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00:01Sometimes our new beginnings have been year and fall.
00:06We have chosen them.
00:09Others lie in wait and burst upon us like bad weather,
00:14or unwelcome beasts.
00:18Little wonder that we cling to what is certain.
00:23Home, the hearth, the family,
00:26mourn or found places where no storms land
00:31and we think no winds can blow.
00:36What's happening with the father in all this?
00:39Is there any prospect of marriage?
00:41I've asked her that and she wouldn't answer.
00:42How could you be so stupid, Belinda?
00:46You wear the world at your feet.
00:49University.
00:50Once you gave up on the idea of nursing,
00:53you were going to be a history teacher.
00:54I can still be a history teacher.
00:57Who's going to give you a job?
00:58You'll be an unmarried mother.
01:00Rhoda, the world's changing.
01:02Not fast enough.
01:04People keep saying the world's changing for people like Susan
01:07and I don't see any evidence of it.
01:08This isn't about Susan.
01:10Mum.
01:14Lady Aylward, would you consider entering into partnership with me?
01:19Partnership?
01:20I intend to semi-retire and I thought that 40% ownership of the Lady Emily might appeal,
01:28with the backing of the Aylward Estate, of course.
01:31I'm afraid I don't have access to the Aylward Estate capital, Mr. Scarisbrick,
01:35and neither does my husband.
01:37Everything is under the control of my mother-in-law, Lavinia.
01:40Ah, of course, dear, difficult Lavinia.
01:43I remember her from our dancing days.
01:46Nevertheless, I would like you to at least consider the offer.
01:51Perhaps you could put your wiles to work.
01:56Hey, look, you've got to calm down, all right?
01:59And you've got to sit down, and then we can work things out.
02:03Look, if there is one thing that we're really good at as a family,
02:05it is working our problem.
02:07I didn't do this as part of the family, Dad.
02:09I did it on my own.
02:10And you're fun, did you?
02:11It was fantastic.
02:13While it lasted.
02:21This isn't awful.
02:24Eh?
02:26We're beautiful.
02:34Oh, Peril!
02:36I thought we had mice,
02:38which aren't unheard of even in the best-managed mansion flats.
02:41I was feeling the heat.
02:42I think it's that continental quilt.
02:45I don't think they'll catch on over here.
02:48The winters aren't cold enough.
02:49I'll swap you with this candlewick.
02:51Tomorrow.
02:59Sister,
03:00if you don't want to take the diuretics anymore,
03:04I accept that.
03:06You're not going to dissuade me?
03:09No.
03:12I tried to.
03:14Out of love.
03:17As we discussed.
03:19And now I will stop.
03:22Out of respect.
03:30Good morning.
03:34Rosalind.
03:34I went on an early morning excursion to a number of news stations
03:37and bought bridal magazines in all of them.
03:41I've no time to get anything made.
03:42There are superb ready-to-wear options these days,
03:44and every boutique worth knowing will be listed in the small ads.
03:47I've rather even decided if I'm going to wear white.
03:50And the weather's going to be cold.
03:51It's a wedding dress.
03:52Why would you not want white?
03:54There are wonderful options in lace that would look divine with a long sleeve.
03:59Delicate, virginal, and no one will see your goosebumps.
04:03I've just had two very interesting phone calls.
04:05First St Cuspert's telling me that Mrs Rhoda Mollocks is pressing for an early discharge after a cholecystectomy.
04:12She's not going to be very well at all.
04:14Should I add her to the district nursing list?
04:16Thank you, Nurse Clifford.
04:17But then I had Mrs Mollocks ring to say that their elder daughter is expecting and in need of our
04:23attention.
04:23I'll put Mrs Turner on to this. She knows the family well.
04:29Nurse Crane, I'm afraid I'd need to speak to you about Sister Monica Joan.
04:35There isn't a GP on this earth that would force a determined woman of 90-odd to take medication if
04:41she doesn't want to.
04:42All it will do is make her more unhappy.
04:44She's almost cheery this morning. If anything, you'd think she was on the mend.
04:48Well, don't bother her with any urine or blood tests for now. The symptoms will speak for themselves.
04:55Thank you, Doctor. I'll keep you informed as things unfold.
05:02Dr Turner, I have just received the most infuriating communication from Central Supplies asking you for the return of every
05:09item of council-owned equipment in our possession.
05:12Now?
05:13Um, prior or immediately subsequent to the closure of your facility as appropriate.
05:19Well, the closure itself isn't appropriate.
05:22And every bed, kidney bowl and set of clamps is staying on these premises until the last mother and baby
05:28go out of those doors.
05:29You've included this entirely spurious list of items headed assumed inventory.
05:35It will be consigned to the incinerator and I shall prepare an audit of our own.
05:38The incubator never belonged to Central Supplies.
05:42It was paid for by the people of Poplar because the council wouldn't provide the funds.
05:48They are not having it.
05:50And I'm still a GP.
05:52Send in my next patient.
05:57I don't think your dates are quite right, Belinda. You feel close to term to me.
06:03Does that mean I'm going to have it soon?
06:04Very possibly.
06:05She was here all through the summer holidays and as Rhoda keeps telling me there was nothing showing.
06:09Burnie, why don't you go to work until Rhoda arrives in the ambulance.
06:14Belinda and I can work through some tests and I'll make inquiries about a home health.
06:19Mum will tell you she doesn't need one.
06:20And I'll tell her that without one she'll end up back in hospital.
06:24Don't worry. We'll soon get things organised for both of you.
06:30You are more than welcome. Mr Franklin will see you at four o'clock.
06:35Viola player with a wry neck, begging to be squeezed in.
06:39I have to say, I could fill your brother's diary twice over and there'd still be people weeping at the
06:44gates.
06:45I was thinking you might like to have a weekly clinic at the Lady Emily when I start as matron
06:49there.
06:49Have you told anyone at Ninata's house yet?
06:52That I'm moving?
06:54I'll speak to Sister Julia when she's back from the mother house.
06:57Are you afraid how she might react?
06:59I'm terrified.
07:00Not because she'll be angry, but because she'll be quite calm.
07:03Not because she'll be disappointed, but that she'll be accepting.
07:08But worst of all, I'm terrified she'll smile and wrap her arms around me and tell me it's all God's
07:16plan.
07:17What if it is God's plan?
07:19Then I resent it.
07:20We've spent years and years and years trying to determine and do the best for the women of Poplar.
07:30But in the end it all counts for nothing.
07:33Because some great imaginary being decided otherwise.
07:38Just because God is invisible doesn't make him imaginary.
07:45Rhoda, I need to take your blood pressure.
07:47Then I want you upstairs and resting in bed.
07:50Just let us hear from the Thalidomide Society and the campaign.
07:54They need dealing with.
07:55And I need to talk to Belinda.
07:58She's upstairs.
08:00I think she was feeling quite...
08:02anxious.
08:05Belinda!
08:09I need to say what all mums say, don't I?
08:14I need to say you're not the first.
08:17And you won't be the last.
08:23It'll be alright, love.
08:26We've got three worse than this.
08:34I wish to sit in the chair.
08:37And I find myself desirous of a pomegranate.
08:43That would be most unwise.
08:45Pomegranates are extremely high in potassium.
08:48Can I fetch you some other nice fruit from the market?
08:51I would like you to summon someone from this establishment.
08:58Albion and Sans is an undertaker.
09:01And I will have a pomegranate.
09:05I'll never finish with God.
09:07And I'll never question him.
09:10It's only myself I'm confused about.
09:12And what I want.
09:14And whether it's right for me to want it.
09:17I know you want a child, Meryl.
09:20But is there more to it than that?
09:22I've wanted a child.
09:25So much.
09:26It filled my every aching moment.
09:30My every waking thought.
09:32But now...
09:35I've started my menopause.
09:40I've left it all too late.
09:48I loved Susan from the moment I saw her.
09:51So did I.
09:54But I was scared.
09:56About what you'd think.
09:59You and Perry.
10:01Because I knew your lives had changed.
10:03I knew...
10:05We were all headed somewhere.
10:08That wasn't normal.
10:10Susan was normal.
10:11To us.
10:12Sometimes I only remembered she was different when I saw other people's faces.
10:16She made us more of a game though, didn't she?
10:18Still does.
10:20Malik's is against the world.
10:23And you were never Jasper Linda after she came along.
10:27You were Susan's sister.
10:29I don't want you to think I'm not proud of that.
10:33But I had to look at everything.
10:35That way.
10:36And everybody looked at me that way.
10:38When I went to university.
10:39I wasn't Susan's sister.
10:42When I thought I was wanted.
10:46That I was special.
10:48I was just so thrilled.
10:50I did stupid, stupid things.
10:52If that's because of anything that I did.
10:57Then I was stupid too.
11:03Dr. Turner.
11:04Phillip Harry.
11:06That son of yours is shaping up quite nicely.
11:08We'll make an obstetrician of him yet.
11:10I'm still hoping to make him a GP.
11:12Later this month.
11:13We're trying out some new diagnostic technology.
11:15I thought you might send some patients my way.
11:17Of course.
11:18In return for a preview.
11:20Were you taken by surprise when I requested your attendance?
11:25We generally look after the deceased, Sister Monica John.
11:28But it seems to me that caring for the dying matters just as much.
11:33I do not fear death.
11:36I am however beset by all manner of opinions.
11:40About your funeral.
11:41There are rites and ritual that are prescribed.
11:44And I embrace them.
11:47But I find I cannot rest.
11:49Lest my farewell is not managed in the way it ought to be.
11:53If you explain to me.
11:55Why you think that is.
11:56I can help.
11:58By working out what you should do.
12:06Fred!
12:08Fred!
12:09What's the matter, Sister?
12:11Sister Monica Joan has asked for the wheelchair.
12:14Oh, blimey.
12:15Is it still in the shed?
12:19I've been using it to transport compost.
12:23I thought she'd approve of that.
12:30Not his house.
12:31Midway speaking.
12:32Sis.
12:32It's me.
12:34Matthew's been trying to get hold of you.
12:35I'm on a house call, Geoffrey.
12:37What's the matter?
12:37It's your ma-in-law, the other Lady Aylward.
12:40Sis.
12:40She's had a massive heart attack.
12:42Matthew's already left for the airport.
12:44They quarrelled too badly when she took over the company.
12:46He'll be desperate to see her.
12:48I'm afraid it's too late.
12:51Sometimes I think it's a market that has changed at least.
12:55The produce always marked the changing of the seasons.
12:58Even during times of war.
13:00I remember some winters there was nothing on these vegetables except turnips and dried peas.
13:08All right, Sister.
13:09Fancy a few bananas on the house.
13:13My eyes are dimmer than once they were.
13:17It is Mr. Morris, is it not?
13:21Who wants to know?
13:22The old Bill?
13:25The sisters brought all of our kids into the world, but you delivered the first one and the last.
13:33Which was a faultling breach.
13:36I recall that now.
13:37While Mildred said afterwards, don't you ever charge her for bananas again.
13:42How about a few crescents, Sister?
13:47I don't deserve such generosity.
13:50I'd let them be the judge of that.
14:00The flags beneath these wheels are worn quite smooth.
14:07One thinks about the feet that made them so.
14:12The brides.
14:14The mothers.
14:17The thousand infants brought to be baptized.
14:22The mourners.
14:26I see a few churches in my line of work.
14:30I always reckon this one is the best.
14:35Do you ever pray, Mr. Mollocks?
14:40I have felt the inclination once or twice.
14:47I will be buried at the mother house.
14:52But I want my requiem to take place here.
14:58I am not only leaving this earth, Mr. Mollocks.
15:01I am leaving Poplar.
15:03And it is my home.
15:10Has there ever been a greater indicator of a shotgun wedding status than a hastily buttercreamed vanilla sponge?
15:18Pick your nozzle.
15:20I'll do the small rosettes. You can do the large ones.
15:22I do so wish you were able to come.
15:25I always loved to party.
15:27Almost more than anything.
15:29When I was a nun, I was always sat on the sidelines.
15:32Now not a nun, however temporarily.
15:35I'm punished.
15:38I could give a good account of myself in the Foxtrot once upon a time.
15:42Oh, I adore a Foxtrot.
15:44I also know of a lovely lounge bar where they play all the right tunes and serve resplendent cocktails.
15:51I'll take you there if you like.
15:53I'd like to be anywhere where I'm not on the fringes.
15:58This campaign is making you ill. You've got to give it a mess, bro.
16:02Where's that going to get anyone?
16:03Susan is never, ever going to be independent.
16:07I think about that every day.
16:08What are you going to be if you're really stitches out?
16:10She want me to carry you up?
16:12Yes, so I can't hear them.
16:35For a moment, I thought she was Sister Maud.
16:41I think I've heard of Sister Maud.
16:43But she passed away long before my time.
16:47She was the infirmarian.
16:51And she loved her deathbed more than any birthing chamber.
16:57The end of life was always more compelling to her than its commencement.
17:06Sometimes I saw her weep.
17:10She wept when she died.
17:13But religious are supposed to welcome the end when it is offered to us.
17:21I think it is offered to me now.
17:28No, Sister.
17:30You were the one who foretold it.
17:33What do you mean?
17:34At Christmas, when we saw another pass through the veil from this world to the next.
17:43I can't recall his name, but his eyes were bright, like Robin's.
17:53Mr. Fisher.
17:57He was met by all who loved him.
18:02And you said the sisters would come for me.
18:07When you die?
18:10I saw Sister Maud as clearly as I see you now.
18:18And I know it has begun.
18:27I'm not convinced it's imminent, but she's asked to see the priest.
18:32I will come back tomorrow.
18:34I was already preparing to leave, as there have been discussions and a vote.
18:39And I have news to impart.
18:42Will you impart it when you get home?
18:44Yes.
18:45Please, just stay with our sister now.
18:48I won't leave her for a moment.
18:52Oh, come on, Bloss.
18:54We're in this together.
18:57There's going to be a wedding.
19:00That's life, though, isn't it?
19:02And I didn't dare tell Sister Julianne the other thing she asked for.
19:09So, a little word told us you fancy the gin and tonic.
19:13You'd better drink it, because we had to go to the off-license specialty.
19:17I have heard the beverage mentioned so often in my lifetime.
19:22And always in such approving terms.
19:26I thought it a shame.
19:28I was so ignorant.
19:30Don't.
19:30Eh?
19:31We all feel like keeping your liquids up.
19:33Go on.
19:44I declare myself...
19:47...an hammered.
19:56I think the choice of soft drinks is very sensible the night before a wedding.
20:02I'm looking forward to the trifle.
20:04I love trifles.
20:05Phyllis had to put it back in the fridge.
20:07The custard hasn't set yet.
20:09Are you serving the bride breakfast in bed in the morning, Millicent?
20:11I most certainly am.
20:14I've also thought of an additional embellishment.
20:21Welcome back, sister!
20:40I couldn't get to sleep last night.
20:41All I wanted was for it to be the morning.
20:43Honey?
20:44You forgot your shoes and your hair dryer.
20:46Hi, Bradbo.
20:50Let me put some peppermints on the tray.
21:03Saltfish, ackee and fried dumpling.
21:06You need a proper breakfast inside you today of all days.
21:10Thank you for being my witness, Mrs. Wallace.
21:12I am not your witness.
21:15God is your witness.
21:17Even if the wedding is in a registry office.
21:21Is that shirt ready, Mrs. Buckle?
21:23Well, I'm not satisfied with the right handcuff.
21:26Oh, by the way, Cyril, Fred wondered which firm you booked your taxes with.
21:31Muzzy's Mortars.
21:33Just in case there's any problems.
21:38Thank you for your patience, ladies.
21:40May I present the bride.
21:47Penelope the ready!
22:12Father Hilary is hearing her confession.
22:21Will you please repeat after me?
22:24I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawful impediment why I, Rosalind Ann Clifford.
22:32I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawful impediment why I, Rosalind Ann Clifford.
22:48May not be joined in matrimony to thee, Cyril Alphonse Robinson.
22:53May not be joined in matrimony to thee, Cyril Alphonse Robinson.
23:04Through this holy anointing, may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy
23:09Spirit.
23:11May the Lord, who frees you from sin, save you, and raise you up.
23:19Amen.
23:23I marry you with this ring because you are more precious to me than all the gold the world contains.
23:34And I marry you with this ring because a circle is eternal and our love will never end.
23:46Receive, sister, this food for thy journey, the body of our Lord Jesus Christ.
23:53May he preserve thee from the malicious enemy and bring thee to everlasting life.
23:59Amen.
23:59Amen.
24:01Amen.
24:30Amen.
24:31Amen.
24:33Amen.
24:37Amen.
24:38Amen.
24:39It is quite wonderfully made.
24:41When I made my vows to Christ, we were told, a single lily must suffice.
24:50I should have liked her better.
24:54You are radiant
24:56Even among brides
25:00It is the child within you, I think
25:04A pearl
25:07Like the pearl you wear on your finger
25:10Who told you about the child?
25:12It is supposed to be a secret
25:14Perhaps as the body fades
25:17The senses grow sharper
25:22I have a gift for your infant
25:24You must not leave without it
25:27The teddy bear?
25:37Paul
25:39Sister Monica Joan
25:41Your child is a child of this century
25:45It has both your features in its face
25:50And I delighted it
25:56And when?
25:57Put the shoes to tie to the taxi
25:59The trouble is there is no taxi
26:00I booked it in advance and there's no sign of it
26:19What's this Fred?
26:20We thought you should have something special
26:43Hello love, this is Mrs. Mollocks
26:45Could you get your mum and tell her it's about Belinda?
26:54Her hands started to go cold
27:02I'll call Dr. Turner
27:04He has to be kept informed
27:11Dad
27:13I keep thinking about Susan
27:16And her legs and her arms
27:20I mean the artificial ones
27:21They just don't work
27:25She has to be pushed and parked
27:28Like luggage or something
27:30There's no alternative, Perry
27:31We had a talk in college today
27:33About electric wheelchairs
27:35Electric, like you plug it in?
27:37No
27:39They have a built in 100 watt motor
27:41And rear wheel drive
27:44Why don't you tell the society?
27:46Maybe they can fix it for Susan to try one
27:48Do you reckon she could
27:50Steer an electric one herself?
27:52We'd have to give it a go
27:54Dad
27:55She needs us to chase everything that's new
28:00Good girl, Belinda
28:01Good girl
28:02This one will soon be over
28:05They just keep coming though
28:07That's an ultra childbirth, love
28:11Shall I pop and get you some more paint colors?
28:14In a minute, maybe
28:16It feels so strange with all those empty beds
28:20You're our only patient, Belinda
28:22And the delivery room's all set up
28:24For when you're ready to move through
28:25Mrs. Turner was saying
28:27This might be the last baby ever born here
28:31You were lucky to get in before it closes down
28:48Don't I get a beer?
28:49You've got crisps
28:51We need you to listen to our presentation
28:53About why we should get a color television
28:56One, wildlife programs are very educational
28:58And much more educational in color
29:00Two, if Christopher comes back from Hong Kong
29:03He'll be able to watch Trump telling in color
29:05Three, Timothy will come home
29:07And watch things like the old grey whistle test
29:09Which, surprisingly enough, is in color
29:11Hang on
29:12Hang on
29:13Why are you doing this when your mother's out?
29:15It's because she always says you're the soft touch
29:17She isn't
29:18Fly me to the moon
29:23Let me play among the stars
29:27Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars
29:35In other words
29:37Hold my hand
29:43In other words
29:45Baby, kiss me
29:48You look simply ravishing
29:51And rather appropriately
29:54This cocktail comprising gin, lemon juice and creme de peche
29:58Is known as perfect lady
30:04I might yet find out what a hangover is like
30:11Philip
30:16How lovely to see you, Geoffrey
30:18Is Alistair with you?
30:19Oh, popping up the bar as usual
30:21Flatly refuses to join me on the dance floor
30:24I do so envy you
30:25Your delightful partner
30:27Oh, this is my darling friend, Beryl
30:29Beryl, may I present
30:31Philip Harry
30:32How lovely to meet you
30:34Enchanté
30:48Fresh hot water bottle
30:50I think I saw a shiver
30:53You're done in, lass
30:54I'll fetch you if things change
30:57You go to bed
30:59Leave the night shift to me
31:03Something old, something new
31:06Something horrible, something blue
31:12I've still got memories
31:14To cherish
31:18Oh, please
31:19What, please?
31:20Can't you just pull it out?
31:22It's just she seems to go limp
31:23Every time she has a pain
31:25You've got to push, love
31:27Push
31:28Good to see
31:48That's it, Belinda
31:50Push into your bottom again
31:51Like you did last time
31:53I think she's getting her on the bed's out
31:54Good girl, Belinda
32:06Everything's changed
32:07They're starting to
32:09You get dressed
32:10And I'll tell Sister Julianne
32:19I might have known
32:20You'd put in an appearance
32:22Sister with Angelina
32:23Some of us know when a job needs finishing
32:26You, meanwhile, have shilly-shallied long enough
32:30Even the Almighty's patience has worn thin
32:35What's it like?
32:39Where I will go?
32:42It's everything we were promised
32:46And all that you have worked for
32:53Come on, you
32:54Come on, you
32:57Come on, you
33:21And you have a daughter
33:24Bang on, twenty past three
33:26And you've put me out of a job, Belinda
33:28Well done
33:30Oh, look at her
33:34Look at her little hands
33:37Look at her little toes
33:43Would you like to do something very special, Rhoda?
33:46And cut the cord?
33:53No, come on
34:07No, come on
34:11No, come on
34:34There is no pulse.
34:37Oh, lass.
34:49I want to say, how can a heart like her stop beating?
34:56How can a life like hers come to an end?
35:03She'll be up in the window to let her soul out.
35:08When Sister Julian gets here, there's no hurry.
35:14Would you like me to pray with you?
35:17Until she comes.
35:27Rest eternal, grant unto her, O Lord.
35:30May her soul and the souls of all the departed,
35:33through the mercy of God, rest at peace.
35:38Amen.
35:40Amen.
35:48She really has laid down everything she wanted.
35:52And in considerable detail.
35:54Even that she wants to be wheeled to the church on a costumunger's cart.
35:59A proper poplar funeral.
36:02We will do everything she asks.
36:03Meanwhile, Mr. Mollocks, I believe you became a grandfather last night.
36:09I did.
36:10I did.
36:12Don't go.
36:18I'll have to sign the certificate, but you can do the checks.
36:25Torch and stethoscope.
36:27That's all you need.
36:31The heart beat first?
36:34Just as if she was still with us.
36:46I feel as though I should be talking to her.
36:50I always think that.
36:55It's okay, sister.
36:59You're in good hands.
37:10Geoff.
37:13It's time for me to go.
37:16Where?
37:17Back to the Order.
37:19I was always going to have to choose.
37:21And you don't want to choose this?
37:24I left because I wanted a child.
37:28This isn't a life that could give me that.
37:31I could find you someone who can.
37:33There are hordes of suitable men out there.
37:35They come charging down the thoroughfares of London like the Hun.
37:37And I'm a dab hand with a shark net.
37:40And with a poison dart and a blowpipe.
37:43Geoffrey.
37:45This isn't to do with you.
37:48I've been beaten by my own biology.
37:52And I belong in the Order.
37:54I earn that life.
37:57If I go back,
37:59I can hold babies every day.
38:03Love them.
38:05Every day.
38:07And that won't hurt you?
38:09Not now.
38:12Because I know the things I dreamed of weren't meant for me.
38:26And what does the poor bear do?
38:30Well, he's one of the people who helped to carry the coffin into the church.
38:37It's considered to be an honour.
38:39Especially if the person that died asked for you.
38:42Who else did she ask?
38:44Fred, of course.
38:46And Dr. Turner.
38:48And Timothy.
38:49And Cyril.
38:50And Geoffrey.
38:51And she put Miss Higgins' Harry down as a reserve.
38:55I'm a proper man.
38:57Yes.
38:59Because you're a proper man too.
39:02I will do it.
39:03And I will be proud.
39:07Beryl, you know,
39:08I'll walk you all the way to the front door if you want me to.
39:12No, you'd best not.
39:15I need to say goodbye to Beryl too.
39:19Maybe it's best if I leave her here.
39:21With me?
39:23She'll always be with you.
39:26And whenever there's...
39:27If you need to be made,
39:30costumes cobbled together,
39:33or...
39:33Happy family times to be had again in the convent parlour,
39:38Sister Veronica will always be so pleased to see you.
39:42And there will be happy family times, won't there?
39:45Yes.
39:49Don't disappear.
40:04I'm not scared of new beginnings, Sister.
40:08I've seen too many babies being born.
40:10And you will wait
40:11until we know exactly where we're going?
40:14We had a long conversation about waiting once.
40:17In the wreckage of a train.
40:21Waiting is what we do.
40:22Yes.
40:24We'll do this together.
40:29And with that,
40:31I suppose I ought to pray.
40:33I have always left that to the experts.
40:40Do you have a moment, Nurse Green?
40:42I'm having to start the paperwork
40:44to transfer all of our expectant mother's notes.
40:48It's a pleasure to postpone it.
40:51I applied for an acting sister's job at St. Cuthbert's,
40:54and they've asked me to go for an interview.
40:56Oh, lass.
40:57Well done.
41:00But it's on the day of the funeral.
41:03Oh.
41:09If you do the interview at the appointed time,
41:12you should get to the church before the end.
41:15But you don't think that would be disrespectful?
41:20Reverse.
41:22We are burying a woman
41:24whose whole life was defined by her profession.
41:28She's probably up there now
41:30putting a word in for you.
41:37We are all facing loss,
41:38and we are facing change.
41:41The death of our sister
41:42and the alteration of our practice
41:44are not linked.
41:46But the sadness feels the same
41:47because it is time itself
41:49that has brought both these things about.
41:52I notice you say
41:55alteration, Sister Julienne,
41:57and not closure.
41:59Sister Veronica,
42:01Sister Catherine and I
42:02have decided that
42:03Ninata's house will become
42:04a house of prayer
42:07and of charity
42:08whilst we discern our next steps.
42:11Can you say what sort of steps
42:12you might be considering?
42:14As we've already discussed with Dr. Turner,
42:16there are three potential new medical missions,
42:20all of which would involve
42:22at least a year abroad.
42:24One of them would be
42:25in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands,
42:27one of them would be
42:28in British Columbia,
42:29and one would be
42:31in a remote part of Australia.
42:34We ask for your prayers
42:35and your patience
42:39and that as many of you
42:40as are able
42:41stay with us on this journey.
42:45All will be well.
42:48I promise you.
42:51Before the cortege
42:52moves on to the church,
42:55Sister Julienne will read
42:56a short verse
42:58at the request of the lady
43:01we are honouring today.
43:04The poem is called
43:06The Old Astronomer Talks to His Pupil.
43:11Though my soul
43:12may set in darkness,
43:15it will rise
43:16in perfect light.
43:19I have loved the stars
43:21too fondly
43:23to be fearful
43:24of the night.
43:37Thank you, gentlemen.
43:52Nurse Highland,
43:54Sister Marcus
43:55has provided glowing references
43:57for your recent spell
43:58on our wards,
43:59but you also have
44:00excellent testimonials
44:02from your district work.
44:04Why do you want to return
44:06to a hospital environment?
44:08That's not an easy question
44:09to answer, Matron,
44:10because it presupposes
44:12that my own enjoyment
44:13is the thing that matters.
44:16What matters most
44:17is the patient,
44:18the person who needs my care.
44:19Indeed.
44:20And I feel that going forward,
44:22I can give the best
44:23of myself to them
44:24in a place that is controlled
44:26and orderly
44:27and concerned
44:28with delivering excellence.
44:30And you don't feel
44:30that you can do that
44:31on the district?
44:32Things will improve,
44:33I'm sure,
44:34but not at the present time.
44:39Step.
44:41Step.
44:43Step.
44:46Step.
44:47Step.
44:49Thank you, gentlemen.
44:51Do you see the body
44:52of our sister Monica Joan
44:53with confidence in God
44:54who raised the Lord Jesus
44:55from the dead?
44:58Christ.
45:07Amore.
45:08Amore.
45:09Buying with me
45:09first,
45:12was he INSENTIAL
45:14the marketplace
45:17The depressed
45:19people
45:21hold with me
45:41God bless you, O Lord.
45:55Having brought so many new lives into the world, Sister Monica Joan has gone on to a new, eternal existence
46:04of her own.
46:07Words about her time on earth seem so redundant and so small.
46:14Will we ever see her like again? I cannot say.
46:20But I can say this, she was unique and yet what we feel as we let her go is universal.
46:34Because we have lost her.
46:38We have lost her.
46:41And today as we gather round the emptiness that she has left behind, that space becomes not a void, but
46:52a vessel filled with love.
46:56For her and from her, from ourselves and for each other.
47:05We may not know what the future holds, but we can all say our lives contained her.
47:13And that binds us for eternity.
47:38We may not know what the future holds.
47:55ORCHESTRA PLAYS
48:24I've been trying Victoria out since this morning.
48:28Oh, I like it.
48:30Yeah.
48:38Perfect.
48:44Bravo.
48:45Epitome of authority and poise.
48:47Turn around so I can see the back.
48:50You don't need to see the back, Mr. Scarisbrick.
48:53Because the back has nothing at all to do with what I'm about to tell you.
48:56Well, I'm not expecting any discussion of my offer given your unfortunate family situation.
49:00My unfortunate family situation actually has had unexpected repercussions.
49:05My husband now controls Aylward Estates, and I've been given a seat on the board.
49:10So you're interested in buying a share of the clinic?
49:13I'm not interested in 40%.
49:1655 would be better.
49:18That way there's no confusion.
49:20We all know who's in charge.
49:34Is that Nurse Rosalyn Robinson?
49:36Of course she is looking at Sister Joyce Highland.
49:38You got the chance!
49:46Ah, there she is.
49:48You're all ready for the big event.
49:50I have an uncomfortably full bladder.
49:53But I believe you're all going to see something quite amazing.
49:56It is quite space age.
50:05I'm sorry they won't let you in.
50:09Now, what you are about to witness is a live examination of the gravid uterus using a method known as
50:16B-Mode ultrasonography.
50:18The transducer emits pulses of sound into the maternal abdomen, and the returning echoes are converted into an image in
50:27real time.
50:28No radiation, no needles, and no discomfort.
50:33Are you ready, Mother?
50:35Yes, Mr. Perry.
50:57I think an exhibition of photographs and a tea party is a delightful way to conclude the old era.
51:06Dr. Turner is greatly relieved that you're staying on as his district nurse.
51:11I think he was afraid that you might retire.
51:14Well, I'm already eligible for my pension, so I could.
51:17But why would I want to?
51:19I love my work.
51:21To give it up would be like resigning from myself.
51:24Likewise.
51:25Look, I suppose one day even dear Dr. Turner won't need us anymore.
51:32But when that comes to pass, I'm inclined to think you and I might have some new adventures.
51:39Dare I ask what you have in mind?
51:42I thought we could set up a detective agency.
51:47I could investigate people via public records, and you could use your advanced motorists' credentials to trail them, or even
52:00give chase.
52:06I think we should play on our spinsterly status, perhaps.
52:13The Miss Adventures Agency?
52:17Miss Alliance?
52:19Yeah.
52:20Misdemeanors!
52:22I've seen cards in phone boxes from someone called Misdemeanors.
52:27Oh, here we go.
52:30That's the Worcester sauce.
52:33Well, I think how soon we run out of time
52:39Looking back at what I've done in my time
52:45My accomplishments are few
52:51But for my days of loving you
52:57If I've never gone too far in this way
53:04When I might have made my mark in this way
53:11I had better things to do
53:16I had my days of loving you
53:23Let the others go their way
53:30Seeking more and more
53:35Give me just one yesterday
53:41Filled with love like yours
53:47I have nothing to regret in this life
53:54I've had all worries to get in this life
54:00Once I lived a dream come true
54:06I had my days of loving you
54:16There have always been goodbyes at Nanata's house
54:22And there have always been endings
54:24Year after year
54:27There have always been some drawing down of blinds
54:31Some closing of doors
54:33Some waving away of voyages and exiles
54:38We have grieved because there was no love without pain
54:43And we survived because the love was always greater
54:52There will always be another chapter
54:55And more change
54:57The world is forever evolving
55:00And the winds are sometimes cold
55:03But it is what we carry safe within us
55:09That will stay the same
55:12Hope is the pearl inside the oyster
55:15The seed in its sacred husk
55:18Hidden in the sweet dark earth
55:21Until the spring comes
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