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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 3

Jessica Raine

Jenny Agutter

Pam Ferris

Miranda Hart

Judy Parfitt

Helen George

Bryony Hannah

Laura Main

Victoria Yeates

Ben Caplan

Stephen McGann

Cliff Parisi

Leo Staar

Max Macmillan

Ben Bishop

Selin Hizli

Faye Daveney

Reece Pockney

Roger Morlidge

Nicholas Agnew

Christos Lawton

Prue Clarke

Jessica Boshier

Tasha Sheridan

Hasan Dixon

Nina de Cosimo

Vanessa Redgrave

Hugh Warren

Juliet May

Harriet Warner

Heidi Thomas

Call the Midwife: Series 3: Episode 2

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Episode 2

Series 3

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A newly-promoted Jenny finds herself facing her most challenging case to date.

Drama about a group of 1950s midwives. A newly-promoted Jenny faces her most challenging case yet, and Cynthia introduces a new birthing practice to Poplar's expectant mothers.

Jenny is delighted to be promoted to acting sister, but she soon finds herself dealing with her most challenging case yet. Elsewhere, Cynthia spearheads a new birthing practice for the expectant mothers of Poplar, Sister Winifred puts her green-fingered skills to good use, and Chummy continues to juggle her work and home lives.

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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 third series.

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