Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 20 wins & 20 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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If you want history at its truth, watch a documentary. As entertainment this show has it all. Every episode has had me in tears from either laughter or poignancy. The casting is perfect and beautifully shot. It really shows the diverse community that has embedded itself in our culture today. Who cares if the docks were not in the right place! The show is about people coming together in tough times and bonding with a community regardless of class and colour. It makes me yearn for that kind of spirit in todays world where everyone has so much and yet is never satisfied. I really hope the BBC invest in a new series - I already miss Miranda!
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- Feb 19, 2012
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- The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England, UK(London street exteriors)
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