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Episode 2: Episode 2

Summary

Barbara faces her most challenging case so far when she treats a first-time mother, only for the birth not to go according to plan. A new nurse arrives and soon makes an impression on Sister Evangelina, while Sister Julienne is worried about the increasing financial pressure on Nonnatus House, but doesn't bank on a mystery benefactor coming to the rescue. Jenny Agutter and Pam Ferris star, with Linda Bassett (East Is East) joining the cast

Review

Don’t be fooled, there’s a really happy, straightforward birth in the first 15 minutes that will bring a beatific smile to your face. But don’t get ahead of yourself, catastrophe is peeping around the corner.

When disaster strikes, the mother of the new mum (played by Shameless’s Maggie O’Neill) blames midwife Lucille, whom she denounces in the most unpleasant, racist way in front of all the mums at a clinic session. This is after snide comments such as “I’ve seen their type [black people] on the buses, but never in a midwife’s uniform.”

Of course she must be taught a valuable life lesson and Lucille is perfectly capable of delivering it herself, despite the misplaced kindness of Sister Julienne.

In another break with tradition, there’s a tiny bit of genteel ribald slapstick involving knitted boobs (to help mums to learn about breastfeeding) that look like iced buns.

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Released on
2015-01-25
Languages
English
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Credits

Cast

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Sister JulienneJenny Agutter
Phyllis CraneLinda Bassett
Sister EvangelinaPam Ferris
Sister Monica JoanJudy Parfitt
Trixie FranklinHelen George
Shelagh TurnerLaura Main
Patsy MountEmerald Fennell
Barbara GilbertCharlotte Ritchie
Sister WinifredVictoria Yeates
Dr Patrick TurnerStephen McGann
Fred BuckleCliff Parisi
Tom HerewardJack Ashton
Terence BissetteKadiff Kirwan
Abigail BissetteCherrelle Skeete
MotherEmily de Cosimo
EdnaKathryn Perkins
BruceReece Buttery
Anthony NewgardenMark Edel-Hunt
Charles NewgardenNicholas Farrell
Nurse BanksHattie Ladbury
Janine IngersonEmily Jane Kerr
DeliaKate Lamb
Voice of Mature Jennifer WorthVanessa Redgrave

Crew

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WriterHeidi Thomas
DirectorJuliet May
ProducerAnn Tricklebank
Production company
WriterHeidi Thomas

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  • Summary

    Barbara faces her most challenging case so far when she treats a first-time mother, only for the birth not to go according to plan. A new nurse arrives and soon makes an impression on Sister Evangelina, while Sister Julienne is worried about the increasing financial pressure on Nonnatus House, but doesn't bank on a mystery benefactor coming to the rescue. Jenny Agutter and Pam Ferris star, with Linda Bassett (East Is East) joining the cast

    Review

    Don’t be fooled, there’s a really happy, straightforward birth in the first 15 minutes that will bring a beatific smile to your face. But don’t get ahead of yourself, catastrophe is peeping around the corner.

    When disaster strikes, the mother of the new mum (played by Shameless’s Maggie O’Neill) blames midwife Lucille, whom she denounces in the most unpleasant, racist way in front of all the mums at a clinic session. This is after snide comments such as “I’ve seen their type [black people] on the buses, but never in a midwife’s uniform.”

    Of course she must be taught a valuable life lesson and Lucille is perfectly capable of delivering it herself, despite the misplaced kindness of Sister Julienne.

    In another break with tradition, there’s a tiny bit of genteel ribald slapstick involving knitted boobs (to help mums to learn about breastfeeding) that look like iced buns.

    How to watch

    Next showing

    There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming providers below.

    Streaming

    Details

    Released on
    2015-01-25
    Languages
    English
    Formats
    Colour

    Credits

    Cast

    rolename
    Sister JulienneJenny Agutter
    Phyllis CraneLinda Bassett
    Sister EvangelinaPam Ferris
    Sister Monica JoanJudy Parfitt
    Trixie FranklinHelen George
    Shelagh TurnerLaura Main
    Patsy MountEmerald Fennell
    Barbara GilbertCharlotte Ritchie
    Sister WinifredVictoria Yeates
    Dr Patrick TurnerStephen McGann
    Fred BuckleCliff Parisi
    Tom HerewardJack Ashton
    Terence BissetteKadiff Kirwan
    Abigail BissetteCherrelle Skeete
    MotherEmily de Cosimo
    EdnaKathryn Perkins
    BruceReece Buttery
    Anthony NewgardenMark Edel-Hunt
    Charles NewgardenNicholas Farrell
    Nurse BanksHattie Ladbury
    Janine IngersonEmily Jane Kerr
    DeliaKate Lamb
    Voice of Mature Jennifer WorthVanessa Redgrave

    Crew

    rolename
    WriterHeidi Thomas
    DirectorJuliet May
    ProducerAnn Tricklebank
    Production company
    WriterHeidi Thomas
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