Call the midwife part 2

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I know that my first thread isn't full yet. I just wanted to create the second thread before i forgot.

I’m glad Olly Rix got a new gig. I think the writing for CtM was poor when his character was in it. They shoehorned Matthew into storylines and focused too much on his (uninteresting) marriage at the expense of the nuns and the midwives. This wasn’t Olly Rix’s fault. It was a low period for the show which has now been reversed.

Have just looked at the photos. The thought of having to pay that much for a plain flat in a plain area horrifies me. Nicer when updated? Silk purse out of a sow’s ear springs to mind! Thank God I don’t have to live in London!

It's not a flat though.
It's a massive 3/4 bedroom house.

I used to live pretty close to that house, and don’t live too far away now. The proximity to Canary Wharf and short commute to the city make it a great price.
it’s amazing how it’s a total time warp, given how much change the area has gone through.

People being "I wouldn't pay that price for that, London is expensive. That house is reasonably priced in an area that will up and come even more so than it is at the moment. Of course it's more expensive than other parts of the country but definitely cheaper than some parts of London. Hello Mayfair! Look around the world and the biggest or capital cities are hugely expensive. I watched a video of the thinnest house in NYC - Greenwich Village, a part of Manhattan that is just lovely. It's a really nice house with a small yard but it gets to share a secret sort of garden with the two houses either side so all three houses have this lovely area. It's nice inside but just about 8ft wide throughout. There's a basement and three more floors. The basement has a low ceiling but the other floors have nice high ones. It's cute. You wouldn't want it to be your family home. It would probably work best for a couple or a pied a terre. It's $5 million. House prices make little sense to me but I know that London = expensive, Hull = not so much. It's all part of the crazy mixed up world we live in.

Just discovered this thread! I am not in the UK and I have been watching CTMW on Now tv - but we only have up until Season 11! Must admit I am quite envious of the women who give birth with the Nonnatus midwives - far better birth experience in general than nowadays (barring any complicated births of course!)

I agree.

I'm watching one of the earlier episodes. Monica Dolan is playing a pair of twins. 😁
Dorothy Atkinson has just been introduced. I like her.

Jason Watkins is in next week's. Can't wait. He's great!

Just seen this... Prequel...!! Movie!!
"🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS! THREE HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT CALL THE MIDWIFE!!! 🚨🚨🚨

The latest Call the Midwife Christmas Special will be set in both Hong Kong and Poplar!

The world of Nonnatus House is about to expand… to include a brand new prequel series set during World War II

There is going to be a Call the Midwife movie filmed in 2026 - starring our
Much-loved cast and set in 1972!!

Hello all!

As series 15 commences filming, we are thrilled to bring you news that we’ve been dying to reveal… and there is SO MUCH OF IT!!

The BBC and Neal Street, along with our US co-producers PBS, have announced that our forthcoming Christmas Special, set in 1970, will again be in two parts - but this time in two very different locations! The familiar streets of Poplar… and the bustling metropolis of Hong Kong!

Here’s a teaser:

‘When senior members of the Nonnatus House staff head to Hong Kong on a mercy mission, the younger midwives are left to cope alone. As the Christmas action shifts between the sun-drenched Far East and a snowy East End, Sister Julienne suddenly finds herself excited about the Order’s future. After years of battling change, she decides to embrace it, work with it, and see what love can do…’ ❤️

The Christmas Special will then be followed by our eight-part Series 15, set in 1971:

‘Spring sees several of the ladies embracing Women’s Lib and burning their bras outside Nonnatus House. As the year unfolds, we see our team handle cases including premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis and slavery…’

As always, the series will premiere on PBS and the PBS App in the States early in 2026. x

And then?

Well, the world of Call the midwife is about to undergo an exciting expansion…

As this week marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, it seems a rather poignant moment to announce that there is going to be a prequel series of Call the Midwife, made for the BBC in 2026, and set in Poplar during World War Two. ❤️

Our Series Writer and Executive Producer Heidi Thomas explains:

“The opening of new doors at Nonnatus House feels profoundly emotional, and yet just right. I have never run out of stories for our midwives, and I never will. But having wept, laughed, and raged my way from 1957 to 1971, I found myself yearning to delve into the deeper past. The Blitz years in the East End were extraordinary - filled with loss, togetherness, courage and joy. The bombs fell, the babies kept on coming, and the Sisters kept on going. There will be so much in the prequel for our wonderful, loyal fans, including the appearance of some familiar (if much younger!) faces.”

But that doesn’t mean we’re leaving our current cast behind in 1971 – far from it!

In yet more thrilling news, Neal Street - the makers of Call the Midwife - in development with BBC Film - are producing a Call the Midwife film!! 🤩🤩🤩 🍿🎥🎬

This film will be set overseas in 1972, and feature the characters you love from our existing TV drama! ❤️❤️❤️

Heidi says:

“As the classic Call the Midwife series moves further into the 1970s, it also seems the perfect time for our much-loved regulars to take a short break from Poplar and test themselves in an unfamiliar landscape. The rise in hospital births, and changes in the NHS, have clipped their wings, and this is their chance to take flight and work out what really matters. Whilst the location of the film remains top-secret, I can say it is going to look absolutely fantastic on the big screen!”

The new projects will be written, created and produced by our formidable all-female team: showrunner Heidi Thomas, and executive producers Pippa Harris and Ann Tricklebank, who is also our series producer. All will be helming series 16 together in due course.

Executive Producer Dame Pippa Harris says:

“We have all been delighted by the way audiences have continued to embrace Heidi’s imaginative and moving stories from Nonnatus House. In an increasingly competitive viewing environment not only have our loyal fans stayed with us for 14 years, but they’ve been joined by a new, younger generation who have also fallen in love with our characters and the challenges they face. Emboldened by this warmth and enthusiasm, now feels like the right time to expand our world and take our nuns and midwives onto the big screen with our movie, and back in time with the prequel!”

The news comes as BBC viewing figures confirm Call the Midwife as one of UK TVs most popular programmes. Call the Midwife Series 14 averaged a massive 7.8 million viewers, making it one of the UK’s biggest drama series across all channels and streamers. The 2024 Christmas special was one of the festive period’s most watched drama episodes, with 8.9 million viewers!

Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, says:

“Call the Midwife has been a jewel in the BBC’s crown for well over a decade, and this feels like the perfect time to further expand on the glorious, perfectly realised world that Heidi, Pippa, Annie and the team have created for the show’s millions of passionate and dedicated viewers. Whether you’ve been watching from the very start or joined us for one of the more recent series, this is an incredibly exciting time to be a Call the Midwife fan.”

Eva Yates, Director of BBC Film, adds:

“Call the Midwife has always brilliantly explored the issues and experiences of women across history and it is with great excitement that we are joining Pippa and Heidi in expanding the Midwife universe to bring these wonderful characters onto the big screen”

Maria Bruno Ruiz, PBS Vice President, Program Content Strategy and Scheduling, says:

“Call the Midwife is a PBS treasure, and it has consistently been one of our highest rated programs since debuting to American audiences in September 2012. Our audience has fallen in love with the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House, celebrating their wins and sharing in their losses, and having a ‘deep cry’ along with them, and we look forward for what is to come…”

SO DO WE!!!

Further details about the Call the Midwife prequel TV series and the movie will be released later this year – so be sure to check back with us as more details are revealed!"

Am excited for the prequel. I really hope they recapture the grit and emotion of the earlier series.

Not that fussed about a Hong Kong Christmas or a movie but still….

Hong Kong... my money is on them finding Mays little sibling in the Order orphanage and bringing them back to London for the Turners.

I hope the Prequel is real, with younger versions of Sister Evangelina, Julienne and Monica Joan.

"Nuns in the Blitz"
Excellent 🙏

What a load of crap. It should have ended years ago!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93g3ldd20vo

just came to post this!

The film can piss off but the War time one sounds good. I wonder where they got that idea 🤔

I take full credit!

Why is it, when people like you dislike a programme, they always have to be so dismissive and rude. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it! You won’t be missed!
Perhaps you’d like to write a better drama?
No? Then please stop criticising the dramas other people do like. It’s rude and unnecessary.

Another rude reply. Honestly!

It’s not a rude reply. I said that I don’t fancy the film but the war time one sounds good. What is the problem there?

The fact that you said it could ‘piss off’. If you don’t consider that to be rude, I give up!

The film could be interesting. I'd certainly like to see early 70s Hong Kong but the prequel. Oh my, just what we all wanted. Makes me sad that I won't be around for it. Think of me when you're watching it 🙂

The earlier series of this programme were excellent - really gritty and hard hitting, but warm and caring. Exactly like east end life at the time. The later series are cheesy and twee. I stopped watching the most recent - too boring. I’m very excited about the prequel series announcement and I hope they go back to their roots and follow their original style.

If you are offended by piss off then you are in your wrong place.

I'm sorry... Are you unwell?

Yep. It's highly unlikely I'll be around come the prequel but it's made me that sort of sad happy feeling you can get over something deeply important. I'm not going to be on my death bed all oh no, I'm missing out. I like CTM but not that much! I just think the prequel has the potential to go back to how good it was back in the day.

So sorry to hear that, @FagsMagsandBags.