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Call the midwife

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NimbleHiker · 18/12/2025 16:40

The Christmas special of call the midwife is on bbc 1 in 2 parts again. The first part is on at 20:15 on Christmas day and the second part is on at 20:30 on boxing day. I am not a fan of the Christmas special been in 2 parts. I wonder how doctor Turner and his simpering wife will save the world.

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NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 17:11

RampantIvy · 18/01/2026 16:28

DD is rewatching CTM from the start. She said tht Shelagh was less irritating as a nun and that the doctor's acting has got worse.

It has got a lot worse. I have started zoning out when he speaks. I feel though Sheela just simpers but i liked her when she was a nun.

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NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 17:13

PumpkinSpice24 · 18/01/2026 15:53

I’m glad it’s not just me! Looking forward to tonight’s episode but hope there isn’t too much plummy accent as it drives me nuts 😅

It drives me nuts too.

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NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 17:35

Lalgarh · 18/01/2026 15:59

Judy Parfitt was also in the (whisper it, I've seen it on YouTube) Highly Controversial (ahem) itv drama Death of A Princess with fleeting CTM cast member Paul Copley (Leonard in the Archers nowadays).

She made a brief appearance in Vera too. She played Maggie in series 2. I remember that the title of the episode was a certain samariton. It was either the second or third episode of series 2.

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NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 20:06

Sheela is getting on my nerves already.

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OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 18/01/2026 20:07

I had that copy of the Elves and the Shoemaker. I think it might still be in my house somewhere actually. I read it to my own dc.

blobby10 · 18/01/2026 20:07

Violet is irritating me more these days- no idea why!!😊

OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 18/01/2026 20:08

Turner girls are matching again!

jay55 · 18/01/2026 20:09

That Easter bunny is terrifying.

NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 20:10

blobby10 · 18/01/2026 20:07

Violet is irritating me more these days- no idea why!!😊

I like violet.

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NewAgeNewMe · 18/01/2026 20:11

Is dr turner a vet as well???

twilightcafe · 18/01/2026 20:11

Rabies! I had forgotten about that hysteria in the 70s.

blobby10 · 18/01/2026 20:12

NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 20:10

I like violet.

So did I but the last few episodes her voice has really started grating on me! Maybe I’m just being a grumpy cow 🙂🙂

OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 18/01/2026 20:12

The young people are entertaining though now they are in the 70s. Love the smoking bunny and the returning backpacker who could blend in perfectly with today's backpackers.

NewAgeNewMe · 18/01/2026 20:12

Rabies was awful for scares.

NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 20:12

That poor dog. I am a big dog lover.

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Toddlerteaplease · 18/01/2026 20:13

Poor dog. That’s so sad.

pimplebum · 18/01/2026 20:13

DarkEyedSailor · 18/01/2026 16:33

It's got SO MUCH worse. He never used to do the chin-tucked-in-and-gurn face.

His wife writes his lines - that love , saying all that shit

CaptainMyCaptain · 18/01/2026 20:13

NewAgeNewMe · 18/01/2026 20:12

Rabies was awful for scares.

It was one of the arguments against the Channel Tunnel - all the rabid foxes making their way through.

OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 18/01/2026 20:18

To be fair your chances are still rather grim if you get rabies so I would be pretty paranoid about rabid dogs.

NewAgeNewMe · 18/01/2026 20:19

Just mentioned channel tunnel!

NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 20:20

blobby10 · 18/01/2026 20:12

So did I but the last few episodes her voice has really started grating on me! Maybe I’m just being a grumpy cow 🙂🙂

I find Trixie's voice grating.

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MaloryJones · 18/01/2026 20:21

NewAgeNewMe · 18/01/2026 20:11

Is dr turner a vet as well???

😆😆
He annoys Me so much
It wasn't always so

PumpkinSpice24 · 18/01/2026 20:22

NewAgeNewMe · 18/01/2026 20:11

Is dr turner a vet as well???

Came here to say this as well!?

NimbleHiker · 18/01/2026 20:22

Doctor Turner will save Poplar again.

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TheNightingalesStarling · 18/01/2026 20:23

To defend Dr Turner there... I think the Police surgeon was probably the best qualified person over a normal police constable.

Where he finds time for everything is another question.