OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Call the Midwife’ has to limit the amount of blood shown in the Christmas specials.
The period drama’s creator Heidi Thomas has told how the programme gets into “a minor negotiation” with BBC bosses about the amount of bodily fluids that can be seen on screen as viewers are tucking into their Christmas Day leftovers.
She told Radio Times magazine: “Every so often we get into a minor negotiation with them about the amount of blood you can see on Christmas Day.”
It comes as fans of the BBC One show were left with a dramatic cliff-hanger following the season finale on Sunday (13.02.22) as there was speculation that Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) and Doctor Patrick Turner – who is played by Heidi’s husband Stephen McGann – could have been killed off, as both appear to have been left for dead after a train crash.
After being asked how she could get rid of such beloved characters, Heidi said: “I’m a very daring woman.”
The show – which is based on the book ‘Call The Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s’ by Jennifer Worth – has been renewed for two more seasons, bringing the story to 1969.
Heidi added: “I don’t see us running out of stories any time soon.”
Recently, Helen George – who plays nurse Trixie – hit back at viewers who were upset that she had filmed the show while pregnant.
The 39-year-old actress tweeted: “I’ve seen too many ridiculous comments about my pregnancy whilst filming @CallTheMidwife1 ( also thank you for the lovely comments!) (sic)”
Helen – who welcomed her second daughter Lark in June, with her co-star Jack Ashton – insisted viewers shouldn’t “question” her body.
The star – who also has a four-year-old daughter Wren – added: “Women get pregnant, our bodies change. But we have the right to work if we choose to do so. How about just supporting it, and don’t question it? (sic)”
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