Sister Evangelina died after suffering two strokes in Call The Midwife Season 5, Episode 8, but why did Pam Ferris leave the show?
As is common with long-running shows, Call The Midwife has had some cast changes during its run. In Season 3, the show lost a fan favorite, Jenny Lee, bidding farewell to Jessica Raine's character. Then, in Season 5, the period drama lost another dearly beloved character in Sister Evangelina. What seemed to be a long-awaited death was revealed to be a necessary decision.
Lasting for five seasons, Sister Evangelina was a recurring character in Call The Midwife. She was a member of the Order of Saint Raymond Nonnatus and a resident of Nonnatus House. Even though she wasn't herself leading up to her death, viewers still found it shocking to endure. But as the Sister Evangelina actress Pam Ferris would reveal, there was off-screen motivation behind the character's death.
Ultimately, after much arguing and persuasion, Sister Evangelina visited a female doctor and was subsequently diagnosed with fibroids. She was told that treatment requires a hysterectomy, which she then proceeded to have. In Season 5, Sister Julienne noticed Sister Evangelina was avoiding movement of her left arm. Sister Evangelina admitted she'd suffered a stroke two months after leaving the convent. In a dramatic twist that devastated Call The Midwife fans, Sister Evangelina died following a second stroke in the Season 5 finale, breaking the hearts of her fellow Sisters, nurses, and the community.
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