Call the Midwife

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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.

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Tropes used in Call the Midwife include:

• 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.