The Royal

Dr Ormerod and Dr Weatherill travel with Brigid to Ireland for Moira’s funeral, where a newly arrived locum is thrust into challenging circumstances. The episode forms part of the medical drama series, which features Linda Armstrong and highlights the pressures faced by the team.

is a television programme presented as a single episode of a medical drama. The production is billed under the title “Safe As Houses” and features Linda Armstrong in a starring role. It is classified as a programme rather than a series, and its genre is identified as an episode of a medical‑themed drama. The storyline follows Dr Ormerod and Dr Weatherill as they accompany Brigid on a journey back to Ireland. Their purpose is to attend the funeral of Moira, an event that brings the characters together in a personal and emotional setting. While the funeral proceedings are underway, a newly appointed locum doctor is thrust into a demanding situation, effectively being thrown in at the deep end of the hospital’s workload. The episode balances the solemnity of the funeral with the pressures of frontline medical work. As the funeral unfolds, the two doctors, Ormerod and Weatherill, navigate both their professional responsibilities and the personal grief surrounding Moira’s passing. The presence of the new locum adds an extra layer of tension, highlighting the challenges faced by temporary staff when they are suddenly required to manage complex cases without the benefit of a settled routine. Throughout the narrative, the medical drama format allows viewers to see how the characters cope with loss, duty, and the steep learning curve imposed on the locum. Linda Armstrong’s starring involvement ties the various threads together, anchoring the episode’s focus on both the human and clinical dimensions of the story.