Call the Midwife cast look back on show's 15-year run as the end of an era approaches

Ahead of the season 15 finale of Call the Midwife, an extended video feature has been released on the drama's official social channels, looking back at the show's history as one era comes to an end.

The feature includes clips from the show's past and present, behind the scenes footage and interviews with some of the cast members, including Helen George, Stephen McGann, Zephryn Taitte, Rebecca Gethings, Christopher Harper, Laura Main, Max MacMillan, Jenny Agutter and Annabelle Apsion.

In the feature, George says of the series: "There's been nothing like it before and there never will be again. It's had effects on charities, we've seen midwifery numbers rise. It's shone a mirror up to the National Health Service. It's brought families together."

Meanwhile, McGann says: "We covered an era, such an important era in the life of my country. We covered a community, what it's like to be a community, over 15 years."

The video was posted alongside a caption saying: "With the concluding episode of series fifteen just a day away, we are proud to share this extended video feature, in which our cast take a look back over the last fifteen years of Call the Midwife - what the drama means to them, and to the rest of us."

The synopsis for the season 15 finale says: "Sister Veronica must decide her future as the maternity home prepares to close its doors. The Mullucks fight for the rights of all thalidomide victims."

Following this season of the drama, the mainline series will be taking a break, but in its place will be a feature film as well as a prequel series.

The prequel series will be made up of just three episodes and will be set during the Blitz. Meanwhile, the movie will be set after the current season, and will take place somewhere in the Commonwealth in 1972.

Creator Heidi Thomas previously revealed that Australia is a strong contender for the setting, but also told Radio Times that there are "three options" for the location in total.

Call the Midwife season 15 continues on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday at 8pm.

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