The show returned at Christmas for a special two-part episode across Christmas Day and Boxing Day when it was revealed the series would begin in January.
Call the Midwife began in 2012 and was originally based on the books by Jennifer Worth and her time as a midwife in the East End of London during the 1950s.
The BBC show has since gained global audiences and has been renewed until at least 2026.
So you are ready for a new series of Call the Midwife, here’s the full cast list, how to watch the BBC drama and what to expect from the 14th series.
Call the Midwife’s new series begins tonight!!!
In our first episode the Isle of Dogs erupts in protest – but when Mayor Violet attempts to calm the agitators, she discovers trouble on her own doorstep…#CallTheMidwife. The new series. Begins tonight at 8pm on BBC1 xx pic.twitter.com/cTKDZr7msH
— Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) January 5, 2025
Call the Midwife cast list
Along with some returning faces, the show will also be introducing some new faces to Poplar.
- Sister Julienne: Jenny Agutter
- Nurse Phyllis Crane: Linda Bassett
- Sister Monica Joan: Judy Parfitt
- Nurse Trixie Aylward: Helen George
- Nurse Shelagh Turner: Laura Main
- Dr Patrick Turner: Stephen McGann
- Fred Buckle: Cliff Parisi
- Violet Buckle: Annabelle Apsion
- Miss Millicent Higgins: Georgie Glen
- Cyril Robinson: Zephryn Taitte
- Nurse Nancy Corrigan: Megan Cusack
- Sister Veronica: Rebecca Gethings
- Reggie Jackson: Daniel Laurie
- Nurse Joyce Highland: Renee Bailey
- Nurse Rosalind Clifford: Natalie Quarry
- Angela Turner: Alice Brown
- Teddy Turner: Edward Shaw
- May Tang: April Rae Hoang
- Basil Verney: Max Gold
- Lance Welch: Tim Bowie
- Esther Noble: Andrea Irvine
- Roy Booker: Bryn Hodgen
- Tom Southwell: Munro Graham
- Sister Leyden: Julie Jupp
- Roger Noble: Conor O’Donnell
- Philip Cunningham: Paul Thornley
- Colette Corrigan: Francesca Fullilove
- Grace Cunningham: Caroline Faber
- Paula Cunningham: Kitty Anderson
- Ingrid Martin: Jade Dowsett-Roberts
- Voice of mature Jennifer Worth: Vanessa Redgrave
How to watch Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife will air on BBC One weekly on Sunday evenings at 8pm, starting on January 5.
You can also watch the show on BBC iPlayer where you can watch all previous series as well.
Call the Midwife Series 14 Preview: Modern machines and mental fashions!#CallTheMidwife. The new series. Starts Sunday at 8pm on BBC1. xx pic.twitter.com/SAY3vSTDGm
— Call the Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) January 1, 2025
What to expect from series 14 of Call the Midwife
The latest series of Call the Midwife, sees the show enter the 1970s with a bang, as the nurses must help support a pregnant teenage girl whose parents believe in an immaculate conception.
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Elsewhere, protests and demonstrations are rising in London as activists on the Isle of Dogs blockade access to the island.
Helen George’s Trixie also experiences a big change as she takes on a new role that makes her an instrumental part of a new management plan for Poplar.
Call the Midwife is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.