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00:27Sometimes
00:28Our new beginnings have been yearned for.
00:34We have chosen them.
00:37Others lie in wait and burst upon us like bad weather.
00:42Or unwelcome beasts.
00:46Little wonder that we cling to what is certain.
00:51Home, the hearth, the family.
00:54Born or found places where no storms land.
01:00And we think no winds can blow.
01:05What's happening with the father in all this?
01:08Is there any prospect of marriage?
01:10I've asked her that and she wouldn't answer.
01:12How could you be so stupid, Belinda?
01:15You wear the world at your feet.
01:19University.
01:20Once you gave up on the idea of nursing,
01:22you're gonna be a history teacher.
01:25I can still be a history teacher.
01:27Who's gonna give you a job?
01:29You'll be an unmarried mother.
01:30Rhoda, the world's changing.
01:32Not fast enough.
01:34People keep saying the world's changing for people like Susan
01:37and I don't see any evidence of it.
01:39This isn't about Susan.
01:40Mum.
01:45Lady Aylward, would you consider entering into partnership with me?
01:51Partnership?
01:52I intend to semi-retire and I thought that 40% ownership of the Lady Emily might appeal,
02:00with the backing of the Aylward Estate, of course.
02:02I'm afraid I don't have access to the Aylward Estate capital, Mr. Scarrisbrick,
02:07and neither does my husband.
02:09Everything is under the control of my mother-in-law, Lavinia.
02:12Ah, of course, dear, difficult Lavinia.
02:16I remember her from our dancing days.
02:19Nevertheless, I would like you to at least consider the offer.
02:23Perhaps you could put your wiles to work.
02:29Hey, look, you gotta calm down.
02:32All right?
02:32And you gotta sit down.
02:34And then we can work things out.
02:36Look, if there is one thing that we're really good at as a family,
02:39it is, it's working out a problem.
02:40I didn't do this as part of the family, Dad.
02:42I did it on my own.
02:43And you're funded?
02:44It was fantastic.
02:47While it lasted.
02:53I did.
02:56This isn't your fault.
02:59Eh?
03:00How beautiful.
03:09Oh, Peril!
03:11I thought we had mice, which aren't unheard of even in the best-managed mansion flats.
03:16I was feeling the heat.
03:18I think it's that continental quilt.
03:21I don't think they'll catch on over here.
03:23The winters aren't cold enough.
03:25I'll swap you with this candle wick.
03:27Tomorrow.
03:36Sister, if you don't want to take the diuretics anymore, I accept that.
03:43You're not going to dissuade me?
03:46No.
03:49I tried to.
03:51Out of love.
03:54As we discussed.
03:56And now I will stop.
03:59Out of respect.
04:08Good morning.
04:11Rosalind, I went on an early morning excursion to a number of news stations
04:16and bought bridal magazines in all of them.
04:19I've no time to get anything made.
04:20There are superb ready-to-wear options these days.
04:23And every boutique worth knowing will be listed in the small ads.
04:26I've never even decided if I'm going to wear white.
04:28And the weather's going to be cold.
04:29It's a wedding dress.
04:31It's a wedding dress.
04:31Why would you not want white?
04:33There are wonderful options in lace that would look divine with a long sleeve.
04:38Delicate, vaginal, and no one will see your goosebumps.
04:42I've just had two very interesting phone calls.
04:45First St Cuspert's telling me that Mrs Rhoda Mollocks is pressing for an early discharge after a cholestystectomy.
04:52She's not going to be very well at all.
04:54Shall I add her to the district nursing list?
04:56Thank you, Nurse Clifford.
04:57But then I had Mrs Mollocks ring to say that their elder daughter is expecting and in need of our
05:03attention.
05:04I'll put Mrs Turner onto this. She knows the family well.
05:09Nurse Crane, I'm afraid I'd need to speak to you about Sister Monica Joan.
05:16There isn't a GP on this earth that would force a determined woman of 90-odd to take medication if
05:22she doesn't want to.
05:23All it will do is make her more unhappy.
05:25She's almost cheery this morning. If anything, you'd think she was on the mend.
05:30Well, don't bother her with any urine or blood tests for now. The symptoms will speak for themselves.
05:37Thank you, Doctor. I'll keep you informed as things unfold.
05:45Dr Turner, I have just received the most infuriating communication from Central Supplies asking you for the return of every
05:52item of council-owned equipment in our possession.
05:55Now?
05:56Um, prior or immediately subsequent to the closure of your facility as appropriate.
06:02Well, the closure itself isn't appropriate. And every bed, kidney bowl and set of clamps is staying on these premises
06:10until the last mother and baby go out of those doors.
06:13We've included this entirely spurious list of items headed assumed inventory.
06:19It will be consigned to the incinerator and I shall prepare an audit of our own.
06:23The incubator never belonged to Central Supplies.
06:26It was paid for by the people of Poplar because the council wouldn't provide the funds.
06:32They are not having it. And I'm still a GP. Send in my next patient.
06:42I don't think your dates are quite right, Belinda. You feel close to turn to me.
06:48Does that mean I'm going to have it soon?
06:49Very possibly.
06:51She was here all through the summer holidays and as Rhoda keeps telling me there was nothing showing.
06:55Bernie, why don't you go to work until Rhoda arrives in the ambulance?
07:00Belinda and I can work through some tests and I'll make inquiries about her home health.
07:05Mum will tell you she doesn't need one.
07:07And I'll tell her that without one she'll end up back in hospital.
07:11Don't worry. We'll soon get things organised for both of you.
07:16You are more than welcome. Mr Franklin will see you at four o'clock.
07:22Viola player with a wry neck and begging to be squeezed in.
07:26I have to say, if I could fill your brother's diary twice over
07:29and there'd still be people weeping at the gates.
07:32I was thinking you might like to have a weekly clinic at the Lady Emily
07:35when I start as matron there.
07:37Have you told anyone at Ninata's house yet?
07:39That I'm moving?
07:42I'll speak to Sister Julia when she's back from the mother house.
07:45Are you afraid how she might react?
07:47I'm terrified. Not because she'll be angry.
07:49But because she'll be quite calm.
07:52Not because she'll be disappointed.
07:55But that she'll be accepting.
07:57But worst of all, I'm terrified she'll smile and wrap her arms around me
08:03and tell me it's all God's plan.
08:06What if it is God's plan?
08:08Then I resent it.
08:10We've spent years and years and years trying to determine and do the best for the women of Poplar.
08:19But in the end it all counts for nothing.
08:23Because some great imaginary being decided otherwise.
08:28Well, just because God is invisible doesn't make him imaginary.
08:35Rhoda, I need to take your blood pressure.
08:38And then I want you upstairs and resting in bed.
08:41Just let us hear from the Thalidomide Society in the campaign.
08:44They need dealing with.
08:46And I need to talk to Belinda.
08:48Belinda?
08:49She's upstairs.
08:51I think she was feeling quite...
08:54anxious.
08:56Belinda?
09:00I need to say what all mums say, don't I?
09:06I need to say you're not the first.
09:09And you won't be the last.
09:15It'll be all right, love.
09:18We've got through worse than this.
09:21I never got through worse than this.
09:27I wish to sit in the chair.
09:31And I find myself desirous of a pomegranate.
09:36That would be most unwise.
09:38Pomegranates are extremely high in potassium.
09:42Can I fetch you some other nice fruit from the market?
09:44I would like you to summon someone from this establishment.
09:52Albion and Sons is an undertaker.
09:55And I will have a pomegranate.
09:59I'll never finish with God.
10:02And I'll never question him.
10:04It's only myself I'm confused about.
10:06And what I want.
10:09And whether it's right for me to want it.
10:12I know you want a child, Beryl.
10:15But is there more to it than that?
10:18I've wanted a child.
10:20So much.
10:22It filled my every aching moment.
10:25My every waking thought.
10:27But now...
10:31I've started my menopause.
10:36I've left it all too late.
10:44I loved Susan from the moment I saw her.
10:48So did I.
10:51But I was scared.
10:53About what you think.
10:55You and Perry.
10:58Because I knew your lives had changed.
11:00I knew.
11:02We were all headed somewhere.
11:05That wasn't normal.
11:07Susan was normal.
11:08To us.
11:10Sometimes I only remembered she was different when I saw other people's faces.
11:14She made us more of a gang, though, didn't she?
11:16Still does.
11:18Malick's is against the world.
11:22And you were never just Belinda after she came along.
11:26You were Susan's sister.
11:28I don't want you to think I'm not proud of that.
11:31But I had to look at everything that way.
11:35And everybody looked at me that way.
11:37When I went to university, I wasn't Susan's sister.
11:42And when I thought I was wanted, that I was special,
11:47I was just so thrilled.
11:50I did stupid, stupid things.
11:52If that's because of anything that I did,
11:57then I was stupid too.
12:03Dr Turner?
12:04Phillip Harry.
12:06That son of yours is shaping up quite nicely.
12:09We'll make an obstetrician of him yet.
12:11I'm still hoping to make him a GP.
12:13Later this month.
12:14We're trying out some new diagnostic technology.
12:16I thought you might send some patients my way.
12:18Of course.
12:19In return for a preview.
12:22Were you taken by surprise when I requested your attendance?
12:26We genuinely look after the deceased, Sister Monica Joan.
12:29But it seems to me that caring for the dying matters just as much.
12:35I do not fear death.
12:38I am, however, beset by all manner of opinions.
12:42About your funeral?
12:43There are rights and rituals I've prescribed.
12:47And I embrace them.
12:49But I find I cannot rest,
12:52lest my farewell is not managed in the way it ought to be.
12:56If you explain to me why you think that is,
12:59I can help.
13:01By working out what you should do.
13:04Oh.
13:09Brad!
13:11Brad!
13:13What's the matter, Sister?
13:15Sister Monica Joan has asked for the wheelchair.
13:18Oh, blimey.
13:19Is it still in the shed?
13:24I've been using it to transport compost.
13:27Well, I thought she'd approve of that.
13:35Nanata's house, midway speaking.
13:37Sis.
13:37It's me.
13:38Um, Matthew's been trying to get hold of you.
13:40I'm on a house call, Geoffrey.
13:42What's the matter?
13:42It's your ma-in-law, the other Lady Aylward.
13:45Sis.
13:45She's had a massive heart attack.
13:47Matthew's already left for the airport.
13:49They quarreled so badly when she took over the company.
13:52He'll be desperate to see her.
13:53I'm afraid it's too late.
13:57Sometimes I think it's a market that has changed at least.
14:00The produce always marked the changing of the seasons,
14:04even during times of war.
14:07I remember some winters there was nothing on these vegetables
14:11except turnips and dried peas.
14:14All right, Sister.
14:16Fancy a few bananas on the house.
14:20My eyes are dimmer than once they were.
14:24It is Mr Morris, is it not?
14:28Who wants to know? The old Bill?
14:32The sisters brought all of our kids into the world,
14:35but you delivered the first one and the last.
14:41Which was a faultling breach.
14:44I recall that now.
14:46While Mildred said afterwards,
14:47don't you ever charge her for bananas again.
14:51How about a few crisamps, Sister?
14:56I don't deserve such generosity.
14:59I'd let them be the judge of that.
15:09The flags beneath these wheels are worn quite smooth.
15:17One thinks about the feet that made them so.
15:21The brides.
15:24The mothers of a thousand infants brought to be baptized.
15:32The mourners.
15:37I see a few churches in my line of work.
15:41I always reckon this one is the best.
15:46Do you ever pray, Mr Mullux?
15:51I have felt the inclination once or twice.
15:59I will be buried at the mother house.
16:03But I want my requiem to take place here.
16:09I am not only leaving this earth, Mr Mullux.
16:13I am leaving Poplar.
16:16And it is my home.
16:22Has there ever been a greater indicator of a shotgun wedding status than a hastily buttercreamed vanilla sponge?
16:31Pick your nozzle.
16:33I'll do the small rosettes. You can do the large ones.
16:36I do so wish you were able to come.
16:38I always loved to party.
16:41Almost more than anything.
16:42When I was a nun I was always sat on the sidelines.
16:46Now not a nun.
16:48However temporarily.
16:50And banished.
16:52I could give a good account of myself in the Foxtrot once upon a time.
16:56Oh, I adore a Foxtrot.
16:59I also know of a lovely lounge bar where they play all the right tunes and serve resplendent cocktails.
17:06I'll take you there if you like.
17:08I'd like to be anywhere where I'm not on the fringes.
17:13This campaign is making you ill. You've got to give it to Westbro.
17:17Where's that going to get anyone?
17:19Susan is never, ever going to be independent.
17:22I think about that every day.
17:23What are you going to be if you're ripping stitches out?
17:25Do you want me to carry you up?
17:28Yes, so I can't hear them.
17:30I think they're doing quite well, don't you?
17:54I think I've heard of Sister Maud.
18:01But she passed away long before my time.
18:04She was the infomerian.
18:08And she loved her deathbed more than any birthing chamber.
18:15The end of life was always more compelling to her than its commencement.
18:24Sometimes I saw her weep.
18:28She wept when she died.
18:32But religious are supposed to welcome the end when it is offered to us.
18:41I think it is offered to me now.
18:47No, Sister.
18:50You were the one who foretold it.
18:53What do you mean?
18:54At Christmas.
18:56When we saw another pass through the veil from this world to the next.
19:04I can't recall his name, but his eyes were bright.
19:11Like Robins.
19:14Mr. Fisher.
19:18He was met by all who loved him.
19:23And you said the sisters would come for me.
19:29When you die?
19:31I saw Sister Maud as clearly as I see you now.
19:41And I know it has begun.
19:50I'm not convinced it's imminent.
19:52But she's asked to see the priest.
19:54I will come back tomorrow.
19:57I was already preparing to leave.
19:59As there have been discussions and a vote.
20:03And I have news to impart.
20:05Will you impart it when you get home?
20:07Yes.
20:09Please.
20:10Just stay with our sister now.
20:12I won't leave her for a moment.
20:15Oh, come on, lass.
20:18We're in this together.
20:21There's going to be a wedding.
20:24That's life though, isn't it?
20:27And I didn't dare tell Sister Julianne the other thing she asked for.
20:31Hmm.
20:33So, a little word told us you fancy the gin and tonic.
20:37You better drink it because we had to go to the off-license specialty.
20:42I have heard the beverage mentioned so often in my lifetime.
20:47And always in such approving terms.
20:52I thought it a shame.
20:54I was so ignorant.
20:55When?
20:56We all feel like you're keeping your liquids up.
20:59Go on.
21:10I declare myself...
21:13...an hammered.
21:23I think the choice of soft drinks is very sensible the night before a wedding.
21:29I'm looking forward to the trifle.
21:31I love trifle.
21:32Phyllis had to put it back in the fridge.
21:34The custard hadn't set yet.
21:36Are you serving a bride breakfast in bed in the morning, Millicent?
21:39I most certainly am.
21:41Mm-hmm.
21:43I've also thought of an additional embellishment.
21:49Welcome back, Sister!
22:09I couldn't get to sleep last night. All I wanted was for it to be the morning.
22:13Honey, you forgot your shoes and your hair dryer.
22:16Hi, Bradbury.
22:20Let me put some peppermints on the tray.
22:33Saltfish, ackee, and fried dumpling.
22:37You need a proper breakfast inside you today of all days.
22:41Thank you for being my witness, Mrs Wallis.
22:43I am not your witness.
22:45God is your witness.
22:48Even if the wedding is in our registry office.
22:52Is that shirt ready, Mrs Buckle?
22:55Well, I'm not satisfied with the right handcuff.
22:58Oh, by the way, Cyril, Fred wondered which firm you booked your taxes with.
23:02Muzzy's Mortars.
23:03Hmm.
23:05Just in case there's any problems.
23:10Thank you for your patience, ladies.
23:12May I present the bride.
23:20Pinnard to the ready.
23:21Pinnard to the ready!
23:24Pinnard to the ready!
23:26Pinnard to the ready!
23:26Well, it's all for the glory.
23:44Woo!
23:45Father Hilary is hearing her confession.
23:56Will you please repeat after me?
23:58I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawful impediment
24:04why I, Rosalind Anne Clifford.
24:07I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawful impediment
24:13why I, Rosalind Anne Clifford.
24:22Rosalind Anne Clifford.
24:24May not be joined in matrimony to thee, Cyril Alphonse Robinson.
24:29May not be joined in matrimony to thee, Cyril Alphonse Robinson.
24:40Through this holy anointing, may the Lord, in his love and mercy,
24:45help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit.
24:47May the Lord, who frees you from sin, save you and raise you up.
24:56Amen.
25:01I marry you with this ring because you are more precious to me
25:06than all the gold the world contains.
25:11And I marry you with this ring because a circle is eternal
25:17and our love will never end.
25:25Receive, sister, this food for thy journey, the body of our Lord Jesus Christ.
25:31May he preserve thee from the malicious enemy
25:34and bring thee to everlasting life.
25:37Amen.
25:39Amen.
25:40Amen.
25:42Amen.
25:47Amen.
25:49Amen.
26:19It is quite wonderfully made.
26:23When I made my vows to Christ, we were told, a single lily must suffice.
26:32I should have liked that better.
26:35You are radiant, even among brides.
26:42It is the child within you, I think.
26:46A pearl.
26:49Like the pearl you wear on your finger.
26:53Who told you about the child?
26:55It is supposed to be a secret.
26:58Perhaps as the body fades, the senses grow sharper.
27:05I have a gift for your infant.
27:09You must not leave without it.
27:11The teddy bear?
27:21Oh, Sister Monica Joan.
27:25Your child is a child of this century.
27:30It has both your features in its face.
27:35And I delighted at you.
27:41I'm waiting.
27:42What are the shoes to tie to the taxi?
27:44The trouble is there is no taxi.
27:46I booked it in advance and there is no sign of it.
28:04What's this, Fred?
28:06We thought you should have something special.
28:13I'll be waiting for you.
28:19I'll be waiting for you.
28:25I'll be waiting for you.
28:30Hello, love. This is Mrs. Mollocks.
28:33Could you get your mum and tell her it's about Belinda?
28:42Her hand's started to go cold.
28:50I'll call Dr. Turner. He has to be kept informed.
29:02Dad, I keep thinking about Susan and her legs and her arms.
29:09I mean, the artificial ones.
29:12They just don't work.
29:14She has to be pushed and parked like luggage or something.
29:19There's no alternative, Barry.
29:21We had a talk in college today about electric wheelchairs.
29:26Electric, like you plug it in?
29:27No.
29:29They have a built-in 100-watt motor and rear-wheel drive.
29:34Why don't you tell the society?
29:36Maybe they can fix it for Susan to try one.
29:39Do you reckon she could steer an electric one herself?
29:43We'd have to give it a go.
29:45Dad, she needs us to chase everything that's new.
29:50Oh, good girl, Belinda.
29:53Good girl.
29:54This one will soon be over.
29:56Oh, they just keep coming, though.
29:59That's the nature of childbirth, love.
30:03Shall I pop and get you some more painkillers?
30:06In a minute, maybe.
30:08It feels so strange with all those empty beds.
30:11Oh, you're our only patient, Belinda.
30:14And the delivery room's all set up for when you're ready to move through.
30:18Mrs Turner was saying this might be the last baby ever born here.
30:23You're lucky to get in before it closes down.
30:42Don't I get a beer?
30:43You've got crisps.
30:44We need you to listen to our presentation about why we should get a colour television.
30:50One, wildlife programmes are very educational and much more educational in colour.
30:54Two, if Christopher comes back from Hong Kong, he'll be able to watch Trump ton in colour.
31:00Three, Timothy will come home and watch things like the old grey whistle test, which, surprisingly enough, is in colour.
31:07Hang on.
31:08Hang on.
31:08Why are you doing this when your mother's out here?
31:10It's because she always says you're the soft touch and she isn't.
31:15Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars, let me see what spring is like on Jupiter
31:29and Mars.
31:44You look simply ravishing and rather appropriately.
31:51This cocktail comprising gin, lemon juice and creme de peche is known as perfect lady.
32:01Oh, I might yet find out what a hangover is like.
32:09Philip?
32:14How lovely to see you, Geoffrey.
32:16Is Alistair with you?
32:17Oh, propping up the bar as usual.
32:20Flatney refuses to join me on the dance floor.
32:22I do so envy you, your delightful partner.
32:25Oh, this is my darling friend, Beryl.
32:28Uh, Beryl, may I present Philip Parry.
32:31How lovely to meet you.
32:33Enchanté.
32:48Fresh hot water bottle?
32:49Oh, I think I saw her shiver.
32:53You're done in, lass.
32:55I'll fetch you if things change.
32:57You go to bed.
32:59Leave the night shift to me.
33:03Something old, something new, something horrible, something blue, I've still got memory to cherish.
33:19Oh, please.
33:21What?
33:21Please, can't you just pull it out?
33:23It's just she seems to go limp every time she has a pain.
33:26You've got to push, love.
33:28Push.
33:30I'm going to set the doctor.
33:31Oh.
33:51That's it, Belinda.
33:52Push into your bottom again.
33:54Like you did last time.
33:56I think the game on the bed's helped.
33:58Good girl, Belinda.
33:59Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
34:04Oh.
34:09Have things changed?
34:11They're starting to.
34:12You get dressed and I'll tell Sister Julianne.
34:23I might have known you'd put in an appearance sister with Angelina.
34:28Some of us know when a job needs finishing.
34:31You, meanwhile, have shilly-shallied long enough.
34:36Even the Almighty's patience has worn thin.
34:40What's it like?
34:44Where I will go?
34:47It's everything we were promised.
34:51And all that you have worked for.
34:58Come on, you.
35:00You, meanwhile, have shilly-shallied long enough.
35:15You, meanwhile, have shilly-shallied long enough.
35:28And you have a daughter.
35:31Bang on, twenty past three.
35:33And you've put me out of a job, Belinda.
35:36Well done.
35:38Oh, look at her.
35:42Look at her little hands.
35:45Look at her little toes.
35:51Would you like to do something very special, Rhoda?
35:54And cut the cord?
36:05Oh, God.
36:09Oh, God.
36:12Oh, God.
36:20Oh, God.
36:45There is no pulse.
36:49Oh, lass.
36:55Oh.
37:01I want to say, how can a heart like her stop beating?
37:08How can a life like hers come to an end?
37:15She'd be up in the window to let her soul out.
37:20When Sister Julian gets here, there's no worry.
37:27Would you like me to pray with you until she comes?
37:40Rest eternal, grant unto her, O Lord.
37:44May her soul and the souls of all the departed,
37:47through the mercy of God, rest at peace.
37:52Amen.
37:54Amen.
38:03She really has laid down everything she wanted.
38:07And in considerable detail.
38:09Even that she wants to be wheeled to the church on a costumonger's cart.
38:14A proper poplar funeral.
38:17We will do everything she asks.
38:19Meanwhile, Mr. Mollocks, I believe you became a grandfather last night.
38:24I did.
38:26I did.
38:28Don't go.
38:34I'll have to sign the certificate.
38:37But you can do the checks.
38:41Torch and stethoscope.
38:44That's all you need.
38:49Heartbeat first.
38:51Just as if she was still with us.
39:04I feel as though I should be talking to her.
39:08I always think that.
39:13It's okay, Sister.
39:17You're in good hands.
39:30Geoffrey.
39:32It's time for me to go.
39:35Where?
39:36Back to the Order.
39:38I was always going to have to choose.
39:40And you don't want to choose this?
39:43I left because I wanted a child.
39:48This isn't a life that could give me that.
39:51I could find you someone who can.
39:52There are hordes of suitable men out there.
39:55They come charging down the thoroughfares of London like the Hun.
39:58And I'm a dab hand with a shark net.
40:01And with a poison dart and a blowpipe.
40:04Geoffrey.
40:05This isn't to do with you.
40:07You know, I've been beaten by my own biology.
40:12And I belong in the Order.
40:15I earn that life.
40:18If I go back, I can hold babies every day.
40:24I love them every day.
40:28And that won't hurt you?
40:31Not now.
40:34Because I know the things I dreamed of weren't meant for me.
40:49What does a poor bear do?
40:53Well, he's one of the people who helped to carry the coffin into the church.
40:59It's considered to be an honour.
41:02Especially if the person that died asked for you.
41:05Who else did she ask?
41:08Fred, of course.
41:09And Dr Turner and Timothy.
41:12And Cyril.
41:14And Geoffrey.
41:15And she put Miss Higgins' Harry down as a reserve.
41:19I'm a proper man.
41:22Yes.
41:23Because you're a proper man too.
41:26I really do it.
41:28And I really be proud.
41:32Beryl, you know, I'll walk you all the way to the front door if you want me to.
41:37No.
41:38You'd best not.
41:40I need to say goodbye to Beryl too.
41:44Maybe it's best if I leave her here.
41:46With me.
41:49She'll always be with you.
41:51And whenever there's chutney to be made,
41:56costumes cobbled together,
41:58or happy family times to be had again in the convent parlour,
42:04Sister Veronica will always be so pleased to see you.
42:09And there will be happy family times, won't there?
42:11Yes.
42:15Don't disappear.
42:26Don't disappear.
42:32I'm not scared of new beginnings, Sister.
42:35I've seen too many babies being born.
42:37And you will wait until we know exactly where we're going?
42:41We had a long conversation about waiting once,
42:44in the wreckage of a train.
42:49Waiting is what we do.
42:51Yes.
42:53We'll do this together.
42:58And with that, I suppose I ought to pray.
43:01Oh, I have always left that to the experts.
43:09Do you have a moment, Nurse Green?
43:11I'm having to start the paperwork to transfer all of our expectant mother's notes.
43:18It's a pleasure to postpone it.
43:20I applied for an acting sister's job at St. Cuthbert's,
43:23and they've asked me to go for an interview.
43:26Oh, lass.
43:27Well done.
43:29But, it's on the day of the funeral.
43:33Oh.
43:40If you do the interview at the appointed time, you should get to the church before the end.
43:46But, you don't think that would be disrespectful?
43:51The reverse.
43:54We are burying a woman whose whole life was defined by her profession.
44:00She's probably up there now, putting a word in for you.
44:08We are all facing loss.
44:11And we are facing change.
44:13The death of our sister and the alteration of our practice are not linked.
44:18But the sadness feels the same, because it is time itself that has brought both these things about.
44:26I notice you say alteration, Sister Julianne, and not closure.
44:32Sister Veronica, Sister Catherine and I have decided that Ninata's house will become a house of prayer and of charity.
44:42Whilst we discern our next steps.
44:44Can you say what sort of steps you might be considering?
44:48As we've already discussed with Dr. Turner, there are three potential new medical missions.
44:55All of which would involve at least a year abroad.
44:59One of them would be in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands.
45:02One of them would be in British Columbia.
45:04And one would be in a remote part of Australia.
45:08We ask for your prayers and your patience.
45:14And that as many of you as are able stay with us on this journey.
45:21All will be well.
45:23I promise you.
45:27Before the cortege moves on to the church, Sister Julianne will read a short verse.
45:34At the request of the lady we are honouring today.
45:41The poem is called, The Old Astronomer Talks to His Pupil.
45:48Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light.
45:56I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
46:14Thank you, gentlemen.
46:31Nurse Highland.
46:32Sister Marcus has provided glowing references for your recent spell on our wards.
46:38But you also have excellent testimonials from your district work.
46:44Why do you want to return to a hospital environment?
46:47That's not an easy question to answer, Matron.
46:50Because it presupposes that my own enjoyment is the thing that matters.
46:55What matters most is the patient.
46:58The person who needs my care.
46:59Indeed.
47:00And I feel that going forward.
47:02I can give the best of myself to them in a place that is controlled and orderly and
47:08concerned with delivering excellence.
47:10And you don't feel that you can do that on the district?
47:13Things will improve, I'm sure.
47:14Well, but not at the present time.
47:20Step.
47:22Step.
47:25Step.
47:27Step.
47:29Step.
47:30Thank you, gentlemen.
47:32Do you see the body of our sister Monica Joan with confidence in God who raised the Lord Jesus from
47:37the dead.
47:48the world should the body of his life.
48:00God.
48:00Put your body of Jesus.
48:06Amen.
48:15God bless you, Lord.
48:39Having brought so many new lives into the world,
48:44Sister Monica Joan has gone on to a new, eternal existence of her own.
48:52Words about her time on earth seem so redundant and so small.
49:00Will we ever see her like again?
49:03I cannot say.
49:06But I can say this.
49:09She was unique.
49:12And yet, what we feel as we let her go is universal.
49:21Because we have lost her.
49:25We have lost her.
49:29And today, as we gather round the emptiness that she has left behind,
49:35that space becomes not a void, but a vessel filled with love for her and from her, from ourselves and
49:51for each other.
49:53We may not know what the future holds, but we can all say our lives contained her.
50:02And that binds us for eternity.
50:16And now, yes.
50:19Yes, we have to sing.
50:28But now, yes, as we are, we can all do.
50:36Let's sing.
50:36We have to sing.
50:46ORCHESTRA PLAYS
51:16I've been trying Victoria out since this morning.
51:21Oh, I like it.
51:23Yeah.
51:31Perfect.
51:38Rob, epitome of authority and poise.
51:40Do turn around so I can see the back.
51:43You don't need to see the back, Mr. Scarisbrick,
51:47because the back has nothing at all to do with what I'm about to tell you.
51:50Well, I'm not expecting any discussion of my offer,
51:53given your unfortunate family situation.
51:55My unfortunate family situation actually has had unexpected repercussions.
52:00My husband now controls Airewood Estates,
52:02and I've been given a seat on the board.
52:04So you're interested in buying a share of the clinic?
52:08I'm not interested in 40%.
52:1155% would be better.
52:13That way there's no confusion.
52:15We all know who's in charge.
52:29Is that Nurse Rosalyn Robinson?
52:32Because she is looking at Sister Joyce Highland.
52:35You got the chance!
52:42Ah, there she is.
52:44You all ready for the big event?
52:46I have an uncomfortably full bladder.
52:49But I believe you're all going to see something quite amazing.
52:53It is quite space age.
53:02I'm sorry they won't let you in.
53:06Now, what you are about to witness
53:09is a live examination of the gravid uterus
53:12using a method known as B-Mode ultrasonography.
53:16The transducer emits pulses of sound into the maternal abdomen,
53:21and the returning echoes are converted into an image in real time.
53:27No radiation, no needles, and no discomfort.
53:32Are you ready, Mother?
53:34Yes, Mr. Perry.
53:57I think an exhibition of photographs and a tea party
54:01is a delightful way to conclude the old era.
54:07Dr. Turner is greatly relieved that you're staying on as his district nurse.
54:12I think he was afraid that you might retire.
54:14Well, I'm already eligible for my pension, so I could.
54:18But why would I want to?
54:20I love my work.
54:22To give it up would be like resigning from myself.
54:25Likewise.
54:27Look, I suppose one day even dear Dr. Turner won't need us anymore.
54:34But when that comes to pass,
54:37I'm inclined to think you and I might have some new adventures.
54:40Dare I ask what you have in mind?
54:45I thought we could set up a detective agency.
54:50I could investigate people via public records,
54:55and you could use your advanced motorists' credentials
55:00to trail them, or even give chase.
55:09You're wrong.
55:10What are we going to call ourselves?
55:13I think we should play on our spinsterly status, perhaps.
55:18The Miss Adventures Agency?
55:21Miss Alliance?
55:23Yeah.
55:24Misdemeanours!
55:27I've seen cards in phone boxes from someone called Misdemeanours.
55:32Oh, I hear me now.
55:35That's the Worcester sauce.
55:38Well, I think how soon we run out of time
55:44Looking back at what I've done in my time
55:51My accomplishments are few
55:57But for my days of loving you
56:03If I've never gone too far in this way
56:11When I might have made my mark in this way
56:18I had better things to do
56:23I had my days of loving you
56:31Let the others go their way
56:37Seeking more and more
56:43Give me just one yesterday
56:50Filled with love like yours
56:56I have nothing to regret in this life
57:03I've had all there is to get in this life
57:10Once I lived a dream come true
57:16I had my days of loving you
57:26There have always been goodbyes
57:30At Nonada's house
57:32And there have always been endings
57:34Year after year
57:37There have always been some drawing down of blinds
57:42Some closing of doors
57:44Some waving away of voyages and exiles
57:49We have grieved because there was no love without pain
57:54And we survived because the love was always greater
58:04There will always be another chapter
58:07And more change
58:09The world is forever evolving
58:13And the winds are sometimes cold
58:16But it is what we carry safe within us
58:21That will stay the same
58:24Hope is the pearl inside the oyster
58:28The seed in its sacred husk
58:31Hidden in the sweet dark earth
58:35Until the spring comes
58:51You may have gone out of the Abbott
58:52You may have to bear in the sweet dark earth
58:52Because the earth is no longer
58:52If you are loving us
58:52You may have to bear in the sweet dark earth
58:53That will never have the same
58:54Shall we ever find out of the east
58:56And in the east
58:56Of the south
58:56Or the east
58:58The east
58:59The west
58:59Of the east
59:02The east
59:03The east
59:03The west
59:03The west
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