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Call the Midwife
"In 1950's London, they delivered hope for all."
7.5
Yr
2012
Rt
52m
Status
Returning Series
Drama
Series Brief
Overview
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Why fans love it
Call the Midwife anchors its medical drama in the tangible realities of 1950s East End London. Rather than leaning into melodrama, the series treats maternity and nursing as a rigorous, often taxing professional pursuit. The pacing respects the quiet, methodical nature of clinical work, finding tension in the scarcity of resources and the social shifts of the era.
Jenny Agutter leads a cast that balances technical detail with a grounded approach to human connection. The writing maintains a bittersweet tone, acknowledging that safety and health were never guaranteed for these families. It is a portrait of a neighborhood navigating transition, offering a look at historical medicine that prizes factual texture over sentimentality.
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Details
- First Aired
- January 15, 2012
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episode Runtime
- 52 minutes
- Origin
- GB
- TMDB Votes
- 254