New Holiday Special Premieres Dec. 25 8/7c
Modern Midwives Blog
It’s the summer of 1969, and excitement fills the air as Violet (Annabelle Apsion) prepares for an inaugural beach excursion – her first key event since becoming Mayor. A convoy of vehicles, each one decorated with scores of colored balloons, head for the seaside.
Elsewhere, Cyril (Zephryn Taitte) has returned home and is eager to begin his new career as a Child Welfare Office. He has brought disadvantaged families to a new playgroup scheme at St Oswald’s Church led by Sister Veronica (Rebecca Gethings).
Trixie (Helen George) finally passes her driving test and is keen to show off her skills by driving Matthew (Olly Rix) and Jonty (Archie Callaghan) to the beach herself. She puts pressure on Matthew to purchase a car but he is feeling growing financial pressure.
At the beach, the weather proves to be typical of the British summer time – wet and windy! The event is full of fun and games until things take a turn for the worst when a young mother goes into labour requiring Nurse Crane (Linda Bassett) and Miss Higgins (Georgie Glen) to drive her back to the maternity home. Amongst the chaos, May (April Rae Hoang) and Angela (Alice Brown) sneak off unsupervised to play with their new lilo which has disastrous consequences.
Shelagh (Laura Main) is surprised to receive a visit from May’s social worker, which puts her on edge.
