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In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
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In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
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Hermione NorrisMatron Grace Carter
Oona ChaplinKitty Trevelyan
Richard RankinCaptain Thomas Gillan
Marianne OldhamRosalie Berwick
Alice St. ClairFlora Marshall
Suranne JonesSister Joan Livesey
Kevin DoyleLieutenant Colonel Roland Brett
Alex WyndhamCaptain Miles Hesketh-Thorne
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
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Episode 1
Three young VAD's (Voluntary Aid Detachments) go to Hospital 25A near the front in Boulogne. However, it isn't what the trio expect and lots of troubled events occur along the way.
Directed by David EvansWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Kerry Fox, Simon Wilson, Karl Davies, Adam James, Liam James Collins, Michael Nardone, William Troughton, Mark Roper
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Episode 2
Grace realises that something is up with Kitty as she keeps her distance. A Major wakes up from the verge of death, still badly wounded he also has to find out that his troops have been decimated. The hospital prepares itself for a convoy of new patients.
Directed by David EvansWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Kerry Fox, Tommy McDonnell, Rupert Graves, Jodhi May, Bradley John, Fraser James, Lucinda Raikes, Alex Blake
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Episode 3
Paranoia is rife as the hospital anticipates the court martial of a patient. Thomas's pioneering system brings him into conflict with a senior officer.
Directed by Richard ClarkWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Kerry Fox, Daniel Betts, Abigail Eames, Nicholas Burns, Phil Cheadle, Lorcan Cranitch, Jamie Ballard, Jack Parry-Jones
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Episode 4
A band of patients known as the Lucky 13 lift spirits in the hospital but one holds a secret which could threaten their safety. The return of a patient spells trouble for Margaret.
Directed by Richard ClarkWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Kerry Fox, Simon Wilson, Karl Davies, Lee Ingleby, David Walmsley, Dan Parr, Geoffrey Kirkness, Samuel West
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Episode 5
A hostile patient forms a connection with Grace as she recalls her time in India, and Joan risks everything as she awaits a response from her fiancé.
Directed by Thaddeus O'SullivanWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Daniel Betts, Abigail Eames, Stephan Luca, Jason Maza, Peter Sullivan
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Episode 6
The hospital is thrown into disarray as Joan faces a charge of aiding the enemy.
Directed by Thaddeus O'SullivanWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Kerry Fox, Simon Wilson, Stephan Luca, Adam James, Billy Cook, Paul Hilton, Joss Porter
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