Call the Midwife
In 1950's London, they delivered hope for all.
Created by Heidi Thomas
On BBC One
A tender, long-running period drama centered on midwives delivering life and hope in postwar East London, balancing clinical realism with deep human warmth.
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.
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Essence
Ensemble
Vanessa Redgrave
Jennifer Worth (voice)
Jenny Agutter
Sister Julienne
Judy Parfitt
Sister Monica Joan
Linda Bassett
Phyllis Crane
Stephen McGann
Dr Patrick Turner
Leonie Elliott
Nurse Lucille Anderson
Pam Ferris
Sister Evangelina
Alice Brown
Angela Turner
Laura Main
Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner
Bryony Hannah
Cynthia Miller
Cliff Parisi
Fred Burkle
Georgie Glen
Millicent Higgins
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