| Authors: |
Neal Street Productions.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
BBC One (Television station : London, England)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011
Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
Ferris, Pam.
Raine, Jessica, 1982-
George, Henry, 1839-1897
Agutter, Jenny.
Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
Hart, Miranda, 1972-
Thomas, Heidi, 1967-
Lowthorpe, Philippa.
Payne, Jamie.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Poplar (London, England) -- Drama.
Midwives -- England -- London -- Drama.
Pregnant women -- England -- London -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television series.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2012. |
| Description: |
2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781622243112 |
| Notes: |
Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth. |
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Originally broadcast on television in Great Britain by BBC One in 2012. Originally broadcast on television in the United States by PBS in 2012. |
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DVD extras: Wimples, babies and bicycles: cast members discuss giving birth to "Call the Midwife". |
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Vanessa Redgrave, Pam Ferris, Jessica Raine, Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart. |
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DVD9, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
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In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
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| Summary: |
A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women. |