{"id":15901,"date":"2022-05-23T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1650128"},"modified":"2022-05-23T22:46:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T20:46:25","slug":"call-the-midwife-star-laura-main-thinks-show-is-close-to-the-end","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-star-laura-main-thinks-show-is-close-to-the-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife star Laura Main thinks show is \u201cclose to the end\u201d"},"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 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-12-filming-newsupdate\/&quot;\">currently filming<\/a> its whopping 12th season, and while fans are still desperate for more, we may have had our first hints that the show is coming towards its end point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> spoke exclusively with cast members Laura Main, Stephen McGann and Helen George, who have all been with the series since its first season, at the <strong>BFI &amp; Radio Times Television Festival<\/strong> this past weekend, and Main suggested that the end of the show could be getting closer.<\/p>\n<p>The Sister Bernadette star said: \u201cWe\u2019ve known for a while that [season] 13\u2019s commissioned, but we\u2019re not hearing anything else beyond that. And I think sometimes you get to those big numbers and you think \u201910!\u2019, like there\u2019s so much kind of pressure on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo now it just feels a bit more relaxed, like it\u2019s not a big deal but we know that maybe it\u2019s getting really quite close to the end now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knows, but I just feel like I\u2019m appreciating it all the more, and each other all the more. It\u2019s such a special thing that we\u2019ve all been part of for over a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Exclusive! It&#8217;s a Turner Christmas on the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CallTheMidwife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#CallTheMidwife<\/a> set!! ????????????\u2764\ufe0f???????? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Christmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Christmas<\/a> Special <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Series?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Series<\/a> 12 xxx <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenMcGann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@StephenMcGann<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraMain1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@LauraMain1<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/U7pEdDNmFN&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/U7pEdDNmFN<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallTheMidwife1\/status\/1519677320356839424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Could this mean we\u2019re coming to the beginning of the end for the long-running drama?<\/p>\n<p>Well, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> also spoke exclusively with the series\u2019 creator <strong>Heidi Thomas<\/strong> and producer <strong>Pippa Harris<\/strong> at the Festival, and Harris explained: \u201cWe have this series commissioned, which is the one we\u2019re concentrating on, another one next year, and then who knows after that?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s become sort of part of the warp and weft of our lives, so it\u2019s very difficult to imagine not doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" 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\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" 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\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C370,\" 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\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1544129\" 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\/23614378-low_res-call-the-midwife-s11-8171b8c.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=\"\"\/> Sister Frances (ELLA BRUCCOLERI), Sister Julienne (JENNY AGUTTER), Sister Hilda (FENELLA WOOLGAR)<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC \/ Nealstreat Productions \/ Natalie Seery<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Thomas agreed, saying: \u201cThe thing is, we have never got bored of it. I think if we got bored of it, it would become boring, and it would just come to a natural end then, wouldn\u2019t it? But it doesn\u2019t feel as though we have run the course yet. I think the \u201960s are so interesting and so exciting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI keep uncovering things which are just so interesting, things that were happening in the lives of women and the lives of ordinary people, the working classes, Britain as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think if we continue to be excited by that \u2013 you know, I\u2019ll send a message saying \u2018you\u2019ll never guess what I\u2019ve just found out that happened in 1968\u2019 \u2013 as long as that keeps happening for us, we can keep on going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So thankfully it seems the series may not be coming to an end just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy and Sister Frances stars Megan Cusack and Ella Bruccoleri recently told <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> that they thought the series would <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-cancelled-uproar-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">continue for a long time to come<\/a>, with Bruccoleri saying: \u201cIt\u2019s the kind of show that you could stick with. I feel it will go on and on and on.\u201d<\/p> <p>When Cusack agreed that it \u201ccould go on for years\u201d, Bruccoleri added: \u201cIt probably will. There would be uproar if it didn\u2019t!\u201d<\/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 BBC iPlayer 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>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&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=\"\/\/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>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/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 currently filming its whopping 12th season, and while fans are still desperate for more, we may have had our first hints that the show is coming towards its end point. 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