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The Resource Call the midwife, Season 1, a Neal Street production for BBC ; series created and written by Heidi Thomas, (videorecording)

Call the midwife, Season 1, a Neal Street production for BBC ; series created and written by Heidi Thomas, (videorecording)

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Summary
A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
2 videodiscs (360 minutes)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally broadcast on television in 1996
  • Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth
  • Special features: Wimples, babies and bicycles
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Episodes 1-3
  • Disc 2.
  • Episodes 4-6
  • Bonus features
Isbn
9781622243112
Instance
Label
Call the midwife, Season 1
Title
Call the midwife
Title number
Season 1
Statement of responsibility
a Neal Street production for BBC ; series created and written by Heidi Thomas
Title variation
  • Call the midwife
  • Call the midwife
  • Call the midwife
Contributor
Actor
Distributor
Production company
Publisher
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women
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CaOWLBI
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Call the midwife (Television program)
Dewey number
791.45/72
Intended audience
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Language note
In English with English subtitles ; Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PerformerNote
Vanessa Redgrave, Pam Ferris, Jessica Raine, Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1935-2011
  • 1937-
  • 1982-
  • 1935-
  • 1972-
  • 1967-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Worth, Jennifer
  • Redgrave, Vanessa
  • Ferris, Pam.
  • Raine, Jessica
  • Agutter, Jenny.
  • Parfitt, Judy
  • Hart, Miranda
  • Thomas, Heidi
  • Neal Street Productions
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • BBC Worldwide Ltd
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
360
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Worth, Jennifer
  • Midwives
  • Pregnant women
  • Poverty
  • Poor
  • Nuns
  • Childbirth
  • Television programs
  • East End (London, England)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Call the midwife, Season 1, a Neal Street production for BBC ; series created and written by Heidi Thomas, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally broadcast on television in 1996
  • Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth
  • Special features: Wimples, babies and bicycles
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Episodes 1-3
  • Disc 2.
  • Episodes 4-6
  • Bonus features
Dimensions
4 3/4 inches.
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (360 minutes)
Isbn
9781622243112
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929269815
Other physical details
sound, colour
Publisher number
  • 1000337264
  • 3000045613
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • av00242165
  • 911852
System details
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Call the midwife, Season 1, a Neal Street production for BBC ; series created and written by Heidi Thomas, (videorecording)
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally broadcast on television in 1996
  • Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth
  • Special features: Wimples, babies and bicycles
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Episodes 1-3
  • Disc 2.
  • Episodes 4-6
  • Bonus features
Dimensions
4 3/4 inches.
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (360 minutes)
Isbn
9781622243112
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929269815
Other physical details
sound, colour
Publisher number
  • 1000337264
  • 3000045613
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • av00242165
  • 911852
System details
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD

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