'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 10, Episode 4
The latest installment of Call the Midwife finds Poplar in the throes of World Cup fever. It’s July 1966 and, as the host country, England’s team is moving swiftly through the tournament, inciting more enthusiasm with each victory. Even the sisters and midwives are getting caught up in the excitement with their own sweepstakes of sorts. More on that shortly.
As a follow-up to last week’s Lucille and Cyril storyline, the future continues to look bright for the couple. Not only does Cyril have a new flat, but for doing so well on his engineering exam, he was awarded a cash prize of 25 guineas (a guinea was just a smidge over a pound). At first, Cyril considered using the money as a down payment to join his boss as a business partner. He backed off from that idea, buying a stereo for his flat. Lucille’s reaction was concern that he wasn’t spending the money on his future career.
In the end, Cyril did invest his prize winnings in the future. He returned the fancy record player and bought an engagement ring instead. He proposed to Nurse Anderson on one knee. (Of course, he did - Cyril’s nothing if not deferent.) She said yes and I just hope with this new level of intimacy, he’ll start calling her Lucille in public.
