Name the Midwife – manufacturing begins on Sequence 13

Nonnatus Home welcomes two new pupil midwives because the present reaches 1969.

The BBC have introduced the beginning of manufacturing on sequence 13 of the enduring Name the Midwife.

With all of the regulars retuning, the present can also be including two new faces. As Nonnatus Home launches a brand new coaching scheme, two pupil midwifes be part of the crew.

Renee Bailey (Temper) performs Joyce Highland. Joyce comes from Trinidad and goals to grow to be Matron of a British hospital. Hardworking, fiercely shiny, and deeply sort, she has a traumatic previous that she can not conceal ceaselessly.

Natalie Quarry is Rosalind Clifford, who’s described as younger, heat, passionate and humorous. She could seem naive at instances however has an inside steeliness that may lead her to make some life-changing choices.

Sequence 13 storylines

Name the Midwife will proceed to discover complicated medical and private conditions on the midwifery and district nursing rounds. It’s now 1969 and extra infants are being born in hospital than ever earlier than. Strain on maternity beds stays extraordinarily excessive throughout the nation however Poplar is coping higher than most as a result of work of Nonnatus Home and the recognition of dwelling births underneath the auspices of the Sisters.

This sequence will see tales from throughout the Sylheti and Nigerian communities and from across the docks. Poor housing continues to blight areas of Poplar presenting complicated social and well being challenges to the Nonnatus crew. It would additionally discover points surrounding Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Hip Dysplasia, Tetanus, Porphyria and TB.

Returning faces

The present’s returning ensemble are; Judy Parfitt as Sister Monica Joan, Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne, Laura Predominant as Shelagh Turner, Helen George as Trixie Aylward, Cliff Parisi as Fred Buckle, Stephen McGann as Dr Turner, Linda Bassett as Nurse Crane, Megan Cusack as Nancy Corrigan, Annabelle Apsion as Violet Buckle, Georgie Glen as Miss Higgins, Zephryn Taitte as Cyril Robinson, Olly Rix as Matthew Aylward, Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica, Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson, Max Macmillan as Timothy Turner, Alice Brown as Angela Turner, Francesca Fullilove as Colette Corrigan, April Rae Hoang as Might Tang and Edward Shaw as Teddy Turner.

Creator and author Heidi Thomas says:

“After so a few years, our a lot cherished common characters are like household to me – and our fantastic followers so usually inform me that they really feel the identical. I do know they are going to be as thrilled as I’m that Sequence 13 of Name the Midwife is filled with lovely moments that commemorate the younger, the outdated, and the valuable ties that bind them. After Trixie’s spectacular wedding ceremony, the Nonnatus Home neighborhood feels extra tightly-knit than ever, however life in Poplar has by no means been a fairy story. As 1969 unfolds we’ll see change and problem rock the world of our beloved nuns, nurses, medics, and midwives. Newcomers Joyce and Rosalind arrive with a lot to be taught, and far to present. And but at the same time as man prepares to stroll on the moon, we see them grappling with life’s everlasting questions. Who’re we? What’s love? And the place can we belong?”

Name the Midwife is made by All3Media’s Neal Road Productions for the BBC. The sequence is created, written and government produced by Heidi Thomas, government produced by Pippa Harris, for Neal Road Productions, and Ann Tricklebank who additionally serves as producer. Gaynor Holmes is the chief producer for the BBC.

Manufacturing has commenced on a 90-minute Christmas particular for 2023, adopted by 8 episodes for 2024. Sequence 14 and 15 have already been confirmed too, maintaining the present on air till 2026.

Within the meantime, the present’s complete again catalogue is offered to observe on BBC iPlayer.