The WORST episodes of Call the Midwife
Every episode of Call the Midwife ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Call the Midwife!
Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late-1950s to mid-1960s.
#1 - Episode 5
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/2018
Rumours spread around Poplar that a sailor with smallpox is hiding somewhere in town. Nurse Crane and Dr Turner try to track him down before he causes an outbreak. Lucille treats an expectant mother on her own, but soon feels out of her depth when she displays signs of a serious medical condition. Trixie goes to stay with her godmother, Violet and Fred organise a picnic for the parish, and Tom and Barbara return home.
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#2 - Episode 7
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2019
Sister Frances panics when Mother Mildred insists that she attend her first solo birth before Nurse Crane returns, and Trixie treats a pregnant woman who discovers that she has gonorrhoea, a condition that could have serious implications for the health of her baby. The Turners try to persuade Violet to approve the formation of a Brook Advisory Centre, and Lucille looks forward to a second date with Cyril.
#3 - Episode 7
Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2024
Rosalind oversees the care of a teenage mum and uncovers a disturbing truth. Trixie and Matthew struggle with their change in fortune whilst Joyce receives an unexpected visitor.
#5 - Episode 2
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2020
A woman is caught stealing milk from Nonnatus House, but she pleads for mercy from sisters Julienne and Monica Joan, explaining that she has been stealing milk as she is pregnant. As Sister Julienne learns more about her, she is convinced that this woman needs help becoming the mother she wants to be. Meanwhile, Dr Turner puzzles over a mysterious string of symptoms, and the blossoming romance between Miss Higgins and Sgt Woolf is thrown into jeopardy.
#6 - Episode 6
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2022
Sister Monica Joan seeks advice from a clairvoyant. Matthew is shocked to discover squatters in one of his warehouses, and Shelagh faces the most challenging delivery of her career.
#7 - Episode 6
Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2024
In his new role, Cyril faces his toughest challenge yet, whilst Matthew is summoned to a board meeting with his mother. Elsewhere, the pupil midwives prepare for their final exams.
#8 - Episode 4
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2023
The maternity home is thrown into chaos by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, and Nurse Crane fights to save her career. Meanwhile, Cyril encourages Reggie to seek help.
#9 - Episode 2
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2022
At the monthly cytology clinic, Sister Frances comforts a young woman who is struggling with a life-changing diagnosis. Lucille supports a difficult mother.
#10 - Episode 7
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/2023
Everyone is looking forward to Trixie and Matthew's wedding and a bonny baby competition brings the community together. It's not all good news, however, as the team learn about a pregnant woman and her family living in a cramped caravan, while a worrying disease outbreak directly impacts the residents of Nonnatus House.
#11 - Episode 1
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2020
Dr Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother.
#12 - Episode 1
Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2025
It's March 1970. The team support a pregnant teenage girl whose parents believe in an immaculate conception. Demonstrations cause havoc for the Nonnatus team, whilst Nancy’s relationship blossoms.
#13 - Episode 4
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2022
Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a young father with a lung condition, Lucille comes to terms with unexpected news, and Trixie takes the lead with a struggling first-time mother.
#14 - Episode 6
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/2019
Mother Mildred returns to Nonnatus while Nurse Crane is in hospital receiving treatment for her back. With help from Trixie, she provides care for a retired dock worker whose former job has taken its toll on his health, only to discover his son may be suffering from a more severe condition. However, her insensitive manner angers the family and they refuse to let her help them.
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#15 - Episode 4
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/2018
Sister Julienne helps a woman from Pakistan who is unable to have children, but who has found to her shock that her husband is bringing a second wife into their home, who is already eight months pregnant. Trixie hits the bottle following her break-up with Christopher, Dr Turner tries to persuade Sister Monica Joan to admit that her eyesight is failing, and Lucille helps a woman with a compulsion to eat coal.
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#16 - Episode 4
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2025
The sisters welcome a new postulant, Sister Catherine, to Nonnatus House, whilst a bold intervention boosts numbers for the measles vaccination clinic.
#17 - Episode 4
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2024
Trixie makes a serious mistake at work, whilst the team work hard to help a Biafran family. Nancy delves into her family’s past as the world celebrates the moon landings.
#18 - Episode 2
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2021
Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her. Sister Julienne’s new venture hits a stumbling block.
#19 - Episode 5
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2022
Trixie is assigned to a complicated case involving a paraplegic husband. Lucille’s attendance at a straightforward delivery takes a distressing turn.
#20 - Episode 1
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2022
Demolition work in Poplar uncovers a long-buried secret that leads to a testing and emotional case for the team. Sister Julienne takes on a sensitive delivery.
#21 - Episode 6
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2023
Trixie supports an underage mother through a difficult time, Monica Joan welcomes an unusual guest to Nonnatus House, and Sister Veronica spearheads a new council initiative
#22 - Episode 2
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2025
Rising rates of gonorrhoea in the district cause alarm, and Trixie cares for an unmarried first-time mother recently diagnosed with a mental health condition.
#23 - Episode 2
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2019
Lucille treats an elderly hoarder (Annette Crosbie) suffering from a malodorous leg ulcer, and fears that living surrounded by towering piles of rubbish, books and tins of food will have a serious effect on her recovery. Sister Hilda has a challenging case on her hands when a family newly arrived from Ghana are found to be suffering from an unidentified illness, and Violet runs for a place on the local council, but Fred is not convinced she can make a difference to the community, placing more faith in the Civil Defence Corps.
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#24 - Episode 4
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/2021
It’s July 1966, and Britain is in the grip of World Cup fever. New pupil midwife Nancy makes quite an impact.
#25 - Episode 5
Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2024
A fun day at the seaside proves traumatic for the Turners and puts May’s future with them in jeopardy. Nurse Crane helps a young couple cope with a rare cancer diagnosis.