Valerie and Lucille make their way over to the Bryants’ and Maureen gives birth to her son Warren only minutes to midnight the next day, fulfilling her wish to honor the memory of her father and grandfather. It’s not an easy conversation, but seems to make an impact. Stunned by this sudden complication, the Turners prepare for their meeting with May’s mother. Following the grief that surrounded the midwives’ work this week, the episode concludes as the women and all those across Poplar prepare for a local Horticultural Show planned by the Buckles. Hoping to move things along for this special day, Maureen asks for castor oil to bring on her contractions, but Trixie dismisses the request since she’s not yet overdue. With a third child on the way, Maureen has her heart set on an August 12 delivery, the same day as her father and grandfather’s birthdays. View production, box office, & company info, Heidi Thomas (created by), Maureen believed her children had diphtheria, but that they were actually diagnosed with German measles, also known as rubella. When the midwives arrive at the show with their flower displays in hand, the park is alive with music, children’s laughter, contests and beautiful blooms. She explains that he hasn’t been feeding and seems floppy when she tries to hold him. So maybe it’s not as cozy as he’d hoped, but at least he’s in good company! The couple agrees - they are saints, after all - and hope that this will provide closure for all parties. Following their first meeting with Esther, the Turners arrive with May for the reunion with her biological mother. Neil is brought to the maternity home to see his mother. Drama, History. It’s a small but welcome distraction. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Though they’re concerned about how this could affect the adoption, they’re also interested to know more about Esther’s intentions and what her life has been like since her near-death and history with drug addiction. The doctor privately weeps in his car overcome by emotions, but even with what he’s just witnessed, he must carry on. The midwives notify Dr. Turner and he returns with even more troubling news from St. Cuthbert’s. This prompts the family to leave fearing that the meeting has been too overwhelming for May. Despite formerly agreeing to sign May’s consent papers to allow the Turners to be her adoptive parents, Esther refuses and requests to take her back to Hong Kong. At home, Shelagh receives a call from the Hong Kong adoption project office and is eager to know when the adoption hearing date is for their foster daughter, May. Alive Realizing that something is amiss, she calls Dr. Turner. Jennifer Worth (inspired by the memoirs of), We first met Maureen during a public row at the clinic in Season 8 after Valerie exposed her grandmother Elsie’s underground abortion service to the police. Conchita Warren was a young mother with 24 children, who was Jennifer Lee's first patient. Worried, the nurse telephones Dr. Turner's office, but is told by Shelagh that the mother is probably just anxious and for her to come by for an appointment, as the doctor is too busy to come by "just for morning sickness". When she’s not busy writing about “Call the Midwife” and making GIFs (pronounced with a hard G, for anyone wondering) she builds websites for PBS shows and geeks out over British dramas. Housewife Maureen Gadsby We’re not sure about the rest of you, but it’s been many moons since we last succumbed to Heidi Thomas’ poetic writing with a true, heart wrenching ugly cry. She is portrayed by Lucy Phelps. The family invites Lucille, who has been Maureen and Warren’s primary midwife through this hardship, and she helps document their final memories with their son as a photographer for the party. TV-PG |, midwifery training program for junior doctors. Having spent so much time with the Turner family, May doesn’t recognize Esther and shies away from her. Prior to their departure, Lucille spots Charlie waiting for her outside Nonnatus House to hand deliver a photograph of baby Warren, and she’s touched by the gesture. The couple sift through advertisements and find the drug, and Shelagh excitedly proclaims that it has to be worth a try. After undressing him for a quick inspection, Lucille notices a blue tint to the child’s skin and checks his heartbeat. Maureen Gadsby was a single mother with severe antenatal nausea who appeared in Series 4, Episode 8. Ted was sentenced to three years and Maureen later found out she was pregnant again. She is portrayed by Lucy Phelps. "Call the Midwife" Episode #1.1 (TV Episode 2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Another old friend along for the ride, Dr. McNulty also returns this episode to join the ladies at Nonnatus House. This historical period is explored further in Series 5 of Call the Midwife. When Lucille checks in on the family she finds Maureen out of bed and distressed by Warren’s condition. Complications Between Esther and the Turners. Fans of Call The Midwife were reduced to tears during last night’s heartbreaking episode, which centred on a poorly newborn baby. That’s a no from us. Maureen is distraught over the fact that Neil will be placed in foster care while she is in hospital, saying, "He cries for his dad already. Shelagh asks Patrick if there is some drug out there that can help Maureen, to which he replies he thinks there was a drug salesman who pitched such a drug a month before. In an examination room with Sister Evangelina and Nurse Gilbert, Maureen explains that the littlest things set her off (like a tea leaf in her tea) and that it's been like this since she first realised she was pregnant. Ted Gatsby (husband)Neil Gatsby (son)Unborn baby Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, including Season 3 of "Star Trek: Discovery" and the premiere of After We Collided. You may have thought you were safe this season, but the day has finally come - the signature “Midwife” moment that will have you so completely overcome with emotion that you’ll be drowning in your own tears. Forgot how we got here? What the women didn’t realize however, is the unexpected - and unintentional - news that their guest would bring with him. When we return to “Call the Midwife” this week, a familiar face emerges at Tuesday clinic when Valerie’s relative Maureen Bryant arrives for her antenatal checkup. Shelagh tries to assure her that children are strong and Maureen laments that she wishes she were strong so her son wouldn't have to be. On the other end, Miss Williams delivers a devastating blow when she explains that May’s biological mother, who was thought to be deceased two years ago, is in fact alive and working in London as an amah, or nanny, for a British Forces family and their children. Call the Midwife Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. There is no greater pain than losing a child, and the suffering of the Bryants’ loss is felt before Dr. Turner even walks in the door that day. 60 min So hold onto your SO’s hand, dog, pillow, tissues, whatever brings you relief, and prepare yourself for everything that’s about to go down in Episode 6. Castor oil perhaps? Enter Sister Julienne as Debbie Downer. Still a firecracker, this one. Unknown at the time, but known to the audience, is that thalidomide is a drug that is unsafe to be taken by pregnant women, as women who took it often went on to have babies with severe limb deformities. When we return to “Call the Midwife” this week, a familiar face emerges at Tuesday clinic when Valerie’s relative Maureen Bryant arrives for her antenatal checkup. The cast and crew behind Call the Midwife discuss how the writing keeps the show relevant, fresh and speaks to today's challenges. After all, St. Raymond is the patron saint of expecting mothers, children and midwives. He’s discovered that the lodging he initially acquired for his stay is going to be demolished (the Urban Renewal Program strikes again! When Maureen wakes the next morning, she discovers that Warren has passed in the night. They reward us with abundance, with joy, with pleasure in the rhythms of life itself. As a crowd gathers to witness the spectacle, dozens of mothers recruited by Sister Monica Joan come forward to place their babies on blankets surrounding a statue of St. Raymond Nonnatus. In Sunday’s (February 9 2020) instalment, expectant mother Maureen… Dr. Turner arrives and explains that she is extremely dehydrated, which caused her fall. At the start of the episode, Maureen is shown waiting in the clinic with her toddler to be seen by a nurse. Maureen is placed in the maternity home, presumably until she is well or until she's given birth. Maureen's husband, Ted, was arrested for burglary sometime before the episode, leaving her and their young son, Neil, alone. Some seeds are more predictable than others. She empathizes with Esther and her pain, but also acknowledges that Esther can’t guarantee she’ll be able to provide for May with a stable job or to keep her out of an orphanage again. TV Episode A few days later, Maureen is allowed to return home. She can't even say the word milk, and when Barbara does, she vomits into the sink.   |  They call on Sister Julienne to talk to Esther, knowing that she had trusted in the Order once before by allowing them to take May in for their adoption program at the Mother House. © 2020 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). After arriving at the Bryants’ to record Warren’s official cause of death alongside Lucille, the tragedy that has unfolded before him combined with the possibility of losing May proves to be too much. When Barbara tries to suggest that someone check in each day and help her, Maureen says she and her mother don't speak and that her husband is in jail. The drug was recalled in 1961 after it was discovered that the devastating endemic of babies born with deformities was due to thalidomide. I don't need him crying for me too". Status Though she did it to protect her patients from the dangerous and sometimes fatal procedure at the hands of a nonprofessional, she struggled with sending Elsie to prison and was met with anger from the rest of her family, like Maureen, for what they viewed as betrayal.