The fifth season begins with a series of strong surprises that complement the events of the previous season. The events start with the BBC, which offers a tempting show to Tom, and Sister Monica Joan seems to have disappeared under mysterious and mysterious circumstances, and the nuns prepare for the powerful celebrations before Easter begins. On the other hand, the birth of a completely deformed child raises concern and shock for the group, and Sister Evangelina's strong remarks lead to problems.
I think the BBC was going for "heart-warmingly upbeat" when it commissioned yet another series of Call the Midwife. Sadly, what it got was more "gut-churningly twee".
Call the Midwife takes tragedy seriously, dwelling in the promise that medicine might treat human suffering as something essentially spiritual, not merely mechanical.
If Vanessa Redgrave's doleful fortune-cookie narration about love and life still continues to grate, it's a small price to pay for a series that brings back events in living memory, contextualises them and consistently entertains.
