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Episode 6

Episode 6 of 8

In his new role, Cyril faces his toughest challenge yet, whilst Matthew is summoned to a board meeting with his mother. Elsewhere, the pupil midwives prepare for their final exams.

As summer draws to a close in Poplar, the pupil midwives are preparing to sit their final exams and viva. Joyce is a methodical planner and can keep calm under fire, but Rosalind is becoming more and more anxious.

When two little boys are found abandoned in the local church, triggering a nationwide hunt for their mother, Cyril, as child welfare officer, is faced with his toughest challenge to date.

Matthew鈥檚 financial woes come to a head when he is summoned to a board meeting with his mother about the state of the business. Following a number of unwise business decisions and investments that almost bring the company to its knees, it鈥檚 time Matthew finally comes clean with Trixie.

Elsewhere, Dr Turner is alarmed by local moneylender and matriarch Gladys Bell鈥檚 swollen ascetic abdomen, and promptly refers her to St Cuthbert鈥檚.

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58 minutes

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Sun 11 Feb 2024 20:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Cyril Robinson Zephryn Taitte
Nurse Trixie Aylward Helen George
Matthew Aylward Olly Rix
Pupil Midwife Joyce Highland Renee Bailey
Pupil Midwife Rosalind Clifford Natalie Quarry
Dr Patrick Turner Stephen McGann
Gladys Bell Anna Francolini
Executive Producer Pippa Harris
Executive Producer Heidi Thomas
Executive Producer Ann Tricklebank
Writer Katerina Watson
Producer Ann Tricklebank
Director David O'Neill
Production Company Neal Street Productions

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