A new midwife joins the team as the area is rocked by power cuts and blizzards. The new arrival is delayed by the weather and falls ill as soon as she arrives. However, she is quickly dragged from her sick bed to assist with a difficult birth. Nurse Crane and Dr Turner treat an elderly cancer patient who faces losing her house due to slum clearances, and try to convince Sergeant Woolf to allow her to die at home.
Elenco: Helen George , Jenny Agutter , Judy Parfitt , Pam Ferris , Cliff Parisi , Bryony Hannah , Laura Main , Jessica Raine , Linda Bassett , Vanessa Redgrave , Leonie Elliott , Miranda Hart , Stephen McGann , Jennifer Kirby , Charlotte Ritchie .