Call the Midwife fans were delighted to see the cast reunited with former star Charlotte Ritchie at the National Television Awards at the O2 in London on Tuesday.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the show shared a snap of writer and creator Heidi Thomas with cast members Laura Main, Jenny Agutter and Daniel Laurie posing for a photo with Charlotte, who played nurse Barbara Gilbert from seasons four to seven.
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The caption read: “Guess who our crew just ran into at #NTA2023… None other than Nurse Barbara – the brilliant Charlotte Ritchie!!”
Fans were overjoyed to see Charlotte reunited with some of the main cast members and took to the comments section to praise the photo. One person wrote: “This makes me so happy!! Barbara will always be special to me. You are all amazing,” while another added: “This made me smile so big Barbara.”
The cast of Call the Midwife with former star Charlotte Ritchie at the National Television Awards
A third person tweeted: “What a lovely photo.”
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Exclusive: Call the Midwife star talks family reunion after break from filming series 13The series received two nominations at this year’s NTA for Comeback Drama and Dramatic Performance. Judy Parfitt won a nod for her portrayal of Sister Monica Joan, but lost to Sarah Lancashire that night. In the meantime, Happy valley took the gong for Returning Drama.
The sweet reunion comes after the cast returned to film the second half of season 13. Filming should end in November.
© Getty The cast of Call the Midwife on the red carpet at the National Television Awards
Why did Charlotte Ritchie leave Call the Midwife?
Charlotte left the series in 2018 when her character Barbara died of septicemia after contracting meningitis. Barbara’s heartbreaking death came as a terrible shock to fans, who then took to Twitter to express their grief.
Speaking about the reason for her departure during an interview with RadioTimes.com back in 2019, Charlotte explained: “I felt like Barbara had had such a beautiful journey, arriving at Nonnatus House as a sort of wreck and quite incapacitated, or at least at surface.
© Photo: BBCCharlotte played nurse Barbara in Call the Midwife
“And she really grew up and got so grown up. And it was such a good time, with her wedding to Tom, after she found that happiness and reconciled with Trixie. It might be a good time to leave.”
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What has Charlotte Ritchie been up to since leaving Call the Midwife?
After leaving the series, Charlotte landed leading roles in the BBC sitcom, Ghostsand Netflix love series, To feel good.
In 2022, she appeared in the seventh season of ITV’s popular detective drama, Grantchester, playing Will Davenport’s lover Bonnie.
© Photo: Netflix Charlotte Ritchie in Netflix’s ti
After that, she got the main role in the fourth season of the Netflix psychological drama, Yourstarring Penn Badgley.
When will call the midwife series 13 be released?
Call the Midwife will return with a Christmas special later this year, and season 13 is set to debut in 2024. If previous seasons are anything to go by, new episodes should arrive on BBC One sometime in January.
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