Call the Midwife

● DRAMA / 8pm / BBC1

Now that we’ve reached the summer of 1966, the residents of Nonnatus House are determined to join in with all the World Cup wonderment, but, as the team runs a sweepstake, Fred makes a surprising bet of his own… Meanwhile, Shelagh’s clever scheme to teach pupil midwives gets underway and one of the trainees, garrulous and chirpy young Nancy (a spirited performance from Megan Cusack), makes a memorable first impression. But the most powerful part of the episode comes when Phyllis and Dr Turner meet a troubled young man, leading to one of the series’ toughest – but profoundly moving – cases to date. ★★★★★ CC See feature, page 4

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