Call the midwife. Season eight / series created and written by Heidi Thomas ; written by Louise Ironside, Carolyn Bonnyman, Andrea Gibb, Debbie O'Malley, Lisa Holdsworth, Amy Roberts & Loren McLaughlan ; produced by Ann Tricklebank ; directed by Syd Macartney, Kate Saxon, David O'Neill, Christiana Ebohon, Kate Cheeseman ; Neal Street Productions for BBC and PBS
- Uniform Title:
- Call the midwife (Television program). Season 8.
- Additional Titles:
- Call the midwife. Season 8
- Published:
- [London] : BBC, [2019]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2019
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (570 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
DVD video 4 3/4 in. - Additional Creators:
- Thomas, Heidi, 1962-, Ironside, Louise, Bonnyman, Carolyn, Gibb, Andrea, O'Malley, Debbie, Holdsworth, Lisa, 1973-, Roberts, Amy (Screenwriter), McLaughlan, Loren, Tricklebank, Ann, Macartney, Syd, 1954-, Saxon, Kate, O'Neill, David (Television director), Ebohon, Christiana, Cheeseman, Kate, Agutter, Jenny, Bassett, Linda, Parfitt, Judy, 1935-, George, Helen, 1984-, Main, Laura, 1981-, Yeates, Victoria, 1983-, Apsion, Annabelle, Elliott, Leonie, 1988-, Kirby, Jennifer, 1989-, McGann, Stephen, Parisi, Cliff, 1960-, Bruccoleri, Ella, Woolgar, Fenella, Macmillan, Max, Glen, Georgie, Margolyes, Miriam, Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011, Neal Street Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation, and Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Language Note:
- In English with English SDH subtitles.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. Christmas special -- Episodes 1-2. and Disc 3. Episodes 6-8 -- Bonus features.
- Summary:
- Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives who care for expectant mothers in the East End of London in the late-1950s to mid-1960s.
- Subject(s):
- 1900-1999
- Midwives—England—London—Drama
- Midwifery—England—London—Drama
- Nuns—England—London—Drama
- Pregnant women—England—London—Drama
- Convents—Drama
- Midwifery
- Midwives
- Nuns
- Pregnant women
- Social conditions
- London (England)—Social conditions—20th century—Drama
- East End (London, England)—Drama
- Poplar (London, England)—Drama
- England—London
- Genre(s):
- Sound Characteristics:
- digital
optical
stereo
Dolby digital 2.0 - Video File Characteristics:
- NTSC
- Digital File Characteristics:
- video file
DVD video
region 1 - Form of work:
- Television program
- Audience Notes:
- MPAA rating: Not rated TV-PG.
- Note:
- Title from container.
Inspired by the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
DVD release of episodes originally broadcast on television in 2018-2019.
Bonus features: Behind the scenes of season eight. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Laura Main, Victoria Yeates, Annabelle Apsion, Leonie Elliott, Jennifer Kirby, Stephen McGann, Cliff Parisi, Ella Bruccoleri, Fenella Woolgar, Max Macmillan, Georgie Glen, Miriam Margolyes.
- Technical Details:
- DVD; region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation Dolby Digital stereo.
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