''The District Nurse'' is a British

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series, produced by

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and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987. The series was a period drama created by Julia Smith and

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(who both went on to create ''

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'') and starred

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as Megan Roberts, the titular

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fighting to improve living conditions for the people living in a poverty stricken

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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 Troedrhiwgwair, a small village on the outskirts of Tredegar. Most of the houses used have since been demolished, however, the street remains. In the third series, shown in 1987 and set in the early 1930s, Megan had moved on to the seaside town of Glanmor (filmed in the

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university town of

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where she worked with a father/son pair of doctors: Emlyn Isaacs (

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) and James Isaacs ( Nicholas Jones).

International sales

''The District Nurse'' was shown by TV2 in

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. It was also dubbed and aired in Iran between 1984 and 1987.

Major cast

* Megan Roberts – (

) * David Price – ( John Ogwen) (Series 1 & 2 only) * Nesta Mogg – ( Deborah Manship) (Series 1 & 2 only) * Gwen Harris – (

Margaret John Margaret John (14 December 1926 – 2 February 2011) was a Welsh, BAFTA award-winning actress, known for her role as Doris O'Neill in ''Gavin & Stacey''. Early life Born in Swansea, as a child she wanted to be a nurse or vet, but she could ...

) (Series 1 & 2 only) * Evalina Williams – (

Beth Morris Bethan "Beth" Morris (19 July 1943 – 1 March 2018) was a Welsh actress. Born in Gorseinon and a lifetime native of Swansea, she was probably best known for her performance as Julia Drusilla in the 1976 BBC adaptation of ''I, Claudius''. Her ...

) (Series 1 & 2 only) * Dr Emlyn Isaacs – (

) (Series 3 only) * Dr James Isaacs – ( Nicholas Jones) (Series 3 only) * Ruth Jones – (Janet Aethwy) (Series 3 only)

DVD release

The first series of ''The District Nurse'' was available on DVD (Region 2, UK) by DD Home Entertainment.

References

External links

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