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A reconstructed prefab house at the Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire has also been used as a filming location. Series seven, again consisting of eight episodes, began airing on Sunday, 21 January 2018, with episode one viewed by 9.

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The first series, set in early 1957, tackles the "Baby Boom", issues of poverty in the East End and post-war immigration.There’s a bit of artistic licence with the three main girls creatively, making them look good, but you still want it to feel real. The Child Migrants Programme, the threat of nuclear warfare (including emergency response guidelines issued by local Civil Defence Corps), LGBT rights, and syphilis among sex workers are addressed in 1960-set fourth series, with a patient with typhoid, the effects of thalidomide, the introduction of the contraceptive pill and impact of stroke in the fifth set in 1961. Set in 1965, the ninth series addresses diphtheria, a blind expectant mother, and the continued role and relevance of Nonnatus House in the community.

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Claire said: “It’s so incredible to be nominated, when you’re in your world working away, you’re so passionate about what you’re doing, just focusing on paying attention to the detail. Claire started work on the drama, a moving look at midwifery and family in the East End of London in the 1950s and 1960s, at the Christmas special leading in to series eight.The autumn 2012 PBS broadcast of the first series received widespread critical acclaim, earning a Metacritic score of 8.

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I made Valerie’s version from photographs and I got in touch with Barbara Hulanicki via Instagram and she sent me a lovely message back. However, with between 80 and 100 babies being born each month in Poplar alone, the primary work is to help bring safe childbirth to women in the area and to look after their countless newborns. We may be filming over 50 years ago, but that ideology and ethos is at the forefront of an industry that sees women have to choose one or the other. Originally, the series was based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth who worked with the Community of St.There’s no point in having these beautiful costumes if they don’t work with the background or look out of place. In February 2023, the BBC announced it commissioned two more series of nine episodes (including Christmas Specials) moving the story into 1971, keeping the show on air until 2026.