Call the Midwife cast reunite for filming after long break - and star's huge news

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After a well-deserved summer hiatus, Call The Midwife is back filming.

The cast and crew of the BBC drama are back on set, with the official social media account giving an update on the busy summer. Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Turner, along with his partner Heidi Thomas - who is writer and executive producer of the series - had a great summer, as they watched their son Dominic tie the knot.

Taking to Instagram, they shared: "Hello all! We are now all back filming series 14 after our customary summer break. It was our annual leave for the CTM team in the middle of the long year's filming, to allow us to see family and friends, book a holiday, and generally let our hair down! For Stephen McGann (Dr Turner), there was no time for a holiday. He and his partner Heidi Thomas (Writer and Executive Producer) had something rather special to take care of ... their son Dominic's wedding!"

A lot of the cast attended the nuptials, including Max Macmillan, bringing the on-screen father-son duo together with Stephen's real life son in a heartwarming encounter, reports Wales Online.

Stephen McGann is back filming as Dr Turner in Call the Midwife (Image: BBC/Nealstreet Productions /Laura Radford)

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"It was a wonderful occasion by all accounts, and our Call the Midwife team partied the night away after the ceremony! But we were amused to receive this particular photograph Stephen sent us from the after-party, because - for those familiar with our previous Call the Midwife posts - it marks a moment that has been 14 long years in the making!" they penned.

"It is the moment when Stephen's real son FINALLY met Max Macmillan, the actor who plays his screen son Timothy! Throughout the long filming of CTM, these two have been exchanging pleasantries with each other via Stephen - referring to each other as 'real son' and 'fake son'. But they'd never actually met face to face until now. Stephen thought it worth recording the moment for posterity with a selfie - but his look of confusion is understandable, given the fact that his two worlds have now, finally, collided!"

Stephen McGann with his 'real' son and 'fake' son (Image: Instagram) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email

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They wrapped up their post by urging fans to support them in the upcoming National Television Awards, before revealing when the show would be returning to our screens as filming recommenced.

Encouraging fans to back them, they wrote: "Have you voted for Call the Midwife at the National TV awards yet? If not, please do so! ! Voting is easy - just follow the link in our biog and navigate to our team's picture in the Returning Drama category. xx Thank you!" before confirming: "Call the Midwife returns with a new Christmas Special and Series 14 in 2025."

Call the Midwife cast reunite for filming after long break - and star's huge news

Call the Midwife cast reunite for filming after long break - and star's huge news

Call the Midwife cast reunite for filming after long break - and star's huge news

Call the Midwife cast reunite for filming after long break - and star's huge news

Call the Midwife cast reunite for filming after long break - and star's huge news