Call the Midwife star details how the Turner children have ‘changed’ in series

12/10/2023

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Call The Midwife star Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Turner in the show, has admitted that the fact that the children in his TV family are getting older makes this year’s festive special all the more “wonderful”.

“The kids can do close ups now. They have words now they can get sarcastic now they’re wonderful,” he explained to Express.co.uk and other media at a recent event to launch the upcoming series.

Laura Main who plays his wife Shelagh on the show, admitted: “I love the scenes in the Turner house because it’s nice to see that family…you’re getting Christmas through the lens of a family, you know, and they do Christmas really well.”

Dr Turner and Shelagh have four children in the show. Eldest son Timothy is grown up and followng in his father’s footsteps by studying medicine. However the three youngest Edward and adopted daughters May and Angela have grown up from babies on the show.

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However, now that they are older, they can be front and centre of the action.

Indeed one of the storylines in the Christmas special focuses on daughter May, whose adoption has never been finalised.

“It’s never been resolved you know,” Laura explained at the event.

“I think she’s so part of the family that I think a lot of the audience think that we have adopted her already.

“We [the Turners] would in a heartbeat but we haven’t been able to.

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“So yeah, I guess there is, you know, they carry on with family life and they make it as normal as possible for her.”

“She’s very much, they’re her brothers and sisters, you know. It is complex,” Laura reflected.

Stephen added: “Yeah. Let’s just say without giving anything away, that it’s a reminder that things haven’t been resolved.

Call The Midwife Christmas special is on BBC one on Christmas Day at 8.15pm

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