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Friday, December 25, 2020 on BBC One
The climax of the special is a breech birth during a sudden power cut on Christmas Eve. Nurse Shelagh Turner (Laura Main) and Dr. Patrick Turner (Stephen McGann) perform a dangerous internal version by candlelight, saving both mother and baby. The baby is named Noel—a nod to the season’s promise of new beginnings. Call.The.Midwife.S10E00.Christmas.Special.2020....
This special is notable for its rigorous historical fidelity. The episode is based on the real 1965 smallpox outbreak in the UK, which originated with a Pakistani sailor named Ali Alam Butt who arrived at Heathrow Airport in December 1965. The outbreak led to two deaths and the quarantine of over 500 people. Friday, December 25, 2020 on BBC One The
Call the Midwife uses this event to highlight several 1960s-specific realities: The baby is named Noel —a nod to
A subplot involves a young girl, Margaret, who is placed in a temporary foster home just days before Christmas because her mother is being treated for smallpox. The episode avoids saccharine sentimentality by showing the girl’s initial terror and the foster mother’s clumsy but genuine attempts to provide a stable holiday. In a tear-jerking final scene, the girl is reunited with her recovered mother on Christmas morning, only for the mother to whisper, "You smell like gingerbread and safety."
Friday, December 25, 2020 on BBC One
The climax of the special is a breech birth during a sudden power cut on Christmas Eve. Nurse Shelagh Turner (Laura Main) and Dr. Patrick Turner (Stephen McGann) perform a dangerous internal version by candlelight, saving both mother and baby. The baby is named Noel—a nod to the season’s promise of new beginnings.
This special is notable for its rigorous historical fidelity. The episode is based on the real 1965 smallpox outbreak in the UK, which originated with a Pakistani sailor named Ali Alam Butt who arrived at Heathrow Airport in December 1965. The outbreak led to two deaths and the quarantine of over 500 people.
Call the Midwife uses this event to highlight several 1960s-specific realities:
A subplot involves a young girl, Margaret, who is placed in a temporary foster home just days before Christmas because her mother is being treated for smallpox. The episode avoids saccharine sentimentality by showing the girl’s initial terror and the foster mother’s clumsy but genuine attempts to provide a stable holiday. In a tear-jerking final scene, the girl is reunited with her recovered mother on Christmas morning, only for the mother to whisper, "You smell like gingerbread and safety."
