I hope the audience will enjoy watching series five, which I firmly believe is our strongest yet.”Ĭall The Midwife is on BBC1 at 7.30pm on Christmas Day. When an abandoned baby is discovered on the steps of the convent, the. Pippa Harris, executive producer for Neal Street Productions, says: “The ongoing success of Call The Midwife is down to the incredible writing skills of Heidi Thomas and the talent and dedication of our wonderful cast and crew. Christmas is coming, and in Poplar the midwives of Nonnatus House are busier than ever. Christmas is coming, and in Poplar the midwives of Nonnatus House are busier than ever. Series five follows on from the forthcoming Christmas special, in January 2016. 1 Call The Midwife - Christmas Special 2012. 7, Christmas special, Philippa Lowthorpe, Heidi Thomas, 25 December 2012. Since launching in 2012, all four series to date have averaged over 10m viewers per episode. Call The Midwife Christmas Special 2012, with Jessica Paine (Jenny Lee) and Helen George (Trixie Franklin) Download David Stephenson's books Visit my channel. Call the Midwife is a British period drama television series based on the. The series will take the nuns and midwives into 1962. The BBC, meanwhile, recently delighted the show’s fans by announcing that a sixth series had been commissioned, which will consist of a Christmas special in 2016 followed by eight episodes in 2017.

Hopefully, things will end in perfect harmony – at the carol service and elsewhere.Īlso starring Jenny Agutter, Emerald Fennell, Charlotte Ritchie, Helen George and Pam Ferris. This being Call The Midwife, things don’t always run smoothly – not least when Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) goes missing.Īnd it’s a difficult time of year for grieving mother Iris (Victoria Hamilton), bringing back memories of her long departed baby daughter. Theres also a 2018 Christmas special in the works, and season 8 is eyeing a 2019 release.

Nurse Patsy Mount (Emerald Fennell) in Call The Midwife (Image: BBC/Neal Street Productions/Sophie Mutevelian) You can watch the first 6 seasons of Call the Midwife on Netflix now, and you can look forward to season 7 arriving on the platform in September.