Seasons & Episodes
Episode 1
Jenny Lee start her midwife career at Nonnatus House in London. She is surprised to find that it is a nursing convent an
Episode 2
A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny sees an unfamiliar d
Episode 3
Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old soldier with awful leg
Episode 4
A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees another sort of loss a
Episode 5
When Peggy’s brother is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jenny gets to know
Episode 6
When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and has her wedding on h
Episode 1
Jenny celebrates her birthday with Chummy and the girls, but soon after finds herself taking care of a patient in an abu
Episode 2
Chummy makes an important decision, Jenny reconnects with Jimmy, and Cynthia's conduct is called into question after the
Episode 3
Jenny is seconded to a short-staffed hospital in London, but grows increasingly reluctant to carry out her duties when s
Episode 4
A friend of Chummy's, Reverend Applebee-Thornton, comes to stay at Nonnatus House and soon gets on everyone's nerves. Me
Episode 5
Nonnatus House prepares for the annual summer fête, but when a baby show is announced, the girls must find a host for t
Episode 6
Doctor Turner is concerned by the spread of tuberculosis in the community, Jenny tries to repair a father and daughter's
Episode 7
Cynthia has to administer daily insulin injections to diabetic John Lacey, a bully who consistently belittles his wife A
Episode 8
The convent comes under threat of demolition. Fred's pregnant daughter and her young son come and stay with him. Jenny i
Episode 1
After the closure of Nonnatus House, the nuns and midwives finally move into their new premises. Sister Winifred arrives
Episode 2
Trixie's feathers are ruffled when Jenny is promoted, but the new Acting Sister has more to worry about after a mother-t
Episode 3
Sister Julienne receives an SOS from Holloway Prison, whose usual maternity workers have been struck down by illness, an
Episode 4
Jenny has an eventful few days, starting with a patient who as well as having herself to worry about, is also struggling
Episode 5
The nuns and midwives are busy preparing for Sister Evangelina's surprise jubilee celebrations, marking 50 years since s
Episode 6
Tom, the local curate, asks Trixie to join him for a day of cricket. She accepts, but the date is disastrous. Shelagh de
Episode 7
Sister Julienne calms an anxious new mother who has put her baby in danger. Jenny, seconded to The London, is impressed
Episode 8
Jenny is assigned to first-time mother Jeanette, who requires frequent visits during a protracted labour, and when she m
Episode 1
A chance encounter with an impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House
Episode 2
Barbara faces her most challenging case to date when she treats first-time mother Abigail Bissette and the birth does no
Episode 3
The Nonnatus team rallies to support first-time parents Marie and Tony Amos when Tony is arrested for gross indecency wi
Episode 4
The midwives face one of their busiest nights to date, whilst Sister Winifred concentrates her efforts on the prostitute
Episode 5
Sister Julienne's faith is challenged when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn baby. Dr Turner's involvement in th
Episode 6
Phyllis deals with a diabetic teenager who has fallen pregnant, Sister Mary Cynthia comes into contact with a group of I
Episode 7
A pair of school friends are unexpectedly reunited in the delivery room, and a mix up results in complications for both.
Episode 8
Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia help a deaf-and-dumb woman, and Barbara has a baffling case. Meanwhile, Fred's daughter a
Episode 1
When a baby is born with severe deformities of the kind later identified as caused by the drug thalidomide, the midwives
Episode 2
Barbara treats a pregnant woman whose dockworker husband is struggling to support her as opportunities for work dry up.
Episode 3
A outbreak of typhoid erupts, and suspicion over who the carrier could be threatens to break apart a closely knit family
Episode 4
Sister Julienne is seconded to a maternity ward, and is impressed by how modern technology is being used to help the mot
Episode 5
Turner and Shelagh are at the forefront of the advances in medical technology, and begin a campaign to ensure better res
Episode 6
Poplar is rocked by a series of violent attacks on women, and a prostitute is too ashamed to report what she knows - but
Episode 7
The introduction of the contraceptive pill is welcomed by Dr Turner, but some of his colleagues are less keen on the ide
Episode 8
Dr Turner is horrified to realise he may be partly to blame as the cause of the recent rise in birth deformities comes t
Episode 1
The team reunite but all is not well when a change of management shakes up Nonnatus House.
Episode 2
An explosion at the docks brings heartache to the people of Poplar, whilst Sister Ursula continues to ruffle feathers wi
Episode 3
The winds of change are blowing through Poplar, as a new government paper calls for the eradication of small hospitals i
Episode 4
An expectant mother with financial struggles enters into a painful arrangement with her cousin. As Tom provides pastoral
Episode 5
Nonnatus House welcomes a new recruit, Nurse Valerie Dyer. A vulnerable young man captures Fred and Violet's hearts, whi
Episode 6
Valerie Dyer cares for a pregnant Somali woman and is shocked by aspects of this unfamiliar culture. The nuns and midwiv
Episode 7
Dr Turner helps the Mullucks cope with the stresses of caring for a disabled child as the terrible legacy of thalidomide
Episode 8
An unexpected turn of events leads to a wedding being hastily arranged. Shelagh finally goes into labour. The arrival of
Episode 1
The winter continues, and the team at Nonnatus House welcome their newest midwife, Lucille Anderson. Nurse Crane and Dr
Episode 2
Lucille faces racism and prejudice when a new mother falls ill. Sister Winifred is keen to have fathers be more involved
Episode 3
A pregnant mother hears a devastating diagnosis. Fred and Violet organise a beauty contest. Trixie and Christopher's rel
Episode 4
Sister Julienne is drawn into the heart of a different culture when she is called upon to help a Pakistani family. Havin
Episode 5
Lucille must win the trust of a mother who is terrified of giving birth. Nurse Crane and Dr Turner are anxious to find a
Episode 6
Barbara gets involved with a recently widowed pregnant woman, and Sister Monica Joan has her cataract surgery.
Episode 7
Dr Turner gets involved with a troubled young man, and Lucille makes new friends. Meanwhile, Barbara lies ill in hospita
Episode 8
The team must rally to prepare for Sister Monica Joan's birthday. Meanwhile, the closing of a nearby maternity home brin
Episode 1
Nonnatus House welcomes two new nuns. Valerie deals with a shocking case that arrives unexpectedly, and the other midwiv
Episode 2
Lucille helps elderly hoarder Clarice Millgrove who is struggling to keep her independence; Sister Hilda and the team wo
Episode 3
Valerie helps a struggling mother accept her son's birth defect. The Turners oversee a measles vaccination trial at the
Episode 4
The team tries to unite an estranged mother and daughter who are both pregnant. Trixie's friend is devastated to discove
Episode 5
Poplar welcomes a brand new cervical cancer-screening clinic to the Institute and Dr Turner, Shelagh and Trixie are plea
Episode 6
Mother Mildred returns and helps a docker family tackle end-stage pneumoconiosis. Lucille cares for an unmarried teenage
Episode 7
Mother Mildred decides it’s time for Sister Frances to attend her first solo birth. Trixie consoles a patient who disc
Episode 8
Sister Hilda digs deep to give her terminally-ill patient her final wish whilst the Turners must prepare to say goodbye
Episode 1
Dr Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin,
Episode 2
Sister Julienne cares for a pregnant prostitute, while Dr Turner puzzles over a mysterious string of symptoms.
Episode 3
Lucille is seconded to St Cuthbert's when a ward sister is off sick, but a lift malfunction sees her spend the evening w
Episode 4
Sister Julienne volunteers to put up four trainee doctors at Nonnatus House while they undertake the practical aspect of
Episode 5
Sister Frances is at a loss when she cares for diabetic and recovering cancer patient Albert Calthorpe whose fiercely in
Episode 6
At the Turners, Shelagh receives a phone call from the Hong Kong adoption agency, which has the alarming news that someo
Episode 7
Trixie helps a blind mother, Marion, care for her new baby, but trouble starts when Marion’s sister calls Social Servi
Episode 8
Sister Julienne decides it is time to take matters in hand when a letter arrives from the council saying that it will cu
Episode 1
Sister Julienne and Dr Turner clash over whether to provide a private care service, and a distressing birth raises fears
Episode 2
Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her. Sister Julienne’s new ventur
Episode 3
Sister Hilda and Dr Turner are involved with a young woman whose health presents a series of challenges. A complicated p
Episode 4
It’s July 1966, and Britain is in the grip of World Cup fever. New pupil midwife Nancy makes quite an impact.
Episode 5
With sister Hilda away on a refresher course, sister Julienne steps in to carry out home visits. The new pupil midwives
Episode 6
It’s September 1966, and at clinic Trixie is tasked with examining a desperate woman who is pregnant with her fifth ch
Episode 7
Nonnatus House struggles to come to terms with Nancy’s revelation. With Sister Julienne taking her annual leave at the
Episode 1
Demolition work in Poplar uncovers a long-buried secret that leads to a testing and emotional case for the team. Sister
Episode 2
At the monthly cytology clinic, Sister Frances comforts a young woman who is struggling with a life-changing diagnosis.
Episode 3
Shelagh organises a special celebration to mark 100 years since the Order first arrived in Poplar - although Sister Hild
Episode 4
Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition whose wife is planning a home birth, and discove
Episode 5
Trixie has been assigned to a complicated case involving a crane driver who was injured in a workplace accident and is n
Episode 6
Sister Monica Joan seeks advice from a clairvoyant. Matthew is shocked to discover squatters in one of his warehouses, a
Episode 7
Nonnatus House suffers its biggest threat yet. But this time it’s not the bricks and mortar that are in danger, it’s
Episode 8
Nonnatus House faces its darkest day after a tragic incident in the heart of Poplar. As the community rallies together,
Episode 1
April 1968. Racial tensions cast a shadow over Poplar, Nancy’s eyes are opened when she supports a dying woman, and No
Episode 2
Sister Julienne helps care for a first-time mother who is going through a challenging diagnosis. Lucille struggles with
Episode 3
Sister Veronica is shaken when a mother reveals a terrible truth about her marriage, whilst Shelagh cares for a baby wit
Episode 4
The maternity home is thrown into chaos by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, and Nurse Crane fights to save her career. Me
Episode 5
A pregnant mother with a chronic heart condition falls unwell, Nancy grows suspicious of a young father’s erratic beha
Episode 6
Trixie supports an underage mother through a difficult time, Monica Joan welcomes an unusual guest to Nonnatus House, an
Episode 7
Poplar’s housing crisis deepens, bringing a sad case to the attention of the team, whilst a worrying disease outbreak
Episode 8
Dr Turner experiences the biggest test of his career, while Trixie’s approaching nuptials cause stress levels to escal
Episode 1
Sister Julienne cares for an expectant mother who has cerebral palsy. Nonnatus House kicks off its new midwifery trainin
Episode 2
The team help a single mother whose flat is riddled with damp whilst Nancy and Dr Turner care for a Sylheti woman with a
Episode 3
Nurse Crane helps a struggling first-time mother accept her baby’s birth defect, and Violet’s bid to be mayor is thr
Episode 4
Trixie makes a serious mistake at work, whilst the team work hard to help a Biafran family. Nancy delves into her family
Episode 5
A fun day at the seaside proves traumatic for the Turners and puts May’s future with them in jeopardy. Nurse Crane hel
Episode 6
In his new role, Cyril faces his toughest challenge yet, whilst Matthew is summoned to a board meeting with his mother.
Episode 7
Rosalind oversees the care of a teenage mum and uncovers a disturbing truth. Trixie and Matthew struggle with their chan
Episode 8
Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica ruffles feathers. Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year
Episode 1
It's March 1970. The team support a pregnant teenage girl whose parents believe in an immaculate conception. Demonstrati
Episode 2
It’s April 1970. Rising rates of gonorrhoea in the district cause alarm, and Trixie cares for an unmarried first-time
Episode 3
Rosalind requires all her skills as a midwife when a disabled baby is delivered at the maternity home, whilst a gas expl
Episode 4
The Sisters welcome new postulant, Sister Catherine, to Nonnatus House, whilst a bold intervention boosts numbers for th
Episode 5
A solo delivery puts Sister Julienne’s skills to the utmost test. The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living i
Episode 6
Joyce faces a difficult situation when a mother suffers postnatal complications, a council strike leads to an outbreak o
Episode 7
The midwives help a family with a history of drug addiction. Dr Turner and Shelagh take the final steps in May’s adopt
Episode 8
November, 1970. The challenges of midwifery hit close to home when a mother and baby home is evacuated. Nancy’s weddin
Episode 1
The Nonnatus team grow increasingly concerned for the welfare of four young children. Sister Catherine faces her first s
Episode 2
A new medical technique threatens to change the face of obstetrics forever, whilst a potential rabies outbreak has Popla
Episode 3
Rosalind’s skills are tested when she is drawn into an unusual domestic case. Joyce is seconded to the hospital and be
Episode 4
Sister Catherine is distraught when a newborn baby is snatched from the maternity home, and the Turners grow increasingl
Episode 5
Tragedy strikes a local family, and Dr Turner’s actions come under scrutiny. Sister Julienne must make a decision.
Episode 6
The Nonnatus team help a young father come to terms with a life-threatening diagnosis, and Trixie uncovers a mystery ill
Episode 7
A cohort of junior doctors join the midwives on their district rounds, including Timothy Turner, while Violet turns her
Episode 8
Sister Veronica must decide her future as the maternity home prepares to close its doors. The Mullucks fight for the rig
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