‘Call the Midwife’ Season 12 Episode 7 recap

Call the Midwife is back in the UK with a new season!

The BBC’s long-running period drama series about a group of nurse midwives in the East End of London celebrated a decade on air last year.

Following 2022’s Christmas special, a twelfth season of Call the Midwife is now airing on Sunday nights on BBC One.

The eight brand new episodes are set in 1968, and they’re due to premiere in the US this spring on PBS.

Watch the trailer here:

Familiar faces will include Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne, Linda Bassett as Nurse Phyllis Crane, Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan, Helen George as Nurse Trixie Franklin, Leonie Elliott as Nurse Lucille Anderson, and Laura Main as Nurse Shelagh Turner, with Vanessa Redgrave once again providing the voice of narrator Jennifer Worth.

Also returning are Megan Cusack as Nurse Nancy Corrigan, Cliff Parisi as Fred Buckle, Annabelle Apsion as Violet Buckle, Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson, Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson, Stephen McGann as Patrick Turner, Georgie Glen as Miss Higgins, and Ella Bruccoleri as Sister Francis.

Joining the cast this year is Rebecca Gethings as newcomer Sister Veronica.

Here’s a plot recap for Season 12’s seventh episode, which premiered on BBC One at 8pm on Sunday 12th February 2023:

It’s October 1968, and preparations for Trixie and Matthew’s wedding are underway.

Nancy makes a home visit to Imelda O’Connor, who is pregnant with her second child, and is surprised that Imelda, her husband Maurice and young son Paul are living in a cramped caravan on a building site.

Unbeknown to Nancy, the family’s circumstances quickly change when they are made homeless. When their plight is brought to the attention of Nonnatus house, Matthew is very vocal about his views.

Shelagh supports Rosemary Mason, who is expecting her fifth child with husband Arthur.

They run a family business selling second-hand goods and also run a guesthouse.

Shelagh is troubled by Rosemary’s symptoms and consults Dr Turner, who diagnoses Rosemary with hepatitis, a condition that leads to the revelation of a family secret.

Dr Turner soon notices a worrying rise in hepatitis cases throughout the district, and when the outbreak directly impacts the residents of Nonnatus House, the team rally to care for a beloved member.

Elsewhere, Cyril returns home from Jamaica and is keen to throw himself into work. He volunteers at a homeless shelter for men and meets a young stricken man, Leon, who is struggling with addiction.

Season 11 is available on DVD on Amazon.