S06E08 is the eighth and last episode of the sixth series and the 51st episode overall of Call the Midwife. It originally aired on March 12th, 2017 in the UK.
Overview[]
Barbara receives a letter from her father who says he's going to be posted to New Guinea for three years. Having always wanted her father to be the one who married her, Barbara doesn't want to have to wait three years before walking down the aisle, so she and Tom agree to bring the date for the wedding forward so that Barbara's father can marry them before his departure. Meanwhile, a mother who has been taking the contraceptive pill without her husband's knowledge develops a pulmonary embolism and later dies, sparking concerns over the safety of the medication. Trixie agrees to meet Christopher's daughter. Also, Shelagh goes into labour and, with the help of Patrick and Sister Julienne, she gives birth to a baby boy. At the end of the episode, Patsy returns from Hong Kong and pledges her love for Delia.
Plot[]
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Characters[]
Midwives[]
Barbara Hereward
Beatrix Franklin
Phyllis Crane
Valerie Dyer
Delia Busby (final appearance)
Patience Mount (final appearance)
Nuns[]
Patients[]
Other[]
Tom Hereward
Patrick Turner
Frederick Buckle
Timothy Turner
Angela Turner
Arthur Gilbert
Christopher Dockerill
Trevor Goddens
Reginald Jackson
Violet Buckle
Songs featured[]
- Bobby's Girl by Susan Maughan
- Secret Love - Doris Day (Sung by Laura Main and Stephen McGann)
- Once Upon a Dream by Billy Fury
Trivia[]
- The song that Shelagh and Patrick sing during Shelagh's labour is "Secret Love", which was originally recorded by Doris Day for the 1953 film Calamity Jane.
- This episode features the last appearances of Patience Mount and Delia Busby.
Quotes[]
Sister Julienne: Nurse Gilbert said she'd given you the "Breathe Your Way to Serenity" leaflet.
Shelagh: I made a list of things to do on it.
Sister Julienne: (laughs) You never could sit still. Even when you first came to us as a postulant.
Shelagh: God seemed to be asking so many things of me. I tried to do them all, even when I wasn't sure I was succeeding.
- Sister Julienne checking in on Shelagh before she goes into labour.
Shelagh: I can't believe I used to dream of this! It's like a nightmare!
- Shelagh during her labour.
Gallery[]
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References[]
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