Series 5 (2016)

Episode 1
8.2

January 17, 2016 • 52m

When a baby is born with severe deformities of the kind later identified as caused by the drug thalidomide, the midwives find it d...Read more

Episode 2
7.0

January 24, 2016 • 52m

Barbara treats a pregnant woman whose dockworker husband is struggling to support her as opportunities for work dry up. She is for...Read more

Episode 3
7.0

January 31, 2016 • 52m

A outbreak of typhoid erupts, and suspicion over who the carrier could be threatens to break apart a closely knit family. Sister W...Read more

Episode 4
7.0

February 7, 2016 • 52m

Sister Julienne is seconded to a maternity ward, and is impressed by how modern technology is being used to help the mothers - but...Read more

Episode 5
8.0

February 14, 2016 • 52m

Turner and Shelagh are at the forefront of the advances in medical technology, and begin a campaign to ensure better respiratory h...Read more

Episode 6
7.5

February 21, 2016 • 52m

Poplar is rocked by a series of violent attacks on women, and a prostitute is too ashamed to report what she knows - but her actio...Read more

Episode 7
8.2

February 28, 2016 • 52m

The introduction of the contraceptive pill is welcomed by Dr Turner, but some of his colleagues are less keen on the idea. Patsy t...Read more

Episode 8
8.0

March 6, 2016 • 52m

Dr Turner is horrified to realise he may be partly to blame as the cause of the recent rise in birth deformities comes to light, a...Read more