About this season
In the 1950s at the fictional Lancashire village of Ormston, a father and son, both doctors, navigate the challenges of running a cottage hospital under the newly established National Health Service.
Episodes (10)
1. The Great Leap Forward
Aired 1 June 2005 • 60 min
Ormston welcomes a new face and bids farewell to an old friend. Donald and Deborah set up a mobile blood bank before Tom returns from New Zealand, and find a match for teenage haemophiliac Abel Marl.
2. Flying Home
Aired 8 June 2005 • 60 min
Helen returns to join the villagers in paying their last respects to Tom. Logan's patience is tested by hypochondriac Albie Thwaites while Henry Williamson suggests that Deborah and Donald sell the cottage hospital to the NHS.
3. Community Spirits
Aired 15 June 2005 • 60 min
Deborah continues to run the hospital alongside Newman and becomes involved with Janette Locke, who appears to be abusing her son. Jean and Eddie become temporary landlords at the pub whilst Phyllis recuperates from an injury.
4. Never Seek to Tell
Aired 22 June 2005 • 60 min
The Cosgroves prepare for their latest foster child. Logan shelters Albert Tooley, a young army deserter, and Mary Pilling fears that he has run away to be with her, unaware of her recent marriage to Cyril.
5. Apple Day
Aired 29 June 2005 • 60 min
Ormston prepares for the traditional Apple Day Festival, while Len's cousin Nathan visits.
6. The Milk of Human Kindness
Aired 6 July 2005 • 60 min
Both Emma Rowe and Laura contract a fever after they are admitted to hospital, but it could be more than just a simply a coincidence.
7. Love Is Where It Falls
Aired 13 July 2005 • 60 min
Nancy and Wilf swap jobs with predictable results. Nancy woos Nick, but Deborah spends the night during a storm. Charlie Polson pursues his assistant, Hettie, but lands in the hospital, trying to impress her.
8. The Element of Surprise
Aired 20 July 2005 • 60 min
Jean invites Ruby to the Antiques Fair where Ruby gets shot. As Deborah and Logan grow closer, Henry offers Logan a job as the Rattenbury General. Nancy has a fling with Jack, a builder working in the hospital.
9. A Wrathful God
Aired 27 July 2005 • 60 min
When the local home for disadvantaged people is forced to close, Deborah takes in Eileen Fisher, one of the residents, but doesn't expect Eileen's admirer, Jimmy, to follow suit.
10. Someone to Watch Over Me
Aired 3 August 2005 • 60 min
Phyllis finds herself at the centre of an love triangle. Jean and Eddie get exciting news as they celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Logan leaves Ormston for Rattenbury and Deborah gives pursuit.