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Season 3 – Call the Midwife

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Adapted by Heidi Thomas from the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth, this drama series is a moving, funny, colorful look at midwifery and family in 1950s East End London. It follows newly qualified midwife Jenny, who joins an eccentric, lovable community of nuns who are nurses at Nonnatus House. Jenny is surprised to find herself at a convent -- she thought she was being sent to a small private hospital -- and is initially daunted by her surroundings, most notably the formidable Sister Evangelina and the unconventional Sister Monica Joan. But Jenny gradually begins to find her way and develops incredible friendships among the nurses, as they are drawn into the lives and homes of the women and families they treat.
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Ellen E Jones Independent (UK) Apr 1, 2014
Call The Midwife and its ilk might include darker subjects from time to time, but lacking the nuance of serious drama they can never truly tackle them - so why bother? Go to Full Review Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times Apr 1, 2014
Call the Midwife is both historically unsparing-the grim realities of poverty drive most episodes-and gorgeously hopeful. Go to Full Review Maureen Ryan HuffPost Mar 31, 2014
It might be a bit obvious sometimes, but its warm, open tone, its friendly, empathic treatment of its characters and its life-and-death subject matter all come together to make for something unique. Go to Full Review Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter Aug 11, 2017
Call the Midwife is a celebration of life Go to Full Review J.M. Suarez PopMatters Jun 2, 2014
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Their stories are always engaging, not only because midwifery as it was practiced in the '50s is so interesting, but also because the midwives themselves are fully realized characters. Go to Full Review Sabienna Bowman TV Equals Apr 14, 2014
As one of the show's best characters, I am excited to see Shelagh continue to have a compelling storyline this season. Joy is wonderful, but there is more narrative potential in heartbreak. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Feb 22, 2022 Good lessons in how best to live. See more Mar 20, 2018 Invisible wounds are the hardest to heal. for their closure depends on the love of others and on patience understanding and the tender gift of time. See more Apr 5, 2014 Definitely a binge watch! Loved this show. It is kind of reminiscent of Friday Night Lights, the sense of place is so strong, and make me feel like I want to go live in their world. It's really nice to see a show where the principle characters are women, active women doing significant things, delivering new life into the world no less. See more Feb 16, 2014 Watch this… Extremely insightful, funny, sad and showing how people were "connected"…we need that now... See more Read all reviews
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Jessica Raine

Jenny Lee

Jenny Agutter

Sister Julienne

Pam Ferris

Sister Evangelina

Judy Parfitt

Sister Monica Joan

Helen George

Trixie Franklin

Bryony Hannah

Cynthia Miller

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 19, 2014 Sister Winifred arrives from the Mother House; Sister Monica Joan solves a medical mystery; after helping to deliver a neighbor's baby, Chummy decides she wants to return to midwifery. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 26, 2014 Jenny is delighted when she's promoted, and Cynthia spearheads a new birthing practice. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 2, 2014 Sister Julienne and Trixie assist a pregnant prison inmate; Shelagh's routine pregnancy check reveals something serious; Alec tells Jenny that he loves her. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 9, 2014 Jenny and Sister Winifred help a woman who is agoraphobic; Alec asks Jenny to go to Brighton for the weekend; Shelagh takes over the choir. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 15, 2014 The midwives help a 6-months-pregnant woman who has Down syndrome; Shelagh oversees surprise celebrations for Sister Evangelina's jubilee; a new nurse arrives. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 23, 2014 Tom asks Trixie to play cricket; Shelagh talks to Dr. Turner about adopting a baby; Patsy upsets a young mother and is removed from midwifery duties. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 2, 2014 Sister Julienne calms an anxious mother; Jenny's patient experiences complications; Chummy finds out that her mother has left her father; Trixie is disappointed when Ted cancels a date. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 9, 2014 Chummy prepares to nurse her dying mother at home, and Shelagh enters her choir into a competition. Details

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Call the Midwife — Season 3

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Season Info

Director
Thea Sharrock, Juliet May, Minkie Spiro, China Moo-Young
Screenwriter
Heidi Thomas, Harriet Warner, Gabbie Asher, Liz Lake, Damian Wayling
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 19, 2014
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