The Crimson Field
In September 1939, Nonnatus House is the beating heart of the East End community of Poplar. The nurses and nuns dedicate their lives to mothers, babies and the poor. But there is no gas and air, no penicillin, no cure for TB, and no welfare state. Then war is declared — and life gets even harder. While bombs rain from the sky, women give birth underground, families are shattered and whole streets are reduced to ruins. But courage and resilience triumphs as the community unites to survive.
Julie HesmondhalghSister Alice
Amy Booth-SteelSister Evangelina
Helen SchlesingerSister Monica Joan
Helena WilsonSister Julienne
Bally GillDr Kit Malhotra
Liv AndrusierNurse Marianne SieglerL Lizzie BackNurse Sybil Maxted
Ellie McKayNurse Olive DobbsC Ciaran BowlingFred Buckle
Ami MetcalfBetty Buckle
Ben RoseDr Patrick Turner
Jenny AgutterSister Julienne / Narrator (voice)Production information and reference links
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