‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 Episode 5 review

It’s unusual for a one-hour drama to feel rushed, but this week’s Call the Midwife does juggle a little more than it can manage to. The pacing is just a little off, even if the story beats are still moving and compelling. While we remain without any sign of Chummy, and Sister Evangelina has been gone … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 Episode 4 review

Even more than a regular episode of Call the Midwife, this instalment is about the roles that women play in public life. Whether it’s Trixie being silenced by an important bishop, prostitutes dealing with getting syphilis so that they don’t lose clients or the worries of a man who thinks a daughter couldn’t carry on his family … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 Episode 3 review

For the first time in the show’s run, Call the Midwife devotes an episode to discussing attitudes towards homosexuality, and the fact that it was considered a crime during the period in which the show is set. The third episode of Season 4 is primarily about the struggle faced by Tony, a closeted gay man caught by … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 Episode 2 review

In the second episode of the new season, Call the Midwife doesn’t slow down as new midwife Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett) is added to the staff at Nonnatus House. And, if you found last week’s tale of child neglect heart-wrenchingly sad, this week’s main story somehow takes the pain and misery up another notch. To say that the experiences … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 Episode 1 review

Call the Midwife is happy with embracing change, as it has done many times over the years, and this episode is one that sets the tone for things as we move forward into the drama’s fourth season. Jenny Lee is now definitely not featuring at all save for her voiceover, and Cynthia isn’t even in the premiere. … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 4 start date announced

The new season of Call the Midwife will begin later this month. Following last month’s Christmas special, the first of eight new episodes will air at 8pm on Sunday 18 January on BBC One. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Season 4’s opening episode sees freshly qualified nurse Barbara Gilbert arrive to … >

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BBC One leads Christmas Day 2014 ratings

Mrs Brown’s Boys was the most watched programme on Christmas Day for the second year running. The sitcom attracted an average audience of 7.6 million viewers last night. Christmas Day’s top five most popular programmes across drama, comedy and entertainment were all on BBC One including EastEnders, Strictly Come Dancing, Call the Midwife and Miranda. … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Christmas special review

Call the Midwife may have begun as a show about Jenny Lee’s experiences as a midwife in Poplar, but much has changed in three seasons. Lead actor Jessica Raine has now departed from the show, and this year’s Christmas special is its first real chance to prove that it can continue without her and grow – even … >

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‘Call the Midwife’ Christmas special trailer

A trailer has been released for this year’s Call the Midwife Christmas special. The feature-length episode of the period drama airs at 7.50pm on Christmas Day on BBC One. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Watch the trailer… The episode opens in 2005. Jennifer Worth is at home preparing for Christmas with … >

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BBC One reveals Christmas schedule

BBC One has confirmed this year’s Christmas schedule. Highlights on Christmas Eve will include Harry Hill’s The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm at 8.30pm and a Not Going Out special at 9.30pm. Highlights on Christmas Day will include Doctor Who‘s Christmas special at 6.15pm, the penultimate episode of Miranda at 7.15pm, a Call the Midwife … >

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