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00:27Sometimes, I
00:29Our new beginnings
00:31Have been year and fall
00:33We have chosen them
00:36Others 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
00:55Or found
00:57Places where no storms land
00:59And 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
01:18University
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?
01:28You'll be an unmarried mother
01:30Rhoda!
01:31The 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 Aylwood
01:46Would you consider entering into partnership with me?
01:50Partnership?
01:52I intend to semi-retire
01:53And I thought that 40% ownership of the Lady Emily
01:58Might 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. Scarisbrick
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
02:15I 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
02:32Alright, and 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 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
03:00How beautiful
03:09Oh, peril
03:11I thought we had mice
03:13Which 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
03:20I 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
03:28No
03:34Sister
03:36If you don't want to take the diuretics anymore
03:40I accept that
03:43You're not going to dissuade me
03:46No
03:49No
03:50I tried to
03:51Out of love
03:54As we discussed
03:56And now I will stop
03:59Out of respect
04:07Good morning
04:11Rosalind
04:12Rosalind
04:12I went on an early morning excursion to a number of news stations
04:16And bought bridal magazines in Orban
04:19I have 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
04:31Why would you not want white?
04:33There are wonderful options in lace that would look divine with a long sleeve
04:38Delicate, virginal, 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
04:50After a cholecystectomy
04:52She's not going to be very well at all
04:54Should 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 on to this
05:06She 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
05:28If 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
05:38Thank 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 asking you for the return of every
05:52item 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
06:36Send 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
06:51She 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 enquiries 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
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
07:48Not 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
08:01Wrap 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 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
08:35I'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 in the campaign
08:44They need dealing with
08:46And I need to talk to Belinda
08:49She's upstairs
08:51I 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
09:41Can 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
09:54And 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
10:07And what I want
10:08And whether it's right for me to want it
10:12I know you want a child, Beryl
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
10:31I've started my menopause
10:36I've left it all too late
10:42I'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
11:18Malick'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
11:34And everybody looked at me that way
11:37When I went to university
11:38I wasn't Susan's sister
11:42And when I thought
11:43I was wanted
11:45That I was special
11:47I was just so
11:49Thrilled
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 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?
12:44There are rites and rituals that are prescribed
12:46And I embrace them
12:49But I find I cannot rest
12:52Lest my farewell is not managed in the way it ought to be
12:55If you explain to me
12:58Why you think that is
12:59I can help
13:01By working out what you should do
13:04Oh
13:08Oh
13:09Brad!
13:11Brad!
13:13What's the matter, Sister?
13:15Sister Monica Joan has asked for the wheelchair
13:17Oh, blimey
13:18Is it still in the shed?
13:23I've been, er, using it to transport compost
13:26Well, I thought she'd approve of that
13:28Oh, blimey
13:32Oh, blimey
13:33Oh, blimey
13:35Nanata's house, midwife speaking
13:37Sis, it's me
13:38Um, 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
14:15Fancy 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
14:45My Mildred said afterwards
14:47Don't you ever charge her for bananas again?
14:51How about a few crisamps, 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 mothers
15:28Of a thousand infants brought to be baptized
15:32The mourners
15:36I see a few churches in my line of work
15:41I always reckon this one is the best
15:46Do you ever pray, Mr. Molox?
15:51I have felt the inclination once or twice
15:58I will be buried at the mother house
16:03But I want my requiem to take place here
16:10I am not only leaving this earth, Mr. Molox
16:13I am leaving Poplar
16:16And it is my home
16:22Has there ever been a greater indicator of a shotgun wedding status
16:26Than a hastily buttercreamed vanilla sponge?
16:31Pick your nozzle
16:33I'll do the small rosettes
16:34You can do the large ones
16:36I do so wish you were able to come
16:38I always loved to party
16:40Almost more than anything
16:42When I was a nun, I was always sat on the sidelines
16:46Now not a nun
16:47However temporarily
16:49I'm 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
17:02Where they play all the right tunes
17:03And 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
17:14This campaign is making you ill
17:15You've got to give it a mess, Ro
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 rip the 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?
17:52For a moment, I thought she was Sister Maud
17:57I think I've heard of Sister Maud
18:00But she passed away long before my time
18:04She was the infomerian
18:08And she loved her deathbed
18:11More than any birthing chamber
18:14The end of life
18:16Was always more compelling to her
18:20Than its commencement
18:23Sometimes
18:25I saw her weep
18:28She wept when she died
18:31But religious
18:33Are supposed to welcome the end
18:36When it is offered to us
18:40I think
18:44It 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
19:25Would 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
20:16I won't leave her for a moment
20:16Oh, come on, Bloss
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
20:33So, 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 specially
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
20:53I was so ignorant
20:55Well
20:56Will you all figure keep your liquids off?
20:59Go on
21:10I declare myself
21:14Inhammed
21:21Oh
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
21:41I've also thought of an additional embellishment
21:48Welcome back, Sister!
22:02Hello!
22:06Hello!
22:06Hello!
22:09I couldn't get to sleep last night
22:11All I wanted was for it to be the morning
22:12Honey, you forgot your shoes and your hair dryer
22:15Hi, Bradbull
22:20We 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 Wallis
22:43I am not your witness
22:46God 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
22:57Oh, by the way, Cyril, Fred wondered which firm you booked your taxes with
23:02Muzzy's Mortars
23:03Hmm
23:04Just in case there's any problems
23:10Thank you for your patience, ladies
23:12May I present the bride
23:14Oh, my God
23:16Oh, my God
23:20Pinard to the ready
23:21Oh, my God
23:24Oh, my God
23:25Oh, my God
23:26Woo-hoo-hoo!
23:28Oh, my God
23:45Father Hillary is hearing her confession
23:56will you please repeat after me i do solemnly declare that i know not of any lawful impediment
24:04why i rosalind anne clifford i do solemnly declare that i know not of any lawful impediment
24:13why i rosalind anne clifford
24:21rosalind anne clifford may 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 help you with the grace of the holy
24:46spirit may the lord who frees you from sin save you
24:54and raise you up
24:56i marry you with this ring because you are more precious to me than all the gold the world contains
25:12and 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
25:37amen
25:39amen
25:39amen
25:40amen
25:40amen
25:40amen
25:40amen
25:43amen
25:47amen
25:48amen
25:48amen
25:59amen
26:00amen
26:00amen
26:00amen
26:01amen
26:19It is quite wonderfully made.
26:23When I made my vows to Christ,
26:26we were told a single lily must suffice.
26:31I should have liked that better.
26:36You are radiant.
26:38Even 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.
26:57Perhaps, 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.
27:23Sister Monica Joan.
27:25Your child is a child of this century.
27:30It has both your features in its face.
27:35And I delight in it.
27:41And when you got the shoes to tie to the taxi.
27:44The trouble is there is no taxi.
27:46I booked it in advance and there's no sign of it.
27:50No.
27:55No.
27:57No.
28:00No.
28:01No.
28:01No.
28:03No.
28:04No.
28:05No.
28:05What's this, Fred?
28:06We thought you should have something special.
28:31Hello, love.
28:32This is Mrs Mullocks.
28:33Could you get your mum and tell her it's about Belinda?
28:38No.
28:38No.
28:38No.
28:38No.
28:38No.
28:40No.
28:42Her hands started to go cold.
28:50I'll call Dr Turner, he has to be kept informed.
29:00Dad.
29:03I 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, Perry.
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.
29:40Do 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.
31:06Hang on. Hang on. Why 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.
31:16Fly me to the moon
31:18Let me play among the stars
31:24Let me see what spring's like on Jupiter and Mars
31:31In other words
31:44You look simply ravishing
31:48And rather appropriately
31:50This 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?
32:18Oh, propping up the bar as usual
32:19Flatney 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 Philip Parry
32:31How lovely to meet you
32:33Enchanté
32:48Fresh hot water bottle
32:49I think I saw a shiver
32:53You're done in, lass
32:54I'll fetch you if things change
32:57You go to bed
32:59Leave the night shift to me
33:03Something old
33:04Something new
33:06Something borrowed
33:08Something blue
33:13I've still got memories
33:17The cherries
33:19Oh, please
33:20What?
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
33:29Good to see
33:51That's it, Belinda
33:52Push into your bottom again
33:54Like you did last time
33:55I think I'm getting her on the bed's out
33:57Good girl, Belinda
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
34:59You, meanwhile, have shilly-shallied long enough
35:11I'm trying to
35:14I'm trying to
35:15I'm trying to
35:28I'm trying to
35:29I 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 hen
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
36:06Oh, God
36:07Oh, God
36:45There is no pulse
36:49Oh, lass
37:00I want to say
37:03How can a heart like hers stop beating?
37:08How can a life like hers come to an end?
37:15She'll be up in the window
37:16To let her soul out
37:20When Sister Julian gets here
37:23There's no worry
37:27Would you like me to pray with you
37:29Until she comes?
37:41Rest eternal
37:42Grant unto her, O Lord
37:43May her soul
37:45And the souls of all the departed
37:47Through the mercy of God
37:49Rest 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
38:12On a costumonger's cart
38:14A proper poplar funeral
38:17We will do everything she asks
38:19Meanwhile, Mr. Malek
38:21I 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
38:36But you can do the checks
38:41Torch and stethoscope
38:44That's all you need
38:49Heartbeat first
38:51Just
38:52Just as if she was still with us
39:03It feels like 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
39:42Choose this?
39:43I left because
39:44I wanted a child
39:46This
39:49Isn't a life that could give me that
39:50I could find you someone who can
39:52There are hordes of suitable men out there
39:54They come charging down the thoroughfares of London like the Hun
39:57And I'm a dab hand with a sharp net
40:00And with a poison dart and a blowpipe
40:03Geoffrey
40:05This isn't to do with you
40:08I've been beaten by my own biology
40:12And I belong in the order
40:14I earn that life
40:18If I go back
40:21I can hold babies every day
40:24I love them
40:26Every day
40:28And that won't hurt you
40:31Not now
40:34Because I know the things I dreamed of
40:38Weren't meant for me
40:50What does a poor bear do?
40:52Well
40:54He's one of the people
40:56Who helped to carry the coffin
40:58Into the church
41:00It's considered to be an honour
41:02Especially if the person that died
41:04Asked for you
41:05Who else did she ask?
41:08Fred, of course
41:09And Dr. Turner
41:11And Timothy
41:12And Cyril
41:13And Geoffrey
41:15And she put Miss Higgins' Harry down
41:18As a reserve
41:19All the proper men
41:21Yes
41:23Because you're a proper man too
41:26I will do it
41:27And I will be proud
41:32Beryl, you know
41:33I'll walk you all the way to the front door
41:35If 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
41:53Chotney to be made
41:56Costumes cobbled together
41:57Or
42:00Happy family times
42:01To be had again
42:02In the convent parlour
42:04Sister Veronica
42:05Will always be so pleased
42:08To see you
42:09And there will be
42:09Happy family times
42:10Won't there?
42:12Yes
42:15Don'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
42:39Until 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
42:50Yes
42:53We'll do this together
42:58And with that
42:59I suppose I ought to pray
43:01I have always left that to the experts
43:09Do you have a moment
43:10Nurse Green?
43:11I'm having to start
43:13The paperwork
43:14To transfer
43:15All 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 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
43:46You 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
44:10And 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
44:20Because it is time itself that has brought both these things about
44:25I notice you say alteration
44:28Sister Julianne
44:29And not closure
44:32Sister Veronica
44:33Sister Catherine and I have decided that Nanata's house will become a house of prayer
44:40And 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
44:50There are three potential new medical missions
44:55All of which would involve at least a year abroad
44:58One 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
45:09We ask for your prayers
45:10And your patience
45:14And that as many of you as are able
45:17Stay with us on this journey
45:21All will be well
45:23I promise you
45:26Before the cortege moves on to the church
45:30Sister Julianne will read a short verse
45:34At the request of the lady
45:37We are honouring today
45:41The poem is called
45:42The Old Astronomer Talks to His Pupil
45:48Though my soul
45:49May set in darkness
45:51It will rise in perfect light
45:56I have loved the stars too fondly
46:01To be fearful of the night
46:15Thank you gentlemen
46:31Nurse Highland
46:32Sister Marcus has provided glowing references
46:36For your recent spell on our wards
46:38But you also have excellent testimonials
46:42Excellent 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
46:57The person who needs my care
46:59Indeed
47:00And I feel that going forward
47:02I can give the best of myself to them
47:04In a place that is controlled
47:06And orderly
47:08And 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
47:14But not at the present time
47:20Step
47:22Step
47:25Step
47:27Step
47:29Step
47:29Step
47:30Thank you gentlemen
47:32You see the body of our sister Monica
47:35Joanne with confidence in God
47:36Who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead
48:00Lord Jesus from the dead
48:11The Lord Jesus from the dead
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
49:07But I can say this
49:09She was unique
49:12And yet
49:13What we feel
49:14As we let her go
49:16Is universal
49:21Because we have lost her
49:25We have lost her
49:29And today
49:30As we gather round the emptiness
49:33That she has left behind
49:36That space becomes
49:38Not a void
49:39But
49:40A vessel
49:42Filled with love
49:45For her
49:46For her
49:47And from her
49:48From ourselves
49:50And for each other
49:53We may not know what the future holds
49:57But we can all say
49:58Our lives contained her
50:02And that binds us
50:05For eternity
50:15And that binds us
50:20To the core of the new
50:33In the new
50:33In the new
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 our old 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?
52:32Of course she is looking at Sister Joyce Highland.
52:35You've got the chance!
52:43Ah, there she is.
52:45You 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.
52:52It 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.
53:57I 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
54:30one day even dear Dr. Turner won't need us any more.
54:34But when that comes to pass,
54:36I'm inclined to think you and I might have some new adventures.
54:41Dare I ask what you have in mind?
54:44I 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
54:59to trail them or even give chase.
55:05LAUGHTER
55:09You're wrong.
55:10What are we going to call ourselves?
55:13I think we should play on our spinsterly status, perhaps.
55:18Um...
55:19The Miss Adventures Agency?
55:21Miss Alliance?
55:23Yeah.
55:24Misdemeanours!
55:25LAUGHTER
55:27I've seen cards in phone boxes from someone called Misdemeanours.
55:32LAUGHTER
55:36Well, 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
56:04If I've never gone too far in this way
56:11When I might have made my mark in this way
56:17I had better things to do
56:23I 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
57:10Once 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
58:37We are always coming
58:38We are literally here
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