Call the Midwife (2012)
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.
Featured Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
Jennifer Worth (voice)
Helen George
Trixie Franklin
Jenny Agutter
Sister Julienne
Judy Parfitt
Sister Monica Joan
Cliff Parisi
Fred Burkle
Stephen McGann
Patrick Turner
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
6 episodesIn season one we are introduced to the local community through the eyes of young nurse Jenny Lee as she lives and works as a midwife alongside the Nun...
Aired: Jan 15, 2012
Series 2
8 episodesThe second season sees young nurse Jenny Lee continue her work as a midwife in the local community alongside the Nuns of the Order of St. Raymond of N...
Aired: Jan 20, 2013
Series 3
8 episodesThis season, Chummy, PC Noakes and baby Freddy are back in the East End and Jenny faces huge challenges both personally and professionally.
Aired: Jan 19, 2014
Series 4
8 episodesSeason four finds the community preparing to enter a new decade - the 1960s. Nurse Trixie receives a proposal from handsome young curate Tom Hereward....
Aired: Jan 18, 2015
Series 5
8 episodesIn season five, Sister Monica Joan goes missing at Christmas time leaving the nuns and nurses distraught. Shelagh rushes to put together a children’s...
Aired: Jan 17, 2016
Series 6
8 episodesIt is now 1962, and the Nonnatus House team are as committed to caring for the people of Poplar as always. However, the social revolution in the outsi...
Aired: Jan 22, 2017
Series 7
8 episodesIn series seven, the nuns and nurses are tested as they have never been before, both personally and professionally. All around them they see the old E...
Aired: Jan 21, 2018
Series 8
8 episodesIt is now 1964 and it's evident how the times are changing: from the beacon of the contraceptive pill and the shadow of the 1967 Abortion Act, to the...
Aired: Jan 13, 2019
Series 9
8 episodesThe medics and midwives of Nonnatus House are entering a bold and innovative era. They face unexpected challenges as the population shifts, rules chan...
Aired: Jan 05, 2020
Series 10
7 episodesIt’s 1966, and it’s a testing time for the midwives. But there’s excitement, too, as the women’s rights movement intensifies. With Trixie’s help, Sist...
Aired: Apr 18, 2021
Series 11
8 episodesFollowing an eventful Christmas, the midwives return to their rounds in East London in Easter 1967. Celebrations are underway for a colourful Easter B...
Aired: Jan 02, 2022
Series 12
8 episodesIt's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous "Rivers of Blood" speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support...
Aired: Jan 01, 2023
Series 13
8 episodesIt is now 1969 and more babies are being born in hospital than ever before. Pressure on maternity beds remains extremely high across the country but P...
Aired: Jan 07, 2024
Series 14
8 episodesAired: Jan 05, 2025
