Surprise Prescription

”Surprise Prescription” is the 2nd episode of Cleaner Close, originally airing in 2002.

Plot
“And drama as Jo’s baby comes early...” narrates Tony Hirst, as Jo is wheeled through the hospital, having contractions or something. Dr. Ramzani lists off a load of complicated medical terms to the midwife, before Jo demands that they stop wheeling her about. ”You need tablets,” she tells the doctor, looking at his coffee stained medical coat, “Daz! Two at forty degrees for fifty minutes.” Jo presents the doctor with a box of Daz, before slumping back down onto the trolley. Dr. Ramzani looks at the coffee stain with just a soupçon of melancholia. Later, a baby’s cry can be heard, as the midwife walks into the ward, holding what is believed to be a baby. “I’ve never seen one come out so white!” says the midwife, in what almost seems like a weird line taken from a Leni Riefenstahl movie. All thoughts of white supremacy diminish when the midwife reveals that she’s holding Dr. Ramzani’s medical coat, all sparkly clean and that after being washed with Daz. (There are washing machines at the hospital? I suppose there would be, wouldn’t there... Hadn’t given it a thought before, to be honest. Ed.) Tony Hirst summarises the events of the episode: “So, thanks to Daz, Dr. Ramzani’s problems are over, but are Jo’s...” The booming sound of a bloke saying, “Hello Jo...”, in a vaguely threatening tone can be heard. Jo, Dr. Ramzani and the midwife look towards the door. Freeze frame. Tony Hirst continues: “Find out with Daz, the soap you can believe in.”

Cast

 * Tony Hirst as the Narrator
 * Bhasker Patel as Dr. Ramzani
 * Helen Mirren as Jo
 * Louise Nurding as the Midwife
 * Ray Winstone as Aggressive Bloke (Voice)

Reception
“Surprise Prescription” was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews. Andy Gibson wrote, “OMG It's Mr. P!!!!!”