Two girls are leaving home, Maureen Morahan from Ireland and Patricia Rutherford from Bath... they are heading for St Angela's hospital in Battersea... to a new life, as student nurses...

Maureen and Patricia's first day as student nurses ... for Patricia a day of first impressions ... for Maureen - a day of problems ...

Jo makes a controversial decision regarding a patient, and has to defend it to Sister Easby ...