Call The Midwife 7x1 - Episode 1

The Big Freeze continues, with scheduled power cuts and moreblizzards. The departure of Barbara prompts Sister Julienne torecruit a new midwife, Lucille Anderson. Owing to the snow,Lucille is two days late and her start is bumpy when she fallsill. Lucille is called out from her sick bed to assist Trixiewith a breech birth. Nadine Mulvaney, a single mother andexotic dancer in Soho, plans to give the baby up for adoption.But, Trixie is concerned that Nadine's Rhesus Negative bloodtype might cause problems for baby.Meanwhile, Nurse Crane andDr Turner are caring for Ruth Gelin, an elderly Jewish womansuffering from bowel cancer. Ruth and her husband Arnold arefacing eviction from their home of several decades. The councilhave started to demolish their street as part of the slumclearance. Nurse Crane must convince the prickly Sergeant Woolfto delay the demolition until after Ruth passes away.Shelaghwants to return to work and contemplates having an Au Pair. Anapprehensive Trixie decides to take her relationship withChristopher to the next level while Sister Winifred is nervousas her driving test approaches.