PREMIERING THURSDAY, DEC. 25 at 7 PM

This year’s festive trip to Poplar sees Call the Midwife celebrate Christmas a two-hour special! Set in both Poplar and Hong Kong, Call the Midwife follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care.

The residents of Poplar are preparing for Christmas while Fred (Cliff Parisi) and Violet (Annabelle Apsion) get ready to fly to Hong Kong to visit her son. On arrival and carrying parcels for the sisters, they head to the Hong Kong Branch House but immediately spot that a large building has collapsed in a landslide and it appears there are casualties.

Joyce Highland (RENEE BAILEY) and Rosalind Clifford (NATALIE QUARRY)

Back home, Sister Hilda (Fenella Woolgar) confirms the news and a rescue mission is hastily organised. A team from Nonnatus make emergency plans to head out. Senior members of the convent embark on a mercy mission, swapping the snowy East End of London for the sun-drenched terrain of Hong Kong. The rise in hospital births, and wider changes in the NHS, have clipped their wings.

But their mission to the Far East is a chance to take flight and work out what really matters. For her part, Sister Julienne suddenly finds herself excited about the Order’s future. After years of battling change, she decides to embrace it and see what love can do.

Joyce Highland (RENEE BAILEY), Trixie Franklin (HELEN GEORGE), Sister Julienne (JENNY AGUTTER)

Upcoming broadcasts of Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025 include (view the listings here) :

• Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025 (premiere) — Thursday, Dec 25 at 7:00 pm
• Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025 (repeat) — Thursday, Dec 25 at 9:00 pm
• Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025 (repeat) — Sunday, Dec. 28 at 3:00 am

Holiday Marathon| How to Stream Call the Midwife On Demand?

Ready for a holiday marathon? Catch up with four Holiday Specials from Call the Midwife as we count down to the 2025 premiere Thursday, December 25 at 7 p.m. Watch with PBS Passport→

Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025 will be available to stream on demand Thurs., Dec. 25 at 7 p.m. for APT Passport subscribers (with any donation of at least $5/month or $60/year) via pbs.org and the free PBS App: available on Roku, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, and iOS and Android devices. All Alabama APT Passport donations directly benefit Alabama Public Television.

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