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Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

7,5 /10 (264 Votes)
2012 EN 15 Seasons

Overview

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.

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First air date

15/01/2012

Votes

264

Popularity

47.5

In 1950's London, they delivered hope for all.

Genres

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Created by

Heidi Thomas

Networks

BBC One

Language

EN

Last air date

2026-03-08

Episodes

117

Episode runtime

52 min

Website

www.bbc.co.uk
Specials

Specials

18 episodes • 2012

Series 1

Series 1

6 episodes • 2012 • ⭐ 7,9

In season one we are introduced to the local community through the eyes of young nurse Jenny Lee as she lives and works …

Series 2

Series 2

8 episodes • 2013 • ⭐ 7,8

The second season sees young nurse Jenny Lee continue her work as a midwife in the local community alongside the Nuns of…

Series 3

Series 3

8 episodes • 2014 • ⭐ 7,8

This season, Chummy, PC Noakes and baby Freddy are back in the East End and Jenny faces huge challenges both personally …

Series 4

Series 4

8 episodes • 2015 • ⭐ 7,6

Season four finds the community preparing to enter a new decade - the 1960s. Nurse Trixie receives a proposal from hands…

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

2020-05-25

⭐ 8

This is a really good show and is one of the family programs with drama and humor that are often popular for family viewing. The show is based on a memoir written by a midwife, so it was a bit awkward when the co-lead actress left the show after a few seasons, but the show was strong enough to go on without a hitch. It has a great ensemble cast, after all. It is a little weird, however, that the character who left the show still does the narration as an old woman at the beginning and end of each episode. So like many good shows, it follows a formula of sorts. There are two or three guest s…

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