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Season 5 – Call the Midwife

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Adapted by Heidi Thomas from the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth, this drama series is a moving, funny, colorful look at midwifery and family in 1950s East End London. It follows newly qualified midwife Jenny, who joins an eccentric, lovable community of nuns who are nurses at Nonnatus House. Jenny is surprised to find herself at a convent -- she thought she was being sent to a small private hospital -- and is initially daunted by her surroundings, most notably the formidable Sister Evangelina and the unconventional Sister Monica Joan. But Jenny gradually begins to find her way and develops incredible friendships among the nurses, as they are drawn into the lives and homes of the women and families they treat.
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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Its portrait of women navigating a world that's rapidly opening up yet still frustratingly restrictive... -- feels disarmingly honest and real. Sep 28, 2018 Full Review Carol Midgley Times (UK) This drama leaves me conflicted: I cannot bear its twee, lame attempts at light relief, but then when it tackles brave, serious, public health stories it has me blubbing. Rated: 4/5 Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Emily Nussbaum The New Yorker Call the Midwife takes tragedy seriously, dwelling in the promise that medicine might treat human suffering as something essentially spiritual, not merely mechanical. Jun 13, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Season 5 is already hanging on its thread. The story was very forced and the characters just aren't living up to the standard. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jenny Agutter

Sister Julienne

Pam Ferris

Sister Evangelina

Judy Parfitt

Sister Monica Joan

Helen George

Trixie Franklin

Miranda Hart

Chummy Browne

Linda Bassett

Nurse Phyllis

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 17, 2016 Easter approaches, and for the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House it's as busy as ever as babies are born to myriad families across the borough. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 24, 2016 Nurse Crane meets a new friend who promises great adventure, but hides a surprising secret. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 31, 2016 The pressure is on at Nonnatus House to find the source of a case of typhoid; an unwed teacher's pregnancy results in mixed reactions. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 7, 2016 A limbless child tests Sister Julienne's faith; a pregnancy poses a problem for a man who was planning to attend university. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 14, 2016 Dr. Turner and Shelagh reassess their lifestyles as they fight for respiratory health for patients; Fred's oversight of Violet's shop has unforeseen consequences; a mother's past causes problems for her family. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 21, 2016 A woman decides not to report a rape; a mother conceals her daughter's pregnancy; Shelagh and Timothy arrange a family camping holiday. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 28, 2016 Dr. Turner is excited about the contraceptive pill; Patsy helps a transient woman; Nurse Crane assists in a post-natal emergency; Sister Evangelina returns. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 6, 2016 Poplar is shaken as the cause of infant deformities is revealed. Details

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Season Info

Director
Philippa Lowthorpe
Screenwriter
Heidi Thomas
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 17, 2016
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