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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 7

Jenny Agutter

Linda Bassett

Judy Parfitt

Helen George

Laura Main

Victoria Yeates

Leonie Elliott

Jennifer Kirby

Stephen McGann

Cliff Parisi

Rosie Akerman

Balvinder Sopal

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Aasiya Shah

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Call the Midwife: Series 7: Episode 4

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Episode 4

BBC One - Call the Midwife, Series 7, Episode 4

Sister Julienne learns about a new culture as she helps a family at a difficult time.

Drama about midwives in 1960s London. Sister Julienne learns about a new culture as she helps a family at a difficult time, while Sister Monica Joan struggles with her eyesight.

Sister Julienne is drawn into the heart of a different culture when she is called upon to help a Pakistani family. Having come to terms with her own childlessness, Mumtaz Gani is heartbroken when her husband Saddiq brings home a second wife who is eight months pregnant. Sister Julienne must help Mumtaz come to terms with this new addition to her family. 

Elsewhere, Trixie struggles to cope after her break-up with Christopher and looks for comfort at the bottom of a bottle. But it is not long before she can no longer conceal her struggle with sobriety. Sister Julienne and Dr Turner are convinced Sister Monica Joan needs cataract surgery, but before having the first consultation she must acknowledge that her vision is impaired. At clinic, Lucille meets a woman with pica - but this is no ordinary craving, as Mrs Campbell cannot stop eating coal.

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A moving and intimate insight into the colourful world of midwifery in 1960s east London.

A moving and intimate insight into the colourful world of midwifery and family life in 1960s east London.

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