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Catch up with four Holiday Specials as we count down the days until the Dec. 25 premiere of the newest Holiday Special!

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Holiday Special Sneak Peek

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Holiday Special, premiering Dec. 25 at 8/7c

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Watch Classic Holiday Specials

Holiday Special 2022

With Christmas approaching, the midwives move to their maternity clinic and are delighted when their first patient is a familiar face. Life in Poplar returns to normal after the tragic train crash, and everyone unites for a festive talent show.

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Holiday Special 2022

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With Christmas approaching, the midwives move to their maternity clinic and are delighted when their first patient is a fa

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Holiday Special 2021

89m 29s

Christmas 1966 promises to be memorable one. The Nonnatus House team are faced with their busiest Christmas Day ever as th

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Holiday Special 2020

89m 30s

Everyone at Nonnatus House looks forward to a traditional holiday, but nothing goes quite to plan. Meanwhile, the Circus a

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Holiday Special 2019

85m 31s

Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage. Navigating the terr

About the Show

Call the Midwife follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care.

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Q&A with Heidi Thomas

Creator, writer & executive producer of Call the Midwife talks about the show's popularity and why we shouldn't shy away from the truth of giving birth.

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Recapping the Emotional Rollercoaster of the Season 12 Finale

by Michelle Collins | May 09, 2023

Fair warning for anyone who has not watched the episode yet…have tissue readily available!

A Community Brought Together By Love

by Deborah McBain | May 07, 2023

This season opened with Poplar divided by racism, hate and fear but ends in a community brought together by love.

Go Where Love Is, Because That Is Where Life Is

by Andrea Altomaro | May 07, 2023

Season 12 came to a close with us experiencing some of the highest highs and lowest lows, all within the last hour.

Call the Midwife Season 12, Episode 8 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | May 05, 2023

Drum roll, please. Coachella before it was Coachella. An event to rival any royal coronation. The party of the century.

Building a Better Community Starts with You

by Katie Moriarty | May 01, 2023

Episode 7 got me thinking about how I can impact and encourage my own community.

When Love Requires Sacrifice

by Andrea Altomaro | April 30, 2023

We all make the best decisions we can with the information we have at the time, using our love to drive us forward.

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