Series 1 poster

Series 1

(2012)

Overview

In season one we are introduced to the local community through the eyes of young nurse Jenny Lee as she lives and works as a midwife alongside the Nuns of the Order of St. Raymond of Nonnatus in the deprived Poplar district of London's desperately poor East End in the 1950s.

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave as Jennifer Worth (voice)
Vanessa Redgrave

as Jennifer Worth (voice)

Helen George as Trixie Franklin
Helen George

as Trixie Franklin

Jessica Raine as Jenny Lee
Jessica Raine

as Jenny Lee

Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne
Jenny Agutter

as Sister Julienne

Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan
Judy Parfitt

as Sister Monica Joan

Bryony Hannah as Cynthia Miller
Bryony Hannah

as Cynthia Miller

Miranda Hart as Chummy
Miranda Hart

as Chummy

Pam Ferris as Sister Evangelina
Pam Ferris

as Sister Evangelina

Laura Main as Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner
Laura Main

as Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner

Cliff Parisi as Fred Burkle
Cliff Parisi

as Fred Burkle

Ben Caplan as PC Peter Noakes
Ben Caplan

as PC Peter Noakes

Stephen McGann as Patrick Turner
Stephen McGann

as Patrick Turner

Episodes

Episode 1 poster

Episode 1 6.3

January 15, 2012

Jenny Lee start her midwife career at Nonnatus House in London. She is surprised to find that it is a nursing convent a…

Episode 2 poster

Episode 2 7.0

January 22, 2012

A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny sees an unfamiliar …

Episode 3 poster

Episode 3 7.0

January 29, 2012

Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old soldier with awful le…

Episode 4 poster

Episode 4 6.0

February 5, 2012

A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees another sort of loss …

Episode 5 poster

Episode 5 6.0

February 12, 2012

When Peggy’s brother is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jenny gets to know t…

Episode 6 poster

Episode 6 7.3

February 19, 2012

When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and has her wedding on …