Call The Midwife ‘set to take a break’ for first time in 13 years
The period drama has been a beloved fixture on TV for more than a decade.
The creator of Call the Midwife has hinted that the BBC series could be put on pause in the very near future.
This would mark the first time that the period drama has gone on a break since it first started airing 13 years ago, having released a new season every year since 2012.
Created by Heidi Thomas, Call the Midwife – which boasts cast members including Helen George, Judy Parfitt, Jenny Agutter and Laura Main – was originally based on the memoirs of nurse and midwife Jennifer Worth.
The heartwarming and heartbreaking show follows midwives working in the East End of London, so far following stories set between the 1950s and the 1970s.
In a new interview, screenwriter Helen has opened up about what could lie in store for the TV programme, including whether it could draw to a close in the near future.
Speaking to Radio Times magazine, the 62-year-old said: ‘I don’t believe Call the Midwife will ever end. But I do think we might take a break at some point.’
Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas with cast members Helen George, Jennifer Kirby and Leonie Elliott in 2019 (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)Heidi added that while she’s ‘not in a position to talk about things’, there is a ‘rolling, ongoing conversation’ about what the ‘end point’ of the series is, and what they are ‘working towards’.
‘Increasingly, we do see opportunities to expand our storytelling world. So if we do take a break, it will be with a view to looking at other aspects of Call the Midwife,’ she added, seemingly hinting at a future spin-off.
‘Watch this space,’ she added cryptically when asked directly about the possibility.
