Call the midwife

[NimbleHiker]

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.

I bet there will be a sad storyline that gets a happy ending.

I wonder how many times Joyce will call someone honey.

Nurse Crane saying "Eh lass" (I don't mind that, I like her)

Doctor Turner squinting up someone's nethers and then giving them a patronising smile whilst he tells them they've got whatever rare disease it is this week.

Doctor Turner telling the midwives what to do in a straight forward delivery.

The voiceover will be some sentimental rubbish.

I started talking to myself during the voiceover.

The Turners have a downstairs bathroom, was that even a thing in late 1960s or have they had an extension built?

Kids with Wilms tumours do not look as well as Christopher.

Oh the glorious Turner's
I am waiting for "the girls" to become teenage rebels

Well the first "Lass" came nice and quickly.

No, it wasn't. I was born in the mid 60s but loads of people I knew in the 70s and , unless a flat or bungalow of course, everybody had one bathroom upstairs

Forgot it was on tonight so just started now, 10 minutes behind.

I even put the TV on at 8pm last Sunday expecting the first episode

Got to make sure they tell us what "derided" means. Just in case us stupid modern audiences don't know.

My mum grew up in the 60s and her house had an outside toilet. There was no indoor bathroom.

Not sure about Nurse Crane’s latest wig.

Im having a CTM afternoon I was away over Christmas so just caught up on the specials before tonight’s episode.

She didn’t cut the cord

Gosh - there's something in my eye.

I was an early bird a year later.
Due date was September. I turned up in July.

He does have a point. They had no right to just take the kids, without going through the proper channels.

Oooooo women’s lib, this could be quite interesting. The nuns having been against pay rises in the past.

I'm assuming it all on come away at once. Baby and placenta and she just grabbed and ran. When Sister J and Dr T were examining the baby they said the placenta was still attached.

i was brought up in a 1930s house and we only had a bathroom downstairs

I wonder if Sheila was calling the downstairs toilet a bathroom to be posh ?!

We moved into council flat in 1971 and had downstairs toilet and bathroom upstairs

I wish they put a little more time in to realism. I'm sure they used to. The 28 weeker is far too rounded and pink. I know I'm not picking but it's distracting.

The conversations around what is in the best interests of a 28 weeker are interesting though, similar to what goes on about 22 weekers now. We can keep them alive but at what cost? Should we? How do we decide what is in the best interest of the baby?