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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.

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

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Call the Midwife: Series 2

Jenny Agutter

Pam Ferris

Judy Parfitt

Helen George

Stephen McGann

Cliff Parisi

Jamie Thomas King

Leanne Rowe

Jason Watkins

Colin Young

Call the Midwife: Series 2: Episode 4

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Episode 4

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Jenny needs all her skill as a midwife when she assists at the birth of a disabled baby.

Drama series. Jenny needs all her skill as a midwife when she assists at the birth of a disabled baby, and Nonnatus House plays host to an eccentric acquaintance of Chummy's.

Returning from her stint at the London Hospital, Jenny needs all her skill as a midwife when she and Sister Evangelina assist at the birth of the Roberts' baby, who is born with spina bifida. The parents, Doug and Ruby, struggle to understand and accept their son's life-limiting condition. Jenny has never delivered a disabled child and she too struggles to accept the implications the illness could have for the child's future - abandonment and institutionalisation. 

Nonnatus House, meanwhile, plays host to an acquaintance of Chummy's - the Reverend Applebee-Thornton, an eccentric cleric who befriends Jane.

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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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