Call the Midwife

201214 seriesEntertainment / Drama
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 0Christmas Special

Festive episode of the period drama. An abandoned baby is discovered on the convent steps. Chummy tries to put together a memorable children's nativity play.

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Episode 1Call the Midwife

Charming drama series about a group of midwives working in London's East End during the 1950s. Jenny finds herself taking care of a patient in an abusive marriage.

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Episode 2Call the Midwife

Series two of the popular drama series based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth continues. Cynthia comes under scrutiny when a child she has delivered dies suddenly.

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Episode 3Call the Midwife

Charming drama set in London's East End during the 1950s. Jenny is seconded to the male surgical ward at London Hospital, and the community clinic gets a new shy orderly.

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Episode 4Call the Midwife

Popular drama series based on the memoirs of British nurse Jennifer Worth. Jenny needs all her skill as a midwife when she assists at the birth of a disabled baby.

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Episode 5Call the Midwife

Drama series based on Jennifer Worth's memoirs. A woman with eight children desperately seeks an alternative to having her ninth. The community prepares for the summer fete.

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Episode 6Call the Midwife

The popular drama series set in 1950s London. As Poplar joins a mass X-ray screening programme for TB, Jenny meets a family that has been devastated by the disease.

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Charming drama set in 1950s London. Cynthia tends to a diabetic bully who belittles his wife. The ladies take lessons on their new scooter and wait for Chummie's return.

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Episode 8Call the Midwife

The second series of the 1950s period drama draws to a close. Change is in the air as Chummy prepares for motherhood and Sister Bernadette tries to decide on her future.

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