Call The Midwife Christmas Special: Release date, cast and plot

CHRISTMAS just wouldn't be Christmas without our annual yuletide trip to Nonnatus House.

Every year the Call The Midwife festive special has viewers in tears, and the 2021 episode promises to be no different.

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When is the Call The Midwife Christmas Special?

The Call The Midwife Special has become a staple of the festive season since the show kicked off in 2012.

Like every year, this yuletide treat will air on Christmas Day.

You can watch it from 8pm on BBC One.

It will also be available on the after it has aired.

Who is in the cast of the Call The Midwife Christmas Special?

This festive treat brings with it all your favourite characters.

Here's who we know so far will be in the Christmas special:

• Jenny Agutter plays Sister Julienne
• Linda Bassett plays Nurse Crane

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• Judy Parfitt plays Sister Monica Joan
• Helen George plays Trixie
• Laura Main plays Shelagh Turner
• Stephen McGann plays Dr Turner
• Cliff Parisi plays Fred
• Max Macmillan plays Timothy
• Leonie Elliot plays Lucille
• Zephryn Taitte plays Cyril
• Megan Cusack as Nancy
• Miriam Margolyes plays Mother Mildred
• Vanessa Redgrave as the voice of Jennifer Worth

What is the Call The Midwife Christmas Special plot?

It’s December 1966, and good tidings are in the air.

Following a long engagement, Lucille and Cyril are excited about their upcoming nuptials and can’t wait to get married on Boxing Day.

However, as the day approaches, nothing seems to run smoothly, and the wedding ceremony itself is put in jeopardy.

While Nancy focuses on her final midwifery examinations, it is all hands on deck as the Nonnatus team prepare for what will inevitably be a busy Christmas.

The maternity home is filled with expectant mums-to-be, each with their own challenging case.

Will there be a new series of Call The Midwife?

In April 2021, the BBC announced that they had renewed Call The Midwife for season 11 PLUS an additional two.

With seasons 12 and 13 now guaranteed, fans will be seeing the midwives of Poplar until at least 2024.

As with previous years, the new seasons will be made up of 8 hour-long episodes and a Christmas Special.

Season 11 will start in January 2022.