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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 8

Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition, Lucille comes to terms with unexpected news, and Trixie takes the lead with a struggling first-time mother.

It’s the summer of 1967, and a heatwave descends over Poplar. Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition, and Trixie takes the lead with a struggling first-time mother. Cyril continues to search for a new job that will put his civil engineering qualification to use and pay more so he and Lucille can afford a house deposit, but Lucille receives unexpected news that she must break to him. Meanwhile, Trixie and Matthew’s relationship is going well, but Trixie wants a little more romance.

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59 minutes

Audio described

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

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    Cheran, K. Srishti

    Box (Pandora) Theme

Credits

Role Contributor
Sister Julienne Jenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis Crane Linda Bassett
Nurse Trixie Franklin Helen George
Sister Frances Ella Bruccoleri
Sister Hilda Fenella Woolgar
Nurse Nancy Corrigan Megan Cusack
Dr Patrick Turner Stephen McGann
Cyril Robinson Zephryn Taitte
Lucille Leonie Elliott
Fred Cliff Parisi
Voice of Jennifer Worth Vanessa Redgrave
Writer Lena Rae
Director David O'Neill
Producer Ann Tricklebank
Production Company Neal Street Productions

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