..it made me think how... real all this is. 167 00:08:23,545 --> 00:08:26,765 How we've... made a proper grown-up life. 168 00:08:27,925 --> 00:08:29,485 You do go on. 169 00:08:30,345 --> 00:08:31,984 It's like being the baby of the family 170 00:08:31,985 --> 00:08:34,145 gave you a great big chip on your shoulder. 171 00:08:35,185 --> 00:08:36,445 It wasn't that. 172 00:08:37,165 --> 00:08:40,825 It was being the one who was no good at all the things the others did. 173 00:08:41,648 --> 00:08:43,464 It's not your fault you weren't cut out 174 00:08:43,465 --> 00:08:45,985 for the tiling trade. Besides... 175 00:08:46,905 --> 00:08:49,664 ..I'd rather have a bit of soft scoop 176 00:08:49,665 --> 00:08:51,861 than 100 yards of mosaic flooring. 177 00:08:52,945 --> 00:08:55,264 - Come on, lights out. - Oh! 178 00:08:55,265 --> 00:08:57,624 - What's that? - Oh... nothing. 179 00:08:57,625 --> 00:09:00,105 Tony, there's blood on your singlet. 180 00:09:00,625 --> 00:09:02,345 What is it? Show me. 181 00:09:07,185 --> 00:09:08,464 Ooh! 182 00:09:08,465 --> 00:09:10,144 How long have you had this? 183 00:09:10,145 --> 00:09:11,525 A while. 184 00:09:14,045 --> 00:09:15,605 I'll put a plaster on it. 185 00:09:15,905 --> 00:09:19,505 You will not. In the morning, I'm ringing the doctor. 186 00:09:28,765 --> 00:09:30,205 HARMONY: Out we get. 187 00:09:34,202 --> 00:09:36,965 Wrestling was all I knew, even as a little girl. 188 00:09:37,705 --> 00:09:41,984 My dad was Bert Savage, the Lambeth Panther. God rest him. 189 00:09:41,985 --> 00:09:43,864 I used to watch him every time he fought. 190 00:09:43,865 --> 00:09:46,744 It's rather wonderful that you followed in his footsteps. 191 00:09:46,745 --> 00:09:48,584 It'd be even more wonderful if it were legal. 192 00:09:48,585 --> 00:09:50,384 There's a whole ladies' circuit up north, 193 00:09:50,385 --> 00:09:53,745 just as legitimate as the men's. But... in London we're outlaws. 194 00:09:54,005 --> 00:09:56,464 I really would like you to be seen by a doctor 195 00:09:56,465 --> 00:09:57,944 if at all possible, Harmony. 196 00:09:57,945 --> 00:09:59,605 Oh, my real name's Gwen. 197 00:10:00,945 --> 00:10:02,485 Thanks for seeing us home. 198 00:10:03,385 --> 00:10:04,745 Come on, little 'un. 199 00:10:13,425 --> 00:10:14,524 TONY WINCES 200 00:10:14,525 --> 00:10:15,625 Oh! 201 00:10:17,385 --> 00:10:19,645 I've given up doing sports and everything. 202 00:10:21,005 --> 00:10:22,725 It's so unsightly. 203 00:10:24,585 --> 00:10:26,365 I probably just banged it. 204 00:10:27,105 --> 00:10:28,145 HE GROANS 205 00:10:29,345 --> 00:10:32,265 It looks like a sebaceous cyst to me. 206 00:10:33,145 --> 00:10:35,104 Antibiotics will take the edge off it, 207 00:10:35,105 --> 00:10:37,525 but I think it needs to be removed. 208 00:10:38,005 --> 00:10:40,425 Oh, I've got a baby due any day. 209 00:10:40,685 --> 00:10:43,345 All the more reason to get it out of the way. 210 00:10:43,705 --> 00:10:45,945 I'll call St Cuthbert's myself. 211 00:10:49,305 --> 00:10:51,025 FRED WHISTLES 212 00:10:55,705 --> 00:10:57,564 Now that is a birdsong 213 00:10:57,565 --> 00:11:00,105 I can easily identify. 214 00:11:00,665 --> 00:11:02,585 The lesser spotted Buckle. 215 00:11:04,018 --> 00:11:05,984 Ah, Sister, how are you keeping? 216 00:11:05,985 --> 00:11:07,665 I'm keeping on. 217 00:11:09,185 --> 00:11:13,984 If a little more desiccated with every week that passes. 218 00:11:14,205 --> 00:11:16,545 Perhaps I should not linger... 219 00:11:17,305 --> 00:11:21,565 ..lest you sweep me up with all the other dead leaves. 220 00:11:21,785 --> 00:11:24,305 I've got a bag of doughnuts in my shed. 221 00:11:24,330 --> 00:11:25,784 Would they cheer you up a bit? 222 00:11:25,785 --> 00:11:27,134 Are they jam-filled? 223 00:11:27,165 --> 00:11:29,165 Mm, no, they're the ones with the holes in. 224 00:11:29,345 --> 00:11:30,985 Then I will forgo them. 225 00:11:31,225 --> 00:11:34,584 Do you detect a chill in the breeze today? 226 00:11:34,585 --> 00:11:36,665 I reckon I felt the first nip. 227 00:11:37,771 --> 00:11:40,365 I like it when the seasons start to turn, though. 228 00:11:41,545 --> 00:11:44,864 "That time of year thou mayst in me behold 229 00:11:44,865 --> 00:11:46,584 "When yellow leaves, 230 00:11:46,585 --> 00:11:48,365 "or none, or few... 231 00:11:49,385 --> 00:11:50,424 "...do hang 232 00:11:50,425 --> 00:11:53,645 "Upon those boughs that shake with cold. 233 00:11:54,965 --> 00:11:57,765 "Bare ruin'd choirs... 234 00:11:58,565 --> 00:12:01,065 "...where late the sweet birds sang. 235 00:12:02,285 --> 00:12:03,565 "In me 236 00:12:04,165 --> 00:12:07,265 "thou see'st the twilight of such day... 237 00:12:08,005 --> 00:12:11,125 "...As after sunset fadeth in the west... 238 00:12:11,785 --> 00:12:16,704 "...Which by and by black night doth take away, 239 00:12:16,705 --> 00:12:18,385 "Death's second self... 240 00:12:19,871 --> 00:12:23,085 "...that seals up all in rest." 241 00:12:38,915 --> 00:12:40,545 Sister Monica Joan... 242 00:12:41,305 --> 00:12:42,905 ..what's brought this on? 243 00:12:45,545 --> 00:12:47,545 Time, Mr Buckle. 244 00:12:48,665 --> 00:12:51,125 Its passage and its sheer... 245 00:12:51,485 --> 00:12:54,205 ..weary accumulation. 246 00:12:56,305 --> 00:12:57,945 Would you like a cup of tea? 247 00:12:59,101 --> 00:13:01,945 If you will sit and take one with me. 248 00:13:11,525 --> 00:13:12,884 Well, Miss Savage, 249 00:13:12,985 --> 00:13:15,505 I'm not seeing anything that needs further tests. 250 00:13:16,305 --> 00:13:19,184 Any other bumps or bruises you'd like me to look at? 251 00:13:19,185 --> 00:13:22,585 I've got a rash keeps coming up, sort of on the back of my shoulder. 252 00:13:24,125 --> 00:13:27,125 If you just slip your blouse off, dear. 253 00:13:27,305 --> 00:13:30,625 I don't believe I've ever met a lady wrestler before. 254 00:13:31,085 --> 00:13:34,204 I imagine it's quite physically taxing. 255 00:13:34,205 --> 00:13:37,405 I ache all over sometimes, fight or no fight. 256 00:13:45,505 --> 00:13:46,725 Hmm. 257 00:13:47,285 --> 00:13:49,544 I think I know what this is. 258 00:13:49,545 --> 00:13:53,224 It's a skin virus called herpes gladiatorum. 259 00:13:53,225 --> 00:13:55,425 Gladiator like in Spartacus? 260 00:13:56,225 --> 00:13:57,784 I love a bit of Kirk Douglas. 261 00:13:57,785 --> 00:13:59,045 Don't we all? 262 00:13:59,765 --> 00:14:01,224 I'm afraid this comes from 263 00:14:01,225 --> 00:14:04,125 grazing your skin on grubby canvas in the ring. 264 00:14:04,845 --> 00:14:07,024 Your best bet is to wash it daily 265 00:14:07,025 --> 00:14:08,504 with medicated soap 266 00:14:08,505 --> 00:14:10,544 and bathe the blisters in salt water. 267 00:14:10,545 --> 00:14:12,664 Can I do that with my hips and my knees? 268 00:14:12,665 --> 00:14:14,424 Do you have a rash there as well? 269 00:14:14,425 --> 00:14:16,445 No, they just hurt all the time. 270 00:14:16,865 --> 00:14:18,464 Miss Savage, are you able 271 00:14:18,465 --> 00:14:20,304 to take a break from your work for a while? 272 00:14:20,305 --> 00:14:22,545 No. I've got mouths to feed. 273 00:14:22,785 --> 00:14:24,685 Mine and my little boy's. 274 00:14:29,145 --> 00:14:30,364 Oh... 275 00:14:30,365 --> 00:14:33,085 I've been looking forward to this moment all day! 276 00:14:33,385 --> 00:14:35,584 I popped to the market and bought myself 277 00:14:35,585 --> 00:14:37,965 a new pair of slippers for the winter. 278 00:14:41,745 --> 00:14:44,264 I never knew you could love a bit of sheepskin on your feet 279 00:14:44,265 --> 00:14:46,125 till I came to live in England. 280 00:14:46,425 --> 00:14:47,725 Me neither. 281 00:14:48,565 --> 00:14:50,345 Oh, I'm sorry, child. 282 00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:52,665 You all wrapped up in something? 283 00:14:53,585 --> 00:14:57,564 I'm trying to work out exactly when I started taking the pill. 284 00:14:57,565 --> 00:15:00,020 Calculated against the number of actual pills 285 00:15:00,045 --> 00:15:02,245 you have to take before it protects you. 286 00:15:02,625 --> 00:15:03,884 And why is that? 287 00:15:03,885 --> 00:15:05,845 I've never missed a single one. 288 00:15:07,145 --> 00:15:10,024 I'm wondering if it's thrown my hormones out of whack. 289 00:15:10,025 --> 00:15:12,244 I mean, it can do that, can't it? 290 00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:14,184 Child, the whole point of the pill 291 00:15:14,185 --> 00:15:16,264 is to throw your hormones out of whack. 292 00:15:16,265 --> 00:15:18,645 That's how it stops you getting pregnant. 293 00:15:19,825 --> 00:15:21,042 Are you late? 294 00:15:22,295 --> 00:15:24,045 I've been late before. 295 00:15:24,705 --> 00:15:26,905 And things just sort of... 296 00:15:27,185 --> 00:15:28,585 ..corrected themselves. 297 00:15:29,365 --> 00:15:32,045 That would have been before you had a boyfriend? 298 00:15:34,065 --> 00:15:36,185 Do you think you need to do a test? 299 00:15:36,505 --> 00:15:38,985 No. Not yet. 300 00:15:39,845 --> 00:15:41,465 CHEERING AND GRUNTING 301 00:15:44,013 --> 00:15:45,013 Argh! 302 00:15:45,038 --> 00:15:46,820 Do you want to tap? Do you want to give up? 303 00:15:46,865 --> 00:15:48,225 - No. - Are you sure? 304 00:15:58,654 --> 00:16:00,345 Referee, she can't do that! 305 00:16:02,465 --> 00:16:03,864 - Hey! Hey! - Yes! 306 00:16:03,865 --> 00:16:05,184 Was that a closed fist? 307 00:16:05,185 --> 00:16:06,505 SHE GROANS 308 00:16:14,265 --> 00:16:15,664 REFEREE: The winner is 309 00:16:15,665 --> 00:16:18,344 Demolition Debbie! 310 00:16:18,345 --> 00:16:19,824 FIGHT BELL DINGS 311 00:16:19,825 --> 00:16:21,305 CHEERING AND BOOING 312 00:16:22,665 --> 00:16:24,145 ALARM RINGS 313 00:16:36,444 --> 00:16:38,025 Are you feeling sick? 314 00:16:38,645 --> 00:16:40,505 This is not good, honey. 315 00:16:40,705 --> 00:16:42,765 But we're going to do a test. 316 00:16:42,985 --> 00:16:44,024 I'll help you. 317 00:16:44,025 --> 00:16:45,644 I don't want anyone to know. 318 00:16:45,645 --> 00:16:47,025 They won't. 319 00:16:50,305 --> 00:16:51,824 Morning, Miss Higgins. 320 00:16:51,825 --> 00:16:53,984 Have the samples gone off to the laboratory yet? 321 00:16:53,985 --> 00:16:55,704 They will be dispatched very shortly. 322 00:16:55,705 --> 00:16:58,144 But if you wish to add any to the list, 323 00:16:58,169 --> 00:17:00,649 I'm afraid you must see to the paperwork yourself. 324 00:17:02,265 --> 00:17:04,425 ROTARY PHONE WHIRS 325 00:17:16,545 --> 00:17:18,504 - Nurse? - Good morning, Gwen. 326 00:17:18,505 --> 00:17:20,824 Dr Turner remembered an iodine preparation 327 00:17:20,825 --> 00:17:23,224 he thought might help with your skin condition. 328 00:17:23,225 --> 00:17:24,925 I told him I'd drop it off. 329 00:17:25,685 --> 00:17:27,565 Have you been in another fight? 330 00:17:27,825 --> 00:17:30,985 Yes. And I didn't win that one, either. 331 00:17:36,828 --> 00:17:38,565 No school today, old chap? 332 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,984 I overslept again. 333 00:17:39,985 --> 00:17:42,424 And he don't like going in late cos he gets told off. 334 00:17:42,665 --> 00:17:45,184 Oh, I imagine you're exhausted after a match. 335 00:17:45,185 --> 00:17:48,565 I'm always exhausted, but... I'm a mum, aren't I? 336 00:17:48,865 --> 00:17:50,245 And it's just me. 337 00:17:50,465 --> 00:17:52,905 If I weren't tired, it would mean I was slacking. 338 00:17:53,785 --> 00:17:56,784 I'm a stepmother to a little boy of Carl's age. 339 00:17:56,785 --> 00:17:58,945 It certainly keeps one on one's toes. 340 00:17:59,075 --> 00:18:00,744 I hope he talks like you do. 341 00:18:00,745 --> 00:18:02,438 You got a lovely way of putting things. 342 00:18:03,465 --> 00:18:05,185 Can I make you a cuppa? 343 00:18:06,025 --> 00:18:08,784 A cuppa would actually be extremely welcome, 344 00:18:08,785 --> 00:18:10,224 but I should be making you one. 345 00:18:10,225 --> 00:18:11,585 BANGING ON DOOR 346 00:18:13,705 --> 00:18:15,785 I'm sorry, I'll... I'll have to get that. 347 00:18:27,441 --> 00:18:28,760 This is all I've got this time. 348 00:18:28,785 --> 00:18:30,731 I'll... I'll give you the full amount next week. 349 00:18:31,433 --> 00:18:33,044 I've heard that before. 350 00:18:33,045 --> 00:18:36,745 And more than once. I am not a charity! 351 00:18:42,441 --> 00:18:44,505 Now there ain't nothing in there but feathers. 352 00:18:45,390 --> 00:18:46,624 I'm officially skint. 353 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:48,644 Do you keep your money in a cushion cover? 354 00:18:48,645 --> 00:18:50,245 I don't trust banks. 355 00:18:50,270 --> 00:18:52,200 At least this way, I know where my money is, 356 00:18:52,225 --> 00:18:53,375 even when I got none. 357 00:18:54,865 --> 00:18:56,305 Sorry, I've... 358 00:18:56,725 --> 00:18:57,965 ..gone all dizzy. 359 00:19:00,985 --> 00:19:03,584 Mr Bianchi? I'm Mr Penwarden. 360 00:19:03,585 --> 00:19:05,344 I'll be removing this cyst for you. 361 00:19:05,345 --> 00:19:07,005 Er, do you mind if I take a look? 362 00:19:15,808 --> 00:19:18,285 Don't want to go hacking away on the wrong side. 363 00:19:23,625 --> 00:19:26,304 Hmm, could just drain this. 364 00:19:26,305 --> 00:19:28,765 But I'm leaning on the side of getting the whole thing out. 365 00:19:34,798 --> 00:19:37,025 Your bloods may come back perfectly normal. 366 00:19:37,445 --> 00:19:40,464 But I strongly suspect that if you'd've almost passed out 367 00:19:40,465 --> 00:19:43,404 in front of Dr Turner, he'd want to check your iron levels. 368 00:19:43,405 --> 00:19:45,165 Maybe I just need a tonic. 369 00:19:45,431 --> 00:19:46,790 Maybe you do. 370 00:19:47,025 --> 00:19:48,464 I just think that, 371 00:19:48,465 --> 00:19:51,664 as another woman who's often had to stand on her own two feet, 372 00:19:51,917 --> 00:19:54,157 you need to be in better condition than this. 373 00:19:55,065 --> 00:19:57,065 Are you on your own with your kiddie? 374 00:19:57,465 --> 00:19:58,585 No. 375 00:19:58,905 --> 00:20:01,504 But I was very much on my own for a long time, 376 00:20:01,505 --> 00:20:03,825 before he and his father came into my life. 377 00:20:04,621 --> 00:20:06,104 I know what it feels like 378 00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:08,284 to be fighting an invisible opponent. 379 00:20:08,285 --> 00:20:10,225 I fight visible ones an' all. 380 00:20:10,625 --> 00:20:13,304 And I've no doubt you're extremely good at it. 381 00:20:13,305 --> 00:20:15,424 But you need someone more than a wrestling promoter 382 00:20:15,425 --> 00:20:16,965 in your corner. 383 00:20:17,265 --> 00:20:20,405 Let us help find out what's causing your malaise. 384 00:20:22,105 --> 00:20:24,104 Nurse Clifford's gone out to the cinema. 385 00:20:24,105 --> 00:20:25,424 But Nurse Highland says 386 00:20:25,425 --> 00:20:27,824 we can have the box her new slippers came in. 387 00:20:27,825 --> 00:20:30,104 Could there be a more perfect showcase 388 00:20:30,105 --> 00:20:31,824 for nature's bounty? 389 00:20:31,825 --> 00:20:33,144 Oh! 390 00:20:33,145 --> 00:20:35,464 We can do a lot with ribbon and crepe paper. 391 00:20:35,465 --> 00:20:38,184 And that's before we start tying bows round marrows. 392 00:20:38,185 --> 00:20:40,824 Oh! These lamentable scissors. 393 00:20:40,825 --> 00:20:42,624 They... They wouldn't cut butter. 394 00:20:42,625 --> 00:20:44,465 Shall I see if I can find a sharper pair? 395 00:20:45,265 --> 00:20:46,864 What we really need 396 00:20:46,865 --> 00:20:50,504 is Sister Veronica and her magic pinking shears. 397 00:20:50,505 --> 00:20:53,025 How long has she gone to the Mother House for? 398 00:20:53,285 --> 00:20:55,325 "A lengthy retreat." 399 00:20:56,165 --> 00:20:57,904 I wasn't allowed to ask. 400 00:20:57,905 --> 00:21:00,365 It's her private spiritual business. 401 00:21:00,585 --> 00:21:03,525 Do you suppose she took her pinking shears? 402 00:21:03,665 --> 00:21:06,705 I would settle for her implements, if we can't have her. 403 00:21:32,905 --> 00:21:34,365 Poor Sister Monica Joan. 404 00:21:35,465 --> 00:21:38,245 I was hoping it was something that could be treated. 405 00:21:39,505 --> 00:21:41,784 But chronic kidney disease is just... 406 00:21:41,785 --> 00:21:45,585 Something that takes old people gently, but kindly. 407 00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:47,805 But it takes them. 408 00:21:48,345 --> 00:21:50,645 How long has she been ill with this? 409 00:21:51,065 --> 00:21:52,745 I suspect not long. 410 00:21:54,425 --> 00:21:55,945 How long does she have? 411 00:21:57,705 --> 00:21:58,825 The same. 412 00:22:00,431 --> 00:22:04,270 Unless we can persuade her to accept what treatment there is, 413 00:22:04,295 --> 00:22:07,935 she'll progress to end-stage renal failure fairly quickly. 414 00:22:10,558 --> 00:22:12,484 Till that day comes, 415 00:22:12,485 --> 00:22:15,099 we'll just have to love her as we always have. 416 00:22:16,385 --> 00:22:18,165 But a bit more carefully. 417 00:22:24,251 --> 00:22:25,685 You look happy. 418 00:22:26,405 --> 00:22:27,865 Today is a happy day. 419 00:22:29,625 --> 00:22:31,745 I got a letter from the solicitor. 420 00:22:31,905 --> 00:22:33,245 The decree absolute? 421 00:22:33,304 --> 00:22:35,185 I'm officially a single man. 422 00:22:37,625 --> 00:22:39,705 Everything we do now is ours. 423 00:22:40,225 --> 00:22:41,825 Our choice to make. 424 00:22:43,015 --> 00:22:44,984 The Board of Health requested a meeting. 425 00:22:44,985 --> 00:22:46,464 I told them your diary was full, 426 00:22:46,465 --> 00:22:48,544 but they were most insistent. 427 00:22:48,545 --> 00:22:50,240 It's in your diary for Friday. 428 00:22:50,265 --> 00:22:51,285 Thank you. 429 00:22:51,585 --> 00:22:54,172 I anticipate the usual fun and games. 430 00:22:54,197 --> 00:22:55,476 SHE EXHALES 431 00:22:55,501 --> 00:22:57,605 I need to see Anthony Bianchi. 432 00:22:58,185 --> 00:23:00,544 I've just had his histopathology results 433 00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:01,624 through from the hospital. 434 00:23:01,625 --> 00:23:03,265 Should I make an appointment for him? 435 00:23:04,708 --> 00:23:07,325 No. I'll call in on him today. 436 00:23:08,805 --> 00:23:12,464 We told you the truth. Sister Veronica is on retreat. 437 00:23:12,465 --> 00:23:14,224 You told us she had gone on retreat 438 00:23:14,225 --> 00:23:15,704 to the Mother House. 439 00:23:15,705 --> 00:23:17,704 She would need her cross in the Mother House. 440 00:23:17,705 --> 00:23:19,344 She would need her shoes. 441 00:23:19,345 --> 00:23:21,664 Our Sister needed our discretion, 442 00:23:21,665 --> 00:23:24,264 and I gave that willingly, and with love. I'm sorry 443 00:23:24,265 --> 00:23:26,505 if you feel that you should have been informed. 444 00:23:29,185 --> 00:23:31,365 I'm sorry if... 445 00:23:31,585 --> 00:23:33,344 ..I have been arrogant in thinking 446 00:23:33,345 --> 00:23:35,105 I deserved an explanation. 447 00:23:36,545 --> 00:23:37,984 I can't tell you everything. 448 00:23:37,985 --> 00:23:39,504 Too much of it is personal to her. 449 00:23:39,505 --> 00:23:43,025 But I can say she is struggling with her vows 450 00:23:43,325 --> 00:23:46,065 and has been given leave of absence for a while. 451 00:23:47,225 --> 00:23:49,900 She's staying at the Olivet Christian Retreat Centre 452 00:23:49,925 --> 00:23:51,145 at Gravesend. 453 00:23:52,065 --> 00:23:53,245 Alone? 454 00:23:54,905 --> 00:23:57,665 Without anyone she knows or... 455 00:23:57,945 --> 00:23:59,785 ..any friends to support her? 456 00:24:01,045 --> 00:24:02,165 Sister... 457 00:24:02,525 --> 00:24:04,064 ..out of all of us, 458 00:24:04,065 --> 00:24:06,865 Sister Veronica emits the most love. 459 00:24:07,245 --> 00:24:09,304 She needs the most love. 460 00:24:09,305 --> 00:24:12,685 She does not know what she needs or wants. 461 00:24:12,905 --> 00:24:15,505 And that is why she has had to go away. 462 00:24:20,225 --> 00:24:21,265 Morning. 463 00:24:22,745 --> 00:24:24,285 Have you come to see Tina? 464 00:24:24,665 --> 00:24:27,185 Mr Bianchi, we've come to see you. 465 00:24:30,665 --> 00:24:32,605 I can't have breast cancer. 466 00:24:34,745 --> 00:24:36,225 It's a women's disease. 467 00:24:36,485 --> 00:24:39,285 We know all about that, because his mum died of it. 468 00:24:41,245 --> 00:24:42,465 I know. 469 00:24:43,665 --> 00:24:45,325 She was a lovely lady. 470 00:24:46,265 --> 00:24:49,344 And even in the five years since she passed away, 471 00:24:49,345 --> 00:24:51,805 we've learned so much about it. 472 00:24:52,885 --> 00:24:54,305 But I can't have it. 473 00:24:55,865 --> 00:24:57,324 I'm a man. 474 00:24:57,325 --> 00:24:59,224 It is rare in men, 475 00:24:59,225 --> 00:25:01,585 especially for someone of your age, 476 00:25:01,805 --> 00:25:03,505 but it's not unheard of. 477 00:25:03,745 --> 00:25:06,165 Everyone has breast tissue, Tony. 478 00:25:06,385 --> 00:25:07,805 Men and women. 479 00:25:08,585 --> 00:25:10,365 We have less of it, 480 00:25:10,665 --> 00:25:14,745 but it only takes a couple of cells to go rogue 481 00:25:15,025 --> 00:25:17,504 and a tumour can start to develop. 482 00:25:17,505 --> 00:25:21,125 I have had some specialist training. 483 00:25:21,305 --> 00:25:25,225 And there are new treatments, and new approaches to surgery. 484 00:25:33,545 --> 00:25:36,584 Should I have done something sooner, when I first felt the lump? 485 00:25:36,585 --> 00:25:39,901 We are going to focus on the future now, Tony. 486 00:25:40,968 --> 00:25:44,025 And we are going to be with you every step of the way. 487 00:25:47,305 --> 00:25:50,224 TINA: I don't care whereabouts in your body it is. 488 00:25:50,225 --> 00:25:51,697 You've got the big C. 489 00:25:51,698 --> 00:25:53,605 We have to face up to it. 490 00:25:53,925 --> 00:25:55,565 We can face up to it together. 491 00:25:57,105 --> 00:25:58,264 Without telling people. 492 00:25:58,265 --> 00:26:01,625 Oh, what is that going to achieve, Tony? 493 00:26:01,825 --> 00:26:03,425 You need help. 494 00:26:03,785 --> 00:26:05,345 You need love. 495 00:26:06,165 --> 00:26:07,365 Tina. 496 00:26:08,705 --> 00:26:09,745 I need... 497 00:26:11,025 --> 00:26:12,185 ..dignity. 498 00:26:13,605 --> 00:26:15,025 I need to feel like a man. 499 00:26:17,945 --> 00:26:19,725 There's a bike for sale. 500 00:26:24,125 --> 00:26:26,165 Maybe for your birthday, eh? 501 00:26:26,665 --> 00:26:28,445 If you win your next fight. 502 00:26:31,785 --> 00:26:32,825 Come on. 503 00:26:36,745 --> 00:26:37,865 Yes. 504 00:26:38,665 --> 00:26:40,125 Doctor... 505 00:26:40,585 --> 00:26:43,864 ..Gweneth Savage's records arrived from her previous practice. 506 00:26:43,865 --> 00:26:46,064 She's been suffering with tiredness and joint pain 507 00:26:46,065 --> 00:26:47,665 for five years. 508 00:26:48,565 --> 00:26:50,605 Did the blood tests we did show anything? 509 00:26:50,825 --> 00:26:52,905 Nothing at all conclusive. 510 00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:56,985 Just markers for minor inflammation, 511 00:26:57,265 --> 00:26:59,048 slightly low white blood count. 512 00:26:59,425 --> 00:27:01,685 Could the pain relate to the wrestling? 513 00:27:01,865 --> 00:27:04,420 I saw her in the ring, and it's incredibly physical. 514 00:27:04,445 --> 00:27:07,765 But an impact injury would be on one side, not both. 515 00:27:09,925 --> 00:27:11,865 It's as though we're missing something. 516 00:27:12,925 --> 00:27:14,305 I never like that. 517 00:27:15,345 --> 00:27:17,304 They said those Braxton Hicks pains 518 00:27:17,305 --> 00:27:20,024 was my body tuning up for the baby to be born. 519 00:27:20,025 --> 00:27:21,344 I got used to 'em. 520 00:27:21,345 --> 00:27:24,664 But they've got worse since I found out Tony isn't well. 521 00:27:24,665 --> 00:27:27,485 You've an immense amount to contend with at the moment. 522 00:27:28,065 --> 00:27:30,384 But Baby's head is engaged, Tina. 523 00:27:30,385 --> 00:27:32,885 I really don't think you'll have very long to wait. 524 00:27:34,145 --> 00:27:36,584 Oh, this reading 525 00:27:36,585 --> 00:27:39,324 is just a little bit higher than I'd like. 526 00:27:39,325 --> 00:27:41,485 We can't have anything else go wrong. 527 00:27:41,705 --> 00:27:43,585 Nothing is going to go wrong. 528 00:27:43,865 --> 00:27:47,605 But I do want you to come over to the maternity home with me, 529 00:27:48,065 --> 00:27:50,105 so Dr Turner can take a look at you. 530 00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:04,224 KNOCK ON VAN 531 00:28:04,225 --> 00:28:06,224 Any chance of a 99? I've an elderly friend 532 00:28:06,225 --> 00:28:07,885 might like a bit of a pick-me-up. 533 00:28:09,108 --> 00:28:10,385 What's the matter, pal? 534 00:28:14,905 --> 00:28:15,945 Bryan? 535 00:28:18,721 --> 00:28:20,934 You ain't put me down for a single match? 536 00:28:22,308 --> 00:28:24,882 I can't afford to promote wrestlers who keep losing. 537 00:28:24,907 --> 00:28:26,626 I can raise my game. 538 00:28:26,718 --> 00:28:30,357 My dad used to say, "Aim up, things will look up." 539 00:28:30,505 --> 00:28:32,344 Your dad was one of the best there ever was. 540 00:28:32,511 --> 00:28:34,831 The Lambeth Panther was revered. 541 00:28:36,248 --> 00:28:37,864 Look, all I can offer you right now 542 00:28:37,865 --> 00:28:39,584 is the Adult Fixtures. 543 00:28:39,585 --> 00:28:41,504 Oh, no. No. Adult Fixtures 544 00:28:41,505 --> 00:28:43,340 is one step away from stripping, Bryan. 545 00:28:43,365 --> 00:28:44,865 I keep it clean. 546 00:28:45,055 --> 00:28:47,885 There's a place down Deptford where they roll about in jelly. 547 00:28:48,305 --> 00:28:50,885 - Girls earn 30 quid a bout. - 30 quid? 548 00:28:51,475 --> 00:28:52,865 I pay 20. 549 00:28:55,625 --> 00:28:57,025 Bring your own bikini. 550 00:29:06,278 --> 00:29:08,957 Usually Tina reads stuff for me, but... 551 00:29:09,185 --> 00:29:11,304 ..I don't want to worry her with this. 552 00:29:11,305 --> 00:29:13,465 There's going to be further surgery. 553 00:29:14,465 --> 00:29:15,764 And... 554 00:29:15,765 --> 00:29:19,125 ..a "radio-ography" assessment. 555 00:29:22,845 --> 00:29:24,685 I'm going to have to stop working. 556 00:29:25,011 --> 00:29:26,658 Won't be for long. 557 00:29:27,005 --> 00:29:29,244 And you've got family to support you. 558 00:29:29,385 --> 00:29:31,348 I've only just proved to them that I'm a man. 559 00:29:32,321 --> 00:29:34,841 Making a go of the van, earning my own living. 560 00:29:35,665 --> 00:29:37,744 And now I've got a woman's disease. 561 00:29:37,945 --> 00:29:39,465 And I can't provide. 562 00:29:41,925 --> 00:29:43,425 I'm telling them nothing. 563 00:29:46,717 --> 00:29:48,077 PHONE RINGS 564 00:29:50,257 --> 00:29:51,536 Geoffrey Franklin. 565 00:29:52,058 --> 00:29:55,978 Mr Franklin, it's Sister Catherine, from Nonnatus House. 566 00:29:56,338 --> 00:29:58,137 It's about Sister Veronica. 567 00:29:58,432 --> 00:29:59,512 And... 568 00:30:00,311 --> 00:30:02,205 ..I'm calling you in confidence. 569 00:30:03,545 --> 00:30:05,005 I see. 570 00:30:05,305 --> 00:30:07,685 I don't like leaving you on your own, Tony. 571 00:30:08,485 --> 00:30:09,905 Don't be daft. 572 00:30:11,005 --> 00:30:12,225 I'm fine. 573 00:30:13,405 --> 00:30:15,045 Hey. Look. 574 00:30:17,045 --> 00:30:18,841 Got my appointment through already. 575 00:30:20,034 --> 00:30:21,805 Nothing to be done till then. 576 00:30:22,671 --> 00:30:24,925 It's you and the baby we need to think about now. 577 00:30:27,032 --> 00:30:28,385 All right. 578 00:30:28,665 --> 00:30:30,385 Just promise me... 579 00:30:30,705 --> 00:30:32,525 ..you'll tell your brothers. 580 00:30:34,518 --> 00:30:35,994 I promise. 581 00:30:41,135 --> 00:30:44,364 You'll need to take these diuretics first thing in the morning, 582 00:30:44,365 --> 00:30:47,144 as you don't want to be up all hours of the night. 583 00:30:47,145 --> 00:30:49,564 We can bring the commode into your room. 584 00:30:49,565 --> 00:30:52,064 The commode will not be entertained. 585 00:30:52,065 --> 00:30:54,745 You may come to revise that opinion. 586 00:30:55,265 --> 00:30:59,845 Your tone is brisk, given that my days are numbered. 587 00:31:02,225 --> 00:31:04,765 Everybody's days are numbered, Sister. 588 00:31:05,465 --> 00:31:08,825 Mine as well as yours, one way and another. 589 00:31:13,431 --> 00:31:16,825 But you may be going on for quite a long time. 590 00:31:17,265 --> 00:31:20,205 Possibly feeling slightly better than you have done, 591 00:31:20,885 --> 00:31:22,805 given that we know what ails you now. 592 00:31:24,661 --> 00:31:27,585 Maybe I do not care to go on for... 593 00:31:28,445 --> 00:31:30,245 .. "quite a long time." 594 00:31:31,004 --> 00:31:33,245 Let's see how we do, shall we? 595 00:31:33,685 --> 00:31:35,445 With these diuretics. 596 00:31:52,245 --> 00:31:53,605 Carl? 597 00:32:02,012 --> 00:32:03,252 Carl? 598 00:32:13,885 --> 00:32:16,685 We'll proceed with a full mastectomy of your right breast. 599 00:32:17,465 --> 00:32:20,444 We'll remove the breast tissue along with the lymph nodes 600 00:32:20,445 --> 00:32:22,605 and the pectoralis major muscle. 601 00:32:25,535 --> 00:32:27,524 I don't... I don't want to do this. 602 00:32:27,525 --> 00:32:29,445 I promise you, scarring will be minimal. 603 00:32:29,665 --> 00:32:32,284 And at least you won't be having to deal with foam rubber falsies, 604 00:32:32,285 --> 00:32:33,845 like my lady patients. 605 00:32:41,384 --> 00:32:43,205 Come on, Carl, where are you? 606 00:32:55,162 --> 00:32:57,444 - Can I help you? - I'm Carl Savage's mum. 607 00:32:57,445 --> 00:32:59,404 Is he here? Because if he's not, I... 608 00:32:59,405 --> 00:33:00,604 Carl Savage? 609 00:33:00,605 --> 00:33:03,004 I've just checked every member of his class for head lice, 610 00:33:03,005 --> 00:33:04,204 including him. 611 00:33:04,205 --> 00:33:05,985 Oh, thank God! thank God. 612 00:33:06,605 --> 00:33:08,984 Do you want to go in and speak with him? 613 00:33:08,985 --> 00:33:10,364 Gwen? What's happened? 614 00:33:10,365 --> 00:33:11,924 I couldn't wake up this morning. 615 00:33:11,925 --> 00:33:13,745 Carl took himself to school. 616 00:33:14,045 --> 00:33:16,325 It's the worst I've ever felt. 617 00:33:16,625 --> 00:33:18,384 What's this on your face, Gwen? 618 00:33:18,385 --> 00:33:22,065 It's like this all the time. I cover it with Pan Stik usually. 619 00:33:35,605 --> 00:33:36,965 HE SIGHS 620 00:33:39,881 --> 00:33:41,545 You waiting for your wife? 621 00:33:42,081 --> 00:33:45,244 My husband says he can't stand the smell of this place. 622 00:33:45,245 --> 00:33:47,625 Drops me at the door and waits in the pub. 623 00:33:49,525 --> 00:33:51,125 SECRETARY: Mr Bianchi? 624 00:33:53,275 --> 00:33:56,085 Is this ever itchy or sore? 625 00:33:56,305 --> 00:33:57,464 No. 626 00:33:57,465 --> 00:33:59,604 And it's never all blisters, like the one on my back. 627 00:33:59,605 --> 00:34:01,464 It's more like a sunburn. 628 00:34:01,465 --> 00:34:03,364 But you've been covering it up with Pan Stik 629 00:34:03,365 --> 00:34:05,145 because it's such a strange shape. 630 00:34:05,925 --> 00:34:07,505 Like a butterfly. 631 00:34:08,805 --> 00:34:11,404 That herpes gladiatorum on your back 632 00:34:11,405 --> 00:34:13,245 was a complete red herring. 633 00:34:13,645 --> 00:34:16,125 This is what leads us to your diagnosis. 634 00:34:16,945 --> 00:34:19,565 Have you ever heard of a condition called lupus? 635 00:34:20,565 --> 00:34:23,924 Nobody in your family's ever had it, or mentioned it? 636 00:34:23,925 --> 00:34:26,524 No. Do you think that's what I've got? 637 00:34:26,525 --> 00:34:29,005 This rash is so distinctive, 638 00:34:29,201 --> 00:34:31,144 I'd put money on it as a diagnosis. 639 00:34:31,145 --> 00:34:32,745 How long will it take to get rid of it? 640 00:34:33,745 --> 00:34:37,545 It's going to be about management, rather than cure. 641 00:34:37,845 --> 00:34:40,705 But I promise you, we can get you feeling better. 642 00:34:41,345 --> 00:34:42,785 It can't be cured? 643 00:34:43,245 --> 00:34:45,204 But I need to win matches again. 644 00:34:45,205 --> 00:34:48,525 Gwen, you are too unwell to fight. 645 00:34:49,285 --> 00:34:50,445 LINE RINGS 646 00:34:51,851 --> 00:34:54,705 Tony? thank God, I've been worried sick. 647 00:34:54,965 --> 00:34:57,445 - How'd it go at the hospital? - It was all fine. 648 00:34:58,605 --> 00:35:00,484 Doctor's very pleased with me. 649 00:35:00,485 --> 00:35:02,045 Oh. Really? 650 00:35:02,884 --> 00:35:04,804 So, erm, what happens next? 651 00:35:04,805 --> 00:35:06,304 What treatment are they giving you? 652 00:35:06,305 --> 00:35:08,305 So many pills, I'll be rattling. 653 00:35:10,651 --> 00:35:14,145 The important thing is that you are getting some rest. 654 00:35:15,104 --> 00:35:18,045 - Not worrying yourself silly. - I'm not now I've heard your voice. 655 00:35:18,565 --> 00:35:20,065 I love your voice. 656 00:35:20,382 --> 00:35:22,745 - We hardly ever get to talk on the phone. - Hey! 657 00:35:24,485 --> 00:35:26,465 Because we're together all the time. 658 00:35:27,405 --> 00:35:29,865 And we'll be together again soon. 659 00:35:43,104 --> 00:35:44,743 HE SNIFFS 660 00:35:45,045 --> 00:35:46,245 KNOCK ON DOOR 661 00:35:46,465 --> 00:35:47,785 ENZO: Tony? 662 00:35:49,245 --> 00:35:51,905 Tony? We're going down the pub, you coming? 663 00:35:52,665 --> 00:35:53,965 Tony? 664 00:35:55,085 --> 00:35:57,404 I give up. Come on, let's go. 665 00:35:57,405 --> 00:35:59,025 INDISTINCT CHAT OUTSIDE 666 00:36:14,698 --> 00:36:17,285 Beryl Borrows, as I live and breathe. 667 00:36:22,908 --> 00:36:25,564 Do tell me you're en route to a Harvest Festival 668 00:36:25,565 --> 00:36:27,471 with that dreary swag. 669 00:36:27,496 --> 00:36:29,244 Because at the very least it would provoke 670 00:36:29,245 --> 00:36:30,804 a degree of fellow feeling in me. 671 00:36:30,805 --> 00:36:33,225 I'm on potato-peeling duty. 672 00:36:33,485 --> 00:36:35,244 There's a rota in the retreat house. 673 00:36:35,245 --> 00:36:38,905 Stop, stop. Before you completely break my heart. 674 00:36:39,845 --> 00:36:42,084 I come here almost every day. 675 00:36:42,085 --> 00:36:43,925 Sometimes I have an eclair. 676 00:36:44,185 --> 00:36:47,524 And when the fancy takes me, I have a cream split. 677 00:36:47,525 --> 00:36:50,004 You get a cherry on a cream split, 678 00:36:50,005 --> 00:36:52,604 and there's this little burst of flavour 679 00:36:52,605 --> 00:36:54,165 when you bite it. 680 00:36:54,225 --> 00:36:56,624 Tell me you've eaten fish and chips in the street, too. 681 00:36:56,625 --> 00:36:58,684 - In broad daylight. - Twice. 682 00:36:58,685 --> 00:37:00,164 HE LAUGHS 683 00:37:00,165 --> 00:37:02,504 Although sometimes it feels as though 684 00:37:02,505 --> 00:37:04,284 it's the things I don't do 685 00:37:04,285 --> 00:37:06,805 that tell me more about where I am now, 686 00:37:07,165 --> 00:37:08,884 or where I might go next. 687 00:37:09,065 --> 00:37:10,525 What don't you do? 688 00:37:11,445 --> 00:37:12,805 I don't pray. 689 00:37:13,585 --> 00:37:15,265 I came here to pray, 690 00:37:15,505 --> 00:37:18,905 or at least to decide what I ought to be praying for. 691 00:37:19,445 --> 00:37:20,745 But I can't. 692 00:37:21,105 --> 00:37:22,445 And do you know why? 693 00:37:22,989 --> 00:37:25,784 It's not different enough to the convent, Beryl. 694 00:37:25,785 --> 00:37:28,764 And all the snatched patisserie in the world 695 00:37:28,765 --> 00:37:30,804 can't disguise the fact that you are still living 696 00:37:30,805 --> 00:37:32,584 the same sort of half-life, 697 00:37:32,585 --> 00:37:37,764 trapped underneath a similar godly... bell jar. 698 00:37:37,765 --> 00:37:40,044 And how do you propose I change that? 699 00:37:40,505 --> 00:37:42,845 - Come and stay with me. - Geoffrey! 700 00:37:44,305 --> 00:37:47,184 I am still technically a nun! 701 00:37:47,185 --> 00:37:49,065 I can't live with a man! 702 00:37:49,305 --> 00:37:54,405 You could... lodge with a kindly confirmed bachelor. 703 00:37:59,365 --> 00:38:03,145 You've missed two appointments at the hospital, Tony. 704 00:38:03,645 --> 00:38:05,865 Do you have anyone to talk to? 705 00:38:05,890 --> 00:38:08,065 Your brothers, perhaps? 706 00:38:08,885 --> 00:38:10,425 I can't. 707 00:38:11,965 --> 00:38:15,065 Not with it being, you know, breast cancer. 708 00:38:16,045 --> 00:38:17,565 It's so humiliating. 709 00:38:18,245 --> 00:38:19,745 I can hear 'em now. 710 00:38:21,225 --> 00:38:22,845 "Typical Tony." 711 00:38:25,131 --> 00:38:28,930 Dr Turner and I delivered a baby at the maternity home last week, 712 00:38:29,265 --> 00:38:33,265 and the mother asked if the older brother could come in and meet him. 713 00:38:33,885 --> 00:38:36,524 We placed the baby in his little arms, 714 00:38:36,525 --> 00:38:38,885 and he was awestruck. 715 00:38:40,325 --> 00:38:43,165 This was his brother. 716 00:38:44,245 --> 00:38:48,604 He promised right then and there to teach him everything he knew. 717 00:38:48,605 --> 00:38:50,085 All his best fighting moves? 718 00:38:50,325 --> 00:38:52,405 A cap gun was mentioned. 719 00:38:52,985 --> 00:38:54,545 And something about 720 00:38:54,805 --> 00:38:57,645 which jelly babies tasted best. 721 00:38:58,065 --> 00:38:59,445 Green ones. 722 00:39:00,585 --> 00:39:02,005 According to Enzo. 723 00:39:03,185 --> 00:39:05,205 He always gave me the green ones. 724 00:39:05,445 --> 00:39:08,205 Brothers look after each other, Tony. 725 00:39:09,237 --> 00:39:11,385 I've seen it with my own boys. 726 00:39:12,785 --> 00:39:15,325 Right now, I shouldn't be moaning about me. 727 00:39:16,984 --> 00:39:18,924 I should be looking after Tina. 728 00:39:18,925 --> 00:39:23,165 Dr Turner says she can come home, if you're feeling up to it. 729 00:39:23,198 --> 00:39:25,165 Course I'm feeling up to it. 730 00:39:26,705 --> 00:39:30,604 MUSIC: Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight) by Cilla Black 731 00:39:30,605 --> 00:39:34,965 ♪ Something tells me something's gonna happen tonight 732 00:39:37,351 --> 00:39:42,231 ♪ I read in the papers that Gemini people will make it tonight 733 00:39:44,505 --> 00:39:49,025 ♪ Stars will be shining, my sign is aligning with love 734 00:39:51,525 --> 00:39:52,964 ♪ So come on and make it 735 00:39:52,965 --> 00:39:56,565 ♪ Let's take everything that we've been dreaming of 736 00:39:58,885 --> 00:40:03,205 ♪ Something tells me something's gonna happen to you 737 00:40:05,805 --> 00:40:10,605 ♪ The smile on my face is the smile you will wear in a moment or two 738 00:40:12,925 --> 00:40:17,805 ♪ So get it together, you see it's gonna be all right 739 00:40:20,325 --> 00:40:24,405 ♪ Something tells me something's gonna happen tonight... ♪ 740 00:40:25,798 --> 00:40:27,717 You stay in the dressing room tonight. 741 00:40:27,925 --> 00:40:29,745 - Promise? - Promise. 742 00:40:30,125 --> 00:40:33,345 And if I win... You'll get that bike. 743 00:40:33,464 --> 00:40:35,045 My precious boy. 744 00:40:57,365 --> 00:40:59,705 You keeping up with those peppermints, child? 745 00:40:59,985 --> 00:41:02,625 I'm first on call tonight, and I still feel quite queasy. 746 00:41:03,025 --> 00:41:05,225 But it's not just in the morning. 747 00:41:05,485 --> 00:41:07,965 Maybe the pill itself doesn't agree with me. 748 00:41:09,474 --> 00:41:12,444 I popped into the surgery when no-one was there 749 00:41:12,445 --> 00:41:13,763 to check on your results. 750 00:41:14,549 --> 00:41:16,325 I think we need to have a talk. 751 00:41:21,782 --> 00:41:24,525 Uh! I can't seem to get comfortable. 752 00:41:26,011 --> 00:41:27,805 My back is killing me. 753 00:41:31,008 --> 00:41:32,845 Tony, the sheets are wet. 754 00:41:37,191 --> 00:41:38,985 Do you think your waters have broken? 755 00:41:39,085 --> 00:41:41,325 I thought there'd be more of a whoosh. 756 00:41:42,564 --> 00:41:45,045 Oh, I don't feel right, Tony. 757 00:41:45,565 --> 00:41:46,725 Oh...! 758 00:41:47,045 --> 00:41:48,425 Oh! 759 00:41:49,105 --> 00:41:50,364 TINA WAILS 760 00:41:50,365 --> 00:41:52,805 Joyce, what am I going to do? 761 00:41:53,065 --> 00:41:55,224 The pill was supposed to be foolproof. 762 00:41:55,225 --> 00:41:59,645 Oh, honey, the pill was invented by man and is taken by women. 763 00:41:59,885 --> 00:42:02,685 It's always going to be subject to human error. 764 00:42:02,965 --> 00:42:04,785 I will lose my job. 765 00:42:05,125 --> 00:42:08,004 I will have to tell my parents, and I hardly speak to them as it is 766 00:42:08,005 --> 00:42:09,884 because they don't approve of Cyril. 767 00:42:09,885 --> 00:42:11,724 Well, I approve of Cyril. 768 00:42:11,725 --> 00:42:14,644 He's a good man and he will support you, 769 00:42:14,645 --> 00:42:16,504 whatever you choose to do. 770 00:42:16,505 --> 00:42:17,985 Choose to do? 771 00:42:18,965 --> 00:42:22,245 Joyce, I'm not even going to consider an abortion. 772 00:42:23,265 --> 00:42:25,245 That's why it's so hard! 773 00:42:25,951 --> 00:42:28,765 - That's why I'm going to get the sack! - Oh... 774 00:42:29,065 --> 00:42:31,684 Talk to Cyril. You've got time 775 00:42:31,685 --> 00:42:33,924 before you have to tell anybody else. 776 00:42:33,925 --> 00:42:36,564 And I will cover for you in any way I can. 777 00:42:36,658 --> 00:42:38,018 PHONE RINGS 778 00:42:39,591 --> 00:42:41,190 Thank you. 779 00:42:41,525 --> 00:42:44,125 You have another peppermint and wash your face. 780 00:42:51,085 --> 00:42:53,124 PA ANNOUNCER: Gentlemen, please take your seats 781 00:42:53,125 --> 00:42:55,124 for tonight's teeny-weeny steamy bikini 782 00:42:55,125 --> 00:42:57,125 extravaganza of a fight. 783 00:42:58,285 --> 00:42:59,765 PHONE RINGS 784 00:43:01,970 --> 00:43:03,180 Nonnatus House. 785 00:43:03,205 --> 00:43:04,525 Midwife speaking. 786 00:43:04,550 --> 00:43:06,816 I'm ringing up about Tina Bianchi. 787 00:43:06,841 --> 00:43:08,564 We think she's gone into labour. 788 00:43:08,565 --> 00:43:10,693 I've been timing them. They're two minutes apart. 789 00:43:10,718 --> 00:43:12,741 TINA WAILS 790 00:43:13,464 --> 00:43:14,844 Rosalind? 791 00:43:14,845 --> 00:43:16,604 Rosalind, come quickly! 792 00:43:16,605 --> 00:43:19,605 ..15, 20. As promised. 793 00:43:20,485 --> 00:43:23,085 Put on a good show for the gents, will you, girls? 794 00:43:24,141 --> 00:43:26,105 They like a bit of hair-pulling. 795 00:43:26,505 --> 00:43:28,545 Hair-pulling's an illegal move. 796 00:43:28,885 --> 00:43:31,164 This ain't a legal game, though, is it, Gwen? 797 00:43:31,585 --> 00:43:32,845 Who's gonna complain? 798 00:43:33,311 --> 00:43:35,370 Don't do this, Gwen. Please. 799 00:43:35,395 --> 00:43:38,024 - What're you doing here? - You're putting yourself in real danger 800 00:43:38,025 --> 00:43:41,404 if you fight tonight. Your body is severely weakened from lupus 801 00:43:41,405 --> 00:43:43,804 and your chances of getting injured are high. 802 00:43:43,805 --> 00:43:45,204 And what would Carl do then? 803 00:43:45,205 --> 00:43:48,205 Look, if you're not gonna fight, you can hand that money back right now. 804 00:44:04,245 --> 00:44:05,625 SHE SIGHS 805 00:44:16,245 --> 00:44:17,864 JOYCE: A midwife is on her way, 806 00:44:17,865 --> 00:44:20,244 and I'm going to stay with you on the end of this phone 807 00:44:20,245 --> 00:44:21,484 until she gets there. 808 00:44:21,485 --> 00:44:22,884 TINA GROANS 809 00:44:22,885 --> 00:44:25,964 She... She... She keeps saying she wants to push. 810 00:44:26,325 --> 00:44:28,124 Tell her to blow. 811 00:44:28,125 --> 00:44:30,404 Tell her to blow as if she is blowing out candles. 812 00:44:30,405 --> 00:44:32,324 Tina, don't push. Blow. 813 00:44:32,325 --> 00:44:33,785 - TINA GROANS - Blow. 814 00:44:33,878 --> 00:44:34,978 HE EXHALES 815 00:44:35,132 --> 00:44:36,425 Blow. 816 00:44:36,565 --> 00:44:38,204 Yeah, that's it. 817 00:44:38,205 --> 00:44:39,365 Do it with me. 818 00:44:39,366 --> 00:44:40,365 HE EXHALES 819 00:44:40,366 --> 00:44:41,845 SHE GROANS AND EXHALES 820 00:44:45,165 --> 00:44:46,325 BRYAN: Oi! Oi, oi, oi! 821 00:44:48,885 --> 00:44:50,905 Are you punch...? I said no punching! 822 00:44:55,645 --> 00:44:57,405 One! Two! 823 00:44:59,965 --> 00:45:01,285 SHE STRAINS 824 00:45:03,364 --> 00:45:05,545 Do you want to tap? Do you want to give up? 825 00:45:06,125 --> 00:45:07,684 SHE STRAINS 826 00:45:07,685 --> 00:45:10,985 Tony, I need you to describe exactly what you can see. 827 00:45:11,010 --> 00:45:12,649 I dunno what I can see. 828 00:45:12,845 --> 00:45:14,205 TINA BREATHES HEAVILY 829 00:45:15,945 --> 00:45:18,574 Whoa, I think it might be the baby's head. 830 00:45:18,605 --> 00:45:19,685 TINA GROANS 831 00:45:20,765 --> 00:45:22,165 SHE GRUNTS 832 00:45:26,925 --> 00:45:28,325 SHE GRUNTS 833 00:45:28,638 --> 00:45:29,905 Oh! 834 00:45:31,005 --> 00:45:32,565 Come on! 835 00:45:34,405 --> 00:45:35,805 Argh! 836 00:45:47,845 --> 00:45:49,125 Come on! 837 00:45:52,125 --> 00:45:53,645 Can you hear me? 838 00:45:53,757 --> 00:45:55,677 Gwen? Gwen? 839 00:45:56,438 --> 00:45:58,005 Call for an ambulance. 840 00:45:58,385 --> 00:45:59,925 Quickly! 841 00:46:03,085 --> 00:46:06,960 Mr Bianchi, you need to get ready to deliver this baby yourself, 842 00:46:06,985 --> 00:46:09,505 but you must not hang up, do you hear me? 843 00:46:12,265 --> 00:46:15,005 SHE SCREAMS 844 00:46:17,005 --> 00:46:18,044 SHE GROANS 845 00:46:18,045 --> 00:46:20,404 SHE PANTS 846 00:46:20,405 --> 00:46:22,825 Oh, I can see... I can see the head. 847 00:46:23,365 --> 00:46:25,465 It's... It's sort of moving around. 848 00:46:26,565 --> 00:46:27,857 I can see its face. 849 00:46:27,882 --> 00:46:31,894 Good. Now, very gently place your hands under its head. 850 00:46:31,919 --> 00:46:35,420 Wait for the next big contraction and guide the body out. 851 00:46:35,445 --> 00:46:36,740 Don't pull. 852 00:46:36,765 --> 00:46:38,644 Er, there's something blue wrapped around its neck. 853 00:46:38,645 --> 00:46:40,885 - Is that supposed to be there? - It's the cord. 854 00:46:40,910 --> 00:46:43,585 All you have to do is slip your finger underneath it 855 00:46:43,610 --> 00:46:45,564 and lift it over the baby's head. 856 00:46:45,565 --> 00:46:47,745 It should slide off quite easily. 857 00:46:50,032 --> 00:46:51,832 SHE PANTS 858 00:46:53,748 --> 00:46:55,921 Have you managed to move it? 859 00:46:56,505 --> 00:46:58,365 It worked! It's off! 860 00:46:59,525 --> 00:47:01,004 Gently now... 861 00:47:01,005 --> 00:47:02,964 TINA GROANS 862 00:47:02,965 --> 00:47:05,445 TINA SCREAMS 863 00:47:06,965 --> 00:47:08,284 HE LAUGHS SHAKILY 864 00:47:08,285 --> 00:47:09,765 TINA PANTS 865 00:47:12,285 --> 00:47:14,000 It's a boy, Tina. 866 00:47:14,025 --> 00:47:15,805 BABY CRIES 867 00:47:18,885 --> 00:47:20,565 We got a little boy. 868 00:47:27,685 --> 00:47:29,165 SHE EXHALES 869 00:47:32,085 --> 00:47:33,345 Oh... 870 00:47:38,845 --> 00:47:40,945 You did it, Tony. 871 00:47:41,085 --> 00:47:43,045 You delivered our son. 872 00:47:44,435 --> 00:47:45,871 Just look at him. 873 00:47:48,632 --> 00:47:49,768 Well... 874 00:47:50,072 --> 00:47:52,280 someone was in a hurry to get into the world. 875 00:47:52,305 --> 00:47:54,044 HE LAUGHS 876 00:47:54,165 --> 00:47:56,905 Wait till we tell all your uncles about this. 877 00:48:01,765 --> 00:48:03,685 - There she is. - Mum! 878 00:48:03,731 --> 00:48:05,585 There's my boy. 879 00:48:08,945 --> 00:48:11,644 You were lucky you didn't cause any more damage to your body. 880 00:48:11,805 --> 00:48:13,805 At least I got the rent money out of it. 881 00:48:14,265 --> 00:48:16,920 Gwen, the hospital are asking who'll be looking after Carl 882 00:48:16,945 --> 00:48:18,285 whilst you're in here. 883 00:48:18,341 --> 00:48:20,120 They're willing to talk to Social Services. 884 00:48:20,145 --> 00:48:21,520 I bet they are. 885 00:48:21,545 --> 00:48:23,500 Social Services will take him off me. 886 00:48:23,525 --> 00:48:25,465 I'm sure that isn't the case. 887 00:48:25,765 --> 00:48:30,244 But, Gwen, you're treading a dangerous path in London, 888 00:48:30,391 --> 00:48:33,465 even if your health allowed you to keep on fighting. 889 00:48:34,605 --> 00:48:36,505 There are alternatives... 890 00:48:36,538 --> 00:48:37,859 just as there's 891 00:48:37,900 --> 00:48:40,324 alternatives to keeping your money in a cushion cover. 892 00:48:40,325 --> 00:48:42,205 And are you going to tell me what they are? 893 00:48:43,958 --> 00:48:45,405 Cos I'd listen to you. 894 00:48:46,385 --> 00:48:48,745 You've told me you know what it is to find things hard. 895 00:48:55,661 --> 00:48:57,740 Another one for the footy team. 896 00:48:57,765 --> 00:49:00,485 - A striker. - My turn now, my turn. 897 00:49:00,685 --> 00:49:02,505 Oh, careful. 898 00:49:02,873 --> 00:49:04,772 SPEAKS QUIETLY IN ITALIAN 899 00:49:05,645 --> 00:49:08,800 Mrs Turner's just helping Tina to freshen up. 900 00:49:08,825 --> 00:49:11,705 And then Master Bianchi needs to have his lunch. 901 00:49:11,885 --> 00:49:14,760 The neo papa did a good job on his own, then, doctor? 902 00:49:14,785 --> 00:49:18,244 Not many people could deliver their own son single-handed. 903 00:49:18,245 --> 00:49:19,563 But Tony did. 904 00:49:19,588 --> 00:49:21,284 BROTHERS LAUGH Yeah! 905 00:49:21,715 --> 00:49:25,404 This man, hmm? He's a proper man. 906 00:49:25,465 --> 00:49:27,145 DR TURNER: He certainly is. 907 00:49:27,665 --> 00:49:29,245 And I salute him. 908 00:49:31,045 --> 00:49:32,645 Bravo! 909 00:49:38,645 --> 00:49:39,885 Lads. 910 00:49:42,765 --> 00:49:44,085 Something's come up... 911 00:49:45,365 --> 00:49:46,725 ..that I'm... 912 00:49:47,965 --> 00:49:50,325 ..not going to be able to do single-handed. 913 00:49:53,685 --> 00:49:55,185 I've got cancer. 914 00:50:12,205 --> 00:50:13,784 Breast cancer. 915 00:50:13,785 --> 00:50:15,185 ENZO: Oh, Tony. 916 00:50:17,591 --> 00:50:19,031 I wish Mama was here. 917 00:50:23,165 --> 00:50:24,205 Hey. 918 00:50:34,445 --> 00:50:36,494 You are the best of us, little brother. 919 00:50:38,045 --> 00:50:39,525 And we... 920 00:50:40,237 --> 00:50:41,883 will not let you go. 921 00:50:57,378 --> 00:50:59,018 BIKE BELL TINGS 922 00:51:07,765 --> 00:51:09,524 I spoke to the surgery, Gwen. 923 00:51:09,525 --> 00:51:13,026 All your records will be sent to the new GP we found for you up north. 924 00:51:13,051 --> 00:51:14,265 Thanks, Nurse. 925 00:51:14,805 --> 00:51:17,353 I've got to start looking after myself now, haven't I? 926 00:51:17,646 --> 00:51:19,960 She's not going to be a wrestler any more. 927 00:51:19,985 --> 00:51:21,105 I know. 928 00:51:21,626 --> 00:51:24,065 Would you like a hand putting that in the van? 929 00:51:24,126 --> 00:51:26,506 Or are you planning on pedalling all the way to Blackpool? 930 00:51:26,531 --> 00:51:28,045 Thanks, Nurse. 931 00:51:31,713 --> 00:51:33,925 And thanks for the advice. 932 00:51:34,165 --> 00:51:36,648 Feels like a bold move, taking a job in a gym, 933 00:51:36,738 --> 00:51:38,365 training other women. 934 00:51:40,045 --> 00:51:42,385 But it's legal in Lancashire, Gwen, 935 00:51:42,525 --> 00:51:44,044 and you won't be exploited. 936 00:51:44,045 --> 00:51:46,084 It will give your body time to recover. 937 00:51:46,085 --> 00:51:47,725 And my dad would like it. 938 00:51:48,085 --> 00:51:50,505 Good old Lambeth Panther and his contacts. 939 00:51:52,725 --> 00:51:54,045 SHE PUFFS 940 00:52:12,625 --> 00:52:13,905 KNOCK ON DOOR 941 00:52:19,101 --> 00:52:21,520 Oh, I came home for my lunch hour. 942 00:52:21,545 --> 00:52:23,685 - Do you want to go for a walk? - No. 943 00:52:24,485 --> 00:52:26,125 I'm afraid I don't. 944 00:52:26,885 --> 00:52:29,880 It seems you've made a decent fist 945 00:52:29,905 --> 00:52:32,639 at moving your weekly clinic onto hospital premises. 946 00:52:32,664 --> 00:52:33,764 Yes. 947 00:52:33,765 --> 00:52:38,065 Um... there was some grumbling from patients about bus fares, but... 948 00:52:38,598 --> 00:52:40,170 ..I think we're on an even keel. 949 00:52:40,195 --> 00:52:41,248 Good. 950 00:52:41,282 --> 00:52:43,480 Because, speaking scientist to scientist, 951 00:52:43,518 --> 00:52:46,420 and to paraphrase our friend Charles Darwin, 952 00:52:46,445 --> 00:52:48,420 it is not necessarily the strongest 953 00:52:48,445 --> 00:52:51,764 or most intelligent of any given species that survives. 954 00:52:51,945 --> 00:52:54,505 It's the one most adaptable to change. 955 00:52:54,765 --> 00:52:55,985 I know that. 956 00:52:57,005 --> 00:53:01,065 And I know I can't look after my patients properly if I don't adapt. 957 00:53:01,090 --> 00:53:03,345 A very good attitude to have. 958 00:53:03,905 --> 00:53:08,425 Which is why we're placing you front and centre of our plans. 959 00:53:08,805 --> 00:53:10,545 And closing you down. 960 00:53:14,325 --> 00:53:15,720 Closing us down? 961 00:53:15,745 --> 00:53:17,345 Er, not as a GP... 962 00:53:17,454 --> 00:53:20,604 although you'll probably want to join forceswith someone else now. 963 00:53:20,605 --> 00:53:24,484 There are real incentives for group practices. 964 00:53:24,485 --> 00:53:27,044 But the council are not going to renew the licence 965 00:53:27,045 --> 00:53:28,625 for the maternity home. 966 00:53:29,965 --> 00:53:34,025 But... the licence runs out in a matter of weeks. 967 00:53:35,305 --> 00:53:38,324 It's always been renewed as a formality. 968 00:53:38,325 --> 00:53:40,580 This is the brave new world, Turner. 969 00:53:40,605 --> 00:53:42,924 There is no "always" any more. 970 00:53:43,125 --> 00:53:45,280 There isn't even an "always" for me. 971 00:53:45,305 --> 00:53:48,404 The council will have to hand everything over to the National Health. 972 00:53:48,405 --> 00:53:51,405 But while you still have power, you're doing this? 973 00:53:52,045 --> 00:53:55,325 - To us and to Nonnatus House. - Oh! 974 00:53:55,685 --> 00:53:57,724 Nonnatus House. 975 00:53:57,885 --> 00:54:02,360 They were forever outliers and... eccentric. 976 00:54:02,385 --> 00:54:06,125 Threapwood, what is the logic in all of this? 977 00:54:07,245 --> 00:54:09,364 How is it going to benefit the patients? 978 00:54:09,365 --> 00:54:11,044 I knew you'd say that. 979 00:54:11,045 --> 00:54:14,625 And it's why we chose to put you at the vanguard. 980 00:54:15,085 --> 00:54:16,700 No matter what goes on 981 00:54:16,725 --> 00:54:18,844 somewhere far away in the offices of Whitehall, 982 00:54:18,845 --> 00:54:21,545 there will always be patients. 983 00:54:22,765 --> 00:54:24,044 HE SIGHS 984 00:54:24,045 --> 00:54:26,425 And you say that as though it's a problem. 985 00:54:30,478 --> 00:54:32,905 SHE SOBS I'm so sorry, Cyril. 986 00:54:33,665 --> 00:54:36,085 You wanted to take responsibility, but... 987 00:54:36,465 --> 00:54:38,785 ..I was absolutely certain that 988 00:54:38,810 --> 00:54:40,335 nothing could be better than this 989 00:54:40,360 --> 00:54:43,760 magnificent wonder-drug that gave me control over my own body. 990 00:54:43,785 --> 00:54:46,085 We both agreed it was what we wanted. 991 00:54:46,438 --> 00:54:49,645 That it would let us have other things we wanted... 992 00:54:50,405 --> 00:54:52,065 ..and wanted very much. 993 00:54:53,545 --> 00:54:56,325 We just didn't want this, did we? 994 00:54:57,705 --> 00:54:58,925 I think... 995 00:55:00,205 --> 00:55:03,045 ..that it's something that has happened a little out of order. 996 00:55:04,801 --> 00:55:08,404 But I wouldn't have taken you to bed if I didn't mean to marry you. 997 00:55:08,405 --> 00:55:10,705 And I always meant to marry you... 998 00:55:11,405 --> 00:55:13,165 ..and build a life with you. 999 00:55:14,045 --> 00:55:16,105 And building a life with you... 1000 00:55:16,525 --> 00:55:20,284 ..means more than just rings and mortgages 1001 00:55:20,425 --> 00:55:22,225 and bricks and mortar. 1002 00:55:24,165 --> 00:55:27,965 Did you ever close your eyes and try to see our children? 1003 00:55:29,805 --> 00:55:33,525 I see our children every day, with my eyes wide open. 1004 00:55:34,445 --> 00:55:37,788 I see them crossing the street in Poplar or... 1005 00:55:37,902 --> 00:55:40,205 or swinging on a swing down at the Rec. 1006 00:55:40,365 --> 00:55:41,705 And I think... 1007 00:55:43,045 --> 00:55:45,124 .."We could have a little boy like that one," 1008 00:55:45,885 --> 00:55:49,106 or, "That little girl has a smile like hers." 1009 00:55:49,131 --> 00:55:50,905 THEY LAUGH 1010 00:55:53,165 --> 00:55:55,405 I thought I'd have to be patient. 1011 00:55:55,845 --> 00:55:58,180 And I'm not very good at being patient. 1012 00:55:58,205 --> 00:56:00,219 SHE LAUGHS TEARFULLY 1013 00:56:00,244 --> 00:56:04,585 I would not say patience has been our distinguishing characteristic. 1014 00:56:05,805 --> 00:56:07,565 And now it doesn't have to be. 1015 00:56:11,081 --> 00:56:12,645 That's it, girls. 1016 00:56:13,565 --> 00:56:15,804 MATURE JENNIFER: There is no good harvest 1017 00:56:15,805 --> 00:56:18,085 if there's been no rain. 1018 00:56:18,165 --> 00:56:22,265 The earth requires it, and so do we. 1019 00:56:22,445 --> 00:56:25,585 For how else does the heart grow? 1020 00:56:26,125 --> 00:56:29,285 Not through relentless sunshine, 1021 00:56:29,605 --> 00:56:32,604 nor under a cloudless sky. 1022 00:56:32,853 --> 00:56:38,945 Life expands not in spite of the weather but because of it. 1023 00:56:39,125 --> 00:56:42,524 Thus, we are nourished, we take root, 1024 00:56:42,525 --> 00:56:45,925 we are taught how to endure. 1025 00:56:47,205 --> 00:56:51,324 But there are times when the soul is hungry, 1026 00:56:51,325 --> 00:56:54,296 when fruit falls to the ground 1027 00:56:54,321 --> 00:56:58,740 and we cannot tell if it's a blessing or temptation. 1028 00:56:59,005 --> 00:57:02,521 There are times when we know nothing. 1029 00:57:02,577 --> 00:57:04,156 Nothing at all. 1030 00:57:04,385 --> 00:57:05,705 Not yet. 1031 00:57:06,725 --> 00:57:09,705 SISTER JULIENNE: And so it seems that, if we go down... 1032 00:57:10,005 --> 00:57:11,825 ..we all go down together. 1033 00:57:13,302 --> 00:57:16,645 The council have written to me, confirming... 1034 00:57:17,542 --> 00:57:20,485 that the maternity home will close... 1035 00:57:20,691 --> 00:57:25,465 and assuming that we, too, will now cease operations. 1036 00:57:27,445 --> 00:57:29,425 Do we have any say in this? 1037 00:57:31,325 --> 00:57:34,125 At present, it seems not. 1038 00:57:36,205 --> 00:57:38,820 Sometimes, change is for the better. 1039 00:57:38,845 --> 00:57:40,964 What do you mean, "Mayor turned midwife"? 1040 00:57:40,965 --> 00:57:42,754 We need to cause alarm. 1041 00:57:42,779 --> 00:57:44,860 And now our maternity home is closing down. 1042 00:57:44,885 --> 00:57:47,140 Susan was affected by thalidomide. 1043 00:57:47,165 --> 00:57:50,564 The council are not going to give Nonnatus House any more money. 1044 00:57:50,565 --> 00:57:53,220 - But the treatment is working. - It is not treatment. 1045 00:57:53,245 --> 00:57:56,388 It is merely postponing all that is to come. 1046 00:57:56,413 --> 00:57:59,446 Sub extracted from file and improved by Se7enOfNin9 for addic7ed.com