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1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 min. 21 sec.) ; 358556068 bytes |
| Series |
Call the Midwife ; Series 3, Episode 2 |
| Summary |
Jenny (Jessica Raine) is delighted to be promoted to acting sister on clinic days, but she soon finds herself dealing with her most challenging case yet.Mrs Aston (Seline Hizli), a local hairdresser, is only days away from giving birth but she doesn't show any signs of slowing down, much to Jenny's concern. When Mrs Aston confesses to Jenny and Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) that the baby she's carrying isn't her husband's, but that of a coloured man, they endeavour to help her. Mr Aston (Ben Bishop) is a man known for his temper, there's no telling what he would do if he found out. Inspired by a lecture given by a visiting academic, Dr Latham (Roger Merlidge), Nurse Cynthia Miller (Bryony Hannah) spearheads a new birthing practice for the expectant mothers of Poplar. In particular, she's hoping her new knowledge will help a very anxious mother-to-be Mrs Short (Faye Daveney).As her labour drags on, Mrs Short is encouraged to breathe and relax as much as possible by Nurse Miller while Sister Evangelina (Pam Ferris) insists she needs to be rushed to the mothers' home immediately. But Nurse Miller sticks to her instincts and takes control of the situation.Meanwhile Sister Winifred (Victoria Yeates) puts her green-fingered skills to good use and Chummy (Miranda Hart) continues to juggle her work and home life.PRODUCTION DETAILS:A Neal Street production for BBC. Created and written by Heidi Thomas, from the memoirs of Jennifer Worth |
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Broadcast 2014-05-01 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Childbirth.
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Convents.
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Midwives -- Attitudes.
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Midwives -- Practice.
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Mother and child -- Psychology.
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Pregnant women -- Medical care.
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England -- London.
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Streaming video
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May, Juliet, director
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Agutter, Jenny, cast
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Bassett, Linda, cast
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Caplan, Ben, cast
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Fennell, Emerald, cast
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Ferris, Pam, cast
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George, Helen, cast
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Hannah, Bryony, cast
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Hart, Miranda, cast
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Main, Laura, cast
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McGann, Stephen, cast
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Parfitt, Judy, cast
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Parisi, Cliff, cast
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Raine, Jessica, cast
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Ritchie, Charlotte, cast
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Yeates, Victoria, cast
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