{"id":27089,"date":"2022-12-13T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T13:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1755016"},"modified":"2022-12-13T18:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:27:41","slug":"call-the-midwife-stars-reveal-what-they-love-about-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-stars-reveal-what-they-love-about-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife stars reveal what they love about Christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 13 December 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>It wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without BBC One\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-christmas-2022-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call the Midwife<\/a> special and this year, fans can expect it to be \u201cmagical\u201d, according to the period drama\u2019s cast.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared by Call the Midwife on Twitter, stars Stephen McGann (Dr Patrick Turner), Laura Main (Nurse Shelagh Turner) and Max Macmillan (Timothy Turner) revealed what they love most about filming the festive specials ahead of this year\u2019s airing \u2013 with all three loving the fact that they experience Christmas twice a year thanks to the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe funny thing about Christmas specials is they\u2019re not like anything else,\u201d McGann said. \u201cAnd we know that we feel it. They take a sort of a, like Christmas itself, they take a tradition of their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">A <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CallTheMidwife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#CallTheMidwife<\/a> Christmas Behind-Scenes Video Exclusive!!!! \ud83c\udf84\ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udf84\ud83c\udf85<br\/>The Turners talk about what they most love about filming the festive episode&#8230;. \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<br\/>Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2022:<br\/>UK: 7:55pm Christmas Day on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCOne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCOne<\/a><br\/>US: 8\/7C Christmas Day on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/PBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@PBS<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/LZQeki9bdy&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/LZQeki9bdy<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallTheMidwife1\/status\/1602401277433913345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Laura Main added that she\u2019s \u201cmad for Christmas\u201d and loves that she gets it \u201ctwo times a year now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo in April, the tree goes up, the snow and yeah, I don\u2019t have to wait 12 months. It\u2019s wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about how the Turners\u2019 children \u2013 Edward, May and Angela \u2013 are growing up, McGann said: \u201cThe Turner kids when they\u2019re doing their thing and they\u2019re preparing for Christmas, it just makes it all that bit more special doesn\u2019t it? And it gives me that nice feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main added: \u201cNow that the kids are that little bit older, it\u2019s really really special. They really are just the perfect age for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sets look absolutely magical. The Turner home, I\u2019ve never seen it look more beautiful, the four stockings lined up. It\u2019s just an absolute treat. I just adore it.\u201d<\/p> <p>The upcoming Christmas special takes place in December 1967, with Poplar slowly returning to normal after the train crash and the midwives of Nonnatus House moving into a new premises.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will recognise patient Rhoda Mullucks (played by Liz White), who went to the midwives with her first pregnancy and is heavily pregnant again, but understandably nervous as her last baby was affected by thalidomide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2022 airs on Christmas Day at 7:55pm on BBC One. <\/strong><strong>Call the Midwife is available to stream on\u00a0<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>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>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>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 12:00 am It wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without BBC One\u2019s Call the Midwife special and this year, fans can expect it to be \u201cmagical\u201d, according to the period drama\u2019s cast. 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