Call the Midwife releases tearful series 7 finale trailer as Charlotte Ritchie admits she cried watching episode back
"This next bit is going to be hard" – watch the trailer for this Sunday's episode, and find out how Charlotte Ritchie reacted to Nurse Barbara's tragic storyline
Call the Midwife’s Charlotte Ritchie has admitted that she “howled like a child” when she watched back the death of her character Nurse Barbara in the penultimate episode of series seven.
Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, Ritchie said: “I knew it was going to happen and I still howled like a child, which feels really weird."
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Ritchie was speaking ahead of the series seven finale on Sunday 11th March, which judging by a new trailer is set to be just as tear-filled.
Ritchie continued, “I have known for a long time and I was wishing I wouldn’t cry, as I think there’s something weirdly narcissistic about crying about your own death. But it was just everything, it was saying goodbye to the show, I love it so much.
“But it was done beautifully and I feel really glad and really proud that I got to say goodbye in that way.”
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Call the Midwife fans were also devastated when Ritchie’s character Barbara passed away after suffering from septicaemia.
On leaving the show, which she’s appeared on since 2015, Ritchie said: “It was such a hard decision to make. I love it. It’s the most wonderful job. It was just the sort of time to go, I think. My character Barbara had had such a gorgeous arc.”
She laughed off suggestions of a potential future romance for her on-screen husband with Helen George’s character Trixie, however: “Over my dead body!”
