Still, fans of the beloved series<\/a> are counting down the days until they can sit back and enjoy the festive special when it lands on BBC One<\/a> on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n With life in Poplar returning to some relative normality after the train crash in season 11, this upcoming special episode focuses on an emotional new theme: thalidomide poisoning.<\/p>\n Fans will be glad to learn that a host of familiar faces will be returning, as well as new characters gracing the festive special. With that, here\u2019s everything you need to know about the forthcoming Call the Midwife Christmas 2022 special.<\/p> It\u2019s now been confirmed that we can well and truly look forward to seeing Call the Midwife on our screens in time for Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n In fact, the Christmas 2022 special will air on the big day itself (Sunday 25th December) at 7:55pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and will run for 1 hour and 29 minutes.<\/p>\n While viewers will be sad to learn of two characters\u2019 departure<\/a> from the series, there are plenty of faces that will be returning for the Call the Midwife Christmas 2022 special.<\/p>\n Those include:<\/p>\n Like any classic Call the Midwife Christmas special, fans can expect the episode to have its fair share of heartwarming scenes, laughs and more pivotal moments.<\/p>\n This time round, it\u2019s December 1967 and with Christmas fast approaching, life in Poplar is returning to normal after the terrible train crash.<\/p>\n Fan favourite character Trixie (Helen George) arrives back from Portofino, \u201clooking poised and beautiful, much to the delight of Matthew (Olly Rix),\u201d according to the official BBC synopsis.<\/p>\n It continues: \u201cThe midwives move the maternity clinic into new premises and are delighted when one of their first patients through the door is Rhoda Mullucks (Liz White) who the team know well. Rhoda is heavily pregnant, and understandably nervous, after her last baby was born with limbs that have been affected by thalidomide.<\/p>\n \u201cNurse Crane (Linda Bassett) cares for a heavily pregnant single mother, recently released from prison, while Sister Frances (Ella Bruccoleri) is called out to deliver a Sylheti mother\u2019s child in a garment factory in a rough area of Poplar.<\/p>\n \u201cElsewhere, Fred (Cliff Parisi) decides that Poplar needs to come together to raise money for those families still affected by the train crash and pitches the wonderful idea of a festive talent show \u2013 Poplartunity Knocks!\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong> Call the Midwife unveils behind-the-scenes first look at Christmas special<\/a><\/p>\n Fans of the series don\u2019t have long to wait for a return to Nonnatus House at all. Season 12<\/a> of Call the Midwife will debut on BBC One on New Year\u2019s Day at 8pm.<\/p>\n The anticipated new season will be just like the others in the way that it deals with pressing historical issues, as well as chronicling medical progress and social change.<\/p>\n And speaking in a Big RT Interview<\/a>, Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas promised\u00a0season 12<\/a> \u2013 which will be set in 1968 \u2013 will be just as hard-hitting and enthralling as previous seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cAgain, we\u2019re looking at some very strong stories about the way society was changing at that time,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd that can be as simple as ventouse delivery coming in as a sort of improvement or alternative to forceps, certainly.\u201d<\/p>\n Season 12 will also be influenced by Enoch Powell\u2019s inflammatory anti-immigration speech, which saw him dismissed from the Shadow Cabinet.<\/p>\n Call The Midwife Christmas 2022 special airs on Christmas Day at 7:55pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Call the Midwife is available to stream on BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and Streaming<\/span> Guide<\/span><\/b><\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/span>\u00a0Radio Times\u00a0View<\/span>\u00a0From<\/span>\u00a0My<\/span>\u00a0Sofa<\/span>\u00a0podcast<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Morgan Cormack Published: Friday, 09 December 2022 at 12:00 am We\u2019re only a matter of weeks away from a new episode of Call the Midwife, and while it may seem like an age since we saw the events at Nonnatus House unfold on our screens, season 11 only ended this past February. 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Still, fans…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/26895"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Call the Midwife Christmas 2022 special release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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