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

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Call the Midwife: Series 11: Episode 5

Episode 5

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Trixie is assigned to a complicated case involving a paraplegic husband.

Trixie is assigned to a complicated case involving a paraplegic husband. Lucille’s attendance at a straightforward delivery takes a distressing turn.

It’s September 1967. Trixie has been assigned to a complicated case involving a crane driver who was injured in a workplace accident and is now paraplegic. He has been discharged from hospital, and is living back at home with his wife and children. Meanwhile, Nancy and Sister Frances give a talk on the facts of life at a primary school, and Lucille's attendance at a straightforward delivery takes a distressing turn.

Shelagh decides to organise a jumble sale to raise money to fix some broken playground equipment in the park. When Sister Julienne finds a suspicious item, chaos ensues.

Call the Midwife: Series 11

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

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