Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly looking to give new life - and a bigger budget - to BBC hit Call The Midwife. The heart-warming period drama, following the lives of nurse midwives working in the East End of London, has been a hit ever since it launched on the Beeb in 2012.
But now writer Heidi Thomas is said to have been approached by Netflix who are looking to capitalise on its success and huge audience by offering bigger budgets and more episodes in each series.
A TV insider told the Daily Star: "The hour-long format of the programme and its huge viewing figures make it an irresistible prospect for Netflix. "They would also be able to make more than the current eight episodes per series and it would be watched globally." And
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