Call the Midwife Christmas special: what time is it on Christmas and Boxing Day? Full details
Call the Midwife will have another two-part Christmas special in 2025! 🎅📺
- Call the Midwife will have another two-part Christmas special.
- It will be broadcast on back-to-back nights.
- But when exactly can you tune in this festive period?
Call the Midwife will treat fans to another double-dose of Christmas action this year. Viewers are set for two trips to Nonnatus House over the holiday.
The action is set to span from Poplar to Hong Kong this time around. For the second year running, it will be a two-part tale, the BBC has confirmed.
But what can you expect from Call the Midwife’s Christmas special? Here’s all you need to know:
What time is Call the Midwife on Christmas Day
Call the Midwife has had a prime spot on December 25 for more than a decade at this point. The very first festive special was broadcast on Christmas Day back in 2012, following the first season.
It quickly became a firm fixture in the Xmas calendar. Starting last year (2024) it has become a two-part affair and that will continue with this year’s offering.
Call the Midwife is set to start at 8.15pm today (December 25) and it will be an hour long episode. It is broadcast on BBC One and can also be watched live on iPlayer - as well as on demand.
When is the second part of the Christmas special?
Viewers will not have to wait too long for the second part of the beloved show’s Christmas special. It is set to arrive just 24 hours later on Boxing Day (December 26).
Call the Midwife is set to follow The Repair Shop at Christmas on December 26. It is set to start at the slightly later time of 6.30pm and it is another hour-long episode.
What to expect from Call the Midwife’s Christmas special?
The preview, via the BBC, reads: “The residents of Poplar are preparing for Christmas while Fred (Cliff Parisi) and Violet (Annabelle Apsion) get ready to fly to Hong Kong to visit her son.
“On arrival and carrying parcels for the sisters, they head to the Hong Kong Branch House but immediately spot that a large building has collapsed in a landslide and it appears there are casualties.
“Back home, Sister Hilda (Fenella Woolgar) confirms the news and a rescue mission is hastily organised. A team from Nonnatus make emergency plans to head out to Hong Kong.”
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