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Every episode of BBC's Call the Midwife pulls viewers in with endearing storylines, kind characters and it's feel-good factor, and now fans won't have to wait too long for it to be back on screens. Following a teary Christmas special, the period drama has confirmed it's next series, which will mark the programme's 13th run, is just days away from airing. BBC bosses have now revealed that viewers will be able to pick up where the East London-based show left off this Sunday (January 7).

Stephen McGann is one of the four famous McGann brothers, who is best known for his role as Dr Patrick Turner in Call the Midwife. The new series of the hit BBC period drama returned earlier this year, much to the delight of fans as we follow a group of midwives and doctors working in East End London during the late 1950s and 1960s.

Stephen McGann, who plays the beloved Dr Patrick Turner in the BBC One drama Call the Midwife, has been a fan favourite since the show first aired in 2012.The actor, now 60, portrays the heroic doctor who cares for the residents of Poplar during the 1950s and 60s. Dr Turner is a hero in the East End community, saving lives, delivering babies, and melting viewers' hearts with every episode. Fans were overjoyed when his character found love with Sheelagh Mannion after becoming a widower at a young age, reports My London.

It’s 1969 when the midwives and nurses of Nonnatus House return to help deliver lots more babies - and some of their best scenes yet. Series thirteen of Call the Midwife returns with a guest appearance from comic Rosie Jones and two new faces join the team. All our old favourites are back too - and writer Heidi Thomas tells us what’s coming up.

He is one of the four McGann brothers and has been a familiar face on out TV screens, including the likes of Emmerdale, for years. But Stephen McGann is probably best known for playing Dr Patrick Turner in BBC One's Call the Midwife.

Ever since her early appearances in the TV show The Newcomers and the much-loved film, The Railway Children, Jenny Agutter has been on our screens for more than 60 years. These days, she’s more widely known for playing Sister Julienne in Call The Midwife. What originally started out as a one-off series in 2012 is still going strong with more than 100 episodes – including 11 specials, a 12th airing on Christmas Day, and a brand new series in January.

Bill Cosby has been sued again for sexual assault, this time in Nevada under a newly-enacted law that eliminates the statute of limitations for civil cases.

J. Kim Murphy Bill Cosby faces a new sexual assault lawsuit, this one in the state of Nevada. A case in the name of nine women was filed in the U.S. District Court for Nevada, alleging that the disgraced actor and comedian exercised his “enormous power, fame and prestige” to isolate and sexually assault the individuals named in the case. Per NBC News, a group of the women will speak in an interview on “NBC News Daily” on Thursday. Pam Joy Abeyta, Lili Bernard, Rebecca Cooper, Janice Dickinson, Lise-Lotte Lublin, Linda Kirkpatrick, Janice Baker Kinney, Angela Leslie and Heidi Thomas are named in the case. Cosby was convicted of a criminal sexual assault charge in Pennsylvania in April 2018. However, in 2021, the actor was released from prison after spending nearly three years behind the bars; the conviction was overturned by the state Supreme Court. The actor, now 85 years old, has discussed plans for a comedy tour.

‘Call The Midwife’ Renewed For Seasons 14 & 15 By BBC

THE BBC has confirmed the fate of one of its most popular series. Call The Midwife has been renewed for two more series.

Dame Judi Dench has said her upcoming film Allelujah speaks to the “debt we owe” NHS staff. The veteran actress, 87, stars in the story about surviving old age alongside Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders and Harry Potter’s David Bradley. Based on the stage play by Alan Bennett and written by Call The Midwife screenwriter Heidi Thomas, the film was directed by Sir Richard Eyre.

Judi Dench was in good spirits as she posed alongside Jennifer Saunders at the European premiere of movie Allelujah during the 66th BFI London Film Festival at the Southbank Centre on Sunday. The actress, 87, showcased her chic sense of style in all black attire as she draped an elaborately patterned black and gold scarf over her shoulder. Fellow screen star Jennifer, 64, looked stylish in a black pinstripe suit, with the star wearing a long red and blue scarf to add a splash of colour to her look.

BBC drama, as Reverend Tom, for four years before revealing that he would not be returning for the show's eighth series. READ MORE: Call the Midwife star Daniel Laurie's real age, famous EastEnders dad and forgotten TV role The couple share two daughters, Wren Ivy and Lark, who they sometimes share updates about on social media, much to fans' delights. Helen, 40, left the last series early to go on maternity leave for her daughter Lark, but she will be making a comeback in the new series.

READ MORE: Call the Midwife star shares 'overwhelming' health battle after epic BBC series finaleThe actor also responded to the news, saying the nomination makes him "feel alive."Daniel has appeared in Call the Midwife since 2017, playing the kind-hearted and trusting Reggie.Both the actor and his character have Down's Syndrome - the show's creator Heidi Thomas was partly inspired to introduce Reggie in series six by her brother David who also had the condition but sadly died young.Kind-hearted Reggie was first introduced back in 2017 after tragedy struck. He was living with his elderly mother until she suffered a fatal heart attack at church.

READ MORE: Call the Midwife star Richard Fleeshman looks unrecognisable 16 years after Coronation Street exit Taking to Twitter on Thursday (August 4), Stephen shared a selfie alongside his wife as the pair smiled at the camera wearing sunglasses. He also gave a shout-out to his Call the Midwife co-star Jenny Agutter who also got married on the same day. Stephen captioned the post: "Me and this one are 32 years married today.

Call The Midwife has been voted the best show of the last 25 years in a poll conducted by Radio Times to mark their 25th anniversary. The London-based midwife series, based loosely on real life events, secured a quarter of all the votes and beat other household favourites to the top spot. The series triumphed over popular TV series such as Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, which were both immensely popular in their time.

BBC series. The actor, 59, has played Dr Patrick Turner since the series began in 2012 and recently confessed to his wife Heidi Thomas, who is the writer and creator of the period drama, what he didn't like about filming.He explained to his wife, 59, that he didn't like acting with babies during the Covid-19 pandemic.Due to the pandemic, it wasn't safe for real babies to be on set, therefore the stars of the show found themselves acting with dolls and fake babies which had to be disguised using blankets.Speaking at the BFI and Radio Television Festival, he explained that he missed having real babies on set."They know I am soppy because I love a baby, I am one of those blokes, I couldn’t pick a baby up in the early years of my life," he said.He added: "And then I had a child, and sometimes nurses and the midwifery nurses are like ‘Oh just give him the baby’ while the mums are eyeing me up still."In response, Heidi admitted that this was the first time her husband had said anything about a storyline she had written for him."When I created the series, obviously we are married, and we have been for years, but he never ever in all this time commented on his storyline.

BBC's biggest shows?While some of the famous connections are well known, such as Call The Midwife's Stephen McGann's marriage to writer Heidi Thomas, others may come as a surprise to viewers.From Hollywood icons to famous siblings, soap legends and Doctor Who stars, the talent runs deep within the family roots - with many going on to work with their partners or follow in their family footsteps.Here, Daily Star takes a closer look at some of the BBC stars with famous family links.Call The Midwife features some of the biggest stars of TV, including actor Daniel Laurie who plays Reggie Jackson in the BBC One period drama.After making his debut in the series back in 2017, the character has become a fan favourite - but it is not his only leading role, as Daniel has also appeared in drama series including ITV's Vera and Finding Alice too.It is no surprise that Daniel is a talented actor, as his father also played a memorable EastEnders villain.Daniel's father is none other than Dirty Den Watts actor himself, Leslie Grantham, whose surprise return to Albert Square in 2003 not only shocked the residents - but viewers too.The late Leslie, who died in 2018, was originally thought to be dead after being shot and falling into a river in 1989 - only for the character to turn up alive and well over 14 years later.

BBC period drama.Known for his kind nature and married to the former Sister Bernadette - AKA Laura Main’s character Shelagh Turner - he was recently rescued from the wreckage of a train crash.Since arriving on the show, he has been involved in plenty of hard-hitting storylines, including fostering daughter May and dealing with his son Timothy’s polio diagnosis.But what about actor Stephen’s life away from the spotlight of Call the Midwife? Fans might be shocked to know that he is married to one of his co-stars in reality, and has three very famous brothers.And he didn’t start out as an actor, as Stephen initially trained in music. From Emmerdale fame to a tragic illness affecting Stephen’s life, Daily Star takes a look at the man away from the limelight.

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Call the Midwife chiefs have to limit the amount of blood they show on the BBC on Christmas Day.Fans of the TV drama starring Jenny Agutter and Helen George are used to seeing graphic scenes as the nuns and midwives deliver babies and cope with medical emergencies.But there is one day of the year when the BBC puts its foot down and tells the producers to keep bloody clips to a minimum.Creator Heidi Thomas tells Radio Times: “Every so often we get into a minor negotiation with them about the amount of blood you can see on Christmas Day.”Fans are currently on tenterhooks over this Sunday’s finale.It looks like TV favourites Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) and Sister Julienne (Agutter) might be killed off.Both were left for dead at the end of last Sunday’s cliffhanger after they were caught up in an horrific train crash.Asked if she would bump such popular characters off, Heidi said: “I’m a very daring woman.”The show has been recommissioned for two more series which will take the story to 1969.Heidi added: “I don’t see us running out of stories any time soon.”Actress Helen has hit back at trolls after getting "ridiculous" messages about the fact she was pregnant while filming the show.The BBC star revealed that she's had messages from people questioning why she was shooting the latest instalment of the East End drama when she was clearly pregnant, particularly when her character Trixie wasn't.Helen – who gave birth to her second daughter, Lark, late last year – took to Twitter to respond to her critics and suggested that people just support each other."I've seen too many ridiculous comments about my pregnancy whilst filming Call The Midwife," she wrote, adding that she thanked those who had sent "the lovely comments"."Women get