The climax of the special is a breech birth during a sudden power cut on Christmas Eve. Nurse Shelagh Turner (Laura Main) and Dr. Patrick Turner (Stephen McGann) perform a dangerous internal version by candlelight, saving both mother and baby. The baby is named —a nod to the season’s promise of new beginnings.
The 2020 Call the Midwife Christmas Special, set in December 1965, followed the Nonnatus House team navigating a circus arrival, a high-risk pregnancy for a friend of Shelagh Turner, and a health crisis for Sister Monica Joan. The episode was a major success, drawing 5.4 million viewers to become the most-watched non-royal broadcast on Christmas Day 2020. Read the full details on BBC One . AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more Call.The.Midwife.S10E00.Christmas.Special.2020....
Step back into December 1965 as the residents of Nonnatus House navigate a festive season filled with unexpected wonders and poignant challenges. Here is a look at what made the so memorable: The climax of the special is a breech
Unlike many holiday specials that feel like filler, is a vital chapter in the Call the Midwife canon. It sets up major Series 10 arcs: The baby is named —a nod to the