Call the Midwife

8.6
/10
  • medicine
  • british
  • mystery and drama
  • period
  • violence genres
  • lgbt
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Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
  • 59min
  • Seasons: 14
  • Episodes: 103
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Call the Midwife

season 5

serie United Kingdom 2012

Episode rating

Season 5
8.6
E0
8.5
E1
8.3
E2
8.3
E3
8.4
E4
8.3
E5
8.8
E6
8.3
E7
9.0
E8

Cast of season 5

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 59

  • 8.6
    /10

    Christmas Special
    episode S5.E0 december 2015
    As Christmas approaches, an outbreak of measles hits Poplar. Meanwhile, Tom receives an intriguing offer from the BBC, a face from Patsy's past returns, and Sister Monica Joan goes missing.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Episode #5.1
    episode S5.E1 april 2016
    As Easter approaches, the nuns prepare for celebrations, Trixie is taken up with a new exercise class, Patsy awaits Delia's decision, and the group are shaken by the birth of a severely deformed baby.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Episode #5.2
    episode S5.E2 april 2016
    Barbara has difficulty in working out how best to help a young woman whose husband is out of work, Sister Evangelina's strong opinions lead to trouble, and Phyllis attends a Spanish class, with unexpected results.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Episode #5.3
    episode S5.E3 april 2016
    One of Patsy's patients is diagnosed with typhoid, which reignites painful memories, Sister Winifred is deeply affected by the case of an unwed mother-to-be and Tom asks Barbara out to dinner.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Episode #5.4
    episode S5.E4 april 2016
    Tom and Trixie work together to help a young couple, Barbara wrestles with her conscience, and Sister Julienne is seconded to a maternity hospital, where she discovers the emergence of a worrying pattern.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Episode #5.5
    episode S5.E5 may 2016
    Phyllis becomes concerned about a new mother who is finding it difficult to cope, Fred must step in to help run the shop when Violet is injured, while Timothy makes Patrick have a realization.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Episode #5.6
    episode S5.E6 may 2016
    A series of attacks on young women in Poplar has a direct impact on the residents of Nonnatus House, Trixie is suspicious about a patient whose pregnancy has not been reported, while Patrick and Shelagh take a trip.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Episode #5.7
    episode S5.E7 may 2016
    As news of the forthcoming contraceptive pill reaches Poplar, it is met with different reactions by the residents of Nonnatus House. Meanwhile, Patsy tries to help a barge woman unused to life on land, and a storm hits Poplar.
  • 9
    /10

    Episode #5.8
    episode S5.E8 may 2016
    Patrick is horrified to learn that a medication prescribed to expectant mothers may be the cause of the recent birth defects in Poplar, while the Nonnatus House residents and the community at large are devastated when tragedy strikes.