Fans of Sunday TV favourite Call The Midwife will have to wait another seven days for the much anticipated season 12 finale. This is to accommodate this Sunday's broadcast of the BAFTAs.
The season 12 finale will air on Sunday, February 26. The BAFTAs annual awards ceremony will take place tonight (February 19) and will be broadcast at 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
Fans of Call The Midwife will already know the much-loved series has been renewed for two more seasons, meaning that the period drama will continue airing until at least 2026.
In a statement on the Radio Times, creator and writer Heidi Thomas said she's "overjoyed" by the commissioning news. "Call the Midwife is the pride and joy of all who work on it, but it's our fantastic, loyal audience that matters most," she said.
"We are a family behind the scenes, on the screen, and in front of the telly, and I'm thrilled that we're all heading into the 1970s together."
- The next episode of Call the Midwife airs on BBC One on Sunday 26th February at 9pm. Previous seasons of the drama are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.