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Season 15 Premieres Sundays, March 22 - April 26, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+ / Encores Tuesdays, March 24 - April 28 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with KPBS+
It's 1971, and a new era dawns with the Women’s Liberation movement in the UK. As the year unfolds, the team faces serious cases, including a premature birth, slavery, carbon monoxide poisoning, male breast cancer, child abuse, and lupus.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Episode 1: Sunday, March 22 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, March 24 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - As a newly qualified midwife, Sister Catherine visits her first solo patient, who is experiencing persistent nausea. Meanwhile, Nurse Crane, Trixie, Rosalind, and Joyce participate in a women’s liberation meeting.
Rebecca (Jenna Augen) and Maxine Drummond (Sophie Reid)
Episode 2: Sunday, March 29 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, March 31 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - A potential rabies outbreak causes panic among the residents of Poplar. Trixie cares for a patient experiencing difficult labor. Cyril meets Rosalind’s parents, but as the day progresses, the atmosphere becomes brittle and strained.
Episode 3: Sunday, April 5 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, April 7 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Rosalind faces a troubling domestic situation. Meanwhile, Joyce supervises the antenatal clinic at the hospital, where she meets a worried single mother diagnosed with placenta previa and concerned about raising her child alone.
Episode 4: Sunday, April 12 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Sister Catherine is distressed when a newborn baby is taken from the maternity home. Sister Julienne shares some news with the Turners and Sister Veronica about Christopher’s father.
Episode 5: Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - When tragedy strikes the Poplar family due to a severe illness, Dr. Turner’s actions come under scrutiny. Timothy is uncertain whether he wants to become a GP or a surgeon. Meanwhile, Trixie is worried about the future of midwifery in Britain.
Episode 6: Sunday, April 26 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 - An expectant father receives a life-threatening diagnosis. Trixie assists a female wrestler after a headlock goes wrong. Dr. Turner learns shocking news that implicates the future of the maternity house.
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