Call The Midwife

I love it, except for Stephen McGann whom I find way too sickly sweet as Dr. Turner!
Great social history.

Clearly in a minority, but no I won't be watching. The first episode of the first series was enough.

What’s the betting we will see a romance develop between Trixie and the newly widowed rich dad with the baby son?

I wondered that too Calendargirl.

I wondered that too Calendargirl Me Too

Me also.

And me

And the rich father will bail out Nonatus House maybe?

I once had a neighbour who was a retired midwife. She had been one of the original midwives in Limehouse and told me that it was quite an accurate reflection of the real thing.

Love it !!!!

I was thinking of watching from the start and tried S1.E1 tonight but having seen that, and then reading this thread has reminded me why I stopped watching it years ago. Too much screaming, blood and sadness! It's not for me.

That is interesting, annodomini. A lot of it rings true. The current era is just before my time. My DS1 was born 1970.
I can remember the David Steel abortion act of 1967 which was ground breaking and shocked many but it came alongside a change of public opinion and films like Alfie 1966 and Up the Junction 1968 showing the plight of poor women at that time.

Best thing on Sunday nights

JenniferEccles

And the rich father will bail out Nonatus House maybe?

‘And they all lived happily ever after’.

I can remember being a young student Nurse in the early 1970s and before we got.our placements at the Woman's Hospital, we were handed a form.to complete which asked us our beliefs regarding assisting at Medical terminations of Pregnancy, and if any of us would object to nursing patients who were seeking this service, either on our own religious grounds or otherwise. Most of us were deemed too young at the time to handle the emotional side of the women seeking these services, and found ourselves kept to the clinics where we handled basic D and C procedures and Fertility Clinic, Fibroids, and Hysterectomy patients but well away from anyone seeking Termination of Pregnancy, or indeed suffering a Miscarriage until our final year of our Training, when we would all be 21 or Older! Ironically, I worked more with women seeking a Termination during my Mental Health nurse training than I ever did during my years as a general Nurse!

What’s the betting Trixie ends up with the rich father?

I just wish Dr Turner's wife, Shelagh, would smile occasionally, instead of looking so pained all the time.

If I was married to Dr Turner I’d be wearing a T shirt with, ‘For God’s sake lighten up!’ written on it.

When he does smile he looks rather unhinged. ?

Calendargirl

What’s the betting we will see a romance develop between Trixie and the newly widowed rich dad with the baby son?

Me too.

Oh Yes, I always love to watch.

(& yes, I also thought about Trixie & the rich, newly widowed, new dad). great minds, eh..!!?

I am not a fan but if you are and want to read Jennifer Worth's book " Call the Midwife " it is 99p to-day Wednesday on Kindle . I read the books decades ago and the seriese is based on her books .

It’s lovely and I really enjoyed the books.

I`ve read all the books, but they ended when "Nonnatus House" was demolished, if I remember rightly. And although I still love the series, these stories weren`t written by Jennifer Worth. She never saw her books transferred to TV, as she died just before the series began to be shown.
Also, and I know you`ll all think I`m batty, but I`d love a GP like Dr. Turner.

Dr and Mrs Turner must be the wettest couple on TV. They don't ring true at all.

Her second book " shades of the workhouse " is 99p to-day Thursday on kindle