Call the Midwife

2012•17 series•Entertainment / Medical
Available on
BBC One

Adapted by Heidi Thomas from the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth, this drama series is a moving look at midwifery and family life in the late 1950s and early 1960s in East End London. Initially the series follows newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee, who is surprised to find herself at a convent alongside nuns who are working as midwives and nurses in the local community. As the series progresses, the nurses navigate revolutionary changes in healthcare as well as social changes in post-war Britain.

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Episode 1Call the Midwife

Episode 1. Newly qualified midwife Jenny arrives in the East End to embark on a challenging career.

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Episode 2The Browne Incident

Episode 2. As Jenny Lee settles into her role, there is a new arrival at Nonnatus House.

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Episode 3Maybe a Baby

Episode 3. Jenny is placed on the district nursing roster for a few weeks.

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Episode 4Call the Midwife

Episode 4. When a baby girl is snatched from her pram, the community unites to search for the child.

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Episode 5Call the Midwife

Episode 5. Peggy's brother Frank is diagnosed with cancer. Fred hopes to make a fortune from bacon.

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Episode 6The Adventures of Noakes and Browne

Episode 6. Sister Monica Joan is accused of theft, and Chummy's mother pays her a visit.

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