Call the Midwife

Name: Call the Midwife
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-01-15
Duration: 45 min

2012 – 2026 · 45m per ep · TV-PG · English · United Kingdom

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.

7.6(868 reviews)

57.8913% popularity

At a glance

Details

First air date: Jan 15, 2012
Last air date: Mar 8, 2026
Status: Returning
Seasons: 15
Episodes: 117
Episode runtime: 45m
Original language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Network / platform: BBC One
Creator / showrunner: Heidi Thomas
Certification: TV-PG
Production companies: BBC, Neal Street Productions

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Keywords

london, englandnursenunbased on novel or bookmidwifehospitaldoctorperiod dramahistoricalnostalgicnursingsocial issues1950smedical dramathoughtfulmedical clinicmaternitylovingconventclinicalbittersweetfactualsentimentalcomfortingempatheticsympathetic

Seasons & episodes

Series 1

2012 · 6 episodes

In season one we are introduced to the local community through the eyes of young nurse Jenny Lee as she lives and works as a midwife alongside the Nuns of the Order of St. Raymond of Nonnatus in the deprived Poplar district of London's desperately poor East End in the 1950s.

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Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Jennifer Worth (voice)

Jenny Agutter

Sister Julienne

Judy Parfitt

Sister Monica Joan

Molly Vevers

Sister Catherine

Rebecca Gethings

Sister Veronica

Natalie Quarry

Nurse Rosalind Clifford

Linda Bassett

Nurse Phyllis Crane

Renee Bailey

Nurse Joyce Highland

Stephen McGann

Dr Patrick Turner

Laura Main

Nurse Shelagh Turner

Georgie Glen

Miss Millicent Higgins

Cliff Parisi

Fred Buckle

Zephryn Taitte

Cyril Robinson

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Reviews & ratings

7.6

868 community reviews

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Alex Rivera6.6/103/18/2026
Binge-worthy
Every episode leaves you wanting more. The character arcs are exceptional.
52 found helpful
JK
Jordan Kim7.6/103/14/2026
Peak television
One of the best shows in its genre — tightly written and beautifully acted.
44 found helpful
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Sam Patel8.6/103/10/2026
Must-watch series
The season finales alone are worth the watch.
36 found helpful
ML
Morgan Lee6.6/103/6/2026
Brilliant writing
Gripping from the first scene. Already recommending to everyone.
28 found helpful
CW
Casey Wong7.6/103/2/2026
Slow burn payoff
Takes a few episodes to hit stride, then it's unstoppable.
20 found helpful