Call the Midwife

Series 4

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Season four finds the community preparing to enter a new decade - the 1960s. Nurse Trixie receives a proposal from handsome young curate Tom Hereward. Nurse Cynthia starts to think seriously about joining the order as a nun, something that shocks both Trixie and Patsy. And an unexpected set of events sees Chummy take on the challenge of running a mother and baby home for unmarried girls.

8 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1A chance encounter with an impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House welcomes a new resident, Nurse Barbara Gilbert, Tom Hereward has a surprise romantic gesture in store for Trixie.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2Barbara faces her most challenging case to date when she treats first-time mother Abigail Bissette and the birth does not go according to plan. As Sister Julienne struggles with the increasing financial pressure on Nonnatus House, a mystery benefactor comes to the rescue. Elsewhere Sister Evangelina is unimpressed by newly arrived nurse Phyllis Crane.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3The Nonnatus team rallies to support first-time parents Marie and Tony Amos when Tony is arrested for gross indecency with another male. Elsewhere, as Poplar is gripped by an outbreak of dysentery, Trixie undertakes her first official church duty since her engagement to Tom.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4The midwives face one of their busiest nights to date, whilst Sister Winifred concentrates her efforts on the prostitutes of Poplar. Elsewhere, cracks start to appear in Trixie and Tom Hereward's relationship.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5Sister Julienne's faith is challenged when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn baby. Dr Turner's involvement in the case forces him to face his own demons. Meanwhile, Barbara must work out a way to communicate with a pregnant Sylheti woman.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Phyllis deals with a diabetic teenager who has fallen pregnant, Sister Mary Cynthia comes into contact with a group of Irish Travellers, and Patsy organizes a square dance to raise money for the Cubs' trip to Norfolk.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7A pair of school friends are unexpectedly reunited in the delivery room, and a mix up results in complications for both. Meanwhile, Barbara helps a couple in need of assistance, and Patsy's secret relationship with Delia pains them both.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia help a deaf-and-dumb woman, and Barbara has a baffling case. Meanwhile, Fred's daughter arrives from Birmingham and interferes with his and Violet's engagement, and Delia has a proposal for Patsy.

Cast of Series 4

  • Vanessa RedgraveJennifer Worth (voice)
  • Helen GeorgeTrixie Franklin
  • Jenny AgutterSister Julienne
  • Judy ParfittSister Monica Joan
  • Linda BassettPhyllis Crane
  • Pam FerrisSister Evangelina
  • Alice BrownAngela Turner
  • Laura MainShelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner
  • Cliff ParisiFred Burkle
  • Charlotte RitchieBarbara Gilbert
  • Emerald FennellPatsy Mount
  • Victoria YeatesSister Winifred
  • Max MacmillanTimothy Turner
  • Jack AshtonTom Hereward
  • Stephen McGannPatrick Turner
  • Jennifer WorthWriter
  • Pippa HarrisProducer
  • Heidi ThomasProducer

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