Call the Midwife

- Season 8

(2019)

As Christmas approaches, Sisters Julienne and Winifred are called to the Mother House, where important decisions must be made. Meanwhile, Trixie returns from Italy, and the midwives help with a difficult birth.

As two new nuns join Nonnatus House, a shocking case exposes the seedier side of Poplar, while a complicated birth tests Trixie and Phyllis.

As Violet runs for election as a councillor, Lucille befriends an elderly woman facing eviction, and Sister Hilda supports a Ghanaian family suffering from a mysterious illness.

A troubled mother receives support from Shelagh and an unexpected source, Valerie helps a woman whose child is born with a cleft palate, and Phyllis has ambitious plans for the Whitsun bank holiday.

A friend of Trixie's finds herself in an impossible situation, while Sister Julienne endeavors to mend a fractured-mother daughter relationship.

A young bride-to-be suffers an identity crisis after the diagnosis of a hidden condition, an expectant father is diagnosed with a rare condition himself, and romance is in the air for Lucille.

When Phyllis is admitted to hospital, Mother Mildred returns to cover her assignments, and soon causes a stir, while Lucille cares for an unwed teenager who wants to keep her baby.

A woman's pregnancy is affected by her husband's infidelity, Sister Frances faces her first solo delivery, Shelagh receives news about May, and Valerie's loyalty is tested.

As Shelagh plans a ball to raise money for new medical equipment, Valerie must come to terms with recent events, while Sister Hilda assists a terminally ill young woman.