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Huge news for fans of Call The Midwife as details of the spin-off show have now finally been released!
Call The Midwife season 15 came to an end in March and featured the heartbreaking passing of Sister Monica Joan, played by the wonderful Judy Parfitt.
Although writer Heidi Thomas told Yours.co.uk that it wouldn't be the last series, she admitted there would be a break, as there are so many Call The Midwife spin-offs in the works.
"I don't think it's the last series in the classic form," revealed Heidi. "But we are going to take a break from it for a couple of years."
The break, she explained, is due to her understandably packed schedule, with several exciting Call The Midwife projects currently in development.
One of those is a Call The Midwife prequel series which we can expect to be on our screens before the end of the year!
The new series titled Sisters In Arms, will rewind the clock back to World War II and feature younger versions of beloved characters Sisters Julienne, Monica Joan, and Evangelina, originally portrayed by Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, and Pam Ferris.
It has been confirmed that there will no be no Call The Midwife Christmas Special this year. Don't worry though as the new spin-off series Sisters In Arms will be shown the BBC over the Christmas period instead!
When will the Call the Midwife spin-off air?
Sisters In Arms will take centre stage during the Christmas period. The three-part mini-series will replace the traditional festive episodes, focusing on the early days at Nonnatus House.
Heidi said the new series centres on “strong women above everything else”, as they’re forced to find their way in a world where they lack control, while the men are sent off to war or overseas, according to Radio Times.
She added that although she has “never run out of stories for our midwives”, the prequel was inspired by a desire to explore an earlier era, beyond the 1957 to 1971 timeline already depicted in the show, the BBC hints.
Will there be a Call The Midwife film?
Yes Heidi Thomas has confirmed that there is a Call The Midwife film in the works! And the best part is that many of the most-loved characters are set to star in it.
"We going to do a film that involves most the current cast, set in 1972, possibly 1973," Heidi Thomas told us.
Will there be a Call The Midwife series 16?
Yes, we are happy to report that there will be a series 16 of Call the Midwife. When we spoke to Call The Midwife writer Heidi Thomas, at the TV Choice Awards on 2 February 2026 she conformed there would be a return to the traditional series format but that there might be a few changes
" Series 16 will have a slightly different setting because of changes in NHS, she told us. "It'll still be in the East End of London but possibly something like a small community hospital or a GP practice, but that's something I'll be working on later this year."
With so many exciting Call The Midwife spin-offs to come we can't wait to learn more about the backstories and futures of our favourite midwife stars.
Arabella Horspool is a Commercial Content Writer for Yours at Bauer Media. She's a bookworm who is passionate about TV, film and theatre. She enjoys cooking, cinema trips, playing board games and walking her three dogs.