Call The Midwife star Stephen McGann, who plays the well-loved character Dr Turner, has revealed that he can relate to what his character went through in the tense train crash due to his personal experiences.
In the penultimate episode of series 11 of the BBC series, Dr Turner was trapped in wreckage following a horrific train crash and viewers were unsure if he would survive.
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But to the viewers' delight, the final episode on Sunday, February 20 saw Dr Turner survive and reunited with his family. You can read more about the finale here.
Now Stephen has opened up about his own experiences of being in a "deadly disaster".
He tweeted: "Some personal context to tonight's #CallTheMidwife ep. I've been in a deadly disaster myself. It's cruel, but ordinary in its cruel lottery. Absolutely part of life."
While Stephen has not revealed the details of his personal experience he also touched on another personal link in the episode.
The final episode also saw the death of young mother Carol's baby twin, who was buried with a victim from the train crash.
Stephen said: "Also, my mum lost twins like Carol. My brothers. They were placed in a coffin with a stranger. xx"
His post received hundreds of replies including one from MP Carolyn Harris who said: "My mum lost a baby 2 years before I was born and that little girl was buried with a stranger too. But not alone which was a comfort to my parents."
Call The Midwife is returning for series 12 and a Christmas special has been confirmed for December 2022.
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