Call the Midwife is a BBC period drama series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and 1960s. It stars Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Helen George, Bryony Hannah, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Judy Parfitt, Cliff Parisi, Stephen McGann, Ben Caplan, Emerald Fennell, Victoria Yeates, Jack Ashton, Linda Bassett, Charlotte Ritchie, Kate Lamb, Jennifer Kirby, Annabelle Apsion and Leonie Elliott. The series is produced by Neal Street Productions, a production company founded and owned by the film director and producer Sam Mendes, Call the Midwife executive producer Pippa Harris, and Caro Newling. The first series, set in 1957, premiered in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2012. The series was created by Heidi Thomas, originally based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth who worked with the Community of St. John the Divine, an Anglican religious order, at their convent in the East End in London.
| Genre | Period drama |
| Created by | Heidi Thomas |
| Based on | Memoirs of Jennifer Worth |
| Starring | Current, Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Laura Main, Leonie Elliott, Stephen McGann, Daniel Laurie, Cliff Parisi, Annabelle Apsion, Ella Bruccoleri, Fenella Woolgar, Georgie Glen, Zephryn Taitte |
| Narrated by | Vanessa Redgrave |
| Composer(s) | Peter Salem, Maurizio Malagnini |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 86 |
| Executive producer(s) | Pippa Harris, Heidi Thomas |
| Producer(s) | Annie Tricklebank |
| Location(s) | Poplar, London |
| Cinematography | Chris Seager |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Neal Street Productions |
| Distributor | All3Media |
| Original network | BBC One (United Kingdom), PBS (United States) |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Netflix ID | 70245163 |
Informazioni su Call the Midwife
This show follows the lives of a group of midwives living in London in the 1950s and 1960s. The show is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Realizzazione di Call the Midwife
The show was nominated for its first British Academy Television Award in 2012 for Best Supporting Actress. Linda Bassett and Charlotte Ritchie both joined the cast in season four.
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