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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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Episode 8
53:30
Season 14 Episode 8
Episode 8
Nancy’s wedding plans take a surprising turn. Sister Catherine takes her First Vows.
Episode 7
53:17
Season 14 Episode 7
Episode 7
Joyce faces a disciplinary hearing over a recent complaint which has been upheld.
Season 14
53:20
Season 14 Episode 6
Episode 6
A dustbin strike creates a refuse site outside Nonnatus House. Joyce handles a rude patient.
Episode 5
53:20
Season 14 Episode 5
Episode 5
The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living inside an iron lung.
Episode 4
53:16
Season 14 Episode 4
Episode 4
The sisters welcome a new postulant, Sister Catherine, to Nonnatus House.
Episode 3
53:15
Season 14 Episode 3
Episode 3
Rosalind delivers a baby with a suspicious spinal lesion. A sudden gas explosion shocks all.
Episode 2
53:07
Season 14 Episode 2
Episode 2
Trixie cares for a single mother recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital.
Episode 1
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Season 14 Episode 1
Episode 1
An apparent immaculate conception causes consternation at Nonnatus House.
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