Season 12: Episode 2

Premiere date: March 26, 2023
Lucille struggles with her mental and emotional health; Sister Julienne is deeply concerned by an angry red rash on a patient’s breast and a referral is quickly made to St Cuthbert’s.

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Bad News for a Mother with Cancer
Sister Julienne visits with an expecting mother who has a rare form of cancer. It may require the mother to give birth in a manner other than her choosing. Trixie and Sister Julienne discuss having to make difficult choices that conflict with their patients' wishes.
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Bad News for a Mother with Cancer
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Bad News for a Mother with Cancer
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Sister Julienne visits with an expecting mother who has a rare form of cancer. It may require the mother to give birth in
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Sister Monica Joan Reins in Chaos at the Maypole Dance
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Sister Monica Joan Reins in Chaos at the Maypole Dance
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Sister Monica Joan thought she was going to see a Maypole dance recital. Instead, Poplar's children screaming and playing
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Sister Monica Joan Isn't A Fan of Raffles, or Marmalade
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Sister Monica Joan Isn't A Fan of Raffles, or Marmalade
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Shelagh visits looking for items that can be given away for a raffle. Sister Monica Joan seizes an opportunity to get rid
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More About this Episode

It is May 1968, and the Nonnatus team are faced with challenging cases, one of which is much closer to home as Lucille struggles with her own health. At a coffee morning for expectant mothers, Sister Julienne meets heavily pregnant Lilian Reynolds, who is expecting her first child. However, after Lilian experiences some breast discomfort, she receives a devastating diagnosis.

Meanwhile, Shelagh is organizing the Whitsun Maypole celebrations at the eleventh hour. She enlists Cyril, Fred, Dr. Turner, Sister Monica Joan, Sister Veronica, Nancy, Violet and Miss Higgins to help, but the preparations for a Maypole dance routine are far from smooth.

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Nurse Lucille sits with a patient in a scene from Episode 2. | Credit: Neal Street Productions/BBC
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Lucille in a scene from Season 12, Episode 2. | Credit: Neal Street Productions
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Sister Julienne and Dr. Turner speak with an expecting mother in a scene from Episode 2. | Credit: Neal Street Productions/BBC
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Sisters Veronica, Julienne and Monica Joan in a scene from Episode 2. | Credit: Neal Street Productions/BBC
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