In September 1939, Nonnatus House is the beating heart of the East End community of Poplar. The nurses and 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. While bombs rain from the sky, women give birth underground, families are shattered and whole streets are reduced to ruins. But courage and resilience triumphs as the community unites to survive.
Created by Heidi Thomas
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Cast
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
Nurse Marianne Siegler
Lizzie Back
Nurse Sybil Maxted
Ellie McKay
Nurse Olive Dobbs
Ciaran Bowling
Fred Buckle
Ami Metcalf
Betty Buckle
Ben Rose
Dr Patrick Turner
Jenny Agutter
Sister Julienne / Narrator (voice)
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