Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

GazerRise Fantastic!

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

tahooti I stumbled onto this series via Netflix and i am sad i did not catch it when it was being currently broadcast. however, since i am catching up i am binge watching and fully enjoying this.granted, this is taking place in London and, being that i am the United States, i find the information regarding the times, conditions, etc. to be interesting. not that there wasn't such conditions here in the states as my grandmother, a nurse, could have attested. the naïve desire to help that is established in the first episode that jenny possessed is gradually eroded with the hard facts of life in the east end. as she admits to herself and others, she has never been exposed to the sights and conditions she works in and, through time, learns to navigate through the trials, superstitions, traditions of the times.the other nurses seem to be true representatives of the kind of nurses that my grandmother described to me. there is the professional side of their duties but, in reality, they were young women just beginning their lives, wanting to enjoy themselves even in the confines of a religious house. above this all, the sisters of the house show that they have learned to balance their devotion to g-d as well as the facts of the life that their community lives and contends with. they try to remain as non judgmental but, being human, they are subjected to failing to do so consistently. their humanity they exhibit within the parameters of their faith system is amazing and it makes me feel that i wish there were more examples of it in real life and not just in good pseudo-nonfiction.if there is anyone who would like to experience the lives of women living together, both secular and non-secular, working under very trying and sometimes deprivation from what we now consider the ordinary and expected, watching the series. i can hardly wait until i catch up with the new episodes since i am just entering season 3.

zuzuspetals70000 At the risk of gushing about this series, I can't even begin to put in words how wonderful "Call The Midwife" is. For many of us who are mid-century babies, these women -- both nurses and the maternity patients -- are very much like our own mothers in those years. Even the soundtrack can take you back decades in a single song note - - my Mom and Dad's music. There are some reminders, too, about what parents no longer have to face, like polio, diphtheria, thalidomide, epidemics of measles (I was caught up in one in the early 60s, remember it vividly and it was horrible. They thought I might lose my sight and thus was kept in a darkened room for which seemed like an eternity.) It's a blessing my children and others never had to go through any of it. There are wonderful actors throughout the series, many kudos to the casting director. The wonderful Judy Parfitt is my favorite as the mischievous but lovable Sister Monica Joan but her role is, at times, heartbreaking as she descends and ascends through stages of dementia sometimes confused but always eloquent -- an octogenarian Ophelia. I'm very impressed with the actress, Jessica Raine. She plays Nurse Jenny Lee with a great range of emotions without making it maudlin or silly. I'm also struck by her uncanny resemblance to a young (and beautiful) Judy Garland -- even if Garland's looks came at the expense of surgery. Helen George as Trixie is great and perfect as the 1960s modern girl. (She reminds me so much of my older cousins at that time though they were much sillier.) Miranda Hart is AHmazing as Chummy! And, of course, you can't not mention Cliff Parisi as Fred Buckle with his many "schemes." Halfway through the series, Nurse Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett) is introduced. She may rub wrong at first but her heart is just as golden as the others. She also played in another favorite of mine, the series "From Lark Rise to Candleford" as the wonderful and wise Queenie. And throughout these immaculately told stories is the redoubtable Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne, always kind and stalwart.There have been some comments on whether London's East End in the 50s and 60s has been portrayed accurately. I don't know about then but when living in London in the 70s, I had been through the slums and what is shown on the show is a bit on the rosy side. But then again it is television.Don't miss out on this series. You'll be missing out on so very much. And especially on some well told stories about humanity, the goodness of people's hearts, the heartbreak we all face and that life goes on.

Aimee Despite the deviations from the original book by Jennifer worth I truly enjoy watching this programme. As a midwife myself I find it really difficult to watch any TV show that portrays pregnancy and child birth due to the often inaccurate and unlikely events that unfold. Call the midwife is the only programme I can watch that portrays childbirth without shouting and screaming at the TV wishing the researchers had put more effort in.spoiler alert :- The show highlights not only the difficulties faced by maternity services in the 50s but also the development and progression of services with the introduction of the NHS and the move away from home birth and towards hospital deliveries. The deliveries are mostly realistic and show many complications that women face that just aren't written about in other TV shows such as inverted uterus, eclampsia, still birth and babies born with abnormalities. The characters are endearing and the story lines have often left me in tears of sadness and joy. Each episode is an emotional roller coaster. A real pleasure to watch.

david-86864 Very touching series, full of the kindest remarks and a giving to others that one seldom witnesses in film. The remarks made by the nuns and nurses are saturated with words that edify and never condemn. Seldom do I shed tears, but with this series I cannot stop them. I want to be like what it is I hear the actors speaking. I want those words to be on the tip of my tongue. Love is life giving, isn't it? From this series, one sees that love is born from the knowledge of and willing obedience to God's set of virtues, not something of man's own making. Even in the hardest sayings is there love to be felt. My applause to the writers and to the actors who are so able to convey this message.