{"id":8578,"date":"2021-12-12T13:45:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T12:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1535870"},"modified":"2021-12-12T14:10:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T13:10:20","slug":"call-the-midwife-cast-preview-magical-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-cast-preview-magical-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife cast preview \u201cmagical\u201d Christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 12 December 2021 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>The festive special of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-christmas-special-2021-release-date-cast\/&quot;\">Call the Midwife<\/a> is always one of the highlights of the Christmas Day TV schedule \u2013 and that very much looks like being the case again this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a new behind-the-scenes video posted on the show\u2019s official Twitter account, the cast of the beloved period drama can be seen teasing a \u201cmagical\u201d episode \u2013 which apparently includes even more babies than usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always love the Christmas episodes,\u201d says Fred Buckle star Cliff Parisi. \u201cEveryone puts their best clothes on, and we all brush up nicely, we all get together and have a little Christmas mince pie and a sherry and it\u2019s nice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the atmosphere goes through the cast,\u201d he continues. \u201cAnd we all really experience this lovely make-believe Christmas that\u2019s set in the \u201960s, and it\u2019s quite magical!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">A <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CallTheMidwife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#CallTheMidwife<\/a> Christmas Special behind-scenes exclusive! ????????????????????<br\/>Our cast talk the joys of the forthcoming festive episode, milk float arrivals, breech deliveries\u2026 and a trip to the seamy side of life for young Timothy Turner! <br\/>Christmas Day <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCOne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCone<\/a> ???????? and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/PBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@PBS<\/a> ???????? ???????? xx <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/KDuHT4cPaO&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/KDuHT4cPaO<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallTheMidwife1\/status\/1469758889461645313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Jenny Agutter, who plays Sister Julienne in the series, adds, \u201cThe Christmas Special saw more babies being born than usual, so it was a very, very busy time. And of course, we had Miriam Margolyes arriving out of the blue on a milk float, of all things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stars also teased some more plot details for the forthcoming special, with Ella Bruccoleri revealing that her character Sister Frances will have her first every breech delivery \u2013 which she says is \u201ckind of a big deal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Max McMillan says that the episode was \u201cquite exciting\u201d for his character Timothy Turner who he says takes some of his first steps from being a child into \u201cthe real medical world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe joins his dad on his first proper call, which also just happens to be a call from a bunch of real-life gangsters,\u201d he reveals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Tim comes along with me I kind of regret that he\u2019s come along with me,\u201d adds Stephen McGann who plays his father, Patrick. \u201cThe world that I go into with Timothy is not perhaps the world that I wanted Timothy to see \u2013 but Timothy kind of enjoys it.\u201d<\/p> <p>The video also features various preview clips from the episode, which will air at 8pm on BBC One on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>The official BBC synopsis for the special reads, \u201cSeries 11 begins with a Christmas special set in December 1966. Christmas promises to be a memorable one at Nonnatus House as Lucille (Leonie Elliott) and Cyril (Zephryn Taitte) prepare for their upcoming winter wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nonnatus team are faced with their busiest Christmas Day ever as the Maternity Home is filled with expectant mums-to-be, each with their own challenging case. Luckily Mother Mildred (Miriam Margolyes) is on hand to support the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Call the Midwife Christmas special will air on 25th December 2021 on BBC One ahead of season 11 premiering in 2022. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Midwife seasons 1-10 are available on BBC iPlayer. Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama&quot;\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or take a look at our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Sunday, 12 December 2021 at 12:00 am The festive special of Call the Midwife is always one of the highlights of the Christmas Day TV schedule \u2013 and that very much looks like being the case again this year. 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