Call the Midwife
(BBC drama series, 2012- )
Started out as a nostalgic look back at the hardships of the East End of London in the late 1950s then morphed into soap opera with a new social issue every week, nevertheless this show entertains while it preaches and benefits from an excellent cast.
Episode 1.02
Daylight interior and exterior views of RT1431 (JXC194), a smart Cravens bodied AEC RT now preserved by Ensign Bus:
Episode 1.04
…and this time at night:
Episode 2.02
RT1431 is seen from another (unidentified) RT:
….but it's seen from both sides during the same sequence:
Episode 2.06
An interior shot only:
Episode 2.07
Slightly incongruous but not an anachronism is this distant passing AEC Routemaster:
Episode 3.02
A different RT; we don't see enough of it to be sure, but I would guess it's RT4421 (NXP775), another preserved in the Ensign Bus Hire fleet, as this appears in later episodes:
Episode 3.05
Definitely RT4421 (NXP775), inside and out:
Episode 3.06
Something different, an excursion with the Scouts in CRN80, named 'Rosie' while with Cumbria Classic Coaches, but new in 1949 as Preston Corporation 75, a Leyland Tiger PS1/1 with East Lancs body. It's fully restored, but was distressed externally for shooting to depict an old and battered bus. The storyline is that old cliche - the bus that breaks down on an excursion:
The interior looks pretty smart, though:
Episode 4.00 (Christmas Special)
Yet another Ensign Bus provided vehicle appears in two scenes, London Transport Green Line T499c (ELP223), a 1938 AEC Regal O662/Chiswick, firstly in daylight…..
…..then at night:
Episode 4.02
A starring role for RT4421:
Episode 4.09
RT4421 again in a Christmassy episode….
….which includes stock footage:
Episode 6.00 (Christmas Special)
The group travel to South Africa to help a struggling clinic. This Bedford J5 is not well seen:
Episode 6.01
RT4421 again:
Episode 7.05
A coach outing from Poplar to Epping Forest improbably uses Southdown 1722 (2722CD), a 1961 Leyland Leopard L2T with Harrington Cavalier coachwork:
