Call the Midwife prequel series gets Sisters in Arms title, new details
For everyone out there who has been eager to get more info on the Call the Midwife prequel series for the past little while, let’s just say we have great news!
Where do we start? Well, first and foremost, how about the title? Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms is the official name for the series, which is now officially in production. The series is going to air starting at Christmas, with the base idea being that it will help bridge the gap between the end of season 15 for the flagship show leading then into the movie.
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Now do you want to learn more about what else is ahead here? Then we suggest checking out the synopsis for the series itself:
In September 1939, Sister Monica Joan is in her prime, Sister Julienne and Sister Evangelina are young and zealous, and Nonnatus House is the beating heart of Poplar. Together with Sister Alice, and local GP Dr Kit, the nuns dedicate their lives to mothers, babies and the poor. But there is no gas and air, no penicillin, no cure for TB, and no welfare state. Then war is declared – and life gets even harder.
The three young secular midwives who complete the team – Sybil, Olive and Marianne – receive a baptism of fire as the blackout and the Blitz take hold. While bombs rain from the sky, women give birth underground, families are shattered, children run wild, and whole streets are reduced to rubble. But courage, compassion and resilience triumph as the community unites in its efforts to survive.
In a larger statement per the BBC, here is some of what creator / writer Heidi Thomas had to say:
“Having loved and lived with the Sisters of Nonnatus House for so many years, I found myself longing to turn the clock back and tell the story of their finest hour – the Blitz. Who were Sister Monica Joan, Sister Julienne, and Sister Evangelina, when they were young? What did they do, how did they survive, and how did the conflict change them?
“Above all else, Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms is about what happens when women go to war. It is about love and birth, separation and courage, lipstick and nylons (or the lack thereof). But it is also a medical drama, set in a devastating landscape where even the nurses cannot know if they will live till morning.
“I thought I had cried all my tears when Sister Monica Joan died, at the end of Call the Midwife’s 15th series. But the thought of her back on her bike, cycling through an air raid, set me off again, as did images of young Sister Julienne shaking when the sirens sound, and Fred Buckle still in his 20s, black with soot and sweat as a volunteer fireman. Then I’d be laughing at Sister Evangelina, in her element as an Air Raid Warden, or the juvenile Dr Turner turning up at a dance and being shy with girls.
“Sisters in Arms has been a joy to write – like returning to the family home and finding all the people I have ever loved made young again and filled with new energy. I can’t wait to start filming and look forward to sharing our new show with Call the Midwife’s fantastic fans.”
t this point, it does feel like there is a ton to look forward to with the new project — let’s just hope it lives up to the hype, and also ends up being as emotional and heartfelt as we would ever expect.
Are you excited to see Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms when it does eventually arrive?
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This article was written by Jessica BunBun.