Call the Midwife: Jenny Agutter discusses Nonnatus's house
The season nine finale saw Sister Julienne (played by Jenny Agutter) receive a notice of eviction for Nonnatus House as it is at risk of demolition. As Sister Julienne worries about the future of Nonnatus House, she will encourage the midwives to focus on their patients and enjoy themselves at the circus.
Joining Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning, actress Jenny warned the threat of demolition becomes “particularly worrying” for the nuns – will they be able to save it?
Ruth began: “At the end of the last series, Nonnatus House was under threat of demolition, so all is not as happy as it could be at Christmas.”
“Nonnatus House still exists today,” Eamonn cut in. “Doesn’t it Jenny?”
Jenny explained: “Not quite. There is a group of people who are Nonnatus House, the nuns do exist and they are near Birmingham and have moved a couple of times, as we have once.
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“We are under threat of moving again and that threat just stays there and it’s particularly worrying, especially for Sister Julienne.”
Jenny went on to explain how much work went into providing a Christmas special for fans.
“There’s certainly been pressure this year,” she remarked. “It’s always a delight to do because the stories of the Christmas special are always a little bit different and magical.
“We’ve done some extraordinary things and this year the circus comes to town and that’s exciting.”
Co-star Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Patrick Turner, added: ”It’s been amazing – this is our ninth one and every year that we do them we never expect it to become a staple.
“You never dream or imagine that you’re going to have that privilege and that duty, too, to be something that people turn to on Christmas Day.
“We take that very seriously. It’s an interesting episode, it’s slightly different from the other episodes, but we try and give a bit of hope, a little bit of sparkle, and still keep the drama of Call the Midwife in there too.”
Joining the cast for the Christmas special is Peter Davison, who takes on the role of the circus ringmaster.
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While fans might expect his character to be jolly, the actor explained it was hard being “happy” as they performed with Covid-19 restrictions in place to ensure everyone’s safety.
“I didn’t find it easy. It was very nice to be offered a part, and I was happy to do it, but because everyone on set was treated as though they were exuding billowing clouds of Covid-19, I didn’t get the sense of joyousness that I imagine has been there in the past.” he recalled.
Nurse Phyllis Crane star Linda Bassett, added to Radio Times: ““We’d been away so long I wasn’t sure I could remember how to do it.
“Rehearsing in masks made it hard to tell what anyone was thinking.”
One thing is for certain, this Christmas, viewers will be thrilled by the special instalment.
The synopsis for the festive special reads: “The circus comes to Poplar, putting a magical spell on its residents.
“A delighted Shelagh is reacquainted with an old friend, and Trixie receives an unusual gift.”
Call the Midwife airs Christmas Day on BBC One at 7.40pm.
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