The BBC period drama returns to our screens for its 12th festive special and, as ever, viewers are guaranteed to experience the whole gamut of emotions as its characters navigate both highs and lows during the holiday season.<\/p>\n
Read on for everything you need to know, from when you can watch to what will happen.<\/p>\n
Call the Midwife Christmas special 2023 release date: When will it air?<\/strong><\/h2>\nYou can watch it on Christmas Day (25th December) at 8.15pm on BBC One<\/strong>.<\/p>\nCall the Midwife Christmas special cast: Who stars?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"The]( "\\"Call")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> The cast of the Call the Midwife Christmas special 2023.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Neal Street Productions<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThe confirmed cast for the festive episode is as follows:<\/p>\n
\n- Helen George as Nurse Trixie Aylward (n\u00e9e Franklin)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Olly Rix as Matthew Aylward<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Stephen McGann as Dr Patrick Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Laura Main as Shelagh Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Linda Bassett as Nurse Phyllis Crane<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Megan Cusack as Nancy Corrigan<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Georgie Glen as Miss Higgins<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Cliff Parisi as Fred Buckle<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Annabelle Apsion as Violet Buckle<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Alice Brown as Angela Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- April Rae Hoang as May<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Max Macmillan as Timothy Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Francesca Fullilove as Colette Corrigan<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Archie O\u2019Callaghan as\u00a0<\/span>Jonty<\/span> Aylward<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Christopher Harper as Geoffrey Franklin<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Dame Vanessa Redgrave as the voice of Jennifer Worth<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Call the Midwife Christmas special plot: What will happen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Sister]( "\\"call-the-midwife-christmas\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Jenny Agutter and Laura Main in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Neal Street Productions\/Laurence Cendrowicz<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThis year\u2019s festive episode begins a couple of weeks before Christmas Day in 1968, with \u201cApollo 8 poised to circle the moon\u201d.<\/p>\n
But despite the excitement in the air, \u201cSister Monica Joan<\/a> is convinced this could be her last Yuletide and decides she\u2019ll not live to see man walk on the moon\u201d, which prompts her friends to team up in an effort to boost her spirits.<\/p>\n
Call the Midwife Christmas special cast: Who stars?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"The]( "\\"Call")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> The cast of the Call the Midwife Christmas special 2023.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Neal Street Productions<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThe confirmed cast for the festive episode is as follows:<\/p>\n
\n- Helen George as Nurse Trixie Aylward (n\u00e9e Franklin)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Olly Rix as Matthew Aylward<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Stephen McGann as Dr Patrick Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Laura Main as Shelagh Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Linda Bassett as Nurse Phyllis Crane<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Megan Cusack as Nancy Corrigan<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Georgie Glen as Miss Higgins<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Cliff Parisi as Fred Buckle<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Annabelle Apsion as Violet Buckle<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Alice Brown as Angela Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- April Rae Hoang as May<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Max Macmillan as Timothy Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Francesca Fullilove as Colette Corrigan<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Archie O\u2019Callaghan as\u00a0<\/span>Jonty<\/span> Aylward<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Christopher Harper as Geoffrey Franklin<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Dame Vanessa Redgrave as the voice of Jennifer Worth<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Call the Midwife Christmas special plot: What will happen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"Sister]( "\\"call-the-midwife-christmas\\"\/")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div> Jenny Agutter and Laura Main in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Neal Street Productions\/Laurence Cendrowicz<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThis year\u2019s festive episode begins a couple of weeks before Christmas Day in 1968, with \u201cApollo 8 poised to circle the moon\u201d.<\/p>\n
But despite the excitement in the air, \u201cSister Monica Joan<\/a> is convinced this could be her last Yuletide and decides she\u2019ll not live to see man walk on the moon\u201d, which prompts her friends to team up in an effort to boost her spirits.<\/p>\n
![\"The](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/call-the-midwife-christmas-special-2023-f7cea39.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Call")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>The confirmed cast for the festive episode is as follows:<\/p>\n
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- Helen George as Nurse Trixie Aylward (n\u00e9e Franklin)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Olly Rix as Matthew Aylward<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Stephen McGann as Dr Patrick Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Laura Main as Shelagh Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Linda Bassett as Nurse Phyllis Crane<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Megan Cusack as Nancy Corrigan<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Georgie Glen as Miss Higgins<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Cliff Parisi as Fred Buckle<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Annabelle Apsion as Violet Buckle<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Alice Brown as Angela Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- April Rae Hoang as May<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Max Macmillan as Timothy Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Francesca Fullilove as Colette Corrigan<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Archie O\u2019Callaghan as\u00a0<\/span>Jonty<\/span> Aylward<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Christopher Harper as Geoffrey Franklin<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Dame Vanessa Redgrave as the voice of Jennifer Worth<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Call the Midwife Christmas special plot: What will happen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Jenny Agutter and Laura Main in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Neal Street Productions\/Laurence Cendrowicz<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n This year\u2019s festive episode begins a couple of weeks before Christmas Day in 1968, with \u201cApollo 8 poised to circle the moon\u201d.<\/p>\n
But despite the excitement in the air, \u201cSister Monica Joan<\/a> is convinced this could be her last Yuletide and decides she\u2019ll not live to see man walk on the moon\u201d, which prompts her friends to team up in an effort to boost her spirits.<\/p>\n
- Olly Rix as Matthew Aylward<\/strong><\/li>\n
![\"Sister](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/call-the-midwife-christmas-99a0e5c.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"call-the-midwife-christmas\\"\/")
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