Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new three-part Christmas special prequel to Call The Midwife, titled Call The Midwife: Sisters In Arms, is currently filming. The series will explore the origins of Nonnatus House, set in 1939, focusing on the impact of the Second World War and the Blitz on the nurses and nuns. Guest stars include Julie Hesmondhalgh as Sister Alice and Bally Gill as Dr Kit Malhotra, alongside Helen Schlesinger and Martin McCann. Jenny Agutter will narrate as an older Sister Julienne, with Helena Wilson portraying her younger self, and other actors playing younger versions of beloved characters like Sister Monica Joan and Sister Evangelina. Showrunner Heidi Thomas expressed joy in writing the prequel, which delves into how the conflict changed the characters and what happens when women go to war. In fullBBC makes Call The Midwife Christmas special revelation as actors named for new prequel seriesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Call The Midwife prequel set to air in new three-part series over Christmas
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new three-part Christmas special prequel to Call The Midwife, titled Call The Midwife: Sisters In Arms, is currently filming. The series will explore the origins of Nonnatus House, set in 1939, focusing on the impact of the Second World War and the Blitz on the nurses and nuns. Guest stars include Julie Hesmondhalgh as Sister Alice and Bally Gill as Dr Kit Malhotra, alongside Helen Schlesinger and Martin McCann. Jenny Agutter will narrate as an older Sister Julienne, with Helena Wilson portraying her younger self, and other actors playing younger versions of beloved characters like Sister Monica Joan and Sister Evangelina. Showrunner Heidi Thomas expressed joy in writing the prequel, which delves into how the conflict changed the characters and what happens when women go to war. In fullBBC makes Call The Midwife Christmas special revelation as actors named for new prequel seriesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
