Call the Midwife
BBC period drama TV series
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| 2024 | Call the Midwife wins British Association of Social Workers Awards in the Drama Category and continues to be nominated for National Television Awards. |
| October 2023 | A group of academics suggested the show should come with a health warning due to the depiction of 'inaccurate' birthing practices, to which the production responded that the series is a period drama, not a documentary. |
| February 2023 | BBC commissioned two more series of nine episodes (including Christmas Specials), moving the story into 1971 and keeping the show on air until 2026. |
| 2022 | Show wins radiotimes.com Best TV show of the past 25 years, with Jenny Agutter winning Best Actress at TV Choice Awards. |
| December 2021 | Lucille Robinson married Cyril Robinson during the Call the Midwife Christmas Special, marking a significant personal milestone in her life. |
| April 13 2021 | BBC announced two more series, keeping the show on air until 2024, with series 12 and 13 to comprise eight one-hour episodes and a Christmas special. |
| 2019 | Lucille Anderson arrives at Nonnatus House in Series 7 as their first black nurse, having studied nursing and midwifery for four years in England after emigrating from Jamaica. |
| March 4 2019 | BBC commissioned two further series and Christmas specials, extending the show through the eleventh series in 2022 and moving the plot into the late-sixties. |
| 2018 | Second soundtrack album 'Call the Midwife: Original Soundtrack Album' released, featuring musical highlights from Maurizio Malagnini's score covering series 4-7. |
| 2017 | The series wins multiple prestigious awards, including National Television Awards for Best Period Drama and Gracie Awards for Ensemble Cast. |
| February 2017 | Reported that the BBC had exported Call the Midwife to 237 global territories. |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife wins the Sandford St Martin Trust Awards' Radio Times Faith Award. |
| November 23 2016 | BBC announced a three-year deal with Neal Street Productions, commissioning seventh, eighth, and ninth series, each with a Christmas special. |
| December 2015 | During the Christmas special, Sister Monica Joan runs away from the convent after an argument with Sister Evangelina, returning to her childhood home, and comes back just in time for a BBC appearance. |
| May 17 2015 | Fourth series completed its eight-episode run in the US, with a Christmas special also airing that year. |
| 2014 | Reggie Jackson is introduced as a character in Series 6 of Call the Midwife, a young man with Downs syndrome who originally lived with his mother Ivy. |
| 2014 | During the Christmas Special, Cynthia decides to become a postulant and leaves Nonnatus House for six months of training, promising to return. |
| 2014 | Cynthia returns to Nonnatus House after completing her training and chooses the religious name Sister Mary Cynthia. |
| 2014 | She judges a baby show and pays for a child's funeral during Series 2. |
| 2014 | Recovers from angina and reconciles with her nephew and his family during Series 2. |
| 2014 | She escapes a planned holiday with Sister Evangelina to Chichester. |
| December 2014 | In the 2015 Christmas special, Sister Monica Joan runs away from the convent after an argument with Sister Evangelina, returning to her childhood home, believing everyone should go back to their home. She returns just in time for their appearance on the BBC. |
| December 2014 | Vanessa Redgrave makes an on-screen appearance in the Christmas Special of 'Call the Midwife', providing a personal connection to the original memoirs. |
| November 3 2014 | BBC announced an eight-episode fifth series, which would begin airing on 17 January 2016 and take the story into 1961. |
| February 28 2014 | BBC confirmed a 2014 Christmas special and fourth series to air in 2015. |
| 2013 | Timothy Turner contracts polio, which severely affects his legs, but he eventually makes a full recovery. |
| 2013 | Adopts a baby girl named Angela after struggling with infertility. |
| 2013 | Marries Dr. Patrick Turner in the Christmas Special, becoming stepmother to his 11-year-old son Timothy. |
| 2013 | At the end of Series 1, she is arrested for stealing trinkets from the market, including ribbons, a handkerchief, and a china robin. During her trial, Mother Jesu Emanuel testifies about her inherited items, and she is ultimately acquitted. |
| 2013 | Recovers from pneumonia in the final episode of Series 1. |
| 2013 | Miranda Hart wins National Television Awards for Drama Performance, and the show wins multiple awards including Christopher Award and British Academy Television Craft Awards. |
| May 19 2013 | Second series sold to SVT (Sweden) for transmission. |
| March 31 2013 | Second series sold to PBS for transmission. |
| February 11 2013 | BBC Controller for Drama Ben Stephenson commissioned a 2013 Christmas special and a third series of eight episodes to be broadcast in 2014. |
| 2012 | Shelagh falls in love with Dr. Patrick Turner and decides to leave the convent after recovering from tuberculosis. |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife debuts as a TV series, receiving critical acclaim and winning TV Choice Awards for Best New Drama and Best Actress (Miranda Hart). |
| 2012 | First soundtrack album 'Call the Midwife: The Album' released, featuring period-appropriate songs and score tracks from the first series composed by Peter Salem. |
| December 25 2012 | First annual Christmas special broadcast, establishing a tradition of yearly Christmas Day episodes. |
| October 2012 | PBS broadcast of the first series in the United States, receiving widespread critical acclaim with a Metacritic score of 8.0. |
| September 30 2012 | The series began broadcasting in the United States on the PBS network. |
| July 2012 | BBC Worldwide announced the global Video on Demand rights were sold to Netflix, with all episodes also available on BBC iPlayer in the UK. |
| May 2012 | BBC Worldwide and PBS announced the first series will premiere in the United States on 30 September 2012, and BBC Worldwide sold the programme to multiple international broadcasters. |
| January 15 2012 | Call the Midwife premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One, marking the first episode of the series set in 1957. |
| 2011 | Sister Monica Joan is put on trial for suspected theft of a ring, bracelet, and pearl necklace. She is acquitted after Mother Jesu Emanuel testifies that these items were inherited from her mother. |
| 2011 | Sister Monica Joan recovers from pneumonia and is arrested for stealing trinkets from the market, including ribbons, a handkerchief, and a china robin. |
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