Following the huge success of Call the Midwife season 13 and Call the Midwife Christmas specials 2024, Call the Midwife season 14 is now here.
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We are now reunited with all our Nonnatus House favourites after returning to Poplar in the 1970s for more twists, turns and, of course, expectant mothers and babies!
Fans of the show were thrilled when the series was recommissioned by the BBC for another season, and show creator Heidi Thomas told the BBC that she was 'overjoyed' that the programme had been green-lit until 2026. "We are a family behind the scenes, on the screen, and in front of the telly, and I'm thrilled that we're all heading into the 1970s together."
Here is everything we know about Call the Midwife season 14...
Call the Midwife season 14 release date
Call the Midwife season 14 started in the UK on Sunday, January 5, 2025, on BBC One at 8pm, and the season finale, aired on Sunday, March 2. All 8 episodes are now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Season 14 will start in the US on Sunday, March 30 at 8/7c on PBS and episodes will then air weekly in the same slot.
Call the Midwife season 14 plot
Fans know that season 13 ended on a cliffhanger with Matthew Aylward going to New York on a new business venture without his wife after his finances took a worrying turn. The final episode of series 13 saw Trixie calling Matthew and agreeing to move out there with him and Jonty... but Trixie is back in Poplar for season 14 and has returned to her midwifery duties.
Aside from the Aylwards' marriage drama, the series will be heading into the 1970s, where the show will undoubtedly tackle more taboo subjects and mark momentous historical moments.
Call the Midwife season 14 episode guide - warning spoilers below!
Episode 1 - It's March 1970 and the team supports a pregnant teenage girl whose parents believe in an immaculate conception. Demonstrations cause havoc for the Nonnatus team, whilst Nancy’s relationship is put under pressure when she comes face to face with her future mother-in-law.
Episode 2 - It’s April 1970, and Trixie oversees the care of Arlene, an unmarried mother who is heavily pregnant and under the care of the district midwives. Rising rates of gonorrhea in the district cause alarm when Zeta, a young Cypriot expectant mother, is diagnosed. She is utterly distressed and bewildered by her diagnosis and her husband Mehmet denies any extramarital affair. Meanwhile, Cyril and Rosalind volunteer together at the homeless shelter - could their friendship be blossoming into something more?
Episode 3 - Rosalind oversees the care of first-time mum Norma and husband Don after she delivers their baby and immediately realises that all is not right. Joyce is assigned to the district round and meets Alf, who was recently discharged from hospital after a prostate procedure. Living in the same block of flats is single mum Nerys, and Joyce discovers that Nerys is leaving her children home alone when she goes to work. Elsewhere, Sister Julienne calls on Trixie’s managerial skills when she is summoned to a meeting with Dr Threapwood to discuss the renewal of their contract with the council
Episode 4 - The Nonnatus team prepares for the arrival of a new nun and trainee midwife, Sister Catherine. Under Nurse Crane's supervision, Sister Catherine is thrown into a complex case that sees her new skills put to the test. Dr Turner is taken aback when a mother of seven Peggy Wrigley asks for an abortion and soon her situation takes a turn that no one could have predicted. Also, Doctor Turner and Miss Higgins are disappointed by the lack of signatures on their measles vaccination clinic sign-up list, but soon a mother who knows firsthand what measles can do to a child helps raise awareness among local mothers of Poplar.
Epsiode 5 - It's the start of the summer holidays, and Sister Veronica arrives at an abandoned warehouse, looking for a family to discuss the children’s truancy. The mother is pregnant, but her imposing husband is refusing a midwife visit. Shelagh makes a house call to see a man who lives inside an iron lung after being paralysed from a polio infection. His wife is his main carer, and Shelagh notices that she's looking jaundiced. Meanwhile, the 1970 Commonwealth Games has everyone excited. Children play in the street with their makeshift hurdles and javelins, To keep the games safe, Violet enlists the help of Cyril, who has returned from Jamaica - but is he with Lucille?
Episode 6 - It's September, 1970. Joyce faces a difficult situation when a mother suffers postnatal complications but takes an instant dislike to her and finds an official complaint made against her, elsewhere the bin men of Poplar strike, leading to an outbreak of Weil’s disease that leaves many poorly and Rosalind fighting for her life. Also, Cyril’s life is turned upside down when a shocking death rocks Nonnatus House, and leaves him with a very big decision to make.
Episode 7 - It’s October, 1970 and the midwives help a family with a history of drug addiction, but despite their best efforts, there is tragedy just around the corner. Dr Turner and Shelagh take the final steps in May’s adoption which sees the family finally get the happy ever after they deserve, and royalty comes to Poplar when our Nonnatus House favourites are invited to a film premiere! But it isn't all popcorn and smiles, because Joyce also finally faces the disciplinary board after a patient made a formal complaint about her - will she get the result she is desperately hoping for?
Episode 8 - The season finale saw wedding bells ringing in Poplar as Nancy and Roger's big day arrived, but there was an extra special surprise when Nancy arrived back in Poplar and revealed she was seven months pregnant! Despite wanting to hide her pregnancy until after she was married, the baby had other ideas and she soon found herself giving birth to a baby daughter in the back of an ambulance with Nurse Crane on hand to help. Cyril and Rosalind also got their happy ever after when they shared their first kiss, and Sister Catherine said her vows to God and she was officially welcomed into the Order.
Call the Midwife season 14 cast
All our Call the Midwife favorites are back for the new season.
While Trixie Franklin (Helen George)is back for season 14 it has been revealed that Olly Rix won't be returning as her husband Matthew Aylward. But don't worry - you can still see Olly on BBC One, because he has recently joined the cast of Casualty as a new surgeon.
Jenny Agutter is back as Sister Julienne with Linda Bassett back as Nurse Phyllis Crane, Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica, Georgie Glen as Miss Higgins, and Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan. Newly qualified midwives Joyce Highland (or should we say Claudine Warren?!) played by Renee Bailey and Rosalind Clifford played by Natalie Quarry are also returning.
Megan Cusack is also back as Nurse Nancy Corrigan with Francesca Fullilove as Nancy's daughter, Colette Corrigan.
Doctor Turner (Stephen McGann) and his family are back including his wife Shelagh Turner (Laura Main) and son Timothy Turner (Max Macmillan). Alice Brown is also returning as Angela Turner, April Rae Hoang as May Tang and Edward Shaw as Teddy Turner.
Cliff Parisi returns as Fred Buckle, along with Annabelle Apsion as Violet Buckle and Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson.
Cyril Robinson (Zephryn Taitte) is also back, but sadly there is still no news on whether his wife Lucille Robinson, played by Leonie Elliott, will return after her exit in Call the Midwife season 12. There hasn't been any closure in their relationship and Cyril still mentions her on screen, so you never know...!
We also have a new face joining the team this season as The Rig star Molly Vevers joins the cast in episode 4 as Sister Catherine, a studious Scottish postulant, who is preparing to take her vows as a nun and is also training a midwife.
Speaking of her character, Molly told us: “She’s been a nurse in a children's hospital so she has an affinity with children. And she’s bright, cheerful and capable with a sense of humor, but she's also navigating whether it’s the right decision to enter into the life of a nun and she’s wrestling with that sacrifice. She's from a close family, and although it’s her calling, it's difficult to go against their wishes…”
Read her whole interview here: Call the Midwife exclusive: Molly Vevers reveals what it's like to play new nun Sister Catherine
Is there a trailer for Call the Midwife season 14?
Yes, you can get a taste of what is to come from our Poplar favorites in the trailer below...
Call the Midwife season 14 filming news
Call the Midwife's social media pages are great at updating fans with behind-the-scenes news and we know filming for the Christmas episodes is done and production is underway for the rest of season 14.
A recent post saw the social media team, go behind the scenes to capture some of the backstage action... but most excitingly the caption on the video read "Series 14 is now racing towards the completion of filming! Not long now till the countdown to our new Christmas Special....!" which means the wait for season 14 is almost over. Hurrah!
Another post saw a photo of Rebecca Gethings (Sister Veronica) filming a scene on her rounds in the district - but with season 14 being set in 1970 the landscape is very different from the Blitz-damaged landscape that we first saw in the early seasons.
Another post from the summer saw a picture of the cast on set in the Nonnatus House dining room, with the caption: "We're delighted to report that our team are now well into filming for our fourteenth series of Call the Midwife - as this exclusive behind-scenes pic shows! What better place to show you our progress than in the Nonnatus House dining room - perhaps the location most central to our drama, and the room where all our stories really happen."
What happened at the end of Call the Midwife season 13?
Call the Midwife is no stranger to dramatic season finales and the Call the Midwife season 13 ending was no different. There was panic for Trixie fans as she struggled to cope in the wake of Matthew leaving and turned to prescription sleeping tablets to help her. However, some tough love from her brother Geoffery soon got Trixie back on the straight and narrow, and the episode ended with her calling Matthew in New York and telling him she was coming out to be with him.
Meanwhile, Miss Higgins found her world turned upside down after being reunited with her secret son, Victor, who she fell pregnant with after moving to India when she was 21 and falling in love with a tutor called Krishnan. However, there was heartbreak on the horizon as Victor and Millicent's reunion was short-lived when it was revealed he was suffering from kidney disease. After just days of catching up on a lifetime of missed moments, Victor sadly passed away, leaving Miss Higgins devastated.
Over at Nonnatus House, there was drama for Joyce Highland when her estranged husband, Sylvester, tracked her down in Poplar and started blackmailing her for her pay packet in exchange for keeping quiet about the fact her real name is Claudine Warren. However, Rosalind caught Sylvester out and confronted him, leading to Joyce revealing everything to her colleagues and Sister Julienne offering her support.
There was also a happy ending for the Turners after they were worried they were about to lose May when her birth mother requested a meeting with her on the phone from Hong Kong. Thankfully the call ended with her asking if the Turners would officially adopt May, leaving the family thrilled.
