Call the Midwife: Season 2

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Call the Midwife is a British drama series set in 1950s East End London, following Jenny Lee, a newly qualified midwife who joins a community of nursing nuns. Based on Jennifer Worth’s bestselling memoirs, the show explores the lives of midwives caring for working-class women in the neighborhood of Poplar, capturing the complexities of birth, family, and post-war British society during a time of significant social change. The ensemble cast includes Jessica Raine, Helen George, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Bryony Hannah, and Ben Caplan, with direction by China Moo-Young, Philippa Lowthorpe, and Roger Goldby.

Season Two arrives on three DVDs with a total runtime of eight hours and thirty-five minutes, presented in full-length UK episodes that run ten minutes longer than the versions broadcast on US television. Rated TV-PG, this PBS release offers an absorbing look at midwifery and community life in a bygone era. Own this acclaimed drama on physical media at a used price that won’t strain your budget.