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Call the Midwife creator: 'People tell me birth stories in the supermarket'

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69% Informative

Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas is the creator of the BBC drama.

The BBC One show explores the lives of the midwives and nuns who live together in a convent.

She says the show challenges viewers by being "emotionally graphic" Thomas says she hasn't had a single plotline censored or knocked back by the BBC .

Thomas talks about the impact of Call the Midwife on the show, including the stories it tells about illegal abortion.

She also talks about her brother David , who was born with Down 's syndrome and died in 1985 .

Her other writing work includes period drama Cranford and 2017 mini-series Little Women.

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61

Informative language

52

Neutral language

64

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

37

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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