Heidi Thomas teases Call the Midwife prequel series
Heidi Thomas has teased details of the Call the Midwife prequel series.
The Call the Midwife prequel series will "see a lot of women coming into their own".
The hit BBC show is being expanded with a prequel series and a movie, and Heidi Thomas, the programme's creator, has now revealed what fans can expect from the upcoming evolution.
Heidi told Radio Times: "I think the interesting thing for me is it's a world where women are not in charge when war breaks out, but very rapidly, they are in charge of everything because the men are called away, either to Home Front-based war work or they go overseas.
"So you'll see a lot of women coming into their own ... it's a programme that is going to be about strong women above all else."
Heidi previously announced plans to make the Call the Midwife prequel series.
The show's creator teased details of the prequel series, explaining that she was "yearning to delve into the deeper past".
She said at the time: "The opening of new doors at Nonnatus House feels profoundly emotional, and yet just right.
"I have never run out of stories for our midwives, and I never will. But having wept, laughed, and raged my way from 1957 to 1971, I found myself yearning to delve into the deeper past.
"The Blitz years in the East End were extraordinary - filled with loss, togetherness, courage and joy. The bombs fell, the babies kept on coming, and the Sisters kept on going. There will be so much in the prequel for our wonderful, loyal fans, including the appearance of some familiar (if much younger!) faces.
"As the classic Call the Midwife series moves further into the 1970s, it also seems the perfect time for our much-loved regulars to take a short break from Poplar and test themselves in an unfamiliar landscape. The rise in hospital births, and changes in the NHS, have clipped their wings, and this is their chance to take flight and work out what really matters."
