Call the Midwife Stephen McGann discusses show future beyond s11

Call the Midwife returned for its 11th series on Sunday (January 2), featuring more syrupy stories of how our favourite nuns dealt with the various diseases and changing socio-political elements of the 1960s.

11 years is a long time for any show to go on for, and you've got to wonder how much ground there is left to cover. According to Doctor Patrick Turner actor Stephen McGann, he thinks the show could easily go on for a few years and explore what it was like for the sisters in the early 1970s.

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Speaking to Digital Spy and other media, the star said: "The most general thing I can say about that is, we're all very happy with where it's going. We have always said that it has… I think, historically, it has a natural, general timeline.

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"It won't go on forever, because it wouldn't go on forever. If you stick to a level of historical accuracy, it won't go on in that form forever, because it didn't back then. So therefore, it has some kind of an end mark.

"But I think (the creative team) are far too clever A) not to know when that would be, or B) not to make it work within the framework of history. But will it go on forever? No. It won't go on forever. Of course not."

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Co-star Helen George pointed out that nuns existed in the form they do in Call the Midwife until the early 1970s, although she did say "who knows?" when asked if she thought the show would cover up to that period.

The BBC recently responded to reports that the show was moving to Netflix due to deals regarding the studio space, stating that it wasn't going anywhere.

Call the Midwife airs on Sunday at 8pm on BBC One.