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Call the Midwife

In impoverished East London in the '50s and '60s, a group of midwives — some of whom are also nuns — find joy and heartbreak in and outside their work.
Starring:Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Laura Main
Creators:Heidi Thomas
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Episodes

Call the Midwife

  1. Watch Episode 1. Episode 1 of Season 1.

    Newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee arrives in the East End to embark on a challenging career alongside an order of nursing nuns.

  2. Watch Episode 2. Episode 2 of Season 1.

    As Jenny Lee settles into her role, there is a new arrival at Nonnatus House, Chummy.

  3. Watch Episode 3. Episode 3 of Season 1.

    Jenny is placed on the nursing roster to extend her experience of community practice.

  4. Watch Episode 4. Episode 4 of Season 1.

    When a baby is snatched from her pram, the local community unites to search for the child.

  5. Watch Episode 5. Episode 5 of Season 1.

    Jenny provides care for cancer patient Frank, and learns that love can come in many forms.

  6. Watch Episode 6. Episode 6 of Season 1.

    Jenny learns midwifery is full of surprises when Sister Monica Joan is put on trial.

  1. Watch Christmas Special 2012. Episode 1 of Season 2.

    When an abandoned baby is discovered on the steps of the convent, the whole community comes together to provide food and try to find his mother.

  2. Watch Episode 1. Episode 2 of Season 2.

    It's 1958 and the day after celebrating her birthday, Nurse Jenny Lee is assigned a patient who is trapped in an abusive marriage.

  3. Watch Episode 2. Episode 3 of Season 2.

    While Chummy prepares for mission work in Sierra Leone, Cynthia loses faith in her abilities, and Jimmy walks back into Jenny's life.

  4. Watch Episode 3. Episode 4 of Season 2.

    Jenny is sent to a short-staffed London hospital. Back at Nonnatus House, the nuns and midwives meet a pair of twins, one of whom is pregnant.

  5. Watch Episode 4. Episode 5 of Season 2.

    Returning from her stint at The London Hospital, Jenny and Sister Evangelina assist at the birth of the Roberts' baby, who is born with spina bifida.

  6. Watch Episode 5. Episode 6 of Season 2.

    The community pulls together to prepare for the annual Summer Fete and with the addition of a Baby Show, the midwives will be more involved than ever.

  7. Watch Episode 6. Episode 7 of Season 2.

    With the advent of the mass-Xray program, Dr Turner is determined that the community will no longer live under the threat of Tuberculosis.

  8. Watch Episode 7. Episode 8 of Season 2.

    Cynthia finds herself administering daily insulin injections to diabetic John Lacey, a man who consistently belittles his wife Annie.

  9. Watch Episode 8. Episode 9 of Season 2.

    Chummy and PC Noakes settle back down to life in Poplar and Jenny's own jubilation comes in the form of potential love interest Alec.

  1. Watch Christmas Special 2013. Episode 1 of Season 3.

    The residents of Poplar prepare for Christmas, but an unexploded bomb is discovered, throwing festivities into chaos.

  2. Watch Episode 1. Episode 2 of Season 3.

    Sister Monica Joan holds the key to the diagnosis of a mystery illness.

  3. Watch Episode 2. Episode 3 of Season 3.

    Trixie's feathers are ruffled when Jenny is promoted to "Acting Sister" by Sister Julienne.

  4. Watch Episode 3. Episode 4 of Season 3.

    Shelagh suffers devastating news and the midwives help pregnant inmates at Holloway Prison.

  5. Watch Episode 4. Episode 5 of Season 3.

    Jenny rushes to Alec's side when he is taken to the hospital after a horrific accident.

  6. Watch Episode 5. Episode 6 of Season 3.

    When a woman with Down's syndrome discovers she is pregnant, she faces a hard decision.

  7. Watch Episode 6. Episode 7 of Season 3.

    Patsy struggles to adapt to the unpredictable and chaotic working life of midwifery.

  8. Watch Episode 7. Episode 8 of Season 3.

    Sister Julienne must talk new mother Pamela down when she is found on the edge of a pier.

  9. Watch Episode 8. Episode 9 of Season 3.

    Shelagh and Dr. Turner nervously await life-changing news from the Adoption Society.

  1. Watch Christmas Special 2014. Episode 1 of Season 4.

    A present-day Jennifer recalls her youth at Nonnatus House; Chummy and Patsy bring joy to the festivities; Cynthia makes a life-changing decision.

  2. Watch Episode 1. Episode 2 of Season 4.

    An encounter with a needy child forces Trixie to see a darker side of life; Nonnatus House welcomes a new nurse; Tom plans a romantic surprise.

  3. Watch Episode 2. Episode 3 of Season 4.

    A problematic birth causes Barbara to doubt herself; a man from Sister Julienne's past returns; the new nurse fails to impress Sister Evangelina.

  4. Watch Episode 3. Episode 4 of Season 4.

    Poplar suffers a mysterious outbreak of dysentery; an expectant couple's life is turned upside down when the husband is arrested for moral indecency.

  5. Watch Episode 4. Episode 5 of Season 4.

    The midwives are in for a busy night when Sister Winifred focuses her efforts on Poplar's prostitutes. Cracks appear in Trixie and Tom's relationship.

  6. Watch Episode 5. Episode 6 of Season 4.

    Sister Julienne's faith is tested when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn. Dr. Turner's role in the case forces him to face his own demons.

  7. Watch Episode 6. Episode 7 of Season 4.

    A diabetic teen faces heartbreak when she falls pregnant through a secret romance; the midwives get involved with a settlement of Irish Travellers.

  8. Watch Episode 7. Episode 8 of Season 4.

    Motherhood intertwines the lives of estranged friends in an unexpected way; Barbara and Sister Mary Cynthia aid an elderly man and his steadfast wife.

  9. Watch Episode 8. Episode 9 of Season 4.

    Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to support a deaf mother-to-be; Fred's daughter is less than delighted about his upcoming wedding.

  1. Watch Christmas Special 2015: Part 1. Episode 1 of Season 5.

    As Tom and Shelagh scramble to prepare for a televised concert, a mother grapples with painful memories, and a sudden disappearance rocks Nonnatus.

  2. Watch Christmas Special 2015: Part 2. Episode 2 of Season 5.

    The nuns' search grows desperate. Meanwhile, a measles outbreak threatens to derail the Christmas show, and Iris gets the surprise of her life.

  3. Watch Episode 1. Episode 3 of Season 5.

    The birth of a baby with severe deformities leaves a family and the midwives reeling. Trixie's new passion stirs up tensions with Sister Julienne.

  4. Watch Episode 2. Episode 4 of Season 5.

    The wife of a struggling dockworker begs Barbara for help with a dire situation. Sister Evangelina's war on formula has unexpected consequences.

  5. Watch Episode 3. Episode 5 of Season 5.

    The outbreak of a rare disease takes an emotional toll on Patsy, while a young teacher suffers painful repercussions for her unplanned pregnancy.

  6. Watch Episode 4. Episode 6 of Season 5.

    Sister Julienne makes a disturbing discovery in the hospital maternity ward, and an ambitious student suddenly finds his future in limbo.

  7. Watch Episode 5. Episode 7 of Season 5.

    A young mother's troubled past comes back to haunt her as she struggles to connect with her baby. Dr. Turner gets a wake-up call from his own son.

  8. Watch Episode 6. Episode 8 of Season 5.

    Shame allows an attacker to continue preying on women. Efforts to hide a teen's pregnancy take an alarming turn. Dr. Turner's family plans a surprise.

  9. Watch Episode 7. Episode 9 of Season 5.

    A proud transient woman resists medical and family assistance. A crisis helps distant newlyweds to bond. Sister Evangelina returns, but is changed.

  10. Watch Episode 8. Episode 10 of Season 5.

    Dr. Turner has a horrifying realization. Nonnatus House is dealt an unexpected blow. Swift action is taken to ensure a baby isn't born out of wedlock.

  11. Watch Christmas Special 2016: Part 1. Episode 11 of Season 5.

    A call for help sends Nonnatus House staff to a mission hospital in rural South Africa, where Fred assists Nurse Crane with a birth in the wild.

  12. Watch Christmas Special 2016: Part 2. Episode 12 of Season 5.

    Dr. Myra's condition worsens. A lack of water spurs Tom to visit a bitter landowner. Trixie makes a shocking discovery about Roza's long-awaited baby.

  1. Watch Episode 1. Episode 1 of Season 6.

    A sudden change in management rocks Nonnatus House. A young mother takes a brave stand against her abusive husband. Shelagh reveals a joyful surprise.

  2. Watch Episode 2. Episode 2 of Season 6.

    A couple with dwarfism ready for their baby's birth. An explosion at the docks reveals a woeful lack of preparedness. Patsy faces a painful duty.

  3. Watch Episode 3. Episode 3 of Season 6.

    Sister Ursula's new 20-minute limit on home visits has dire consequences for an out-of-sorts mother and newborn living in substandard housing.

  4. Watch Episode 4. Episode 4 of Season 6.

    Tom is deeply affected by the case of an expectant single mother with financial difficulties who reluctantly accepts an offer from a wealthy cousin.

  5. Watch Episode 5. Episode 5 of Season 6.

    While trying to find an appropriate home for a 21-year-old orphan with Down syndrome, Fred and Sister Monica Joan stumble upon an upsetting discovery.

  6. Watch Episode 6. Episode 6 of Season 6.

    Sister Mary Cynthia returns home, but her path to recovery won't be straightforward. A cultural practice complicates childbirth for a Somali woman.

  7. Watch Episode 7. Episode 7 of Season 6.

    A mother prescribed thalidomide during pregnancy asks Dr. Turner to help prepare her disabled toddler for the future. An accident stuns Nurse Crane.

  8. Watch Episode 8. Episode 8 of Season 6.

    Barbara and Tom must fast-track their plans. The day Shelagh has been waiting for finally arrives. Trixie sees the dark side of contraceptive pills.

  9. Watch Christmas Special 2017. Episode 9 of Season 6.

    As a historically harsh winter hits Poplar on Boxing Day 1962, Valerie is left shaken by a complicated delivery, while Barbara and Tom get big news.

  1. Watch Episode 1. Episode 1 of Season 7.

    New midwife Lucille Anderson arrives at Nonnatus House. Phyllis stands up to Sgt. Woolf so her terminally ill patient can die peacefully at home.

  2. Watch Episode 2. Episode 2 of Season 7.

    The Turners get an au pair. Lucille is blamed for a new mother's rare complication. An expectant father is pressured by his wife to attend the birth.

  3. Watch Episode 3. Episode 3 of Season 7.

    After a mother abandons her disheveled children at the clinic, Phyllis and Trixie visit their home to investigate. Magda shares a secret with Valerie.

  4. Watch Episode 4. Episode 4 of Season 7.

    A Pakistani husband returns from a trip to his homeland with a shocking surprise. Sister Monica Joan is diagnosed with cataracts but refuses surgery.

  5. Watch Episode 5. Episode 5 of Season 7.

    A sailor rumored to have smallpox is chased into hiding in Poplar. Lucille earns the trust of a traumatized expectant mother. Barbara and Tom return.

  6. Watch Episode 6. Episode 6 of Season 7.

    Barbara ministers to a newly arrived Irish family beset by multiple tragedies. Valerie and Lucille's health classes for teen girls anger one mother.

  7. Watch Episode 7. Episode 7 of Season 7.

    Barbara's condition is diagnosed but remains touch and go. Dr. Turner urges a teen husband in jail to turn his life around. Lucille tries a new church.

  8. Watch Episode 8. Episode 8 of Season 7.

    A separated mom-to-be moves in with her widowed dad, who's forced to tell a secret. The town comes together to celebrate Sister Monica Joan's birthday.

  1. Watch Christmas Special 2018: Part 1. Episode 1 of Season 8.

    Three Chinese orphans and an election for a new mother superior bring Sisters Julienne and Winifred to the Mother House. A trend worries the midwives.

  2. Watch Christmas Special 2018: Part 2. Episode 2 of Season 8.

    The nuns manage to talk to the woman lurking about the Mother House. After a spirited debate, the vote is held. Christmas cheer comes to the orphanage.

  3. Watch Episode 1. Episode 3 of Season 8.

    Two new nuns arrive at Nonnatus House. A feverish Sister Monica Joan disappears. The midwives must secretly help a model who had an illegal procedure.

  4. Watch Episode 2. Episode 4 of Season 8.

    Lucille helps an elderly woman with a hoarding problem. A Ghanaian patient's childbirth complications introduce Dr. Turner to an unfamiliar disease.

  5. Watch Episode 3. Episode 5 of Season 8.

    A measles vaccine trial attracts a mother who's overly anxious about her baby. A mom of five's confidence is shaken when her sixth is born "different."

  6. Watch Episode 4. Episode 6 of Season 8.

    An admirer takes Nurse Crane on a date. An ambitious mom gets an unwelcome surprise. A rift divides a mother and daughter, who are both pregnant.

  7. Watch Episode 5. Episode 7 of Season 8.

    Lucille catches a young man's eye. A bride-to-be reveals a worrying secret to Trixie, while a dad-to-be suffers odd symptoms during his wife's labor.

  8. Watch Episode 6. Episode 8 of Season 8.

    Mother Mildred fills in for an injured Phyllis. A dockworker receives an alarming diagnosis. Lucille helps a teen who's determined to keep her newborn.

  9. Watch Episode 7. Episode 9 of Season 8.

    Sister Frances attempts her first solo delivery. Gonorrhea forces a pregnant wife to face a painful truth. Valerie gets a shock from her grandmother.

  10. Watch Episode 8. Episode 10 of Season 8.

    Valerie finds herself in a difficult position. The Turners say goodbye to May. Sister Hilda helps to fulfill a terminally ill teenager's last wish.

  1. Watch Episode 1. Episode 1 of Season 9.

    Nurse Crane discovers an outbreak of diphtheria in Poplar. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin. Sister Julienne receives troubling news.

  2. Watch Episode 2. Episode 2 of Season 9.

    Sister Julienne tries to help a pregnant prostitute. A woman becomes disoriented and forgets she's minding her granddaughter, leaving her unattended.

  3. Watch Episode 3. Episode 3 of Season 9.

    Lucille gets stuck in a lift with a racist woman in labor. A young immigrant mum is shunned by her husband. The midwives put on a charity fashion show.

  4. Watch Episode 4. Episode 4 of Season 9.

    Four young doctors arrive for a stay at Nonnatus House. Fred and Reggie befriend an ill man living in a condemned home who refuses to leave his pigeons.

  5. Watch Episode 5. Episode 5 of Season 9.

    A father-to-be's excessive worrying catches Sister Hilda's attention. Sister Monica Joan tries to finagle cinema tickets to "The Sound of Music."

  6. Watch Episode 6. Episode 6 of Season 9.

    The Turners' adoption of May is threatened by a visitor's arrival from overseas. A mum-to-be is determined to give birth on her late father's birthday.

  7. Watch Episode 7. Episode 7 of Season 9.

    Trixie helps prepare a blind mother to care for her newborn independently. Dr. McNulty's secret use of painkillers affects his professional judgment.

  8. Watch Episode 8. Episode 8 of Season 9.

    Sister Julienne gets an alarming letter. Valerie learns her grandmother is in hospital. Two pregnant women discover they share a shocking commonality.

  9. Watch Christmas Special 2019 Part 1. Episode 9 of Season 9.

    Mother Mildred brings the Nonnatus House team to Scotland's Outer Hebrides to start a branch house and treat locals lacking access to medical care.

  10. Watch Christmas Special 2019 Part 2. Episode 10 of Season 9.

    An emergency surgery forces Dr. Turner to face an old fear. Sister Monica Joan completes her spiritual quest. Reggie decides to set a world record.

  11. Watch Christmas Special 2020. Episode 11 of Season 9.

    When the circus comes to town, Nurse Crane realizes a dream. Shelagh coaches an old friend, who's had seven miscarriages, during her eighth attempt.

  1. Watch Episode 1. Episode 1 of Season 10.

    Trixie begins a stint at a posh hospital. Dr. Turner links a newborn's complications to a father's past. A crisis of faith overwhelms Sister Monica Joan.

  2. Watch Episode 2. Episode 2 of Season 10.

    Trixie's recent patient Fiona is readmitted to Lady Emily's. A pregnant mother whose husband is away at sea wants to give up her next baby for adoption.

  3. Watch Episode 3. Episode 3 of Season 10.

    A clinic patient claims she's pregnant, but tests show otherwise. Shelagh proposes an idea that would increase Nonnatus House's funding.

  4. Watch Episode 4. Episode 4 of Season 10.

    The pupil midwives arrive. Dr. Turner treats a patient who is determined to "cure" his homosexuality. Trixie attends the christening of Fiona's baby.

  5. Watch Episode 5. Episode 5 of Season 10.

    A toddler's lack of development worries Sister Julienne. Tensions brew between a pregnant teen who wants to keep her baby and her controlling mother.

  6. Watch Episode 6. Episode 6 of Season 10.

    A Hindu woman's childbirth fears are traced to a childhood trauma. A desperate patient's actions compel Trixie to publicly speak out on an issue.

  7. Watch Episode 7. Episode 7 of Season 10.

    Horrified by a local tenement's living conditions, Sister Frances enlists Violet's help. A pregnant woman plans to grant her sister's wish to be a mum.

  8. Watch Episode 8. Episode 8 of Season 10.

    Past and present cast and crew members recall their favorite moments from the past 10 years and go behind the scenes to show how they were created.

  1. Watch Christmas Special 2021. Episode 1 of Season 11.

    As Christmas approaches, Cyril and Lucille prepare for their Boxing Day wedding and the midwives of Nonnatus House field several challenging cases.

  2. Watch Episode 1. Episode 2 of Season 11.

    A work crew's disturbing discovery in a Poplar building stirs up a family's secrets. One patient fears her second delivery will be like her first.

  3. Watch Episode 2. Episode 3 of Season 11.

    Lucille supports a single mother under scrutiny. Miss Higgins gets a terrible shock, and the midwives try to contain a scabies outbreak.

  4. Watch Episode 3. Episode 4 of Season 11.

    A talented young singer under Nurse Crane's care faces a difficult decision. Nancy connects with a homeless man who has fallen through the cracks.

  5. Watch Episode 4. Episode 5 of Season 11.

    A new father is haunted by his memories of the Holocaust. Cyril searches for a job and Trixie helps a young mother struggling to breastfeed her baby.

  6. Watch Episode 5. Episode 6 of Season 11.

    Trixie treats a man injured in a construction accident. Nancy and Sister Frances educate a primary school class. Nurse Crane gets big news.

  7. Watch Episode 6. Episode 7 of Season 11.

    Shelagh steps in to help cover cases while two midwives are away. Lucille grieves after a loss and Matthew encounters some free-spirited squatters.

  8. Watch Episode 7. Episode 8 of Season 11.

    Sister Frances befriends a lonely teenage mother and Sister Hilda challenges Nancy to reach her full potential. A disaster shocks all of Poplar.

  9. Watch Episode 8. Episode 9 of Season 11.

    After a devastating accident, everyone at Nonnatus House must pull together to help the community recover even while fearing for their own loved ones.

  1. Watch Christmas Special 2022. Episode 1 of Season 12.

    As they prepare for a holiday talent show, the midwives support an expectant mother released from prison and a family shaken by thalidomide's effects.

  2. Watch Episode 1. Episode 2 of Season 12.

    A new arrival from the Mother House bends a few rules and an inflammatory speech sows tensions in Poplar. Cancer brings a couple's secret to light.

  3. Watch Episode 2. Episode 3 of Season 12.

    Struggling herself, Lucille connects with an isolated patient. Trixie and Sister Julienne counsel a young woman facing a mysterious health problem.

  4. Watch Episode 3. Episode 4 of Season 12.

    Sister Veronica steps in when a new marriage becomes a nightmare. Nancy navigates a sticky situation. The Turners treat a baby with a rare condition.

  5. Watch Episode 4. Episode 5 of Season 12.

    Facing criticism, Nurse Crane defends her approach to midwifery. A contagious outbreak strikes the maternity home and Reggie battles puzzling malaise.

  6. Watch Episode 5. Episode 6 of Season 12.

    Matthew strives to show his father the true value of Poplar. Nancy asks for Cyril's help supporting a young man with a mental health crisis.

  7. Watch Episode 6. Episode 7 of Season 12.

    With wedding plans in full swing, Trixie mediates between a teen mother and her parents. Sister Veronica focuses on the district's youngest workers.

  8. Watch Episode 7. Episode 8 of Season 12.

    While a housing crisis impacts one of Nancy's pregnant patients, a mysterious outbreak of hepatitis cases strikes one of the Order's own.

  9. Watch Episode 8. Episode 9 of Season 12.

    As Trixie and Matthew's big day arrives, Shelagh advises a couple dealing with in-laws from different cultures, and Nancy weighs a momentous decision.

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Sentimental, Nostalgic, Bittersweet
Cast
Vanessa RedgraveJenny AgutterLaura MainStephen McGannJudy ParfittCliff ParisiHelen GeorgeLinda BassettMax MacmillanAlice BrownAnnabelle ApsionVictoria YeatesLeonie ElliottBryony HannahPam FerrisJack AshtonBen CaplanEmerald FennellJessica RaineMiranda Hart

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