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Episode 1

Call the MidwifeSeries 9
Episode 1 of 8

Dr Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother.

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59 minutes

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Sun 5 Jan 202020:00
BBC One

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:03

    The Beach Boys

    California Girls (2001 - Remaster)

  • 00:12

    The Byrds

    Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)

  • 00:54

    Zendaya

    Replay Monsieur Adi Remix Radio Edit

  • 00:54

    Midlake

    We Gathered In Spring

  • 00:55

    After Midnight Project

    Fighting My Way Back

Credits

Sister JulienneJenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis CraneLinda Bassett
Sister Monica JoanJudy Parfitt
Nurse Trixie FranklinHelen George
Nurse Shelagh TurnerLaura Main
Nurse Lucille AndersonLeonie Elliott
Dr Patrick TurnerStephen McGann
Fred BuckleCliff Parisi
Violet BuckleAnnabelle Apsion
Voice of Jennifer WorthVanessa Redgrave
WriterHeidi Thomas
DirectorKate Cheeseman
ProducerAnn Tricklebank
Production CompanyNeal Street Productions

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