Call the Midwife series 15: who is in the cast, start time, and what to expect? Full details
Call the Midwife is set to return and there is an ‘external threat’ to Nonnatus House
- Call the Midwife is back and celebrating its 15th year!
- Fans can expect eight new episodes this winter.
- But when can you tune in?
It would not be January without a brand new series of Call the Midwife to enjoy. The legendary BBC show is arriving to bring some light to the dark winter nights.
The heartwarming series is celebrating its 15th year on the air and returns after a two-part Christmas special at the end of 2025. Fans have been prescribed a full course of eight episodes once again.
Call the Midwife went international over the festive period with a trip to Hong Kong, but it is back in Poplar for series 15. Here’s all you need to know:
What time is Call the Midwife on TV today?
Following its two-part special across Christmas and Boxing Day in December, the show is making its highly anticipated return tonight (January 11).
Call the Midwife will be on BBC One at 8pm this evening and it is an hour-long episode. It will also be available to watch on iPlayer.
Who is in the cast of Call the Midwife?
- Jenny Agutter - Sister Julienne
- Judy Parfitt - Sister Monica Joan
- Helen George - Beatrix "Trixie" Aylward
- Laura Main - Shelagh Turner (formerly Sister Bernadette)
- Stephen McGann - Dr. Patrick Turner
- Cliff Parisi - Fred Buckle
- Max Macmillan - Timothy "Tim" Turner
- Linda Bassett - Nurse Phyllis Crane
- Annabelle Apsion - Violet Buckle
- Daniel Laurie - Reggie Jackson
- Georgie Glen - Millicent Higgins
- Zephryn Taitte - Cyril Robinson
- Rebecca Gethings - Sister Veronica
- Renee Bailey - Joyce Highland
- Natalie Quarry - Rosalind Clifford
- Molly Vevers - Sister Catherine
What to expect from Call the Midwife this year?
The new series kicks off in 1971 and starts with the Nonnatus team grow increasingly concerned for the welfare of four young children. But could the beloved house be facing closure?
Trixie actor Helen George teased: “It’s one of the storylines that's affected me: This external threat to Nonnatus House and what was happening in the NHS at the time. And the fact that nuns were being made to choose between their habit and their work.
“Having that looming threat over us, which we've been pushing away for years, inching closer and closer, is terrifying now it’s pounding on the door.”
She added: “At this point in time, women still couldn't get mortgages or have their own bank accounts. It feels so archaic looking back, but this was only a few decades ago. It's really important, especially after what's happened with Trixie.
“She talks about her husband losing all his money and how if she'd been in charge of the purse strings, maybe it wouldn't have happened.”
The BBC has also teased that this season will see Sister Catherine face her first solo delivery, and the midwives attend a women’s lib meeting. The times are certainly changing!
Molly Vevers, who plays Sister Catherine, said: “It's interesting for her because she's obviously a young woman who is engaged with the world and she can see what's happening around her, but she's not allowed to join in in the same way as Rosalind or Joyce can. But that was her choice and she really believes in the vows that she made to be a nun.
She added: “She's full of excitement and hope for her career, because though she has been working, she's had to shadow, but now she can go out and do it on her own. That's part of the journey, her learning and coming into situations and trying to deal with them on her own for the first time, and on some difficult cases too.”
Remind yourself who was in the Call the Midwife Christmas special this year. Full details here.