Call The Midwife’s Judy Parfitt teases heartbreaking future ahead for Sister Monica Joan
CALL the Midwife fans could be left devastated over a potential new storyline involving Sister Monica.
The BBC series, which has run for 11 seasons so far, is set to air its twelfth in 2023.
The BBC has also confirmed that the drama has been renewed for season 13.
Sister Monica Joan is played by actress Judy Parfitt, a much loved character that's been in the series since the very start.
Judy, 87, joined the cast in 2012, and has recently spoken about her future on the show.
Speaking to various outlets, Judy said: "Oh anything can happen to Sister Monica.
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"She goes through various things, it is really difficult to explain because she has come and gone health-wise."
Explaining what's to come, she added: "I think I have said before when she is tired, or stressed, or upset or ill that she begins to lose the plot, but I do have quite a few varied things to do in this series."
However, she added that there is one thing she is really looking forward to.
"It is lovely and very fulfilling and I have a lovely episode with a dog, lovely dog. I know I am on to a winner there," concluded Judy.
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Meanwhile, fans are set to bid farewell to two much-loved nuns during an emotional Christmas special.
Poplar's Nonnatus House won't be the same without the duo, who fans have come to hold dear.
As Call The Midwife's Christmas Special kicks off, viewers will learn Sister Hilda - a progressive nun who has previously snuck forbidden magazines into the residence - has been called away on God's Work.
Fenella Woolgar's character has been a constant in the heart-warming east London drama, now set in the Sixties, since 2012.
Meanwhile, loveable Sister Frances, played by Eleanor Bruccoleri, will suffer a painful mishap forcing her out of action.
The novice nun falls off her bike while on the way to help deliver a baby, falling into the snow and causing injury.