Season 10: Episode 1

Premiere date: Oct. 3, 2021

Sister Julienne and Dr. Turner clash over whether to provide a private care service. A distressing birth raises fears of another Thalidomide case.

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Highlights from Season 10 Episode 1

Cyril's Bad News

Cyril shares bad news with Nurse Lucille - his rooming house has been condemned, and prejudice around the East End has him pessimistic about finding a new location. But Lucille has an idea.

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New Uniforms for Modern Midwifery?

Sister Hilda, Sister Francis and Violet put on a brief runway show to model some potential changes to their midwife uniforms.

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Blogs from this Episode

Call the Midwife Season 10, Episode 1 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | October 04, 2021

Fall has arrived, and wow are we thriving. Knit sweaters, fall festivals, pumpkin lattes (well, for some of us), ghosts and ghouls.

Journey of Faith

by Michelle Collins | October 03, 2021

If there can be one word to describe human beings during this dark time, it is resilient.

Highlighting a Toxic, Tragic Legacy

by Katie Moriarty | October 03, 2021

I commend the show for highlighting a public health issue and the underlying scandal of this environmental disaster and resulting impacts that this disaster had on human health and reproduction.

Pride and Humility

by Deborah McBain | October 03, 2021

Deborah McBain on the intersection of wardrobes, power, and midwifery.

Photos from Episode 1

Nurse Lucille Anderson in a scene from episode 1. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

Cyril Robinson smiles during a scene. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

Nurse Crane and Sister Julienne stand in the doorway at Nonnatus house. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

Nurse Lucille reacts in a scene on the streets of Poplar. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

Sister Frances reacts in a scene from episode 1. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

A new father holds his baby in a scene from episode 1. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

Nurse Trixie in discussion while on assignment at Lady Emily Clinic. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

Nurse Trixie on the steps of Nonnatus House. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Episode 2

Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her.

Episode 3

A complicated pregnancy leads the Nonnatus team on a path of discovery.

Episode 4

It's July 1966, and Britain is in the grip of World Cup fever.

Episode 5

Dr. Turner and Sister Frances help a mother-to-be who refuses medical care.

Episode 6

Dr. Turner and Sister Frances help a mother-to-be who refuses medical care.

Episode 7

Nonnatus House struggles to come to terms with Nancy’s revelation.

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