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Cast Reflects on Filming in South Africa

Cast Reflects on Filming in South Africa

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How 1962 Changes Poplar

How 1962 Changes Poplar

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Writing the Drama of Real Life

Writing the Drama of Real Life

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Favorite Moments and Places

Favorite Moments and Places

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How Characters Have Changed

How Characters Have Changed

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The Secret of Call the Midwife

The Secret of Call the Midwife

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Continuing to Tell the Thalidomide Story

Continuing to Tell the Thalidomide Story

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Which 'Midwife' Could Really Deliver a Baby?

Which 'Midwife' Could Really Deliver a Baby?

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Behind the Scenes | Recreating the 'Big Freeze' of 1963

Behind the Scenes | Recreating the 'Big Freeze' of 1963

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Behind the Scenes | Meet Lucille, the New Midwife

Behind the Scenes | Meet Lucille, the New Midwife

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Behind the Scenes | Poplar East End in 1963

Behind the Scenes | Poplar East End in 1963

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Behind the Scenes | Building the Clinic Cafe for Season 7

Behind the Scenes | Building the Clinic Cafe for Season 7

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Call the Midwife

Thalidomide

It’s a horrifying time for the people of Poplar as Thalidomide use spreads. Nobody knows what’s going on as the drug's early impact on the community begins to be seen.
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Season 14 Episode 2
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Trixie cares for a single mother recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital.
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Season 14 Episode 1
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An apparent immaculate conception causes consternation at Nonnatus House.
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Season 13 Episode 8
Episode 8
Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year.
Episode 7
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Season 13 Episode 7
Episode 7
Joyce receives an unexpected visitor and a teenage mother reveals a disturbing truth.
Episode 6
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Season 13 Episode 6
Episode 6
The pupil midwives prepare for their final exams; two young brothers are found abandoned.
Episode 5
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Season 13 Episode 5
Episode 5
It’s summertime, and a young mother goes into labor amid Violet's first event as mayor.
Episode 4
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Season 13 Episode 4
Episode 4
An urgent phone call received by anxious Trixie leads to dire consequences for a patient.
Episode 3
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Season 13 Episode 3
Episode 3
The team is thrown into turmoil when a newborn is diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia.
Episode 2
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Season 13 Episode 2
Episode 2
Shelagh and Joyce assist a heavily pregnant woman whose new flat is infested with mold.
Episode 1
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Season 13 Episode 1
Episode 1
Nonnatus House kicks off a new pupil midwife training.
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