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3rd March 2026
11:23am GMT
The Call the Midwife Christmas special has been part of our Christmas Day for years now, but it looks like things won't be the same this December.
According to reports, the BBC drama won't have a Christmas special this year.
Fans of the show are set to miss out on the beloved Call the Midwife Christmas special, series creator Heidi Thomas has announced.
The show is set to go on a hiatus in 2027, but that's to make way for two huge Call the Midwife projects, including a movie.
"We have made 15 series in 15 years – I’ve known for a couple of years that that situation won’t go on forever. The sets need repair. The nuns’ habits are worn out. It takes 14 months to make every series," Heidi Thomas explained to Radio Times.
Thomas explained that the 16th season of the show will return "slightly recalibrated".
Viewers can expect changes, but "the change itself is not destructive; it’s nourishing."
The show usually returns in January, but series creator Heidi Thomas said they're busy filming the movie, as well as the prequel series, so we could be waiting some time for season 16.
Heidi Thomas also told Yours:
"We're going to do a film that involves most of the current cast, set in 1972, possibly 1973. We're going to do that first, then we'll return to the current style. Series 16 will have a slightly different setting because of changes in the NHS.
She added, "It'll still be in the East End of London, but possibly something like a small community hospital or a GP practice, but that's something I'll be working on later this year."
