Call the Midwife

A massively popular BBC One television series based on a series of books by Jennifer Worth. It follows a group of 1950s midwives, and the nuns with whom they live. The series debuted in January, 2012.


 * Battleaxe Nurse - Sister Evangelina, but the goodhearted variety.
 * British Brevity - There are only six episodes.
 * Costume Porn - There are some nice dresses, but most the characters are too poor, or are nuns, to afford really lovely clothes.
 * Panicky Expectant Father
 * Huge Schoolgirl - Though not actually a schoolgirl, Chummy fits the character archetype in every other way.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold - Sister Evangelina is, underneath it all, as kind as the rest of the nurses.
 * Medical Drama - Albeit one not set in a hospital.
 * Nuns Are Funny - Sometimes, especially Sister Monica Joan
 * Nuns Are Spooky - Jenny is bit freaked out when she first arrives, but this is averted mostly.
 * Panicky Expectant Father - Inevitable.
 * Teen Pregnancy - An intensely tragic one, with Mary.
 * Who's Your Daddy? - With a surprisingly happy ending.