Plot Summary:As the bitter winter continues new midwife Lucille Anderson, delayed by bad weather, eventually arrives in the middle of a power cut. She is Jamaican, prompting the other nurses to fear she may experience racism. Phyllis more concerned for elderly Ruth Gelin, dying of cancer but refusing to leave her soon-to-be demolished house and has to win over Sergeant Woolf to grant Ruth's wish. Meanwhile Lucille, though unwell, more than proves her worth helping Trixie deliver single mother Nadine's baby whilst Barbara helps Nadine plan for the future for herself and her child.