Series 4 poster

Series 4

(2015)

Overview

Season four finds the community preparing to enter a new decade - the 1960s. Nurse Trixie receives a proposal from handsome young curate Tom Hereward. Nurse Cynthia starts to think seriously about joining the order as a nun, something that shocks both Trixie and Patsy. And an unexpected set of events sees Chummy take on the challenge of running a mother and baby home for unmarried girls.

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave as Jennifer Worth (voice)
Vanessa Redgrave

as Jennifer Worth (voice)

Helen George as Trixie Franklin
Helen George

as Trixie Franklin

Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne
Jenny Agutter

as Sister Julienne

Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan
Judy Parfitt

as Sister Monica Joan

Linda Bassett as Phyllis Crane
Linda Bassett

as Phyllis Crane

Pam Ferris as Sister Evangelina
Pam Ferris

as Sister Evangelina

Alice Brown as Angela Turner
Alice Brown

as Angela Turner

Laura Main as Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner
Laura Main

as Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner

Cliff Parisi as Fred Burkle
Cliff Parisi

as Fred Burkle

Charlotte Ritchie as Barbara Gilbert
Charlotte Ritchie

as Barbara Gilbert

Emerald Fennell as Patsy Mount
Emerald Fennell

as Patsy Mount

Victoria Yeates as Sister Winifred
Victoria Yeates

as Sister Winifred

Max Macmillan as Timothy Turner
Max Macmillan

as Timothy Turner

Jack Ashton as Tom Hereward
Jack Ashton

as Tom Hereward

Stephen McGann as Patrick Turner
Stephen McGann

as Patrick Turner

Episodes

Episode 1 poster

Episode 1 6.5

January 18, 2015

A chance encounter with an impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House…

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Episode 2 7.0

January 25, 2015

Barbara faces her most challenging case to date when she treats first-time mother Abigail Bissette and the birth does n…

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Episode 3 5.6

February 1, 2015

The Nonnatus team rallies to support first-time parents Marie and Tony Amos when Tony is arrested for gross indecency w…

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Episode 4 4.7

February 8, 2015

The midwives face one of their busiest nights to date, whilst Sister Winifred concentrates her efforts on the prostitut…

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Episode 5 6.7

February 15, 2015

Sister Julienne's faith is challenged when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn baby. Dr Turner's involvement in t…

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Episode 6 7.0

February 22, 2015

Phyllis deals with a diabetic teenager who has fallen pregnant, Sister Mary Cynthia comes into contact with a group of …

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Episode 7 7.0

March 1, 2015

A pair of school friends are unexpectedly reunited in the delivery room, and a mix up results in complications for both…

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Episode 8 7.0

March 8, 2015

Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia help a deaf-and-dumb woman, and Barbara has a baffling case. Meanwhile, Fred's daughter …