Call the Midwife

There’s a welcome return this week as Trixie swoops back in after her mercy mission in South Africa, only to find Nonnatus House in turmoil

There’s a welcome return this week as Trixie swoops back in after her mercy mission in South Africa, only to find Nonnatus House in turmoil.

As Barbara gets involved with a mum-to-be in the Chinese community, and her overbearing mother-in-law, a terrifying emergency shows just how dangerous Sister Ursula’s tough new rules about shorter home visits may be.

While a vulnerable side to icy Sister Ursula gradually emerges in the aftermath of the crisis, an increasingly stressed Shelagh and Dr Turner are on tenterhooks when an inspector arrives to assess whether the maternity home should be closed.

And where does Sister Monica Joan keep disappearing to?