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Reverend Tom

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Reverend Tom Hereward is the compassionate yet sometimes self-centered Anglican curate of Poplar who works closely with Nonnatus House. While genuinely dedicated to serving his impoverished parish in 1950s East London, Tom struggles to balance his clerical calling with his personal relationships until finding harmony with midwife Barbara Gilbert.

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