The world of district nursing, especially for those working in a mining town, is incredibly hard. The hours are long, the cases vast and the senior staff impossibly tough. But after a hellish six months finding their feet, the trainee nurses have learned that beneath their hard exteriors lies a fierce loyalty they have come to rely on. And now that the young women have earned their badges, they are about to be sent out to care for their very own patients. Will they have what it takes to tackle the demanding life of a district nurse?