Call the Midwife
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.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01Episode 1Jan 15, 2012Rate
Jenny Lee begins her midwifery training at Nonnatus House in London, only to discover it is a nursing convent rather than a hospital. She is assigned her first case—a woman expecting her 25th child.
- 1.02Episode 2Jan 22, 2012Rate
A new midwife joins the Nonnatus House team but struggles to gain the approval of the strict Sister Evangelina. Meanwhile, Jenny encounters a runaway child, exposing her to a more difficult and unfamiliar side of life.
- 1.03Episode 3Jan 29, 2012Rate
Jenny gains community nursing experience by working with a veteran suffering from severe leg ulcers. Meanwhile, Trixie and Cynthia begin caring for a new patient, Winnie Lawson.
- 1.04Episode 4Feb 5, 2012Rate
A baby girl is taken from her pram, sparking a community-wide search effort. Meanwhile, Cynthia deals with emotional loss while caring for expectant parents David and Margaret.
- 1.05Episode 5Feb 12, 2012Rate
Peggy's brother is diagnosed with cancer, prompting Jenny and the nuns to provide care and support for him, allowing Jenny to develop a closer relationship with the siblings. Meanwhile, the residents of Nonnatus House become involved in Fred's new business venture featuring a pig named Evie.
- 1.06Episode 6Feb 19, 2012Rate
Chummy hosts her wedding on her own terms after her domineering mother disapproves of Peter Noakes. Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan is arrested for a shoplifting incident.
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19 unique people credited
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Emily Jane Kerr
as 1 episode
Vanessa Redgrave
Jenny Agutter
as Sister Julienne
Hiral Varsani
as 1 episode
Laura Main
Phoebe Horn
as 1 episode
Simona Rivero
as 1 episode
Stephen Mcgann
Judy Parfitt
as Sister Monica Joan
Cliff Parisi
as Fred Buckle
Helen George
as Nurse Trixie Franklin
Linda Bassett
as Nurse Phyllis Crane
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