5. Christmas Special 2016 (2016)
The nuns are trying to help a tiny struggling mission hospital on the Eastern Cape. But can they save the hospital from closing down – and perform a Christmas miracle a long way from home?
Release date: 2016-12-25
User rating:
7.8 / 10
4 votes
Episode number: 5
Runtime: 89 minutes
Guest stars
Helen George
as Trixie Franklin
Jenny Agutter
as Sister Julienne
Judy Parfitt
as Sister Monica Joan
Linda Bassett
as Phyllis Crane
Annabelle Apsion
as Violet Buckle
Alice Brown
as Angela Turner
Charlotte Ritchie
as Barbara Gilbert
Emerald Fennell
as Patsy Mount
Victoria Yeates
as Sister Winifred
Max Macmillan
as Timothy Turner
Kate Lamb
as Delia Busby
Jack Ashton
as Tom Hereward
Bryony Hannah
as Sister Mary Cynthia
Stephen McGann
as Patrick Turner
Cliff Parisi
as Fred Buckle
Laura Main
as Shelagh Turner
Vanessa Redgrave
as Mature Jennifer Worth (voice)
Dries Botha
as S.A.P.S. Constable
Andrea Dondolo
as Sister Gertrude
Sinéad Cusack
as Dr. Myra Fitzsimmonds
Sive Gubangxa
as Roza
Danny Keogh
as Mr. Starke
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
Francois Coertze - S.A.P.S. Sergeant, Amy Anley - Sister Edith, Phumla Stamper - Grandmother, Vusumzi Ntshanga - Innocent, Nicholate Ngongoshe - Fezeka, Zanele Radau - Constance, Thando Guma - Abel, Shane Soetland - Matthias, Jennifer Pau - Roza's Mother