Overview
- The holiday specials will air on BBC One and iPlayer on Christmas Day and Boxing Day at 8:15pm and 8:30pm respectively.
- An official Instagram post confirms Max Macmillan is "back on set" as Timothy Turner and will "play his full part" in the seasonal story.
- Set in 1971, the two-parter features a Hong Kong Branch House collapse that leads Nonnatus House to mount a rescue effort.
- Dr Patrick Turner and Shelagh travel with the team as they try to locate Esther Tang, the birth mother of their adopted daughter May.
- Viewers welcomed the announcement with enthusiastic messages on social media expressing excitement for the character’s return.