Play for Today John David (Season 13, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 79 min | Comedy, Drama

Play for Today

John David (Season 13, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 79 min | Comedy, Drama

After giving birth to a Down's Syndrome baby, Judith decides she doesn't want to keep him. Obliged to register the birth she arbitrarily chooses John David as the name. A few months later she learns the baby has died.

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Updated Nov 23, 1982

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Nov 23, 1982 (United Kingdom)

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16 wins & 16 nominations

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Dearbhla Molloy Judith Judith See fewer	No Reservations (2007)
James Hazeldine Patrick Patrick See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Gwen Watford Cynthia Cynthia See fewer	Cleopatra (1963)
Edward Hardwicke Paediatrician Paediatrician See fewer	Elizabeth (1998)
Maureen O'Brien First Social Worker First Social Worker See fewer	The Lost Boys (1978)
Rhoda Lewis Second Social Worker Second Social Worker See fewer	Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Penny Smith Staff Nurse Staff Nurse See fewer	Bergerac (1981)
Pamela Ruddock Midwife Midwife See fewer	The Lost Boys (1978)
Pia Henderson First Nurse First Nurse See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Marsha Millar Second Nurse Second Nurse See fewer	Top Boy (2011)
Marcia Tucker Third Nurse Third Nurse See fewer	Dune: Part Two (2024)
Tricia Thorns Hospital Mother Hospital Mother See fewer	A Touch of Frost (1992)
Anne Carroll ESN Mother ESN Mother See fewer	K-PAX (2001)
Raymond Mason Registrar Registrar See fewer	The Brothers Karamazov (1964)
Stephen Oxley Priest Priest See fewer	Poirot (1989)