‘Call the Midwife’ recap: What happened in Season 10 Episode 6?

The tenth season of Call the Midwife continued in the UK tonight!

Following last year’s filming delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, seven brand new episodes are finally here.

The hit period drama series about a group of nurse midwives in the East End of London first aired in 2012, based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

The new season of Call the Midwife will premiere in the US later this year on PBS.

Here’s a plot recap for the sixth episode, which aired on BBC One at 8pm on Sunday 23rd May 2021:

It’s September 1966 and at clinic Trixie (Helen George) is tasked with examining a desperate woman who is pregnant with her fifth child.

Trixie learns that her patient’s personal life is far from stable, compelling her to speak out publicly.

However, the results garner mixed reactions from Nonnatus House and the community.

Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) and Sister Frances (Ella Bruccoleri) are entrusted to help a mother-to-be who refuses medical care through her final weeks of pregnancy.

Nancy Corrigan (Megan Cusack) reveals a secret about her background that could threaten her relationship with Nonnatus House.

Season 9 is available on DVD on Amazon.