Call the Midwife. Season 1

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Based on the memoirs by Jennifer Worth.
DVD extras (disc 2): Wimples, babies and bicycles; cast members discuss giving birth to "Call the Midwife".
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program 2012.
Disc 1. episode 1 / directed by Philippa Lowthorpe ; written by Heidi Thomas. episode 2 / directed by Philippa Lowthorpe ; written by Heidi Thomas. episode 3 / directed by Philippa Lowthorpe ; written by Jack Williams -- disc 2. episode 4 / directed by Jamie Payne ; written by Esther Wilson. episode 5 / directed by Jamie Payne ; written by Harriet Warner. episode 6 / directed by Jamie Payne ; written by Heidi Thomas.
Pam Ferris, Jessica Raine, Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart; narrator, Vanessa Redgrave.
A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (16:9 enhanced); stereo.
Contents: Call the midwife.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Often charming, occassionally problematic submitted by katehutchens on August 2, 2020, 7:33am In some ways this program is highly self-congratulatory of medical and social progress of midcentury Britain, and where it's critical of that period it's pointing to the progress since. And there's plenty of fodder for criticisms a viewer can make about the depictions of the late days of the British empire, even if the show doesn't. Many lovable characters, lots of heart-tugging drama, and of course LOTS of babies.

Excellent series submitted by Angela Argento on August 20, 2020, 4:42pm Really interesting look at women's lives