graybrown bird January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 Sammich63, the link to view the holiday special can be found this on this PBS page: http://video.pbs.org/program/call-midwife/ 1 Link to comment
EleanorRigby January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 (edited) No, this is a deviation from the book. Cynthia did not enter the convent in the books. It's a deviation somewhat, but in the afterward of Farewell to the East End Jenny does say Cynthia tried to join the order but suffered some breakdowns and never completed her vows. I can't remember specifics, and my Kindle is dead right now or I'd check but she definitely does try to become a nun. Edited January 3, 2015 by EleanorRigby Link to comment
SweePea59 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 Since we got to see older Jenny, (Vanessa Redgrave), is this a cut-off point and there won't be any more "Jenny" voice overs? Or will Vanessa Redgrave continue narrating the series? Link to comment
Sammich63 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 Thank you all so much for the link!!! Link to comment
dustylil January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 Aw shucks! The PBS stations want my Canadian money at donation time, but they won't let me watch Call the Midwife and a host of other programs on their websites. Link to comment
Luckylyn January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 I really hope they find a way to bring back April. The episode where Jenny left felt like such a series finale that I was so relieved that there was a Christmas special and another season. The show works so well as an ensemble that I found young Jenny's absence didn't hurt the special at all. I did like seeing older Jenny but agree that the narration should switch to one of the characters who are currently involved in the stories instead of Jenny. Yet, I understand keeping Jenny as narrator because her books inspired the series and the special established she kept in touch and would be up to date on the stories. Was that Michelle Dockery from Dowton Abby making a cameo as the woman who gave Trixie chocolates and a urine sample? She looked so familiar. I wish Cynthia's story had been a season long arch, but I don't think her vocation was totally surprising. She is still deciding so there is more story there for another season. I feel like Cynthia never got the same amount of story as other characters and look forward to her having something to do. I really hope that Peter talking about moving wasn't foreshadowing Chummy's departure from the show. I would hate to lose such a wonderful character, and she and Peter are one of my favorite tv couples. 1 Link to comment
Qoass January 5, 2015 Share January 5, 2015 I want Chummy to talk me through all the difficult moments in my life. Me too but I also want Miranda Hart's sitcom character (Miranda, natch) to celebrate the fun moments of my life too. If this actress is half as cool in real life as her characters are on screen, she should be cloned. 3 Link to comment
dcalley January 6, 2015 Share January 6, 2015 Me too but I also want Miranda Hart's sitcom character (Miranda, natch) to celebrate the fun moments of my life too. If this actress is half as cool in real life as her characters are on screen, she should be cloned. I love Miranda. I wish it were available on R1 DVDs. At least it's on hulu. Hart's book is waiting for me at the library! 2 Link to comment
Qoass January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 My local PBS station plays Miranda weekly so I'm just praying that they get around to doing season 4 someday. Surely Midwife doesn't take up all her creative energies? 1 Link to comment
Raffles January 31, 2015 Share January 31, 2015 Cynthia's decision was a little out of the blue, sometimes I feel that the show doesn't have a great investment in showing the personal life of Cynthia because they can't get much mileage out of since they have shown her to not have much interest in romance or dating. It seemed just like a way for the actress to get time off to have a baby. I did really like seeing Trixie's reaction to Cynthia decision. I know some people put it down to Trixie being man-mad, but I don't think that's the case. Trixie just wants people to have a wonderful and exciting life and she feels like that should involve boys and romance. I think her concern that Cynthia is missing out on life was lovely, and she is worried that her lack of experience is some departments means she doesn't really know what she's giving up on. I think the article mentioned about the changing world, well I think the difference between Patsy/Trixie and Cynthia is that they need the world to change and I'm sure they will do their small part to make that happen while Cynthia seems to have an contentment with the way things are. I don't know if upon her return Cynthia will at some point question her decision or find new strength of character from it. Cynthia certainly is an under explored character and they didn't want to invest time in building up to her decision. I feel like some time was devoted to building up to revealing that Patsy is gay. That I saw coming a mile away since the first episode. Link to comment
BooksRule May 1, 2016 Share May 1, 2016 (edited) There are certainly funny moments in this series (along with the drama and occasional tragedy, of course), but I think that the first time I actually laughed so hard I had to reverse the DVD and watch again was when Sister Evangelina was kneeling in front of the nativity display and commented to Sister Julienne (in exasperation): "Sister Monica Joan has arranged the figurines in what she calls 'conversational groupings'. What in the name of goodness is the angel Gabriel going to say to the ass?" Edited May 1, 2016 by BooksRule 2 Link to comment
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