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Episode 3
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Drama about a group of midwives in 1950s London. Sister Julienne and Trixie are rostered to work at Holloway Prison, and Shelagh receives a devastating diagnosis.
Sister Julienne and Trixie brace themselves for prison life when they are rostered to work at Holloway Prison, and Sister Julienne puts her reputation on the line to help a young inmate who is expecting her first child. Meanwhile, Shelagh receives a devastating diagnosis, and Fred's eye for a bargain threatens to derail Chummy's birthday celebrations.
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Sun 2 Feb 2014
20:00
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Trixie's prison nightmares
Duration: 00:30
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The midwives enter Holloway Prison
Duration: 02:42
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jenny Lee | Jessica Raine |
| Sister Julienne | Jenny Agutter |
| Sister Evangelina | Pam Ferris |
| Chummy Noakes | Miranda Hart |
| Sister Monica Joan | Judy Parfitt |
| Trixie Franklin | Helen George |
| Cynthia Miller | Bryony Hannah |
| Shelagh Turner | Laura Main |
| Sister Winifred | Victoria Yeates |
| PC Peter Noakes | Ben Caplan |
| Dr Patrick Turner | Stephen McGann |
| Fred Buckle | Cliff Parisi |
| Alec Jesmond | Leo Staar |
| Timothy Turner | Max Macmillan |
| Stella Crangle | Lacey Turner |
| Maureen Williams | Fiona Skinner |
| Kathleen Baker | Hannah Tointon |
| Tom Hereward | Jack Ashton |
| Officer Owen | Josie Walker |
| June Small | Kate Sichel |
| Stan Baker | Daniel Attwell |
| Governor Anderson | Eve Matheson |
| Mr Russell | Dominic Letts |
| Tout 1 | Tara Ellis |
| Tout 2 | Dean Christie |
| Voice of Mature Jenny | Vanessa Redgrave |
| Producer | Hugh Warren |
| Director | Juliet May |
| Writer | Liz Lake |
Broadcast
- Sun 2 Feb 2014 20:00
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