Should you’ve heard the rumors that Name the Midwife is being canceled, you are in luck. In response to the BBC, the beloved sequence is not going anyplace anytime quickly. Premiering again in 2012, Name the Midwife has grown to turn out to be one of the widespread exhibits on the British community, and throughout the pond the place it airs on PBS.
A rumor started circulating lately due to an article within the Day by day Star that talked about that when Season 15 was achieved in 2026, the sequence would not be returning. “Bosses have determined they need the interval drama to exit on a excessive,” the article mentioned, including: “The present’s fifteenth run in 2026 will probably be its final sequence on telly.” The tabloid instructed that with the current information that the Name the Midwife universe can be increasing, its time on TV was winding down. Nothing might be farther from the reality, nonetheless, if you happen to imagine what the BBC has to say (and we do):
“The BBC want to reassure followers that Name the Midwife will stay on the coronary heart of the BBC for years to return. As beforehand introduced, there are two Christmas specials, a brand new sequence, a movie and prequel sequence, earlier than a sixteenth sequence in the end. Name the Midwife isn’t going anyplace.”
That is excellent news for the present’s loyal followers who’ve been with it for the reason that starting, and have seen many faces come and go from Nonnatus home. Created by Heidi Thomas and based mostly on the memoirs of Jennifer Price, the sequence has grown through the years to inform authentic tales of the nuns and midwives working in London’s East Finish throughout the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Profitable a number of awards throughout the course of its run, the sequence is as a lot a British establishment as Physician Who is, and holds an total Popcornmeter rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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