{"id":427941,"date":"2026-02-16T01:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427941\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T01:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:51:11","slug":"call-the-midwife-season-15-episode-6-welcomes-broadchurch-legend-to-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427941\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife season 15 episode 6 welcomes Broadchurch legend to cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBC Call the Midwife is back with all hands on deck to help a man with a life-threatening diagnosis and a wrestler with a mysterious illness.<\/p>\n

Hayley Anderson TV Reporter<\/p>\n

16:30, 15 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife star teases return of character in series finale<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife fans are eagerly anticipating their next visit to Nonnatus House, with everyone rallying round when a young father receives some disturbing news.<\/p>\n

BBC<\/a> Call the Midwife<\/a> returns this evening, Sunday, February 15, at 8pm for its latest instalment, following concerns amongst viewers about Sister Monica Joan’s (played by Judy Parfitt<\/a>) future on the programme.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, everything was resolved by the conclusion of episode five, and attention has now shifted to what lies ahead, and who will appear, in series 15, episode six.<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife series 15, episode 6 guest starsTony Bianchi – Steffan Rizzi\"Call<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife season 15 episode 6 cast: Tony Bianchi is played by Steffan Rizzi.(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Why is Death in Paradise not on tonight?<\/a>READ MORE: BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt shares emotional news as guest left in tears<\/a><\/p>\n

Tony Bianchi is an expectant father, but following an unexpected diagnosis, he faces the challenge of accepting his situation before his baby arrives.<\/p>\n

Actor Steffan Rizzi is relatively new to television, having appeared in just a handful of minor roles in Welsh programme Pobol y Cwm and Disney+’s Extraordinary.<\/p>\n

Tina Bianchi – Charlotte Beaumont\"Call<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife season 15 episode 6 cast: Tina Bianchi is played by Charlotte Beaumont.(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Actress Charlotte Beaumont features in one of Britain’s most popular crime dramas, ITV’s Broadchurch, portraying Chloe Latimer, the elder sister of series one victim Danny Latimer.<\/p>\n

Waterloo<\/a> Road viewers may also remember her from Beaumont’s 2015 appearance in the BBC teen drama as Kenzie Calhoun.<\/p>\n

In Call the Midwife, Beaumont plays Tony’s heavily pregnant wife Tina.<\/p>\n

Gwen Savage – Emma Symmonds\"Call<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife season 15 episode 6 cast: Gwen Savage is played by Emma Symmonds.(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Trixie Franklin (Helen George) encounters an unusual case when she begins treating female wrestler Gwen Savage for a puzzling illness.<\/p>\n

The character of Gwen is portrayed by actress Emma Symmonds, a relative newcomer to the acting scene, with her only other credit listed on IMDb being 2020’s Beetlejuice: The Online Musical.<\/p>\n

Geoffrey Franklin – Christopher Harper\"Call<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife season 15 episode 6 cast: Geoffrey Franklin is played by Christopher Harper.(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Returning to his role as Trixie’s brother Geoffrey Franklin is actor Christopher Harper, best known to Coronation Street<\/a> fans for his portrayal of the villainous Nathan Curtis.<\/p>\n

Harper has been appearing intermittently in Call the Midwife since 2023. This time around, images have emerged of him sharing an intimate conversation with Sister Veronica (Rebecca Gethings), but what exactly does he need to discuss?<\/p>\n

Other cast members include:<\/p>\n

Enzo Bianchi – Albey Brookes<\/p>\n

Matteo Bianchi – Sergio Giacomelli<\/p>\n

Bryan Benton – Jack Bence<\/p>\n

Carl Savage – Taylor Sullivan<\/p>\n

Call the Midwife continues every Sunday at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BBC Call the Midwife is back with all hands on deck to help a man with a life-threatening…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[243,57589,96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-427941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-bbc","tag-call-the-midwife","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}