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Renewed: Call the Midwife

Two more seasons of UK period drama, taking it through until 2026.

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Hit UK period drama Call the Midwife has been renewed for two more seasons, taking the show to Season 15 in 2026.

The most recent Christmas special received 8.5 million consolidated UK viewers, second only to the King’s speech on Christmas Day, while episode one of the new series is 7.8 million.

Heidi Thomas, creator and writer says: “I’m overjoyed by the news that the doors of Nonnatus House will be open for a few more years! Call the Midwife is the pride and joy of all who work on it, but it’s our fantastic, loyal audience that matters most. We are a family behind the scenes, on the screen, and in front of the telly, and I’m thrilled that we’re all heading into the 1970’s together.”

Dame Pippa Harris, executive producer says; “I’m delighted that the BBC has commissioned another two series of Call the Midwife, taking us into the early 70s. 15 series is a tremendous achievement and it’s a testament to the passion and dedication of our cast and crew, of whom I’m very proud. But the show wouldn’t be the phenomenal success it is without the formidable presence of our creator and writer Heidi Thomas. Her continued devotion to the characters and determination to tell the untold stories of women is truly inspiring. I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us and our extremely loyal audience in the future!”

Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama says: “Call The Midwife‘s enduring popularity is thanks to the extraordinary creative talents and hard work of creator Heidi Thomas, executive producers Pippa Harris and Ann Tricklebank, and the series’ dedicated cast and crew. I know they have many more stories to tell – and that the residents of Nonnatus House have many more babies to deliver – so I’m delighted that Call the Midwife will continue on BBC One and iPlayer for more years to come.”

The series screens in Australia on BBC First and ABC.

Series 13 commences filming in coming months.

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  1. I haven’t enjoyed S12 much. Every episode they spent a lot of time writing out a character, or explaining why a character has disappeared. And they haven’t come up with much interesting to replace it. In the past they covered the NHS, TB, Polio, Thalidomide, aesthetics, medical specialisation, slum clearing, public housing. They seem to have skipped over the introduction of shipping containers, which was the 2nd greatest change to the East End in the last few centuries and it’s all starting to feel like 2023.

  2. It’s very solid BBC product, well acted and also it reflects very well the social issues of the 1960s and changing attitudes towards women and motherhood too. I do agree that Dr Turner and his wife are my favourite characters, but everyone is very likeable in that cast, and obviously Trixie is going to marry Matthew too.

  3. Totally outstanding news. Its become my latest fave show, and thoroughly enjoy watching the repeats on 72 as well as new eps on channel 2/abc. Im also enjoying the romance/love story between Dr Patrick Turner and nun /former Sister Bernadette/Mrs Shelagh Turner. Call the Midwife is as special as Doc Martin was, and The Good Doctor is. All 3 shows have their own brilliance. I also totally agree with Cats PJ and Neil. And showing how medicine and attitudes has evolved for the better over the last few decades is very informative. Call the Midwife thoroughly deserves all its awards.

  4. This was a given, no doubt it would be renewed. It’s one of those shows that you can see what life was like back then and how far things have progressed and what’s been achieved over the years , not like a lot of shows that are set in the past and don’t go anywhere.

  5. I’ve said it before and I will say it again – this is the most humanist show on TV. But is also tells an unvarnished life of life in England post war (not that I have that experience). For younger people, it must be mind blowing to see the life led by people not that far removed from their own life experiences and then the slow progression over the years, often due to social movements.

  6. I was wondering if this was ever going to happen, as it felt like some storylines were winding up. But now that it’s continuing, it will reach into the time when I was growing up, when everyone wore brown and orange.

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