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Call the Midwife\u2019s<\/a> popularity stems from its seamless ability to straddle both entertaining moments that bring a smile to your face and poignant storylines that leave a lump in your throat.<\/p>\n But alongside that, the series also manages to tackle weighty subject matter in a way that\u2019s accessible for both older and younger viewers, which sets it apart from many shows that are airing today.<\/p>\n That unique characteristic of the show was recently praised by stars Ella Bruccoleri (Frances) and Megan Cusack (Nancy), but they went on to say that the responsibility of handling certain narratives does weigh on them.<\/p>\n \u201cYou do take it home a little bit, you do feel the weight of it,\u201d Cusack told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press. \u201cAnd we have to give props to [creator and writer] Heidi [Thomas] and the fact that she brings up all these things and really hammers them home and brings them to the surface.\u201d<\/p>\n Bruccoleri added: \u201cWhen it\u2019s something that\u2019s really unexplored as well and there\u2019s suddenly loads of people who feel seen for the first time, if that\u2019s your storyline, I think it can be a massive responsibility to suddenly feel that you have to speak about that in a way that is articulate. I find it quite hard sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n Cusack recalled messages that she received from viewers who shared their own adoption stories with her in response to Nancy\u2019s child being taken into an orphanage after she gave birth at the age of 16. Another of Cusack\u2019s storylines also centred on a teenage mother whose baby was put up for adoption.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was quite intense [reading those responses], but it\u2019s very special,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I feel very honoured that people confide these stories in me. I think it\u2019s really beautiful. But when you\u2019re in it, you sometimes don\u2019t think about it.\u201d<\/p> In Sunday night\u2019s episode, Nancy and Frances are asked to attend a local school to talk to the female pupils about periods and sex.<\/p>\n \u201cThe whole point of why we\u2019re enlisted to do this is because some girls have started really young, their periods, before anyone has had that chat with them,\u201d said Bruccoleri. \u201cWhether they were ever going to I don\u2019t know. But it\u2019s really traumatising to be that young and suddenly have blood coming out of you and not know why.\u201d<\/p>\n Cusack added: \u201cYou\u2019d think you were dying, wouldn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n Bruccoleri went on to emphasise why this topic still deserves a place on TV screens, even in 2022: \u201cIt\u2019s still a bit of a taboo subject even now, talking about your period in public. People still think it\u2019s a dirty thing.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, if I\u2019m going into a shop just to buy sanitary towels, I either won\u2019t buy something else or I won\u2019t buy a bag to cover it up. Why should I buy a bag? I\u2019m just going to walk out the shop with it in my hand because it\u2019s totally normal. Why should I need to hide it?\u201d<\/p>\n Cusack continued: \u201cWe build it up in our own head because we\u2019ve been brought up in this world where you\u2019re supposed to keep quiet, like it makes you dirty or something, when it\u2019s the most natural thing in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong> Call the Midwife\u2019s Trixie assigned complicated case in preview clip<\/a><\/p>\n Call the Midwife season 11 continues on Sunday nights on BBC One, with seasons 1-10 available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or take a look at our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Abby Robinson Published: Saturday, 29 January 2022 at 12:00 am Call the Midwife\u2019s popularity stems from its seamless ability to straddle both entertaining moments that bring a smile to your face and poignant storylines that leave a lump in your throat. 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