Call the Midwife
2012 · TV Series · TV-PG · 52 min · ★ 7.5 · 85% critics
Drama set in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, following a group of midwives as they navigate births and everyday life in their community. Based on memoirs, it blends difficult social issues with compassion and hope.
Based on Call the Midwife
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~105 hours to watch · 118 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-01-15
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (258 votes)
About
If you want heartfelt, historically grounded drama with compassion at its core, Call the Midwife is a strong pick; Not for you if you dislike tear-jerking birth-focused stories like Lark Rise to Candleford or prefer lighter family series.
Pros: touching hope; strong ensemble; mix of laughs & tears | Cons: episodes can be heavy; some view it declining; can feel sentimental
Themes
- london, england
- nurse
- nun
- based on novel or book
- midwife
- hospital
- doctor
- period drama
- historical
- nostalgic
- nursing
- social issues
- +14 more
Cast & crew
Vanessa Redgrave
as Jennifer Worth (voice)
Helen George
as Trixie Franklin
Jessica Raine
as Jenny Lee
Jenny Agutter
as Sister Julienne
Judy Parfitt
as Sister Monica Joan
Jennifer Kirby
as Nurse Valerie Dyer
Linda Bassett
as Phyllis Crane
Leonie Elliott
as Nurse Lucille Anderson
Pam Ferris
as Sister Evangelina
Alice Brown
as Angela Turner
Directed by Lisa Clarke, Sydney Macartney, David O'Neill +31 more
Created by Heidi Thomas
Episodes15 seasons · 118 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S1E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S1E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S1E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S1E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S1E6Episode 652mNetflix
Season 28 episodes
- S2E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S2E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S2E3Episode 358mNetflix
- S2E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S2E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S2E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S2E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S2E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 38 episodes
- S3E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S3E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S3E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S3E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S3E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S3E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S3E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S3E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 48 episodes
- S4E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S4E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S4E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S4E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S4E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S4E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S4E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S4E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 58 episodes
- S5E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S5E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S5E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S5E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S5E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S5E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S5E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S5E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 68 episodes
- S6E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S6E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S6E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S6E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S6E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S6E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S6E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S6E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 78 episodes
- S7E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S7E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S7E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S7E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S7E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S7E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S7E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S7E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 88 episodes
- S8E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S8E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S8E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S8E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S8E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S8E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S8E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S8E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 98 episodes
- S9E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S9E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S9E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S9E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S9E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S9E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S9E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S9E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 108 episodes
- S10E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S10E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S10E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S10E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S10E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S10E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S10E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S10E8Special Delivery (Anniversary Special)Netflix
Season 118 episodes
- S11E1Episode 152mNetflix
- S11E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S11E3Episode 352mNetflix
- S11E4Episode 452mNetflix
- S11E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S11E6Episode 652mNetflix
- S11E7Episode 752mNetflix
- S11E8Episode 852mNetflix
Season 128 episodes
- S12E1Episode 158mNetflix
- S12E2Episode 258mNetflix
- S12E3Episode 358mNetflix
- S12E4Episode 458mNetflix
- S12E5Episode 558mNetflix
- S12E6Episode 658mNetflix
- S12E7Episode 758mNetflix
- S12E8Episode 858mNetflix
Season 138 episodes
- S13E1Episode 158mNetflix
- S13E2Episode 259mNetflix
- S13E3Episode 358mNetflix
- S13E4Episode 459mNetflix
- S13E5Episode 558mNetflix
- S13E6Episode 658mNetflix
- S13E7Episode 759mNetflix
- S13E8Episode 859mNetflix
Season 148 episodes
- S14E1Episode 159mNetflix
- S14E2Episode 258mNetflix
- S14E3Episode 3Netflix
- S14E4Episode 4Netflix
- S14E5Episode 5Netflix
- S14E6Episode 6Netflix
- S14E7Episode 7Netflix
- S14E8Episode 859mNetflix
Season 158 episodes
- S15E1Episode 158m
- S15E2Episode 258m
- S15E3Episode 357m
- S15E4Episode 457m
- S15E5Episode 558m
- S15E6Episode 658m
- S15E7Episode 758m
- S15E8Episode 859m