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Call the midwife.(8) Series eight, Christmas 2018 special.

Contributor(s): Thomas, Heidi, 1962- [creator.] | Macartney, Syd, 1954- [director.] | Agutter, Jenny [actor.] | Bassett, Linda [actor.]Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: R-125487-9 | Roadshow EntertainmentSeries: Call the midwife ; 8Distributor: [Pyrmont, New South Wales] : Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 3 DVD-videos (approximately 545 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cmContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscOther title: Call the midwife. Season 8 | Call the midwife. Series 8 Christmas 2018 specialUniform titles: Call the Midwife (Television program) Related works: Television adaptation of (work) Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011. Call the midwifeSubject(s): Convents -- Drama | Midwifery -- England -- London -- Drama | Midwives -- England -- London -- Drama | Nuns -- England -- London -- Drama | Pregnant women -- England -- London -- Drama | East End (London, England) -- Drama | London (England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- DramaGenre/Form: Television series -- Great Britain -- DVD | Television series. | Medical television programs. | Historical television programs. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. | Television adaptations. | Fiction television programs. | Feature films.

Contents:

Disc 1: Christmas 2018 special ; Eps 1&2 -- Disc 2: Episodes 3-5 -- Disc 3: Episodes 6-8 + Extras.

Production credits: Series created and written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Syd Macartney, Kate Saon, David O'Neill, Christiana Ebohan, Kate Cheeseman.Cast: Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George.Summary: It is now 1964 and it's evident how the times are changing: from the beacon of the contraceptive pill and the shadow of the 1967 Abortion Act, to the introduction of a new cancer-screening programme. The nuns and nurses continue to face a variety of challenging issues including interracial adoption, cleft palate, sickle cell and cot death. And for one of the team, romance could be on the horizon.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
wnor - DVD	Northam Northam Adult fiction	F CAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		al42000208124b

"R-125487-9."

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Extra features: 60s featurette ; creator featurette ; Working with Miriam.

Inspired by the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

Disc 1: Christmas 2018 special ; Eps 1&2 -- Disc 2: Episodes 3-5 -- Disc 3: Episodes 6-8 + Extras.

Series created and written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Syd Macartney, Kate Saon, David O'Neill, Christiana Ebohan, Kate Cheeseman.

Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George.

It is now 1964 and it's evident how the times are changing: from the beacon of the contraceptive pill and the shadow of the 1967 Abortion Act, to the introduction of a new cancer-screening programme. The nuns and nurses continue to face a variety of challenging issues including interracial adoption, cleft palate, sickle cell and cot death. And for one of the team, romance could be on the horizon.