PBS announced today that the critically-acclaimed British drama CALL THE MIDWIFE will return for its 11th season Sundays, March 20-May 8, 2022, @ 8:00PM ET on PBS stations (check local listings). Commissioned in partnership with the BBC, the eight-part series, which follows the nurses, midwives, and nuns from Nonnatus House in London’s East End, will air as part of PBS’s Sunday night drama lineup and will stream nationally on PBS.org and the PBS Video App.
Following an eventful holiday special, the series picks up in the spring of 1967, where celebrations are underway for a colorful Easter bonnet parade outside Nonnatus House. Sister Monica Joan and Reggie are excited about the Eurovision song contest, while Cyril and Lucille settle into blissful married life. Nancy, having just passed her midwifery examinations, is about to don her red cardigan for the first time, and Sister Frances examines a newly married woman who presents some troubling symptoms. Derek and Audrey Fleming return to Poplar with good news. Builders demolishing a nearby tenement block make a shocking discovery that has a heartbreaking effect on the team.
CALL THE MIDWIFE stars Jenny Agutter (“The Railway Children,” “The Eagle Has Landed“) as Sister Julienne; Annabelle Apsion (“Shameless“) as Violet Buckle; Olly Rix (“The Spanish Princess“) as Matthew Aylward; Linda Bassett (“East Is East,” “Lark Rise To Candleford“) as Nurse Phyllis Crane; Ella Bruccoleri (“The Last Kingdom“) as Sister Frances; Megan Cusack (“The Cherry Orchard“) as Pupil Midwife Nancy Corrigan; Leonie Elliott as Nurse Lucille Anderson (“Danny and the Human Zoo“); Helen George (“Hollyoaks,” “Doctors“) as Nurse Trixie Franklin; Georgie Glen (“Waterloo Road“) as Miss Higgins; Daniel Laurie (“The Dark Tower“) as Reggie Jackson; Laura Main (“Monarch of the Glen“) as Nurse Shelagh Turner; Stephen McGann (“Emmerdale“) as Dr. Patrick Turner; Judy Parfitt (“Little Dorrit,” Girl With a Pearl Earring) as Sister Monica Joan; Cliff Parisi (“EastEnders“) as Fred Buckle; Zephryn Taitte (“Brothers With No Game“) as Cyril Robinson; and Fenella Woolgar (“Bright Young Things,” “Home Fires“) as Sister Hilda. Vanessa Redgrave provides the voice of the mature Jennifer Worth.
CALL THE MIDWIFE will be available for streaming concurrently with broadcast on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video App, available on iOS, Android, Roku streaming devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast, and VIZIO. PBS station members can stream episodes a week early via PBS Passport. Each Sunday (beginning on the night of the premiere), the next week’s episode will be available with PBS Passport. For more information about PBS Passport, visit the PBS Passport FAQ website.
CALL THE MIDWIFE is created and written by Heidi Thomas. Executive producers are Pippa Harris, Heidi Thomas, and Ann Tricklebank. The series is a Neal Street Production for BBC/PBS and is distributed internationally by BBC Studios.
