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Call the Midwife fans thrilled as BBC announces new series, prequel series and a film

Call the Midwife fans are overjoyed at the news a spin off sequel AND a film will be made, as well as a new series for BBC One.

The plot is said to concern a visit from Nonnatus House staff to Hong Kong on a mercy mission, with the younger midwives left to cope in Poplar alone. Set in 1971, Call the Midwife series 15 will also unfold against a backdrop of Women’s Lib, premature births, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis and slavery. Stephen McGann plays Dr Patrick Turner (Credit: BBC iPlayer) Reacting to the announcements, Facebook users couldn’t be more thrilled.

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