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Emma Shacklock

When is Call the Midwife set? All the time periods the BBC drama has covered so far

Shelagh Turner (LAURA MAIN) and Sister Julienne (JENNY AGUTTER) in Call the Midwife season 13.

“When is Call the Midwife set?” is a question that doesn’t have one specific answer as the show picks up each season in a different time period.

Whether you’ve only just discovered how to watch Call the Midwife and have been enjoying the show’s first series or are tuning in every week to Call the Midwife season 13, the show’s setting might have piqued your interest. Ever since the BBC drama first landed, the story has been moving across the years. Each season covers a set time period and focuses on the societal changes that took place during it, perhaps prompting many fans to wonder when Call the Midwife is set.

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