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[05/14/13 - 07:26 AM]
BBC Worldwide and PBS Sign Deal to Bring "Last Tango in Halifax" to U.S.
Plus: "Call the Midwife" to return for a third season in 2014 on the network.

[01/14/13 - 12:25 PM]
"The Bletchley Circle" to Premiere April 21 on PBS - New Murder Mystery to Join Sunday Night Drama Lineup on PBS
Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling and Julie Graham star in the three-part murder mystery series.

[01/12/13 - 01:50 PM]
"Penny Dreadful" Receives Series Commitment from Showtime(R)
The series "weaves together these classic horror origin stories as the characters grapple with their monstrous alienation."

[12/06/12 - 06:10 AM]
PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2013 Lineup
Highlights include the third season of "Downton Abbey" on Sunday nights from January 6 to February 17.

[12/06/12 - 06:09 AM]
BBC and PBS to Bring Second Season of Critically Acclaimed Drama "Call the Midwife" to the U.S.
The show's sophomore run will premiere Sunday, March 31 with a special holiday episode on Sunday, December 30.

[09/13/12 - 12:36 PM]
Sneak Peek of New Drama "Call the Midwife" Exclusively on PBS Facebook Page
The hit British series was just named the "Best New Drama" at the TV Choice Awards in London.

[05/15/12 - 12:11 PM]
PBS Announces Fall 2012 Lineup
Highlights include the return of "Upstairs Downstairs" plus Ken Burns's new documentary "The Dust Bowl."

[05/15/12 - 12:02 PM]
BBC Worldwide and PBS Sign Deal to Bring Critically Acclaimed "Call the Midwife" to the US
The series completed its first season in the U.K. on BBC One in February, attracting 10.7 million viewers for its peak episode.







CALL THE MIDWIFE (PBS)
Returns in TBA 2014 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/30/12 - ???
STATUS:
returning in 2013/14 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (??? episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2013-14 season (the show's third) on 5/14/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from PBS's press release, May 2013) CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 3) brings viewers back to East London, now in 1959 and the eve of the Swinging Sixties. The winds of change are sweeping through the country and the residents of Nonnatus House face some momentous changes of their own. CALL THE MIDWIFE stars Jessica Raine as Jenny Lee, along with Jenny Agutter ("The Railway Children," "Spooks") as Sister Julienne, Pam Ferris ("Little Dorrit," "Darling Buds of May") as Sister Evangelina, Miranda Hart ("Miranda") as Chummy, Judy Parfitt ("Little Dorrit," Girl With a Pearl Earring) as Sister Monica Joan, Helen George ("Hollyoaks," "Doctors") as Trixie Franklin, Bryony Hannah (Cemetery Junction) as Cynthia Miller, Laura Main ("Monarch of the Glen") as Sister Bernadette and Cliff Parisi ("East Enders") as Fred. Vanessa Redgrave provides the voice of the mature Jennifer. CALL THE MIDWIFE is a Neal Street production for BBC, executive produced by Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, "The Hollow Crown") and Heidi Thomas. The series is produced by Hugh Warren ("Survivors").
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Bryony Hannah as Cynthia Miller
· Cliff Parisi as Fred
· Helen George as Trixie Franklin
· Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne
· Jessica Raine as Jenny Lee
· Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan
· Laura Main as Sister Bernadette
· Miranda Hart as Chummy
· Pam Ferris as Sister Evangelina
· Vanessa Redgrave as Jennifer (Voice)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Heidi Thomas as CRTR/EP
· Heidi Thomas as EP
· Hugh Warren as PROD
· Jamie Payne as DIR
· Jennifer Worth as BOOK
· Philippa Lowthorpe as DIR
· Pippa Harris as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available