Call the Midwife Season 6

Right now you can watch Call the Midwife Season 6 on and — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 261 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Vanessa Redgrave leads a cast that never overplays its hand. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Call the Midwife Season 6 keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in Call the Midwife Season 6 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. It is now 1962, and the Nonnatus House team are as committed to caring for the people of Poplar as always. However, the social revolution in the outside world is mirrored by change and challenge much closer to home. As they strive to help mothers and families cope with the demands of childbearing, disability, disease and social prejudice, our beloved medics must make choices - and fight battles - of their own. Vanessa Redgrave and Helen George lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. The performances in Call the Midwife Season 6 do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Call the Midwife Season 6 delivers. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Vanessa Redgrave is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.