Call the Midwifedebuted in 2012 and has been a staple on BBC One and PBS ever since. But now the beloved series is making the jump to the big screen with a feature-film adaptation that takes our favorite characters abroad for an all-new adventure.
Call the Midwifefollows the midwives and nuns at Nonnatus House in London as they help women, their newborn babies, and individuals in need amid varying circumstances. Each season ofCall the Midwifeis set in a specific year,focusing on historical detailsand context in true dramatic fashion. The first season began in 1957, while the most recent seasons ofCall the Midwifeventuredinto the 1970s. With each new season,Call the Midwifeinches closer to modernity at the London-based convent. The newly announced feature film, however, will expand outside of England.
The details of theCall the Midwifemovie were announced in May 2025 as filming for Season 15 began. The cast, story, and additional new projects related toCall the Midwifehave fans excited for good reason.
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When Neal Street announced that Season 15 ofCall the Midwifehad commenced, the production company added additional exciting news. In addition to moreCall the Midwife, anextension of the show will be adapted into a film.According to executive producer Dame Pippa Harris DBE, the popularity ofCall the Midwifein the current media landscapeled to the decision to expand the franchise. She explained, “Emboldened by this warmth and enthusiasm, now feels like the right time to expand our world and take our nuns and midwives onto the big screen with our movie, andback in time with the prequel!”
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There is a lot about the movie that remains unclear, but Eva Yates, Director of BBC Film, noted:
“Call the Midwifehas always brilliantly explored the issues and experiences of women across history and it is with great excitement that we are… expanding the Midwife universe to bring these wonderful characters onto the big screen.”
The characters in question include members of the current cast in an overseas setting.The movie will be written by show creator, Heidi Thomas, IBE, and produced by Harris and Ann Tricklebank.
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TheCall the Midwifemoviepromises to take on the same controversial topics as the show, but the specifics as to how and where are not clear. Season 15 ofCall the Midwifehits the airwaves in early 2026 with a two-part Christmas special set in bothHong Kong and London, suggesting the former could be where the movie is set.
For now, in the words ofCall the Midwifecreator and showrunner Heidi Thomas, “Whilstthe location of the film remains top-secret, I can say it is going to look absolutely fantastic on the big screen!”
‘Call The Midwife’ Is Getting a Prequel TV Series Set in WWII
Call the Midwifewas initially based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, a nurse who worked in London’s East End during the 1950s.Call the Midwifehas already ventured outside the scope of Worth’s books and will again with the prequel series.
In Worth’s first book,Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times, she provides a historical summary of midwifery in Britain prior to her personal experiences. In this, shepraised the midwives at Nonnatus House, noting they worked “among the poorest of the poor and for about half of the nineteenth century they were the only reliable midwives” in the area.Worth alsospecifically mentioned how these midwives, “Remained in London and endured the Blitz with its intensive bombing of the docks. They delivered babies in air-raid shelters, dugouts, church crypts, and underground stations.”
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These words essentially set the stage for the prequel series. ACall the Midwifeprequel set during World War Twois a way to contextualize the main show and incorporate history from one of the most challenging periods in Britain’s history.Call the Midwife’s writer and creator said,
“having wept, laughed, and raged my way from 1957 to 1971, I found myself yearning to delve into the deeper past. The Blitz years in the East End were extraordinary - filled with loss, togetherness, courage and joy. The bombs fell, the babies kept on coming, and the Sisters kept on going. There will be so much in the prequel for our wonderful, loyal fans, including the appearance of some familiar (if much younger!) faces.”
