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Call the Midwife: Season 1
Starring: Jessica Raine , Jenny Agutter , Pam Ferris
Directed by: Philippa Lowthorpe
Produced by: Hugh Warren
Written by: Heidi Thomas
Cherish every minute of this moving, intimate and sometimes humorous slice of life in poverty-ridden East London in the 1950s, as seen through the eyes of young, innocent midwife Jenny Lee. Fresh from nursing school, Jenny joins a team of midwives at Nonnatus House, a nursing convent, and makes friends with good-time Trixie, sensible Cynthia and fish-out-of-water Chummy. Join these caring women as they make their rounds on bikes, serving the needy. Based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth. Seen on PBS.
Item Number: 16872
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 6 Hours
- Originally Aired On:
- PBS
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Closed Captions / Subtitles:
- This Product has English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
- Special Features:
Cast and Crew Interviews
A moving, intimate, funny and, above all, true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the Fifties, based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty or indeed, life itself. Attached to an order of nursing nuns at Nonnatus House, Jenny is part of a team of midwives who visit expectant mothers, providing the poorest women with the best possible care. Here, the streets teem with children and with just one eight-bed maternity ward to serve the whole district, most deliveries take place at home. Following Jenny as she travels through the streets to meet her patients - like Conchita, who is on her 25th pregnancy and Mary, a prostitute and pregnant at just 15 - Call the Midwife offers a fascinating insight into a community on the brink of huge social change.
Vanessa Redgrave ... Mature Jenny (6 episodes, 2012)
Jessica Raine ... Jenny Lee (6 episodes, 2012)
Pam Ferris ... Sister Evangelina (6 episodes, 2012)
Helen George ... Trixie Franklin (6 episodes, 2012)
Laura Main ... Sister Bernadette (6 episodes, 2012)
Judy Parfitt ... Sister Monica Joan (6 episodes, 2012)
Bryony Hannah ... Cynthia Miller (6 episodes, 2012)
Jenny Agutter ... Sister Julienne (6 episodes, 2012)
Ben Caplan ... PC Peter Noakes (6 episodes, 2012)
Cliff Parisi ... Fred (6 episodes, 2012)
Miranda Hart ... Chummy Browne (5 episodes, 2012)
Stephen McGann ... Dr. Turner (5 episodes, 2012)
George Rainsford ... Jimmy (4 episodes, 2012)
Elizabeth Rider ... Peggy (2 episodes, 2012)
Sophie Cosson ... Ingrid Mason (2 episodes, 2012)
Amy McAllister ... Mary (2 episodes, 2012)
Series Directed by
Philippa Lowthorpe (3 episodes, 2012)
Jamie Payne (3 episodes, 2012)
Series Writing credits
Heidi Thomas (6 episodes, 2012)
Jennifer Worth (6 episodes, 2012)
Series Produced by
Tara B. Cook .... co-producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Pippa Harris .... executive producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Patrick Schweitzer .... line producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Heidi Thomas .... executive producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Hugh Warren .... producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Series Original Music by
Peter Salem (6 episodes, 2012)
Series Cinematography by
Chris Seager (6 episodes, 2012)
Series Film Editing by
Dave Thrasher (3 episodes, 2012)
Jamie Trevill (3 episodes, 2012)
Series Casting by
Andy Pryor (7 episodes, 2012)
Series Production Design by
Eve Stewart (unknown episodes)
Series Art Direction by
Leon McCarthy (6 episodes, 2012)
Series Costume Design by
Amy Roberts (unknown episodes)
