Call The Midwife.

Fartooold

I was just about to start my midwifery in 1973, yes it is a bit twee but it is purely for entertainment not teaching. I love it!

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Oh for goodness sake, it’s light TV, I enjoy it, I don’t care if it’s factually accurate and I can relax, not concentrate too hard and know it’s a light relief, not a documentary.

When I was at college in 1973 an Irish nun decided to come out of her order. We returned from the Summer break to find her hair styled into a pretty neat curly perm (fashionable at the time), she wore round dangly earrings and bright pink lipstick. The change was quite dramatic. She was such a lovely person too.

I hope so Calendargirl.

Smileless2012

I think she is Calendargirl which makes me wonder if this is going to be the final series.

No, there’s the final one to get through next year, I think.

I think she is Calendargirl which makes me wonder if this is going to be the final series.

I was just about to start my midwifery in 1973, yes it is a bit twee but it is purely for entertainment not teaching. I love it!

Yes, Geoffrey and Beryl used a phrase (can’t remember what it was) that wasn’t around in 1971, I’m sure.

I also think Beryl is menopausal.

Timothy (Dr Turner Junior) still looks a bit wide eyed and naive somehow.

Also don’t think Beryl would be launching into bright red lipstick, manicures, hair do’s, so soon after leaving the convent, even under Trixie’s expert tutelage.

Is Sister Monica Joan finally going to meet her maker this series?

So tonight we are in 1971. I was just about leaving school but no young lad would have worn that big overcoat that Timothy is wearing

I can't remember 1971 specifically, but certainly in 1973-75 the boys I was friends with in sixth form used to wear RAF surplus greatcoats, from the Army and Navy store.

Luckygirl3

It all just gets more and more twee - and I really love it!

Sums it up beautifully!

I watch it and criticise it in my head, but I still watch it.

It all just gets more and more twee - and I really love it!

Having worked as a nurse in a convent nursing home for many years, I felt the touching scene with Sister Monica Joan and Fred didn’t ring true last night.

He wouldn’t have had unsupervised access to the convent bedrooms and been able to visit her in bed. We had a middle aged man who worked in a similar role to Fred and was very highly thought of by the Sisters. But it would have been unthinkable for him to wander into their sleeping quarters.

Clawdy

Yes, it certainly didn't look like 1971.

I thought the same. I also left school then and the clothes and general style seemed very dated.

As far as Beryl and any turkey basters are concerned, did anyone else notice her mention that she was experiencing 'warm' moments? Menopause maybe? And perhaps next week's story?

I wonder if Beryl will continue her life in the big wide world with Geoffrey’s help. I hope so but have a feeling she’ll be overwhelmed by guilt and return to the convent.

I agree with comments about Trixie’s accent. It’s more irritating in this series.

Primrose53

So tonight we are in 1971. I was just about leaving school but no young lad would have worn that big overcoat that Timothy is wearing and older ladies weren’t wearing stuff like Mrs Buckle or Miss Higgins.

I don’t think the language that Beryl and Geoffrey use is right for that time either.

In my experience they did dress like that. My Nan was dressing like Violet into the 1980s!

Yes, it certainly didn't look like 1971.

So tonight we are in 1971. I was just about leaving school but no young lad would have worn that big overcoat that Timothy is wearing and older ladies weren’t wearing stuff like Mrs Buckle or Miss Higgins.

I don’t think the language that Beryl and Geoffrey use is right for that time either.

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Allira

Beryl and Geoffrey = turkey baster. 😉

Should be interesting as Beryl is 50 and Geoffrey is, presumably, gay.

Is she 50? Geoffrey can still produce sperm.

Yes, I know and many gay men become fathers.

However, as you say, I wonder which method, if they choose to go down that path, they would choose.

The actress who plays Beryl is 50.

Allira

^Beryl and Geoffrey = turkey baster^. 😉

Should be interesting as Beryl is 50 and Geoffrey is, presumably, gay.

Is she 50? Geoffrey can still produce sperm.

All Poplar must have been on the Pill as there was only one birth in last night’s episode.

Calendargirl

petra

The man with breast cancer.
Could Dr Turner have pulled a worse face when explaining the bad news. 😱

That made me laugh, not the poor man with BC, but the comment about Doctor Turner!

His awful gurning grins and weird facial expressions make him look like the sort of doctor you would see only as a last resort, if there was no one else available. (Of course, there is only him, he has the monopoly).

Gives him a really sinister, evil vibe.

It wasn’t far short of him offering a funeral plan.

Yes, and Trixie comes across as a right prig.

I thought when Rosalind and Cyril were having their illicit weekend away, that she hadn’t given herself long to get the pill working properly.

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petra

The man with breast cancer.
Could Dr Turner have pulled a worse face when explaining the bad news. 😱

That made me laugh, not the poor man with BC, but the comment about Doctor Turner!

His awful gurning grins and weird facial expressions make him look like the sort of doctor you would see only as a last resort, if there was no one else available. (Of course, there is only him, he has the monopoly).

Gives him a really sinister, evil vibe.

The man with breast cancer.
Could Dr Turner have pulled a worse face when explaining the bad news. 😱

Beryl and Geoffrey = turkey baster. 😉

Should be interesting as Beryl is 50 and Geoffrey is, presumably, gay.