As Poplar prepares for Christmas, the nuns leave for the Mother House to vote in a new mother superior and to help care for a group of Chinese orphans. Meanwhile, Trixie returns to Poplar refreshed and is shocked to discover that many mothers no longer want to give birth at home.
Quest roles:
Helen George(Trixie Aylward), Jenny Agutter(Sister Julienne), Judy Parfitt(Sister Monica Joan), Cliff Parisi(Fred Buckle), Laura Main(Shelagh Turner), Vanessa Redgrave(Mature Jennifer Worth (voice)), Stephen McGann(Patrick Turner), Linda Bassett(Phyllis Crane), Leonie Elliott(Lucille Robinson), Jennifer Kirby(Valerie Dyer), Annabelle Apsion(Violet Buckle), Victoria Yeates(Sister Winifred), Max Macmillan(Timothy Turner), Alice Brown(Angela Turner), Daniel Laurie(Reggie Jackson), Georgie Glen(Millicent Higgins), April Rae Hoang(May Tang), Ella Bruccoleri(Sister Frances), Fenella Woolgar(Sister Hilda), Christy Sullivan(Lena Trembley), Bronwyn James(Mavis Holler), Elizabeth Costerton(Mandy), Wilson Blomfield(Neil), Andy Beckwith(Nolly Watling), Marty Cruikshank(Mother Jesu Emanuel), Ellie Gee(Denise), Jack Shalloo(Bobby Holler), Margaret Jackman(Elderly Nun), Yvonne O'Grady(Ward Sister), David Hartley(Billy Tremblay), Miriam Margolyes(Mother Mildred)
