Call the Midwife

2012•14 series•Entertainment / Drama
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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

Christmas Special 2017. The team care for their patients during the big freeze, the worst winter in living memory.

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Episode 1. The winter continues, and the team at Nonnatus House welcome their newest midwife.

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Episode 2. Lucille faces racism and prejudice when a new mother falls ill.

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Episode 3. A pregnant mum hears a devastating diagnosis. Fred and Violet organise a beauty contest.

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Episode 4. Sister Julienne learns about a new culture as she helps a family at a difficult time.

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Episode 5. Lucille must win the trust of a mother who is terrified of giving birth.

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Episode 6. Barbara gets involved with a recently widowed pregnant woman.

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Episode 7. Dr Turner gets involved with a troubled young man, and Barbara lies ill in hospital.

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Episode 8. The team must rally to prepare for Sister Monica Joan's birthday.

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