We know that Call the Midwife<\/a> is returning for a Christmas special<\/a> on the big day itself, but now it has been confirmed that season 13 will premiere on Sunday 7th January 2023 at 8pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s right, the new year is getting off to a great start, with the brand new season set to continue following some of our fan favourite characters, plus some fresh faces.<\/p>\n A couple of new characters<\/a> joining the 13th season are student midwives and roommates Joyce Highland and Rosalind Clifford, who will be played by Renee Bailey and Natalie Quarry respectively.<\/p>\n Previously speaking to Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, series creator and writer Heidi Thomas said of the duo: \u201cNewcomers Joyce and Rosalind arrive with much to learn. As 1969 unfolds, we\u2019ll see change and challenge rock the world of our beloved nuns, nurses, medics and midwives.<\/p>\n \u201cEven as man prepares to walk on the Moon, we see them grappling with life\u2019s eternal questions. Who are we? What is love? And where do we belong?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re a wonderful addition to the show,\u201d added executive producer Dame Pippa Harris. \u201cI can\u2019t wait for the audience to meet Joyce and Rosalind and to follow their journeys, by bicycle, through the streets and lives of Poplar\u2019s residents.\u201d<\/p>\n Filming for the 13th season has been taking place throughout the year, with fans getting excited over snippets of information and teasers shared by the cast and official social media accounts.<\/p>\n One of the main things that fans will be tuning in to find out more about is the storyline concerning Helen George\u2019s Trixie and Olly Rix\u2019s Matthew, the newlywed pair who were a mainstay of season 12.<\/p> It was reported earlier this year that Rix is departing the show<\/a>, but we do know that Matthew will be appearing throughout season 13, with the door being reportedly left open for his character to return in the future.<\/p>\n It is also understood that George is not leaving the show<\/a> at the end of season 13, as previously rumoured, which will likely come as a relief to longtime fans of the show, as George is one of the main cast members to have starred in Call the Midwife since its debut.<\/p>\n As the hit drama returns we will, once again, follow the group of midwives working in Poplar while dealing with the problems of the times they\u2019re living in.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As for now, fans of the show have the Christmas special to look forward to in the very near future.<\/p>\n The upcoming festive special will see a dramatic-looking snow storm blow over the streets of east London \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t look promising for Kulvinder Ghir\u2019s (Still Open All Hours) Kulvir Sharma, who looks to be in distress in new first-look images<\/a>.<\/p>\n It also looks as though things could be a tad tricky for Trixie and Matthew this Christmas, with George revealing: \u201cIt\u2019s their first Christmas together as a married couple, so it\u2019s one of those awkward years when they\u2019re trying to work out what they\u2019re going to do.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Trixie doesn\u2019t really have any family apart from Nonnatus House, and, of course, he\u2019s a Chelsea boy, so does he really want to spend Christmas in Poplar?\u201d<\/p> ![\"Renee](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Call-the-midwife-new-cast-s13-e26d054.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Call-the-midwife-new-cast-s13\\"\/")
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