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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.
Parental GuideTV-PG
Status Returning Series
First Air Date 2012-01-15
Last Air Date 2022-02-20
Seasons 11
Episodes 85
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Jollysand shared a tip "Love this series"
Jollysand shared a tip "Love this series."
jennifer_johnston_7706 shared a tip "Easy to binge and it has wonderful characters!"
kitty_koer shared a tip "Very much enjoy the look back at history via this series. We've come a long way baby!"
bud_denney shared a tip "My wife and I have found this show addictive"
chloe_g_5325 shared a tip "I love watching this with my mother and sister! Nothing like a medical drama to bond over! Lol #drama #medical #midwife"
hmhayes000 shared a tip "This is such a beautifully done period series. Highly recommend for anyone, but especially the ladies."
lori_bogie shared a tip "Love the history and the characters"
rachel_green shared a tip "I look forward to this shows release every year. I love it! I 💯 recommend!"
ashley_muller_6645 shared a tip "One of my favorite series!!"
brenda_wilson_3207 shared a tip "Seemed repetitive. The action things that happened were-well you guessed it-different baby births. "
laurie_chisholm shared a tip "Such a well done series, with details that are unequaled by most period series."
tn_zka shared a tip "Absolutely!"
m.descartes shared a tip "Great series. Capture time changes through their story. Really enjoyed it. # greatseries"
kathrin_deddeh shared a tip "I love historically accurate but poetically written shows"
robert_wasson shared a tip "sweet period drama from the bbc, based on a memoir, following nurses/midwives and nuns in a poor part of london after ww2."
monica_catherine shared a tip "Sr. Monica Joan."
michelle_rasmussen_6511 shared a tip "It's just a whole some show to watch.."
brandy_stevens_5282 shared a tip "Best show ever! Makes you laugh and cry. I can't say enough how much I love this show!"
lovelee_ shared a tip "Very heartfelt...I cry every episode😭 I love love this show!!"
rachelmay shared a tip "There is also the memoir of Jennifer Worth called 'The Midwife' that the show is based off of."
stephanie_brown_3329 shared a tip "Love this show!!!"
victoria_janicke shared a tip "A beautiful heartwarming show! So many seasons and episodes to watch:)"
marissa_barber_6218 shared a tip "The characters are very likeable. There is a lot about this show that just gives me warm fuzzies."
misty_oyler shared a tip "Yes!@chelseawrightreads"
kristen_dayley shared a tip "Love. Full of goodness on so many levels."
daniela_alayon shared a tip "So well made and interesting. Love, love, love!"
alison_bieda shared a tip "Educational"
kelly_dill_nixon shared a tip "Yes! I've watched them all... can't wait for another season!"
audrey_yates shared a tip "I really enjoyed this show. I love all the 50s and 60s fashion. Great acting too."
risa_demeter shared a tip "So good"
paula_harris_7100 shared a tip "Another series I've watched over and over again. Never gets old."
bridget_mcsweeney_m shared a tip "It’s the perfect show to binge watch got hooked after just the 1st episode"
scott_boon shared a tip "Liked the period setting and it added to the enjoyment of the stories told."
tracy_mccrary shared a tip "So very! Set in the 50’s in London. I couldn’t get enough."
tracy_mccrary shared a tip "So very much so!"
shannon_7257 shared a tip "I have been bing watching this. It can be sad sometimes but I feel like its probably accurate for the times."
hailey_pentland shared a tip "I was addicted to this show!"
anna_9074 shared a tip "Absolutely. Took me a couple of episodes and I was hooked"
heron_doe shared a tip "Super touching. Well acted. Touching stories about life and death in the early 1900’s. Binge worthy"
shanna_spuhler shared a tip "A wonderful heartfelt show with an beautiful storyline."
jessica_enyeart shared a tip "The show is very entertaining, and tug on some heart strings too"
diana_anjum shared a tip "I love historical fiction but this is not n a personal level of what it was like to be a woman of that time and place ."
hania_dt shared a tip "Cheerful, endearing and heartwarming with a nice historical touch. I'll never tire of this storyline"
danielle_daviau shared a tip "@ifixler chummy too :) how could you not love her"
KellsWay55 shared a tip "Binge worthy!!"
tanya_baca shared a tip "I have enjoyed them all. It's a great story!"
lindsay_smith_9191 shared a tip "This is one of my all time favorite shows!"
bethany_polkiewicz shared a tip "Amazing drama. It is done so well you forget they are actors and get so invested in their lives"
hilary_6472 shared a tip "Love love love this show. It brings all of the feels. Just rewatched it all this year."
ellen_letherby shared a tip "Great series"
krista_adams_5056 shared a tip "Chicken soup for the soul."
marjorie_wilkerson shared a tip "Love this series! The character interactions and emotions are heartwarming."
kathiccino shared a tip "@ellaanderson It was very interesting. I highly recommend."
megan_b_1647 shared a tip "Period drama with humor and seriousness. Also set in London"
sami_h_2706 shared a tip "I love this show. All the feels!!"
james_ball_9440 shared a tip "Great series"
Katherinesmama shared a tip "Love this. One of my favorite PBS shows!"
tre_renee shared a tip "I watched the whole series"
shelley_aleman shared a tip "Even when you have a good cry during the episode, you still walk away feeling better for the viewing!"
kelli_raver shared a tip "Great show!"
LyssBanken shared a tip "Welp... now what?"
edna_hernandez_viey shared a tip "Wondeful characters and storylines. A simpler time in many ways."
jia_-chan shared a tip "Hard to say... they're all good, although I do like the one where Chummy has her son."
julianna_devereux shared a tip "So good!"
hannah_roznowski shared a tip "Love it! So wholesome"
ashley_brown_6031 shared a tip "Meaningful and empowering, wonderful acting"
karen_paino shared a tip "It was just great so many different stories"
mary_kp shared a tip "Amazing. Great Binge"
theCatKing shared a tip "I liked it. I watched it while I did some crafts because I didn't feel it needed all my attention but it was still good."
feleacer_wilmer shared a tip "Great wholesome show"
susan_humphrey shared a tip "Love the historical depiction of London’s East End during the 50’s and 60’s. Great characters and storyline."
jan_brown_9005 shared a tip "Loved it! Excellent. Exactly what I like in a series."
emily_3049 shared a tip "Yes I love it."
reagan_doss shared a tip "Emotional and uplifting period drama. Great character development"
kelly_touchtone shared a tip "I loved how they tackled social issues with compassion."
stephanie_reeves_2972 shared a tip "A #wholesome, #feelgood British series with a #nostalgic 1960s retro setting and #femaleleads"
alesha_osburn shared a tip "10 seasons in and I am hooked!"
ashley_elle shared a tip "Seriously one of the best shows I have ever watched. So glad it’s been renewed for more seasons"
sheila_louise shared a tip "Great content and pleasant to watch and rewatch"
victoria_brennan shared a tip "Best drama on all of tv"
malinda_mitchell shared a tip "LOVED it and learned so much from it"
finess_king shared a tip "Great story line in each episode and the history embedded in it was greatly portrayed."
gianna_beata shared a tip "It’s completely worth it!! But you have to be able to handle the intensity of medical scenes and such!"
avery_kallas shared a tip "Beautifully done show about the strength of women and care."
cathy_sneden shared a tip "Just a good show and I enjoy seeing life in the time period."
kel_gibson shared a tip "I think so!"
izzyl shared a tip "Completely binge watched this show. Absolutely loved it!#netflix #medicine #perioddrama"
priscilla_nezat shared a tip "Absolutely loved this series. Brilliant storylines and perfect nostalgia."
jennifer_huckaby_1224 shared a tip "Human interest stories"
melanie_masters shared a tip "A Place to Call Home is excellent. Australian I believe."
elizabeth_gaunch shared a tip "This is my one exception to the generally lighthearted rule. Call the Midwife is for when I need a good cry."
kathy_mccarvell shared a tip "Extremely heartwarming and excellent acting! But, you will cry!"
rita_trites shared a tip "Realistic and entertaining historical program."
maura_corvasce shared a tip "Yes soooo good!"
patty_brown_6215 shared a tip "Not really into anything at the moment"
rachell_dickson shared a tip "Yes 10 seasons later still love it"
ashley_6387 shared a tip "I'm a huge fan of bbc and this one does not disappoint!"
alysha_mayfield shared a tip "Absolutely love!"
susan_marie_7229 shared a tip "A fabulous series! Love every episode!!"
joan_zuzga shared a tip "Historical and yet still timely. So many of same issues continue."
mary_schab shared a tip "friendship British 1950s and 1960s"
meilynn_cox_dalessandro shared a tip "Absolutely loved this series. A look at women’s history and true compassion. Heartfelt ❤️"