Angels

- Season 5

(1979)

The start of a new twice-weekly serial at St Angela's Hospital, Battersea - some familiar faces - several new ones - young people thrown in at the deep end - in conflict with each other and senior staff and sometimes even with patients.

Mr Coral notices something in Sarah that makes her different from the other nurses. Would she bend the rules? Would she break them?

Can Anna stay a nurse and be a mother? Night duty: Mr Hedge has a real emergency. An urgent phone-call to Merril about Emily. Coral gets worse - and Sarah must make up her mind.

The morning after the night before - is young Emily strong enough to survive? Can Mrs Hedge find the strength to go it alone? And Sarah faces the toughest decision of her career.

New nurse Ron Frost is working in Casualty at the weekend. What is it about Saturday nights that makes everybody so uptight?

Drunks, drugs, prostitution - as if Katy Betts didn't have enough to cope with.

For some people - like Sister Jean and her boyfriend - Sunday is a day of rest. In the hospital, it's business as usual. And with Marigold on Sister Mabey's ward, business means trouble.

Anna's party. A chance to forget the tensions at work - if that's possible. Sandra gives Jean some surprising news. And an unexpected guest shows up.

Pat Banks is in hospital for an 'investigation', all very routine - but Jay Harper soon begins to wonder.

Sarah's last day as a nurse. And she's not the only one to depart - as Anna Newcross finds out to her cost.

New girl Beverley Slater arrives at St Angela's. Jay visits Pat's husband and discovers there's no furniture in the house.

Jay won't be warned. She's stubborn, moody and ready for a fight.

Sister Jean goes home to Glasgow to face up to her father. Anna Newcross returns to St Angela's to face the music.

Sandra's secret is out and Jay finds it hard to disguise her 'problem'.

Jay is suspended from duty. Jean and her brother fall out over Dad. Anna gives Keith an answer about the divorce.

The day of Katy's assessment. And a day of reckoning for Sister Jean and Anna.

Jay is allowed back on the ward. But her troubles aren't over yet - is she jumping from the frying pan into the fire?

Dave is putting pressure on Sister Jean. Or is it really blackmail - because she's a woman?

Anna's late again. And as far as Rose is concerned, enough is enough.

Anna must prove herself. Katy sits her finals - she knows she's a good nurse, but can she get it on paper?

As Jay starts on Casualty, Ken Hastings asks Jean to keep an eye on her. It seems everyone's keeping an eye on Jay.

Anna takes an interest in Mrs Carr, who is so independent. But then so is Anna - poor old Ron.

Katy is being shunted from ward to ward. One patient she doesn't want to run into is her own gran.

Wiil Anna and Ron finally get it together, or is she just leading him on?

One thing Fleur Barrett has to cope with is a foster-mum. One thing a barmaid has to cope with is amorous drunks.

Fleur's in trouble with the law due to the sticky fingers of her foster mother - will she have to face the court?

The GNC inspector arrives, Ron and Anna have a date, and Katy has her 'board'.

Rumours at St Angela's - will someone in authority have the courage to confirm or deny them?

Non-stop night-shift in Casualty. Where will all those patients go if the rumours about 'closure' are true?

"They warned me about Gynae at the Nurses' Home. It's all that emotion. It's putting me right off women!" One nurse is not happy about working in the gynaecology ward.

Katy finds out if she's passed or failed her finals, and Rose's past catches up with her.

"If we're not careful, they'll dismantle the health service brick by brick" - Will St Angela's Casualty Department be spared?