Every season, GBH Drama prepares to bring you coverage of the latest and greatest in British dramas. This month, we return to Poplar for the twelfth season of Call The Midwife. With complex medical cases, heartwarming found family, and more births and deaths than we can count, this series is sure to make you laugh and cry (probably more of the latter, if we're being honest). GBH Drama contributor Amanda-Rae Prescott is here to recap the magic as it happens.
This week on Call The Midwife the Nigels on the Board of Health reveal their plans for the future of Nonnatus House. In addition, Timothy takes on a new part-time job to earn money while Matthew fights his father for his vision of the future of Poplar. This week's expecting mothers may have pregnancy complications, but their husbands also face medical dilemmas. Cyril also has an unexpected update about Lucille’s sick leave. A lot of events are packed into this episode but first, a warning that this episode discusses mental illness harming others.Sister Julienne’s maternity patient this week is Mrs. Jill Wray.
She’s living with her mother-in-law, Florence, because her family kicked her out for marrying a Black man. The delivery of her daughter Mylene Florence was routine but her husband Spencer didn’t react the way most fathers in the series have. He took a long time to hold Mylene. Spencer says he’s hearing voices in his head and quotes the Bible when the conversation isn’t about religion and spirituality. He’s also muttering in his room. Jill and Florence are concerned about his behavior. Florence believes his issue is primarily a spiritual one which prompts her to ask Nancy about the nearest congregation. Viewers, on the other hand, may sense that Spencer might need mental health services. What will happen next?
Dr. Turner finds out that 10 patients have bailed on St. Cuthbert's referrals, which is not a good thing. In particular, several patients with heart problems have skipped out on tests. One such patient is Annette Barkley. She was diagnosed with a heart murmur and was advised not to get pregnant again. Annette says the birth control prescribed wasn’t working. Her pregnancy should be supervised by a cardiac specialist and the maternity staff at St. Cuthberts but Dr. Turner is facing bureaucratic red tape.
Meanwhile, Pete Barkley and others attend Dr. Turner’s men’s health session. The point is to stress that the decisions men make regarding sex affect their wives. He recommends that men who believe their family is complete should consider a vasectomy. He’s hoping Pete considers getting one since another pregnancy could be fatal for Annette’s due to her condition. Will Pete get a vasectomy?
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