One Born Every Minute

We’ve met some striking characters so far in a series that shouts “Leeds!” in a way that the previous ones didn’t shout “Southampton!” Tonight, though, both expectant mothers are looking down the barrel of some serious postpartum challenges.

Halinka, 27, is in hospital to have her fifth baby, which has produced mild but insistent terror. Tricia, 40, who was knocked over at 13 and suffered a brain injury and serious mobility problems as a result, has a nagging worry, too. She and husband Steven have been through IVF and miscarriages, but she is terrified that her new baby will be taken away. It’s the staff’s job to reassure her as she struggles through a gruelling labour, and they do so brilliantly.