For most people leaving hospital is a relief but not for Mr. Pettit who is terrified of the prospect and refuses to leave. Social worker Sarah Tuddenham tries to help him and discovers his problems are social rather than medical. Elsewhere the busy and cheery exterior of nursing lecturer Miss Windrop hides a woman craving for company while Jo Longhurst is persuaded by Ruth Fullman to invite the standoffish Shirley Brent to a party.
—Alan Briscoe