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Season 6 – 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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Jasper Rees Daily Telegraph (UK) Call the Midwife has not lost its zeal for portraying the grimy hardships of East End life nor the sludgy realities of childbirth. Rated: 3/5 Jan 31, 2017 Full Review Euan Ferguson Guardian This has never, despite occasionally being wrongly sold as such, been sweetly cosy retro TV, and shows no signs of easing on the social grit as we move further into the 1960s. Jan 31, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member "I find that love, I believe, though it hurts, is worth it" "I find two opinions are better than one; PARTICULARLY if one of them is mine." "People who have secrets are usually afraid. Afraid of being laughed at, or rejected or punished. Persecuted even" "Trust unfolds in a friendship Christopher. And just because a friendship becomes something else doesn't mean it has to unfold faster." Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jenny Agutter

Sister Julienne

Linda Bassett

Nurse Phyllis

Judy Parfitt

Sister Monica Joan

Bryony Hannah

Sister Mary Cynthia

Laura Main

Shalagh Turner (formerly Shelagh Turner)

Emerald Fennell

Nurse Patsy Mount

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 25, 2016 Christmas Special Understaffed, underfunded, and with a poor water supply, struggling Hope Clinic is faced with closure. Can our much loved medics and midwives make a difference to the people whose lives depend upon its work? Details Episode 1 Aired Jan 22, 2017 Episode 1 The team reunite but is alarmed when there is a change of management at Nonnatus House; Sister Mary Cynthia's mental health takes a turn for the worse. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 25, 2016 Christmas Special By the time the mission trip concludes, some lives are permanently changed. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 29, 2017 Sister Ursula continues to reign with an iron fist and the midwives at Nonnatus House struggle to toe the line; George Marsh is badly burnt in an explosion and is unable to support his new family. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 5, 2017 A new government paper calls for the eradication of small hospitals in favor of large general hospitals; Dr. Turner and Shelagh are informed that an inspection of the maternity home will decide its fate. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 12, 2017 An expectant mother with financial struggles enters into a painful arrangement with her cousin. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 19, 2017 Nonnatus House welcomes new recruit Nurse Valerie Dyer; a vulnerable young man captures Fred and Violet's hearts; the whereabouts of Sister Mary Cynthia is a concern. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 26, 2017 Valerie Dyer cares for a pregnant Somali woman and is shocked by aspects of this unfamiliar culture. The nuns and midwives try to provide the best care for Sister Mary Cynthia. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 5, 2017 Dr. Turner helps the Mullucks cope with the stress of caring for a disabled child as the terrible legacy of thalidomide becomes apparent; Nurse Crane faces an unexpected crisis. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 12, 2017 An unexpected turn of events leads to a hastily-planned wedding; Shelagh finally goes into labor; the arrival of the pill leads to unforeseen consequences. Details

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Season Info

Director
Sydney Macartney
Executive Producer
Pippa Harris
Screenwriter
Heidi Thomas
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Dec 25, 2016
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