'Call the Midwife' Season 11 Debuts This Sunday
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Prepare yourselves, Call the Midwife fans, because there's plenty more in store for the midwives of Nonnatus House. Here's everything we know so far about what's next for the beloved series.
When will season 11 air?
While the show debuted in January for fans in the UK, it's finally going to begin airing in the US, with episode 1 appearing on PBS Masterpiece on March 20, 2022 at 8PM EST.
The show has been picked up through 2024.
In April 2021, just before season 10 started airing in the UK, the network announced that they had picked up the show beyond the already-ordered season 11 for an additional two seasons. With seasons 12 and 13 now guaranteed, fans can rest assured that they'll be able to follow the adventures of the midwives of Poplar until at least 2024. As with previous entries, the new seasons will be made up of 8 hour-long episodes and a Christmas Special.
"It’s an incredible privilege to be able to look back on a decade of Call The Midwife, and yet know that our journey is still very far from over," said show creator Heidi Thomas. "We are thrilled to be going on for a few more years! Like Nonnatus House itself, we have a proud past but an even more exciting future—full of old favourites, fresh faces, higher hemlines, new ideas. The stories we tell are like babies - they never stop coming, we love them all, and we vow to do our best by every single one.”
The Cast
The core cast is expected to return including Helen George (Trixie), Leonie Elliott (Lucille), Jenny Agutter (Sister Julienne), Judy Parfitt (Sister Monica Joan), and Linda Bassett (Nurse Phyllis Crane) along with appearances by many other fan-favorite characters including the Turners, the Buckles, and of course, Cyril.
What to expect from Season 11.
Though don't yet have any details on what could be coming for the ladies of Nonnatus House, the show's stars are promising that the next season will hold some big developments.
Helen George, who plays Trixie Franklin, shared that there could be romance in the cards for Nonnatus's longest-serving nurse. Alluding widower Matthew Aylward (played by Olly Rix) who Trixie helped with his newborn son after his wife died of terminal cancer in season 10, George revealed, "There are so many obstacles to overcome. It's a friendship, really, and a support network, it becomes, for both of them, before it becomes anything romantic. I think it takes a long time for them to... I think it's one of those things everyone else possibly sees around them before they see it themselves." She added, "There's an unearthing for both of them because of that deep-set moment they shared together."
However, it certainly sounds like this are taking a romantic turn, as George also revealed that the pair will share a kiss in the coming season, joking about how awkward it was to film a kiss in the era of pandemic precautions. The duo "became masters at kissing through Perspex," she said, explaining "A man comes along with a little spray and a window wipe, and wipes down the spit after every take."
Stephen McGann, who plays Dr. Turner (and also happens to be showrunner Heidi Thomas's husband) also teased that season 11 will include a storyline that has major impact for all of the characters. "It’s big, it’s brilliant and it is a real challenge," he said. "I think for people who watch the show, I think it’s a departure. It’s different. It’s ambitious. Everybody, in their way, is affected by it. Everyone comes into it. It smashes. It’s great. And it shows us again going on and on with this thing and finding new things to tell."
Thomas agreed, obliquely saying that the storyline will pose a challenge to the denizens of Nonnatus House (rather than the threats the building itself has faced in recent seasons.)
Everyone is keeping tight-lipped on exactly what those challenges might be, but given that each season covers a historical year, we do have a few ideas of historical events that the show is likely to cover. 1967, when the season is most likely to take place, included several events that could prove fodder for the show, including the legalization of abortion and the Sexual Offences Act 1967 which decriminalized "homosexual acts" between adult men. Seeing as Call the Midwife has a history of tackling some challenging subjects, it would hardly be surprising to see some of these issues addressed onscreen.
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