The District Nurse(1984)
Overview
The District Nurse is a British television series, produced by BBC Wales and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987. The series was a period drama created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland and starred Nerys Hughes as Megan Roberts, the titular district nurse fighting to improve living conditions for the people living in a poverty stricken mining town, Pencwm, in south Wales during the late 1920s. The School scenes were filmed at Pont-y-gof school in Ebbw Vale, shortly before the old school was demolished. The children and teachers at the school were involved in the first two series. The outdoor school and street scenes were filmed at a small village near Tredegar. Most of the houses used have now been demolished, however the street still remains. In the third series, shown in 1987 and set in the early 1930s, Megan had moved on to the seaside town of Glanmor where she worked with a father/son pair of doctors - Emlyn Isaacs and James Isaacs.
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No imageSeason 1
12 episodes • 1984
Season 1
12 episodes • 1984
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 10, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 17, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jan 24, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Jan 31, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Feb 7, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Feb 14, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Feb 21, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Feb 28, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Mar 6, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Mar 13, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Mar 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Mar 27, 1984 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
12 episodes • 1984
Season 2
12 episodes • 1984
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Oct 16, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Oct 23, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Oct 30, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Nov 6, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Nov 13, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Nov 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Nov 27, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Dec 4, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Dec 11, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Dec 18, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Dec 19, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Dec 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
12 episodes • 1987
Season 3
12 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Appointed Hour | Feb 22, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Foreign Languages | Mar 1, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lilies of the Field | Mar 8, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bedside Manners | Mar 15, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Little Bit of Comfort | Mar 29, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Flick of the Coin | Apr 5, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Terrible Itch | Apr 12, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Market Price | Apr 26, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Highjinks and Tomfooling | May 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Myths and Follies | May 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Blind Eye | May 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mercy Killing? | May 24, 1987 | 0.0 |
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