Call The Midwife

2020
4.8
1.22K reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 9 episodes (10)

1 Christmas Special 2019, Pt. 1
12/25/19
As Christmas approaches, a bout of influenza sweeps through both Nonnatus House and the Turner family. When Mother Mildred declares that God is calling her to set up a branch house in the Outer Hebrides, it seems an ideal opportunity for the nuns and midwives to convalesce in the bracing Scottish air.
2 Christmas Special 2019, Pt. 2
12/25/19
Dr. Turner, Shelagh, Mother Mildred, Trixie, Sister Julienne, Valerie and Lucille set off on their journey to the Outer Hebrides, where they are to stay in a freezing cold converted church. As the team set about establishing an antenatal clinic and treating the local population, they must battle not only the weather and bleak terrain, but the suspicions of some of the islanders.
3 Episode 1
3/29/20
Dr.Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother.
4 Episode 2
4/5/20
Leading up to Mother's Day, the team must survive Lent and are forced to give up more than just cigarettes and sugar. Meanwhile, Dr. Turner puzzles over a mysterious string of symptoms.
5 Episode 3
4/12/20
Lucille is trapped in a lift with a woman in labor while working at St. Cuthbert's, and Nurse Crane helps a Sylheti woman with fistula.
6 Episode 4
4/19/20
Four new doctors arrive at Nonnatus House and ruffle some feathers. Fred and Reggie try to help an old man and his pigeons, while Dr. Turner tries to solve the old man's cough.
7 Episode 5
4/26/20
Sister Frances struggles to persuade the wife of a cancer patient to accept help, and as the nation obsesses over The Sound of Music, Sister Julienne considers the privileges of being a nun.
8 Episode 6
5/3/20
Maya's adoption by the Turners comes under threat when someone from her past appears. Valeriea's cousin's baby has a devastating illness, and Kevin returns to work with Dr. Turner.
9 Episode 7
5/10/20
Trixie helps a blind mother, Marion, care for her new baby, but trouble starts when Marion's sister calls Social Services to intervene.
10 Episode 8
5/17/20
The team must rally to prepare for Sister Monica Joan's birthday. The closing of a maternity home brings an influx of expectant mothers.

About this show

A moving, intimate, funny and, above all, true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London from the Fifties, based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty or indeed, life itself. Attached to an order of nursing nuns at Nonnatus House, Jenny is part of a team of midwives who visit expectant mothers, providing the poorest women with the best possible care.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
1.22K reviews
Jason Rotolo
April 15, 2014
Well written, sometimes humorous, but always touching and relatable, Call The Midwife is one of the best shows on TV. The cast works well together, and the acting is tasteful and believable. One can't help but feel compassion for the struggles of the poor families of Poplar who are in desperate need of quality medical care. The expectant mothers of the show really drive the story lines, and, as a group, are like an uncredited cast member. There is also a little sex appeal for the male viewers (Jenny Lee and Trixie Franklin). I wish the first two seasons were available.
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Magen
March 19, 2016
It's not just about the characters and their growth as people in a rapidly changing world. It's also a commentary on the social changes and challenges facing them and their East End area. If you like history, a dash of romance, music, the mystery of what nuns actually do and the idea of babies then you will enjoy this show.
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A Google user
August 15, 2016
Between Call the Midwife never missed a a season, and watching Downton Abbey my Sunday nights where in the best place. How I found out about this series I actually read her books every one of them and when I found out they were on PBS I had to watch them and was hooked. Thanks Masterpiece Theater for making 2 of the most wonderful and intriguing Shadows I've ever seen. :) :) :)
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