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Call the Midwife (2012)

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.

Real Babies, Real Divas: Call the Midwife uses real newborns in its birth scenes, but filming with them isn't always smooth sailing. The babies have strict 15-minute on-set limits and require a quiet, warm environment, leading some of the cast to jokingly call them "divas".
Dockyard Double: While the show is set in Poplar, East London, many exterior scenes are actually filmed at the Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent. The dockyard provides a convincing backdrop for the 1950s and 60s era, and one of its roads was even nicknamed "Chummy's Hill" after Miranda Hart's character learned to ride a bike there.
From Page to Screen, with a Little Toe Blowing: The series is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, and the creator Heidi Thomas ensures the babies look perfect on screen. Their midwifery consultant, Terri Coates, has a gentle trick for getting newborns to open their eyes: lightly blowing on their toes.
Hidden Doctor Who Fan: In a fun Easter egg, Sister Monica Joan is revealed to be a Doctor Who fan. In one episode, when the Nonnatus House television malfunctions, she impatiently whacks it, resulting in the appearance of Jon Pertwee, the Third Doctor.
Creator's Romance: Stephen McGann, who plays Dr. Turner, is married to Heidi Thomas, the creator and writer of Call the Midwife. They met in the mid-1980s when McGann auditioned for a play Thomas wrote.

Released Jan. 15, 2012 5989 min Episode 53 min 14+

Genres: Drama, History

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Watch Providers: Netflix, PBS, Hoopla, Netflix Standard with Ads, KQED + 2 more, Thirteen, WETA+

Production Companies: BBC, Neal Street Productions

Network: BBC One

Country: United Kingdom
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Heidi Thomas

Heidi Thomas
Director

Helen George

Helen George
Trixie Franklin

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter
Sister Julienne

Judy Parfitt

Judy Parfitt
Sister Monica Joan

Cliff Parisi

Cliff Parisi
Fred Burkle

Laura Main

Laura Main
Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave
Jennifer Worth (voice)

Stephen McGann

Stephen McGann
Patrick Turner

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett
Phyllis Crane

Specials

18 episodes

7.6

Series 1

6 episodes

7.6

Series 2

8 episodes

7.6

Series 3

8 episodes

7.4

Series 4

8 episodes

8.0

Series 5

8 episodes

8.0

Series 6

8 episodes

7.9

Series 7

8 episodes

7.7

Series 8

8 episodes

7.7

Series 9

8 episodes

8.0

Series 10

7 episodes

7.7

Series 11

8 episodes

7.9

Series 12

8 episodes

5.1

Series 13

8 episodes

4.9

Series 14

8 episodes

5.0

Series 15

4 episodes

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Watch Trailer

BBC One

5989 min

53 min/ep

Jan. 15, 2012

Jan. 25, 2026, midnight

Feb. 1, 2026, midnight

Returning Series

TV-PG

14+

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