Call the Midwife has been recommissioned for a fifth series.
The BBC1 period drama will also return for a Christmas special in 2015, as well as eight new hour-long episodes in 2016.
The fifth series will see the nuns and midwives entering 1961.
The fourth series has just finished filming, while viewing figures for the opening of series three reached 11.4 million.
Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC Drama commissioning, said: "Call the Midwife is one of UK's most popular dramas and in series four, Heidi Thomas's writing meets new heights.
"I'm delighted to be commissioning a new series."
Miranda Hart, Pam Ferris, Jenny Agutter and Helen George will all return for the Christmas special and new episodes for series four, while Fresh Meat's Charlotte Ritchie is joining the cast.
Jessica Raine departed the show after an emotional third series finale earlier this year. Raine's character Jenny Lee quit her role as a...
The BBC1 period drama will also return for a Christmas special in 2015, as well as eight new hour-long episodes in 2016.
The fifth series will see the nuns and midwives entering 1961.
The fourth series has just finished filming, while viewing figures for the opening of series three reached 11.4 million.
Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC Drama commissioning, said: "Call the Midwife is one of UK's most popular dramas and in series four, Heidi Thomas's writing meets new heights.
"I'm delighted to be commissioning a new series."
Miranda Hart, Pam Ferris, Jenny Agutter and Helen George will all return for the Christmas special and new episodes for series four, while Fresh Meat's Charlotte Ritchie is joining the cast.
Jessica Raine departed the show after an emotional third series finale earlier this year. Raine's character Jenny Lee quit her role as a...
- 11/3/2014
- Digital Spy
The first picture of Charlotte Ritchie in Call the Midwife has been released by the BBC.
Fresh Meat star Ritchie joins the cast of the smash hit period drama, replacing Jessica Raine, who exited at the end of the last series.
Ritchie will play rookie nurse Barbara Gilbert in the show and by the look of the first picture, she's struggling to get to grips with life at Nonnatus House.
Linda Bassett has also joined the show for series four, playing veteran nurse Phyllis Crane.
Miranda Hart, Pam Ferris, Jenny Agutter and Helen George will all return for the Christmas special and new episodes.
Trixie's (Helen George) romance with Tom Hereward (Jack Ashton) looks likely to be a central storyline for the fourth series, judging from two other new pictures released today (August 5).
Jessica Raine departed the show after an emotional third series finale earlier this year. Raine's character Jenny Lee...
Fresh Meat star Ritchie joins the cast of the smash hit period drama, replacing Jessica Raine, who exited at the end of the last series.
Ritchie will play rookie nurse Barbara Gilbert in the show and by the look of the first picture, she's struggling to get to grips with life at Nonnatus House.
Linda Bassett has also joined the show for series four, playing veteran nurse Phyllis Crane.
Miranda Hart, Pam Ferris, Jenny Agutter and Helen George will all return for the Christmas special and new episodes.
Trixie's (Helen George) romance with Tom Hereward (Jack Ashton) looks likely to be a central storyline for the fourth series, judging from two other new pictures released today (August 5).
Jessica Raine departed the show after an emotional third series finale earlier this year. Raine's character Jenny Lee...
- 8/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Jessica Raine, the lead actress in Call the Midwife, has exited the show after an emotional third series finale.
Raine's character Jenny Lee quit her role as a midwife to begin working in a Marie Curie cancer hospital, and to start a new life with Phillip Worth (Stephen Ashfield).
The voice of mature Jenny (Vanessa Redgrave) will still narrate future series, as it was explained that she remained in contact with the staff at Nonnatus House and that she continued to share their stories with the world.
Raine has exited the show to pursue new acting projects after becoming a major star in the BBC One period drama.
She recently appeared in BBC Two's Line of Duty, and also starred in Doctor Who biopic An Adventure in Space and Time last year.
Raine will soon appear in the new Sky Atlantic drama Fortitude alongside Christopher Eccleston and Michael Gambon.
Raine's character Jenny Lee quit her role as a midwife to begin working in a Marie Curie cancer hospital, and to start a new life with Phillip Worth (Stephen Ashfield).
The voice of mature Jenny (Vanessa Redgrave) will still narrate future series, as it was explained that she remained in contact with the staff at Nonnatus House and that she continued to share their stories with the world.
Raine has exited the show to pursue new acting projects after becoming a major star in the BBC One period drama.
She recently appeared in BBC Two's Line of Duty, and also starred in Doctor Who biopic An Adventure in Space and Time last year.
Raine will soon appear in the new Sky Atlantic drama Fortitude alongside Christopher Eccleston and Michael Gambon.
- 3/9/2014
- Digital Spy
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