Overview

• Filming for the 2025 Christmas special has begun in Hong Kong with cast members reporting hot, humid conditions and high spirits.
• This installment will serve as the show’s 14th Christmas special, sustaining an annual tradition since 2012.
• Alongside the festive episode, the BBC has reaffirmed plans for two Christmas specials, Series 15 and 16, a World War II prequel, and a feature film set in 1972.
• Creator Heidi Thomas OBE confirmed the prequel series will depict midwifery in Poplar during World War II and is due in 2026.
• This Hong Kong shoot follows the 2016 South Africa Christmas special and underscores the series’ widening narrative scope beyond its East End origins.