Ormston welcomes a new face and bids farewell to an old friend. Donald and Deborah set up a mobile blood bank before Tom returns from New Zealand, and find a match for teenage haemophiliac Abel Marl.
- Directed by
- David Innes Edwards
- Written by
- Gaby Chiappe
Guest stars
All episodes — Season 4
Open season page- 2S4 E2
Flying Home
Jun 8, 200560 min
Helen returns to join the villagers in paying their last respects to Tom. Logan's patience is tested by hypochondriac Albie Thwaites while Henry Williamson suggests that Deborah and Donald sell the cottage hospital to the NHS.
- 3S4 E3
Community Spirits
Jun 15, 200560 min
Deborah continues to run the hospital alongside Newman and becomes involved with Janette Locke, who appears to be abusing her son. Jean and Eddie become temporary landlords at the pub whilst Phyllis recuperates from an injury.
- 4S4 E4
Never Seek to Tell
Jun 22, 200560 min
The Cosgroves prepare for their latest foster child. Logan shelters Albert Tooley, a young army deserter, and Mary Pilling fears that he has run away to be with her, unaware of her recent marriage to Cyril.
- 5S4 E5
Apple Day
Jun 29, 200560 min
Ormston prepares for the traditional Apple Day Festival, while Len's cousin Nathan visits.
- 6S4 E6
The Milk of Human Kindness
Jul 6, 200560 min
Both Emma Rowe and Laura contract a fever after they are admitted to hospital, but it could be more than just a simply a coincidence.
- 7S4 E7
Love Is Where It Falls
Jul 13, 200560 min
Nancy and Wilf swap jobs with predictable results. Nancy woos Nick, but Deborah spends the night during a storm. Charlie Polson pursues his assistant, Hettie, but lands in the hospital, trying to impress her.