{"id":23144,"date":"2022-10-04T17:31:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T15:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1716154"},"modified":"2022-10-04T17:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T15:56:28","slug":"call-the-midwife-unveils-behind-the-scenes-first-look-at-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-unveils-behind-the-scenes-first-look-at-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife unveils behind-the-scenes first look at Christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 04 October 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>We\u2019re only a couple of months away from the return of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-12-release-date\/&quot;\">Call the Midwife<\/a> for its 2022 Christmas special and the BBC drama has released a snowy behind-the-scenes look at what we can expect.<\/p>\n<p>In the brand new pictures Leonie Elliott, Helen George and Megan Cusack, who play Lucille, Trixie and Nancy respectively, can be seen having fun in the snow, while another picture shows Cusack and Ella Bruccoleri (Sister Francis) having a laugh on set.<\/p>\n<p>One of the pictures was posted to the series\u2019 official <a href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/callthemidwifeofficial\/posts\/pfbid0B9zb5eCeChYKdDFQzbsW1VuWDTe9XQ2VAH8HbNEvadseLtyrzFLNQkXrUebHtJuCl&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>, alongside a message saying: \u201cFor their first Christmas photo session, our cast \u2013 Leonie Elliott (Lucille), Helen George (Trixie) and Megan Cusack (Nancy) \u2013 subjected our poor photographer to a fine British tradition \u2013 the snowball fight!<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;x11i5rnm\" xat24cr=\"\" x1mh8g0r=\"\" x1vvkbs=\"\" xtlvy1s=\"\" x126k92a=\"\">\n<div dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to confirm that the results of our team\u2019s hard work on the Christmas Special is looking FANTASTIC, and we just can\u2019t wait to show you more \u2013 so stay tuned to this page, as we start to get ready for our brand new special, and Series 12!!!\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CallTheMidwife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#CallTheMidwife<\/a> Christmas Special Exclusive: Snowball fight!! Our ladies prepare for the forthcoming festive season special in traditional winter fashion! \u2603\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f????<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/kkXz2uW9IV&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/kkXz2uW9IV<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/M2Jx1YTs9a&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/M2Jx1YTs9a<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallTheMidwife1\/status\/1575454700232757253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">September 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The show\u2019s creator Heidi Thomas previously teased some of the upcoming storylines for the Christmas Special in an <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-christmas-special-lucille-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">exclusive interview<\/a> with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She revealed that in the special and beyond into season 12 \u201csomething rather wonderful happens to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-trixie-big-news-season-12-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Trixie<\/a>, [and] Lucille has to contend with a reasonable amount of sadness\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\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1716168\" 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\/2022\/10\/400329-2d6de8f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%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 Francis (Ella Bruccoleri) and Nancy Corrigan (Megan Cusack) in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Neal Street Productions, Olly Courtenay<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>She added: \u201cWe have a new nun coming to join the line-up, Sister Veronica. We also have a story featuring a young woman who\u2019s recently been discharged from prison as a single mother and how she finds a community at Christmas when she\u2019s completely alone in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we also have a talent show, which has been enormous fun, honestly, both to write, rehearse and film. So there\u2019s a lot of joy in there at Christmas as well.\u201d<\/p> <p>Following the Christmas special, Season 12 in 2023 will also tackle the Thalidomide scandal once again with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-christmas-special-mullucks-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the return of Rhoda Mullucks<\/a>, whose baby was born with birth defects in season 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife is available to stream 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>. 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