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Episode 1
15 Jan 2012
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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 ho...
Episode 2
22 Jan 2012
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A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny sees an unfamiliar darker side...
Episode 3
29 Jan 2012
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Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old soldier with awful leg ulcers. T...
Episode 4
05 Feb 2012
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A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees another sort of loss as she tend...
Episode 5
12 Feb 2012
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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...
Episode 6
19 Feb 2012
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When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and has her wedding on her own ter...
Episode 1
20 Jan 2013
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Jenny celebrates her birthday with Chummy and the girls, but soon after finds herself taking care of a patient in an abusive marri...
Episode 2
27 Jan 2013
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Chummy makes an important decision, Jenny reconnects with Jimmy, and Cynthia's conduct is called into question after the death of...
Episode 3
03 Feb 2013
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Jenny is seconded to a short-staffed hospital in London, but grows increasingly reluctant to carry out her duties when she finds o...
Episode 4
10 Feb 2013
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A friend of Chummy's, Reverend Applebee-Thornton, comes to stay at Nonnatus House and soon gets on everyone's nerves. Meanwhile, J...
Episode 5
17 Feb 2013
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Nonnatus House prepares for the annual summer fête, but when a baby show is announced, the girls must find a host for the proceedi...
Episode 6
24 Feb 2013
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Doctor Turner is concerned by the spread of tuberculosis in the community, Jenny tries to repair a father and daughter's fractured...
Episode 7
03 Mar 2013
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Cynthia has to administer daily insulin injections to diabetic John Lacey, a bully who consistently belittles his wife Annie. When...
Episode 8
10 Mar 2013
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The convent comes under threat of demolition. Fred's pregnant daughter and her young son come and stay with him. Jenny is wooed by...
Episode 1
19 Jan 2014
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After the closure of Nonnatus House, the nuns and midwives finally move into their new premises. Sister Winifred arrives from the...
Episode 2
26 Jan 2014
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Trixie's feathers are ruffled when Jenny is promoted, but the new Acting Sister has more to worry about after a mother-to-be revea...
Episode 3
02 Feb 2014
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Sister Julienne receives an SOS from Holloway Prison, whose usual maternity workers have been struck down by illness, and when she...
Episode 4
09 Feb 2014
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Jenny has an eventful few days, starting with a patient who as well as having herself to worry about, is also struggling to cope w...
Episode 5
16 Feb 2014
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The nuns and midwives are busy preparing for Sister Evangelina's surprise jubilee celebrations, marking 50 years since she took he...
Episode 6
23 Feb 2014
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Tom, the local curate, asks Trixie to join him for a day of cricket. She accepts, but the date is disastrous. Shelagh decides to t...
Episode 7
02 Mar 2014
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Sister Julienne calms an anxious new mother who has put her baby in danger. Jenny, seconded to The London, is impressed with the f...
Episode 8
09 Mar 2014
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Jenny is assigned to first-time mother Jeanette, who requires frequent visits during a protracted labour, and when she meets her p...
Episode 1
18 Jan 2015
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A chance encounter with an impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House welcomes a...
Episode 2
25 Jan 2015
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Barbara faces her most challenging case to date when she treats first-time mother Abigail Bissette and the birth does not go accor...
Episode 3
01 Feb 2015
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The Nonnatus team rallies to support first-time parents Marie and Tony Amos when Tony is arrested for gross indecency with another...
Episode 4
08 Feb 2015
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The midwives face one of their busiest nights to date, whilst Sister Winifred concentrates her efforts on the prostitutes of Popla...
Episode 5
15 Feb 2015
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Sister Julienne's faith is challenged when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn baby. Dr Turner's involvement in the case for...
Episode 6
22 Feb 2015
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Phyllis deals with a diabetic teenager who has fallen pregnant, Sister Mary Cynthia comes into contact with a group of Irish Trave...
Episode 7
01 Mar 2015
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A pair of school friends are unexpectedly reunited in the delivery room, and a mix up results in complications for both. Meanwhile...
Episode 8
08 Mar 2015
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Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia help a deaf-and-dumb woman, and Barbara has a baffling case. Meanwhile, Fred's daughter arrives fro...
Episode 1
17 Jan 2016
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When a baby is born with severe deformities of the kind later identified as caused by the drug thalidomide, the midwives find it d...
Episode 2
24 Jan 2016
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Barbara treats a pregnant woman whose dockworker husband is struggling to support her as opportunities for work dry up. She is for...
Episode 3
31 Jan 2016
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A outbreak of typhoid erupts, and suspicion over who the carrier could be threatens to break apart a closely knit family. Sister W...
Episode 4
07 Feb 2016
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Sister Julienne is seconded to a maternity ward, and is impressed by how modern technology is being used to help the mothers - but...
Episode 5
14 Feb 2016
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Turner and Shelagh are at the forefront of the advances in medical technology, and begin a campaign to ensure better respiratory h...
Episode 6
21 Feb 2016
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Poplar is rocked by a series of violent attacks on women, and a prostitute is too ashamed to report what she knows - but her actio...
Episode 7
28 Feb 2016
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The introduction of the contraceptive pill is welcomed by Dr Turner, but some of his colleagues are less keen on the idea. Patsy t...
Episode 8
06 Mar 2016
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Dr Turner is horrified to realise he may be partly to blame as the cause of the recent rise in birth deformities comes to light, a...
Episode 1
22 Jan 2017
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The team reunite but all is not well when a change of management shakes up Nonnatus House.
Episode 2
29 Jan 2017
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An explosion at the docks brings heartache to the people of Poplar, whilst Sister Ursula continues to ruffle feathers with her unp...
Episode 3
05 Feb 2017
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The winds of change are blowing through Poplar, as a new government paper calls for the eradication of small hospitals in favour o...
Episode 4
12 Feb 2017
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An expectant mother with financial struggles enters into a painful arrangement with her cousin. As Tom provides pastoral care, he...
Episode 5
19 Feb 2017
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Nonnatus House welcomes a new recruit, Nurse Valerie Dyer. A vulnerable young man captures Fred and Violet's hearts, whilst the wh...
Episode 6
26 Feb 2017
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Valerie Dyer cares for a pregnant Somali woman and is shocked by aspects of this unfamiliar culture. The nuns and midwives try to...
Episode 7
05 Mar 2017
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Dr Turner helps the Mullucks cope with the stresses of caring for a disabled child as the terrible legacy of thalidomide becomes a...
Episode 8
12 Mar 2017
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An unexpected turn of events leads to a wedding being hastily arranged. Shelagh finally goes into labour. The arrival of the pill...
Episode 1
21 Jan 2018
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The winter continues, and the team at Nonnatus House welcome their newest midwife, Lucille Anderson. Nurse Crane and Dr Turner car...
Episode 2
28 Jan 2018
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Lucille faces racism and prejudice when a new mother falls ill. Sister Winifred is keen to have fathers be more involved in the ca...
Episode 3
04 Feb 2018
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A pregnant mother hears a devastating diagnosis. Fred and Violet organise a beauty contest. Trixie and Christopher's relationship...
Episode 4
11 Feb 2018
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Sister Julienne is drawn into the heart of a different culture when she is called upon to help a Pakistani family. Having come to...
Episode 5
18 Feb 2018
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Lucille must win the trust of a mother who is terrified of giving birth. Nurse Crane and Dr Turner are anxious to find a possible...
Episode 6
25 Feb 2018
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Barbara gets involved with a recently widowed pregnant woman, and Sister Monica Joan has her cataract surgery.
Episode 7
04 Mar 2018
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Dr Turner gets involved with a troubled young man, and Lucille makes new friends. Meanwhile, Barbara lies ill in hospital.
Episode 8
11 Mar 2018
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The team must rally to prepare for Sister Monica Joan's birthday. Meanwhile, the closing of a nearby maternity home brings an infl...
Episode 1
13 Jan 2019
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Nonnatus House welcomes two new nuns. Valerie deals with a shocking case that arrives unexpectedly, and the other midwives must ha...
Episode 2
20 Jan 2019
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Lucille helps elderly hoarder Clarice Millgrove who is struggling to keep her independence; Sister Hilda and the team work hard to...
Episode 3
27 Jan 2019
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Valerie helps a struggling mother accept her son's birth defect. The Turners oversee a measles vaccination trial at the clinic as...
Episode 4
03 Feb 2019
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The team tries to unite an estranged mother and daughter who are both pregnant. Trixie's friend is devastated to discover she is p...
Episode 5
10 Feb 2019
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Poplar welcomes a brand new cervical cancer-screening clinic to the Institute and Dr Turner, Shelagh and Trixie are pleased to be...
Episode 6
17 Feb 2019
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Mother Mildred returns and helps a docker family tackle end-stage pneumoconiosis. Lucille cares for an unmarried teenage mother wh...
Episode 7
24 Feb 2019
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Mother Mildred decides it’s time for Sister Frances to attend her first solo birth. Trixie consoles a patient who discovers she ha...
Episode 8
03 Mar 2019
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Sister Hilda digs deep to give her terminally-ill patient her final wish whilst the Turners must prepare to say goodbye to May. Fr...
Episode 1
05 Jan 2020
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Dr Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the te...
Episode 2
12 Jan 2020
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Sister Julienne cares for a pregnant prostitute, while Dr Turner puzzles over a mysterious string of symptoms.
Episode 3
19 Jan 2020
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Lucille is seconded to St Cuthbert's when a ward sister is off sick, but a lift malfunction sees her spend the evening with mother...
Episode 4
26 Jan 2020
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Sister Julienne volunteers to put up four trainee doctors at Nonnatus House while they undertake the practical aspect of their obs...
Episode 5
02 Feb 2020
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Sister Frances is at a loss when she cares for diabetic and recovering cancer patient Albert Calthorpe whose fiercely independent...
Episode 6
09 Feb 2020
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At the Turners, Shelagh receives a phone call from the Hong Kong adoption agency, which has the alarming news that someone from Ma...
Episode 7
16 Feb 2020
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Trixie helps a blind mother, Marion, care for her new baby, but trouble starts when Marion’s sister calls Social Services to inter...
Episode 8
23 Feb 2020
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Sister Julienne decides it is time to take matters in hand when a letter arrives from the council saying that it will cut funding...
Episode 1
18 Apr 2021
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Sister Julienne and Dr Turner clash over whether to provide a private care service, and a distressing birth raises fears of anothe...
Episode 2
25 Apr 2021
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Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her. Sister Julienne’s new venture hits a stu...
Episode 3
02 May 2021
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Sister Hilda and Dr Turner are involved with a young woman whose health presents a series of challenges. A complicated pregnancy l...
Episode 4
09 May 2021
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It’s July 1966, and Britain is in the grip of World Cup fever. New pupil midwife Nancy makes quite an impact.
Episode 5
16 May 2021
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With sister Hilda away on a refresher course, sister Julienne steps in to carry out home visits. The new pupil midwives are settli...
Episode 6
23 May 2021
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It’s September 1966, and at clinic Trixie is tasked with examining a desperate woman who is pregnant with her fifth child. Trixie...
Episode 7
30 May 2021
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Nonnatus House struggles to come to terms with Nancy’s revelation. With Sister Julienne taking her annual leave at the Mother Hous...
Episode 1
02 Jan 2022
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Demolition work in Poplar uncovers a long-buried secret that leads to a testing and emotional case for the team. Sister Julienne t...
Episode 2
09 Jan 2022
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At the monthly cytology clinic, Sister Frances comforts a young woman who is struggling with a life-changing diagnosis. Lucille su...
Episode 3
16 Jan 2022
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Shelagh organises a special celebration to mark 100 years since the Order first arrived in Poplar - although Sister Hilda feels th...
Episode 4
23 Jan 2022
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Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition whose wife is planning a home birth, and discover he is al...
Episode 5
30 Jan 2022
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Trixie has been assigned to a complicated case involving a crane driver who was injured in a workplace accident and is now paraple...
Episode 6
06 Feb 2022
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Sister Monica Joan seeks advice from a clairvoyant. Matthew is shocked to discover squatters in one of his warehouses, and Shelagh...
Episode 7
13 Feb 2022
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Nonnatus House suffers its biggest threat yet. But this time it’s not the bricks and mortar that are in danger, it’s the people.
Episode 8
20 Feb 2022
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Nonnatus House faces its darkest day after a tragic incident in the heart of Poplar. As the community rallies together, the team m...
Episode 1
01 Jan 2023
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April 1968. Racial tensions cast a shadow over Poplar, Nancy’s eyes are opened when she supports a dying woman, and Nonnatus House...
Episode 2
08 Jan 2023
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Sister Julienne helps care for a first-time mother who is going through a challenging diagnosis. Lucille struggles with her own he...
Episode 3
15 Jan 2023
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Sister Veronica is shaken when a mother reveals a terrible truth about her marriage, whilst Shelagh cares for a baby with a life-t...
Episode 4
22 Jan 2023
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The maternity home is thrown into chaos by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, and Nurse Crane fights to save her career. Meanwhile, C...
Episode 5
29 Jan 2023
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A pregnant mother with a chronic heart condition falls unwell, Nancy grows suspicious of a young father’s erratic behaviour, and M...
Episode 7
12 Feb 2023
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Poplar’s housing crisis deepens, bringing a sad case to the attention of the team, whilst a worrying disease outbreak directly imp...
Episode 1
07 Jan 2024
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Sister Julienne cares for an expectant mother who has cerebral palsy. Nonnatus House kicks off its new midwifery training scheme w...
Episode 2
14 Jan 2024
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The team help a single mother whose flat is riddled with damp whilst Nancy and Dr Turner care for a Sylheti woman with an undiagno...
Episode 3
21 Jan 2024
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Nurse Crane helps a struggling first-time mother accept her baby’s birth defect, and Violet’s bid to be mayor is thrown into turmo...
Episode 5
04 Feb 2024
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A fun day at the seaside proves traumatic for the Turners and puts May’s future with them in jeopardy. Nurse Crane helps a young c...
Episode 7
25 Feb 2024
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Rosalind oversees the care of a teenage mum and uncovers a disturbing truth. Trixie and Matthew struggle with their change in fort...
Episode 1
05 Jan 2025
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It's March 1970. The team support a pregnant teenage girl whose parents believe in an immaculate conception. Demonstrations cause...
Episode 2
12 Jan 2025
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It’s April 1970. Rising rates of gonorrhoea in the district cause alarm, and Trixie cares for an unmarried first-time mother recen...
Episode 3
19 Jan 2025
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Rosalind requires all her skills as a midwife when a disabled baby is delivered at the maternity home, whilst a gas explosion in a...
Episode 5
02 Feb 2025
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A solo delivery puts Sister Julienne’s skills to the utmost test. The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living inside an iro...
Episode 7
23 Feb 2025
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The midwives help a family with a history of drug addiction. Dr Turner and Shelagh take the final steps in May’s adoption, whilst...
Set in the bustling yet impoverished East End of London during the 1950s, "Call the Midwife" immerses viewers in the lives of a dedicated group of midwives who navigate the challenges of their profession against a backdrop of societal change and hardship. The series centers around Nurse Jenny Lee, a spirited young midwife who arrives at Nonnatus House, a nursing convent, eager to make a difference. With her compassionate nature and strong resolve, Jenny quickly becomes entwined with the diverse community of women she serves, each with their own stories and struggles. The vibrant yet gritty atmosphere of post-war London serves as both a setting and a character in itself, showcasing the resilience of the human spirit.
As Jenny forms deep connections with her fellow midwives and the expectant mothers, she confronts the harsh realities of life in the East End, including poverty, illness, and the stigma surrounding unwed mothers. The series delves into the emotional stakes of each birth, revealing both joy and heartache while tackling societal issues such as class disparity and women's rights. With each episode, Jenny and her colleagues face moral dilemmas and personal challenges that test their resolve, revealing the profound impact of their work on both their lives and the lives of those they serve.
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