A group from Nonnatus House travels overseas in order to assist a struggling clinic in South Africa.A group from Nonnatus House travels overseas in order to assist a struggling clinic in South Africa.A group from Nonnatus House travels overseas in order to assist a struggling clinic in South Africa.
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- TriviaHelen George (Trixie) and Jack Ashton (Tom) were in a relationship when this episode aired. Later they had a daughter together. In the episode, Trixie gives Tom advice as to how to propose to Barbara, played by Charlotte Ritchie.
- GoofsWhen Phyllis is helping the woman giving birth by the tree she asks her to kneel to facilitate the process, but after she does the camera shows Phyllis talking and the woman appears still standing even though she knelt in the previous take.
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It left its heart in Poplar
Sending a show to a foreign country is a tried and tested technique for opening up new possibilities, especially for a Christmas Special. So off go the midwives to Africa, to do pretty much what they've always done, only in the sun.
Oh dear, this episode dragged. I understand that BBC need big ratings at Christmas and know that people will watch this, but at 90 minutes this was too long. At an hour long this would have been a treat, as all the other 'Call the Midwife' Christmas specials have been. Not this time.
Nobody gives a bad performance, the story being told is fine, but it just felt a bit bloated, much like the nation watching it on Christmas night.
Oh dear, this episode dragged. I understand that BBC need big ratings at Christmas and know that people will watch this, but at 90 minutes this was too long. At an hour long this would have been a treat, as all the other 'Call the Midwife' Christmas specials have been. Not this time.
Nobody gives a bad performance, the story being told is fine, but it just felt a bit bloated, much like the nation watching it on Christmas night.
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- Dec 26, 2016
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