The period drama has been been a firm favourite for BBC viewers since it first aired in 2012.
Period drama Call the Midwife has been renewed for two more series, the BBC has confirmed.Call the Midwife began in 2012 and follows a group of East London midwives as they deal with issues such as racism, domestic abuse and mental health problems in the 1950s and 1960s.
Creator Heidi Thomas said she was "overjoyed" at the renewal which will see the drama move into the 1970s. She added the new series will explore the lives of the midwives and nuns in their personal and professional lives at the convent they work at - Nonnatus House. Thomas said: "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."Meanwhile, the 12th season of the BBC One show returned on 1 January this year following the 2022 Christmas special that attracted 4.5 million viewers, on average, in overnight ratings.after the King's Speech, Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas Special and Michael McIntyre's Christmas Wheel.
When the show first started, it was loosely based on the best-selling memoirs of former nurse and midwife Jennifer Worth.Dame Pippa Harris, executive producer, said the longevity of the show is a "tremendous achievement and it's a testament to the passion and dedication of our cast and crew, of whom I'm very proud".
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