Call the Midwife fans were left ‘crying ugly tears’ after the series 13 finale finally revealed Miss Higgins’ back story.
In episode 8, which went out on Sunday, March 03, 2024, the popular character met her long lost son – but tragically, the reunion was all-too brief.
Viewers learnt to their astonishment that super-efficient Miss Higgins had a secret son called Victor. However, he arrived in Poplar with a secret of his own. He was very ill. Heartbreakingly, he died shortly after their meeting.
Scottish actress Georgie Glen, 67, has played Miss Millicent Higgins in Call the Midwife ever since 2018, when she joined during series 8. And, after the emotional storyline, fans have praised her for bringing them to tears.
Here’s everything you need to know…
***Warning: spoilers from Call the Midwife series 13 episode 8 ahead***
Does Miss Higgins have a son in Call the Midwife?
Call the Midwife fans were shocked to discover that surgery receptionist Miss Millicent Higgins had given birth to a secret son when she was younger and living in India.
At 21, she was working at a library, and boarding with a widowed friend of her parents in Shimla. While there she met Krishnan Choudhary, an Indian tutor, and they fell in love. Of course, at the time, it was forbidden for white people to mingle with Indian people.
When Miss Higgins’ son was born, her landlady made the necessary arrangements and he was sent to live with another family. John became Victor, and Millicent never saw Krishnan again.
In the Call the Midwife series 13 finale, Victor’s wife unexpectedly turned up at Miss Higgins’
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