CALL the Midwife fans were stunned as they spotted a kids’ TV legend in an unexpected cameo.
The familiar face is no stranger to the BBC, having played a major role in an iconic CBBC programme.
Sunday’s (January 19th) Call the Midwife episode featured actress Lisa Coleman in a guest role.
Viewers likely best know Lisa, 54, for her role as Cam Lawson in The Story of Tracy Beaker.
Cam was a struggling author who eventually finds success and also later becomes Tracy’s (Dani Harmer) adoptive mother.
Lisa originally portrayed the fan favourite character from 2002 to 2005.
However, she has reprised the role in spin-offs Tracy Beaker Returns, My Mum Tracy Beaker and The Beaker Girls.
Call the Midwife viewers were thrilled to see Lisa’s appearance, as they shared reactions online.
One wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “OMG ITS CAM FROM TRACY BEAKER #CallTheMidwife.”
Another added: “The irony of Cam being a horrid social worker, the irony isn’t lost on me #CallTheMidwife.”
A third shared: “Cam from Tracy Beaker in tonight’s Call the Midwife. #callthemidwife.”
A fourth chimed in: “Cam from Tracy Beaker !!! #callthemidwife.”
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In the story, viewers were introduced to first-time mother Norma (Alexa Davies) and her husband Don (Garmon Rhys)
A devastating twist saw Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) explain the baby had a blister loaded with spinal fluid – a sign of spina bifida.
The distraught parents learned their daughter would therefore require surgery.
Realising they couldn’t provide for her needs, the pair considered putting the baby in the care system.
This was where Lisa’s character, social worker Miss Jenkins, entered the picture.
She explained how resources were too stretched to make an intervention.
As a result, the midwives had no other choice but to contact a local orphanage for baby June’s care.
Call the Midwife airs on BBC One and iPlayer.
