Rose Standing has a lot to learn about hospital life, patients - and romance, during her first year as a probationer nurse at St Martin's Hospital in 1950s London. Twenty-year-old Rose has a reputation for being accident-prone and absent-minded. Does she really have what it takes to make a good nurse? The biggest question on Rose's mind is whether the Senior Surgical Officer, Jake Waring, will even notice her existence. Are her day-dreams about a romance between them destined to remain a fantasy? Rose discovers that each department has its own heartaches and joys as she gains experience on the men's surgical, women's medical, and Casualty wards. Meanwhile, handsome student doctor Bill Martin shows a keen interest in Rose. But she has her suspicions about his motives. A moving and heart-warming story of a young nurse, and the challenges she faces on the hospital wards and in her personal life.