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Season 6, Episode 1
The nuns and midwives return home after their trip to South Africa, to find Nonnatus House has come under new management. The formidable Sister Ursula (Harriet Walter) has taken charge and introduced some drastic changes to the way the clinic is run, which Sister Julienne, bound by her vow of obedience, is powerless to oppose. The midwives come to the aid of a victim of domestic violence whose husband is about to be released from prison, and who risks losing everything if she seeks a divorce. Sister Mary Cynthia suffers further anxiety attacks, and Patsy receives distressing news about her father
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Jenny Agutter
(Actor)
.. Sister Julienne
Linda Bassett
(Actor)
.. Nurse Phyllis Crane
Judy Parfitt
(Actor)
.. Sister Monica Joan
Bryony Hannah
(Actor)
.. Sister Mary Cynthia
Laura Main
(Actor)
.. Shelagh Turner
Emerald Fennell
(Actor)
.. Nurse Patsy Mount
Charlotte Ritchie
(Actor)
.. Nurse Barbara Gilbert
Victoria Yeates
(Actor)
.. Sister Winifred
Stephen McGann
(Actor)
.. Dr Patrick Turner
Cliff Parisi
(Actor)
.. Fred Buckle
Jack Ashton
(Actor)
.. Tom Hereward
Ben Caplan
(Actor)
.. Sgt Peter Noakes
Alice Brown
(Actor)
.. Angela Turner
Max Macmillan
(Actor)
.. Timothy Turner
Hannah Traylen
(Actor)
.. Beryl
Harriet Walter
(Actor)
.. Sister Ursula
Kate Lamb
(Actor)
.. Nurse Delia Busby
Pearl Appleby
(Actor)
.. Trudy Watts
Tommy Finnegan
(Actor)
.. Mickey Watts
Jack Johns
(Actor)
.. Jimmy
James Farrar
(Actor)
.. Lester Watts
Lucy Speed
(Actor)
.. Zelda
Annabelle Apsion
(Actor)
.. Violet Buckle
Kate Copeland
(Actor)
.. Miss Dawkins
Nicholas Asbury
(Actor)
.. Mr Wylton
Vanessa Redgrave
(Actor)
.. Voice of mature Jennifer
Heidi Thomas
(Writer)
Pippa Harris
(Executive producer)
Ann Tricklebank
(Producer)
Sheree Folkson
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jenny Agutter
(Actor)
.. Sister Julienne
Born:
December 20, 1952
in
Taunton, Somerset
Best Known For:
The Railway Children.
Early-life:
Jennifer Ann Agutter was born on December 20, 1952, in Taunton, Somerset. She has an older brother, Jonathan. Her father was an Army officer and, as a result, the family travelled the world, living in such places as Germany, Singapore and Cyprus. At 11, she returned to the UK to attend the Elmhurst Ballet School in Surrey. While there, she became hooked on acting, and made her movie debut in 1964's East of Sudan.
Career:
In 1966, Agutter landed her first starring role in Ballerina. She made several forgettable films before her big break - 1970's The Railway Children (she had appeared in the TV adaptation two years earlier and would star in a 2000 remake). A year later, she made the acclaimed Walkabout, and relocated to America. Subsequent roles include Logan's Run, The Eagle Has Landed, Equus, and An American Werewolf in London. She returned to Britain in the early 1990s, where she dabbles in photography and works for various good causes. She has also featured in The Parole Officer, The Alan Clark Diaries, Spooks, New Tricks, The Invisibles and surprise hit Call the Midwife.
Quote:
'Los Angeles is like a desert. The only thing that exists is the work you do. You have that sense of living a precarious existence.'
Trivia:
In 2014, she was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to the referendum.
Linda Bassett
(Actor)
.. Nurse Phyllis Crane
Judy Parfitt
(Actor)
.. Sister Monica Joan
Born:
November 07, 1935
in
Sheffield
Best Known For:
A seasoned star of stage, TV and film.
Early-life:
Judy was born in Sheffield on November 7, 1935 to Catherine and Lawrence. She trained at Rada and made her stage debut in 1954 in Fools Rush In. Other stage roles followed until she made her TV debut in 1962 in a BBC play called Dackson's Wharf.
Career:
Parfitt earned critical acclaim for her Gertrude in a 1969 stage production of Hamlet and she reprised the part in an equally successful film version in the same year. While continuing to grace the stage in a number of productions, Parfitt has been a familiar face on TV. Her numerous credits include A Tale of Two Cities, The Jewel in the Crown, Crown Court, The Charmer and Murder in Mind. In America, she starred in short-lived sitcom The Charmings in the late 1980s and had a recurring role in ER in the early 2000s. She made her Hollywood debut in Dolores Claiborne (1995). Other film credits include Wilde (1997) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). More recently, Judy has starred in Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Little Dorrit, Jonathan Creek, Vera, Marple and Call the Midwife.
Quote:
'Getting old is a bugger. But you have to accept it or you'll be as miserable as sin. Going and having plastic surgery is pathetic.'
Trivia:
Parfitt was nominated for a TV Bafta for The Jewel in the Crown and a film Bafta for Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Bryony Hannah
(Actor)
.. Sister Mary Cynthia
Best Known For:
Playing Cynthia Miller in Call the Midwife.
Early-life:
Bryony was born in Portsmouth, the daughter of a teacher and a retired Royal Navy lieutenant-commander. After leaving school, she worked in a pub and used her wages to fund trips to London to appear in fringe theatre. She went on to graduate from Rada in 2008.
Career:
In 2010, Hannah had a small role in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's movie Cemetery Junction (2010). A year later, she appeared in an episode of their sitcom Life's Too Short. Hannah's big break came in 2012 when she was lauded for her role on the stage in The Children's Hour alongside Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss. In the same year, she began playing Cynthia Miller in popular BBC drama Call the Midwife.
Quote:
'At least no one expects too much from me. I would rather surprise them.'
Trivia:
Hannah was nominated for an Olivier award for her role in The Children's Hour.
Laura Main
(Actor)
.. Shelagh Turner
Born:
March 08, 1981
in
Aberdeen
Best Known For:
Call the Midwife.
Early-life:
Laura was born in Aberdeen on March 8, 1981. She made her acting debut at the age of 11 in a touring production of The Sound of Music. Two years later, she starred in Annie. She went on to study art history at the University of Aberdeen before enrolling at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career:
In 2004, Main played a journalist in an episode of Monarch of the Glen and in the same year, she had a recurring role in ITV crime drama Murder City. She has worked extensively on the stage, including the Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Alice in Wonderland and Romeo and Juliet at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. In 2011, she landed the role of Sister Bernadette in popular BBC drama Call the Midwife.
Quote:
'The wonderful thing about being an actress is that you can't really plan, you have to just see what comes along.'
Trivia:
Main performs on several tracks on a Call the Midwife album.
Emerald Fennell
(Actor)
.. Nurse Patsy Mount
Charlotte Ritchie
(Actor)
.. Nurse Barbara Gilbert
Victoria Yeates
(Actor)
.. Sister Winifred
Stephen McGann
(Actor)
.. Dr Patrick Turner
Born:
February 02, 1963
in
Kensington, Liverpool
Best Known For:
Being part of the McGann acting dynasty.
Early-life:
Stephen was born in Kensington, Liverpool, on February 2nd, 1963. He is one of a family of acting brothers, the others being Joe, Paul and Mark. Stephen made his professional acting debut in 1982 in West End musical Yakety Yak. His first TV credit was a guest role in an episode of Juliet Bravo.
Career:
Further supporting roles followed in Brookside, Help!, Boon and Bergerac before he landed a lead role in children's drama Streetwise. In 1995, he starred with his brothers in BBC four-part drama The Hanging Gale. He received greater exposure in 1999 when he joined the cast of Emmerdale as Sean Reynolds. He stayed with the soap until January 2002. He can currently be seen playing Dr Patrick Turner in the BBC's hugely popular drama Call the Midwife. His West End credits include Blood Brothers, Art and Footloose.
Quote:
'My wife can always tell it's a Saturday because she'll look out the conservatory window and see me filling up the bird feeders in my old slippers like the trendy person I am.'
Trivia:
He is married to Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas.
Cliff Parisi
(Actor)
.. Fred Buckle
Jack Ashton
(Actor)
.. Tom Hereward
Ben Caplan
(Actor)
.. Sgt Peter Noakes
Alice Brown
(Actor)
.. Angela Turner
Max Macmillan
(Actor)
.. Timothy Turner
Hannah Traylen
(Actor)
.. Beryl
Harriet Walter
(Actor)
.. Sister Ursula
Kate Lamb
(Actor)
.. Nurse Delia Busby
Pearl Appleby
(Actor)
.. Trudy Watts
Tommy Finnegan
(Actor)
.. Mickey Watts
Jack Johns
(Actor)
.. Jimmy
James Farrar
(Actor)
.. Lester Watts
Lucy Speed
(Actor)
.. Zelda
Born:
August 31, 1976
in
Croydon
Best Known For:
Playing Natalie in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Lucy Speed was born in Croydon in 1976. She has an older brother, Dan. As a child, she loved ballet and when a teacher recognised her potential, Lucy's parents acquired an agent. She attended a theatre group school alongside future co-star Nigel Harman, and enjoyed two terms at the Italia Conti Academy. During the next few years, Lucy appeared in an array of commercials, TV series and theatre roles.
Career:
Lucy landed her big break aged 17 with the role of Natalie Price in EastEnders. She remained with the soap for just over a year, before making appearances in the films England, My England, Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Shakespeare in Love. She continued to work on TV too, appearing in Dangerfield, Holby City, Love Soup and the US series Unsolved Mysteries. In 1999, Lucy rejoined the cast of EastEnders to reprise her role as Natalie, eventually bowing out in 2004. In 2007, she joined the cast of The Bill.
Quote:
'I've been acting for 25 years, so you just take the jobs as they come along. It just so happens that you're once in EastEnders.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, Lucy loves horse riding, skiing and continues to dance.
Annabelle Apsion
(Actor)
.. Violet Buckle
Kate Copeland
(Actor)
.. Miss Dawkins
Nicholas Asbury
(Actor)
.. Mr Wylton
Vanessa Redgrave
(Actor)
.. Voice of mature Jennifer
Born:
January 30, 1937
in
London
Best Known For:
Being the most prominent member of the Redgrave theatrical dynasty.
Early-life:
Born on January 30, 1937, in London, while her father Michael was on stage in Hamlet at the Old Vic with Laurence Olivier. Her mother, Rachel Kempson, was also an actor. Her sister Lynn and brother Corin followed them into the profession. Vanessa originally wanted to be a dancer, but was turned down by the Royal Ballet School for being too tall, prompting her to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Career:
Redgrave's first professional job was at Frinton Summer Theatre. She made her West End debut opposite her father in A Touch of the Sun, and starred alongside him in 1958's Behind the Mask, her film debut. She became a face of the 1960s thanks to movies such as Blowup, Isadora and Camelot before winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1977 for Julia. Redgrave has continued to appear on the big screen in productions such as Agatha, Yanks, Wetherby, Howards End, Mission: Impossible, Wilde, Venus, Atonement, Song for Marion and Ralph Fiennes' acclaimed film version of Coriolanus. She's also an activist who works tirelessly for various causes, often creating controversy with her forthright views.
Quote:
'Of course, I am misrepresented very often, but so is everybody who has got something to say.'
Heidi Thomas
(Writer)
Pippa Harris
(Executive producer)
Ann Tricklebank
(Producer)
Sheree Folkson
(Director)
