8.0/103 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2016
When a baby is born with severe deformities of the kind later identified as caused by the drug thalidomide, the midwives find it difficult to handle the situation, and the baby's father rejects her completely, to his wife's dismay. Trixie's new sideline as a keep fit instructor brings her into conflict with Sister Julienne, and she also becomes suspicious of the relationship between Barbara and Tom. Rather than return to Wales as her mother wishes, Delia moves into Nonnatus House.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
7.5/104 votes#2 - Episode 7
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2017
Dr Turner helps the Mullucks cope with the stresses of caring for a disabled child as the terrible legacy of thalidomide becomes apparent and Nurse Crane faces an unexpected crisis.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votes#3 - Episode 1
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2019
Nonnatus House welcomes two new nuns. Valerie deals with a shocking case that arrives unexpectedly, and the other midwives must handle a complicated multiple birth.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
7.3/103 votes#4 - Episode 8
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2017
An unexpected turn of events leads to a wedding being hastily arranged. Shelagh finally goes into labour. The arrival of the pill leads to unforeseen consequences.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
6.7/103 votes#5 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2016
Barbara treats a pregnant woman whose dockworker husband is struggling to support her as opportunities for work dry up. She is forced into a difficult decision that leaves Barbara facing the biggest test of her career. Nurse Crane meets a kindred spirit when she learns to speak Spanish, and Sister Evangelina helps a woman with breastfeeding, leading to unforeseen consequences.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#6 - The Scandal of 1920, New York, June 1920 (1)
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/3/1993
In New York City, Indy stretches himself thin when he stage-manages a Broadway musical, dates three beautiful women, attends high society parties, reads poetry with Greenwich Village bohemians and trades barbs with the literary wits of the Algonquin Round Table, all accompanied by composer George Gershwin.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: Jonathan Hales
5.0/101 votes#7 - Episode 1
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2018
The winter continues, and the team at Nonnatus House welcome their newest midwife, Lucille Anderson. Nurse Crane and Dr Turner care for an elderly cancer patient facing eviction.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#8 - Episode 7
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 3/4/2018
Dr Turner gets involved with a troubled young man, and Lucille makes new friends. Meanwhile, Barbara lies ill in hospital.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#9 - Episode 8
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 3/11/2018
The team must rally to prepare for Sister Monica Joan's birthday. Meanwhile, the closing of a nearby maternity home brings an influx of expectant mothers to the Nonnatus midwives.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#10 - Episode 7
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2020
Trixie helps a blind mother, Marion, care for her new baby, but trouble starts when Marion’s sister calls Social Services to intervene.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: Andrea Gibb
5.0/101 votes#11 - Episode 8
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2020
Sister Julienne decides it is time to take matters in hand when a letter arrives from the council saying that it will cut funding to Nonnatus House and no longer pay for the accommodation, and goes to see Violet at one of her open sessions as a local councillor.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: Heidi Thomas
5.0/101 votes#12 - Episode 7
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2022
Nonnatus House suffers its biggest threat yet. But this time it’s not the bricks and mortar that are in danger, it’s the people.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: Lisa Holdsworth
5.0/101 votes#13 - Episode 1
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2023
April 1968. Racial tensions cast a shadow over Poplar, Nancy’s eyes are opened when she supports a dying woman, and Nonnatus House welcomes a new sister.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: Heidi Thomas
5.0/101 votes#14 - Episode 2
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2023
Sister Julienne helps care for a first-time mother who is going through a challenging diagnosis. Lucille struggles with her own health, and Poplar celebrates the Whitsun Maypole.
Director: Sydney Macartney
Writer: Lena Rae
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"Episode 1" is the best rated episode directed by Sydney Macartney. It scored 8/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 1/17/2016 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 7".