This year’s festive trip to 1960s east London will consist of two 60-minute episodes, rather than one 90-minute episode, complete with a Christmas cliffhanger. In the special, the Nonnatus House midwives fulfil their duties delivering babies and a funfair comes to Poplar, bringing excitement to the neighbourhood. However, as the residents prepare for a carol concert, news of an escaped prisoner prompts fears that they could be lurking in the area after a spate of break-ins.
It will be Call the Midwife's first two-part special. (Image: BBC/PA) Also in the episodes, the Turner children become caught up in the fever surrounding the Blue Peter Christmas appeal to collect Dinky cars and scrap metal while Trixie (Helen George) makes a fleeting visit to Nonnatus House and is delighted to see her brother, Geoffrey (Christopher Harper). Elsewhere, Miss Higgins (Georgie Glen) has her grandson Harry stay for Christmas and Violet (Annabelle Apsion) hosts a mince pie competition while the Buckles’ preparations for Reggie’s homecoming are thrown into turmoil.
First-look images from the episodes show the characters at what looks to be a carol concert. Another photo shows the Turner children opening their presents at Christmas while Fred Buckle (Cliff Parisi) is seen dressed as Father Christmas, carrying a red sack and a bell. Production is underway for the next series of the programme which will consist of eight new episodes, on top of the two Christmas episodes, launching in early 20.
