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Call the Midwife

  • TV Series
  • 2012–
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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.

  • Creator
    • Heidi Thomas
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Redgrave
    • Laura Main
    • Jenny Agutter
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    29K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    470
    30
    • Creator
      • Heidi Thomas
    • Stars
      • Vanessa Redgrave
      • Laura Main
      • Jenny Agutter
    • 127User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 19 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Call The Midwife: Episode 6.5
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    Call The Midwife: Episode 6.7
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    Call the Midwife (2012)
    Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Jennifer Kirby, Alice Brown, and Ella Bruccoleri in Call the Midwife (2012)
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    Leonie Elliott, Helen George, and Zephryn Taitte in Call the Midwife (2012)
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    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Mature Jennifer Worth…
    Laura Main
    Laura Main
    • Nurse Shelagh Turner…
    Jenny Agutter
    Jenny Agutter
    • Sister Julienne
    Stephen McGann
    Stephen McGann
    • Dr. Patrick Turner…
    Judy Parfitt
    Judy Parfitt
    • Sister Monica Joan
    Cliff Parisi
    Cliff Parisi
    • Fred Buckle…
    Helen George
    Helen George
    • Nurse Trixie Franklin…
    Linda Bassett
    Linda Bassett
    • Nurse Phyllis Crane…
    Max Macmillan
    Max Macmillan
    • Timothy Turner
    Alice Brown
    • Angela Turner
    Annabelle Apsion
    Annabelle Apsion
    • Violet Buckle…
    Leonie Elliott
    Leonie Elliott
    • Nurse Lucille Anderson…
    Victoria Yeates
    Victoria Yeates
    • Sister Winifred
    Georgie Glen
    Georgie Glen
    • Miss Millicent Higgins…
    Bryony Hannah
    Bryony Hannah
    • Cynthia Miller…
    April Rae Hoang
    • May Tang
    Ella Bruccoleri
    Ella Bruccoleri
    • Sister Frances
    Pam Ferris
    Pam Ferris
    • Sister Evangelina
    • Creator
      • Heidi Thomas
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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.
    • Connections
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    User reviews127

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    9/10
    The milk of human kindness
    It's hard to believe that anyone could be as compassionate and tender as the midwives in Call the Midwife, compassion and tenderness being rare qualities in the increasingly disconnected world of the 21st century. I suspect those qualities are a real incentive for even the casual viewer of this series, which depicts the lives of midwives toiling in the east London of the late 50s- early 1960s. The world of almost 60 years ago was a very different one from today, both from a social and technological standpoint. I'm impressed by the attention to detail in the series, which allows viewers to immerse themselves in the stories, which touch upon issues such as abortion and incest, as well as the then real threats of polio and tuberculosis. More recent stories have even addressed the thalidomide tragedy. The acting is, without exception, top notch, especially that of Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan. I tend to be especially critical of shows that rely on lachrymose sentimentality to further the story. Call the Midwife is at times tender, sweet tempered and, well, nice, but never false as it displays the panorama of the human condition.
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    • Jul 7, 2016

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC - Official Site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Llamen a la partera
    • Filming locations
      • The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England, UK(London street exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • Neal Street Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1080i (HDTV)
      • 16:9 HD

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