Preview the ‘Call the Midwife’ 2017 Holiday Special

Christmas is almost here, and for Call the Midwife fans that means exactly one thing: It’s time for the series’ annual holiday special!

This year’s festive episode takes place in the winter of 1963, during what was popularly dubbed the Big Freeze. This was the coldest winter the nation had seen in 300 years – one which still registers today as one of the coldest on record in the United Kingdom. UK temperatures plunged, bringing the country to a standstill as lakes and rivers froze, and snow fell constantly.

These blizzard-like conditions will form the backbone of this year’s holiday story, as the midwives must struggle to care for their patients while facing ice, snow, frozen pipes and downed power.