With the highly anticipated arrival of Call the Midwife season 12 due to hit our screens next year, fan-favorite Jenny Agutter, who plays Sister Julienne in the beloved BBC drama, has opened up about the future of the show.
During her appearance on Lorraine this morning (Wednesday, July 6) Jenny revealed to host Lorraine Kelly that the show’s writer Heidi Thomas will never run out of stories due to the time period it’s set in.
The show is set in the 1960s and has had an array of storylines due to the constant social change throughout that era.
Lorraine said: "The thing is, you're never going to run out of stories."
“Fortunately, that's what Heidi Thomas [series writer] said. She said that each year presents new social changes, new changes in medicine and art, everything that affects this community in Poplar," Jenny replied.
So it looks like we don’t have to worry about the period drama coming to an end anytime soon!
The series is known for exploring sensitive and taboo topics that were encountered throughout the 1960s, which can make it a particularly tough watch at times, according to Jenny.
She revealed: "Sometimes one has said it's easy, comfortable watching. No, it's not comfortable watching. We've dealt with female mutilation, backstreet abortions and how that's affected [the characters] and we've seen the changes that have happened to the women there. They're not easy subjects and they're not easy endings either, we don't always make it work out."
Fortunately, we don’t have long to wait until we see the women of Nonnatus House back on our screens as fans are buzzing for the Christmas special later this year.
Call the Midwife actor Stephen McGann, who plays Dr. Patrick Turner in the hit period drama, has revealed that some familiar faces will be returning to the upcoming Christmas special.
Talking to the Radio Times, Stephen said: "Starting with the Christmas special, what I can say is that there is a return of some familiar characters from the past, in a very moving way.
"I think it draws on its own history again, but there's a lot of joy at Christmas as usual. But there's also a great story there too, and it's been really enjoyable to do."
Past series of Call the Midwife are available on BBC iPlayer in the UK and PBS in the US.
