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Series 1

6 episodes · 15th January 2012

In season one we are introduced to the local community through the eyes of young nurse Jenny Lee as she lives and works as a midwife alongside the Nuns of the Order of St. Raymond of Nonnatus in the deprived Poplar district of London's desperately poor East End in the 1950s.

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Episode guide

Episodes

01 Episode 1 still Episode 1 Episode 115th January 2012 Jenny Lee start her midwife career at Nonnatus House in London. She is surprised to find that it is a nursing convent and not a hospital. Her first case is a woman pregnant for the 25th time! 02 Episode 2 still Episode 2 Episode 222nd January 2012 A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny sees an unfamiliar darker side of life following an encounter with a runaway. 03 Episode 3 still Episode 3 Episode 329th January 2012 Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old soldier with awful leg ulcers. Trixie and Cynthia enrol Winnie Lawson as a new patient. 04 Episode 4 still Episode 4 Episode 45th February 2012 A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees another sort of loss as she tends to soon-to-be parents David and Margaret. 05 Episode 5 still Episode 5 Episode 512th February 2012 When Peggy’s brother is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jenny gets to know the siblings better. The Nonnatus House residents get involved in Fred’s latest money-making scheme which involves a pig called Evie. 06 Episode 6 still Episode 6 Episode 619th February 2012 When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and has her wedding on her own terms. Senile Sister Monica Joan is arrested for shoplifting.
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Cast & Crew

01 Vanessa Redgrave profile Vanessa Redgraveas Jennifer Worth (voice) 02 Helen George profile Helen Georgeas Trixie Franklin 03 Jenny Agutter profile Jenny Agutteras Sister Julienne 04 Judy Parfitt profile Judy Parfittas Sister Monica Joan 05 Cliff Parisi profile Cliff Parisias Fred Burkle 06 Stephen McGann profile Stephen McGannas Patrick Turner 07 Heidi Thomas profile Heidi ThomasWriter / Creator
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