The show centers around three unlikely detectives – Judith Potts, a retired archaeologist played by Samantha Bond; Suzie Harris, a dog walker portrayed by Jo Martin; and Becks Starling, a vicar’s wife played by Cara Horgan. They quickly become essential to Detective Inspector Tanika Malik (Natalie Dew) as she solves crimes.
The cast features returning actors like Phil Daniels, known for his role as Marvellous Harris in season one of the show, and Melanie Walters, famous from Gavin & Stacey, though her part in the new season is currently a secret.
We talked to Heidi Thomas, the creator of Call the Midwife, about her decision to temporarily stop production and what it feels like to take a break after fifteen years. Thankfully, the show isn’t ending completely. With a prequel set during World War II and a movie also in the works, the world of Call the Midwife – or CTM, as we call it around the office – will continue to grow and change instead of simply disappearing.
Osman is stepping down as host, and a new presenter will be announced soon.
A new coin celebrating the Spice Girls has been launched by a British coin company. It’s part of their Music Legends collection, which already includes coins honoring music icons like Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Freddie Mercury.
I absolutely loved a piece of parenting advice I heard recently! The actress from Better Sister shared it on The Drew Barrymore Show, and it really resonated with me. She said you can’t try to do two things at once when you’re with your kids. Like, if I’m down on the floor playing with my little one, that’s all I’m doing. No checking my phone, no glancing at work emails, just pure, focused playtime. It’s such a simple idea, but it’s made a huge difference for me!
Besides disagreeing with the other contestants on where to draw the line, the K-pop star also worried about how American viewers would perceive him on his first reality show.
More than ten years after sharing his path to sobriety, the former Harry Potter star says he now focuses on regular exercise instead of drinking.
The Evil Dead star said he’s been diagnosed with “a type of cancer that’s ‘treatable’ not ‘curable.'”
Pop star Pink, her husband Carey Hart, and their children Willow, 14, and Jameson, 9, have officially moved to New York City, and they have a great reason for doing so.