Call the Midwife cast and creator tease Christmas 2025 specials with "completely new territory"
"It's absolutely new ground."
It may seem unbelievable, but we're now just over 3 months away from Christmas, and with it, as usual, will come a host of festive TV specials.
This year, as with last, we will be getting not one, but two Call the Midwife specials – and the cast have now teased that they will be heading to "new territory" for the beloved BBC drama.
The show's creator Heidi Thomas, executive producer Pippa Harris and three of the key cast members spoke with RadioTimes.com exclusively after the series won the Returning Drama award at the National Television Awards 2025.
While doing so, they were asked about this years' Christmas specials, to which Patrick Turner star Stephen McGann teased that "there will be heat," before Thomas added that "there will be snow and sweat in equal measure".
"Also, one Christmas special that really makes me laugh," McGann said. "There are bits of the Christmas special – there's real drama, as always – but there's also a wonderful thing that happens, which I'm not going to tell you, but actually they are brilliant."
Shelagh Turner star Laura Main said that the specials go to "completely new territory", adding that she means "geographically, and even what happens in Poplar".
"It's absolutely new ground," she said.
Thomas then added: "And one of the things I love about it – I was born in '62 and so Christmas 1971 is a vivid memory for me. It was probably peak Christmas, when I was nine. So it is full of nostalgia for those 1970s Christmases, but it has got a lovely, diverse ring to it.
"Literally, we also cover Hanukkah, we celebrate the Jewish feast of lights, and there's the whole Chinese, Hong Kong dimension. So it feels very, very rich.
"It's very much like a melting pot of communities, it's not just about one community. It's about people coming together in the depths of winter and creating something bright out of the darkness, which is just lovely."
While on the red carpet for the NTAs, McGann told Radio Times that "there is just so much change coming", as fans can look forward not only to the Christmas specials, but also to season 15 next year, an upcoming prequel series and a film set overseas in 1972.
Call the Midwife seasons 1-14 are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
