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Call the Midwife

Series 8

Episode 7

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & Lincs

Available for years

Trixie cares for heavily pregnant Heather Pugh, who confides in Trixie that her waterworks are causing her pain. Routine tests reveal an unfortunate truth: Heather has gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection that could cause serious health concerns to her unborn child. Mother Mildred decides that inexperienced Sister Frances must attend her first solo birth before Nurse Crane returns, and Lucille gets ready for her second date with Cyril. Show less

Contributors

Sister Julienne:
Jenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis Crane:
Linda Bassett
Sister Monica Joan:
Judy Parfitt
Nurse Trixie Franklin:
Helen George
Nurse Shelagh Turner:
Laura Main
Violet Buckle:
Annabelle Apsion
Nurse Lucille Anderson:
Leonie Elliott
Nurse Valerie Dyer:
Jennifer Kirby
Dr Patrick Turner:
Stephen McGann
Fred Buckle:
Cliff Parisi
Sister Frances:
Ella Bruccoleri
Sister Hilda:
Fenella Woolgar
Mother Mildred:
Miriam Margolyes
Connie Blakemore:
Kellie Shirley
Angela Turner:
Alice Brown
Miss Higgins:
Georgie Glen
Heather Pugh:
Rosie Sheehy
Eric Blakemore:
Toby Wharton
Vince Pugh:
Phill Langhorne
Elsie Dyer:
Ann Mitchell
Sergeant Woolf:
Trevor Cooper
Cyril Robinson:
Zephryn Taitte
Timothy Turner:
Max Macmillan
Bingo caller:
Henry Gilbert
Aunt Flo:
Nicky Goldie
Teresa Banley:
Jessie Williams
Voice of Jennifer Worth:
Vanessa Redgrave
Executive Producer:
Heidi Thomas
Executive Producer:
Pippa Harris
Executive Producer:
Ann Tricklebank
Production Company:
Neal Street Productions

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