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      Season 9 – Call the Midwife

      2020 Drama List
      Reviews 87% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Vudu Premiered Mar 30 Buy Now

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      Episode 1 Aired Jan 5, 2020 Dr. Turner and Nurse Crane deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria; the team tries to reunite an abandoned baby with its mother. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 12, 2020 Fred and Sister Monica Joan catch a woman stealing milk, and end up caring for her when they find out she is pregnant; romance blooms between Miss Higgins and Sergeant Woolf. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 19, 2020 Lucille is seconded to St. Cuthbert's where she delivers a baby in an elevator; Nurse Crane gives vaccines to new students; Violet, Trixie, Sister Frances and Valerie organize a fashion show for the community. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 26, 2020 Four new doctors arrive at Nonnatus House, causing a stir among the midwives; Fred makes a discovery while on rounds. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 2, 2020 Sister Frances tries to help a patient's wife who refuses care; Nurse Crane is frustrated by an anxious father who insists on being present for his child's birth. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 9, 2020 Fred attempts to reinstate the Poplar Horticulture Show; the Turners receive alarming news about their daughter; Valerie's pregnant cousin hopes her baby is born before her due date. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 16, 2020 The team celebrates the arrival of the long-awaited incubator; a patient with a troubled home life needs emotional and medical support; Nurse Crane struggles with the cubs. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 23, 2020 Sister Julienne fights back after receiving a letter from the council saying they will cut funding to Nonnatus House; nurse Crane cares for an unmarried expectant mother; Petra must move up her wedding after getting pregnant. Details

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      Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) It was bang on the money with the story of Gloria, a young wife hoping for a Christmas miracle after experiencing so much loss. We cheered her home like the champion she was. Dec 28, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Bla M The season before Covid kicked in. Great storylines and superb acting! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/22 Full Review simonomis Nine seasons in and still going strong. What a series! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/22 Full Review Audience Member love the characters and the development of their stories. My favorite is sister Monica Joan. LOVE HER and her messages. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Most tv shows in this genre are cheesy, cheaply-made, and don't portray real life at all. They're usually dramatized and full of crazy plots with events that would never happen in real life. On the other hand, Call the Midwife is an extremely well-made tv show. Each character goes through things and reacts to them the same way someone would in real life. This makes it seem so much more realistic compared to other tv shows similar to this one. After watching every season, the viewer really gets emotionally attached to the characters in a good way. The characters start to seem like real-life friends even though everyone knows they're just tv show characters. It's always sad when one of them leaves the show or experiences a tragic event in either their work or personal life. They all have their own struggles. The struggles are portrayed in a way that shows the effects they could really have on people. The situations aren't minimized, but they aren't overly dramatized either. The show portrays real emotions and does a wonderful job of keeping the audience entertained. Even with all of the sad things happening, there is enough humor and happy scenes to make it worth taking the time to watch the show. It is heard from people in the medical field that the births and other medical situations portrayed in this show are extremely realistic. As someone who has attended a birth, I also believe the births are realistic. They aren't overly graphic, but do show that births aren't glamorous and can also be a messy process. They don't leave out the tragedies that can occur during a birth or directly after a birth. They don't hide the fact that sometimes there are complications with the mother and/or child. Sometimes the midwives and nurses have to deal with their own fear of a situation and not being quite sure how to handle things. In this case, the tension is shown as the midwife tries to figure out the best way to handle the situation, whether that is calling for an ambulance, a doctor, or just a more experienced midwife. Other people think the show doesn't portray the time period as accurately as they should. Regardless of that, the show is entertaining even if every little detail isn't perfectly portrayed. The storylines are still interesting even with details that may be slightly off. Overall, Call the Midwife is an amazing tv show! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Rather disappointed with series 9, it has lost the depth and sensitivity of previous series, and seems somewhat mechanical. The story-lines are shallow and bordering on irritating, in parts it seems very Americanised. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Season Info

      Director
      Sydney Macartney, Noreen Kershaw, Kate Cheeseman, David O'Neill
      Executive Producer
      Pippa Harris, Heidi Thomas, Ann Tricklebank
      Screenwriter
      Heidi Thomas, Paul Walker, Jonathan Harvey, Andrea Gibb, Helen Raynor, Carolyn Bonnyman, Debbie O'Malley
      Network
      BBC
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date
      Jan 5, 2020
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