The train driver
Geoff Dore has worked as a railwayman for nearly half a century.

The policeman
Sergeant Alwyn Thomas may be a country bobby, but he is not insulated from the problems of the wider world.

The teacher
Vera Jackson fears that teachers are becoming scapegoats for the broader problems of a disintegrating society.

The nurse
As a nurse in Belfast, Pamela McMillen has seen more deliberate injuries than most in her profession.