2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.
Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Originally broadcast on television in 1996.
Special features: Wimples, babies and bicycles.
Disc 1. Episodes 1-3.
Disc 2. Episodes 4-6 -- Bonus features.
Vanessa Redgrave, Pam Ferris, Jessica Raine, Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart.
A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women.
PG.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9 enhanced); stereo.
For private home use only.
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
1.Worth, Jennifer,--1935---Fiction.1.Childbirth--England--London--History--20th century--Fiction.2.Midwives--England--London--Fiction.3.Nuns--England--London--Fiction.4.Poor--England--London--Fiction.5.Poverty--England--London--Fiction.6.Pregnant women--England--London--Fiction.7.Television programs.Dynamic Details