Call the Midwife is, hands down, one of the best series I have ever watched on PBS, and this includes Downtown Abbey. I loved, Downtown, don't get me wrong, and I will miss it dearly, mostly for Granny's zingers, but Call the Midwife is telling a story that the modern world needs to hear. We have become so lost in our own lives, with a great deal of help from electronic media, that we don't know who are neighbors are. Our children don't play in the streets anymore, and childbirth has become (at least in the America), a completely sterile affair. These midwives remind us of a time when people cared for each other, and when it wasn't a sin to be poor. I am unashamedly proud of the Nuns of Nonnatus House. There are times when their kindness and calm in the face of adversity causes me to weep.
The show also deals with the uglier side of human nature - prejudice, ignorance, the above mentioned poverty, but through it all the midwives, the nuns, and the neighbors of Poplar strive to be better for themselves and for their neighbors. The time period in which the show takes place saw great change, both medically and socially, and this is very well presented with great attention to small details and in the way the actors portray their characters. This show is a history lesson of the best kind and should be required watching of all middle school girls (and boys, too, for that matter), as it deals with life, and death, and the rewards of being our "Brothers Keepers."
Though childbirth is a central theme, of course, and may be difficult for the squeamish, this is a "must see" if ever there was one. I only wish we had such a service here, now, in the good ol' USA! Can you imagine what it would mean to have nurses and physicians who actually know who you are and are willing to spend more than five minutes before they dash off to their next patient? This is a big check mark for in the box for American Universal Health!
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- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
- Item model number : 35383205
- Media Format : DVD, NTSC
- Run time : 9 hours and 15 minutes
- Release date : May 24, 2016
- Actors : Various
- Studio : BBC Studios
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- Number of discs : 3
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,120 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016
- Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2022I love the show call the midwife. I especially love how sister Monica Joan is always saying something witty and how she always has such a great personality. I love all the characters in this show but especially her and I love how sister Evangelina always has some blunt remark that ends up being funny. Like her remark about how sister Monica Joan arranged the Christmas manger set pieces in conversational order and then sister Evangelina asks what is the angel gabriel is going to say to the Ass( the donkey). Which I find quite humorous because she is a religious sister yet she used a profane word in the actual quote in the show. Not the word for the donkey. But she is also quite a character and i felt sad for everybody who knew her in Nonatus house when she died. I love all the characters in this show for so many different reasons and I find that the show is very engaging and that I could not stop watching it. The viewer gets drawn into the joy and sadness and every emotion that all the characters feel along with every character in the show in every season. I laughed and cried while watching this show.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024Very realistic series.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024I’m hooked on the Call the Midwife show! I have watched them all several times now.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024This may be the best series ever made.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2016Every woman I know has loved this series because it touches your heart. There's nothing like a new born baby to change everyone's life. The midwifes in this series are unselfish, compassionate, hardworking, and never selfish because they sometimes have to go out to deliver a baby in the middle of the night.They are backed up by the Catholic nuns whom they live with in an old, charming building near London's East side. Much of the power and beauty of this series is that it is based on a real midwife's recollection of birthing occurances, some joyous, some sad, that occurred during the 1950's and 60's close to where the ships come in and out.
The best part of the series, however, is the very realistic and compelling charcters. One of the most beautiful sequences involves Dr. Turner who, without intending to, falls in love with one of the nuns and though they fight it, they end up getting married because God seems to work everything out. I know of such a case in real life. This series also ways the challenges of women of all ages who are doing the best they can in life.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016What a beautiful television series incorporating real medical issues from the early sixties. All of the characters in the series are like friends to me. My blu-ray set arrived with a damaged case but the discs were in pristine condition. The episodes are recorded on discs similar to previous seasons - this set has the 2015 Christmas special and eight episodes on 2 discs. There is also a making of special feature. There are subtitles and the sound is perfect for this essentially diaglogue-driven series.
On a side note, my wife is a labor and delivery nurse at one of the large hospitals in Peoria, Illinois. I love what she does but I never see her at work. Watching Call the Midwife is about as close as I can get to the "action" and sometimes this viewer is so close that I think one of the nurses will make eye contact with me and ask me pass her that towel!
Season 6 has been announced for broadcast in early 2017 with a 2016 Christmas special also.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2016I love this series. I have to admit that when the portrayer of Nurse Lee left, and we only see Nurse Noakes (Chummy) sporadically, I wondered if the series could survive. I am glad to say that I was hasty in my concern. The series not only survived, but has been refreshed by focusing on new or lesser-known characters, and manages to highlight some very serious issues. They did not back away from alternative lifestyles, educating people about medicines and programs for those who could not afford treatment. I think the evolving of the Turner Family is touching. Well done.... I hope that we get many more seasons. We've lost "Downton Abbey" and will soon lose "Mr. Selfridge". I wish they'd resurrect "The Paradise". While I like "Grantchester", "Call the Midwife" is the main reason I tune in on Sunday nights.
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- YvonReviewed in Canada on March 7, 2024
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- R. John HewittReviewed in Canada on June 12, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Moved me to tears
This is a great show. The one where sister Mary Cynthia get beat up and the older often addle-brained sister Monica Joan comforts and bathes her is so emotionally charged that I had tear streaming down my face, not just at this scene, but several times. I'm not usually one who cries during movies but this one sure moved me. This really showed the of team work and how a close knit group of workers becomes more than family to each other. All of the actors displayed a great love to the people of poplar, people who were down on luck and often needed just to be loved no matter what.
- WheelerftwReviewed in Canada on October 4, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this tv series and so will you!
I’m a call the midwife super fan and I love the series dearly! I was so happy to find that I could find all the dvds on Amazon for a great price. The DVD is great quality, is not fuzzy whatsoever. I love this series and so will you!
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TulipeReviewed in Canada on June 22, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Émouvant!
Encore une fois, le jeu des actrices, acteurs est excellent, touchant, des personnages attachants. Très intéressant de voir l'évolution des pratques s recherches médicales ainsi que la place et le rôle de ces femmes, religieuges et laïques intelligentes qui font preuve de savoir-faire et de dévouement sans bornes. J'ai hâte de voir la saison 6
- evbeukelReviewed in Canada on December 13, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I expected
Season 5 of Call the Midwife is as good as the previous seasons. I love the stories, I love how it portrays the 1960's. I was happy with the service that I received. My DVD was delivered quickly and it is good quality. It was exactly what I expected!!