
Hawthorne
2009 · Drama


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264 votes
In 1950's London, they delivered hope for all.
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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Season list for Call the Midwife

Vanessa Redgrave
Jennifer Worth (voice)

Jenny Agutter
Sister Julienne

Judy Parfitt
Sister Monica Joan

Jessica Raine
Jenny Lee

Molly Vevers
Sister Catherine

Rebecca Gethings
Sister Veronica

Jennifer Kirby
Nurse Valerie Dyer

Linda Bassett
Phyllis Crane, Nurse Phyllis Crane

Stephen McGann
Dr Patrick Turner

Leonie Elliott
Nurse Lucille Anderson, Nurse Lucille Robinson

Pam Ferris
Sister Evangelina

Alice Brown
Angela Turner

Laura Main
Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner, Nurse Shelagh Turner

Bryony Hannah
Cynthia Miller, Sister Mary Cynthia

Cliff Parisi
Fred Burkle, Fred Buckle

Ella Bruccoleri
Sister Frances

Natalie Quarry
Pupil Midwife Rosalind Clifford, Nurse Rosalind Clifford

Georgie Glen
Millicent Higgins, Miss Millicent Higgins

Fenella Woolgar
Sister Hilda

Renee Bailey
Pupil Midwife Joyce Highland, Nurse Joyce Highland

Peter McGinn
May 25, 2020
This is a really good show and is one of the family programs with drama and humor that are often popular for family viewing. The show is based on a memoir written by a midwife, so it was a bit awkward when the co-lead actress left the show after a few seasons, but the show was strong enough to go on without a hitch. It has a great ensemble cast, after all. It is a little weird, however, that the character who left th…
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