Filming has wrapped on Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms – and the BBC has marked the occasion with a first look at the cast of its three-part World War II prequel, coming to BBC One and iPlayer this Christmas.
The newly released pictures show Julie Hesmondhalgh, Helena Wilson, Ellie McKay, Liv Andrusier and Lizzie Back – seen for the first time on set – with the actors posing alongside a clapperboard.
Created, written and executive produced by Heidi Thomas, the special takes the long-running BBC drama back to Poplar in 1939, following younger versions of familiar Nonnatus House figures alongside a new team of midwives.
Hesmondhalgh, best known for playing Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street as well as roles in Broadchurch, Happy Valley and Mr Bates vs The Post Office, appears as Sister Alice, while Wilson takes on a young Sister Julienne.
It's already been confirmed that Jenny Agutter, who plays Sister Julienne in the original series, will be narrating.
McKay plays Olive Dobbs, Andrusier plays Marianne Siegler and Back plays Sybil Maxted, the three secular midwives who complete the team.
The wider cast includes Amy Booth-Steel as Sister Evangelina and Helen Schlesinger as Sister Monica Joan.
According to the BBC's synopsis: "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.
"Together with Sister Alice, and local GP Dr Kit, the nuns dedicate their lives to mothers, babies and those in need. But there is no gas and air, no penicillin, no cure for TB, and no welfare state.
"Then war is declared – and life gets even harder."
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"The three young secular midwives who complete the team – Sybil, Olive and Marianne – receive a baptism of fire as the blackout and the Blitz take hold," continues the synopsis.
"While bombs rain from the sky, women give birth underground, families are shattered, children run wild, and whole streets are reduced to rubble. But courage, compassion and resilience triumph as the community unites in its efforts to survive."
Thomas said the shoot stirred up unexpected feelings, even for a team well used to conjuring winter in the height of summer.
"Call the Midwife has a long and noble history of filming Christmas specials during heatwaves, and this year we welcomed the snow-machine back to the Nonnatus House set like an old friend," she said.
"But I was surprised how many new emotions Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms sparked. In particular, the evacuation of Poplar's children, and the fear that they may not make it home for Christmas had us all in tears."
Watch Heidi Thomas speak to Radio Times about the Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms below:
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