Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In September 1939, Sister Monica Joan is in her prime, Sister Julienne and Sister Evangelina are young and zealous, and Nonnatus House is the beating heart of Poplar. Together with Sister Alice, and local GP Dr Kit, the nuns dedicate their lives to mothers, babies and the poor. But there is no gas and air, no penicillin, no cure for TB, and no welfare state. Then war is declared - and life gets even harder.

The three young secular midwives who complete the team - Sybil, Olive and Marianne - receive a baptism of fire as the blackout and the Blitz take hold. While bombs rain from the sky, women give birth underground, families are shattered, children run wild, and whole streets are reduced to rubble. But courage, compassion and resilience triumph as the community unites in its efforts to survive.

Series details

• Title: Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical, History
• Status in TVmaze: In Development
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 91075
• IMDb ID: tt37316163

Cast and credited roles

• Julie Hesmondhalgh — Sister Alice
• Amy Booth-Steel — Sister Evangelina
• Helen Schlesinger — Sister Monica Joan
• Helena Wilson — Sister Julienne
• Bally Gill — Dr Kit Malhotra
• Liv Andrusier — Marianne Siegler
• Lizzie Back — Sybil Maxted
• Ellie McKay — Olive Dobbs
• Ciaran Bowling — Fred Buckle
• Ami Metcalf — Betty Buckle
• Ben Rose — Dr Patrick Turner
• Jenny Agutter — Older Sister Julienne

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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