Holiday Special 2023

Despite the excitement of the Christmas festivities and the impending Apollo 8 mission, Sister Monica Joan confides in Sister Julienne and Sister Veronica that this next Christmas will be her last one on Earth.

After learning from Dr. Turner that Sister Monica Joan is suffering from depression, Sister Julienne and Sister Veronica round up assistance from Shelagh, Nancy, Colette, Violet, and Fred to help put on a Christmas Nativity play for Sister Monica Joan in the hopes that it will remind her of a favorite Christmas memory. It won’t be an easy feat, but everyone is determined to somehow pull it off.

Timothy asks Miss Higgins to help hide a live Christmas present in the clinic.

Has the Christmas tortoise died... or just gotten too cold?

Two weeks before Christmas, delicate situations cause uncertainty for the midwives. With the upcoming Apollo 8 launch and the festivity preparations starting, a treacherous heavy snowfall may complicate the holiday celebrations for everyone.

Trixie (Helen George), Nancy (Megan Cusack), Fred (Cliff Parisi), Dr. Turner (Stephen McGann) and Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) give a preview of what's to come in the 2023 Holiday Special.