It's 1958 and Nurse Jenny Lee discovers the Nonnatus House community gathered to wish her a happy birthday as she returns from work. Chummy, Trixie and Cynthia then go to the cinema with her. Her good cheer is soon short lived though the next day when she is assigned a new patient called Molly Brignall. Trixie and Sister Evangelina end up in the middle of some unusual circumstances, aboard a Swedish cargo ship when they look after the captain's daughter, who is about to give birth for the first time.
Call The Midwife is a drama series adapted for television by Heidi Thomas from Jennifer Worth's best selling memoir, book of the same name. The series is a colourful look at the world of midwifery and family life in 1950's East End London. Jenny joins an eccentric community of nursing nuns having just qualified.
Call The Midwife - Series 2, Episode 1 Synopsis and Schedule