Megan Cusak pays tribute to her Call the Midwife co-stars
Fans of popular BBC drama Call the Midwife often point out storylines still resonate today as it has covered racism, mental health, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), poverty, and more.
Speaking to Express.co.uk at a recent event with some of the cast members, Dr Turner star Stephen McGann addressed how some of the topics sometimes reflect today’s issues.
The actor, whose wife Heidi Thomas works as a creator of the series, explained the mirroring of contemporary topics is never intentional.
Speaking about storylines that have come and are set to continue, he clarified the plots come purely from history.
“Talking on behalf of my wife who couldn’t be there today… I can assure you we don’t do as a company is set out to do an ‘issue,’ like a 2023 issue,” he stated.
“What she does is she sources material from the time.
“It’s very recent, it’s recent history, but it is. We go into those stories and we shouldn’t be scared of those stories.
“We’re able to tell them in a family way. If it throws up anything that can be mirrored or if people see resonance in it, it’s not because we plant it.
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“It’s interesting that people see the resonances and they go, ‘Oh, well they must be saying this.’
“But no, we are just telling a story from the time, and sometimes we move on, and sometimes we still have some work to do.
“That’s not for us to make that judgement in our story, in our time, it’s for the people to talk about.”
Stephen has starred as doctor Patrick Turner in the series since the first series in 2012.
It comes after Fred Buckle star Cliff Parisi details a harrowing scene which left him in tears.
“It really upset me,” the actor explained before adding: “There have been some fantastic stories.”
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Call the Midwife series one to 12 is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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