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Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

First Aired

2012-01-15
Last Aired

2025-01-12
Creator

Heidi Thomas
Genre

Drama
Seasons

14
Episodes

109
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

london, england nurse nun based on novel or book midwife hospital doctor period drama nursing 1950s medical drama medical clinic maternity convent factual compassionate hopeful sympathetic

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1. Episode 1

Jenny Lee start her midwife career at Nonnatus House in London. She is surprised to find that it is a ...More

Jenny Lee start her midwife career at Nonnatus House in London. She is surprised to find that it is a nursing convent and not a hospital. Her first case is a woman pregnant for the 25th time!Less

52mins 2012-01-15

2. Episode 2

A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny se...More

A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny sees an unfamiliar darker side of life following an encounter with a runaway.Less

52mins 2012-01-22

3. Episode 3

Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old sold...More

Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old soldier with awful leg ulcers. Trixie and Cynthia enrol Winnie Lawson as a new patient.Less

52mins 2012-01-29

4. Episode 4

A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees anot...More

A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees another sort of loss as she tends to soon-to-be parents David and Margaret.Less

52mins 2012-02-05

5. Episode 5

When Peggy’s brother is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jen...More

When Peggy’s brother is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jenny gets to know the siblings better. The Nonnatus House residents get involved in Fred’s latest money-making scheme which involves a pig called Evie.Less

52mins 2012-02-12

6. Episode 6

When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and ha...More

When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and has her wedding on her own terms. Senile Sister Monica Joan is arrested for shoplifting.Less

52mins 2012-02-19

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Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Jennifer Worth (voice)

Helen George

Trixie Franklin

Jenny Agutter

Sister Julienne

Judy Parfitt

Sister Monica Joan

Cliff Parisi

Fred Burkle

Stephen McGann

Patrick Turner

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Reviews for Call the Midwife

A Review by narrator56 8

Written by narrator56 on 2020-05-25

This is a really good show and is one of the family programs with drama and humor that are often popular for family viewing. The show is bas... read more

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A Review by Peter McGinn

This is a really good show and is one of the family programs with drama and humor that are often popular for family viewing. The show is based on a memoir written by a midwife, so it was a bit awkward when the co-lead actress left the show ...