#ctm spoilers

[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".

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CALL THE MIDWIFE (2012 - ) Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson in the Season 13 Christmas Special

[ilovemushystuff]

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Nooooooooo May!

[justanotherfanofstuff]

Thank you to Call the Midwife for breaking my heart by making me watch Miss Higgins have to sit with her dying son who she's only actually known for like 3 days, and then has him die in her own bed just days before the MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WHICH SHE THEN HAS TO ATTEND.

Thanks. It was really good.

[callthemidwife-13]

I need to stop crying over the fact that Patsy and Delia left Call the Midwife. It’s 2023

[lovetheturners]

I never post but WOW! I can finally breathe.

Our older characters were amazing. Vi and Millicifent had amazing roles this week as well are Fred.

[room-on-broom]

Hell yeah Sheila drag the council guy a new one. The fire in that 🔥

[bluebell-knits]

"Her entire life appears to be an abject failure of the thing that matters most."

"Love?"

"No, administration."

Miss Higgins is a woman after my own heart.

[turnadette]

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Can we all just take a look at the last line and pray the fanfic writers jump on this?!

[weshallc]

Erm! No, not quite! You will have to, Nurse Franklin. (and maybe always good in a crisis Tim plus chief rebel SMJ).

Meanwhile, my colleagues...

Will go home and infect their family.

And Nonnatus House where the temporary surgery is located.

And continue to treat vulnerable patients.

Call the Midwife: Series12 Episode 4

[lillywhitefield]

anyone else randomly remember the episode of Call the Midwife where Nancy pulls a guy's gangrenous leg off

Because I do

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Turnadette in the first 30min of CTM CS 2o22

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Shelagh singing again???

[justanotherfanofstuff]

Matthew taking Trixie's son away from her is like so double edged because:

Whilst not his biological mother, she's not only raising him as her own, but also, firstly, delivered him, secondly sat with his biological mother as she was dying and comforted her, and finally was highly involved in his very early development. She is the only mother he's ever known. She loves him as her own.

It treats Trixie as though she isn't his mother, and therefore cannot be trusted with him alone. Furthermore, it instills the idea that she does not have the right to raise him, or have any say in his upbringing.

In conclusion: Matthew is trash. Trixie divorce his ass. Why can't Trixie be happy?

[wgbh]

No context spoilers for this week's Call The Midwife ahead:

[mirai-desu]

I'm free from CTM now I'm out