S14.E06: Episode 6

[chitowngirl]

It's September, 1970. Joyce faces a difficult situation when a mother suffers postnatal complications, a council strike leads to an outbreak of Weil's disease, and Cyril's life is turned upside down.
 

Airdate May 4, 2025 on PBS, available now on Passport

[marceline]

Awww Nigel.

A lot happening in this ep with Rosalind’s illness, Cyril’s epiphany, and the racist patient.

Cyril and Rosalind are just a redo of Tom and Barbara which is fine.

The cluelessness of everyone to the racism that was happening right in front of them was frustrating.

Sr. Monica Joan’s affinity for rats continues to piss me off.

[caitmcg]

They really teased out Rosalind's illness, with how sick she was, Dr Turner mentioning how it could be fatal if people don't turn around fast, and so on. And had me thinking, Oh lord, they're not going to kill off another midwife, are they?

[MissLucas]

I can deal with Sister Catherine being unsure about what was going on - at least at the beginning. She's still young and depending on where she grew up and worked before she might not have witnessed something like that and had no idea how to handle the situation.

Sister Julienne should have been quicker on the uptake though. And I'm glad Joyce said her part about Cyrlil and Rosalind. She might have been harsh about it but Rosalind seems to be completely oblivious and comes across as incredibly naive.

[jah1986]

I have never heard of Viles or Weil's disease before this episode. They did a good job on Rosalind's makeup because you could see her getting sicker by the minute.

Poor Joyce. It's kind of sad that Dr. Turner nor Sis. Julienne realized what was really going on with the patient. This isn't the first time they've witnessed racism, they just seemed so obtuse about it. I don't know how this ends well for Joyce. 

I'm glad they found something useful for Sis. Monica Joan to do. That's the way it is, can't remember yesterday but can clearly remember 50 years ago and great detail.

I'll hold my breath for Cyril and Rosalind. I don't see any chemistry between them but the writers seem set on this story. 

[Notabug]

2 hours ago, jah1986 said:

I have never heard of Viles or Weil's disease before this episode. They did a good job on Rosalind's makeup because you could see her getting sicker by the minute.

Weil's disease is more commonly known as leptospirosis.  It's a bacterial infection spread mostly by rodents and is pretty rare in the developed world these days.  It's also mainly seen in tropical climates which is another reason most Americans wouldn't know about it.

Edited April 9 by Notabug

[txhorns79]

On 4/7/2025 at 5:44 PM, MissLucas said:

Sister Julienne should have been quicker on the uptake though. And I'm glad Joyce said her part about Cyrlil and Rosalind. She might have been harsh about it but Rosalind seems to be completely oblivious and comes across as incredibly naive.

It really surprised me that Sister Julienne was acting like all this was news to her.  I'm sure she has seen how minorities have been treated in Poplar, and, as I recall, Lucille wasn't always well received by her patients.  Joyce handled the situation with a lot more patience and grace than I would have.  

I was also glad Joyce had a hard talk with Rosalind.  Even if race wasn't going to be an issue, she's jumping in pretty quickly with a guy who is not even divorced yet.  

I surprised myself with how upset I got over Nigel.  Poor kitty.   

[Ancaster]

On 4/9/2025 at 5:41 AM, jah1986 said:

 

 

 

I'll hold my breath for Cyril and Rosalind. I don't see any chemistry between them but the writers seem set on this story. 

I don't mind the Cyril/Rosalind storyline, my problem is that I've never found the actor playing Cyril to be very good.  I enjoyed him last week when he was playing with the kids at the "Commonwealth" games, but I generally find him very one note and wooden.