Episodes
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2015
A chance encounter with an impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House welcomes a new resident, Nurse Barbara Gilbert, Tom Hereward has a surprise romantic gesture in store for Trixie.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2015
Barbara faces her most challenging case to date when she treats a first-time mother and the birth does not go according to plan.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2015
The Nonnatus team rallies to support first-time parents Marie and Tony Amos when Tony is arrested for gross indecency with another male. Elsewhere, as Poplar is gripped by an outbreak of dysentery, Trixie undertakes her first official church duty since her engagement to Tom.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2015
The midwives face one of their busiest nights to date, whilst Sister Winifred concentrates her efforts on the prostitutes of Poplar. Elsewhere, cracks start to appear in Trixie and Tom Hereward's relationship.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2015
Sister Julienne's faith is challenged when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn baby. Dr Turner's involvement in the case forces him to face his own demons. Meanwhile, Barbara must work out a way to communicate with a pregnant Sylheti woman.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2015
A young diabetic girl faces heartbreak when she falls pregnant as a result of a clandestine romance. Elsewhere, the midwives become involved with a settlement of Irish Travellers and Sister Mary Cynthia delivers her first baby since becoming a nun.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2015
The maternity home sees two school friends reunited and their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected way.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2015
Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to support a deaf mother-to-be, while a case of morning sickness proves more serious than initially suspected. Elsewhere, Fred's daughter is less than delighted about his forthcoming wedding.
Episode: S04 Special | Airdate: Dec 25, 2015 (75 min)
As Poplar readies itself for Christmas 1960, Nonnatus House is rocked when Sister Monica Joan goes missing.