Cinemascope is a regular blog post where I will share with you movies and TV shows I think are worth watching.
Season 1 released in 2012. Season 3 currently on BBC & PBS.
Plot line: Based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth; the story follows twenty-two year old Jenny, who in 1957 leaves her comfortable home to become a midwife in London's East End slums. She expects to find a hospital, and is surprised to find that the clinic is a convent: Nonnatus House. Working alongside her fellow nurses and the medically-trained nuns, Jenny has her eyes opened to the harsh living conditions. But she also discovers the warm hearts and the bravery of the mothers; each one a heroine in Jenny's eyes.
There is something quite fun about this show. I cannot quite place my finger on it, but I quite like historical stories like these. A time and place when the world was changing, and women had career options their mothers did not. Also quite like that the focus is on women. The men are all incidental.
You can see the Season 3 trailer here. If you have yet to see it, this is a TV series worth watching.
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