Washington Post by Hank Stuever

The cast is marvelous, the gritty, post-war set pieces are meticulously recreated and, even with all the warm-water enemas and splattered afterbirth, the story always has its eye on uplift and good cheer.

Wall Street Journal by Dorothy Rabinowitz

This immensely absorbing drama is worth any trouble it takes to catch up with its singular pleasures.

People Weekly by Tom Gliatto

This BBC hit is the soppily tender story of '50s midwives in London's East End. [1 Oct 2012, p.38]

Entertainment Weekly by Ken Tucker

The show is a scrubbed-clean soap. [28 Sep 2012, p.66]

i by Gwendolyn Smith

Newcomer actors brought much-needed fresh blood to a cast that has been lacking oomph after the departures of a few key players, most notably Leonie Elliott’s Lucille. They both have a natural screen magnetism, and made me want to know a lot more about sardonic Trinidadian Joyce and posh, whimsical Rosalind.

The Guardian by Rebecca Nicholson

This is a heady concoction of trauma, but there is, of course, plenty of light relief, and it is to the credit of the writing that we never feel an inappropriate lurch in mood.

The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger

The advice here is to forget the politics and enjoy the performances and the trip back in time.

Boston Globe by Matthew Gilbert

Despite the blood and the labor, Call the Midwife is filled with heart.

Los Angeles Times by Mary McNamara

You will laugh, you will cry and if it seems a bit treacly, it is.

TV Guide Magazine by Matt Roush

Once again, PBS delivers the goods--and while it may be too harrowing at times to describe as a bundle of joy, the heart-tugging Call the Midwife is a delight to watch.