Why Call The Midwife is classic Christmas Day TV that celebrates unsung NHS heroines– The Yorkshire Post says

IT is a tribute to the producers behind Call The Midwife that the period drama is, once again, the centrepiece of the Christmas Day TV schedule ahead of a 11th series on the BBC.
By YP Comment
Published 22nd Dec 2021, 11:31 BST

Just like Yorkshire’s very own All Creatures Great and Small which airs on Christmas Eve on Channel 5, such shows offer light entertainment in the very best traditions of British television at Yuletide.

Yet, while Call The Midwife’s backdrop in the East End of London in 1966 is very different to the challenges facing the NHS today, characters like Sister Julienne, brilliantly played by the one and only Jenny Agutter, offer a timely reminder about the wider importance of midwifery.

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At a time when serious concerns are being expressed about the shortage of midwifes in York and Scarborough, and the risks that face these unsung heroines as they help Covid-infected mothers to give birth, it is more important than ever to recognise and appreciate the value of such care – and devotion to duty.

Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne in the Christmas special of Call The Midwife.Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne in the Christmas special of Call The Midwife.
Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne in the Christmas special of Call The Midwife.

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