<Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> Christmas special </Td> <Td> Syd Macartney </Td> <Td> Heidi Thomas </Td> <Td> 25 December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 25) </Td> <Td> 10.38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The exceptionally harsh winter of 1962--63 causes disruption for the residents of Poplar . Valerie seeks to reassure an unmarried expectant mother that her partner, who is not the father, will be able to love the baby as his own . But Valerie delivers the baby one month premature which she believes is stillborn, leaving all three grieving . On her way back to Nonnatus House, however, she discovers that the baby is actually alive . The death of a local man leads Sister Julienne to discover a dark history of emotional, physical and sexual abuse that have split the family . Tom and Barbara depart for Birmingham after he is appointed to a temporary post there . Meanwhile, Shelagh is forced to return to work as the weather increases pressure on Nonnatus and the practice . </Td> </Tr> <Table> Series 7 <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> UK viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> Episode 1 </Td> <Td> Syd Macartney </Td> <Td> Heidi Thomas </Td> <Td> 21 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 21) </Td> <Td> 9.87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> With Barbara away and Patsy and Delia having also departed, young Jamaican midwife Lucille Anderson (Leonie Elliott) joins the staff at Nonnatus House . Phyllis crosses swords with formidable policeman Sergeant Woolf while handling the case of an elderly woman who is dying of cancer but refuses to leave her house even as the street around her is demolished . Handling the case of a single mother helps Trixie come to terms with the fact that boyfriend Christopher wishes to take their relationship further . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> Episode 2 </Td> <Td> Claire Winyard </Td> <Td> Louise Ironside </Td> <Td> 28 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 28) </Td> <Td> 9.46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Lucille experiences bigotry because of her West Indian background, and when a young woman unexpectedly suffers a stroke shortly after giving birth, her domineering mother blames Lucille . An expectant mother wishes her husband to be present at the birth, but he refuses . When his wife goes into labour, however, he must assist with the birth . The arrival of a beautiful young Hungarian au pair, Magda, shakes up the Turners' household . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> Episode 3 </Td> <Td> Claire Winyard </Td> <Td> Kelly Jones </Td> <Td> 4 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 04) </Td> <Td> 10.01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> An expectant mother is diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disorder Huntington's disease, and quickly deteriorates to the point where she is unable to look after her children . Magda is shocked to discover that she is pregnant; after reading the Turners' medical books, she steals ergometrine from Nonnatus House in an attempt to induce an abortion, but puts her own life in danger . Fred and Violet organise a charity beauty contest . Concerned for his young daughter, Trixie ends her relationship with Christopher and turns to drink once again . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> Episode 4 </Td> <Td> Rebecca Johnson </Td> <Td> Lauren Klee & Heidi Thomas </Td> <Td> 11 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 11) </Td> <Td> 10.27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A Pakistani woman is aghast to find that, during a return to Pakistan, her husband has taken a second wife, a teenager who is now expecting a baby . Unable to have children herself, she is initially resentful of the second wife, but comes to her assistance when the young woman finds motherhood difficult . Sister Monica Joan is diagnosed with cataracts and risks losing her sight, but refuses to have an operation until Fred persuades her otherwise . Trixie's personal problems continue to increase and she is granted a leave of absence for six months . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 57 </Th> <Td> Episode 5 </Td> <Td> Rebecca Johnson </Td> <Td> Helen Blakeman </Td> <Td> 18 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 18) </Td> <Td> 10.04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Rumours that a newly arrived sailor from Nigeria is suffering from smallpox cause panic in the community, and he hides away in fear and shame . After determining that he instead has leprosy, the midwives find a place for him to receive healing care in a residential facility . Lucille endeavours to assist a pregnant woman who has developed a phobia of giving birth after an earlier traumatic delivery . Tom and Barbara return to Poplar . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 58 </Th> <Td> Episode 6 </Td> <Td> Emma Sullivan </Td> <Td> Louise Ironside </Td> <Td> 25 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 25) </Td> <Td> 10.06 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> An Irish family with two children and a third on the way arrive in Poplar to take over the newsagent's shop, but the husband is killed in a car crash . When the shop is damaged by a fire, Barbara and Fred lead efforts to get the family back on their feet . Valerie and Lucille lead health and relationship classes for teen girls at the youth club, but a stern mother complains about the sexual education . When Valerie digs deeper, she finds that the mother's attitude is coloured by her own sister's promiscuous behaviour in her teenage years . Valerie helps the mother track down her sister, who had been committed to an asylum . After complaining of a cold, Barbara is rushed to hospital with suspected septicemia . Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan undergoes successful cataract surgery but must endure an annoying, talkative roommate in hospital . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 59 </Th> <Td> Episode 7 </Td> <Td> Syd Macartney </Td> <Td> Andrea Gibb </Td> <Td> 4 March 2018 (2018 - 03 - 04) </Td> <Td> 10.12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Barbara's condition is diagnosed as meningococcal septicemia . At first she seems to be making a recovery, but she subsequently begins to deteriorate and dies, leaving everyone devastated . Dr Turner assists at a remand home, where he encounters a teenaged car thief, who is the same age as Timothy, but has a pregnant wife . Dr Turner tries to help him plead his case in court and later to cope in prison to overcome depression and bullying by other inmates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 60 </Th> <Td> Episode 8 </Td> <Td> Syd Macartney </Td> <Td> Heidi Thomas </Td> <Td> 11 March 2018 (2018 - 03 - 11) </Td> <Td> 9.56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The staff all find the aftermath of Barbara's funeral hard to handle, and Valerie tries to aid a grieving Tom by organising Barbara's things to give away . They find comfort in organising a birthday celebration for Sister Monica Joan, but their joy is interrupted by the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy . An expectant mother prepares for single motherhood after leaving her philandering husband, but she is distraught to learn that her widowed father has been in a long - term relationship with a man--who is now suffering from dementia and must move in . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> UK viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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