{"id":2320101,"date":"2026-03-09T18:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2320101"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:29:32","slug":"call-the-midwife-fans-will-see-sister-monica-joan-again-shell-just-look-a-little-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/call-the-midwife-fans-will-see-sister-monica-joan-again-shell-just-look-a-little-different\/","title":{"rendered":"Call the Midwife fans will see Sister Monica Joan again, she&#8217;ll just look a little different"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"36f63456-ea63-4599-837e-904dd043a67b\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/call-the-midwife-season-15-ending-explained\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/call-the-midwife-season-15-ending-explained\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/call-the-midwife-season-15-ending-explained\/\"><em>Call the Midwife<\/em> season 15 finale<\/a> has aired, and there are empty boxes of tissues up and down the country as the nation collectively wept at the demise of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/sister-monica-joan-call-the-midwife\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/sister-monica-joan-call-the-midwife\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/sister-monica-joan-call-the-midwife\/\">Sister Monica Joan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While her death has sometimes appeared imminent in the past, a strong sense of inevitability has followed the fan-favourite nun for the entire run of the latest season, and Sister Monica Joan has now made her final journey to the afterlife.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"36f63456-ea63-4599-837e-904dd043a67b-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It has to be said, her exit was handled perfectly, honouring everything viewers know and love about the long-serving nun. However, Sister Monica Joan is set to return to the <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/tag\/call-the-midwife\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/tag\/call-the-midwife\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/tag\/call-the-midwife\/\">Call the Midwife<\/a><\/em> world, so its not goodbye for ever, just goodbye for now.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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she continues when sharing news of the prequel, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s a programme that is going to be about strong women above all else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Thomas is busy writing Sister Monica Joan as a younger woman, she&#8217;s still in mourning for Judy Parfitt departing the role.<\/p>\n<p>As Sister Evangelina and a host of other ghostly Sisters led Sister Monica Joan to the afterlife, Thomas even had a tiny cameo as one of the nuns helping her pass over.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;There was a very real moment where Judy and I were sitting alone in this rather scabby dressing room we have in the basement of Nonnatus House,&#8221; the writer tells <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-sister-monica-joan-dies-pam-ferris-cameo-exclusive-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-sister-monica-joan-dies-pam-ferris-cameo-exclusive-interview\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Radio Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She continues, &#8220;She was in her night dress and I was dressed as a nun and she took my hand and her eyes filled with tears, and she said,\u2019 You see, to me, she is a real person.\u2019 I said \u2018To me, she is too.\u2019 We had our little moment then.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"3bf62cbf-68a8-4c71-a515-665f716dc618\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ.jpg\" alt=\"Sister Monica Joan (JUDY PARFITT)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u7fu7AYLvmhRkdfHDSfeuZ.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: BBC \/ Neal Street \/ Olly Courtney)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"4283ae30-e045-4140-a1ee-c938065fba50\">While Judy Parfitt was pitch perfect in her delivery of Sister Monica Joan&#8217;s death scenes, it might be a surprise to find out she didn&#8217;t hugely enjoy filming them.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that playing out her character&#8217;s death reminded the actress a little too much of her own mortality.<\/p>\n<p>After turning 90 on the set of the show in November, Judy says it felt like waving goodbye to Sister Monica Joan was like &#8220;practicing&#8221; for her own death.<\/p>\n<p>Although we remain sad not to see Judy in the role any longer, we&#8217;ll look forward to tuning in to watch whoever picks up the baton to take on one of the greatest characters in TV history, when the prequel arrives on our screens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All 15 seasons of <\/strong><em><strong>Call the Midwife<\/strong><\/em><strong> and all Christmas specials are available to view on <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/p0118t80\/call-the-midwife\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/p0118t80\/call-the-midwife\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Call the Midwife season 15 finale has aired, and there are empty boxes of tissues up and down the country as the nation collectively wept at the demise of Sister Monica Joan. 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