Call the midwife- brand new series starts tonight!!

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At 8pm

Who's ready for it?!

Ooo, really?

Is it ghoulish to find the whole thalidomide disaster really interesting?

Those episodes were really well done. Some proper drama.

I find it interesting too. The interview with the lady on the case files programme was really interesting. I didn't know much about it before that.

It's fascinating and a story that was long overdue to be retold. I know that the writer is very involved with the Thalidomide Society, it seems very close to her heart so I think it'll be looked at more.

Thanks Shelagh

Lots of hand holding for Shelagh, I have been through the same thing. Sadly my baby died at 21 weeks but I have a feeling baby Turner will be fine coz-our Shelagh said so

Stay with us KingJoffrey I am finding the distaval history fascinating too

By the way Pats, now I've plied you with cake I need a bit of a word with you...about the Lego hair...

Sorry to hear that Patsy I had a 12 week miscarriage and that was bad enough.

I'm in torment this week. I found last week's very upsetting and at one point decided I wasn't going to torment myself with next week's. We'll see.

Has Patsy's hair been discussed?

Is that the real reason she was shipped to HK? Because her hair was distracting the viewers from the storyline?

Well it's distracting me! And it must have given poor Deels a clonk on the head every time she went near her

Is it a wig?

leave me alone - it took me AGES to cultivate that look! coke-cans were not invented in 1962 i guess

I haven't really gone to HK - i have gone back to Africa where they will use my wig hair as shade to cover the patients for when Trixie's protegees work their clinical magic using only a hairpin and an empty jar of Horlicks

Actually that sounds rather painful

It does!

Ref. Patsy's hair. In the early 60s hairsprays were very popular (everyone's hair had to look like a helmet) Think Hairspray the movie, Patsy's needs more back combing if you ask me!!

Right, proper snivelling now.

Is no one watching this tonight?!

I'm watching 😭

This episode is harrowing :(

I'm distracted by the handsomeness of the vicar .

I held it together until the hankie bit.

Are they going to end up with a man as midwife? I hope so, it would be interesting to see how he would fit in.

The bar lady is going to join the group, good move.

I'm watching.

When did the current benefit system become introduced? So single mothers could live alone and not beg steal and borrow?

No male midwife - we didn't get them until the 1980s.

First time I've had tears this season, at sherlagh hearing the heartbeat.