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    What a wonderful performance by Miranda Hart last night. he showed how well she can play a serious part as well as a comedy one. She is totally believable in the part of Chumley. Well done
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    She certainly did. She was great. I enjoyed last nights more than the first episode.

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    12 February 2012

    When Frank, the brother of Peggy the cleaner at Nonnatus House, is diagnosed with cancer Jenny and the nuns are called upon to provide him with care.
    In doing so Jenny comes to know the siblings better, learning of their upbringing in a workhouse and the profound effect it has had on their relationship.

    Meanwhile the other residents of Nonnatus House find themselves involved in Fred’s latest money-making venture – a pig called Evie. Fred’s plan had been to make his fortune from bacon but this is scuppered when it’s realised the pig is pregnant. The nuns and nurses help Fred and Evie in the manner they know best.

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    19 February 2012

    Sister Monica Joan is found wandering near the docks and returned to Nonnatus House by the police.
    Her adventure takes its toll and she succumbs to pneumonia. Eventually she recovers, only to find herself in trouble with the law when she is accused of theft. As the case progresses to trial, everyone fears that Sister Monica Joan could go to jail.

    Chummy has further worries when her mother makes a trip to inspect her new 'beau'. The visit isn’t a success and Chummy suffers a crisis of confidence, breaking off her relationship with PC Noakes. Jenny and the other midwives pull together to convince her she's making a mistake.

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    Call the Midwife's final episode will be broadcast half an hour later than usual on Sunday, February 19.

    The BBC has shifted the popular period drama from 8pm to 8.30pm after ITV scheduled a half-hour episode of Coronation Street at 8pm.

    "Call the Midwife has been the standout hit of the year and it's both surprising and disappointing for viewers that ITV1 were prepared to sacrifice an episode of Coronation Street just to damage its audience," a corporation insider told PA.

    However, an ITV spokesman disputed the BBC's claims, saying: "We've moved it to Sunday because that's the next available similar time slot and it's for one night only."

    Coronation Street will not air its usual 8.30pm edition on Thursday, February 16 due to ITV's broadcast of Manchester City's UEFA Cup game versus Porto.

    Call the Midwife has soared in popularity since its premiere last month, achieving over 9 million viewers last Sunday for its most recent instalment.

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    Former Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien has revealed playing teen mum Sarah Platt in the soap prepared her for childbirth.
    The 28-year-old actress is mother to three-year-old daughter Scarlett with ex-boyfriend and Corrie star Ryan Thomas, and is currently starring as an expectant mum in hit BBC show Call The Midwife.
    Tina told Inside Soap magazine: "When Sara had baby Bethany in Corrie, everyone made sure I was well prepped - I was given a lot of videos to watch!
    "But it's very different doing birthing scenes when you've actually been through it in real life.
    "We had a real midwife advising us during filming on Call The Midwife, and she could tell I'd had a baby of my own."
    In Corrie Sarah has moved to Italy to work in Milan, but her family still live on the street.
    Tina said: "It would be tempting if I was asked to go back, but it would depend on the situation at the time.
    "I'd be incredibly flattered if they did ask, though, because I really enjoyed my time on Corrie."

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    Who would have thought that a Sunday night drama about a group of midwives in 1950s London would become such a hit? Well, Call The Midwife has certainly captured the audience's attention, so we're sure you'll be sad to hear it's the last episode of the series tonight.

    Still, we've still got one episode to savour, so do you fancy some photos? Well, we live to serve! We've got our hands on these pictures of Chummy (Miranda Hart) and PC Noakes (Ben Caplan) - aren't they sweet?

    But don't get too excited - Chummy's terrifying mother Lady Fortescue-Cholomondely-Browne (Cheryl Campbell) is bringing her incredible name to Nonnatus House for a visit. We have a feeling this could come between Chummy and Noakes...

    Take a look at the photos from Call The Midwife below - and don't worry, a second series is on the way!





    Call The Midwife airs tonight (February 19) at 8.30pm on BBC One.

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    Call the Midwife will air a Christmas special on BBC One this year, it has been announced.

    The BBC confirmed today that the '50s drama, which focuses on nursing nuns in the East End of London, will return to screens earlier than expected.

    Midwife, starring Miranda Hart, Jenny Agutter and Pam Ferris, was recommissioned after only two episodes following its huge viewing figures.

    BBC's drama controller Ben Stephenson said: "Following its huge success, we simply couldn't resist treating audiences to a Call the Midwife special this year - our Christmas present for all BBC One viewers."

    Executive producer Pippa Harris teased: "As the nights draw in and Christmas approaches, the residents of Nonnatus House pull together to celebrate the season in their own very special way.

    "Christmas celebrates one particular birth, and so it's especially fitting for BBC One to pay a visit to these much-loved characters, whose daily lives revolve around the joys and tribulations of childbirth."

    Created by Heidi Thomas, the period medical series broadcast its first run of six episodes from January on Sunday nights.

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    Excellent News
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    Call the Midwife will commence its second series later this month.

    The 1950s-set drama will return to BBC One on Sunday, January 20 at 8pm, the channel has confirmed.

    The highly successful and popular series will run for an extended eight episodes.

    Call the Midwife became a record-breaking ratings success for the BBC in early 2012.

    Based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth, the drama follows newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine) and the work of her colleagues and the nuns of Nonnatus House, a nursing convent.

    Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Miranda Hart, Judy Parfitt and Laura Main are also among the cast.

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