Crowded living conditions mean that tuberculosis has been rife in Poplar. A mass-Xray programme to diagnose the disease early though is introduced and Dr Turner is determined that the community will no longer live under the threat of the disease. The nuns and nurses attempt to support the doctor in his campaign to bring proper screening facilities to the area and Jenny’s district nursing rounds lead her to a family who have suffered devastating misfortune from the disease.
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 .