Nikolai er chauffør for en af Londons mest berygtede russiske mafiafamilier. Anna er jordemoder. Deres verdener kolliderer, da en russisk teenagepige dør efter at have født en lille pige. Teenagerens dagbog fører Anna til en restaurant, der ejes af Nikolais boss. Anna ønsker at opspore spædbarnets familie, men dermed bringer hun både sit eget og barnets liv i fare.
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Matthew decides to leave his job and train to become a male midwife on a busy maternity ward. He is soon joined by best friend and former policeman friend Ian who joins as the hospital security guard.
