Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt
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6 episodes
1. Episode 1Jenny Lee start her midwife career at Nonnatus House in London. She is surprised to find that it is a nursing convent and not a hospital. Her first case is a woman pregnant for the 25th time!TV-PGCC50minJan 15, 2012
2. Episode 2A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny sees an unfamiliar darker side of life following an encounter with a runaway.TV-PGCC46minJan 22, 2012
3. Episode 3Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old soldier with awful leg ulcers. Trixie and Cynthia enrol Winnie Lawson as a new patient.TV-PGCC52minJan 29, 2012
4. Episode 4A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees another sort of loss as she tends to soon-to-be parents David and Margaret.TV-PGCC50minFeb 5, 2012
5. Episode 5When Peggy’s brother is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jenny gets to know the siblings better. The Nonnatus House residents get involved in Fred’s latest money-making scheme which involves a pig called Evie.TV-PGCC49minFeb 12, 2012
6. Episode 6When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and has her wedding on her own terms. Senile Sister Monica Joan is arrested for shoplifting.TV-PGCC51minFeb 19, 2012
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Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Heidi Thomas
- Studio
- BBC, Neal Street Productions
