24/02/2020 Just like that, Call The Midwife season nine is over. WITF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity registered in the US under EIN 23-1629016. Registration does not imply endorsement. Call the Midwife airs Sundays at 7:00 pm and is available to stream for a limited time. 2012 8.4 Streamers Information 8.4 81 Rated: TV-PG. Call the Midwife airs Sundays at 7:00 pm and is available to stream for a limited time. Petra and her mother have come to the clinic to chastise Violet for ordering the wrong color fabric for Petra’s wedding dress and discovered that Petra’s Eddie is the same as Bonnie’s—he’s dating and has impregnated both of them. And a lot is packed into this episode. Supported by sign-bearing demonstrators, Trixie makes a forceful speech about the importance of individual stories and names over simple statistics. The Nonnatans are granted reduced rent and a full budget—but only for twelve months. Because there will likely be a sizable gap in time between the end of Season 9 and premiere of Season 10, you might need the refresher more than ever. #CallTheMidwife. Back at the surgery, Miss Higgins asks McNulty about the stock of pethidine: records say he has been using it on Valerie’s gran, but now Miss Higgins has heard that this is the first time Valerie’s gran is taking it. The Season 9 finale of the hit show Call the Midwife still left plenty of questions unanswered. Nurse Crane cares for an unmarried expectant mother. Season 8 of 'Call the Midwife' Features an Emotional Botched Abortion Storyline, No, Daniel Radcliffe Doesn't Have the Coronavirus but Here's Why You Think He Does, There's a Chance 'Poldark' Will Return for More Seasons in the Future, 'MAFS' Couple Henry and Christina Are Pretty Much Doomed (EXCLUSIVE), Patrick Star Lives Under a Rock, and 'SpongeBob' Fans Want to Know Why, 'Swamp Thing' Wasn't Actually Filmed in Louisiana, Where There Are a Ton of Swamps. Miss Higgins calls Dr. Turner. At the very least, though, Call the Midwife will indeed be back after Season 9 and that’s kind of all that matters. Fred is saddened when he hears that the Poplar Horticultural Show has been cancelled because he has been growing his large marrows. Sister Julienne gives Valerie a leave until this has passed, and says that the midwives will nurse her gran; Valerie should focus on caring for her. He pockets the medicine—he’s still injecting himself with it, even though the clinic and Nonnatus have instituted new drug sign-out procedures because of “discrepancies.”. Lucille brings Cyril to minister to Valerie’s gran, who sends Valerie out to buy herself an ice cream, just like when Valerie was a girl. The care there is not exceptional, however, and the nurses believe Valerie’s gran when she says she’s eating, even though Valerie knows she’s having trouble swallowing. He says he longs for the home life he would have with Petra—he doesn’t have any family left—but that Bonnie is unlike anyone else he’s met. While Bonnie gives birth to a girl, Petra has a miscarriage. Remembering a past birth reminds Sister Monica Joan of a trove of letters from grateful mothers to the midwives of Nonnatus: useful evidence to bring to the Board of Health hearing. customerservice@witf.org. In March 2019, the BBC announced that not only would Call the Midwife return for its ninth season, but it was renewed for two additional seasons after that, as well as some holiday specials. The days of journalism’s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over. We have a lot of feelings right now. She asks for two last things as she fades: a minister, and for Valerie to wear her midwife uniform. Nurse Crane tells him that he has to let the women decide what to do now. At the very least, though, Call the Midwife will indeed be back after Season 9 and that’s kind of all that matters. Episode 6 April 23, 2020. It means fans likely won't get their yearly Christmas special in 2020, but hopefully production will resume in time to get Season 10 back on schedule. Valerie’s gran finally relents and says she will take painkillers. She will let Eddie be with Bonnie. Release date: 15 Jan 2012 Genres: Drama, Medical. Season 9 finale of Call The Midwife. The cast and crew behind Call the Midwife discuss how the writing keeps the show relevant, fresh and speaks to today's challenges. Valerie is worried about her gran’s health—with due cause: when she visits the prison, her gran has been transferred to the hospital wing. He also analyzes audience research and manages the public affairs program Smart Talk. Please can we have the midwives of Poplar be in charge of managing the pandemic? Plus, the local council has decided to make the Nonnatans pay full, instead of reduced, rent. You can read the blogs of real-life midwives on the Official PBS Call the Midwife site. By Megan Sutton. But later Trixie tells Valerie that she saw her gran being wheeled into the hospital on a gurney. Tonight, the Call the Midwife season 9 finale arrived on the network with a great deal of ambition … but then also grave concern. He says he took to the drug because there were so many people he couldn’t help, lives he couldn’t save. Bonnie has a headache and high blood pressure; Petra has had some bleeding and might soon have a miscarriage. Please? in Mass Communications and Broadcasting. Season 9, Episode 6. As they begin the back end of the 1960s, however, it certainly feels like the beginning of the end of Call the Midwife is coming. While a relaxation class for new parents—including Bonnie and Eddie—takes place outside, Violet promises to try to get them a hearing before the Board of Health. All the questions we have after the Call The Midwife season 9 finale. She’s never been so proud as when Valerie became a midwife. Valerie struggles with guilt as she is put in charge of her gran's care. Watch Call the Midwife Season 9. She’s farther along in her pregnancy than Petra, but she doesn’t feel the need to marry. "We are blessed with the best cast, crew and audience a show could wish for and I could not be more excited about our future.". Right before Valerie returns, her gran dies. Despite the contrast between the midwives’ and the hospital’s care, however, Sister Julienne has received word that the budget for Nonnatus House has been halved. Streaming Guide TV Shows Drama Call the Midwife. … While the midwives only have five minutes to present, they have hundreds of letters and decades of treatment records to draw upon, as well as a petition with more than 600 signatures. Writing, acting and production are all perfect. He quickly leaves, embarrassed. A commotion breaks out during Violet's drop-in councilor hours at the maternity clinic. Sister Julienne and Nurse Crane visit Violet at the clinic during her drop-in hours as a councilor and plead their case. Although there seems to be no end in sight for Call the Midwife as a whole, the BBC did announce that, because of COVID-19, Season 10 filming had to be postponed. Having revived McNulty and learned of his addiction, the Turners have brought him to their home. May 19, 2019 was the finale of Season 8. Now, it’s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be. When Valerie visits at the hospital, her gran dismisses any concern. The midwives and doctors have all gone through so much, including character changes and life events, over the past eight years and with such a monumental episode to ring in Season 9, viewers might be wondering if this is the last season of Call the Midwife. Fred Vigeant May 12, 2020 | 2:37 PM. Season 9 | Behind the Scenes 3m 19s Share Outside the door, Petra listens. This means the series will be on until at least 2022, barring any complications or long-term cast issues. Her fiancé, Eddie, is looking for an apartment for them so that they don’t have to live with her mother. Recap the previous episode, and read recaps of the previous three seasons. Lucille encounters a defiant expectant mother who is less than kind, Phyllis attempts to help an immigrant mother with an alarming medical condition, and Shelagh and Trixie put on a fashion show to raise funds for the maternity home. In addition, several plotlines are resolved, some more hopefully than others but always with compassion and grace. Call the Midwife is a British period drama television series based on the best-selling memoirs of former nurse Jennifer Worth, who died shortly before the first episode was broadcast. Harrisburg, PA 17111 She has already told Bonnie that, while she loves Eddie, she is not going to fight over him. Fred graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego with a B.A. Here are the things we most want to know in season 10. Watch Call the Midwife on Sundays at 8 p.m. She does want her boyfriend, Eddie, present at her birth, which she wants to do without drugs at home. Dr. Turner gives him hope: it’s the failures, the crashes, that make you a better doctor. Call the Midwife's Jenny Agutter on Sister Julienne and the Future of Nonnatus House After a dramatic season finale, the actress weighs in on … The young doctor will be going to a clinic for treatment. McNulty, violently shaking, says the records are wrong, then collapses. Valerie discusses the diagnosis with Sister Julienne and Dr. Turner, who tell her that her gran is being released from prison. Bonnie takes this revelation surprisingly well, saying that she’s worried about Eddie because she knows he doesn’t like hurting people. Tune in for season nine’s finale of Call The Midwife May 17 on WITF. Fred Vigeant is WITF's Director of Programming and Promotions for TV and Radio. Bonnie Medlar doesn’t put much stock in marriage. When the … She’ll go back to her flat—which is now in a condemned building—and Valerie will be in charge of her, as she’s listed as next-of-kin. April 23, 2020. Season 9 of Call the Midwife opened with Winston Churchill’s death. Because there will likely be a sizable gap in time between the end of Season 9 and premiere of Season 10, you might need the refresher more than ever. Discs two and three were the heavily cut, PBS versions. Previously, Fred was at WRVO in Oswego, NY for 12 years serving in various roles including Program Director and before that Operations Manager. As Monica Joan reminisces about Valerie’s own birth in that very room, Valerie refuses McNulty’s offer of pethidine, since even the mention of painkillers upsets her gran. Suddenly, there’s a commotion in the relaxation class. (717) 704-3000 Call The Midwife season 9 spoilers: Beloved character killed as tragedy rocks Poplar? While Valerie waits in line, Cyril and Lucille sing. Photo: BBC / Neal Street Productions. Welcome to the final recap of Call the Midwife Season 9. Tune in for season nine’s finale of Call The Midwife May 17 on WITF. CALL THE MIDWIFE season nine will get underway in the New Year after fans were treated to a … Less budget, more rent: not a feasible combination for the survival of Nonnatus House. When she asks the Board of Health why, they respond that the hospital’s expansion of its maternity ward is making the midwives less necessary.