Pam Ferris
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 8
Language
English
Description
Cynthia's district nursing rounds find her administering daily insulin injections to diabetic John Lacey, a deplorable bully who consistently belittles his wife Annie. A visit from Annie's beloved son Bob, and moral support from Cynthia, see Annie gaining confidence and start to turn her life around.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 4
Language
English
Description
Jenny is seconded to a short staffed London Hospital to work on the male surgical ward and finds herself working under an intimidating surgeon, Mr Tracey. Back in Poplar the midwives have a new addition to the household, Jane, who lends a hand in Jenny's absence.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 7
Language
English
Description
Crowded living conditions have always meant that Tuberculosis has been rife in Poplar. However, with the advent of the mass-Xray program to diagnose the disease early, Dr Turner is determined that the community will no longer live under the threat of TB.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 6
Language
English
Description
The whole Poplar community pulls together to prepare for the annual Summer Fete. This year with the introduction of a Baby Show, the Nonnatus House midwives will be more involved than ever; especially Trixie who assumes responsibility for securing a celebrity judge.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 4
Language
English
Description
The midwives face one of their busiest nights to date, whilst Sister Winifred concentrates her efforts on the prostitutes of Poplar. Elsewhere, cracks start to appear in Trixie and Tom Hereward's relationship.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 7
Language
English
Description
The maternity home sees two school friends reunited and their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected way. Elsewhere, Barbara and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to implement a revolutionary technique on their bedsore patient before it is discovered that it is his steadfast wife who is the one most in need of care.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 8
Language
English
Description
Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to support a deaf mother-to-be, while a case of morning sickness proves more serious than initially suspected. Elsewhere, Fred's daughter is less than delighted about his forthcoming wedding.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 5
Language
English
Description
Sister Julienne's faith is challenged when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn baby. Dr. Turner's involvement in the case forces him to face his own demons. Meanwhile, Barbara must work out a way to communicate with a pregnant Sylheti woman.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 6
Language
English
Description
A young diabetic girl faces heartbreak when she falls pregnant as a result of a clandestine romance. Elsewhere, the midwives become involved with a settlement of Irish Travellers and Sister Mary Cynthia delivers her first baby since becoming a nun.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 3
Language
English
Description
As Poplar is gripped by a mysterious outbreak of dysentery, first-time mother Marie Amos's life is turned upside down when her husband Tony is arrested for gross indecency with another man. Meanwhile, Nurse Crane meets Dolores McEvoy, a pregnant Irish woman with two young children who, on examination, is found to be covered in flea bites and clearly malnourished.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 2
Language
English
Description
Barbara faces her most challenging case to date when she treats first-time mother Abigail Bissette and the birth does not go according to plan. As Sister Julienne struggles with the increasing financial pressure on Nonnatus House, a mystery benefactor comes to the rescue. Elsewhere Sister Evangelina is unimpressed by newly arrived nurse Phyllis Crane.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife volume 1
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter with an impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House welcomes a new resident, Nurse Barbara Gilbert, Tom Hereward has a surprise romantic gesture in store for Trixie.