'Call the Midwife' Season 5 Spoilers: Ian leaves pregnant GF Linda to study in a university?

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The premiere episode of "Call the Midwife" Season 5 received praises for featuring and handling the story of the Thalidomide scandal in the year 1950's. Also, BBC UK finally released the official plot description for episode 4 and the previous episode has been discussed.

The premiere episode of "Call the Midwife" Season 5 has received positive remarks from the fans and viewers alike. According to OK! Magazine, the show received praises for handling the storyline which focuses on the Thalidomide scandal in the 1950's. The said episode has garnered an healthy average of 8 million viewers.

As for the official plot synopsis of episode 4 BBC UK notes, "As the medical world changes, so is the society, with opportunities in education increasingly open to all. Despite his working background, Ian is overjoyed to be accepted into university and embraces his chance to escape Poplar, much to the disappointment of his traditional mother Sadie. But his plans are ruined when girlfriend Linda falls pregnant. Trixie and Tom help the family, which begins to break apart due to this unplanned pregnancy." 

For a recap on episode 3, Carter Matt detailed that an outbreak of typhoid has erupted and finding out who the carrier is has threatened to ruin a close-knit family apart; Sister Winifred (Victoria Yeates) faced a dilemma when a teacher revealed that a married man has impregnated her. Nurse Barbara Gilbert (Charlotte Ritchie) accepted Tom Hereward's (Jack Ashton) dinner invitation however, she felt worried about Midwife Trixie Franklin's (Helen George) reaction about it.

"Call the Midwife" is a BBC period drama series created by Heidi Thomas. The storyline is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth which revolves around the group of nurse midwives in the East End of London during the 1950's and 1960's.

"Call the Midwife" Season 5 airs on BBC every Sunday in the UK and airs on BBC First every Tuesday in Australia. 

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