The year is 1963, and the midwives find themselves tested both personally and professionally as never before. All around them they see the old East End vanishing, as the local community expands and familiar homes make way for bold new tower blocks.
It's not just the area that's changing. The familiar characters are joined by West Indian midwife Lucille Anderson – a funny and clever nurse who brings a fresh burst of energy to life at Nonnatus House.
Through her eyes we explore the experiences of the Caribbean nurses who came over in the 1960s to support the growing NHS.
Together, the midwives face challenging issues including leprosy, tokophobia, stroke and Huntingdon's disease, all while fighting their own personal battles.
Trixie's romance with Christopher continues to develop, Nurse Crane finds her authority questioned from an unexpected quarter, Sister Monica Joan is forced to accept her failing faculties, and life for the Turners is turned upside down when Shelagh decides to employ an au pair.
| CHANNEL |
BBC First (DStv 119) |
| PREMIERE |
4 February 2018 |
| TIMESLOT |
Sundays, 20h00 |
| REPEATS |
Mondays, 13h00
Tuesdays, 20h00 / 23h00
Sundays, 19h00 |