Top billed cast

1. 

   Vanessa Redgrave

   Jennifer Worth (voice)

2. 

   Helen George

   Trixie Franklin

3. 

   Jenny Agutter

   Sister Julienne

4. 

   Judy Parfitt

   Sister Monica Joan

5. 

   Cliff Parisi

   Fred Burkle

6. 

   Stephen McGann

   Patrick Turner

7. 

   Laura Main

   Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner

8. 

   Linda Bassett

   Phyllis Crane

9. 

   Alice Brown

   Angela Turner

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Current Season

Season 15

2026 | 8 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-05-25

This is a really good show and is one of the family programs with drama and humor that are often popular for family viewing. The show is based on a memoir written by a midwife, so it was a bit awkward when the co-lead actress left the show after a few seasons, but the show was strong enough to go on without a hitch. It has a great ensemble cast, after all. It is a little weird, however, that the character who left the show still does the narration as an old woman at the beginning and end of each episode.

So like many good shows, it follows a formula of sorts. There are two or three guest s...read the rest

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Status
Returning Series

Original Language
English

Original Name
Call the Midwife

Keywords

• london, england
• nurse
• nun
• based on novel or book
• midwife
• hospital
• doctor
• period drama
• historical
• nostalgic
• nursing
• social issues
• 1950s
• medical drama
• thoughtful
• medical clinic
• maternity
• loving
• convent
• clinical
• bittersweet
• factual
• sentimental
• comforting
• empathetic
• sympathetic