Season 15 Episode Guide

Season 15 Premieres March 22, 2026

It's 1971, and a new era dawns with the Women’s Liberation movement in the UK. As the year unfolds, the team faces serious cases, including a premature birth, slavery, carbon monoxide poisoning, male breast cancer, child abuse, and lupus.

Episode 1

Sister Catherine cares for her first solo patient. The midwives attend a women's lib meeting.

2025 Holiday Special

Senior members of the convent swap the snowy East End of London for sun-drenched Hong Kong.

More About Season 15

In Season 15, 1971 sees the dawn of a new era. It heralds the launch of the Women's Liberation movement in the UK.

Sister Julienne, Dr. Turner and the Nonnatus House team face serious challenges. More babies are being born in hospital, and a complete reorganization of the National Health Service is on its way.

This series sees a premature baby kept alive by machines in a high-tech incubator and a mother’s childbirth agony vanish as she is given a pioneering epidural. Plus, the team handle cases including slavery, carbon monoxide poisoning, male breast cancer, child cruelty, and lupus. Throughout it all, the nuns and midwives are there to hold their patient’s hands.

Starring

Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Laura Main, Stephen McGann, Cliff Parisi, Annabelle Apsion, Georgie Glen, Daniel Laurie, Zephryn Taitte, Renee Bailey, Natalie Quarry, and Molly Vevers