{"id":11495,"date":"2022-02-23T14:14:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1590246"},"modified":"2022-02-23T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:38:08","slug":"call-the-midwife-takes-fans-behind-the-scenes-on-gripping-season-finale","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-takes-fans-behind-the-scenes-on-gripping-season-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife takes fans behind the scenes on gripping season finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 23 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Call the Midwife fans are still recovering from the recent finale, which saw two beloved characters in grave danger following a terrible train crash in Poplar.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, both Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) and Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) pulled through the ordeal, although writer Heidi Thomas insists that she would be \u201cdaring\u201d enough to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-character-deaths-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">kill off a lead character in the future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As viewers breathed a collective sigh of relief, behind-the-scenes photos from the ambitious season 11 finale have been released via <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-12-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call the Midwife<\/a>\u2018s official social media channels.<\/p> <p>They show the full-size train used to bring the disaster to life, with more than a dozen crew members rushing around to get the shot prepared ahead of a fresh take.<\/p>\n<p>We also see new images of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-cast-characters\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call the Midwife cast<\/a> members Olly Rix (Matthew Aylward) and Max MacMillan (Timothy Turner) filming scenes for the climactic episode, as well as Georgie Glen (Miss Higgins) in conversation with the director.<\/p>\n<p>See the new images below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">EXCLUSIVE! Behind the scenes on our gripping <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CallTheMidwife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#CallTheMidwife<\/a> Series 11 finale \u2764\ufe0f????????<br\/>Seen it yet? Catch up now on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCiPlayer<\/a> &gt;&gt;<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/bEo1Kds1gB&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/bEo1Kds1gB<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/2wmwamxgJU&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/2wmwamxgJU<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallTheMidwife1\/status\/1496204816065908737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Longtime fans will now have to get used to having Sunday evenings without Call the Midwife, as the show is not expected to return until its annual Christmas special at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>However, viewers can take some comfort in the fact that its future has been confirmed, with the BBC recommissioning the period drama for another two seasons, which will keep it on the air until at least 2024.<\/p>\n<p>After the terrestrial broadcast of Call the Midwife\u2019s season 11 finale, star McGann opened up on Twitter about the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-midwife-stephen-mcgann-personal-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">personal relevance of the featured storylines<\/a> to his life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Wednesday, 23 February 2022 at 12:00 am Call the Midwife fans are still recovering from the recent finale, which saw two beloved characters in grave danger following a terrible train crash in Poplar. 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