Call The Midwife creator says she thinks the drama ‘might take a break’
The BBC series, which charts the early years of Nonnatus House in London’s East End, has been a huge success since it debuted in 2012.
Call The Midwife creator Heidi Thomas has said she thinks the popular period drama might “take a break at some point” but does not believe it will “ever end”.
The BBC One series, which charts the early years of fictional Nonnatus House in London’s East End, has been a huge success since it debuted in 2012.
It is currently airing its 14th season, which sees fan favourite nurse Nancy Corrigan return to Poplar for her wedding to her fiance Roger, played by Connor O’Donnell.
However, actress Megan Cusack who plays Nancy has revealed she is set to leave the show. She joined the drama in 2021.
Discussing the show’s future, Thomas told the Radio Times: “Those of us who are most invested with the show, cast and producers alike, who have been there since the beginning, it is our lives.
“I don’t believe Call The Midwife will ever end. But I do think we might take a break at some point.”
The writer said she is “not in a position to talk about things” currently but there is a “rolling, ongoing conversation” about the show’s future that they have at this stage every year.
She added that they do see opportunities to “expand” the Call The Midwife world, which is the direction they will go if the main show takes a break.
The Call The Midwife writing schedule is continuous for Thomas, who starts writing the next Christmas special shortly after her decorations come down for the year.
She will be maintaining this schedule for at least two more years as the drama is commissioned until series 16, according to the Radio Times.
Thomas said: “One day, I’ll be able to look back and say, ‘God, I was lucky’. For Call The Midwife to be my mission, my defining show, my hope, my joy, my torment, for x number of years, I just feel really lucky.”
Meanwhile, the future for Cusack on the show is more clear, as she confirms she is leaving.
“Sometimes, you’ve got to step out of your comfort zone to grow. I’ve learned so much, but I’m at the start of my career and I need to take a leap of faith,” she said.
“It’s bittersweet, really. I’ve made lifelong friendships there and I get to take those with me.
“But when I think about not rocking up to set and seeing Tim, who’s part of the grips team, with his guitar hanging out of his van and serenading people at half six in the morning … it really has been like a family.”
