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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 | Lucille, Valerie and Barbara

Behind the Scenes | Lucille, Valerie and Barbara

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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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When tragedy strikes a Poplar family, Dr. Turner's treatment comes under scrutiny.
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Sister Catherine is distressed when a newborn baby is taken from the maternity home.
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Rosalind faces a troubling domestic issue as Joyce befriends a single mother with placenta previa.
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A potential rabies outbreak causes panic in Poplar. Trixie cares for a patient in difficult labor.
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Sister Catherine cares for her first solo patient. The midwives attend a women's lib meeting.
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Nancy’s wedding plans take a surprising turn. Sister Catherine takes her First Vows.
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Joyce faces a disciplinary hearing over a recent complaint which has been upheld.
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A dustbin strike creates a refuse site outside Nonnatus House. Joyce handles a rude patient.
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The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living inside an iron lung.
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The sisters welcome a new postulant, Sister Catherine, to Nonnatus House.
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Rosalind delivers a baby with a suspicious spinal lesion. A sudden gas explosion shocks all.
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Trixie cares for a single mother recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital.
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