The Best Episodes of Call the Midwife Season 1
Every episode of Call the Midwife Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Call the Midwife Season 1!
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Call the Midwife" season 1 is "Episode 1", rated 8/10 from 773 user votes. It was directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and written by Heidi Thomas. "Episode 1" aired on 1/15/2012 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".
8.0/10 773 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2012
Jenny Lee start her midwife career at Nonnatus House in London. She is surprised to find that it is a nursing convent and not a hospital. Her first case is a woman pregnant for the 25th time!
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Writer: Heidi Thomas
8.4/10 653 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2012
A new girl arrives Nonnatus House and finds it hard to earn the respect of Sister Evangelina. Jenny sees an unfamiliar darker side of life following an encounter with a runaway.
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Writer: Heidi Thomas
8.4/10 602 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2012
Jenny does some district nursing to extend her community practice experience and befriends an old soldier with awful leg ulcers. Trixie and Cynthia enrol Winnie Lawson as a new patient.
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Writer: Jack Williams
8.3/10 553 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2012
A baby girl is snatched from her pram and the local community unites for the search. Cynthia sees another sort of loss as she tends to soon-to-be parents David and Margaret.
Director: Jamie Payne
Writer: Esther Wilson
8.3/10 567 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2012
When Peggy’s brother is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jenny gets to know the siblings better. The Nonnatus House residents get involved in Fred’s latest money-making scheme which involves a pig called Evie.
Director: Jamie Payne
Writer: Harriet Warner
8.4/10 539 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2012
When Chummy's imperious mother visits and disapproves of Peter Noakes, Chummy defies her mother and has her wedding on her own terms. Senile Sister Monica Joan is arrested for shoplifting.
Director: Jamie Payne
Writer: Heidi Thomas