Season 12: Episode 5

Premiere date: April 16, 2023
Nancy oversees a child born out of wedlock, but things take a very unexpected and shocking turn. Dr. Turner and Sister Veronica discuss a new contraception procedure: the Vasectomy. The Board of Health delivers some unwelcome news to Sister Julienne.

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Vasectomy, Contraceptives and Giggles in Men's Health Talk
Dr. Turner and Sister Veronica host a talk on men's health including topics like contraceptives and a new procedure that can help men with family planning.
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Vasectomy, Contraceptives and Giggles in Men's Health Talk
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Vasectomy, Contraceptives and Giggles in Men's Health Talk
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Vasectomy, Contraceptives and Giggles in Men's Health Talk
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Shelagh's Doubts About Another Baby
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Shelagh's Doubts About Another Baby
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Shelagh and Patrick Turner discuss the possible expansion of the family - and Shelagh's doubts.
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More About this Episode

Nancy (Megan Cusack) oversees the care of a child that has been born out of wedlock but, not long after the birth, the father's increasingly erratic behavior starts to raise concerns. Worried, Nancy calls on Dr. Turner (Stephen McGann) who refers him for an urgent psychiatric review. His condition deteriorates more rapidly and things take a very unexpected and shocking turn.

Dr. Turner and Sister Veronica (Rebecca Gethings) arrange a Men’s Health talk at the surgery to discuss male contraception and a new procedure, the Vasectomy.

When Matthew’s (Olly Rix) father, Sir Brigham (Michael Cochrane), visits Poplar relations between father and son are somewhat frosty at best. Matthew’s opinion of Poplar is markedly different from his father’s, having grown fond of the area and its residents over recent years.

Timothy (Max Macmillan) takes up paid employment with the council as a bathing assistant and finds himself working alongside an unexpected member of the team.

Meanwhile, The Board of Health delivers some unwelcome news to Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) and elsewhere Shelagh (Laura Main) is feeling out of sorts.

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An expectant mother in a scene from Episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions/BBC
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The Turner family in a scene from Episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions/BBC
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Two Poplar residents in a scene from Episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions/BBC
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Jill and Florence in a scene from Episode 5 | Credit: Neal Street Productions
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Cyril talks to a man in distress in a scene from Episode 5. | Credit: Neal Street Productions/BBC
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