It’s Christmas 1969, and the funfair and carol concert add color to frosty Poplar in wintertime. Yet the festive spirit at Nonnatus House is dampened by the spread of influenza alongside growing fears of an escaped prisoner after a spate of break-ins.

Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica Joan ruffles feathers…

Rosalind oversees the care of a teenage mom and uncovers a disturbing truth…

As the summer ends, the pupil midwives prepare..

It’s summertime in Poplar, and during Violet’s first event as mayor…

The pupil midwives reach their third month of training. An anxious Trixie receives an urgent phone call…

Violet and Matthew are worried about Fred’s ability to serve as the mayor’s consort…

Shelagh and Joyce assist a heavily pregnant woman dealing with a severe mold infestation in her new flat. Nancy attends a "Raise the Roof Campaign" meeting against some of her peers' wishes. Trixie takes secret driving lessons from Fred.

Nonnatus House kicks off a new pupil midwife training. Dr. Turner supervises the delivery of a baby…

It is now 1969 and more babies are being born in hospital than ever before. Pressure on maternity beds remains extremely high across the country but Poplar is coping better than most due to the work of Nonnatus House and the popularity of home births under the auspices of the Sisters.