Call the Midwife is about to film this year’s annual Christmas episode, which will be the last set in the 1960s. The BBC show took to Instagram on Monday, April 29 to share a behind-the-scenes photo of the Turner family as the actors begin shooting their festive scenes.
The sweet snap shows Laura Main as Shelagh and Stephen McGann as Patrick alongside their onscreen children May, played by April Rae Hoang, and Angela played by Alice Brown. They all stand in front of a brightly lit Christmas tree and pose for the photo sparking a frenzy among fans.
The forthcoming episode, which normally airs on Christmas Day, will be set in 1969 before the series moves to the 1970s for series 14. Besides the photo, the show’s writer and creator Heidi Thomas teased new episodes and said she “can’t wait” for fans to see them.
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“NEWS!! Call the Midwife begins filming for the new Christmas Special and Series 14″, the caption read. ” Hello all! It’s happening!! We’ve just received the iconic clapperboard shot hot from the set of Call the Midwife, where our intrepid team have begun the first day’s filming for the new Christmas special and the FOURTEENTH series!!
“And what better way to open up the new season than with the Turners Shelagh (Laura Main), Patrick (Stephen McGann), and their children May (April Rae Hoang) and Angela (Alice Brown) in the cosy festive turner home.
“We begin our filming season in Christmas 1969, before we move on to the new year, and our new series 14 episodes. This yuletide marks a poignant turning point – as it’s the last time we’ll be filming in the swinging sixties! Next stop: the supersonic seventies!!!”
Heidi Thomas added: “After all these years, I still get butterflies every time I see the first clapperboard picture from the set. Series 14 is set in 1970, launching us into an exciting new decade. We can’t wait to bring you another season full of touching, exciting, emotional stories from Nonnatus House”.
“And BOY do we have some stories for you! We cannot WAIT to show you what’s coming…. Call the Midwife returns with a brand new Christmas Special, and Series 14 in 2025.”
Call the Midwife fans wasted no time in replying to the Instagram post, with one person writing: “Looking forward but please do not write off Trixie and Matthew! Love them”. A second added: “My favourite series on telly!!.”
A third chimed in with: “Omg SOOOO excited”, while another added: “Yay! Now we can look forward to Christmas Day and this episode!.”
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