Call the Midwife

In good news you might have missed during the Thanksgiving holiday: popular period drama Call the Midwife is going to be sticking around awhile. The BBC announced last week that the series has been renewed – not just for a single additional season, or even two, but three.

The medical drama follows the story of a group of nurse midwives and nuns who care for the residents of the economically disadvantaged neighborhood of Poplar. Call the Midwife, of course, is so much more than that though – really digging into the personal stories of all the different women involved. (It’s also great if you happen to need a good cry for whatever reason.) 

Remember this past Spring when we were all so chuffed to hear that Miranda Hart would be returning to Call the Midwife?  

Alas, our hopes of a Chummy-filled Season 6 have been dashed by a tweet. Read on for more on this sad reversal of Nonnatus House fortunes.

The cause behind  a mysterious spate of traumatic birth deformities is revealed. Also Poplar grieves over the loss of one of it's most devoted and faithful residents. Tissues at the ready for this week's series 5 finale of Call the Midwife.

In this week's eye-opening episode of Call the Midwife we encounter a girl whose life is compromised by concerns for her reputation as “damaged goods" and two women are afraid to report acts of violence against them for fear of being judged or punished as well. 

This week on Call the Midwife: Fred's good intentions get him into trouble, Timothy Turner schools his father about smoking and a young mother's loveless past makes her unsure of how to love her own baby. Read on for all the details!

For some of the residents of Poplar, it was a week of upheaval. A young man’s dreams are shattered only to be given a second chance. Tears are back full force as Sister Julienne struggles with a tragic birth and, finally, our love triangle that’s been simmering for weeks could be coming to an amicable resolution. Read on for all the details!

This week’s Call the Midwife reliably delivered another dose of medical drama, hope, kindness and innocent romance. Not to mention another unthinkable example of how women suffer for their indiscretions while the men go basically scot-free. Let’s get on with the summarizing, shall we?

Join in the discussion of this week's Call the Midwife recap as the women of Nonnatus House struggle to cope with changing times, tragic family circumstances and matters of the heart. 

Call the Midwife fans, the moment you’ve been hoping for has arrived at last: Star Miranda Hart is officially returning to the popular period drama! 

Hart has played fan favorite Chummy Noakes since the series’ first season, but the actress departed the show at the end of Season 4.  Since then, Hart has been busy wrapping the final season of her sitcom Miranda and starring opposite Melissa McCarthy in the feature film Spy. 

Call the Midwife is back and so are our episode recaps. Join in the conversation about everyone's favorite feel-good British drama.