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Call the Midwife

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Drama set in London's East End during the 1950s, based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

A heart-warming tale of life in London's hard-up East End. Midwives welcome new lives in the changing times of the 50s and 60s.

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Call the Midwife: Series 2

Vanessa Redgrave

Jessica Raine

Jenny Agutter

Helen George

Laura Main

Pam Ferris

Bryony Hannah

Judy Parfitt

Miranda Hart

Ben Caplan

Cliff Parisi

Stephen McGann

Claire-Louise Cordwell

Scarlett Archer

Alexander Cobb

Thomas Aldridge

Tilly Vosburgh

Andy McSorley

Zandra Andersson

Hugh Warren

Philippa Lowthorpe

Heidi Thomas

Call the Midwife: Series 2: Episode 1

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It is 1958, and Jenny celebrates her birthday with Chummy and the girls.

Drama set in the 1950s. Jenny celebrates her birthday with Chummy and the girls, but soon after finds herself taking care of a patient in an abusive marriage.

It's 1958 and, returning from a long day of duties, Nurse Jenny Lee finds the Nonnatus House community gathered to wish her a happy birthday, before she, Chummy, Trixie and Cynthia head off to the cinema - it's a joyous celebration. However, the midwife's good cheer is short-lived when the next day she is assigned a new patient, Molly Brignall. Involved in an abusive marriage, Molly's due date is imminent and Jenny worries about the harm that could come to Molly and her children.

Meanwhile, Trixie and Sister Evangelina find themselves in highly unusual circumstances, aboard a Swedish cargo ship and looking after the captain's daughter - who is about to have her first baby.

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A moving and intimate insight into the colourful world of midwifery in 1950s East London.

A moving and intimate insight into the colourful world of midwifery and family life in 1950s East London. Nurse Jenny Lee and her colleagues return for a second series.

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