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The District Nurse

1984 – 1987 · BBC One
3 seasons · 36 episodes
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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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Nerys Hughes
Megan
Margaret John
Beth Morris
Freddie Jones
John Ogwen
Meredith Edwards
Rachel Thomas
Cadfan Roberts
Dai Davies
Created by Julia Smith

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Jan 10, 1984
Original language
EN
Production
BBC Cymru Wales
Country
GB

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