Episode 1
Drama set in the 1950s. Jenny celebrates her birthday with Chummy and the girls, but soon after finds herself taking care of a patient in an abusive marriage.
It's 1958 and, returning from a long day of duties, Nurse Jenny Lee finds the Nonnatus House community gathered to wish her a happy birthday, before she, Chummy, Trixie and Cynthia head off to the cinema - it's a joyous celebration. However, the midwife's good cheer is short-lived when the next day she is assigned a new patient, Molly Brignall. Involved in an abusive marriage, Molly's due date is imminent and Jenny worries about the harm that could come to Molly and her children.
Meanwhile, Trixie and Sister Evangelina find themselves in highly unusual circumstances, aboard a Swedish cargo ship and looking after the captain's daughter - who is about to have her first baby.
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Birth on a cargo ship
Duration: 02:15
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Voice of Mature Jenny | Vanessa Redgrave |
Jenny Lee | Jessica Raine |
Sister Julienne | Jenny Agutter |
Trixie Franklin | Helen George |
Sister Bernadette | Laura Main |
Sister Evangelina | Pam Ferris |
Cynthia Miller | Bryony Hannah |
Sister Monica Joan | Judy Parfitt |
Chummy Noakes | Miranda Hart |
PC Peter Noakes | Ben Caplan |
Fred | Cliff Parisi |
Dr Turner | Stephen McGann |
Bella Collins | Claire-Louise Cordwell |
Molly Brignall | Scarlett Archer |
Ritchie Brignall | Alexander Cobb |
Smudger Collins | Thomas Aldridge |
Mrs Majorie Gray | Tilly Vosburgh |
Glaswegian Sailor | Andy McSorley |
Kirsten Bjorgsen | Zandra Andersson |
Producer | Hugh Warren |
Director | Philippa Lowthorpe |
Writer | Heidi Thomas |