Fan-favourite BBC show Call The Midwife have teased a major change to the show after they announced a hiatus to shift gear on the format of the much-loved historical drama
Call The Midwife Bosses have hinted a major change to come to the new spin-offs, as they are in talks to make the hit drama’s new film in Australia.
Locations across the country are being considered for the flick. Creator Heidi Thomas said: “We are narrowing down our locations for the film and Australia is likely. There are a number of places in Australia it could be, all of which would be very different.” Fan favourite Helen George, who plays nurse Trixie Aylward, is thrilled about the plans.
She said: “Australia is so beautiful. When we did a Christmas special in South Africa, we got sunsets and the lighting was different. I’m sure that would be the case in Australia. Nuns used to get a call to help abroad and they would go.
“So it makes complete sense for the nuns of Nonnatus House to go out in the world. To see them functioning in different terrains is exciting.”
The film will be made after the next series of Call The Midwife has aired on TV. It will continue the story into 1972 and feature many fan favourites.
Cast members are over the moon that the show will be hitting the big screen.
Helen said: “It’s really exciting for all of us. It’s really amazing that there is still a life in Call The Midwife after so many years.
“The fact that the British public still wants us around is fantastic. It’s right to change the format. We all need a new lease of life.”
Since 2012, Call the Midwife has been warming the hearts of Sunday night viewers. However, the BBC’s beloved drama is taking a brief hiatus from the BBC in order to shift their focus.
Back in May, it was announced that bosses were pausing filming to work on a prequel series set during World War II and a standalone movie destined for the big screen.
The prequel will whisk us back to the Blitz, introducing younger incarnations of many cherished characters we’ve come to love, potentially including Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter), Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt), Dr Turner (Stephen McGann), and Fred Buckle (Cliff Parisi).
Fans might also see the return of Sister Evangelina, played by Pam Ferris until her character’s poignant exit in the fifth series.
This nostalgic journey will rewind the clock to at least 15 years before the original series, which drew inspiration from Jennifer Worth’s memoirs and was initially set in 1957.
Meanwhile, the feature film promises to bring back the current cast and could reunite viewers with fan favourites like Miranda Hart’s Chummy and Miriam Margolyes’ Mother Mildred.
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