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Miriam Margolyes, has reportedly decided to leave the Call The Midwife permanently. This news puts an end to speculation about her potential return having been part of show since joining in 2018. A source told the Daily Star that the 83 year old actress's departure was due to her packed schedule.
Despite her love for the medical drama, she is too busy to continue playing Mother Mildred. The source reiterated: "Miriam loved being part of the show..
. but she is too busy to play Mother Mildred now so there are no plans for her to go back." Speaking to the Mirror, Miriam praised the "wholesome" show, saying: "It feeds the soul.
" She explained that the show's focus on "It's about decent people doing decent things and that's rather rare on TV these days," made it stand out on television. However, her earlier absence from the show was due to travel restrictions during the Covid pandemic, which left the Australian-British actress stranded and unable to return to the UK to complete her scenes. READ MORE: Bill Bailey's 'wake-up' call over health condition that has put him in hospital multiple times The actor revealed that it wasn't the first time travel woes had disrupted her acting gigs, recounting to Metro.
co.uk how filming a winter special in the Outer Hebrides had been quite a perilous affair. She candidly described the conditions the cast endured, saying they braved "extremely cold" weather, labelling the shoot as "Extremely freezing, freezing, freezing.
It wasn't the most comfortable of shoots, but it was the most inspiring!" reports the Express ..
