Call the Midwife

TV Series
2012–
TV-PG
1h

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8.6/10

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Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)

Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.

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Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

33K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

340

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 21 wins & 27 nominations total

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Trivia
The newborns who appear on the show are a mix of at least four different prosthetic babies, including a tiny premature baby, a full-term baby, a mixed-race baby, and anatomically correct baby with interchangeable parts. However most shots are filmed with real babies who are around a week old.

Goofs
When Vanessa Redgrave (the voice of mature Jenny) appears on screen for the first time, the on-screen caption gives the date as 2005 and her husband Philip (Ronald Pickup) suggests she write her memoirs. However by 2005, the first two volumes (Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse) had already been published.

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Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.10 (2012)

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9/10

Heartwarming and Necessary

This is one of the most beautiful shows I've ever watched. The writing and acting are both superb, and the incredible stories take us on a journey to show us the true meaning LOVE. Do people with this much compassion actually exist? They do, and Call the Midwife reminds us of that.

This show epitomizes acceptance, patience, and perspective. It's the unconditional love and nonjudgemental views of the characters that make your heart swell while you watch.

I'm rewatching and this time with my 13 year old daughter. I recommend the show to all my friends and get excited when they tell me they've started.