| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (16:9 enhanced); stereo. |
| Cast |
Vanessa Redgrave, Pam Ferris, Jessica Raine, Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Jennifer Worth. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Episodes 1-3; -- Disc 2: Episodes 4-6 and bonus materials. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women. |
| Note |
DVD extras: Wimples, babies and bicycles; cast members discuss giving birth to "Call the Midwife". |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Poplar (London, England) -- Drama.
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Midwives -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Pregnant women -- England -- London -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical television programs.
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Fiction television programs.
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Television series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.
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Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937- Actor.
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Ferris, Pam. Actor.
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Raine, Jessica, 1982- Actor.
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George, Helen, 1954- Actor.
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Agutter, Jenny. Actor.
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Parfitt, Judy, 1935- Actor.
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Hart, Miranda, 1972- Actor.
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Thomas, Heidi, 1967- Screenwriter.
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Lowthorpe, Philippa. Director.
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Payne, Jamie. Director.
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Neal Street Productions.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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| ISBN |
9781622243112 |
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1622243110 |
| Standard No. |
883929269815 |
| Music No. |
1000337264 Warner Home Video |
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