{"id":29395,"date":"2023-01-29T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1775387"},"modified":"2023-01-30T01:49:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T00:49:08","slug":"call-the-midwife-delivers-troubling-lucille-update-after-her-departure","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-delivers-troubling-lucille-update-after-her-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife delivers troubling Lucille update after her departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;Maybe there was more wrong than I knew&#8230;&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Abby Robinson\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 29 January 2023 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>When Cyril <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-lucille-leaving-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">bought Lucille a plane ticket to Jamaica<\/a>, it was in the belief that she would spend a few weeks with her family, soak up the Caribbean sun and then return to London feeling more like herself.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if there had been any news of his wife by Mrs Wallace in tonight\u2019s episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-12-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call the Midwife<\/a>, he revealed that he\u2019d recently received a letter and she was \u201csounding on top of the world\u201d, adding, \u201cI think she\u2019ll be booking her flight home soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But a short time later, the smile was wiped from his face.<\/p>\n<p>Cyril was hoping to speak to Lucille over the phone but instead, it was her sister Celine who delivered the news.<\/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\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.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\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.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\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" 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led to her being offered a sister\u2019s position on the maternity ward and she subsequently agreed to stay on for six months, something that she hadn\u2019t mentioned in her correspondence with her husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe there was more wrong than I knew, in the marriage, in us,\u201d Cyril says to Violet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve only been married for 18 months,\u201d she responds, attempting to quell his anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what if Lucille was unhappy for all that time?\u201d says a dejected Cyril.<\/p>\n<p>Violet is quick to inform him that love can be strengthened by absence, but he\u2019s not convinced: \u201cAnd sometimes, the opposite happens.\u201d<\/p> <p>Has Lucille washed her hands of London, even if it means leaving Cyril behind? Is this the beginning of the end for the couple?<\/p>\n<p>Or will he pack up and leave the English capital to join her if she does decide to remain in Jamaica?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-nonnatus-house-fate-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call the Midwife reveals Nonnatus House\u2019s fate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife continues on Sunday 5th February at 8pm and is also available to stream on <\/strong><strong><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<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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