Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to early 1970s.
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Awards:
- 21 wins & 27 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... |
Mature Jennifer Worth
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(123 episodes, 2012-2025)
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| Laura Main | ... |
Nurse Shelagh Turner
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(123 episodes, 2012-2025)
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| Jenny Agutter | ... |
Sister Julienne
(123 episodes, 2012-2025)
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| Stephen McGann | ... |
Dr. Patrick Turner
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(122 episodes, 2012-2025)
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| Judy Parfitt | ... |
Sister Monica Joan
(121 episodes, 2012-2025)
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| Cliff Parisi | ... |
Fred Buckle
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(118 episodes, 2012-2025)
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| Helen George | ... |
Nurse Trixie Franklin
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(114 episodes, 2012-2025)
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| Linda Bassett | ... |
Nurse Phyllis Crane
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(94 episodes, 2015-2025)
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| Annabelle Apsion | ... |
Violet Buckle
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(81 episodes, 2015-2025)
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Alice Brown | ... |
Angela Turner
(81 episodes, 2015-2025)
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| Max Macmillan | ... |
Timothy Turner
(72 episodes, 2012-2024)
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| Georgie Glen | ... |
Miss Millicent Higgins
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(63 episodes, 2018-2025)
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April Rae Hoang | ... |
May Tang
(55 episodes, 2018-2025)
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| Zephryn Taitte | ... |
Cyril Robinson
(49 episodes, 2019-2025)
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| Leonie Elliott | ... |
Nurse Lucille Anderson
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(46 episodes, 2018-2023)
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| Victoria Yeates | ... |
Sister Winifred
(46 episodes, 2014-2019)
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| Bryony Hannah | ... |
Cynthia Miller
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(42 episodes, 2012-2017)
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Edward Shaw | ... |
Teddy Turner
(38 episodes, 2020-2025)
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Daniel Laurie | ... |
Reggie Jackson
(37 episodes, 2017-2025)
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| Ella Bruccoleri | ... |
Sister Frances
(36 episodes, 2018-2022)
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| Pam Ferris | ... |
Sister Evangelina
(36 episodes, 2012-2016)
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| Megan Cusack | ... |
Nurse Nancy Corrigan
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(35 episodes, 2021-2025)
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| Jack Ashton | ... |
Tom Hereward
(35 episodes, 2014-2018)
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| Fenella Woolgar | ... |
Sister Hilda
(34 episodes, 2018-2025)
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| Jennifer Kirby | ... |
Nurse Valerie Dyer
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(33 episodes, 2017-2020)
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| Ben Caplan | ... |
PC Peter Noakes
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(32 episodes, 2012-2017)
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| Olly Rix | ... |
Matthew Aylward
(32 episodes, 2021-2024)
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| Charlotte Ritchie | ... |
Nurse Barbara Gilbert
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(30 episodes, 2015-2018)
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| Rebecca Gethings | ... |
Sister Veronica
(27 episodes, 2023-2025)
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| Emerald Fennell | ... |
Nurse Patsy Mount
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(27 episodes, 2013-2017)
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| Francesca Fullilove | ... |
Colette Corrigan
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(26 episodes, 2021-2025)
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| Jessica Raine | ... |
Jenny Lee
(23 episodes, 2012-2014)
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| Miranda Hart | ... |
Chummy Noakes
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(22 episodes, 2012-2015)
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| Kate Lamb | ... |
Nurse Delia Busby
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(21 episodes, 2015-2017)
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| Linda Hargreaves | ... |
Mrs. Wallace
(21 episodes, 2021-2025)
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| Renee Bailey | ... |
Nurse Joyce Highland
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(18 episodes, 2024-2025)
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| Natalie Quarry | ... |
Nurse Rosalind Clifford
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(18 episodes, 2024-2025)
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| Trevor Cooper | ... |
Sergeant Woolf
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(14 episodes, 2017-2020)
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Jack Hawkins | ... |
Christopher Dockerill
(10 episodes, 2017-2018)
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Archie O'Callaghan | ... |
Jonty Aylward
(10 episodes, 2022-2024)
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| Nicky Goldie | ... |
Aunt Flo
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(8 episodes, 2016-2020)
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| Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Mother Mildred
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(7 episodes, 2018-2021)
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| George Rainsford | ... |
Jimmy
(7 episodes, 2012-2013)
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Jake Bailey | ... |
Jack Smith
(7 episodes, 2012-2014)
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| Dorothy Atkinson | ... |
Jane Sutton
(6 episodes, 2013)
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| Leo Staar | ... |
Alec Jesmond
(6 episodes, 2013-2014)
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Rachel Nicholson | ... |
Pupil Midwife Kathy Downes
(6 episodes, 2024)
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Shamia Phills | ... |
Pupil Midwife Norelle Morris
(6 episodes, 2024)
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Gerrard McArthur | ... |
Mr. Kenley
(6 episodes, 2016-2020)
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Christopher Harper | ... |
Geoffrey Franklin
(6 episodes, 2023-2025)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC1)
- BBC First (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Cosmote TV (2018) (Greece) (tv) (on demand)
- Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) (Greece) (tv)
- Just Bridge Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
- Omroep MAX (Netherlands) (tv)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (United States) (tv)
- RTL Passion (Germany) (tv)
- SF Film Finland (2013) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sveriges Television (SVT) (Sweden) (tv) (SVT1)
- TNU - Canal 5 (2015) (Uruguay) (tv)
- Universal Pictures (Germany) (DVD)
- YLE Areena (2015) (Finland)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Shadowjack (visual effects)
- Artem
- Artem (special effects)
- Colin Gorry Effects
- Filmgate (visual effects)
Other Companies
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting equipment)
- ARRI Media (Arriflex D-21 camera provided by)
- Access Bookings (accommodation services)
- Aimimage / Ice Film (camera systems & lenses by)
- Angels the Costumiers (costumes)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Bare Arms (armourers)
- Buzzy's Recording (adr recording)
- Extra People (extras casting)
- Guys & Dolls Casting (extras casting)
- Hothouse Music (music supervision)
- Huge Designs (titles)
- Hyperactive Broadcast (Avid rental and support)
- Key Casting (extras casting)
- Molinare Studio (post-production)
- Moving Picture Logistics (swing drivers supplied by)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Rachel's People (extras casting)
- Representation Upson Edwards (production services)
- Rose TV and film catering (catering)
- Setkeeper (pre-production software by)
- UCNS (Production Technology)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (adr recording)
- We Got POP (production software)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth; the story follows 22-year-old Jenny, who in 1957 leaves her comfortable home to become a midwife in London's East End. She is surprised to find that she will be living in a convent: Nonnatus House. Working alongside fellow nurses and the medically-trained nuns, Jenny has her eyes opened to the harsh living conditions of the slums, but she also discovers the warm hearts and the bravery of the mothers. Even after Jenny leaves Nonnatus, she continues to chronicle the lives of the midwives who have become her family. Written by L. Hamre |
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| Taglines | In 1950's London, they delivered hope for all. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #17.10 (2012). See more » |