Call the Midwife fan favourite Helen George has revealed why BBC viewers can resonate with the hit period drama as the latest series comes to an end
Helen George has played Nurse Trixie Aylward in Call the Midwife since 2012(Image: BBC / Neal Street Productions / Nicky Johnston)
Helen George has made a heartfelt admission as the countdown to the final episode of Call the Midwife series 15 begins.
The last episode of the current season airs this Sunday (March 8) before the BBC drama is rested to make way for a Second World War spin-off prequel and a film.
Ahead of the farewell before the residents of Poplar take a well-deserved break, Helen, who stars as Trixie Aylward, revealed how the believes programme is so popular because it shows the “truthful” side to real-life which many viewers relate too.
She told Radio Times: “It’s ugly and it’s dirty and it’s painful and it’s hard – it’s f***ing hard -and all that is shown on Call the Midwife. Not grotesquely glamorised and not sensationalised. Just truthfully.”
Helen added the period drama, which follows a group of midwives working in the East End of London around the 1950s and 60s and now early 70s “won’t be the same” when the series returns.
The 41-year-old actress added: “It is just a pause, because we know it’s coming back but it won’t be the same, with different characters leaving and whatever.”
Writer Heidi Thomas previously told Yours last month: “I don’t think it’s the last series in the classic form but we are going to take a break from it for a couple of years.”
“We’re going to do a film that involves most the current cast, set in 1972, possibly 1973.
“We’re going to do that first, then we’ll return to the current style.
“Series 16 will have a slightly different setting because of changes in NHS. It’ll still be in the East End of London but possibly something like a small community hospital or a GP practice, but that’s something I’ll be working on later this year.”
The synopsis for the final episode of series 15 teases: ““Sister Veronica must decide her future now she is not currently a nun, but not fully part of the world either.
“The Maternity Home prepares to close its doors, but Dr Turner is determined to preserve equipment and resources for his patients until the last possible moment. The Mullucks fight for the rights of all Thalidomide victims, while Cyril and Rosalind prepare for their wedding.”
The BBC has also released a photo of Sister Monica Joan lying in bed, eyes closed, with her hands by her side.
Is this the end for the adored sister? Viewers will have to wait and see what lies ahead for Sister Monica Joan.
Call the Midwife continues Sunday, March 8 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer
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