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Holiday Special 2024

Season 14 Episode 0 | 1hr 53m 57s

It’s Christmas 1969, and the funfair and carol concert add color to frosty Poplar. Yet, the festive spirit at Nonnatus House is dampened by the spread of influenza alongside growing fears of an escaped prisoner after a spate of break-ins.

Aired: 12/24/24 | Expires: 01/24/25
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Extras
Nancy’s wedding plans take a surprising turn. Sister Catherine takes her First Vows.
Joyce faces a disciplinary hearing over a recent complaint which has been upheld.
A dustbin strike creates a refuse site outside Nonnatus House. Joyce handles a rude patient.
Unlike some of her colleagues, Sister Monica Joan isn’t worried about the dustmen’s strike.
Bakery owner Bernie Midgely doesn't arrive to the maternity ward empty-handed.
Sister Veronica and Sister Monica Joan listen to the radio program.
Joyce asks Rosalind if there is anything going on between her and Cyril.
Sister Catherine contemplates the sacrifices she’s made to pursue a life centered on religion.
The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living inside an iron lung.
The sisters welcome a new postulant, Sister Catherine, to Nonnatus House.