Call the Midwife writer teases "more contemporary" project after show ends ...Middle East

But while there's a prequel and a movie on the way, plus a 16th season beyond that (although it'll be quite some before its premiere), the end is now within sight as times change in Poplar.

"I am working on something more contemporary later this year," she said at the Radio Times Covers Party 2026. "My main preoccupation at the moment is the Call the Midwife prequel and film, but it will be nice to have something different in the mix."

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"So deeply thought provoking and very energising, very energising for me, definitely."

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Younger versions of Sister Julienne, Sister Evangelina and Sister Monica Joan, who died in the season 15 finale, will lead the charge alongside "three young midwives, all completely new, relatively new to the East End, and they really do get thrown in at the deep end".

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"So you'll see a lot of women coming into their own... it's a programme that is going to be about strong women above all else."

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