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Call the Midwife S5E1 — Episode 1

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Call the Midwife•Season 5•Episode 1

Episode 1

8.6/10 · 490 votesJan 17, 201649 min

Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 5•matches the season avg

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

Directed bySydney Macartney

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Cast14

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Jennifer Worth (voice)

Helen George

Helen George

Trixie Franklin

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Sister Julienne

Judy Parfitt

Judy Parfitt

Sister Monica Joan

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Phyllis Crane

Stephen McGann

Stephen McGann

Dr Patrick Turner

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Sister Evangelina

Laura Main

Laura Main

Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner

Cliff Parisi

Cliff Parisi

Fred Burkle

Emerald Fennell

Emerald Fennell

Patsy Mount

Victoria Yeates

Victoria Yeates

Sister Winifred

Kate Lamb

Kate Lamb

Delia Busby

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Sydney Macartney

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of Call the Midwife season 5. It scored 8.6/10 from 490 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Sydney Macartney, it aired on January 17, 2016.

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