Blog Rating: 9.15 out of 10
A beautiful story based on the memoir of 22-year-old Jennifer Worth, who in 1957 leaves her comfortable home to become a midwife in London's East End.
This is how she comes to live in a convent (Nonnatus House), where she will work alongside other very experienced nurses and nuns.
In the England of the mid-twentieth century, the harsh living conditions of the slums are shown, but also the warmth of its people and the courage of their mothers.
Even after Jenny leaves Nonnatus, she continues to recount the lives of the midwives who have become her family.
The first season of Call The Midwife, which debuted in 2012 when Jenny Lee came to Poplar to start work on her, became the BBC's highest-rated drama in a decade.
In its third series, the drama continued to attract more than 10 million viewers every Sunday night.
The characters are very nice and the acting, even by the guest actors, is brilliant. However, the main reason I recommend Call the Midwife is that it is so well written, not avoiding the harsh realities of life, but full of hope and incredible human connection.
