The three thieves Kasper, Jesper and Jonathan lives together with their always hungry lion in the little town of Kardemomme town, the home to a fair but kind police officer, and the strict Aunt Sofie.
Departmental midwife Ella (Sofie Gråbøl) and her staff fight a daily battle to give mothers, newborns and relatives the best possible treatment despite strong understaffing. At the same time, she is doing everything she can to suppress her growing feelings for the married pediatrician Jerry.