Episode #2.6 (20 May 1996)

Eleanor's old nanny comes to visit. Eleanor and Joe rescue a carnival attraction, a young girl with "the world's largest brain" - an enormous cyst deforming her head. Eleanor and Joe ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Unwin

Writers:

Harriet Davison (creator), Lucy Gannon (creator),

Stars:

Jemma Redgrave, David Calder, Kevin McMonagle

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jemma Redgrave	...	Eleanor Bramwell
David Calder	...	Robert Bramwell
Kevin McMonagle	...	Joe Marsham
Ron Cook	...	Percy Banks
John Bardon	...	Middle Aged Man
Christine Ellerbeck	...	Mrs. Banks
Ross McCall	...	Man in Cap
Keeley Gainey	...	Kate
Eve Pearce	...	Nanny Pat
Sarah-Jane Potts	...	Rose Tully (as Sarah Jane Potts)
Susan Field	...	Elderly Lady
Ruth Sheen	...	Nurse Ethel Carr
Ben Brazier	...	Sidney Bentley
John Cater	...	Dr. Cuthbert Woolfendon
Margaret Jackman	...	Patient

Storyline

Eleanor's old nanny comes to visit. Eleanor and Joe rescue a carnival attraction, a young girl with "the world's largest brain" - an enormous cyst deforming her head. Eleanor and Joe disagree about whether to remove the cyst, a cosmetic procedure. When Eleanor talks Robert into operating, they find something unexpected. Meanwhile, Nanny is irritating Kate and Nurse Carr.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

20 May 1996 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

User Reviews

representative of the series

To me, this episode represents the best of what BRAMWELL has to offer the viewer. It runs the gamut of emotions all in an hour's episode. We begin with Dr. Bramwell and Dr Marsham at the fair, with both doctors having fun, enjoying themselves, something they seldom have time for. Then they meet Rose, who suffers kinda from Elephant Man's disease, with a huge protrusion on her forehead. Eleanor thinks that it is merely a tumor and thinks she can rid her of this growth. When they finally operate, they find that it is not what they expected. Mistakes have been made and Rose becomes a vegetable. The pain Eleanor must deal with realizing that Rose may be TRAPPED, unable to move or speak, but still conscious of her surroundings is almost unbearable. She has certainly ruined Rose's life, but with the best of intentions, and she must learn to live with it. This episode deals with the issue of class, family and intense suffering for the mistakes one makes, despite the most professional of diagnosis' and the best of intentions. It is painful to watch, no one is at fault, but people suffer... greatly and there is nothing anyone can do.