Call the Midwife

[rowan1813]

I love this show so much!!!! It's a comfort show. One I could watch again and again. I can't wait until March for the new season to be released here in the US!

If you are wanting more of the stories after you've seen all of the seasons, I highly recommend the Call the Midwife books by Jennifer Worth. There are 3 that she wrote and they are fantastic too. The early seasons mirror a lot of what she wrote and the same kind of vibes. I think there was a change in season 4 and things got a little brighter after Jenny left so be prepared for a difference in tone but they are great.

Val is my favorite midwife (after Trixie of course!) and I loved the character development she went through.

 

[summerlyangel]

Love this series! Have watched all episodes up to the newest season. I always need tissue and I'm not a cry-er. Very heartwarming and matter-of-fact way of dealing with societal/historical issues that have occurred.

 

[kymom99]

I love this show so much!!!! It's a comfort show. One I could watch again and again. I can't wait until March for the new season to be released here in the US!

If you are wanting more of the stories after you've seen all of the seasons, I highly recommend the Call the Midwife books by Jennifer Worth. There are 3 that she wrote and they are fantastic too. The early seasons mirror a lot of what she wrote and the same kind of vibes. I think there was a change in season 4 and things got a little brighter after Jenny left so be prepared for a difference in tone but they are great.

Val is my favorite midwife (after Trixie of course!) and I loved the character development she went through.

I also like dr. Turner. He’s so kind. I wish all doctors could be like him.

 

[Owlpost23]

I also like dr. Turner. He’s so kind. I wish all doctors could be like him.

He's got the best smile,too.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Anywhere to stream for free? Seems like I have so many streaming services but still end up having to pay.

PBS Passport isn't free, but it's only $5/month and gives you access to old shows and sometimes access to entire seasons at once. For example, we got all episodes of the new season of All Creatures Great And Small the first day. Worst case scenario, you pay $5 to binge all of the seasons and then cancel.

 

[bobbiwoz]

This evening we are watching “Call the Midwife” for the first time. Thank you all for this post!

 

[Disneychick13]

It’s a really good show! Love it. Love the characters!

 

[Praying Colonel]

This evening we are watching “Call the Midwife” for the first time. Thank you all for this post!

Let us know what you think. When I need to watch something that's going to make me feel better at the end of a long day, I watch Call The Midwife or Ted Lasso.

 

[mjkacmom]

Let us know what you think. When I need to watch something that's going to make me feel better at the end of a long day, I watch Call The Midwife or Ted Lasso.

Just finished the show Trying (next season in may I believe), I watch a variety of genres, and this one gives me the Tedd Lasso vibes (and CTM is my fav show).

 

[bobbiwoz]

Let us know what you think. When I need to watch something that's going to make me feel better at the end of a long day, I watch Call The Midwife or Ted Lasso.

Well, we watched 3 in a row! We definitely enjoyed it!

 

[Praying Colonel]

Just finished the show Trying (next season in may I believe), I watch a variety of genres, and this one gives me the Tedd Lasso vibes (and CTM is my fav show).

DW and I really enjoyed Trying and we're looking forward to a new season. Looks like the premiere is 22 May:

https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/trying/

 

[1420Elexismc]

Love this show...it's one of my "comfort" shows and I have rewatched many episodes

 

[kymom99]

I watched the first episode of season 13 on my phone because I missed it on pbs. Got the tv set to record Sunday’s episode.

I am reading the books. They are definitely more graphic than the tv show.

 

[Skywalker3]

This past Sunday's episode was so, so good. Very emotional. The first couple were a bit more of the same old, but I think this week's was well done. I very much enjoy the emotional roller coaster.
One of my first cousins died young from tetanus. It was so very sad for the family. I didn't know him, but Mama used to talk about that a lot.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Thank you for telling about the new season! We are watching it now!

 

[RangerPooh]

I have only watched clips of episodes on Facebook reals/videos. They suck me in, and at some point I need to watch an actual episode.

 

[kymom99]

After reading the books, there are several characters that are very different in the series. And some exist only on the tv show. I have no problem with that, it’s just an observation.

Fred is completely different that described in the books. There’s no violet or Reggie. Dr. Turner is barely mentioned. Sr. Bernadette did not leave the religious life.

 

[mrs. magoo]

I adore this show. Seriously I can not tell you how many times I have rewatched episodes. I much prefer the episodes when Jenny is gone - she is my least favorite character. It is so crazy to me how long people are in the hospital and the 7 days in the maternity home after having a baby is nuts to think about in today's world, but I do love the personal experiences that are made in each episode. Since they are currently in 1969 if it goes 2 more years it will be my birth year.

 

[MrsPete]

I love this show! I agree with those who say it's "comforting". It's wholesome and family-appropriate; good may not always be able to win, but the main characters always try so hard. My mom and I binge-watched it together after she had surgery.

A couple thoughts:

- Don't miss the Christmas specials. Apparently that's a British thing. Downton Abbey does a stand-alone Christmas special too.
- The show's based upon Nurse Jenny's real life (though the later episodes are fiction -- they ran out of her stories). I read that she consulted with the show's originators, and she lived just long enough to see the first couple episodes. Her daughters said their mother was very pleased with the show and said it represented the time period /the work they did very well.
- The daughters also said their mother remained friendly with Nurse Cynthia /later Sister Cynthia for the rest of their lives. She seems to be the only one of the original main characters whom the daughters knew personally.

 

[NAB]

Oh I love this show as well. Just watched episode 4? On PBS last night. It was about TB. Last weeks was so good with Fred.

Only thing about PBS is that they cut out scenes they get in the UK. Someone on another message board I read fills us in on scenes we didn’t see.

Season 13 has weird writing for Trixie. Seems so out of character this year.

Yes the person that said it weird they stayed in for 7 days back then. My mom said you could even smoke in the rooms back than and like the show they only gave you gas for the pain. Remember volunteering in the 70’s showing the babies in the windows and taking all the babies out to the mothers when visiting hours were over for feedings.