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.
 * 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.