Call the midwife disabled actors: 59 Photos
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The disabled pregnant young women, Doreen was played by the fabulous Rosie Jones. Rosie (who may be better known for stand-up comedy) has cerebral palsy and is a writer as well as an actor. There was a very poignant and powerful scene when Doreen talked about how she did not want anyone to see her as “broken”.
Daniel Laurie. If you're a fan of Call the Midwife, you'll no doubt recognise Daniel Laurie who has Down Syndrome and plays the kind-hearted Reggie Jackson in the hit BBC show.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(D7jFZoPvLbeH7NYPoqXpkAI__45,
The episode features the characters Jacob Milligan, who has cerebral palsy, and Sally Harper, who has Down's Syndrome, who fall in love and have a baby.
Jacob Milligan is a patient appearing in Series Three, Episode Five. He also has a minor part in Series Two, Episode Four. He is portrayed by Colin Young.
They were honoured to speak at the recent annual general meeting of the Thalidomide Society, and Heidi also brought Susan along to a talk at the UK National Archives. :-) Susan is amazingly life like - and is also animatronic, enabling the model to breathe and move her limbs.