#Nancy Corrigan

[causetheturtle]

Sometimes family is a bunch of woke nuns; a revolving door of midwives that includes a give-no-fucks spinster and her give-no-fucks administrator sapphic situationship, an unlucky in love bisexual disaster and her gay brother and an Irish baddie and her bastard child; an ex-nun turned midwife, her doctor husband and their 4 children, one of who is a doctor in training who somehow completely recovered from polio with no lingering difficulties; the nuns’ and midwives’ handyman, his mayor/haberdasher wife and their adoptive son and the social worker ex-husband of one of the ex-midwives who lives above the haberdashery with his cat

[levinson-mannion]

Wtf Call the Midwife why is Nancy getting married to that lad already it’s been not even two minutes

[servants-hall]

For the first time in its history, Call the Midwife fans have a two-part Christmas special to look forward to ahead of new episodes in the New Year.

Rather than the traditional 90-minute instalment, the BBC has confirmed that there will be two 60-minute episodes, which will also include a Christmas cliffhanger.

"Who doesn't love finding an extra, unexpected present underneath the Christmas tree?" said creator and writer Heidi Thomas OBE.

"When I was asked to write a two-part Christmas special for 2024, I couldn't resist!"

Executive producer Dame Pippa Harris added: "For the first time, viewers can luxuriate in a two-part festive treat this Christmas. Heidi has created a spellbinding special which I know will delight our loyal fans."

Director of BBC Drama Lindsay Salt hailed Call the Midwife as "one of UK television's most popular festive traditions".

She continued: "And this year we wanted to go even better, with Call the Midwife's biggest Christmas ever!

"Heidi and the team have lined up an absolute treat, with two irresistible episodes packed full of everything fans will love about this very special series at Christmas time."

All of the "well-loved characters" will be back for the two-parter, which picks up in Christmas 1969.

The midwives are "all busy delivering babies and doing the job they are most dedicated and committed to", while Poplar also welcomes a funfair, which adds "a burst of colour and excitement to the frosty landscape".

But there will be challenges, including influenza and the Hong Kong flu, not to mention an escaped prisoner.

As the neighbourhood prepares for a carol concert, "fears grow that he may be in the local area after a spate of break-ins".

Elsewhere, "the Turner children are caught up in the fever surrounding the Blue Peter Christmas appeal to collect dinky cars and scrap metal, Trixie makes a fleeting visit to Nonnatus House and is delighted to see her brother Geoffrey, and Miss Higgins has her grandson Harry stay for Christmas".

Violet also has her hands full hosting a mince pie competition, "but the Buckles' preparations for Reggie’s homecoming are thrown into turmoil".

[mg-bsl381]

Rosalind and Nancy seek solace with the nuns in the chapel (13.3)

[kayla47]

Spoilers for s14e01 from What’s on TV magazine.

[simply-ellas-stuff]

Nurse Crane and Sister Veronica making an exception for Nancy and Colette regarding TB hits different when you realize Nancy never had anyone to fight for her, to care enough to bend the rules, to find ways to reassure her, to realize she needed that reassurance - not since childhood anyway.

And now Nancy has it all. She has sisters, friends, mother figures, auntie figures, and people who will bend over backwards to care for her. Who will adjust rules to protect her daughter to reassure her.

They both went from being abused by convent sisters to being doted on by convent sisters and nurses. They went from having to live apart to sharing a makeshift apartment. They went from having to hide who they are to each other to being able to easily and loudly shout out how much they mean to each other and *who* they are to each other.

The way in which each of the sisters (nuns and nurses) care for Nancy and Colette makes me emotional.

[ilovemushystuff]

M-A-C, not M-C

[procrastinatingalways]

My latest post on AO3 is not a fic but an overview of labor statistics for Call the Midwife Series 1-12. You can get a quick look at the mums, birth locations, if it was on screen, nurses/doctors present, baby number and gender, and any other medical notes. I was doing this for my own fic writing but thought I would share for any others who might find it helpful.

[drop-the-curtain-123]

Gillian Baxter complimenting Nancy Corrigan, in S13E3 of Call The Midwife

What if I said they had more chemistry from this one snippet than Nancy has had with Roger so far..?

[schoolsoutmp3]

I knew there was a suspicious lack of Nancy in all promos. I am happy for her, I do wish she stayed

[causetheturtle]

Ranking Call the Midwife character’s wedding dresses (update of this post from 2 years ago)

10th - Chummy’s

Chummy, girl, I love you and I love a non-traditional wedding dress, but what the hell was this the pattern is so bad you could've done better than this. Also you married a cop so you do get a few points knocked off for that

9th - Shelagh’s original dress

She looks sad, so does the dress

8th - Violet’s

See this is how you do it Chummy and sad Shelagh!!!! We’re into ‘I like this’ category. I would’ve liked it a lot more if it was slightly shorter and tighter but that wouldn’t have really fit for Violet’s character, or the era.

7th - Barbara’s

It’s cute, very Barbara, just a little boring, especially without the cape

6th - Sister Monica Joan’s and Sister Winifred’s

Only one of the dresses in this scene that we actually get a good look at. Although we don’t see it on anyone I wish we did because if we got to see a whole look it would probably be higher

5th - Trixie’s

Girl's a fashion icon we knew she was gonna pull it out of the bag. Wasn't a big fan seeing it from the distance at first but when I saw it closer up it grew on me. Love the fabric, love the little hat

4th - Sister Catherine’s

Did not expect for this to rank so high but here we are? Maybe it’s because it’s one of the few I would possibly wear this myself, idk, but she looked cute and I love the one giant flower. It’s nice and simple but with enough little bits of lace and decoration to not look boring

3rd - Shelagh’s actual dress

She looks great, love the lace and that it carries all the way down the dress, showing her shoulders slightly which is very iconic and scandalous of her, no notes

2nd - Lucille’s

Marriage may have failed but at least her wedding slayed! Dresses with lace on top and a big plain bottom are very overdone in my opinion but I love the type of lace they used and the big puffy sleeves. This is gonna sound really mean but I promise it’s compliment - it’s edging towards being ugly in a way that I absolutely adore. 10/10, no notes.

1st - Nancy’s

Probably a controversial choice for first place but I don’t care! Like I said, I love non-traditional wedding dresses (when done right) and the 70s is one of my favourite eras fashion wise so this one was made for me

[kanescrown]

NANCY U DONT KNOW THIS MAN

I DONT KNOW THIS MAN

[servants-hall]

"What better place to show you our progress than in the Nonnatus House dining room - perhaps the location most central to our drama, and the room where all our stories really happen.

"That remark may seem surprising. Surely the birthing room is the most important driver of the action? Or the darkest parts of Poplar?

"Yes, those places are important. But the one indispensable scene in every episode is the place where our characters can share their thoughts together, and comprehend things that have happened to them as a community.

"It's the place where we shed light on our characters' personalities - how they might interact with each other. Also, it's a place for humour. And cake!

"In this shot, director Syd Macartney discusses the important elements of the forthcoming dining room scene with Jenny Agutter (Sr Julienne) and the team.

"A dining room scene takes longer to film, because there are usually lots of people present. Each character will have their moment for dialogue, or a reaction to someone else's words. In an ensemble drama like ours, every character has something to say - even if they're not speaking."

[mg-bsl381]

Sister Julienne, Rosalind Clifford, Nancy Corrigan and Joyce Highland (13.8)

Women supporting women -

to be stronger, to face their fears, to be be courageous and to know their worth

[kayla47]

Spoilers for s14e08 from What’s on TV magazine

[thestationwlw3]

wrote a francy fic because they only 3 fics, please give me attention

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62975965