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00:27Sometimes
00:29Our new beginnings
00:31Have been year and fall
00:33We have chosen them
00:37Others lie in wait
00:39And burst upon us
00:41Like bad weather
00:42Or unwelcome beasts
00:46Little wonder
00:48That we cling to what is certain
00:51Home
00:52The hearth
00:53The family
00:54Born or found
00:56Places where no storms
00:59Land
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 had the world at your feet
01:19University
01:20Once you gave up on the idea of nursing
01:22You were gonna be a history teacher
01:24I 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
01:35People keep saying the world's changing
01:36For people like Susan
01:37And I don't see any evidence of it
01:39This isn't about Susan
01:40Mum
01:45Lady Aylwood
01:47Would you consider entering into partnership with me?
01:51Partnership?
01:52I intend to semi-retire
01:53And I thought that
01:5440% ownership
01:56Of the Lady Emily
01:59Might appeal
01:59With the backing of the Aylwood estate, of course
02:02I'm afraid I don't have access to the Aylwood estate capital
02:06Mr. Scarrisbrick
02:07And neither does my husband
02:09Everything is under the control of my mother-in-law
02:11Lavinia
02:12Ah, of course
02:14Dear, difficult Lavinia
02:16I remember her from our dancing days
02:19Nevertheless
02:19I would like you to at least
02:22Consider the offer
02:23Perhaps you could put your wiles to work
02:29Hey, look
02:30You gotta calm down
02:32Alright
02:32And you gotta sit down
02:34And then we can work things out
02:35Look
02:36If there is one thing that we're really good at as a family
02:39It is 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
02:54Hey
02:56This isn't your fault
02:59Hey?
02:59You see?
03:01Are beautiful
03:09Oh, peril
03:11I thought we had mice
03:13Which aren't unheard of
03:14Even in the best managed mansion flats
03:16I was feeling the heat
03:18I think it's that continental quilt
03:20I don't think they'll catch on over here
03:23The winters aren't cold enough
03:25I'll swap you with this candlewick
03:27Tomorrow
03:35Sister
03:37If you don't want to take the diuretics anymore
03:40I 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
03:57I will stop
03:59Out with respect
04:08Good morning
04:11Rosalind
04:12I went on an early morning excursion
04:14To a number of news stations
04:16And bought bridal magazines
04:18In all of them
04:19I have no time to get anything made
04:20There are superb
04:21Ready to wear options these days
04:23And every boutique worth knowing
04:24Will 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
04:31Why would you not want white?
04:33There are wonderful options in lace
04:35That would look divine with a long sleeve
04:38Delicate, virginal
04:39And no one will see your goosebumps
04:42I've just had two very interesting phone calls
04:45First St Cusper's telling me that
04:47Mrs Rhoda Mollocks is pressing for an early discharge
04:51After a cholecystectomy
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
05:00To say that their elder daughter is expecting
05:02And in need of our attention
05:04I'll put Mrs Turner on to this
05:06She knows the family well
05:09Nurse Crane
05:11I'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
05:27If anything, you'd think she was on the mend
05:30Well, don't bother her with any urine or blood tests for now
05:35The symptoms will speak for themselves
05:37Thank you, Doctor
05:39I'll keep you informed as things unfold
05:42Thank you
05:45Dr Turner, I have just received the most infuriating communication from Central Supplies
05:50Asking you for the return of every item of Council-owned equipment in our possession
05:55Now?
05:56Prior or immediately subsequent to the closure of your facility as appropriate
06:02Well, the closure itself isn't appropriate
06:05And every bed, kidney bowl and set of clamps is staying on these premises until the last mother and baby
06:11go out of those doors
06:12We'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
06:35And I'm still a GP
06:37Send in my next patient
06:42I don't think your dates are quite right, Belinda
06:46You feel close to turn to me
06:48Does that mean I'm going to have it soon?
06:49Very possibly
06:50She 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 and until Rhoda arrives in the ambulance
07:00Belinda and I can work through some tests and I'll make enquiries about a home help
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
07:12We'll soon get things organised for both of you
07:16You are more than welcome
07:18Mr 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, I could fill your brother's diary twice over and there'd still be people weeping at the
07:31gates
07:32I was thinking you might like to have a weekly clinic at the Lady Emily when I start as matron
07:36there
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
07:47Not because she'll be angry
07:50But because she'll be quite calm
07:52Not because she'll be disappointed
07:55But that she'll be accepting
07:56But worst of all
07:58I'm terrified she'll smile
08:01And 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
08:14Trying to determine and do
08:17The best for the women of Poplar
08:19But in the end it all counts for nothing
08:23Because
08:24Some great imaginary being decided otherwise
08:27Well just because God is invisible doesn't make him imaginary
08:35I'm sorry
08:35Rhoda I need to take your blood pressure
08:37And then I want you upstairs and resting in bed
08:41Just let us hear from the Thalidomide Society and the campaign
08:44They need dealing with
08:46And I need to talk to Belinda
08:49Belinda
08:50She's upstairs
08:50I think she was feeling quite
08:54Anxious
08:57Belinda
09:00I need to say
09:02What all mums say, don't I?
09:06I need to say
09:08You're not the first
09:10And you won't be the last
09:15It'll be alright 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?
09:45I would like you to summon someone from this establishment
09:52Albion and Sons is an undertaker
09:54And 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
10:06What I want
10:08And whether it's right for me to want it
10:12I know you want a child, Meryl
10:14But 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
10:28But now
10:32I've started my menopause
10:36I've left it all too late
10:43I'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'd think
10:55You and Perry
10:58Because I knew your lives had changed
11:00I knew
11:02We were all headed somewhere
11:06That wasn't normal
11:07Susan was normal
11:08To us
11:09Sometimes I only remembered she was different
11:12When I saw other people's faces
11:13She made us more of a gang though, didn't she?
11:17Still does
11:19Malick's is against the world
11:22And you were never just Belinda
11:24After 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
11:34That way
11:35And everybody looked at me that way
11:37When I went to university
11:38I wasn't Susan's sister
11:42And when I thought
11:44I was wanted
11:45That I was special
11:48I was just so
11:50Thrilled
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
12:04Philip Harry
12:05That 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
12:13Um, later 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 John
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 rites and ritual that 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
12:58Why you think that is
13:00I can help
13:01By working out what you should do
13:04Oh
13:05Oh
13:09Red!
13:11Red!
13:13What's the matter, Sister?
13:15Sister Monica Joan has asked for the wheelchair
13:18Oh, blimey
13:18Is it still in the shed?
13:23I've been, er, using it to transport compost
13:27I thought she'd approve of that
13:35No, not his house, midwife speaking
13:37Sis, it's me, er, Matthew's been trying to get hold of you
13:40I'm on a house called Geoffrey, what's the matter?
13:42It's your ma-in-law, the other lady Aylwood
13:44Sis, she'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
14:06I remember some winters
14:09There was nothing on these vegetables except 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 crisps, Sister?
14:53Oh, thank you
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, Sir
15:21The brides
15:24The mothers
15:26The thousand infants brought to be baptised
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. Mollux?
15:51I have felt the inclination once or twice
15:59I will be buried at the mother house
16:04But I want my requiem to take place here
16:10I am not only leaving this earth, Mr. Mollux
16:14I 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
16:32I'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, however 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 a mess, bro
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 good are you going to be if you rip your stitches out?
17:25Do you want me to carry you up?
17:28Yes, so I can't hear them
17:30I think you're doing quite well, don't you?
17:53For a moment
17:54I thought you were Sister Maud
17:58I think I've heard of Sister Maud
18:01But she passed away long before my time
18:04She was the infirmarian
18:08And she loved her deathbed
18:11More than any birthing chamber
18:14The end of life
18:17Was always more compelling to her
18:20Than its commencement
18:23Sometimes
18:25I saw her weep
18:28She wept
18:30When she died
18:32But religious
18:34Are supposed to welcome the end
18:36When it is offered to us
18:40I think
18:45It is offered to me now
18:47No, Sister
18:49You were the one who foretold it
18:52What do you mean?
18:54At Christmas
18:56When we saw another
18:57Pass through the veil
18:59From this world to the next
19:04I can't recall his name
19:07But his eyes were bright
19:11Like Robins
19:14Mr. Fisher
19:18He was met
19:20By all who loved him
19:23And you said the sisters
19:26Would come for me
19:29When you die?
19:32I saw Sister Maud
19:34As clearly
19:36As 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
20:01And a vote
20:02And I have news to impart
20:05Will you impart it when you get home?
20:07Yes
20:08Please
20:09Just stay with our sister now
20:11I won't leave her for a moment
20:16Oh, 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
20:29The other thing she asked for
20:31Hm
20:34So, a little word told us
20:36You fancy the gin and tonic?
20:38You'd better drink it
20:39Because we had to go to the off-license specialty
20:42I have heard the beverage mentioned
20:45So often in my lifetime
20:47And always in such approving terms
20:51I thought it a shame
20:53I was so ignorant
20:55Well, we all feel like keeping your liquids up
20:58Go on
21:10I declare myself
21:14Enamoured
21:23I think the choice of soft drinks
21:25Is 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
21:34Because it hadn't set yet
21:37Are you serving the bride breakfast in bed in the morning, Millicent?
21:39I most certainly am
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
22:15I brought Paul
22:20Let me put some peppermints on the tray
22:33Saltfish, ackee and fried dumpling
22:36You need a proper breakfast inside you today of all days
22:41Thank you for being my witness, Mrs. Wallace
22:43I am not your witness
22:45God is your witness
22:48Even if the wedding is in a registry office
22:52Is that shirt ready, Mrs. Buckle?
22:55Well, I'm not satisfied with the right handcuff
22:57Oh, by the way, Cyril
22:59Fred wondered which firm you booked your taxes with
23:02Muzzy's Mortars
23:04Just in case there's any problems
23:10Thank you for your patience, ladies
23:12May I present the bride
23:16The bride
23:19The bride
23:19Pinnitus of the ready!
23:22The bride
23:25The bride
23:28That's my virgin
23:32The bride
23:35The bride
23:42The bride
23:43The bride
23:43The bride
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...
24:17Rosalind Anne Clifford.
24:22Rosalind Anne Clifford.
24:24May not be joined in matrimony to thee, Cyril Alphonse Robinson.
24:30May not be joined in matrimony to thee, Cyril Alphonse Robinson.
24:40Through this holy anointing, may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy
24:46Spirit.
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 than all the gold the world contains.
25:11And I marry you with this ring, because a circle is eternal and 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, and bring thee to everlasting life.
25:38Amen.
25:39Amen.
25:40Amen.
25:42Amen.
25:46Amen.
25:49Amen.
25:49Amen.
25:50Amen.
25:50Amen.
25:51Amen.
25:52Amen.
25:53Amen.
25:53Amen.
25:53Amen.
25:53Amen.
25:54Amen.
25:55Amen.
25:56Amen.
25:57Amen.
25:58Amen.
25:58Amen.
25:58Amen.
26:00Amen.
26:00Amen.
26:19It is quite wonderfully made.
26:23When I made my vows to Christ,
26:26we were told a single lily must suffice.
26:32I should have liked that better.
26:36You 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,
27:01the senses grow sharper.
27:05I have a gift for your infant.
27:09You must not leave without it.
27:11A teddy bear?
27:21Oh.
27:23Sister Monica Joan.
27:25Your child is a child of this century.
27:30It has both your features in its face.
27:34And I delight in it.
27:41Gangway.
27:42What does she used to tie to the taxi?
27:44The trouble is, there is no taxi.
27:46I booked it in advance,
27:47and there's no sign of it.
27:50Oh.
27:54Oh.
28:05What's this, Fred?
28:06We thought you should have something special.
28:10Ha-ha.
28:13All right, Liz.
28:30Hello, love.
28:32This is Mrs Mullocks.
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.
28:52He 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.
29:20There's no alternative, Barry.
29:21We had a talk in college today about electric wheelchairs.
29:26Electric, like you plug it in?
29:28No.
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.
29:40Do you reckon she could steer an electric one herself?
29:43We'd have to give it a go.
29:46Dad, she needs us to chase everything that's new.
29:51Good girl, Belinda.
29:53Good girl.
29:54This one will soon be over.
29:57They 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.
30:08I feel 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.
30:55Two, if Christopher comes back from Hong Kong, he'll be able to watch Trump telling in colour.
31:00Three, Timothy will come home and watch things like the old grey whistle test,
31:04which, surprisingly enough, is in colour.
31:07Hang on.
31:08Hang on.
31:08Why are you doing this when your mother's out here?
31:11It's because she always says you're the soft touch and she isn't.
31:15Fly me to the moon
31:18Let me play among the stars
31:23Let me see what spring's like on Jupiter and Mars
31:31In other words
31:35Hold my hand
31:40In other words
31:43Baby, kiss me
31:45You look simply ravishing
31:48And rather appropriately
31:50This cocktail comprising gin, lemon juice and creme de peche
31:55is known as Perfect Lady
32:02I 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
32:19Flattener 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
32:28Beryl, may I present
32:30Philip Parry
32:31How lovely to meet you
32:33Enchanté
32:48Fresh hot water bottle?
32:50I think I saw a shiver
32:52You're done in, lass
32:54I'll fetch you if things change
32:57You go to bed
32:59Leave the night shift to me
33:01Something old, something new
33:06Something borrowed, something blue
33:11I've still got memories
33:19Oh, please
33:20What, please?
33:21Can'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
33:30Good to see
33:51That's it, Belinda
33:52Push into your bottom again
33:54Like you did last time
33:56I think they're on the bed's out
33:57Good girl, Belinda
33:59Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
34:03Oh, oh
34:09Have things changed?
34:11They're starting to
34:12You get dressed and I'll tell Sister Julienne
34:23I might have known you'd put in an appearance
34:26Sister with Angelina
34:28Some of us know when a job needs finishing
34:31You, meanwhile, have shilly-shallied long enough
34:35Even 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
35:00Come on, you
35:28And you have a daughter
35:30Bang 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
35:56And cut the cord
35:57And cut the cord
35:57And cut the cord
36:06Oh, God
36:09Oh, God
36:11Oh, God
36:45There is no pulse.
36:58I 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 hurry.
37:27Would you like me to pray with you until she comes?
37:41Rest eternal, grant unto her, O Lord.
37:44May her soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest at peace.
37:50Amen.
37:54Amen.
37:56Amen.
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 costermonger's cart?
38:14A proper poplar funeral.
38:17We will do everything she asks.
38:20Meanwhile, Mr. Malek, I believe you became a grandfather last night.
38:24I did.
38:26I did.
38:28There we go.
38:34I'll have to sign the certificate that you can do the checks.
38:41Torch and stethoscope.
38:44That's all you need.
38:49Did her heartbeat first?
38:51Just as if she was still with us.
39:03I feel as though I should be talking to her.
39:08I always think that.
39:12It's okay, sister.
39:17You're in good hands.
39:31Geoffrey, it's time for me to go.
39:34Where?
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.
40:08I'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.
40:25I 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.
41:00It's considered to be an honour.
41:03Especially if the person that died asked for you.
41:05Who else did she ask?
41:08Fred, of course.
41:09And Dr. Turner.
41:11And Timothy.
41:12And Cyril.
41:14And Geoffrey.
41:15And she put Miss Higgins' Harry down as a reserve.
41:19All the proper man.
41:21Yes.
41:23Because you're a proper man too.
41:26I will do it.
41:28And I will be proud.
41:32Beryl, you know, I'll walk you all the way to the front door if you want me to.
41:37No, you'd best not.
41:40I need to say goodbye to Beryl too.
41:44Maybe it's best if I leave her here.
41:47With 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.
42:16Don't disappear.
42:32I'm not scared of new beginnings, sister.
42:35I've seen too many babies being born.
42:38And you will wait until we know exactly where we're going?
42:41We had a long conversation about waiting once.
42:45In the wreckage of a train.
42:49Waiting is what we do.
42:50Yes.
42:53We'll do this together.
42:58And with that, I suppose I ought to pray.
43:01I 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 sisters job at St Cuthberts.
43:23And they've asked me to go for an interview.
43:26Oh, lass.
43:27Well done.
43:29But...
43:30It's on the day of the funeral.
43:33Oh.
43:40If you do the interview at the appointed time,
43:43you should get to the church before the end.
43:46But you don't think that would be disrespectful?
43:51The reverse.
43:53We 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.
44:09I've heard three years ago.
44:09We 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 Nunata'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, all of which would involve at
44:57least a year abroad.
44:59One of them would be in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands, one of them would be in British Columbia, and
45:05one would be in a remote part of Australia.
45:09We 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 at the request of the
45:36lady 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.
46:15Thank you, gentlemen.
46:31Nurse Highland, Sister 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, because it presupposes that my own enjoyment is the thing that matters.
46:55What matters most is the patient, the person who needs my care.
47:00Indeed.
47:00And I feel that going forward, I can give the best of myself to them in a place that is
47:06controlled and orderly and concerned with delivering excellence.
47:10And you don't feel that you can do that on the district?
47:13Things will improve, I'm sure, but not at the present time.
47:20Step.
47:22Step.
47:25Step.
47:27Step.
47:30Thank you, gentlemen.
47:32You see the body of our sister Monica Joanne with confidence in God who raised the Lord Jesus from the
47:38dead.
48:01God of Christ.
48:04The body of our sister Monica Joanne with confidence in God who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead.
48:08Amen.
48:20ZANG EN MUZIEK
48:39having brought so many new lives into the world sister Monica Joan has gone on
48:46to a new eternal existence of her own words about her time on earth seem so
48:56redundant and so small will we ever see her like again I cannot say but I can
49:07say this she was unique and yet what we feel as we let her go is universal
49:21because we have lost her we have lost her
49:29and today as we gather around the emptiness that she has left behind that
49:37space becomes not a void but a vessel filled with love for her and from her
49:48from ourselves and for each other we may not know what the future holds but we
49:58will say our lives contained her and that binds us for eternity
50:19so
51:21Oh, I like it.
51:23Yay.
51:32Perfect.
51:32Perfect.
51:37Bravo.
51:38Epitome of authority and poise.
51:41Do 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 given your unfortunate family situation.
51:55My unfortunate family situation actually has had unexpected repercussions.
52:00My husband now controls Aylward Estates and 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?
52:31Because she is looking at Sister Joyce Highland.
52:35You got the juice!
52:43Ah, 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.
53:07Now, what you are about to witness is 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.
53:58I think an exhibition of photographs and a tea party is a delightful way to conclude the old era.
54:07Dr. Turner is greatly relieved that you're staying on as his district nurse.
54:11I think he was afraid that you might retire.
54:15Well, 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, I'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 motorist's credentials to trail them.
55:02Or even give chase.
55:05LAUGHTER
55:09You're wrong.
55:10What are we going to call ourselves?
55:12I 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.
55:31I'm sorry.
55:33I'm sorry.
55:33You're right now.
55:35What's the worst of so?
55:37Well, I think how soon we run out of time
55:45Looking back at what I've done in my time
55:51My accomplishments are few
55:57But for my days of loving you
56:04If I've never gone too far in this world
56:11When I might have made my mark in this world
56:18I had better things to do
56:23I had better things to do
56:25I had my days of loving you
56:30Let 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 worries to get in this life
57:09Once I lived a dream come true
57:16I had my days of loving you
57:26There have always been goodbyes at 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
58:25Hope 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
59:04Maar helping us
59:05The stars
59:05Bye Things
59:07More.
59:07They did not walk up to you
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