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CALL THE MIDWIFE: Season 9

(L-R) Nurse Lucille Anderson (LEONIE ELLIOTT), Nurse Trixie (HELEN GEORGE), Nurse Crane (LINDA BASSETT), Valerie Dyer (JENNIFER KIRBY) on Season 9 of CALL THE MIDWIFE.
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(L-R) Nurse Lucille Anderson (LEONIE ELLIOTT), Nurse Trixie (HELEN GEORGE), Nurse Crane (LINDA BASSETT), Valerie Dyer (JENNIFER KIRBY) on Season 9 of CALL THE MIDWIFE.

Encore Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. & 6 - 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand

On Season 9 of CALL THE MIDWIFE, Dr. Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother.

EPISODE GUIDE:

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Episode 1 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. on KPBS TV - Dr. Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother.

L-R Brenda (EMMA LOWNDES), Nurse Trixie (HELEN GEORGE)
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L-R Brenda (EMMA LOWNDES), Nurse Trixie (HELEN GEORGE)

Episode 2 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at Noon on KPBS TV - Fred and Sister Monica Joan catch a woman stealing the team's milk. When they learn she's pregnant, they bring her into the care of the maternity home. Romance blooms between Miss Higgins and Sergeant Woolf.

(Right) Tina Atkins (GEORGIA HENSHAW)
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(Right) Tina Atkins (GEORGIA HENSHAW)

Episode 3 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV - Lucille is seconded to St. Cuthbert’s and delivers a baby in an elevator. Nurse Crane goes to a school to give vaccines to new students. Violet, Trixie, Sister Frances and Valerie put on a charity fashion show for the community.

(right) Sister Hilda (FENELLA WOOLGAR)
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(right) Sister Hilda (FENELLA WOOLGAR)

Episode 4 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV - Sister Julienne volunteers Nonnatus House to take part in an obstetrics training initiative for four young doctors. Their arrival causes a lot of excitement among the midwives. Fred makes a discovery while on his CDC rounds.

Picture Shows: L-R Fred Buckle (CLIFF PARISI), Reggie (DANIEL LAURIE), George Benson (PHIL DANIELS)
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Picture Shows: L-R Fred Buckle (CLIFF PARISI), Reggie (DANIEL LAURIE), George Benson (PHIL DANIELS)

Episode 5 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV - Sister Frances is at a loss when a diabetic and recovering cancer patient’s wife refuses to accept further help. Nurse Crane becomes frustrated when an anxious first-time father insists on being present for his child’s birth.

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L-R Sister Monica Joan (JUDY PARFITT), Ronald Mallen (KARL DAVIES)
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L-R Sister Monica Joan (JUDY PARFITT), Ronald Mallen (KARL DAVIES)

Episode 6 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV - Disappointed by the Poplar Horticultural Show’s cancelation, Fred attempts to reinstate it. The Turners receive an alarming phone call about their daughter. Valerie’s pregnant cousin hopes her baby will be born on a day well before her due date.

L-R Shelagh Turner (LAURA MAIN), Little May (APRIL REA HOANG), Dr Patrick Turner (STEPHEN MCGANN), Esther (YENNIS CHEUNG)
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L-R Shelagh Turner (LAURA MAIN), Little May (APRIL REA HOANG), Dr Patrick Turner (STEPHEN MCGANN), Esther (YENNIS CHEUNG)

Episode 7 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV - The team celebrate the arrival of the maternity home’s long-awaited incubator. Kevin’s newest patient has a troubled home life and needs his emotional as well as medical support. Nurse Crane struggles with the cubs in Sgt. Woolf’s absence.

Marion (ELLIS WALLWORK) holding a baby
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Marion (ELLIS WALLWORK) holding a baby

Episode 8 encore Sunday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV -When the council sends a letter announcing plans to cut Nonnatus House’s funding, Sister Julienne takes matters into her own hands. Nurse Crane cares for an unmarried expectant mother. Petra must move up her wedding after becoming pregnant.

L-R Sister Julienne (JENNY AGUTTER), Sister Frances (ELLA BRUCCOLERI), Sister Monica Joan (JUDY PARFITT), Nurse Lucille Anderson (LEONIE ELLIOTT)
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L-R Sister Julienne (JENNY AGUTTER), Sister Frances (ELLA BRUCCOLERI), Sister Monica Joan (JUDY PARFITT), Nurse Lucille Anderson (LEONIE ELLIOTT)

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