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Episode 5

Episode 5 of 8

A solo delivery puts Sister Julienne鈥檚 skills to the utmost test. The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living inside an iron lung, and Cyril returns from Jamaica.

It's the start of the summer holidays, and Sister Veronica arrives at an abandoned warehouse, looking for a family to discuss the children鈥檚 truancy. The mother is pregnant, but her imposing husband is refusing a midwife visit.

Shelagh makes a house call to see a man who lives inside an iron lung after being paralysed from a polio infection. His wife is his main carer, and Shelagh notices that she is looking jaundiced.

The 1970 Commonwealth Games has everyone excited. Children play in the street with their makeshift hurdles and javelins, To keep the games safe, Violet enlists the help of Cyril, who has returned from Jamaica.

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58 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Sister Julienne Jenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis Crane Linda Bassett
Sister Monica Joan Judy Parfitt
Nurse Shelagh Turner Laura Main
Dr Patrick Turner Stephen McGann
Fred Buckle Cliff Parisi
Violet Buckle Annabelle Apsion
Miss Millicent Higgins Georgie Glen
Cyril Robinson Zephryn Taitte
Sister Veronica Rebecca Gethings
Reggie Jackson Daniel Laurie
Nurse Joyce Highland Renee Bailey
Nurse Rosalind Clifford Natalie Quarry
Sister Catherine Molly Vevers
Vincent Baldwin Robert Lonsdale
Eva Baldwin Laura Hanna
Sylvie Baldwin Olivia Young
Tracey Baldwin Millie Young
Betty Desmond Sophie Bould
Owen Desmond Ben Owen-Jones
Harry Chopra Eisa Latif
Yussuf Khan Sevvel Kannan Gureja
Sid Jonathan Ball
Cabbie Andy Watkins
Dr Padfield David Charles
Mrs Wallace Linda Hargreaves
Angela Turner Alice Brown
Teddy Turner Edward Shaw
May Tang April Rae Hoang
Voice of Mature Jennifer Worth Vanessa Redgrave
Executive Producer Pippa Harris
Executive Producer Heidi Thomas
Executive Producer Ann Tricklebank
Producer Ann Tricklebank
Writer Annalisa Dinnella
Director Delyth Thomas
Production Company Neal Street Productions

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