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Oh, Mr Scarisbrick. Charm is all very well, but what the modern young woman expects is moral substance. And yours is looking slightly soggy.
The suavely suited director of the Lady Emily Clinic in fashionable Mayfair was ladling compliments over Nurse Trixie (Helen George) as Call The Midwife (BBC1) continued its foray into the refined world of Up West.
‘Another very soignee ensemble,’ he purred at the sight of Trixie, who marched into his office in a woollen teal jacket with a choirboy collar and buttons as big as side plates.
As a devotee of The Great British Sewing Bee, these days I can’t help noticing such things.
Sunday, 25th April 2021 at 8:40 pm
At the start of season 10, Call the Midwife‘s Nurse Trixie Franklin (Helen George) was sent off to work at the Lady Emily Clinic. Her job was to scope the place out, and report back to Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) about whether a deal could be struck with the private clinic that would secure Nonnatus House’s financial future.
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In episode one, Trixie formed a close bond with heavily pregnant Fiona Aylward (Jo Herbert). She and her husband Matthew Aylward (Olly Rix) were expecting their first child, and were delighted when baby Jonathan was born happy and healthy.