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Call the Midwife Teases Two-Part Christmas Rescue Set in Hong Kong

Filming finished despite a force‑10 typhoon, with Series 15 now wrapped for 2026.

Overview

  • A mission building collapses in Hong Kong, prompting a Nonnatus House team to organize a rescue effort and provide aid.
  • The festive special returns as a two‑part story, with broadcasts expected on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, though dates have not been formally confirmed.
  • Cast say a severe typhoon halted the Hong Kong shoot for two days, but production completed the location work as planned.
  • Publicity materials describe confrontations with organised crime during the Hong Kong arc, alongside medical and ethical challenges.
  • Parallel storylines in Poplar tackle displacement and grief, including cases involving Irish travellers and a newborn found shortly after birth.