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Season 11: Episode 6

Premiere date: April 24, 2022

There are new beginnings at Nonnatus House. Sister Hilda runs a tight ship and Shelagh has joined the team to ease their busy workload. Lucille prepares for her first day back at work, but she is not coping well.

Season 11: Episode 6

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Bird in the House

A crow trapped in Nonnatus house gives the Sisters and nurses a scare - and Fred's reaction doesn't help!

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Blogs from this episode

Call the Midwife Season 11, Episode 6 GIF Recap

Call the Midwife Season 11, Episode 6 GIF Recap

by Emma Goddard | April 27, 2022

Call the Midwife: 6, our fragile hearts: 0. It’s been a pretty brutal season so far, but we’re coping. Sort of. As we head into this episode, a lot has changed at Nonnatus House.

The Call to Midwifery

The Call to Midwifery

by Andrea Altomaro | April 25, 2022

This episode spoke straight to my heart. It reminded me of why nursing and midwifery has been my passion for so many years.

Facing Grief Together

Facing Grief Together

by Katie Moriarty | April 25, 2022

In episode six we saw both Lucille and Cyril face their loss and grief.

'Natural Isn’t Always Perfect, and Perfect Isn’t Always Natural'

'Natural Isn’t Always Perfect, and Perfect Isn’t Always Natural'

by Michelle Collins | April 24, 2022

I identified so strongly with Shelagh as she talked through how she was so calm in the moment of that emergent and traumatic birth only to fully realize the enormity of it after the fact.

Photos from this Episode

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Nurse Corrigan talks with Sister Francis. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Miss Higgins in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Sister Monica Joan in a hurry during a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Sister Monica Joan in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Fred unloads supplies in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Nurse Corrigan in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Sister Monica Joan speaks with Cyril in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Nurse Robinson on the job during a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Olly Rix, who plays Matthew Aylward, poses for a photo on set. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Matthew examines one of his buildings in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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A squatter finishes some graffiti in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Matthew confronts a squatter. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Sister Francis in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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A young mother-to-be yells from a window in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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Matthew greets a squatter in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

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A young mother in a scene from Episode 6. | Credit: Neal Street Productions

More Season 11 Episodes

Episode 1

Nonnatus House is preparing for an Easter parade when building work uncovers a secret.

Episode 2

Trixie and Sister Frances join Dr. Turner at the cytology clinic.

Episode 3

The Order of St. Raymond Nonnatus is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Episode 4

Sister Hilda and Dr. Turner support a young father with a lung condition.

Episode 5

Trixie is assigned to a complicated case involving a paraplegic husband.

Episode 7

An unforeseen event in Poplar means that Nonnatus House suffers its biggest threat yet.

Episode 8

The aftermath of a tragic incident in the heart of Poplar ripples through the community.

2021 Holiday Special

2021 Holiday Special

It’s 1966 and the Nonnatus House team are faced with their busiest Christmas Day ever.