{"id":54910,"date":"2024-07-17T17:59:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2073855"},"modified":"2024-07-17T23:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T21:54:01","slug":"call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife gives update on season 14 with behind-the-scenes pic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;Our team are now well into filming for our 14th series of Call the Midwife.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 17 July 2024 at 15:59 PM<\/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>Season 14 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-14-release-date-bbc\/\">Call the Midwife<\/a> couldn\u2019t come soon enough \u2013 and so it\u2019s a good thing, then, that the behind-the-scenes team are keeping fans abreast of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-midwife-filming-christmas-season-14-image-newsupdate\/\">exciting developments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While we wait patiently for the beloved series to return to our screens, the Call the Midwife team have confirmed that they are well into filming the 14th season now, and also posted a peek at an upcoming dining room scene.<\/p>\n<p>Shared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/callthemidwifeofficial\/posts\/pfbid057gvGGdh36uWoLpttXXctMmHykPyvjC8s2jN1kvbUFygoz8FuLg8EmuHeEhk7Fyvl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, the post reads: \u201cWhat better place to show you our progress than in the Nonnatus House dining room \u2013 perhaps the location most central to our drama, and the room where all our stories really happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat remark may seem surprising. Surely the birthing room is the most important driver of the action? Or the darkest parts of Poplar?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, those places are important. But the one indispensable scene in every episode is the place where our characters can share their thoughts together, and comprehend things that have happened to them as a community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the place where we shed light on our characters\u2019 personalities \u2013 how they might interact with each other. Also, it\u2019s a place for humour. 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<source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/ctm-xmas-cropped-170066c-e1721231567800.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C371\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-2033326 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/ctm-xmas-cropped-170066c-e1721231567800.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"Laura Main, Stephen McGann, April Rae Hoang and Alice Brown hold a clapperboard on the set of Call the Midwife, with a Christmas tree behind them\" title=\"ctm-xmas-cropped\"\/>\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\"\/> Laura Main, Stephen McGann, April Rae Hoang and Alice Brown star in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Call the Midwife<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The post continues: \u201cIn this shot, director Syd Macartney discusses the important elements of the forthcoming dining room scene with Jenny Agutter (Sr Julienne) and the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA dining room scene takes longer to film, because there are usually lots of people present. Each character will have their moment for dialogue, or a reaction to someone else\u2019s words. In an ensemble drama like ours, every character has something to say \u2013 even if they\u2019re not speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the post was a picture (which you can see above) which shows director Syd Macartney hard at work and the group of all sat around a table together.<\/p>\n<p>If the teaser description is anything to go by, could there be some tension afoot? Who out of the group of midwives and nuns aren\u2019t speaking?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/good-girls-guide-to-murder-henry-ashton-intense-scenes-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">A Good Girl\u2019s Guide to Murder star Henry Ashton opens up on \u201cintense\u201d scenes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/mcdonald-dodds-cosy-crime-jason-watkins-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">McDonald &amp; Dodds star rejects \u2018cosy crime\u2019 label: \u2018It\u2019s a complex show\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While we may now have a few burning questions for the season, we\u2019ll have to wait until 2025 for the new instalment.<\/p>\n<p>But we do have the exciting Christmas 2024 special to look forward to as well, which will surely bridge the gap for fans until a fresh batch of episodes in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve already known that work on the 14th season is well under way, with a picture being published earlier this year, in April, teasing some of the fun that could be set to come in the Turner family home.<\/p> <p>On the release of that picture, writer and executive producer Heidi Thomas said: \u201cAfter all these years, I still get butterflies every time I see the first clapperboard picture from the set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeries 14 is set in 1970, launching us into an exciting new decade. We can\u2019t wait to bring you another season full of touching, exciting, emotional stories from Nonnatus House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on. <\/strong><b>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8220;Our team are now well into filming for our 14th series of Call the Midwife.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":54911,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic.jpg",844,563,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic.jpg",844,563,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/call-the-midwife-gives-update-on-season-14-with-behind-the-scenes-pic.jpg",844,563,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\"Our team are now well into filming for our 14th series of Call the Midwife.\"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/54910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}