Call the Midwife tells a very important tale from a time in London that has been often ignored by pop culture. This period drama series is about the lives of nurses and midwives and started in 2012. Its success led to several seasons that were also well-received by viewers.
Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 8 is going to continue telling the stories of some really important women who shaped their surroundings. Its preview along with details surrounding the release has been looked at by fans. We will answer all that.
What Is Call the Midwife All About?
Heidi Thomas has created Call the Midwife and it is adapted from the namesake book by Jennifer Worth that was released in 2002. It was based on her own life as a midwife in London. The series starts in 1957 in the eastern part of London and focuses on Nonnatus House where several midwives and nurses are taking care of women going through childbirth.
This area of London was going through poverty, and massive childbirth rates right after the wars were over. The series touches upon many themes like miscarriage, poverty, racism, abortion, and other things. The first season premiered on January 15th, 2012. The executive producers of the show include Heidi and Pippa Thomas.
What Happened In The Previous Episode?
Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 7 was the penultimate showcase of this season. Lisa Holdsworth wrote the episode while Sarah Esdaile was the director. The episode showcases Joyce Highland (played by Renee Bailey) getting a visit from someone who creates an awkward. He claims to be her distant relative.
Later on, the viewers get to know that he is her husband and the two have been living separately for years. Joyce had also changed her name earlier.
This entire situation leaves people around Joyce baffled. Meanwhile, the relationship between Beatrix Franklin aka Trixie (played by Helen George), and Matthew Aylward (played by Olly Rix) is tested again.
He moves to New York and doesn’t take Trixie with him to work on some scheme. Right after Rosalind Clifford (played by Natalie Quarry) helps in the delivery of Alison’s child and it leads to a dark secret coming out. The stepfather of Alison used to abuse her for years because of which this pregnancy happened.
What To Expect From Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 8?
Heidi Thomas wrote Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 8 while David Tucker directed it. The episode will have Miss Higgins (Georgie Glen) in the front as she will be dropping a major revelation about herself. It will involve a secret son she has had who was given to a foster caring family in India via adoption. The episode will also show that he passes away due to some issues in his condition. Before his death, he visits Higgins.
Meanwhile, another plot will revolve around May whose actual biological mother is planning to meet her child. This has affected Shelagh who is trying to find a solution. The husband of Joyce, who was introduced in the previous episode, will be shown again.
However, he turns out to be evil and is using her. Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 8 is the final episode of this season. So the viewers are expecting all the issues of all the characters to be resolved before the conclusion takes place.
Do We Have A Release Date?
Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 8 will drop on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 at 8 pm ET on PBS. It will be an hour long which has been the standard format of all the episodes of the show. If you want to explore prior seasons of Call the Midwife, they are available on Netflix. PBS has also stored the episodes to be watched on stream till the end of May.
Conclusion
Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 8 will be concluding this season of the much-loved show. Since it’s the last episode, fans are terribly excited but there is a feeling of bitter-sweet emotion as well since it will end the story. We can expect a lot of emotional drama in this episode.
