{"id":28323,"date":"2023-01-08T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T21:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1764541"},"modified":"2023-01-09T11:22:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T10:22:56","slug":"is-call-the-midwifes-lucille-leaving-for-good","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-call-the-midwifes-lucille-leaving-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Call the Midwife\u2019s Lucille leaving for good?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 08 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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This article contains discussion of themes including mental health that some readers may find upsetting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of the Call the Midwife characters<\/a> have faced challenges across the BBC drama\u2019s 11-year run, and in the show\u2019s latest chapter, it\u2019s Lucille\u2019s troubles which are taking centre stage.<\/p>\n

As her nearest and noticed have observed, she is far from herself, with her usual chipper demeanour nowhere to be found. Her work, which once fulfilled her, has since become a burden she is unable to manage.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is going further and further downhill,\u201d says Nurse Crane to Mrs Wallace.<\/p>\n

And when she\u2019s not on duty, she spends her time curled up in bed, the curtains drawn, unable to see through the fog that has settled over every aspect of her life.<\/p>\n

Between Lucille and Cyril\u2019s inability to fall pregnant, her longing to see her family in Jamaica and the hostile environment created by the likes of Enoch Powell<\/a>, Lucille is driven to breaking point. She takes herself for a walk and for a moment, she stands on the edge of the pavement, gazing mournfully into the oncoming traffic as she considers hurling herself into the road.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a harrowing moment, which prompts her to seek help from Dr Patrick Turner. He weighs up her symptoms and informs her that she\u2019s in the midst of a nervous breakdown, the best treatment for which is rest \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what she plans to do.<\/p>\n

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