'Call the Midwife's 2025 Christmas Special Boldly Goes Where No Nun Has Gone Before

When Call the Midwife first debuted back in 2012, it was one of the BBC's biggest out-of-the-box hits with audiences right from the jump. It was so popular, PBS jumped on board right away, bringing the first season across the pond before the end of the year. However, while most BBC drama series on PBS usually run multiple seasons, it's rare for them to hit Season 10 (as we've noted before, Grantchester is something of an outlier). Season 15 is practically unheard of, and few would have thought that a BBC show on PBS would run that long, let alone have one of its biggest years ever a decade and a half on.

However, Call the Midwife has defied the odds, not only gearing up for a 15th season with its second-ever two-part Christmas special, but a prequel spinoff, a feature film, and Season 16 all still to come. It's also taking home awards, beating newer, more buzzy shows like Bridgerton and Baby Reindeer at the 2025 Television and Radio Industries Club Awards and the National Television Awards. It's also given the show's creator, Heidi Thomas, a chance to drop delightful tidbits about the forthcoming 2025 Christmas episodes.

Speaking to the RadioTimes after their win, Thomas admitted, "I was born in '62, so Christmas 1971 is a vivid memory for me. It was probably peak Christmas when I was nine. So it is full of nostalgia for those 1970s Christmases, but it has got a lovely, diverse ring to it. Literally, we cover Hanukkah, the Jewish feast of lights, and there's the whole Chinese/Hong Kong dimension. So it feels very, very rich," she said. "It's very much like a melting pot of communities; it's not just about one community. It's about people coming together in the depths of winter and creating something bright out of the darkness, which is just lovely."