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Season 8 Episode Guide

Premiere date: March 31, 2019

Return to Nonnatus House in 1964, a time of change both in Poplar and throughout the world. The nuns and nurses face a variety of challenging issues such as interracial adoption, cleft palate and sickle cell. For one, romance may be on the horizon.

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Episode 1

Meet Nonnatus' two new nuns and see how the midwives handle a complicated multiple birth.

Episode 2

Sister Hilda and the team help a Ghanaian family facing an undiagnosed illness.

Episode 3

Valerie helps a struggling mother accept her son’s birth defect.

Episode 4

The midwives attempt to reunite an estranged mother and daughter who are both pregnant.

Episode 5

A Poplar husband suffers inexplicable pains similar to his wife’s pregnancy symptoms.

Episode 6

Nonnatus House takes on difficult cases, including anthrax fears and an unwed teen mom.

Episode 7

Sister Frances attends her first solo birth. Trixie consoles a patient with an STD.

Episode 8

The Turners prepare to say goodbye to May. Sister Hilda helps a young cancer patient.

2018 Holiday Special

2018 Holiday Special

See how some unexpected Christmas visitors cause joy and chaos for the midwives.

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Behind the Scenes | Reflecting on Season 8 & the Future

You’re going to need a tissue. Call The Midwife cast members discuss why the show has been so successful for eight years.

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Behind the Scenes | Reflecting on Season 8 & the Future

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You’re going to need a tissue. Call The Midwife cast members discuss why the show has been so successful for eight years.

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Behind the Scenes | What’s New For Season 8?

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Helen George and Jennifer Kirby on the drama and story lines of Season 8.

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Behind the Scenes | Mother Superior, Sister Mildred

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Stephen McGann and Jenny Agutter on working with the marvelous Miriam Margolyes.

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Behind the Scenes | The New Nuns

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New Cast Members Fenella Woolgar and Ella Bruccoleri open about their roles on Call the Midwife.

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Behind the Scenes | The Changing 60s

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Fashion, community and social issues of the 1960s - it’s all on the table as the cast of talk about the changing times of

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Behind the Scenes | Exploring the Characters

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The cast opens up about what they love about their characters.

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Behind the Scenes | New Costumes for 1964

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Can’t get enough of behind the scenes stories and fashion? Check out this behind the scenes look of Call the Midwife, as t

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Behind the Scenes | The Mastermind Behind Midwife

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The cast discusses Executive Producer/Writer Heidi Thomas and her gift to tap into the heart of our humanity with her stor

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Behind the Scenes | Filming Season 8

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by Andrea Altomaro | May 22, 2019

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When They’re Not Who You Thought They Were

by Andrea Altomaro | May 13, 2019

Andrea Altomaro on how it feels when someone that you’ve loved and respected turns out to be a completely different person than you thought they were.

On the Frontlines with Sexually Transmitted Diseases

On the Frontlines with Sexually Transmitted Diseases

by Deborah McBain | May 13, 2019

Deborah McBain says this Call the Midwife episode suggests we look at each other with fresh eyes.

Learning to Fly

Learning to Fly

by Katie Moriarty | May 13, 2019

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Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 7 GIF Recap

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We'll Continue to Muddle Through, Together

We'll Continue to Muddle Through, Together

by Deborah McBain | May 06, 2019

Deborah McBain on getting through struggles and finding peace -- in Poplar or Dearborn.

Finding Where We Belong

Finding Where We Belong

by Andrea Altomaro | May 06, 2019

Andrea Altomaro on how finding and feeling a sense of belonging can empower you.

by Katie Moriarty | May 06, 2019

Katie Moriarty says we can all be that safe landing spot for others—but we have to open our eyes to who needs us and how we can be there for them.

Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 6 GIF Recap

Call the Midwife Season 8, Episode 6 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | May 05, 2019

As the curtains open to this week’s episode of “Call the Midwife,” we travel to the edge of the city where father and son team Barney and Ed Brittall are hard at work at the docks. As these two new...

The Art of Listening

The Art of Listening

by Andrea Altomaro | April 29, 2019

Andrea Altomaro says midwives are caring for people at an extremely vulnerable time in their lives. It’s important that we don’t lose sight of that.

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