TV Guide U&W Saturday

Midwife Linda Abbott comes out of retirement to return to Leeds General Infirmary, while two fathers with very different attitudes await the arrival of their newborns. Joel dotes on wife Rachel and the couple grow more anxious with each day on the labour ward, having lost their first son who was born prematurely. Meanwhile, Chris admits he doesn't have a clue what to do in his role as birth partner, and his attempt to use humour to deal with his nerves fails to go down well in the delivery room

The midwives at Leeds General Infirmary deal with a September baby boom and have to send some of the expectant mothers to St James's Hospital across the city, which means a last-minute change to birth plans for those affected, like first-time mum Rachel. Natalie and Shane also have to be transferred to a different maternity unit, while Kate and David experience a long wait for her Caesarean due to the number of emergency cases going to theatre

Professor Noel Fitzpatrick and his team return for an eleventh series. In the first episode, a tiny Jackahuahua puppy is in need of emergency spinal surgery after being attacked by a dog in the park, but it is not certain that he will be able to get back on his feet again after the operation. Elsewhere, a Bernese has a rare cyst in his elbow, requiring a challenging operation for removal, and an excitable Labrador requires elbow replacement surgery, which will result in a long and difficult road to recovery

PCSO Tom and his new mentee Wojciech are called to dismantle a lucrative cannabis farm, which is taking over an abandoned mill in the centre of Bradford. West Yorkshire Police deal with a man who has been harassing passengers on a bus, while just around the corner an altercation with a different male turns violent, and he ends up being arrested for attacking an emergency worker