• Air date: 02 Jan '22 8 episodes
      Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
  • List of Episodes (8)
    • 1. Episode 1

      02 Jan '22
      Demolition work in Poplar uncovers a long-buried secret that leads to a testing and emotional case for the team. Sister Julienne takes on a sensitive delivery.
    • 2. Episode 2

      09 Jan '22
      At the monthly cytology clinic, Sister Frances comforts a young woman who is struggling with a life-changing diagnosis. Lucille supports a difficult mother.
    • 3. Episode 3

      16 Jan '22
      Shelagh organises a special celebration to mark 100 years since the Order first arrived in Poplar - although Sister Hilda feels that she should have been in charge of the festivities. Nancy tackles the plight of meths drinkers living rough in Poplar, and Nurse Crane treats a young singer who is torn between two very different futures.
    • 4. Episode 4

      23 Jan '22
      Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition whose wife is planning a home birth, and discover he is also coping with the repercussions of a past trauma. Cyril looks for a job that will put his qualifications to good use, a first-time mother struggles to bond with her daughter, and Fred comes up with a way to keep the wards cool during a summer heatwave.
    • 5. Episode 5

      30 Jan '22
    • 6. Episode 6

      06 Feb '22
    • 7. Episode 7

      13 Feb '22
    • 8. Episode 8

      20 Feb '22