This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the eighth and final episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

On this episode, the whole community copes with grief and loss. Meanwhile, Phyllis has hurt her back and tries to keep up with the workload and a young patient; Lucille has a patient whose father’s lover is suffering from dementia, and it’s Sister Monica Joan’s birthday.

We will take a short break between seasons, but expect a Christmas episode soon, and our recap of season eight soon after that.

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the seventh episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

In this episode, Dr. Turner befriends and advocates for a boy in custody at a remand home, because he reminds Dr. Turner of Timothy, and Lucille considers a new church.

Also, Barbara is sick from smoke inhalation and a blood infection and everyone is worried about her, and this is a spoiler-free podcast.

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the sixth episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

In this episode, Sister Monica Joan has surgery to remove the cataract in one of her eyes. Meanwhile, Val and Lucille run a class on puberty and sex education for local girls, much to the disapproval of one mother, and a family newly arrived to Poplar face tragedy.

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the fifth episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

In this episode, Lucille has a patient who is terrified of giving birth, and a sailor arrives in Poplar with suspected smallpox. Meanwhile, Trixie leaves to get treatment for her alcoholism, and Fred and Violet plan a picnic, and Barbara and Tom return!

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the fourth episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

In this episode, Trixie copes badly with the end of her relationship with Christopher, Sister Monica Joan copes badly with the end of her eyesight, and Sister Julienne has a patient who doesn’t want to be pregnant, or married or even in England.

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the third episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

On this episode, Poplar throws a beauty contest, the Turners’ au pair Magda befriends Val, Trixie makes personal sacrifices, and Nurse Crane has a patient whose behaviour is worrying.

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the second episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

On this episode, Lucile faces resistance settling into Poplar, Trixie tries to cook, the Turners get an au pair, and Sister Winifred considers allowing an expectant mother to bring her husband to the Mothercraft classes, and maybe even the birth!

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the first episode of season seven of Call the Midwife.

On this episode, Poplar is still experiencing the coldest episode in centuries, and everyone is waiting for things they don’t really want, whether it’s Phyllis waiting for a patient’s death, Trixie’s patient waiting for an unwanted birth, or even the arrival of new midwife Lucille, whose presence will mean Phyllis has to redecorate.

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the season seven Christmas Special of Call the Midwife. That’s the Christmas special that comes after season six and before season seven.

On this episode, Poplar has the coldest winter in centuries (I said on the podcast it was “in decades” but fact-checking during editing shows that I undersold it). While everyone copes with the cold, Val has a patient who is worried because her boyfriend isn’t her baby’s father, and Sister Julienne takes care of a recent widow with a painful past.

Note: in this episode we call one the characters “Althea” throughout. We had a conversation about whether it was “Althea” or “Anthea” that we cut out of the edit for being boring, but it turns out that the name we landed on was wrong. It’s Anthea! Oops!

We will be taking a short break before beginning season seven properly, but not a long one! Send us your thoughts, and if you’d like to share a birth story we’ll read it in a minisode between seasons!

This week on Poplar Opinion we're talking about the eighth and final episode of season six of Call the Midwife. On this episode Barbara and Tom plan their wedding, Shelagh goes into labour, and a new contraceptive clinic comes to the maternity home.