{"id":45163,"date":"2024-02-03T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1985617"},"modified":"2024-02-03T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T08:40:36","slug":"call-the-midwife-star-says-cyril-has-more-of-a-mission-in-season-13","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-star-says-cyril-has-more-of-a-mission-in-season-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife star says Cyril has \u201cmore of a mission\u201d in season 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> What could lie ahead for Cyril? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 03 February 2024 at 07:00 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\u2019s not been the easiest of times for beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-13-release-date-bbc\/\">Call the Midwife<\/a> character <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-lucille-cyril-marriage-newsupdate\/\">Cyril<\/a>, especially after the surprise season 12 departure of his wife\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-lucille-cyril-marriage-newsupdate\/\">Lucille Anderson (Leonie Elliott)<\/a> following a deterioration in her mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Well now, things are set to look up a little more for the character, as revealed by Cyril actor Zephryn Taitte. Chatting exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the <strong>Radio Times Covers Party 2024<\/strong>, Taitte revealed what\u2019s in store for his character in the new season of the hit show.<\/p>\n<p>He said:\u00a0\u201cFor Cyril, you see him more integrate into the community, finding his role in society and having more of a mission that he wants to take care of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, what kind of mission could Cyril find himself on? Could it have something to do with Lucille? Well, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p>If you cast your mind back to season 12, Cyril was informed over the phone by Lucille\u2019s sister that Lucille wouldn\u2019t be returning to Poplar after accepting a job offer in a maternity ward in Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>It was a shock to viewers as well as Cyril, who has been left in limbo since.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"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:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1667%2C1111 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=2222%2C1481 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1667%2C1111 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/call-the-midwife-ba62b3d.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2222%2C1481 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Leonie Elliott as Nurse Lucille Robinson and Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Neal Street Productions\/Olly Courtenay<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Previously speaking to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press, Taitte revealed his hopes for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-cyril-lucille-future-hopes-newsupdate\/\">married couple to one day reunite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cHe\u2019s just taking it day by day and in my head I believe he\u2019s writing her letters and hopefully they\u2019ll come back [together] one day if she responds. I think the door\u2019s always open for Lucille to come back. It\u2019d be lovely to see Leonie again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-nancy-discovery-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Call the Midwife star on Nancy\u2019s devastating discovery: \u201cIt\u2019s emotional\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-rosalind-struggles-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Call the Midwife star breaks down Rosalind\u2019s \u201cstruggles\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for other characters that could be facing their own struggles in this 13th season, newcomer Natalie Quarry spoke to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> about what lies ahead for her student nurse character Rosalind.<\/p>\n<p>She revealed: \u201cI think that Roz kind of faces some struggles with how invested she gets with patients and how much time she wishes\u2026 I feel like she should take on them, but [it\u2019s] maybe to the detriment of her own wellbeing.<\/p> <p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>See more photos from the Radio Times Covers Party 2024 in the new issue of Radio Times magazine, on sale Tuesday 6th February.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife returns to BBC One at 8pm on Sunday 4th February 2024. Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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