Call the Midwife

BBC period drama TV series (2012–present)
TVSeries television_series Q172230
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Call the Midwife

Summary

Call the Midwife is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,279 views/month, #134 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Call the Midwife is the creator of Heidi Thomas[3].
  • Call the Midwife's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Syd Macartney[5].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Juliet May[6].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Philippa Lowthorpe[7].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Noreen Kershaw[8].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by China Moo-Young[9].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Minkie Spiro[10].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Sheree Folkson[11].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by James Larkin[12].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Jamie Payne[13].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Roger Goldby[14].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Kate Cheeseman[15].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Thea Sharrock[16].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan[17].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Dominic Leclerc[18].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Rebecca Johnson[19].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Christiana Ebohon-Green[20].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Kate Saxon[21].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Amy Neil[22].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Emma Sullivan[23].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Afia Nkrumah[24].
  • Call the Midwife was directed by Ruth Platt[25].
  • Heidi Thomas wrote the screenplay for Call the Midwife[26].
  • Andrea Gibb wrote the screenplay for Call the Midwife[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Pippa Harris[28] and Heidi Thomas[29]. Directors include Syd Macartney[5], Juliet May[6], Philippa Lowthorpe[7], Noreen Kershaw[8], China Moo-Young[9], and Minkie Spiro[10]. Screenwriters include Heidi Thomas[26], Andrea Gibb[27], Louise Ironside[30], Jack Williams[31], Helen Blakeman[32], and Helen Raynor[33]. Cast members include Jessica Raine[34], Miranda Hart[35], Jenny Agutter[36], Pam Ferris[37], Judy Parfitt[38], and Helen George[39]. Call the Midwife is the creator of Heidi Thomas[3].

Publication

The original language of Call the Midwife was English[40]. Genres include medical drama[41], drama television series[42], and historical drama[43].

Why It Matters

Call the Midwife ranks in the top 0.62% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,279 views/month, #134 of 21,487).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1983079
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  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 127020
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  3. 5w ago · InMontreal · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+133'}
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  4. 9w ago · Davidpar · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv3 show id → crida-la-llevadora
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  5. 12w ago · Davidpar · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 20w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Maurizio Malagnini
    Executive producer → Pippa Harris, Heidi Thomas
    Instance of → television series
    Start time → —
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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