Network: PBS
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: September 30, 2012 — present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Bryony Hannah, Laura Main, Stephen McGann, Cliff Parisi, Ben Caplan, Emerald Fennell, Victoria Yeates, Linda Bassett, Charlotte Ritchie, and Vanessa Redgrave (voice only).
TV show description:
Based on memoirs by Jennifer Worth, this period drama series takes place in the 50s and 60s and revolves around a group of nurse midwives in the Poplar district of London’s poor East End.
Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine) is a new midwife who, thinking she’s taking a midwife job at a small hospital, is shocked to learn she is actually working for the Nonnatus House convent. Having had a privileged childhood, she soon finds out about all the deprivation occurring in the Poplar district — while having to ensure safe deliveries for mothers and care for their newborns.
Good-humoured and monumentally kind, midwife Camilla “Chummy” Cholomondely-Browne (Miranda Hart) is the daughter of a prominent family. She grew up lonely in boarding schools and is crippled by a lack of self-confidence.
Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) is the most experienced of the group. She’s quite devoted to her faith, very practical and often helps mediate disagreements of her co-workers.
Energetic, Sister Evangelina (Pam Ferris) comes from a similar tough background as her patients. Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) was one of the first women in Britain to become a midwife and also became a nun, actions which have been difficult for her relatives to reconcile.
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What do you think? Do you like the Call the Midwife TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
Love this wholesome and sometimes harsh realities of life in the 50’s. Love it. Please continue. And also bring Chumley back. I miss her!
Please consider a book of the final comments done by Vanessa Redgrave.
Each one is so inspiring and thought provoking..
What am I waiting for? Been waiting for so long! Why does it take over a year?
Renewed, absolutely! Based on real characters, it demonstrates care and kindness while depicting the attitudes and problems of that place and time. Brilliantly written and acted!
Call Your Midwife is the BEST show I have ever seen on television. They are all part of the family now. Wonderful scripts, characters, actors and scenery. Keep it going forever.
What date will we have Call the Midwife on PBS in the USA for 2020 season?
I have enjoyed the Midwives for the last 5 years.
I have 2 sisters that watch it too please don’t
Cancel.
I absolutely love call of midwife.
Yes! I love this show and so does my 85 year old mother! It’s so well written, the actors are amazing and i look forward to each episode! Keep up the great work!!
We look forward to each new season of Call the Midwife. We are members of our PBS station.
My favorite show looked for it for a couple days did not understand it was canceled
Please keep the show going, it is wonderful and a joy to watch!