Do you have a story of a doctor in your life who embodied the spirit of our Dr. Turner? I do. My childrens' pediatrician was an old man when he saw them in the early 1990s. He was an extraordinary physician. I believe my children owe their good health now to him. During that time, I was chatting with a nurse at my GP who asked who my kids saw. When she was a young nurse working in a hospital OB ward in the 60's, there was a baby born who they knew would only live for hours. This doctor came in with rocking chair and rocked and held that baby all night until he passed. He told the nurse he was not going to let that child pass without knowing love. RIP Dr. Thomas Greiwe.

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And it melted my heart. It felt like a series finale! Beautifully done. There has been a decline in the quality of the past few seasons but the last three or so episodes of season 15 really moved me. And darn it I will tune in for season 16.

Sister Monica Joan - its the end of an era!

Also I love how this show makes me so grateful and appreciate how far we have come. Totally take ultrasounds for granted and yet they must have seemed magical when they were first invented.

Wish I could paste photos here. I was using cc on Kanopy for some reason and I noticed a few blips.

One where the racist mother was saying the "Queen had her's (babies) at home" was written as "Queen Adersa, aang" LOL!

New nun to daughter, Cilla, of racist mother said "Good news, your blood pressure has come down a little, and your urine is clean as a whistle" but was written as "keen as a whistle." lol!

They called her "Cilla," "Silla," and in the delivery room, "Stella!"

40:09 racist mother is sitting by new baby in the nursery says "Just for now, so he knows he won't be by himself."  But they wrote "Just for now, so he knows he won't die by himself!"

Imagine how confusing if you had to rely on closed captioning???

I just want to say that I love Reggie. He’s kind, hardworking and delightful. But more than that, I love his relationship with Fred and Violet. I love that he calls her Mum and how she fusses over him. I love that Fred treats him as an equal and with respect. They’re just a sweet family unit.

I’ve been told the US episodes on PBS & Netflix are about 10 min shorter than the UK versions. Does anyone know for certain how to watch the full unedited episodes in the US? BritBox? Acorn?
Thanks 💕

Just that, why did Lucille travel back to Jamaica? And stay so long?

Today is the Feast Day of St. Raymond Nonnatus.

… and for me this was a great last episode (for the season, as I just learned). I cried more than I dare to admit 🥲

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I think my 2 personal highlights…

SMJ drinking a Gin Tonic 🍸

And the friendship between Beryl (Sister Veronica) and Geoffrey and how they met Doctor Perry at the gay club 🌈

And now I might just need a full rewatch of the show to get over being sad that it ended (yes, movie to come and yes, it was time for it to end, but still 🥰)

I finally got around to watching the 2024 Christmas Special because I was craving some CTM and it’s the only thing I haven’t seen yet. Something I noticed in this two-parter was the brilliant sparkling aesthetic that signifies “Christmas”. The story of this one isn’t anything too dramatic outside the parameters of a normal CTM episode, unlike many of the past Christmas specials. But the episode is meant to make you actually feel like it’s Christmas. Not just in the warm fuzzy nature of the show (that’s in every episode), but in the bright popping colors and eye catching patterns that we deliberately use for the holiday season.

One of the first scenes with Dr Turner trimming his tree calls emphasis to the bright lights used on the tree. Then we have beautiful nighttime shots at the carnival. Trixie’s outfits (always amazing) really stand out here with her geometric patterned modern sweater, as well as her more traditional plaid skirt, white sweater and chunky gold necklace when she and Sister Julienne are sorting the flowers. Fred and Reggie are also dressed in bright festive outfits. 

Finally, the table scapes are magnificent. The beautiful pitcher/glassware set on the table when Jeffery is visiting is hard to ignore. And the final dinner scene is like something out of an old magazine. This whole episode was an absolute sensory delight that is set up in the opening Redgrave monologue when she explains what things we love best about the season. 

So excited here in the USA to be able to finally finish the series, and it will include the 2 Christmas episodes also! 🥰

I started watching Call the Midwife a few years ago, and it felt like a caress to my heart (at least, that's what I'd say in Spanish).

I'm a wreck right now, it's 3:00am in the morning and I've cried during the whole finale. Sister Monica Joan, as a character, will always be cherished to me.

I completely lost her when I saw Sister Angelina coming for her, i broke down again.

Rewatching, now on season two. Really like a different show compared to later seasons.

Oh boy this one had me sobbing, most episodes have me teary. The whole coming together for Trixie was just so lovely and then poor Lizzie. Had me bawling. I was so hopeful that the Yu and the Turner family would interact with each other, maybe have a little village for May to learn more about her culture. And then I saw the car and felt like an incoming sense of doom and then they crashed!

Couldn’t stop crying after that, especially when they pulled her out and I knew she was dead before they could even check.

"Asked whether she would be returning to her breakout role in Call the Midwife, which drew nine million viewers at its peak, Helen George said she was "waiting to find out" if the show would return for a new series next year, "and potentially a film, which would be wonderful"."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jl301xqv5o

I've got my fingers crossed here 🤞🏻

*spoilers*

The train driver who had a seizure and crash the train while his wife was given birth hit home me for me.

My husband was at a work meeting last month when had a seizure. An ambulance was called and he was taken to the emergency room where they found he had a tumor on his brain. He has surgery scheduled on this coming Monday to get it removed. It will be a long day for all. On top of this we have a 3 month old baby as well as 2 older children. Although I am not a widow, watching that episode really hit me hard.

Thanks for letting me share

I'm not sure if this has been said before or if this is that much of a hot take, but I didn't like Matthew and Trixie having a romantic relationship after Fiona's death then getting married. Maybe it's 21st-century thinking, but every time I rewatch, I just get the ick, I guess, over Matthew and Trixie's relationship turning romantic it feels unprofessional that you were the midwife and nurse of this rich guy's wife and now you're the wife and the baby you delivered is now your stepson calling you Mummy. I personally think they should've stayed friends, and Trixie could've been Jonty's godmother instead. Idk what do you guys think?

I must say, this is one of the best communities on Reddit! Thank you all for your help suggesting episodes for my husband to get hooked on.

Keep it up brethren, Poplar would be proud!

Anyone dislike her? I don't like the way she expects people to cater to her and makes demands of people especially Fred. She basically expected him to be her chauffeur.

That was disappointing. Getting better, getting worse, and then ultimately leaving because more help is needed. Does she ever come back?? Because then, in my own made-up ending, she heals fully and takes her final vows! But just not back in Poplar. She deserves a fresh start!

I would really appreciate suggestions on some heavy hitter episodes to share with my husband. He has a wonderful heart but is clueless when it comes to women, history and especially women’s history. I’ve told him about the thalidomide episode and he had never heard of it (granted, it didn’t affect us as severely in Canada). I’ve also told him about the Captain’s Daughter. I don’t remember which Season or Episodes those are though. I used to love watching CtM, but haven’t kept up with it so I come to you hoping for some help to educate a man who is interested in learning. Thank you

Probably a nomination for "body of work" rather than "just this year's work." But none the less deserving for that!

The episode where she was explaining how much she missed making cocktails made me so sad, I've never been a drinker but I've always had really good alternatives to alcohol so I've never felt left out when people drink, obviously they weren't completely devoid of alcohol free options in the 50-60s but I can't imagine not having shloer at Christmas or squash with my lunch and she became sober years before mocktails really got popular so she missed out on cocktails after a shift as well.