Call The Midwife series 10 fans were overjoyed with the show’s return last night (Sunday April 18).
The award-winning period drama returned for its 10th series and viewers were beside themselves with joy.
However, like previous series it provided another emotional rollercoaster.
What happened in the first episode of series 10 of Call The Midwife?
Series 10 of the BBC drama series kicked off in 1966.
It introduced viewers to two friends and next-door neighbours who were pregnant at the same time.
But there was tragedy awaiting one of the couples – Derek and Audrey.
Their little boy was born without legs below the waist and didn’t survive, while Audrey’s next-door neighbour’s baby did survive – but was born without several fingers.
Read more: Call The Midwife: Who plays Audrey and Derek Fleming and where have you seen them before?
It turned out Derek and his next-door neighbour friend Phil served on Operation Grapple in the Christmas Islands during the mid-to-late-1950s and were exposed to deadly radiation during nuclear bomb tests.
It was a heartbreaking but fascinating story.
Elsewhere, fan favourite Trixie (Helen George) began a residency at a posh private clinic.
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