Episode #2.8 

Sister Bernadette is discharged from hospital, while a heavily pregnant Chummy resumes her midwifery duties. Jenny meets a new love interest, Fred's pregnant daughter pays him a visit, and Nonnatus House itself is under threat.

Director:

Minkie Spiro

Writers:

Jennifer Worth (based on the memoirs of), Heidi Thomas (created and written by)

Stars:

Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Mature Jenny (voice)
Jessica Raine	...	Jenny Lee
Miranda Hart	...	Chummy Noakes
Bryony Hannah	...	Cynthia Miller
Cliff Parisi	...	Fred
Max Macmillan	...	Timothy Turner
Stephen McGann	...	Dr. Turner
Jenny Agutter	...	Sister Julienne
Pam Ferris	...	Sister Evangelina
Helen George	...	Trixie Franklin
Ella Smith	...	Dolly Smart
Dorothy Atkinson	...	Jane Sutton
Ben Caplan	...	PC Peter Noakes
George Rainsford	...	Jimmy
Leo Staar	...	Alec Jesmond

Storyline

Sister Bernadette leaves hospital, having renounced her vows and ready to start life with Dr Turner. Jimmy returns to work in Poplar, happy with fatherhood, and introduces Jenny to his friend Alec, with whom she goes on a date. Another visitor is Fred's pregnant daughter Dolly, with her little son, but when she needs a brief hospital stay, Fred is literally left holding the baby. Fortunately, Chummy is a huge help but she has her own doubts about what sort of mother she will be and news that the convent will be bulldozed with other buildings to make way for development unsettles all the nurses. Both women give birth successfully - though for one it is touch and go.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

A reference is made to Flanagan and Allen and "Underneath the Arches". Flanagan and Allen were a popular singing and comedy duo; "Underneath the Arches", one of their best-known songs, is about a railroad bridge under which homeless people took shelter.

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Goofs

The cast is shown knitting blanket squares but the final blanket is entirely made of crocheted squares.

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Quotes

Sister Evangelina: [about Sister Monica Joan] I remember when she took First Vows, chose her religious name, I thought she'd had her head turned by that film. We had a lot of that in the '40s. Young girls would come here and you'd wonder what brought them. Was it The Lord, the War, or The Song Of Bernadette? At least they came.

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Connections

References The Song of Bernadette (1943)

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Soundtracks

Catch a Falling Star
(uncredited)
Written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss
Performed by Perry Como, Ella Smith and Miranda Hart

User Reviews

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2013 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Neal Street Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD