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Michelle De Swarte in The Baby

The Baby – Sky & HBO prepare to terrify with a new comedy horror series

Michelle De Swarte stars as a woman who suddenly has to embrace motherhood… or else! Described as a “… darkly funny, raw examination of motherhood, from the perspective of a woman who doesn’t want to be one”, The Baby is an upcoming comedy/horror series for Sky. The show stars Michelle De Swarte, who’s perhaps best … >

Posted April 7, 2022 by Ian McArdell Filed under
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Call The Midwife

‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6’s eventful finale is all about change

After a season spent boldly exploring complex and difficult themes, Call the Midwife delivers a finale largely focused on positive major life changes for its characters, like Shelagh giving birth and Barbara getting married. That’s not to say that the subplot this week about a woman who’s rushed to the hospital with a blood clot … >

Posted March 12, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ Season 6 episode guide: What happens next?

Call the Midwife returns to BBC One this winter for a sixth season. It is now 1962, and the Nonnatus House team are as committed to caring for the people of Poplar as always. However, the social revolution in the outside world is mirrored by change and challenge much closer to home. As they strive … >

Posted March 6, 2017 by CultBox Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6 Episode 7 explores the ongoing effects of Thalidomide

While Call the Midwife is typically more of an episodic show, its serialised stories have been some of its most effective. None has been more so than the story about the effects of Thalidomide from last season, which saw many babies born with deformities because their mothers took medicine that wasn’t known to be dangerous … >

Posted March 5, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6 Episode 6 tackles harrowing consequences of FGM

When headlines announced before this season that Call the Midwife would devote an episode to exploring the effects of female genital mutilation (FGM), many were sure to have been wondering how this issue would be handled. With the assistance of anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali when writing this episode, the writers have been able to build … >

Posted February 27, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6 Episode 5 puts the spotlight on Fred and Violet

While the end of the previous episode would have you expecting that this one would be all about welcoming Valerie into the community at Nonnatus House, her character surprisingly takes a backseat in an episode that is much more focused on Fred and Violet. When Fred’s distant cousin Reggie (Daniel Laurie) with Down’s Syndrome is … >

Posted February 19, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6 Episode 4 confronts the difficulties of loss

Some sense of normality has been restored now that Sister Ursula’s no longer in charge, but it’s not like everything can ever really just return back to the way it used to be for the midwives of Nonnatus House. Trixie learns that as she presses Sister Julienne for more information on what’s happened to Sister … >

Posted February 13, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6 Episode 3 is about decisions in challenging circumstances

More than once in this episode of Call the Midwife, characters are placed in difficult situations and challenged to make hard decisions with only a moment’s notice. We’ve seen almost all the characters do this before, but the stakes are high as the maternity home is under scrutiny and a baby’s life is in danger. … >

Posted February 5, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6 Episode 2 tackles the challenges of disability

This week’s Call the Midwife episode is all about the specific obstacles faced by those who are different in some way, whether it’s a couple with dwarfism anticipating the birth of their first child or a young man blinded in an accident before he even gets to see his newborn baby. Because there are two main subplots … >

Posted January 30, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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‘Call the Midwife’ review: Season 6’s premiere is a dark start to a new year

While Call the Midwife continues to hold a reputation as a cozy Sunday night drama, those who have been watching over the years know that it has never held back from darker storylines. At its heart, this show can often be a drama about the strength required to get through the most troubling times, framed … >

Posted January 23, 2017 by Simon Cocks Filed under
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