It's almost time for us to enjoy the best of festive TV, or more specifically the Call The Midwife Christmas special 2023.
While we don't know much just yet, we were delighted when Call the Midwife posted a behind-the-scenes snap of the Call the Midwife cast members enjoying a Christmas dinner together in an upcoming scene.
The post read: "The Christmas Special countdown begins!! 🎄🎄🎄🎅🔔❄️
December is upon us, the first window of the advent calendar is open, and here at Call the midwife we begin the final countdown to our seasonal episode! xxxx
The Christmas Special begins two weeks before Christmas with Apollo 8 poised to circle the moon, but in Poplar more pressing matters bring our team back to earth. There are returning newlyweds, surprise visitors, unexpected parcels and unusual presents. There is joy, love and community, but there are those who need it too...
Over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you all the news and stories from our Christmas Special as we prepare for the most wonderful time of the year. Stay tuned!! xxxx
Call the Midwife returns with a new Christmas Special and Series 13 in 2024 xx"
Call the Midwife Christmas special plot
With the Christmas season in full swing, the countdown for the Christmas special is in full swing and the cast of Call the Midwife have been very busy promoting the highly anticipated Christmas special and new season. From what we can gather so far, the plot of the Christmas special is another very emotional one.
From devastating snow storms to their first Christmas as a married couple for Trixie and Matthew (played by Olly Rix), we can expect a lot is in store for the Christmas special 2023.
Speaking about this year's special to Radio Times, Stephen McGann said, "It was a particularly warm spell [when we started filming], very nice and mild, like we tell you every year," he said. "But there's a big sequence… in the cold. I remember turning up in Chatham in Kent where we filmed some of the big ambulance sequences, and it's that weird thing where you're walking along the road in the sunshine and then you turn the corner and it was literally January. And the atmosphere, there was a lot of dry ice, it seemed psychologically freezing.
"So we don't just have snow this year, like I always say. It was dangerous snow, high drama where it really affects and endangers people, and affects the plot."
Stephen's co-star, Helen George went on to discuss what's in store for her Character this Christmas along with her on-screen husband, Olly Rix, "They're trying to work out what they're going to do. Trixie doesn't really have any family apart from Nonnatus House, and of course he's a Chelsea boy, so does he really want to spend Christmas in Poplar?"
Olly continues: Olly Rix continued: "Despite what they might want it to be, they don't get the choice. They have this house guest, and they have all these obligations at Nonnatus House. He's just sort of screaming inside."
We'll be sure to keep you posted on more about both the Call the Midwife Christmas special and of course series 13 of Call the Midwife.
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Features & Reviews Editor Emily Gilbert has been a journalist since 2015 and has worked across a variety of specialist and lifestyle brands both in print and online. Specialising in travel content and product reviews, Emily is the first to know about all the exciting new releases, her favourite being gadgets for the home.