Season 13: Episode 8

Premiere date: May 5, 2024

Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica Joan ruffles feathers. Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year.

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Episode 8

Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica Joan ruffles feathers. Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year.

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Episode 8

53m 40s

Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica Joan ruffles feathers. Poplar votes for its Mother of the Y

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A Quarrel Between Sisters

54s

Lukewarm towels are flung and heated words are exchanged between Sister Veronica and Sister Monica Joan.

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Joyce Comes Clean About Her Past

1m 22s

After catching Sylvester with Joyce's salary envelope, Rosalind confronts Joyce. Exhausted from lying, Joyce tells Rosalin

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Miss Higgins' Shocking Visitor

1m 9s

After decades of separation, Miss Higgins finally meets her son, Victor.

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Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica Joan ruffles feathers. Poplar votes for its Mother of the Y

About the Episode

Outside Nonnatus House, a modest but jolly little fireworks gathering. A bonfire burns in a brazier, rockets are being lined up in jam jars, children are eating toffee apples and Mrs. Wallace (Linda Hargreaves) is handing around cake. Sister Veronica (Rebecca Gethings) welcomes Sylvester (Benjamin Cawley) and Joyce (Renee Bailey) must feign pleasure. Mrs. Wallace invites him to attend a Shining Tabernacle Church service where Rosalind (Natalie Quarry) discovers his sinister side.

Meanwhile, an utterly exhausted Trixie (Helen George) hurries away avoiding the celebrations but bumps into Geoffrey (Christopher Harper). He unsuccessfully tries to persuade her to join them.

Shelagh (Laura Main) is surprised to hear the social worker has pulled their meeting forward since there has been a change in circumstances and May’s (April Rae Hoang) mother wants to speak to May herself.

Elsewhere, Miss Higgins (Georgie Glen) and Nurse Crane (Linda Bassett) are sorting through second-hand cub uniforms when there is a knock at the door. The person on the other side of it reveals some information that stops Miss Higgins in her tracks and she swiftly asks Nurse Crane to leave.

Violet (Annabelle Apsion) and Reggie (Daniel Laurie) are out doing errands when a bus conductor runs towards them with news that a woman is unwell on his bus.

It’s the Poplar Mother Of The Year competition at St Oswald’s Hall. Violet is in her mayoral chains. Reggie - center stage - describes how his miniature garden represents both mothers, Colette (Francesca Fullilove) has painted a picture of Nancy and the Turner children have written a poem about Shelagh.