Is there a Call the Midwife thread?

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The poor little boy

That's what I mean BMW6 - that such brutality and widespread hardship existed in anybody's living memory is incredible.

This week's was "based on" not "inspired by" and I remember the prostitute mum who'd asked to have her tubes tied but been refused and the brother looking after his siblings in the book. I think the mum was a victim as well really - she had no other way to support the children. In those days it was a man's responsibility to financially support their family. If she'd sought help the children would probably have been shipped off earlier.

Who is the new Midwife....I really recognise her.

I thought that too. Will see if i can find her...

This is her
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Ritchie

Fresh Meat! Thats where I know her! Many thanks.

Watched it with new DS snuggled on me and cried yet again at CTM. Horrible.

"I remember playing in air raid shelters and bomb sites."

When I was a child our garden had an air raid shelter at the end of it. My mum used to store her dahlia tubers in it over winter.

WE had an air raid shelter in our back garden. I fell through the roof of it and now have a huge gash on me knee.

I'm a bit late to this as I just caught it on iPlayer, but I was sitting in floods of tears after hearing about the fate of the children. The child migrant programme was an absolute abomination - no living soul, especially a child deserves that.

Just caught up with last week's. Horrific. Just horrific. And those children would be in their 50s - 60s now. It's all so recent.

Did anyone watch tonight?

If anyone did can you summarise?

Yes, and blubbed solidly for the last half hour!

Oh dear god that was hard going.

Yes, sobbing here too, very emotional.

Is Patsy in a relationship with the SJA volunteer?

Yes. Oh it was hard to watch. All happy and sad mixed together!

Looking forward to the Rose Queen next week, I'm used to those at home

Oh that was horribly sad :( Poor Abigail

It was really triggering tonight. That poor mum.

I was feeling a bit fragile today and that has completely finished me off. Had to send DS2 for tissues.

So sad :(

But the little baby boy was utterly gorgeous!

That's the first time I watched it and as a newly pregnant woman I kind of wished I hadnt!

So sad tonight again

I agree the baby boy was absolutely gorgeous

It was really sad. Loved the booties though very sentimental.

Didn't get the significance of the pressed flower at the end?

I think patsy and St. John's ambulance woman are supposed to be together but secret. Weird to think how recent that relationship would've been v taboo.

At least there wasn't any neglect to children this week.

And much less racism than last time there was a black couple - is that true to the times progressing?