Call the Midwife season 15: Release date and latest news

Things are getting even more serious between Rosalind and Cyril in this season of Call the Midwife, with the two lovebirds making things even more official. This week's episode sees Cyril meet Rosalind's parents for the first time, but actor Zephryn Taitte has already teased that things are set to take "an unexpected turn".

"He has to wrestle with her parents and how they may view him and judge him, rightly or wrong," he added. "So, there's a lot for Cyril to contend with this season. There's love, but it's bittersweet."

After teaming up to help an escaped convict organise a funeral for his mum in the recent Christmas special, the pair have only grown closer – but we'll just have to wait and see what the future has in store for them.

With season 15 now underway, the episodes ahead will tackle a range of topical issues, including the Women’s Liberation Movement, premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis and slavery.

All the Call the Midwife favourites are returning this season, including Helen George as Trixie Franklin, Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne and Linda Bassett as Nurse Phyllis Crane, while a behind-the-scenes image also confirmed the return of Teddy Berriman.

Viewers were first introduced to Berriman's character – a youngster called Andrew Trottwood who was severely disabled after contracting measles as a toddler – in season 14, and he soon warmed the hearts of many fans.

There's plenty to look forward to beyond season 15, which will be followed by a prequel series, set in Poplar during World War II, and a Call the Midwife film, unfolding in an overseas location in 1972 and featuring characters from the original TV show.

Thomas will, as ever, helm both projects, alongside executive producers Pippa Harris and Ann Tricklebank, who also produces – with season 16 arriving after that.

But for now, keep reading for a rundown of what the midwives and nuns of Nonnatus House will be up to in season 15 – and when you'll be able to tune in.

Call the Midwife season 15 release date: When will it air?

The new season, which contains eight episodes, premiered on Sunday 11th January at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Episodes will continue to air every Sunday.

"The opening of new doors at Nonnatus House feels profoundly emotional, and yet just right," said creator and writer Heidi Thomas when season 15 was announced. "I have never run out of stories for our midwives, and I never will."

Maria Bruno Ruiz, the vice president of programme content strategy and scheduling for PBS, the show's home in the States, added: "Our audience has fallen in love with the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House, celebrating their wins and sharing in their losses, and having a 'deep cry' along with them, and we look forward for what is to come."

Call the Midwife season 15 cast: Who will star?

The following names have been confirmed for season 15:

• Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan
• Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne
• Laura Main as Shelagh Turner
• Helen George as Trixie Aylward
• Cliff Parisi as Fred Buckle
• Stephen McGann as Dr Turner
• Linda Bassett as Nurse Crane
• Annabelle Apsion as Violet Buckle
• Georgie Glen as Miss Higgins
• Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson
• Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica
• Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson
• Renee Bailey as Joyce Highland
• Natalie Quarry as Rosalind Clifford
• Molly Vevers as Sister Catherine
• Max Macmillan as Timothy Turner
• Alice Brown as Angela Turner
• April Rae Hoang as May Tang
• Edward Shaw as Teddy Turner

You can also expect to see plenty of guest stars, new and old – one of whom is Teddy Berriman.

Call the Midwife season 15 plot: What will happen?

Season 15 will follow on from the 2025 Christmas specials, which saw senior members of the Nonnatus House head to Hong Kong on a mercy mission.

"As the Christmas action shifts between the sun-drenched Far East and a snowy East End, Sister Julienne suddenly finds herself excited about the Order’s future," reads the official synopsis for season 15.

"After years of battling change, she decides to embrace it, work with it, and see what love can do.

"This change of energy reverberates throughout series 15. The new series kicks off in 1971 with several of the ladies embracing Women’s Lib and burning their bras outside Nonnatus House.

"As the year unfolds, we see the team handle cases including premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis and slavery."

Jenny Agutter (who plays Sister Julienne) has also teased the increasingly uncertain future that lies ahead for Nonnatus House, saying: "It all looks as if they'll have to fall in line with the NHS and what the council want of them," she added, with one such demand being that the nuns ditch their habits and wear official uniforms.

"That's fine in itself but it's actually a bigger question, which is that Sister Julienne sees the nuns as being missionaries in the East End, serving a community."

She adds: "And she, as a nun, is very much aware of the fact that the first service they have is to God, a higher order than the council. The habit is very much to do with showing that they are a part of serving the community. So it's not just a matter of identification, it's a matter of knowing what one's role is and what they're meant to be doing and feeling that one's no longer wanted."
Trixie star Helen George also said of the tense season 15 storyline: "This external threat to Nonnatus House and what was happening in the NHS at the time, and the fact that nuns were being made to choose between their habit and their work. Having that looming threat over us, which we've been pushing away for years, inching closer and closer, is terrifying now it’s pounding on the door."

Is there a Call the Midwife season 15 trailer?

Yes! You can watch the trailer for season 15 below.

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Call the Midwife season 15 continues on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 18th January 2026 at 8pm.

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