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Call the midwife. Season one [videorecording] / produced by Hugh Warren ; written by Heidi Thomas, Jennifer Worth ; directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, Jamie Payne.
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- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Call the midwife (Television program). Season 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011--Television adaptations.
- Worth, Jennifer.
- Midwives--England--London--Drama.
- Midwives.
- Convents--Drama.
- Convents.
- East End (London, England)--Drama.
- East End (London, England).
- Genre:
- Television adaptations.
- Television series.
- Fiction television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (355 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : BBC ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video, 2012.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVDs, Dolby digital stereo.
- Summary:
- In 1957, twenty-two year old Jenny leaves her home to become a midwife in a deprived nursing convent helping poor pregnant mothers coping with harsh living conditions.
- Participant:
- Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Raine, Pam Ferris, Helen George, Laura Main.
- Notes:
- Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
- Features: cast and crew interviews.
- Originally broadcast on television in 2012.
- Athenaeum copy: For private home use only.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Schneidman Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781622243112
- 1622243110
- OCLC:
- 824701797
- Publisher Number:
- 883929269815
- 00883929269815 gtin-14
- 1000337264 BBC
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