Call the Midwife update 'revealed' - will there be a Christmas special in 2025?

Call the Midwife is a popular BBC drama and it's reported that fans can look forward to a Christmas special in 2025 followed by a 15th series.

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Now, filming for the 15th series of the programme is reportedly underway, according to The Sun. Call the Midwife is also thought to be returning with a Christmas special, with the new series airing after. Linda Bassett, Cliff Parisi, Georgie Glen and Stephen McGann are all thought to be reprising their roles.

According to , an insider has shared the latest update on what’s to come, saying: “Pre-production is already in full swing and scripts are being finalised. “The cast will all reunite from next month to shoot their scenes for the new series as well as Christmas special. “Bosses are focusing on getting the festive special wrapped first before they turn their attention to the regular series.



“The biggest challenge, like always, is the crew transforming the set to make it look like the depths of winter, just as the weather gets milder, with the cast layering up too.” Catch up with our acclaimed finale to Series 14 ❤️ Call the Midwife. The Series 14 Finale.

Now on BBC iPlayer xx The update on the new series and Christmas special comes after a spin-off series was teased after Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas revealed the series may “take a break at some point”. The writer told she is “not in a position to talk about things” currently but there is a “rolling, ongoing conversation” about the show’s future that they have at this stage every year. Discussing the BBC period drama's future, Thomas explained: “Those of us who are most invested with the show, cast and producers alike, who have been there since the beginning, it is our lives.

“I don’t believe Call The Midwife will ever end. But I do think we might take a break at some point.” Newsquest approached the BBC for comment and the broadcaster has since confirmed that series 15 of Call the Midwife will begin filming in April and that there will be a Christmas special.

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