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In 1950's London, they delivered hope for all.
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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Episode 1
Dr Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother.
Directed by Kate CheesemanWritten by Heidi ThomasGuest stars Max Macmillan, Miriam Margolyes, Sherelle Kelleher, Jenny Rainsford, Jordan A. Nash, Matt Weyland, Robert Styles, Emilia Williams
Episode 2
Sister Julienne cares for a pregnant prostitute, while Dr Turner puzzles over a mysterious string of symptoms.
Directed by Kate CheesemanWritten by Debbie O'MalleyGuest stars Emilia Williams, Trevor Cooper, Amanda Root, Carly Bawden, Georgia Henshaw, Harry Neale, Lisa Davina Phillip
Episode 3
Lucille is seconded to St Cuthbert's when a ward sister is off sick, but a lift malfunction sees her spend the evening with mother-to- be Connie instead of her planned rendezvous with Cyril.
Directed by David O'NeillWritten by Helen RaynorGuest stars Zephryn Taitte, Emilia Williams, Ahaan Gupta, Natasha Thurrell, Alexis Caley, Salma Hoque, Helen Millar, Hannah Onslow
Episode 4
Sister Julienne volunteers to put up four trainee doctors at Nonnatus House while they undertake the practical aspect of their obstetrics diploma, hoping the exercise will remind the council how vital the home is to the community and help remove the threat of demolition.
Directed by David O'NeillWritten by Paul WalkerGuest stars Daniel Laurie, Phil Daniels, Sam Woolf, Lee Armstrong, Callum Sharp, Jon Birkbeck, Lisa Kerr, Poppy Gilbert
Episode 5
Sister Frances is at a loss when she cares for diabetic and recovering cancer patient Albert Calthorpe whose fiercely independent wife Grace refuses to accept further help, despite caring for her husband, her elderly mother and her pregnant daughter.
Directed by Noreen KershawWritten by Jonathan HarveyGuest stars Max Macmillan, Helen Antoniou, Karl Davies, Samantha Spiro, Jay Simpson, Lotte Spring Rice, Michael Carolan, Angela Sims
Episode 6
At the Turners, Shelagh receives a phone call from the Hong Kong adoption agency, which has the alarming news that someone from May's past has arrived in the UK and wants to see the little girl.
Directed by Noreen KershawWritten by Carolyn BonnymanGuest stars Zephryn Taitte, Max Macmillan, Daniel Laurie, Brian Croucher, Jack Gordon, Charlotte Lucas, Yennis Cheung Yan
Episode 7
Trixie helps a blind mother, Marion, care for her new baby, but trouble starts when Marion’s sister calls Social Services to intervene.
Directed by Sydney MacartneyWritten by Andrea GibbGuest stars Zephryn Taitte, Katie Moore, Ann Mitchell, Lizzy Connolly, Dylan Llewellyn, Ellie Wallwork, Roger Walker, Sophie Melville
Episode 8
Sister Julienne decides it is time to take matters in hand when a letter arrives from the council saying that it will cut funding to Nonnatus House and no longer pay for the accommodation, and goes to see Violet at one of her open sessions as a local councillor.
Directed by Sydney MacartneyWritten by Heidi ThomasGuest stars Zephryn Taitte, Daniel Laurie, Nicky Goldie, Ann Mitchell, Lee Armstrong, Thomas Howes, Kitty Archer, Sue Elliott-Nichols
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Vanessa RedgraveJennifer Worth (voice)
Jenny AgutterSister Julienne
Judy ParfittSister Monica Joan
Rebecca GethingsSister Veronica
Jennifer KirbyNurse Valerie Dyer
Linda BassettNurse Phyllis Crane
Stephen McGannDr Patrick Turner
Leonie ElliottNurse Lucille Robinson
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
Neal Street ProductionsUnited Kingdom
