CALL The Midwife’s next series is in sight with filming officially confirmed amid fears for its future.
The beloved BBC period show – which is the broadcaster’s most-watched drama – will return later this year for a new Christmas special followed by a full series.
Fan-favourites including Linda Bassett, Cliff Parisi, Georgie Glen and Stephen McGann will reprise their roles.
The Sun can reveal production on series 15 of Call The Midwife has officially kicked off and bosses are crewing up.
An insider said: “Pre-production is already in full swing and scripts are being finalised.
“The cast will all reunite from next month to shoot their scenes for the new series as well as Christmas special.
“Bosses are focusing on getting the festive special wrapped first before they turn their attention to the regular series.
“The biggest challenge, like always, is the crew transforming the set to make it look like the depths of winter, just as the weather gets milder, with the cast layering up too.”
The fresh update comes after its creator Heidi Thomas hinted she might rest the show in favour of a spin-off series.
She said: “Those of us who are most invested with the show, cast and producers alike, who have been there since the beginning, it is our lives.
“I don’t believe Call The Midwife will ever end.
“But I do think we might take a break at some point.”
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“There is a sort of a rolling, ongoing conversation that we always have at this point every year, which is: is there an end point?
“What are we working towards?
“Increasingly, we do see opportunities to expand our storytelling world.
“So if we do take a break, it will be with a view to looking at other aspects of Call The Midwife.”