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Season 12 – 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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Ed Cumming Daily Telegraph (UK) The accidental political angle, about how we value those who care for us at our most vulnerable moments, is more effective than the overt race-relations lesson. Rated: 3/5 Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Aidan Smith Scotsman It is a drama that’s unashamedly nostalgic, unapologetically sentimental and, as the soundtrack strings gently weep, relentless in its search for the good in people. Dec 28, 2023 Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Heidi Thomas, the show's ingenious creator who has devised a dozen variations on the Nativity story since 2012, was having other fun with names. One baby's dad was called Mitchell, a nod to EastEnders... Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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David F Season 12 is here. And with it the Christmas special. Minty is going to make it the best Christmas Walford, I mean Poplar 'as ever 'ad. This series is a far cry from the early years of the show, where we followed the patients' pregnancies and first few post-natal weeks. Now it seems every episode is more-or-less self-contained, though it is nice to see the little Thalidomide girl back, facing clichéd challenges of discrimination and early artificial limbs with gusto. It's also lovely to see Reggie the Down's syndrome chap back helping in the paper shop, as well as the (current) series regulars. Sister Monica Joan's Alzheimer's disease hasn't progressed much in the past twelve years, you'll be pleased to know, but of course the biggest "diseases" the characters have to deal with are homelessness, starvation, and ignorance. Luckily, there's a friendly millionaire on hand to wave a magic wand and resolve any plot lines necessary. The music is getting on my nerves though, it's the same little snippets again and again. Could they not have commissioned some new stuff? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jenny Agutter

Sister Julienne

Annabelle Apsion

Violet Buckle

Linda Bassett

Nurse Phyllis Crane

Leonie Elliott

Nurse Lucille Anderson

Helen George

Nurse Beatrix `Trixie' Franklin

Laura Main

Nurse Shelagh Turner (formerly Sister Bernadette)

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 1, 2023 It is April 1968 and change is coming to Nonnatus House; the sisters intend to make a good impression on new recruit Sister Veronica. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 8, 2023 Lucille struggles with her mental and emotional health; Sister Julienne worries about a red rash on a patient's breast and a referral is quickly made to St. Cuthbert's. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 15, 2023 As she sets about helping a mother whose newborn baby is suffering from a clotting disorder, Nancy is harboring a secret of her own; Sister Veronica meets a newlywed on her rounds and the case shocks the women of Nonnatus house. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 22, 2023 Nurse Crane is shocked when her fitness comes into question; Trixie cares for a Hindu mother and her newborn twins; a gastroenteritis outbreak is declared at the maternity home. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 29, 2023 Nancy oversees a child born out of wedlock, but things take a turn; Dr. Turner and Sister Veronica discuss a new contraception procedure: the vasectomy; the Board of Health delivers unwelcome news to Sister Julienne. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 5, 2023 Sister Veronica spearheads a new initiative to monitor the health of working children in the borough; Trixie is thrown into a challenging case involving an underage mother. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 12, 2023 Preparations for Trixie and Matthew's wedding are underway; Nancy makes a home visit to Imelda O'Connor and is surprised that Imelda, her husband Maurice and young son Paul are living in a cramped caravan on a building site. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 26, 2023 A series of disasters threaten Trixie and Matthew's wedding day; a horrific car crash turns into a race against time; Sister Julienne hatches a plan to save Nonnatus House. Details

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Season Info

Director
Sydney Macartney, David Tucker, James Larkin, Corin Campbell-Hill, Ruth Platt, Sarah Esdaile
Executive Producer
Pippa Harris
Screenwriter
Heidi Thomas, Nicola Wilson, Sally Abbott, Lucy Catherine, Lisa Holdsworth
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Holiday, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 1, 2023
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