Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife – prequel and film plans revealed

The enduring show begins filming its 15th series with a two-part Christmas Special. The mighty Call the Midwife began in 2012, and the BBC has confirmed the start of filming on series 15. The show is made for the corporation by Neal Street Productions, and is a co-production with PBS. However, they’ve also revealed wider … >

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Call the Midwife Christmas 2024

Call the Midwife – BBC confirms two Christmas visits to Poplar

The show’s festive two-part special takes place at Christmas 1969.  The festive episodes of Call the Midwife are a televisual institution, just like Doctor Who and latterly, Death in Paradise. This year, however, the show takes things further by offering two 60-minute episodes, rather than a single 90-minute special. The BBC have released four images … >

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Call the Midwife Series 13

Call the Midwife – production begins on Series 13

Nonnatus House welcomes two new pupil midwives as the show reaches 1969. The BBC have announced the start of production on series 13 of the enduring Call the Midwife. With all the regulars retuning, the show is also adding two new faces. As Nonnatus House launches a new training scheme, two pupil midwifes join the … >

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The mighty Call the Midwife has two more series comissioned

The sisters of Nonnatus House have their future secured until 2026!  While it’s long been a staple of Sunday night viewing, with the show’s twelfth series currently airing, Call the Midwife is going nowhere in the short term. The BBC have just announced a double series commission, taking the show right up to Series 15 … >

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BBC announces its Christmas 2021 highlights

The broadcaster has treats a plenty this year, from drama to comedy and, naturally, Doctor Who.  As the festive season looms, the BBC have announced some of their high-profile shows coming across Christmas and New Year. While many are not news per se, it’s good to see them confirmed. There’s plenty for high quality drama … >

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BBC iPlayer festive fortnight

BBC celebrates a record breaking festive fortnight for streaming

Record breaking growth on iPlayer and BBC Sounds comes to a crescendo in the festive fortnight Between 29 December and 3 January, the BBC record 245 million streams, up 16% on the same ‘festive fortnight’ at the end of 2019. A lot of this was new shows, including Black Narcissus and The Serpent, as well as Eastenders and … >

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Call the Midwife Christmas 2020

Call the Midwife Christmas 2020 details revealed by BBC

The BBC has released information on the Call the Midwife Christmas 2020 special episode The BBC has released a set of interviews from many of the cast and others involved in bring Call the Midwife Christmas 2020 to our screens. It’s December 1965 and everyone at Nonnatus House is looking forward to traditional celebrations with … >

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BBC’s festive TV line-up announced

The BBC have announced a mighty assembly of shows for its festive season, including Doctor Who, Call the Midwife, Luther and Les Misérables… As always there will be a festive – and yup, murderous – edition of EastEnders as the truth about Alfie and Hayley has catastrophic consequences for everyone involved. Additionally, there’ll be a big Christmas show for Michael McIntyre called, … >

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