Call the midwife

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The call the midwife christmas special is on bbc 1 in 2 parts. The first part will be shown on christmas day at 20:00. The second part will be shown at 19:30 on boxing day. Series 14 will start on 5th January. I am suprised that it has not been renamed as the doctor Turner show.

"How the Turners saved Christmas" parts 1 and 2😂

I'm not a fan of programmes being split into two like this, it will inevitably mean a cliffhanger on Xmas day. But CTM is always a key part of Christmas for me.

I'm away for Christmas Day but have Boxing Day cleared to binge watch G&S and Call The Turners

I'm going to watch it on iPlayer incase it becomes a "The Turners save London" episode. What public health crisis are we up to? 60s/70s? Winter of discontent maybe?

I love the Turners though - the perfect 2.4 (ish between them) children of suburbia. So wholesome and innocent. I love the programme and hope Nancy gets a happy ending!

I think it's the 70's which is when I was born so watching with interest.

@Snowmenschilliballs Nasty flu at the end of 1960s

Missed the first few minutes. What's wrong with Karen? I predict that Teddy is either going to die of flu or a post adenoid bleed.

@Toddlerteaplease a hole in her heart

Ah. Can't help
Thinking how times change..we kick kids who've had their adenoids out in a couple of hours now. And if you've had a tonsillectomy, soft diet is discouraged. Crisps and crunchy food is advised.

I’ve had to turn it off.
It’s like a very poor, badly acted local play.
Just awful, so bad I can’t watch any more.

It's not great, I must admit. Sr MJ is too lucid.

@ThewrathofBethDutton I agree, it seems particularly poor this year.
@Toddlerteaplease yes things really have changed, adenoids even rarely taken out now..

For goodness sake take the baby off her

I'm a bit behind and just got to the dead body that I assume is the lady who has just given births birth mother. I agree it's like a school play.

Nurse Nancy looked like she had bright blue contact lenses in when she was talking to the tranquiliser salesman

It's rubbish!

It's like a travelling group of actors are delivering a play to a school about social history. It's awful

Getting all the clichés in. (I don't care, I'm enjoying it.)

Oh is dead woman the mother of one of the escaped convicts?

The baby has got kernicterus from untreated jaundice.

Agree.

Is Trixie still with her husband? I thought she left for New York?

Last year, I purchased a one month tv licence to watch it. This year I haven’t bothered. It’s not as good as it used to be and it’s ALL ABOUT THE BLOODY PERFECT TURNERS!!!

I can't remember much about the previous series and I find I don't care. It just washes over me like a warm bath. Possibly more a tepid bath these days.

We were rather hoping Dr Turner would be taken hostage by the convict, but that seems unlikely now.