CALL THE MIDWIFE SERIES 1-2 AND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL NEW Miranda Hart Jenny Agutter

CALL THE MIDWIFE SERIES 1-2 AND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL NEW Miranda Hart Jenny Agutter.

"Utterly winning... A drama to answer all our prayers" Sunday Times

"A television phenomenon" Radio Times

Call the Midwife has won the devotion of millions with its moving and true-to-life portrayal of a group of midwives in London's East End in the 1950s. Working alongside the nuns of Nonnatus House in Poplar, midwives Jenny, Trixie, Cynthia and Chummy strive to bring the best possible care to the community's poorest families. As they help women face the challenges of childbirth, and nurse the sick, we share their desperation, anguish and elation. as well as relishing their moments of camaraderie, laughter, adventure and romance.

Based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth and dramatised into an award-winning series by Heidi Thomas, this complete collection of Series One, Two and the Christmas Special features an outstanding British cast including Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Jenny Agutter. Pam Ferris and Judy Parfitt.

EXTRA FEATURE: BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH CAST INTERVIEWS

Series one

"Jenny Agutter, Miranda Hart, Pam Ferris and newcomer Jessica Raine are all superb."

THE GUARDIAN

The hit BBC drama series which tells the moving and true-to-life stories of a group of midwives working in London's East End in the 1950s.

Newly-qualified midwife Jenny Lee is the latest arrival at Nonnatus House, a convent in one of the poorest areas of London. Jenny is welcomed by the nuns and befriended by the other midwives-good-time girl Trixie, sensible Cynthia and fellow newcomer, the posh, fish-out-of-water, Chummy.

We are introduced to the local community through the eyes of the young nurse as she cycles out to tend to her patients. Although the life that greets Jenny is a world away from what she's used to, she immerses herself in the births, deaths, intrigues and romances of a community she rapidly learns to love.

Series Two

THE SMASH HIT SERIES BASED ON THE MEMOIRS OF JENNIFER WORTH

Back to 1950s East End London for more touching and compelling stories from the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House.

It's 1958 and the hard-working midwives of Nonnatus House continue to serve the crowded tenements and slums of Poplar. As they struggle with the challenges of poverty, domestic abuse and the spectre of TB, the midwives also face crises of their own. A chance encounter reunites Jenny with Jimmy; Chummy and P.C. Noakes face a dilemma over their imminent future; a tragic birth puts Cynthia in the spotlight and Trixie enjoys an all-too-fantalising taste of celebrity lifestyle.

Back at Nonnatus House, Sister Julienne struggles to keep the beleaguered convent on an even keel as dementia-stricken Sister Monica Joan finds comfort in the friendship of new orderly, Jane: Sister Bernadette experiences a spiritual crisis and Sister Evangelina puts her foot down regarding pain relief.

Christmas Special

Christmas is coming, and in Poplar the midwives of Nonnatus House are busier than ever. When an abandoned baby is discovered on the steps of the convent, the whole community rallies round to provide food and clothing, and to try and trace his mother. Nurse Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine) meanwhile,

gets caught up in the heartbreaking mystery that surrounds an elderly, semi-vagrant local woman, Mrs Jenkins (Sheila Reid). For newly married Chummy (Miranda Hart), other challenges await, as she pulls out all the stops to mount a truly memorable children's nativity play.