The three-part drama follows younger versions of Sister Evangelina, Sister Monica Joan and Sister Julienne – played here by Amy Booth-Steel (Coronation Street, Doctor Who), Helen Schlesinger (Ted Lasso, Albion) and Helena Wilson (The Hills of California, The Custom of the Country), respectively – as they navigate their professional and personal lives during the conflict.
"In September 1939, Sister Monica Joan is in her prime, Sister Julienne and Sister Evangelina are young and zealous, and Nonnatus House is the beating heart of Poplar," reads the synopsis.
"Then war is declared – and life gets even harder."
"While bombs rain from the sky, women give birth underground, families are shattered, children run wild, and whole streets are reduced to rubble," continues the synopsis.
"But courage, compassion and resilience triumph as the community unites in its efforts to survive."
View Green Video on the source website"It begins with snow, there is fire, there is ice," she teased, describing it as "a really magical revisiting of the popular world", despite the challenging circumstances the characters find themselves in.
Thomas went on to discuss Dr Turner (played in Call the Midwife by her husband, Stephan McGann), who will be depicted in his younger years by Ben Rose (This Town).
McGann chimed in: "Do you know what happened? I'm in my house, and when the final casting was confirmed, my good lady wife and my son were conferring, going, 'Oh, he looks like Dad, doesn't he? Doesn't he look like Dad?'"
"I can't see it at all," he added, before talk returned to the plot.
"So tune in."
In typical Call the Midwife fashion, there will be a number of guest stars including Julie Hesmondhalgh (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Broadchurch, Coronation Street) as Sister Alice.
Rounding out the cast are Bally Gill (Slow Horses, Interview with a Vampire) as Dr Kit Malhotra, Martin McCann (Blue Lights, Hostage) as Tommy Moffat and Rachel O'Connell (The Young Offenders, EastEnders) as his wife Mary, who will all have their work cut out.
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"It echoes the original through its blend of engrossing medical stories, wit, and pathos, while the backdrop of WW2 adds a completely fresh layer of tension and jeopardy to the drama," she shared, teasing "a real treat this Christmas."
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