Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to early 1970s.Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to early 1970s.Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to early 1970s.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 21 wins & 27 nominations total
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- TriviaThe newborns who appear on the show are a mix of at least four different prosthetic babies, including a tiny premature baby, a full-term baby, a mixed-race baby, and anatomically correct baby with interchangeable parts. However most shots are filmed with real babies who are around a week old.
- GoofsWhen Vanessa Redgrave (the voice of mature Jenny) appears on screen for the first time, the on-screen caption gives the date as 2005 and her husband Philip (Ronald Pickup) suggests she write her memoirs. However by 2005, the first two volumes (Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse) had already been published.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.10 (2012)
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I would have scored 10 for this series, except for the fact that it doesn't truly follow the accounts written in the book from which it is taken.
Some of the diversions from the book are to allow the characters other than Jenny Lee to have stronger story lines, which I can accept to an extent. But some of the story lines have been expanded for dramatic effect, so they are not relying upon the original author's memoirs, but rather the imagination of the scriptwriters, which I think is somewhat regrettable.
Having said that I am finding the series entirely watchable, and enjoyable. All the cast seem to be good, but I must say I am most impressed with Miranda Hart as Chummy, what a brick she is.
Some of the diversions from the book are to allow the characters other than Jenny Lee to have stronger story lines, which I can accept to an extent. But some of the story lines have been expanded for dramatic effect, so they are not relying upon the original author's memoirs, but rather the imagination of the scriptwriters, which I think is somewhat regrettable.
Having said that I am finding the series entirely watchable, and enjoyable. All the cast seem to be good, but I must say I am most impressed with Miranda Hart as Chummy, what a brick she is.
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- The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England, UK(London street exteriors)
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