{"id":15899,"date":"2022-05-23T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1650107"},"modified":"2022-05-23T22:45:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T20:45:10","slug":"call-the-midwifes-trixie-has-big-news-coming-up-next-season","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwifes-trixie-has-big-news-coming-up-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife\u2019s Trixie has \u201cbig news\u201d coming up next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 23 May 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 is now <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-12-filming-newsupdate\/&quot;\">deep in production<\/a> on its 12th season, and fans are desperate to know how things will unfold at Nonnatus House in the new episodes.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-cast-characters\/&quot;\">character<\/a> who is of particular interest going into the new season is Trixie Franklin, who left after season 11 episode 5 in order to care for her ill godmother, and didn\u2019t return for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>This storyline was factored in because of Trixie actress <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-trixie-helen-george-pregnant-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Helen George\u2019s real-life pregnancy<\/a>, but the series\u2019 creator Heidi Thomas has now reassured fans that Trixie will be back with a big storyline in season 12.<\/p>\n<p>While at the <strong>BFI &amp; Radio Times Television Festival<\/strong>, Thomas spoke exclusively with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and said: \u201cTrixie rejoins us. And something interesting and rather wonderful will happen for Trixie this series, so she has big news coming up \u2013 which we probably won\u2019t unveil just yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614710-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-a7a2f21.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614710-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-a7a2f21.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614710-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-a7a2f21.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1544128\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614710-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-a7a2f21.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Olly Rix and Helen George in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Sally Mais\/BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Fans were already aware that Trixie was returning to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-12-release-date\/&quot;\">Call the Midwife<\/a>, after an image of Helen George on set for this year\u2019s Christmas special was posted to the show\u2019s official social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s Facebook post asked: \u201cWhat will 1968 bring for Trixie? Will her relationship with Matthew continue to blossom? All will be revealed as Series 12 unfolds\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Behind the scenes on the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CallTheMidwife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#CallTheMidwife<\/a> Christmas Special 2022: Trixie prepares&#8230; \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f????????????<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/hg929Eoglz&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/hg929Eoglz<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/HMETfPvqG7&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/HMETfPvqG7<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallTheMidwife1\/status\/1524721088701378562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>It seems fans will have to wait for the answers to these questions, as well as to find out what her \u201cbig news\u201d is, until nearer the time.<\/p> <p>Season 12 will once again features eight episodes alongside the regular Christmas special and will air in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy actress Megan Cusack previously told <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> that she hopes and expects her character to have <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/call-the-midwife-nancy-season-12-newsupdate\/&quot;\">\u201cmore of a fight to have her daughter\u201d<\/a> in season 12.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Huw Fullerton<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Seasons 1-11 are available on <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/p0118t80\/call-the-midwife&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a> now. <\/strong><strong>Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or take a look at our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 23 May 2022 at 12:00 am Call the Midwife is now deep in production on its 12th season, and fans are desperate to know how things will unfold at Nonnatus House in the new episodes. 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